The Rocky Horror Glee Show the performances by Morris, Monteith, Agron and particularly Colfer, who, she wrote, "looked and sounded the part so well, you'd swear you were watching the original "Rocky Horror Picture Show"". In a generally negative review of the episode, Reiter commented that despite her dissatisfaction, she found herself singing along to "Time Warp" with "disconcerting enthusiasm", and was "nostalgically transported against [her] better judgment". In contrast, VanDerWerff stated that he would have increased his review of the episode from an "F" to a "D" had "Time Warp" been better, as he had "never seen a more lifeless version". Zoller Seitz similarly
The Rocky Horror Glee Show Colfer re-iterated his desire to perform "Time Warp" at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International, which prompted Murphy to reveal that a "Glee" episode devoted to "Rocky Horror" was planned for the show's second season. At the 2010 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, Murphy stated he would be directing the episode, and also revealed that Adam Shankman would guest-direct one of the first ten episodes of the season. Shankman later revealed via the social networking website Twitter that he would in fact be directing the "Rocky Horror" episode, and commented, ""Rocky Horror", while really risqué, is perfect for "Glee"