<P> "Journey to Regionals" is the first episode of Glee to have none of its musical performances released as singles . Despite this, all six EP tracks charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100, the highest - charting being "Faithfully" at number 36 in the US, and "Over the Rainbow" at number 31 in Canada . A mash - up of Newton - John's "Magic" and Groban's "You Raise Me Up" is also used in the episode, but does not feature on the EP . Groff was injured during the filming of "Bohemian Rhapsody", receiving a five inch scar during the staging of the performance . Glee's costume designer Lou Eyrich took inspiration from 1960s girl groups for the outfits worn by the show choirs, selecting black and fuchsia sequined dresses for Vocal Adrenaline, and Betsey Johnson's "Goldie" brocade halter dress for New Directions . </P> <P> In its original broadcast, "Journey to Regionals" was watched by 10.92 million American viewers, and tied with the 2010 NBA Finals to lead in the 18--49 demographic in its timeslot, attaining a 4.6 Nielsen rating . The series' 18--49 viewership was up 18 percent on the previous episode, giving Glee the highest finale rating for a new show in the 2009--2010 television season . "Journey to Regionals" was the fourth most - watched show of the week in the 18 - 49 demographic, the highest scripted show, and the sixth most - watched program amongst all viewers . In the UK, the episode was broadcast on Monday 14 June 2010, and was watched by 2.354 million viewers (1.952 million on E4, and 402,000 on E4 + 1), becoming the most - watched show on E4 and E4 + 1 for the week, and the most - watched show on cable for the week . </P> <P> The episode received generally positive reviews from critics . Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly called it "just about perfect", writing: "this was one of those high - energy episodes that narrowed its song focus (...) and found a just - right mix of cynicism and optimism, of banal reality and glam performance ." Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal commented: "It's been a long premiere season of ups and downs, and this last show is a warm embrace that--let's face it--you just don't want to let go ." The Houston Chronicle's Bobby Hankinson deemed the episode "awesome", observing: "While it was light on the usual humor, it was heavy on emotion, and I think that's ideal for a season finale . Glee ended its freshman season with a real wallop that took a couple of unexpected turns before pulling nicely into a satisfying finish ." Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club graded the episode "A -", deeming it among the best of the entire season . He felt that: "On its own,' Journey to Regionals' is a fantastic episode of Glee . As a capper to the season, it mostly works ." While VanDerWerff had some issues with the episode, including Shelby's sudden decision to adopt Beth, he summarized that: "for once in this back nine, the good stuff absolutely overwhelms the stupid stuff ." Jessica Derschowitz of CBS News felt that: "Glee wrapped up on a high note, leaving some of the season's less - appealing plotlines behind and heading towards the promise of more performances and more amazing Sue Sylvester one - liners next season ." </P> <P> Time's James Poniewozik wrote that with "Journey to Regionals", Glee "returned to its roots, balancing its weirdness, snark and bombast with intimate stories of small - town high school life . And it, too, by showing what it can be at its best, made its case for staying around another year ." IGN's Eric Goldman rated "Journey to Regionals" 8.5 / 10, signifying a "great" episode . He felt that while it did not match the standards of the mid--season finale episode "Sectionals", it was "still a very satisfying wrap up to the first year of Glee ." Gerrick D. Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times noted that he "went into the finale peeved at how incredibly messy last week's episode was", but overall he deemed the finale a success . Vanity Fair's Brett Berk found "Journey to Regionals" a fulfilling, albeit "pretty mediocre" episode, describing it as having "a sense of narrative cohesion that went beyond the writers' usual throwing - flatware - down - the - garburator modality". Jean Bentley of MTV found the episode representative of the first season as a whole, explaining: "Much like the entire first year of the show, the uneven episode started out with a promising, action - packed plot, impressed with a couple of flashy musical numbers, then got too cheesy for its own good and petered out with an overly sentimental song ." Fellow MTV writer Aly Semigran noted: "I was hoping for a little more excitement from the episode, though it all did feel very full circle for so many of our characters we've come to know and love . Here's to hoping Glee can get back its stellar momentum in season two ." </P>

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