[24] The first and second seasons were written exclusively by Brennan, Falchuk and Murphy. The sixth and final season of the Fox musical comedy-drama television series Glee was commissioned on April 19, 2013, along with the fifth season, as part of a two-season renewal deal for the show on the Fox network. During the school day, they are constantly together and they sittogether during Glee Club meetings,and frequently during season one held hands. After last week’s slap heard ’round the world, Finn comes to Santana’s rescue when she’s faced with a suspension for violating the school’s no violence policy but it comes at a price – both New Directions and the Trouble Tones must come together for a special lesson that features songs by ladies, for ladies. I’ve tried so hard to push this feeling away and keep it locked inside but every day feels like a war. [70] Assisted by Glee's choreographer Zach Woodlee and casting director Robert Ulrich—who screened over 40,000 applicants—they selected the winner over ten episodes, from a shortlist of twelve contenders. Coming out is an incredibly personal experience and shouldn’t be taken away from anyone who isn’t ready. Updated: For more spoilers about Glee season 3, including which cast members will graduate next year, click here. They sit with each other in the back … GLEE returns SEPTEMBER 13TH ON FOX 9/8c THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER is a registered trademark of The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. The fourth season of the Fox musical comedy-drama television series Glee was commissioned on April 9, 2012. [26] Falchuk revealed in May 2011 that further writing staff are being sought to bring "fresh voices" to the series: "We're trying to get a lot of quirky people and interesting people and people that are not what you'd expect. Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit, RELATED: AdChoices The central characters are glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), and glee club members Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale), Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), Mike Chang (Harry Shum, Jr.), Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz), Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron), Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith), Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley), Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera), Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris) and Noah "Puck" Puckerman (Mark Salling). MrsWilliams ... the Black mother screaming "My son can't read" AND then holding a sign over her head that said "Angry" smh Really Glee? Series creators Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy serve as executive producers, alongside Dante Di Loreto. [39] It debuted in Australia on September 21, 2011 at 8:30 pm on Network Ten, hours after the US broadcast. [83], The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the season a 53% with an average rating of 7.18/10, based on 19 reviews. Rory Flanaganis a recurring character on the third seasonofGlee. It’s something that’s always been inside of me and I really want to share it with you because I love you so much and I want you to know me -- who I really am. [23] This constitutes a promotion for Brennan, who formerly received a co-executive producer credit. Puck falls in love with Shelby, to her dismay. [61] Other recurring characters who are returning include former glee club member Lauren Zizes (Ashley Fink), Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba), football coach Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones), cheerleader Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter), school reporter Jacob Ben Israel (Josh Sussman), and TV news anchors Rod Remington (Bill A. Jones) and Andrea Carmichael (Earlene Davis). [55] Ryan Murphy has said they plan to introduce four new cast members, "kids that come in with their own stories. But Mecerdes, Brittany and Santana murdered it. ", "Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Castle, True Blood, Glee, Dexter, 90210 and More! Santana comes out to the cheerleading team. Chord Overstreet, who played glee club member Sam Evans during the second season, did not return to the show at the start of the third season. I’m just too tired. [44], Fox credits fifteen main cast members for the season: Morrison as glee club director Will Schuester, Jane Lynch as cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, Jayma Mays as guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury, and Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum, Jr. and Jenna Ushkowitz as glee club members Quinn Fabray, Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Artie Abrams, Rachel Berry, Finn Hudson, Brittany Pierce, Mercedes Jones, Santana Lopez, Noah "Puck" Puckerman, Mike Chang and Tina Cohen-Chang respectively. "[82] Huffington Post's Crystal Bell said regarding the season finale: "We did end up with a graduation episode that was heartfelt, comical and, yes, absolutely ridiculous". The show was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, and features many cover versions of songs sung on-screen by the characters. STORY: 'Glee's' Mark Salling Teases Puck-Quinn-Shelby Triangle, PUCK-SHELBY-QUINN The McKinley High class of 2012 graduates. Plus it affords the show to tell a different coming out story. [43] They also began recording material for a new Glee Christmas album that month. Season three follows the club competing on the show choir circuit, while its members and faculty deal with sex, sexual identity, gender identity, stress, domestic violence, teenage suicide, pregnancy, disabilities, texting while driving, and other social issues. Will asks the glee club to help him propose to Emma in a very spectacular way, and he ultimately does. ", "Twitter / @msleamichele: Believe it or not I'm in the studio right now recording our Glee Christmas album! What did you think of the way Santana’s coming out was handled? As a potential New Directions member who was driven to Vocal Adrenaline due to Rachel's jealousy, she was only given three episodes on the show, but she deserved a lot more. Thomas Calabro appeared as Puck's father. [38], Broadcast began on September 20, 2011 in the US, where Glee airs on Fox in the 8 pm timeslot on Tuesdays. | EU Privacy Preferences. Rehearsals continue for the glee club's Nationals performance. [78] Gloria Estefan played Santana Lopez's mother, Maribel, in the season finale. After the emotional speech, Santana’s grandmother rejects her and says she never wants to see her again. Larsen debuted in the thirteenth episode as transfer student Joe Hart,[74] and Newell first appeared in the sixteenth episode as Wade Adams, a member of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline. The third season of the musical comedy-drama television series Glee was commissioned on … Much of the episode focused on Santana (Naya Rivera) and the New Directions – and Trouble Tones – rallying to support her process, while Coaches Beiste and Sylvester battled over the affections football recruiter Cooter amid city council and McKinley High elections. Their relationship was compared to Cuba Gooding Jr. and his wife in Jerry Maguire, as he "encourages her to want more for herself". [52] With Sam gone at the beginning of the season, Falchuk said that Mercedes "has this new boyfriend she met over the summer who’s pretty cool". [51] It was reported on October 18, 2011, and confirmed by Murphy six days later, that Overstreet would be returning as a recurring character starting with the season's eighth episode. Tina is upset that Rachel continues to get all the glee club solos, but after she hits her head falling into a fountain and hallucinates experiencing life as Rachel and the rest of the club with switched personas, she helps Rachel try for another NYADA audition. Sue pursues a smear campaign against Burt in their congressional race. [65] The show was originally intended to air on Fox ahead of season two,[66][67] but was cancelled due to Murphy's desire to concentrate on the main series. Amber Riley’s mom is her vocal coach! Glee Season 3 Spoilers from Episode 16 (3x16), "Saturday Night Glee-Ver". The "Glee" Season 3 finale (Tuesday, May 22 at 9 p.m. (Take a look at Estefan in her new role in the slideshow below.) Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that aired on Fox in the United States for six seasons from 2009 to 2015. While the scene wasn’t depicted during the episode – Santana merely says her parents were “OK with it” – it was a nod that for some, coming out can be an easy process. After Quinn wises up to Puck essentially singing “I’m the Only One” to Shelby, she invites Puck over for a very special date at home but Puck rejects her, finally calling her out on her insanity – “you’re nuts and higher maintenance than [Rachel] Berry and the most selfish person I’ve ever met.” Finally! However, while Rivera continued to shine, the fact that there were no consequences for Finn for pushing Santana out of the “flannel closet” is a missed opportunity. Glee Characters Trivia Questions & Answers @AdamAnders see you soon!!! Santana was outed as a lesbian in season three. Picking up almost immediately where the “Mash Off” episode ended, Glee returned after a brief two-week holiday hiatus with an episode revolving around Santana’s coming out. They are not done with the show after this season."[51]. In one of Rivera’s best scenes on the series to date, she tells her grandmother an amazing coming out speech: “I love girls the way that I’m supposed to feel about boys. The New Directions says goodbye to Rachel as she heads to New York City to study in NYADA. With Glee this season for every good episode we got 2-3 not so good one but like I said the good ones keeps pulling me back to continue watching. Glee is finally back next Tuesday (Fox, 8/7c) and to celebrate, TVLine has some scoop straight from the show’s set, where the cast and crew were … ‘Glee’ Recap: Damian McGinty Makes His Debut. The election for McKinley High Senior Class President is marred by ballot-box stuffing, and Brittany is declared the winner. DC123 Anna Mae. He explained: "This next season will be their senior year, and then that they will graduate. 'Glee' Recap: Santana's Coming Out Party ... 'Glee' Season 3: The Episodics. [41] Both Network Ten and Sky1 later decoupled their broadcasts from the American schedules. by [45][48], Murphy stated that some of the original characters would depart at the end of the season. The two traded hilarious barbs the entire episode, but the real highlight was Dot Marie Jones’ first solo when she covered Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” More, please. ", "6 Things We Already Know About Glee Season Three", "Glee Season 3 Sky1 Start Date Confirmed", "Twitter / @msleamichele: Got a big day in the recording studio tomorrow for #gleeseason3...gotta record 3 songs in one day!!! Sitemap | And Santana was outed by Finn and blackmailed to sit through the coming out party.The rest of the choices is passable but overall this season was a mess. Nov 4, 2011 #134. Glee will return with its third season in the fall on Fox. clarissa @ tvovermind.com Puck and Coach Beiste help each other through some tough times. Kurt and Rachel get ready for their audition for NYADA, and are thrown off-stride when they discover they will be performing for the school's dean, Carmen Tibideaux (. Sue says she is pregnant. [42] A subsequent change in the US schedule required adding a week's break after the fourteenth episode, "On My Way". Glee began a trend where they introduced a big-name singer for their competition performances. During Santana's senior year in season three, her mother gifted her with a ton of … Reply ann says: Brittany and Santana got engaged on 'Glee' Season 6 Episode 3. The season opener, which airs Tuesday, features Lindsay Pearce — one of the 4 finalists on the Oxygen reality series The Glee Project.Pearce is playing a major role during Season 3 … Meanwhile, Sue and Beiste go head-to-head over a guy named Cooter – think about that one for a second – as Sue uses him to dispel rumors about her sexuality much to Bieste’s chagrin. [72] However, there were two winners of The Glee Project prize of a seven-episode arc, Damian McGinty and Samuel Larsen. Dave Karofsky tries to commit suicide after his classmates find out he is gay and post hate threats on his social media accounts, so Kurt tries to give advice to help him. Up until season 3, Glee mostly dealt with just the first three letters in the LGBTQIA acronym. ... They’re probably gonna end up having the old cast come back on sectional night to … [62] Closeted gay athlete Dave Karofsky (Max Adler) also returns,[63] as does Finn's mother Carole Hudson-Hummel (Romy Rosemont)[64] along with Quinn's mother Judy Fabray (Charlotte Ross) and Puck's mother (Gina Hecht). The third season of the musical comedy-drama television series Glee was commissioned on May 23, 2010 by Fox while the first season aired. S3 here we come", "Fox Fall Premiere Scoop: Return Dates For House, Glee, Bones, Fringe, and More! Max Adler Spills on Karofsky's "Shocking" Return to, "Gleeks Rejoice! ", "Glee Boss: Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith and Lea Michele Are Staying, But Sam Won't Be Back", "Glee Scoop: Mercedes to Fall For Friday Night Lights' LaMarcus Tinker", "Glee Exclusive: American Dreams Girl Vanessa Lengies Enrolls at McKinley High", "Idina Menzel To Return To 'Glee' Next Season For Big Arc", "Glee Scoop: Kurt and Blaine Are Prom-Bound! When I’m with Brittany, I finally understand what people are talking about when they talk about love. Network Ten did so after the sixth episode, "Mash Off", and Sky1 announced after airing the ninth episode, "Extraordinary Merry Christmas", that in 2012 they would air all the remaining episodes in an unbroken weekly run, scheduled so that the final episodes of the season would broadcast "within days" of their initial US premiere. ET on Fox) will be emotional and that's partly due to Gloria Estefan, who guest stars as Santana's (Naya Rivera) mom Maribel in the season finale. It premiered on September 13, 2012 and is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision with executive producers Dante Di Loreto and series co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan.