▁favor ▁of ▁new ▁and ▁more - h yp ed ▁flav ors ". ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁Em ily ▁Van Der W er ff ▁wrote ▁that ▁it ▁show c ased ▁writer ▁and ▁director ▁Ian ▁B ren nan ' s ▁" str ength s ▁of ▁acid ▁comedy ▁and ▁sad ▁stories ▁of ▁small - town ▁te en agers ▁who ' ll ▁never ▁get ▁anything ▁but ▁to ▁swe at ▁it ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁a ▁run away ▁American ▁dream "; ▁she ▁gave ▁" Props " ▁a ▁" B " ▁grade . ▁R ae ▁V otta ▁of ▁Billboard ▁said , ▁" It ▁felt ▁organ ically ▁G lee , ▁z any ▁but ▁with ▁heart ." ▁ ▁E ! ▁Online ' s ▁Jen na ▁M ull ins ▁thought ▁the ▁body - swap ▁sequence ▁" bre athed ▁fresh ▁' n ' ▁cra zy ▁air ▁into ▁G lee ", ▁and ▁Kub ice k ▁called ▁it ▁" the ▁best ▁thing ▁G lee ▁has ▁ever ▁done ▁and ▁will ▁ever ▁do ". ▁J yll ▁S ask in ▁of ▁MTV ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" super ▁tri ppy , ▁makes ▁no ▁sense ▁plot - wise " ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁" tot ally ▁awesome ▁G lee ▁moment "; ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁Er in ▁Stre cker ▁wrote ▁that ▁" the ▁entire ▁cast ▁des erved ▁an ▁M VP ▁award ▁for ▁their ▁completely ▁on - point ▁manner isms ", ▁and ▁sing led ▁out ▁" F inn ▁and ▁P uck ▁all ▁sn ugg ly ▁together , ▁holding ▁hands ▁and ▁dressed ▁up ▁like ▁Kurt ▁and ▁Bla ine ". ▁Van Der