Airing: December 13, 2011
Extraordinary Merry Christmas
As the holidays approach, New Directions is asked to go in two directions at once: The glee kids have been invited to two events scheduled for the same time.
So, what does this all mean? We’ve got some spoilers from anonymous Glee sources and little bits of info revealed by cast members in interviews. Important plot points include: The return of Sam (Chord Overstreet) to McKinley High. We’ll meet his parents for the first time (Tanya Clark and John Schneider). Quinn (Dianna Agron) tries to get back with Sam, but he’s having none of it, as he hopes to re-unite with his summer love, Mercedes (Amber Riley)
The kids get ready and compete at Sectionals (See song spoilers below). Sadly, McKinley has been divided in two, with Shelby Corcoran’s (Idina Menzel) all-girl Troubletones, featuring Santana (Naya Rivera), Mercedes, Brittany (Heather Morris) and Sugar (Vanessa Lengies) vs. the rest of New Directions. The third competitor is the group lead by Harmony, marking the return of Glee Project runner-up, Lindsay Pearce (Harmony and her group freaked Rachel and Kurt out in Ep. 1 with an amazing performance of “Anything You Can Do”/Anything Goes”).
The Evil Gay Warbler, Sebastian (Grant Gustin) returns! He and Kurt (Chris Colfer) have a delicious confrontation at the Lima Bean, after boyfriend Blaine (Darren Chris) steps away for a minute.
There’s more plot development in the Mike Chang (Harry Shum Jr.) vs his Dad story arc (Mike Chang Sr. shows up after Sectionals), and it looks like Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) plays a significant role in the plot development, as she visits Mike’s dad at his office.
Also, while Finn (Cory Monteith) and Blaine have been at odds since the latter joined New Directions, they join forces for a common cause, while Sam and Blaine have a disagreement. Also, Quinn confronts Shelby at school, presumably about baby daddy, Puck (Mark Salling). In the meantime, Rachel (Lea Michele) and Quinn have become friends again, for now. Quinn, still feeling stressed, has a breakdown with Will (Matthew Morrison)
