Hell-o Hell-o!

It's been a long, cold winter without Glee. I'm loathe to speak of middle of the season hiatuses, and less inclined to check out shows when they return because of it (oh who am I kidding, I anticipate the returns). However, I've been ticking the dates off on my calendar for this show to come back, and I won't deny the fits of glee that hit every time a promo came on TV.

So...tonight's episode was a smash. I loved the balance of musical numbers and plot moving drama.Sue was in top form, having blackmailed the principal into letting her back as the Cheerios coach (through hilariously devious means), terrorizing students and her arch nemesis. She set Santana and the brilliantly dim witted Brittany on Finn to tear New Directions apart by breaking Rachel's heart, which backfired, as usual. I missed Brittany's one liners, and tonight we got some great ones:

- "Did you know dolphins are gay sharks?"
- "Sometimes I forget my middle name."

We got Jonathan Groff and Idina Menzel as guest stars, both Broadway notables and Vocal Adrenaline rivals to Schue and co. The former was in Spring Awakening with Lea Michele (Rachel) and the latter was in Wicked and Rent. Personally, I'm hoping the writers make Idina's character Rachel's birth mother, because she and Lea look so much alike it's ridiculous.

Romance blossomed and died all over this episode, from Finn and Rachel (I'm glad they're currently OFF for the forseeable future) to Schue and Emma. Emma realized that Will needed some time to reconnect with himself by being single, in a move I expected but didn't really think she'd make. Teri stopped by to intimidate her impromptu date night, and pick up some Bruckheimer DVDS (perfect!).

It was great as a comeback episode, not nearly as gripping or tightly executed as Fringe's "Peter" was, but that's comparing apples to oranges. This made the hiatus well worth the wait, and it's making me tick off the days till next Tuesday.

Plus! We got a music video of Sue Sylvester covering Madonna's "Vogue" as a preview for next week. Kurt and Mercedes guest starred, and Sue's inclusion of "Will Schuester/ I hate you" was absolutely divine. The minute scrunch of Kurt's face when she snapped that line was perfection. GOD I love this show.


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