 " Vitamin D " was nominated for the best " Comedy Series Episode " award at the 2010 <unk> Awards . It received generally positive reviews from critics . <unk> Malcom of the Los Angeles Times noted that she preferred the boys ' performance to the girls ' , commenting : " Their number had the same heart @-@ soaring power as " Don 't Stop <unk> ' " [ performed in the pilot episode ] . " Malcom enjoyed Sue 's character development in the episode , claiming that , " In less skilled hands , there ’ s no doubt Sue would be an over @-@ the @-@ top disaster . But thanks to the <unk> Jane Lynch , I can ’ t wait to see what trouble the character <unk> up next . " <unk> <unk> of MTV also enjoyed the boys ' performance more than the girls ' , and gave the episode a mostly positive review , writing that it moved the series ' storylines to " a whole new level " . She felt , however , that the episode " didn 't have nearly enough singing " . Mandi Bierly for Entertainment Weekly similarly noted that : " So much happened in this hour that the musical numbers , though enjoyable , were almost an <unk> . " Bierly favoured the girls ' performance , and praised Morrison 's acting , commenting : " Matthew Morrison <unk> so much with his eyes . There ’ s a <unk> and a longing in them that I ’ m always surprised Emma ( Jayma Mays ) matches . " 
