 VanDerWerff wrote , " The sequence in which Karofsky prepared himself for death was , unquestionably , one of the best things Glee has ever done " , and Slezak called it " as devastating as anything I ’ ve seen on TV this year " . HuffPost TV 's Crystal Bell applauded Adler " for doing such an amazing job " on the suicide scene . She stated , " I would have preferred if Karofsky 's story line would have been the focus of the entire episode . " VanDerWerff commented that " as the show got the little details of Karofsky 's desperate act just right , the whole thing took on a weight " , and singled out the scene " where the teachers talked about what had happened and the smash cut to Karofsky 's father screaming at him to get up " as " heart @-@ wrenching " . Bell declared that the " best scene in the entire episode is when Kurt visits Karofsky in the hospital " . Lynch called it " one of the most touching scenes of this season " and " guileless , well @-@ acted and eye @-@ watering " . Rae Votta of Billboard wrote , " As always , Kurt and Karofsky 's scenes shine as the strongest in whichever episode they 're featured . " 
