In 1975, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” was released, pushing the boundaries of the 1970’s. The cult hit featured the eccentric performances of actors such as Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, and Tim Curry.

Fast forward 35 years.  The critically acclaimed television show, “Glee,” took it upon itself to focus their Halloween episode around “Rocky Horror,” naming the episode “The Rocky Horror Glee Show.”

The show itself features stage actors such as Matthew Morrison who performed in the Broadway version of “Rocky Horror.” “Glee” focuses on the idea of being different and “Rocky Horror” fits this well, creating the perfect combination.

The episode begins with the classically painted red lips singing “Science Fiction Double Feature” on top of a black background. The scene then transitions to the cast of “Glee” with Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) as Brad Majors and Lea Michele (Rachel Berry) as Janet Weiss, performing one of the opening scenes of “Rocky Horror.” The rest of the episode explains what happened prior to them performing the play for themselves.

The episode features songs such as: “Damn it, Janet,”  “Whatever Happened to Saturday Night,” “Sweet Transvestite,” “There’s a Light,” and “Time Warp.”

“Sweet Transvestite,” originally performed by Curry, was performed by Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones) who played Dr. Frank-n-furter in the glee club’s “Rocky Horror” play. The show’s hit song, “Time Warp,” was the ending number for the episode.  It was performed by Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel) as Riff Raff and the rest of the “Glee” cast.

The “Glee” cast performed without the same oomph as the original cast. The episode’s performances were satisfactory, which gave tribute to the cult hit they all seem to respect. The episode also guest stars Barry Bostwick and Meat Loaf, original “Rocky Horror” stars. Unfortunately, they are forced into the plot, leaving the audience wondering: who are they?

Maybe it was the fact that they did not develop the “Rocky Horror” plotline, or maybe it was the fact that they gave the part of Dr. Frank-n-furter to a female, but there was something missing.

As the episode progressed, even the plotline mentioned the fact that “Rocky Horror” is controversial and pushed many boundaries. Maybe that’s why “Glee” decided not to push boundaries because they didn’t want to pass the boundaries, but “Glee” already does push boundaries.

The episode did what it was supposed to do. It entertained, it brought you in, and it made you want more, just like every other “Glee” episode does. It was nothing new.

Eva Bialobrzeski can be reached for comment at [email protected]