Bobby Hankinson for the Houston Chronicle was also pleased the pregnancy plot moved towards a conclusion, and called "Ballad" one of the best episodes of Glee to date, commenting: "it's increasingly clear that the episodes without the messy adult drama are the strongest."
Bobby Hankinson fra Houston Chronicle var også glad for, at graviditetshistorien har bevæget sig i en retning af afslutning, og kaldte "Ballad" en af de bedste episoder af Glee til dato, og kommenterer: "Det bliver mere og mere klart, at de episoder uden rodet voksendrama er de stærkeste."