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... in regards to the musical selection.

This is probably my favorite eps, to date, with the best musical selection I've heard on the show (IMO). The cast sang several classic songs and Kristin Chenoweth ("Pushing Daisies") gave the best singing performance in the series' brief history! She should be added to the cast IMMEDIATELY! Each time I see her perform she impresses me more -- a beautiful singing voice.

I will have to watch this eps again, very soon, especially the mash-up of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "One Less Bell to Answer" and "A House is Not A Home" (using the cover version of Luther Vandross).

Musically... this was one of the best eps yet.

This is my first review ever on IMDb and it's very rare I give anything 10/10 but this Glee episode is an exception. It's very powerful in everything they've done with the characters Mercedes, Kurt and Finn (who are the main subjects for this episode). It's beautiful how they are all connected in some way or another even if they themselves don't realise it. What I love about this episode and it has to be my favourite from any other Glee episode so far is that it speaks from the soul of every person on the planet because even the nasty and most evil people have hearts and it truly shows that it doesn't matter what you look like, all that matters is who you are and not what other people think and this episode prooves it greatly. I will be watching this episode again and recommending it to people who don't like Glee and for them to see that it isn't just about singing, it's also about life and how we cope and feel. This episode itself is "Beautiful"

I have to admit - this show is a guilty pleasure because I'm a singin'-in-the-shower kind of girl. The cast has talent, and the music usually gets me amped up. So imagine my disdain when, upon recently catching up on season 1, I got treated to the following little gem in this otherwise-stellar episode: Kurt's dad, sitting down to watch a game with Finn: "I hate Duke like I hate the Nazis...(trails off into meaningless mumble about tobacco)" really, Glee writers, REALLY? As a Duke alumna who was herself heavily involved in arts programming as an undergrad, and whose grandfather and granduncles actually FOUGHT the Nazis, I'm unimpressed with your simile.

Maybe try to be a little less jealous and a little more original in your put-downs next time. Meanwhile, I guess I'll be watching Duke win more games instead of the musical angst of pseudo-highschoolers from now on.

Kristen Chenoweth as April is back! Yes, the drunken former glee instructor has appeared once again as a roller rink singer who gives Will and his students rehearsal space in her place since Sue Sylvester has the McKinley High School auditorium all week for her Cheerios to be profiled in a major magazine. Sue instructs one of them-newly joined Mercedes-to lose 10 pounds or she's out. Kurt has played matchmaker to his dad and Finn's mom so he could get closer to Finn but things backfire when his dad bonds more with Finn than he ever did with his own son. And Finn himself has issues with his mom over certain items being moved out...Can I say this is the best episode of "Glee" I've seen yet? I mean, seeing Will and April duet on first "Fire" and then a mash-up of "One Less Bell to Answer" and "A House is Not a Home" both Bacharach-David songs, not to mention seeing Kurt and Finn also perform the latter, and also Mercedes doing "Beautiful" was some of the most moving numbers I've seen on this program yet! Also, I loved seeing Quinn give Mer some pep talk about how alike they were when trying to lose some weight. Oh, all I want to say is "Home" is just such a perfect "Glee" episode! Okay, I want to watch the next one right now...