Despite the fact that there was only supposed to be one tribute episode this season, here we are with another one.  This time Glee has decided to pay homage to the disco era, which was immortalized in the film Saturday Night Fever.  Because apparently they felt the need to subject those of us who were lucky enough not to grow up in a decade filled with polyester, disco and platform shoes to the horrors of that decade anyway.

( Disco sucks! )

Hey Gleeks!  Congratulations, you survived Glee's seven week hiatus!  While Glee fans were making Glee movie posters (thanks to letyourfreakflagwave tumblr), the Gleeks themselves have been very busy during the past two months.  Dianna Agron's been turning the sidewalks of Paris (among other sidewalks) into her own personal runway (thanks to lellolamb tumblr) and contemplating covers for her rap album, while, according to Kevin McHale, Naya Rivera and Lea Michele (aka Snix & Nini, respectively) have started their own show.  There's also a distinct possibility that Lea Michele may be stealing kittens from set.  Harry Shum, Jr. also seems to be considering starting a band.  Elsewhere, HeMo went through some tough personal issues but brushed it off like a boss, probably b/c she was too busy punk'ng celebrities.  Meanwhile, Jenna's been contemplating a transfer to Mystic Falls, which totally makes sense considering Tina's a vampire (or so Figgy believes).  She'd probably get more lines on The Vampire Diaries, but then again, that show carries the risk of character death, b/c they do love killing their vampires.  And werewolves.  And witches.  And humans.  They just really like killing on that show.  Anyway, we're finally back with new episodes of Glee and hopefully all those questions from that crazy winter finale will be answered...before this season ends.  Then again, this is Glee so...

( When people are really emotional, they point their fingers. A lot. )

Back in S2, there was an episode entitled "Never Been Kissed".  You may remember it as the episode that introduced Harry Potter to the world of Glee.  Prior to that episode, Ryan Murphy was interviewed by The New York Times in which he talked a bit about what viewers could expect from the episode as well as why Glee decided to tackle the issue of teen bullying.  In that interview, when addressing the issue of Glee's depiction of teen sexuality Ryan Murphy stated, "[I] don't think people will think, 'Oh, you're going too far.'  Too far would be showing the truth of the situation in which kids are committing suicide.  That's not something that I would ever show."  Well (SPOILER ALERT) in this week's episode of Glee, Ryan Murphy & Co. decided that teen suicide was something they could show after all.  And that was only the beginning of the winter finale that was this week's episode.  Brace yourself.  You're about to take a ride on the emotional rollercoaster called Glee.

( It's never too late to turn your life around )

Leading up to Tuesday night, I was super excited for this year's Valentine's Day episode of Glee for one reason and one reason alone: Rachel's two dads.  Yes, the famous Mr. and Mr. Berry that we always hear Rachel talking about but never see were finally making their Glee debut, and I was extremely excited.  And then, on Saturday, news broke that Whitney Houston passed away.  Suddenly, this episode became bittersweet, especially b/c it was well known that Amber Riley would be performing Whitney's cover of "I Will Always Love You".  It's a bit ironic that Amber's cover would now be a tribute, but what was beautiful about this week's episode of Glee was that they dedicated it to Whitney Houston.  Personally, I can't think of a better way to pay tribute to someone's life, especially someone like Whitney Houston, than to do so in a way that Glee knows very well: celebrating life through song.

( Honesty, respect, dance - those are the foundations of the Berry family )

When I heard that Ricky Martin would be guesting starring on Glee as a Spanish teacher, three thoughts ran through my head: (1) I'm so glad I took Spanish in HS/college and kind of, sort of paid attention (2) Congratulations, Mr. Schue, you have become completely irrelevant on this show, and (3) Please don't let this episode be like "The Substitute".  Yes, I realize Gwyneth Paltrow won an Emmy for her role in that episode, and yes, she was great in it.  That still doesn't change the fact that, IMO, "The Substitute" was one of the weakest episodes of S2 b/c it was a filler episode with practically no plot or character development.  This episode was also a filler episode, but I was very surprised to discover that it was a filler ep. with substance.

( Without passion, you can't succeed )

Prior to the start of S3, Ryan Murphy stated that there would only be one tribute episode this season but it would be a big one.  Well, given that this was the tribute episode and that it's dedicated to Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," I'd say "big" is an understatement.  It's pretty well known how much the cast, from Kevin McHale to Harry Shum, Jr. love MJ.  Naya Rivera is a huge fan as well, and thankfully she did not die while filming this episode (thanks to ohnaya tumblr).  But as I said, this episode of Glee, or "GleeHee" as Chris Colfer calls it, was certainly big.  In fact it showcased nine musical performances, which is a lot to get through in an hour and still (attempt to) tell a story.  So, did this episode do justice to one of the greatest musicians of all time?  Let's find out.

( You can't change your past, but you can let go and start your future. )

Happy New Year, Gleeks!  I hope you all had a pleasant holiday season and are off to a good new year.  While the Glee cast were off traveling during their well deserved break, Twitter has certainly made sure that they don't forget just how much the fans love 'em (thanks to ohnaya tumblr).  As for our Gleeks, as this "Dear Ryan" gif indicates, they have some hopes of their own for 2012 (thanks to fabrayfuckingberry tumblr).  All I have to say to that is if the rumors for the upcoming episodes are true (which some of them are), several of our Gleeks are going to be very happy.  Also, in case you haven't heard Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Chris Colfer and Cory Montieth will all be back for S4.  The rest of the cast (and Puck's mohawk) are still unconfirmed.  I'm curious to see how Ryan Murphy & Co. manage to make that work, but everyone *cough*Lea Michele*cough* is saying it's quite an interesting concept they've developed.  We'll see.  Anyway, we're back to new episodes of Glee, so without further ado...

( In my mind I can sound like whomever I want.  So lay off, haters. )

This year Glee came out with another Christmas album, so obviously that meant they had to do another Christmas episode.  I'm pretty sure they would've included every song on the album if they could but (a) some tracks include vocals by characters we haven't been introduced to yet and (b) the episode would probably be two hours longs if they did.  Instead, they picked 8 songs, threw in an extra number, added a Wookie, and toned down on the color to bring us this year's homage to the holidays.

( All I want for Christmas is you, too. And five things on that list )

It's time for Sectionals!  This is going to be an interesting episode simply for the fact that Rachel Berry will not be participating in the event.  Also, our Gleek familia is torn, meaning I kind of want both the Troubletones and New Directions to win, but I know that isn't going to happen.  Well, what I really want is for them to be one team again and that probably will happen, but it sucks that it has to be at the expense of one of these two teams (most likely the Troubletones).  It's going to be a bittersweet Sectionals, so let's see how things went down.

( I want us to be able to look back on these (months) and talk about how it was the best times of our lives )

This week's episode is all about the girls.  If you couldn't gather that from the title of the episode alone, the Gleeks, from Naya Rivera to Kevin McHale made sure we understood that tonight is all about the ladies.  According to Chris Colfer, there's also something involving voting and presidents, but really, it's about the lady loving.  And Naya Rivera.

( I have to just be me )