Glee (TV Series) Bad Reputation (2010) User Reviews

"Bad Reputation" was another hilarious episode of "Glee"

[tavm · 8/10 · 14 October 2010]

This "Glee" episode is about reputations as Sue's suffers because a video of her performing "Physical" gets on YouTube and every faculty member-including guest star Molly Shannon-laughs at her in slow motion. And both Puck and Rachel team up for a video in order to show how they're more than their stereotypical selves. Too bad the song she chooses-"Run, Joey, Run"-is so cheezy and that she also has Finn and Jesse also participate in it. Oh, and "Physical"s original artist, Olivia Newton-John, also appears...This may not be the most logical of "Glee" eps but it's one of the most hilarious to me simply because of that duet of that song I've mentioned twice by both Ms. Newton-John and Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch in great parody mode) in a duet. And that "Run, Joey, Run" video was also hilarious in it's melodrama. Plus, there are performances of the first two songs that contained samples of other songs I remember ever hearing, both from 1990: "U Can't Touch This" which had the music of "Superfreak" and "Ice, Ice, Baby" which was originally "Under Pressure". The Glees performed well in both. I'm now gonna review the next episode...

RIP, Olivia Newton-John

[Anonnamus · 8/10 · 9 August 2022]

I love this show. I watched a couple seasons a few years ago but quit for one reason or another. I saw this available on Hulu and remembered how much I liked to so I started from the very first episode. It's just as funny and charming as it was the first time I watched.

• It's a coincidence that this episode came on today, the very day of Olivia Newton-John's death. She was so talented and an icon and she will sorely be missed. That new reenactment of "Physical" was just pure comedy.

• It warms my heart to finally see a male lead worthy of Lea Michele's abundant talent. No offense to the other guys of the glee club, they're fine and tolerable singers, but Jonathan Groff is in a league of his own. I understand he can't stay, but damn I wish he could. Their chemistry is absolutely off the charts.

• The gratuitous use of auto tune isn't doing anyone any favors. It's very distracting, especially when combined with motion sickness-inducing camera work to camouflage weaker dancers.

• I would have thought that taking advice from Sue Sylvester would only end in disaster, but I guess that's not why I'm not a guidance counselor.

I highly recommend everyone give Glee a chance, even just once. It's addictive and it's refreshing the way it gives absolutely zero effs. I'm also a sucker for pop song covers so Glee is my happy place. To tell the truth, the entire cast could probably just spend the entire hour burping and I'd still rate it highly. I'm in the honeymoon phase, which I'm sure will end soon enough.

Loved it

[vikcyru · 9/10 · 24 July 2023]

Opening with Ice Ice Baby was so fun I couldn't wipe that smile off my face. Somehow the Glee cast made all those dorky dance moves seem so fun that I just wanted to give them a go.

Drop in a hilarious Olivia-Newton John Cameo and a great remake of the 'Physical' video with Sue Sylvester which watching after her passing is even more special.

I loved the character depth Sue showed with her sister. It doesn't make sense but really makes you warm to Sue.

Great performances of 'Run Joey Run' and 'U can't touch this' and close it with another epic performance of 'Total Eclipse of the heart' for a show that feels like it's runnin at the top of its game!

Let's get physical

[rick-keseley · 2/10 · 4 May 2010]

The worst episode yet with poor writing and no apparent direction. Isn't this supposed to be a comedy with funny lines? I didn't laugh once in the first half hour. No director in the credits is no surprise.

What's amazing to me is that Sue can tell Will last week that she is blackmailing the principal, but this week, Will sits still for an ultimatum from that same principal about a Glee list probably created by Sue which puts the Glee Club at risk?!? What the heck?

Olivia Newton-John is willing to cameo on this episode. I wonder if she saw the script. Her lines are not funny at all, but Sue's responses to her provided the only smiles I got from this.

I did enjoy the music this week. Performances by some of the lesser characters like Puck were well done. The remade video of "Let's get physical" with Sue and Olivia with auto-tune in over-drive was the weakest, but because I've always been a big fan of Olivia, I gave this turkey a 2 instead of the 1 it deserves.