How they could possible make it believable that Will doesn't notice the fake pregnancy? Terri goes away with Quinn when she gets her baby. Terri could even use Will "cheating" as an excuse.

• Jossed hard by "Mattress".

April says her boyfriend Vinny had an affair with a presumably-male "Ralph", and says that she had a set of mixed-race twins. It's possible she might have meant a pair of twins that were literally of different races: although rare, it's possible for fraternal twins to be fertilized separately by two different fathers, and given April's promiscuity it's not at all a stretch to imagine she had slept with two men in the right timeframe. If she got pregnant shortly after dropping out, then her kids would now be in high school. But she certainly has no children in evidence, so... suppose her apparently gay sweetheart kept at least one of the twins and raised it with his partner. That's not how Rachel describes how she was conceived, but her two dads may have decided not to tell her the truth (yet). This does raise the question of what happened to the other twin, though. But as an added bonus, if this turns out to be true, then it would mean that Rachel's Too Dumb to Live line about not been certain of her biological father's identity may be literally true, depending on how much April slept around.

• Jossed by Dream On.
  • In addition this being Jossed, how was Rachel's line too dumb to live? She said she didn't know which one of her dads was her biological father because they used a surrogate who was artificially inseminated by both of them. They did it deliberately so no one *would* know.
    • Yes, but that line in the voiceover coincided with the view of the pictures of her dads to make it into visual humor: one of her fathers is African-American, while the other is white. It should thus be pretty obvious which is her biological father.
    • Retconned. Although the joke's intention at the time was obviously to convey that Rachel is a bit delusional, when her fathers were finally cast for real the African-American one was played by Brian Stokes Mitchell, who is multiracial and could very credibly be Rachel's actual biodad after all.
    • The joke never made sense in the first place. It's entirely possible to have fraternal twins with the same two parents but different racial phenotypes, so either of the photo-dads could have been Rachel's biological father.

• This would set up a very interesting arc of the second-half of the season where the glee club breaks up and they spend the rest of it Putting the Band Back Together
• How exact these competitons work? They have to perform multiple songs because there is multiple categories? If so, they could lose most categories, but win a few others, they would still be in the competition, but with less chances of winning anything.

• Jossed.

• It was bad enough that Emma decided to help the Glee Club only because of Will, but now that (it looks like) Emma and Will finally hook up, it sounds likely that Ken is going to try to destroy the Glee Club to get revenge on Will, probably with the influence of Sue and the help of the Jerk Jocks (Is not like they need influence anyway). Rule of Drama people!
  • Looks like this might get jossed. From what we saw in Hell-O he simply became a depressed drunken mess... which is a lot more saddening than him becoming angry and villainous.
  • Fully Jossed as of Bad Reputation, he's depressed and a little upset with Will, but still seems to consider him a friend and even offers him some pretty decent advice.

Since she lost her Cheerios she'll need young folks to lord over, and it will be the perfect way to beat him at his own game.

• Jossed in Season 1 but now happening, after losing Nationals, in Season 2.

He never speaks, and never sings unless there's someone singing exactly the same part. The only time he's ever shown to respond to someone talking is when Sue asks for "Shaft", and he could have easily read her lips. We also know he's been hospitalised for an ear condition - the "spider" part was obviously wrong since it could be extracted in a doctor's office.

• he did speak ONCE, but was responding to being hit.
• Wouldn't that have been convenient to bring up during Hairography?
• In "Theatricality" he finally gets a line... only to have his face obscured by KISS makeup.

Related to the above, and of course they are unaware of this. Either Shelby send her -biological- son to McKinley to search for her daughter, who she only knows attends there. OR Like another WMG above suggests, they're the set of twins April gave birth to. There was just too much Rejoicing of the Fandom and Fandom Nods for it being a coincidence, too many things coming true that we had long been waiting for. The "what happened last week ..." had nothing to do with what happened this week. And the title would just fit.

• Jossed in just about every way possible. Shelby is still Rachel's mom, and the episode was directed by self-proclaimed Gleek, Joss Whedon.

Maybe she came back to the house in 'Sectionals' to tell Will that she was pregnant for real. I mean, how long could time pass from before he found out to then? So I guess when he went he told her it was 'over' and went to Ken and Emma's wedding, the look on her face looked kind of disappointed and sad.

• No. Terri and Will haven't had sex since "Acafellas," after which Terri started wearing the fake belly and couldn't have sex with Will because he could find it. There's no possibility that she could've conceived again.
  • Possibly un-Jossed as of "The Substitute"
    • Re-Jossed in Funeral.

They need 12 members so they won't be disqualified. Quinn will be giving birth in the finale, probably leaving her slot open unless someone steps up.

• Damn it, this is going to happen too, I bet. Although that wouldn't explain if Puck wanted to attend the birth at all.
• Hate to say it, but it's totally Jossed as of "Funk."

This is probably the reason she stutters. In 'Vitamin D', you can see her face twitch on stage. When she took the drug, it made her facial tics more noticeable. They happened before but were less noticeable. This could also explain her relationship with Artie. They might have meet in a Special Ed. Class room, or have the same doctor. Jossed. She was faking her stutter.

• But the actress who plays Tina auditioned when she had Tourette's; she says it got better.

Puck taking Rachel's virginity. Considering a plot point of The Power of Madonna was Rachel not being ready with Jesse, it's not too large a leap to think the 'player' of the show might do it.

• Jossed in Bad Reputation, pretty much. it doesn't look like Rachel is going to lose her virginity to anyone any time soon, after that stunt with the "Run Joey Run" video

By "Funk," Quinn will be shown to be 8-9 months pregnant and Word of God says that Quinn's baby will be born in the season finale. Given the show's tendency to be over the top, the way Quinn's baby will be born will be highly unconventional. Comedies love to use the elevator birth and depending on where Regionals will be held, it's likely they have elevators there.

• They could go a couple of Elevator ways. Quinn has to miss Regionals to give birth resulting in the group singing a song just for Quinn interspersed with shots fo Quinn giving birth. Or Quinn could sing with them... and before they can hear the results, they all rush her to the hospital where they hear the results/Quinn gives birth. Or, for that extra special wham, she ends up giving birth -during- the performance (ie it gets interrupted not that she sings while giving birth...)
• Or for pure Narm, they use the sound of the new born baby crying in a song. Or use the baby herself in the song in a Lion King/Circle Of Life narmy way.
• Partially Jossed: Quinn sings with New Directions, but her water breaks straight afterwards. They hear the results after she gives birth. No elevators were involved.

Rachel belongs to several clubs that she isn't that enthusiastic about, just to get more exposure. But she doesn't seem to lie to join them - even the Black club would probably let her in because of her father. So why did the Muslim club accept her? Simple, she actually is a Muslim, probably the same as her black father. We've never seen her eat any pork product, drink alcohol, or have sex, so there's nothing to contradict this. Even when she implies that she's a "Jew", she means in terms of descent not religion.

• Speaking as a Muslim troper who co-directed the Muslim Students Association in high school, our policy was to let anyone in. One of our most faithful and honorary members was a Christian boy, as he contributed more than most other Muslim members did. It's not intended as a meeting just for Muslims, but as a place to share and learn. That is the point and non-Muslims are very, very welcome, wanted even.

• Not only has he had no lines so far while his other half Mike "Other Asian" Chang has had two, one of which could easily have been given to Matt, he spent an entire episode AWOL due to hospitalization because there was a spider in his ear. He'll probably spend the rest of season one silent, only to break out into sudden, unprompted SesquipedalianLoquaciousness in the last ten minutes of the season.
  • Well, he got one line. Which is more than he gets during most episodes.

He's gay but dating Rachel to break down New Directions, as hinted at by his exchange of significant looks with Shelby Cameron. Kurt will discover his true orientation and also end up secretly dating him, trying to pull on Vocal Adrenaline what VA is trying to pull on New Directions. Eventually, it all comes out in a massive clusterfuck and Jesse and Kurt become enemies forever.

• Pretty much jossed in "Power of Madonna", considering the opposite happened
  • He could still end up with Kurt though.
• Jossed because he's not coming back for season 2
  • Actually, he will be back. Ryan Murphy said that he wants Jesse to show up near the end of the season, as soon as Jonathan Groff is finished with his play in London. But Kurt is supposed to be getting a serious boyfriend next season, so it's highly unlikely this will happen, especially because Kurt and Jesse really have no reason to interact with each other anymore.

Just like Finn. Finn will probably be the blackmailer as well.

• Based on the new promo: I predict that Finn and Sam are bullying Kurt, and Kurt is breaking up a fight between Blaine and Karofsky over himself.
  • Jossed. They think of Beiste in...comprimising positions.

Why? Because the show wants the fans to suffer and they are going to make a episode dealing with gay teen suicide.

• Jossed. Darren Criss has been confirmed to become a series regular in the third season of Glee. He's sticking around.

She's portrayed as a very butch woman, personality-wise. And then there's one of her recent lines:

"In fact, I like minorities so much I've been thinking about moving to California to become one!"

This is obviously a reference to the whole Prop 8 debacle. If she's not a lesbian, then she's at least bisexual.

• That line has nothing to do with Prop 8. And, while it's still possible she's bisexual, episode 8 makes it clear she is interested in men.
• That line is in reference to California being home to the largest number of racial minorities in the States—The Other Wiki says that, lumped together and compared against the white population, they make up 57% of California's total population—and not the number of gay people or any discrimination they may face. If Sue was a lesbian/bisexual, she'd be a minority already anyway.
• I thought that line was a reference to her being a conservative Republican. That seems to be the opposite of the stereotypical Californian.
• The actress that plays Sue Sylvester [Jane Lynch] is an out lesbian, so it is possible.

• CLEARLY Jossed by her obvious interest in Rod Remington in "Mash-Up." Seriously, people. Even if she showed interest in women in a future episode, that would make her BISEXUAL, not a lesbian, because she has liked men before. And Jane Lynch's sexuality has nothing to do with it - gay actors can play straight characters, and have already on this show (just ask Jonathan Groff or Cheyenne Jackson).

I listened to the song on the radio today and I thought Artie would do a great cover on this. The song has already been confirmed! He will probably do this as a serenade to Tina or Brittany.

• Jossed. It will be the Warblers' song for Sectionals.

• "Dog Days Are Over" is the club's way of welcoming him back while telling him "everything will be okay now, all the bad things we've been through are done."
• Jossed, he's still at Dalton.

Because to me, the bit with helping Becky Jackson get a cupcake seemed either incredibly (and intentionally) condescending in a way I hadn't seen Britney act otherwise, or like someone who had been doing that sort of thing for years and was used to it by then. It's possible they'd known each other since primary school or something, but they are both blonde, and... Yeah, I've got nothing else.

• Nothing against the WMG(Which would be kinda cool, actually...), but Brittany is generally portrayed as nicer to people "below her level". She was the first of the jocks/cheerios(Besides Finn) to interact with the other half of the Glee Club in a friendly manner.
  • Jossed. Her last name is Pierce.

k.d. Lang is the teacher, and this is how they get it into the episode's story.

• Jossed, it was simply an insert song.

I know this already seems incredibly obvious, but I just wanted to say it. It could happen due to Burt's ar''rhythm''ia.

• Nope, he wakes up when Kurt is talking to him normally.

He never said he wasn't, only that his Those Two Guys were straight. Kurt's little Blaine-shrine indicates that Kurt is getting obsessive again, and based on his history with Finn it would be perfectly in character (and dramatically coincidental) for Kurt to obsess over getting someone who is unavailable. (For the record, I'm for a Kurt/Blaine Romeo and Juliet situation, but without all the death, and not pro-"Karommel".)

• Jossed in Silly Love Songs

Puck gets the other football players to beat him up so Karofsky will be expelled, Puck gets to make up for his actions to the other gleeks, prove he's a badass who can take pain and get Kurt back into New Directions.

• Jossed.

Not that I want this to happen (quite the contrary, I'm pro-Blurt, or whatever the kids are calling it these days), and the Unfortunate Implications would be massive, but Kurt and Blaine are set to sing "Baby It's Cold Outside", they're keeping the "What's in this drink?" line, and Kurt Needs Angst. If they sing both verses from the Christmas Album and it is a situational song (rather than a preformed-In-Universe song), "my brother" and "my sister" have not-quite-traditional explanations, but I don't know about the "maiden aunt" or how Kurt would ever let a lit cigarette near his carefully-cultivated larynx. If the Christmas Album version was an extended edition (considering the length of the album, something would have to be), and only the first verse is sun on the show, that solves that.

• One of the other songs has Kurt talking to an aunt "Mildred" IIRC
  • I also think the scene will go between Kurt trying to get away from Britanny and Blaine trying to keep his soon to be ex from leaving (or Karofsky... or Sam)
• The recently released video of the "Baby It's Cold Outside" performance Josses that part of the theory.
  • I would say this theory is damn well Jossed, seeing as they're pretty stable and happy together.

Kurt does look awkward in the 'Hey, Soul Sister' video, not even doing anything (prediction, since he's joining so late, most people don't want him to perform, since it would be difficult to learn the harmonies, but Blaine uses his power to allow him to perform, this will eventually lead to their losing. Kurt, wanting to compete, tranfers back to McKinley, bringing Blaine with him)

• Jossed

Writers don't understand how ***ing annoying a will they/won't they plot is, so they'll pair him with Quinn.

• Jossed. He considered he might be into Rachel after he drunkenly enjoyed a kiss with her, and thought he might be bi. When he tried to kiss her sober, he realized he wasn't into it and that he was 100% gay.

His last name is Chang, her last name is Cohen-Chang. They're most likely cousins.

• However, Chang is one of the most common Chinese (or Korean) names out there—it's like Smith or Black—so it's not exactly a leap in logic to say that two totally unrelated people in a fairly large school could share the name.
  • Truth in Television as evident by this troper and his brother's in-laws. And even outside of blood relations and such, depending on how long a family has been in the US, there's a lot of other reasons why some people might share the last name and not be related.
    • All that being said and done, the chances of two characters in a TV show with the same last name being related is exponentially higher than that in reality. It wouldn't have been that difficult to pick a different Chinese last name for Mike, so it's quite possible the writers have something else in mind.
    • Jossed as of the season 2 premiere.

Mercedes did say her dad was a dentist in "Throwdown"...could this possibly be foreshadowing?

• It would be weird, at the very least. especially as John Stamos has been confirmed to be playing the dentist.
  • Jossed: Emma is married to John Stamos' character

It's a superbowl episode, so there'll probably be some kind of before/after party, or tailgate party. Mainly this comes from the line "It's a quarter after 1/I'm a little drunk".

• Jossed. They sang it for the club.

Still in the closet. Or maybe bi. Whenever the girls put together a number and the boys are uncomfortable, Mike can be seen as the only one (besides Kurt, if he is not in the number himself) to be cheering/"dancing" along with the song. In some scenes, he also is standing/sitting next to Kurt for no reason (they set up Artie/Tina more or less like that) and then there's the rumor that Kurt will get a boyfriend that is in the football team. More likely a new character, but still...

• The Kurt bit is probably jossed, news is that they will cast a new guy to play Kurt's boyfriend.
  • They also said Shelby would not turn to be Rachel's mom, so...
    • I was the troper that said it was probably jossed, and I would like to say that you just gave me hope =D
    • Sorry Jossed again. Ryan Murphy is saying that Mike will enter into Artie/Tina drama next year (with Tina, not Artie), meaning that the chances of him being involved in Kurt's story too are next to none. And, while Murphy is a known Lying Creator, it's very hard to cover up things you say will happen than thing you say won't.
    • Precisely because he's a Lying Creator, it can't be truly Jossed until it happens(or not) on screen. and if we read the same thing, the spoiler is that it's Tina who will develop a crush on Mike
    • And let's not forget that, in this show, having a boyfriend means next to nothing, just look at Quinn with Finn and Rachel with Jesse
    • From what Murphy said in this interview (scroll to the end), it sounds like that storyline is going to be about Artie having to win Tina back; Mike could be back on the market within the first few episodes.
    • And why does dancing during the girls' numbers make him gay? The little bit of characterization that he's got is that he's a great dancer who's only just found an outlet for it. Dancing is just what he does, it doesn't make him gay.
    • Because all the other "confirmed" straight characters not only did not dance, but were * very* uncomfortable with the performances. Also, this is Wild Mass Guessing.
• Mike scored very low (above Matt and Rachel) in the Glist, maybe because he knows how to hide what he is doing.
  • Well, that would prove that at least Quinn is unaware of his...extracurricular activities.
• The writers showed to have at least an interest in Ascended Meme in this new half of season, and Mike + Kurt is a common ship for Kurt.
  • Either that or they're leading us into a false sense of security through their acknowledge of this ship...
  • While Puck/Kurt is a more Fan Preferred Couple than Mike/Kurt, it's worth noting that in Glee Live, Mike (not Finn, I was sure) danced in the lobster costume during "Bad Romance"
    • To be fair, Puck gets paired with everyone on a regular basis: Launcher of a Thousand Ships.
• Prepare to be blown away.
• Also, recall that he didn't participate in the group shower sex with April, Puck, and Matt.

Jossed. He's obviously quite happy with Tina.

And will be the "conservative character" to hide that fact from Quinn out of the mistaken belief that she would leave him if she found out.

• Well since Blaine stated that he never had a boyfriend in Silly Love Songs this one has been jossed.
  • Why would Blaine admit to it. It also might not have been dating but a hook up?

This is less "wild guessing" and more "scarily possible", as he's the one most likely to off himself in a suicide plot. If his secret got out, he could lose his popularity and alienate his best friend, plus we know nothing of his home life (being a bully, it's likely not the greatest). But at the same time, he might be growing increasingly frustrated, both emotionally and sexually. His making out with Kurt was an attempt at stepping of his shell (if not the closet just yet), but Kurt's rejection, while understandable since he himself was shocked and horrified as all get out, still hurt and humiliated Karofsky worse than any schoolyard beating. Mind you, I'm a Karommel shipper who would love to see this Jossed in the future, but it's entirely a possibility right now.

• Thankfully, it was Jossed by Brad Falchuk after Max Adler brought up the possibility in an interview. See here.
• Actually, he does attempt suicide in "On My Way" but he was unsuccessful.

Word is that Glee is already confirmed for a third season, so the producers should be in no rush to get New Directions to competition. It also allows them to do more character drama, as competition drama can kind of eclipse that a little bit.

• Actually, sectionals takes place at the end of November. But they could stretch it out to make room for Nationals.
• And that would make this Jossed.

This is something that might already be Jossed by spoilers or interviews or media that I don't have access to where I live, and if so I apologise in advance, but if it's not confirmed they'll reach nationals, who is to say they'll win sectionals this time? Although considering the way they'll need to stretch out the shows run since they're all apparently Juniors (that's the 2nd last year of high school right? I'm an Australian troper where we just use numbers), it's unlikely. A question not WMG.. but is there another competition between Sectionals and Nationals?

• Yes, Regionals. It was the competition they lost last year to Vocal Adrenaline. And I think that, because they're hyping the fact that nationals are in New York, they'll at least reach nationals, but not necessarily win them. There is a another WMG up here that suggested the nationals arc takes up all of season 3, which I think sounds reasonable, since they seem to be moving at the same speed plot-wise as last season.
  • There might even be an entire competition tier between regionals and nationals, such as state. They just forgot about it because they haven't been there in so long.
    • Aural Intensity were from Indiana in Sectionals, so if I had to guess, I'd say that State would come before Sectionals, but is so lowly contested there isn't any point showing it, or there just isn't enough Glee clubs to warrant a '4th tier' and means Sectionals can be made up of teams from 2 or 3 'close' states (which seems strange, that out of the hundreds of high schools that would make up a section, only half-handful would want to compete?). Or finally, that 'State' isn't competetive and teams aren't judged except to vet a team who wish to join the competition circuit at Sectionals.
  • First troper. I meant between Regionals and Nationals not Sectionals and Nationals. If they represent the Midwest (which seems strange to me since Ohio seems more north-east in my view, but I'm assuming that's some kind of geographical naming quirk I wouldn't understand unless I was American), Regionals would likely be the last competition before Nationals. If it is the last competition, that would surely mean that Nationals would be comprised of more than 3 teams, and possible up to 8 or 9, like teams from the states including or near: Washington, California, Texas, South Dakota, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, New York and Massachusetts. You could probably combine the areas of Washington and California, North Carolina and Florida, Illinois and South Dakota (into the Midwest region that New Directions compete in), New York and Massachusetts, but that's still 5 other clubs.
    • Jossed. They won Regionals and are headed to Nationals.

Since the original poster did not add anything aside from the WMG bar, I shall simply paraphrase Sue: Has he ever had sex? Has he ever even kissed a boy, or a girl for that matter? "Not when it mattered". The only girl he kissed was theBeard, and the only boy he kissed was overwhelmed by who it was and what the situation was.

• Now that he's in a relationship with a boy who loves him and is clearly enjoying it, this trope is Jossed.

He can sing, he's young enough to not be Dawson Casting, and he fits the image reasonably well.

• Two out of three isn't bad. (Although at 16 he's probably a little on the young side. Dawson Casting exists for a reason).
  • Jossed since Blaine and Kurt don't look like they're breaking up anytime soon.

Iqbal Theba is apparently still listed as a cast member of Glee, and is still set to appear in future episodes. Sue has acually been promoted to assitant Principal, and after Figgins' return she will attempt to get him fired to regain her power.

• Jossed. She got him back.

We already have several spoilers confirmed for Regionals and the rest of the season (if you don't want to know this, stop reading now)—Pavarotti will die before Regionals, Kurt/Blaine will sing a duet called "Candles" about moving on (presumably what causes them to lose due to conservative judges, but this is still a WMG at this point), and Kurt transfers back to McKinley at the end of the ep. We also know that the school used to film Dalton hasn't been drafted for another season, but Darren Criss is going to be a S3 regular. Presuming "Animal" is an episode or two before Regionals, the timing makes sense that it's when Kurt gives up on Blaine just when Blaine stops being an idiot about Kurt, especially with the lyrics for "Candles". The death of Pavarotti then removes Kurt's final motivation for staying at Dalton, and he transfers back with no regrets. However, Blaine has just realized what an idiot he's been, and ends up transferring to McKinley himself by the end of the season (although this is just pure speculation, it does explain why the Warblers are leaving but Blaine isn't). Presumably, the season will end happily for Kurt/Blaine or, alternatively, on some sort of angst cliffhanger.

• Adding to this, "Misery" will be sung the episode after Kurt leaves. Blaine will finally realise his feelings for Kurt and become lonely and depressed because they don't speak as often. He will then get the Warblers to sing "Misery" to Kurt as Blaine's way of saying "I miss you". It may have been forshadowed in "Silly Love Songs" when Blaine mentioned that he struggles with expressing himself any other way but in song.
  • Jossed "Animal" and "Misery" are just two other songs. Blaine falls for Kurt after he sings "Blackbird" in memory of Pavarotti and they become a couple midway through the episode.

Blaine realised he loved Kurt only when hearing him sing very well. Now that Kurt may be blamed for them losing Regionals, I can see him breaking it off 'for the good of the team'.

• Jossed, as neither Blaine nor the Warblers hold it against Kurt at all. "Somewhere Only We Know," anyone?

After having danced around a relationship for most of the show's tenure. It will be how they say goodbye before graduating and going off to distant places.

• Rachel and Quinn might fit better, because they initially didn't get along but have somewhat become friends.
• Rachel and Kurt would fit even better as they've actually become friends in season 2, and both are Wicked fans.
  • ^ CONFIRMED
    • Which would make this one Jossed, as Kurt and Rachel sing it.

• Karofsky decides to replace Lauren after realizing his reputation doesn't matter. After joining, he will come out of the closet to the group and date Kurt. Blaine might become part of a love triangle, but Kurt will chose Karofsky as part of the Oedipus/Electra complex.
  • That is not how either of those complexes work.
  • Jossed by "New York."

Which will provide a convenient reason for Kurt and Blaine to transfer to McKinley.

• Jossed.

• It seems likely, but I thought I read somewhere that Kurt's boyfriend actually won't show up until later in the season.
  • I don't remember reading that, but I've read literally dozens of articles speculating that it's Sam, or even taking it for granted that it's him. Either he's destined to become Kurt's boyfriend or the writers want us to think he is.
  • Most likely, though not definitively Jossed by "Duets".
  • Definitively jossed by "Rumours" and removed from all possibility of being unjossed by Sam's departure from the series at the end of Season Two.
  • Sam is back now, but has his eye on Mercedes. Jossed for sure.

Since it was already implied that she would have a hard time coming out, combined with the fact that she was outed on tv by a political ad, her parents will freak out, yell at her, and kick her out. She will probably wind up living with Brittany.

• Jossed; they're fine with it. Her abuella on the other hand...

With her new attitude, homework and college probably don't rank very high on her current agenda. Even if she rejoins the club, it might be too little too late gradewise. Since Tina and Artie are the only other confirmed juniors, Quinn failing a grade will keep her around for an extra year.

• Jossed. Her "new attitude" only lasted an episode and a half, and she applied for and was accepted early decision at Yale.

We know that Blaine goes to an all-boys school, and Sam recently said that he went to one as well. This would work well if Blaine and Kurt get close, and Sam tries to intervene because he knows that Blaine isn't right for Kurt.

• Duet confirms that Sam did went to a all-boys school, Conservation of Detail seem to indicate that is likely the same as Blaine.
  • Jossed. Sam came to Mc Kinley from a school in Tennessee.

Assuming that Sam came from Dalton, during Sectionals, at least one of the Warblers should have recognize him, once again assuming that they traveled in the same circles. They might not have known that was Sam until they heard him sing, it which case, they were like, "Oh my god, that's him." This would be in line with him having no reaction when Shue said that they were performing against Dalton, and only telling Quinn that he came from an all boys school: he doesn't want anyone else to know.

• Jossed. Sam didn't go to Dalton; his boarding school was in Tennessee.

They weren't right for each other, or someone hurt the other, or there was an attempt at sex that ended badly. Suffice to say that they both regret it and agreed that they shall never speak of it again. Sam transfers to McKinley and tries to date girls in order to keep himself from being reminded of Blaine, as he wants to distance himself from that part of his life. Blaine, meanwhile, continues to tell Kurt that he never actually had a boyfriend before, and when Rachel kisses him he thinks that maybe the reason the relationship went poorly was because he wasn't entirely gay. Anyways, Sam doesn't realize until "Somewhere Only We Know' that Blaine is with Kurt, and is going to keep a more watchful eye on him (see the preview for "Rumours") to make sure that nobody gets hurt due to Klaine.

• Jossed. Sam didn't go to Dalton.

We know that Blaine goes to an all-boys school, and Sam recently said that he went to one as well. This would work well if Blaine and Kurt get close, and Sam tries to intervene because he knows that Blaine isn't right for Kurt.

• Duet confirms that Sam did went to a all-boys school, Conservation of Detail seem to indicate that is likely the same as Blaine.
  • Jossed. Sam came to Mc Kinley from a school in Tennessee.

• She is only a lesbian in the sense that she likes girls more than boys. She does feel some attraction for boys, but since its not as strong as her feelings for other girls (Brittany) and she lives in a world where No Bisexuals is apparantly invoked by everyone, she is simply written off as a lesbian by everyone else.
  • She identified as lesbian from her own private thoughts. "I'm a closet lesbian and a judgmental bitch"
  • Jossed. The creators have specifically stated that Santana is a lesbian, not bisexual, and the 2011 GLAAD survey listed Santana as gay and Brittany as bisexual.

She's nauseous, run down, irritable, and gaining weight (if all the leveled accusations that led Mercedes to quit are true). I would have expected her to find out in "The First Time," but it's still not out of the realm of possibility.

• Jossed, the creators specifically said they're not having another teen pregnancy storyline this season and Amber Riley denied it on Twitter. Those accusations came from the Dreamgirls song the group sung before she quit, which was about a character who was pregnant.

If her fathers had chosen to raise her in New York, or Cleveland, or even Columbus, Rachel would obviously have a much better chance of succeeding as a performer. Heck, even moving a short distance so she could be a member of Vocal Adrenaline would have helped her a lot. But she's stuck in a school where the show choir ranks below the live-action role players. Her fathers never attend any of her performances either. Rachel seems to think they lavished attention on her as a child and paid for a huge number of performance classes for her. But we know she's an unreliable narrator about her childhood - she can't even tell which is her biological father. So it's possible they just paid for a few classes to shut her up and Rachel is remembering an idealized version of what they did. So her fathers actually break the stereotype of music-obsessed gay men and think the whole thing is a frivolous distraction from her schoolwork.

• But her dads did come to see her - they were in the front row at sectionals and she looks at them while she's making her way up to the stage.
  • No they're not, at least not that we can see. The only audience member we get a decent shot of is Emma.
• Okay, so her dads enjoy seeing her perform and pay for her dance lessons because they think it makes her happy, but they don't seriously think Rachel's going to become some massive star, especially after what happened to Rachel's mother, Shelby.
• JOSSED in "Hearts"

They both seem to care more about each other than any of the boys they've dated. Maybe the reason they're both so promiscuous is they're in massive denial about their lesbianism and keep hoping they'll find the right guy to "turn" them straight. Maybe after Kurt gets a boyfriend, the school environment will become less homophobic and Santana and Brittany will be able to come out and start dating each other (instead of just fucking around behind everyone's backs).

• Other than the fact that Brittany is bisexual, CONFIRMED.

She had two champagne glasses in hand when she announced her pregnancy. ANYONE should know not to drink alcohol while pregnant. Also, if Will finds out, then it'll allow Emma Pillsbury to get him.

• Realistically, a glass of champagne early in the pregnancy won't harm the baby. That said, you're probably right. It fits with the kind of characterization she's getting.
• Exactly. Also, it's the perfect excuse for Will to get with Emma. Foreshadowing is in full effect. It's early in the show, though; the writers have plenty of time to introduce another twist to muck things up. More likely, though, Status Quo Is God and nothing will change for a season or two.
• Argh! Can't Alcohol Is Poison be averted?!
  • Well let's not forget that Terri avoided mayo before she even thought she was pregnant.
• Will has to end up with Emma, and that wouldn't be possible if he is the father of a baby by Terri. There is no way the people who run the show would get away with having a married man leave his pregnant wife for her. Will and Emma are going to have a "will they or won't they" thing for ages.
• The promo for the series has Terri having a scan and the doctor saying he can't find the baby. If the doctor is competent, then this is strong evidence.
  • Confirmed, with a twist: she honestly believed she was pregnant at first. Once she realized it was a stress pregnancy, she decided not to tell Will.

Idina Menzel and Lea Michele look very similar; and it would make for a great episode where Rachel finds "mom" and then spends the whole time trying to out-vocal her. Bonus points if April Rhodes is refereeing.

• Confirmed, Up to Eleven. Not only is Menzel going to appear on Glee, She's Will's counterpart in Vocal Adrenaline.
  • More like up to twelve. She's Rachel's mother!

Typical part of Poor Communication Kills. In episode 9 Puck tells Mercedes that he is the real father and it's likely that she won't keep a secret. Chances are that all Glee members will find out before Finn.

• Rachel might not tell because she doesn't want to break Finn's heart or because she thinks he will hate her for it. Kurt to a extent might do the same, and Artie and Tina won't say a word if the other club members ask them to keep quiet.
  • Rachel is likely to tell Finn if she finds out so that Finn will be single and available for her (but she'd probably do it anonymously).
  • Finn would likely to be hurt by anyone that will tell about the truth, so my choice would be... Kurt, since there is no chance of the two get together
    • Which is why I think it will have to be Finn's mother who has to explain to him that he's not the father. She's the only one who could do it without Finn becoming angry (other than at Puck and Quinn for lying to him), and since Mercedes is the only other glee club member who knows Puck is the real father (and probably won't spread that fact around) it would be pretty easy for her to just stay silent on the fact that she knew.
• Confirmed, sort of. Mercedes tells everyone else but Rachel and Finn, but Rachel figures it out anyway and then tells Finn. To his face. The fallout isn't pretty.

He's played by Kevin McHale, perhaps one of the best dancers in the cast. Even barring Artie getting cured, the show does have occasional "fantasy" musical numbers that seemingly take place in the characters' heads (like when Mercedes busted the window on Kurt's car), so it's not out of the question for him to get up and dance during some introspective musical number about how he wishes he could be able-bodied. And given the nature of the show, him being cured might not be out of the question.

• Being cured of a spinal injury that kept you in a wheelchair for the past eight years is a bit of a stretch, even for Glee. Most of the hard-to-believe action is because Poor Communication Kills and severe Genre Blindness, but Artie getting out of that chair would be a miracle by any stretch and would ruin the entire point of his character anyway.
  • True, but I also said that even if him being cured is out of the question, there are always "fantasy numbers" where a song takes place in a person's head.
• I'm pretty sure this has been Jossed in an interview/panel by the series creators. Does anyone have a link?
• If they were going to do that, it probably would have been during Dancing With Myself, no?
• A recent interview had them saying that Artie will be seen dancing around as he imagines what it would it would be like to dance with his fellow Glee members without his wheelchair.
  • Happens in ep 19. The episode directed by Joss Whedon. So would this be UNJossed?
• Beiste bought him a "Re-Walk," in The Christmas Episode, which completely destroyed the rather touching and very well done "You Can't Always Get What You Want" Aesop of the episode.]]
  • Not necessarily. Sure, Artie manages to walk, but it's slow and clunky at best, and everybody knows it isn't a permanent solution. The Aesop was about Brittany's belief in Santa Claus, and that sometimes miracles do happen. Besides, if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.

• It's not much of a stretch to say that Finn will find out he's not the true father and when he does it's pretty clear that Quinn probably won't be allowed to live at his house. So where to go? Puck is an obvious choice but she's kind of mad at him. Mr. Shue is a nice enough guy that he would consider her baby to be his due to Terri's lie and might let her and the baby stay with him.
  • If it is Puck, I don't see it lasting long. Will I could see... though it depends heavily on how the aftermath of Mattress plays out. That said, Finn seems like a nice enough guy that even if he's -not- the father, he'd still support and welcome Quinn. Might be mad at first but he's certainly not the sort that would kick Quinn out on the street.
    • Will just left his wife, so I can't see that happening. And her relationship with Puck is kind of in a shambles. Maybe she goes to live with the baby's real father◊
    • Or maybe Quinn will live with Rachel? It's obvious Rachel feels guilty and wants to make amends after outing the baby drama so I can see her inviting Quinn to live with her once she finds out about the situation. Plus, her dads will probably be the most accepting to letting a pregnant girl live with them.
    • This might be interesting. Aren't the two actresses roomies in real life anyway?
  • Perhaps she lives with Will anyway - the two of them at basically thrown out or at least, distanced, from their families (while Finn might not dislike her, he might not trust her any more once he knows). They aren't a couple (Duh), but Will becomes Quinn's legal guardian - Quinn gets a baby, Will gets a baby, Quinn gets a pseudo-father that can actually handle the task and lacks the various issues the other two have, Will gets a relationship that is trusting and uncomplicated with someone that actually likes him for him being him.
    • And a dozen crack!fics were born...
    • They already exist. Starting with this one (which is widely considered the best, and is platonic).
    • I respectfully disagree with both counts. this one is earlier, if not better. There seem to have popped up a bunch of fics that focus on this idea, though, and most of them skew romantic.
  • Confirmed to be living in the Puckerman household
  • Will be moving in with Mercedes as of "Funk."

Idina Menzel was chosen for the role of Vocal Adrenaline's coach Shelby because of her resemblance to Lea Michele, so this wouldn't be too far of a stretch. Also, the preview for Episode 19 shows that Rachel is looking for her mother with the help of Jesse. And as much as Wikipedia is an unreliable source, it says that Idina Menzel has expressed an interest in being the biological mother of Rachel, and it is said that she will be guest starring in Episode 19.

• Alternately, all of this will be a red herring to mislead the audience from the TRUE identity of Rachel's mother, Sue Sylvester.
• Fucking CONFIRMED.

The Theatricality episode didn't so much as foreshadow this as it framed it in neon flashing lights with a rock star soundtrack and a basebal bat. She admitted to Rachel that she can't have any more children, and she admitted to Will that she just wanted her baby back, not the grown up daughter she now has

Heather Morris has said that she HAS to sing Britney.

• Ryan Murphy confirmed this at the Comic-Con panel. Brittany will get to sing twice!
  • Actually three times. A solo of Slave 4 U, a duet with Santana of Me Against the Music, and she gets some lines in Toxic.

In the first episode of the second season, Quinn betrays Santana to get back in the Cheerios (and as captain, at that). The betrayal is completely unprovoked on Santana's part, as they were hanging out as friends at the beginning of the same episode, and was done just so Quinn could get what she wanted. A couple times they mention that she is not hormonal anymore. It's possible that her niceness towards the Glee club while she was carrying was nothing but her pregnancy hormones making her act unnaturally maternal. But now that the baby is out the picture, she's free to be the Alpha Bitch again.

• Confirmed, at least in part - She is back on the Cheerios and back to her conniving and plotting, but she isn't planning to quit Glee Club either, and she remains friends with the other members of the group save Rachel.

There was almost zero interaction between them on back 9, but that could possibly mean that Quinn had already warmed up to Rachel, not even bothering to insult her (not directly, at least) and even accompanying her with Mercedes when they went spying on Vocal Adrenaline. Then, in Britney/Brittany Quinn helped Rachel in her plan of "testing" Finn to see if he really loves her. And it's been said that in the fourth episode, Duets, Finn and Rachel will throw the competition so Sam could win at a duet assignment. And who will Sam duet with? Quinn. Of course, they could only do this to encourage Sam to stay on New Directions since they need one more member so they are allowed to compete. But hey, let's be positive they won't waste the great chemistry that Lea Michele and Dianna Agron have.

• In Duets when Quinn was running out on Sam, did she say she wanted to "talk to" or "torture" Rachel?
• There was a "frenemies" subplot in Season 2, leading up to Regionals, making this confirmed.

Because they already lost at their Sectionals. Without Jesse's charisma and Shelby's leadership they didn't have the push they needed to win and the fact that they're "soulless automatons" couldn't make up for all their razzle dazzle.

• Confirmed.
  • Well, sort of. They weren't at Regionals, but it's implied that they were simply in a different regional this year and will be at Nationals.

Come on. You know they're gonna do it. (The writers, not the characters.) They won't be able to resist the opportunity to make a Call Back.

• Call Back to "Sexy" too probably. Incidentally, The Power of Madonna was the 15th episode of season 1. Sexy was the 15th episode in season 2. Kurt loses his virginity in the 15th episode of season 3?
• Confirmed in S3 episode "The First Time". It turns out that Blaine is a virgin too, so they lose it to each other. And Rachel/Finn have sex for the first time, too.

She's dating a football player, the best way to get back at her would be by dating a Cheerio. Most likely Brittany, because she would be nicer and probably wouldn't notice if the relationship ended.

• Inverted! Brittany ends up dating Artie to make Santana jealous.
• Well, actually, Artie was initially in it for that reason, too, it was only later when he realized he genuinely liked Brittany.

They are good singers, but against New Directions and Vocal Adrenaline, they won't place as runner-up.

According to rumors, at least two of the judges are going to be somewhat conservative. Also, seeing as Blaine is already pushing the Warblers out of their comfort zone, and they need something big to win at Regionals, a duet seems like a nice way to go. However, they judge(s) will be insulted and the group'll lose.

• Semi-confirmed. One of the judges obviously didn't vote for them because they did their duet, whilst the other two didn't seem to care, plus what they did do, wasn't as good as what the McKinley kids sang.

She sort of saved his life, so he owes her that. Supposedly in an upcoming episode he's singing "Fat Bottom Girls" by Queen.

• Seems to be going that way in Silly Love Songs
• Confirmed!

It will be revealed in the Britney Spears episode. She never uses her last name because it confuses people, which in turn confuses her.

• Confirmed, sort of. Brittany Susan Pierce=Brittany S. Pierce.

Thanks to similarities in both personality and story.

• There are spoilers that talk about Karofsky slushing Santana so this seems rather unlikely. The two are most likely being used in a "contrast and compare"-storyline.
• Confirmed. Santana and Karofsky are each other's beards. Santana found out that Karofsky was gay, and arranged for them to date, they will be attending prom together.
  • Actually not confirmed, they're not friends. Santana just blackmailed Karofsky to be each other's beard.

Earlier in the season, Sam seemed to have body issues, maybe even a body-morphic disorder. He has also put his Adorkable tendencies on the back burner so he wouldn't lose popularity (or at least hot chicks). Mercedes, a Big Beautiful Woman with a bold personality, could teach him that no matter what, his body and personality is beautiful, and he shouldn't change it for anyone. Plus, it would avoid the Token Minority Couple that would come if they casted a black guy to be Mercedes' boyfriend.

• Confirmed as of "New York", although we don't know how far this will go.

Well, this being Glee (or TV for that matter), he might not be very poor, for our real life standards, but the song "Billionaire" might be a foreshadow. If he is gay, this has the added bonus to further take him away from the typical "gay stereotype".

• This is confirmed in Rumours. His father lost the job he got when the family moved to Ohio and they now live in a motel. Sam even sold his guitar to help out.

• Will is a serious Chick Magnet and Sue is already dangerously obsessed with his life and his actions. All it takes is the right little push for her to fall in love with him and add her to his growing Unwanted Harem.
  • Seriously, the way she treats him is like the schoolyard bully pulling on the pigtails of the girl he secretly likes.
  • I think that the age difference is the only thing that stops the Foe Yay to be stronger among the fans.
  • Never underestimate the power of crazy people with too much time on their hands.
  • She's certainly one of the most important women in his life. At the very least, a crazy Wesley/Lilah-type hateship seems reasonable.
  • Sue says she hates him because of his hair, now if he were to change his hairstyle, this could happen.
    • She says that because she secretly loves his hair and keep insulting it to distract herself from how sexy he is.
  • Confirmed like crazy if the Next Episode Spot after "Theatricality" isn't being extremely tricky. Although it's more like lust than love, as I would expect.

Its been proven that the two lackeys Sue has right now are not very useful. So, over the course of a season, she will have a mole join the Glee Club, act all cutesy and innocent, then by the end of the season her/his true motives will be revealed and he/she will join Sue to watch from the sidelines. Bonus points if its a family member.

• Sort-of confirmed, Becky is now Sue's sidekick, and Sue's influence is starting to show in her

• April Rhodes
• Becky Jackson
  • Or her mother.
• Sue's sister (Jean?)
• No one important. The Glee kids were hired to sing at the funeral. We may not even know the character who dies.
• Burt Hummel
• Carole Hudson
• Dave Karofsky
• Shelby or Beth
• All of the above are Jossed except for Jean Sylvester, who died of pneumonia.

I've heard a spoiler re: the Born This Way episode that Karofsky and Santana will go to prom. After last episode, I can't imagine Santana willingly choosing him as her prom date. So what I imagine will happen is that Karofsky will figure out in some way that Santana is a lesbian (maybe by overhearing one of her conversations on the topic with Brittany?) and will threaten to tell everyone and make her life a living hell if she doesn't go as his prom date. She's still somewhat concerned with what people will think and so she begrudgingly accepts.

• Actually, it's the other way around. Santana is Dangerously Genre Savvy enough to find out that Karofsky is gay. Karofsky would never have figured out that Santana is a lesbian; he's the Dumb Muscle bully type, he was never much into using his brain. Santana, the selfish bitch she is, uses Karofsky in order to become Prom Queen, so that Brittany will notice her and leave Artie. Karofsky has nothing to gain by bullying Santana, just Kurt.
  • Which would make this jossed. (And Karofsky says he takes calculus in junior year, so that would make him sort of a Genius Bruiser).

Because Chris Colfer has said that he would like them to appear in the show.

• Musical Number for "Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting".
• Dispraportionate Retribution caused by a break-up.
• Turns out they got used during "I'm the greatest star".

The show has a pattern of introducing characters as major Jerkasses and then softening them up later in the season by giving us reasons to sympathize with them. It's been working so far, so why mess with a good thing?

• Confirmed by, well, pretty much all the episodes since Sectionals. She's also getting both Artie and Rory as competing love interests in the Valentine's Day episode.

It seems her new MO is to become Oprah. Oh, but she wouldn't have put anything under Artie's because his chair moves.

Since one of Rachel's fathers is black and one is white, it's supposed to be obvious which one conceived her. But her biological mother is probably white, and there's a limited number of genes that determine which race you appear to be — there have been many cases in history, and some in fiction, of blacks passing for white. It's possible that Rachel is half-black and half-white, and she just happened to inherit pale skin and straight hair from her mother. Since having Rachel be "black" opens up so many possible stories, this goes from possible to likely. She's darker than Shelby or her white father, which increases the chances that she's part-black.

• I actually thought that was a bad case of But Not Too Black.
• In The Rhodes Not Taken, April mentions that she gave birth to a set of mixed-race twins. If you believe that April is Rachel's biological mother, this could mean that Rachel is not only half-black, but has a twin floating around somewhere.
  • Jossed in 1x19 when it's revealed that Shelby was her Two Dad's egg donor.
• Additional possibility of a Chekhov's Gun in "Mattress" where Rachel is shown as a member of the school's Black Student organization. Although it was presented as just a sight gag showing crazy Rachel being in as many groups as possible to get into the yearbook, it does provide addition support for this WMG.
  • Even if the white one was her biological father Rachel would probably consider herself "half-black" anyway.
• Do we know that either of her fathers is white? She is adopted, it's possible neither of them is her biological father and they're both of other races.
  • In the pilot she said that they mixed both of her fathers' sperm in a "turkey baster" and used a surrogate, so that she doesn't know which of them is her biological father. It then shows a picture of them in her locker and one of them is black and the other is white and looks of Jewish descent like her.
    • Uh, considering that Rachel compares her nose to Barbra Streisand's, it's pretty clear that Rachel indeed knows that she is ethnically half-Jewish. So, either she knows that her birth mother is Jewish, or she's actually aware that she has the DNA of her Jewish father.
    • Well, traditionally a person is only considered a Jew by birth if their mother was (although Reform Judaism counts the father). And from a politically correct point of view Rachel has no mother, she has an egg donor.
  • Jossed: her fathers from the pilot have been replaced by two white actors.
    • Not Jossed: One of her fathers is being played by Brian Stokes Mitchell who is African American, but so light-skinned as to easily be mistaken for white. It is very likely that he could have a completely white looking child who identifies as half-black.
    • That doesn't explain why the picture in her locker in the pilot episode has two different people. Did she just take a picture with some random, interracial couple?
    • I thought it was on this page, but it might have been on the headscratcher's page but this was discussed to an extent. Lots of things change between a pilot and actual production, including cast and characterization. The men in the pictures in her locker were never really meant to play Rachel's parents on a permanent basis (at least one of them was a model and not an actor, I think) and the parts were simply recast. They're still her fathers in-universe, but now they're played by different actors.

Rachel can't actually sing as well as Lea Michele, it's just that she imagines she can. She also imagines the other club members as singing much better than they actually do. She's also exaggerating the behavior of the adults. She doesn't know much about Terri, for example, so she imagines an absurd materialistic harpy. The actual high school is fairly dull, we're just seeing her fantasy version of it.

• Alternatively, the entire series is the Alice in Wonderland / Wizard of Oz-style drug-induced hallucination of one of the characters from "Glum".

She claims to have won her first dance competition at three months old which is as likely as Sue actually being only thirty years old. She claims to be the best singer in glee club but Mercedes and Tina are just as good as her, and even better where certain genres are concerned. She cites Finn as the most talented male in Glee but Artie, Kurt, and even Puck are ALL better singers AND dancers than him. She claimed to have given her panties to Jacob to shut him up in order to protect Quinn, but that was also proven false (she also tried to pass of a fake pair as her own). She says that she respects that Finn is with Quinn, but tries to jump his bones every chance she gets. She told the manager of the Olive Garden that Finn was disabled to get him a job. Has she said anything on the show that actually turned out to be true?

• She joined Glee Club to make a name for herself at the school. It was one of the first things she said. And she is the best female singer in the club. She has a far stronger base than Tina, and has greater stylistic range than Mercedes. Also, most of the ridiculously high praise for Finn comes before Preggers when Puck, Mike, and Matt join Glee. Before that, Finn is the club's best bet for a male lead. Kurt's voice is way too high to be useful as a counterpoint to Rachel's, and Artie isn't able to dance (Finn isn't very good, but at least it's physically possible for him to learn). Puck is better at both, but early on he thinks he's already damaged his reputation enough by even being in the club, there's no way he would let Mr. Schue make him sing lead on a song.
  • Rachel is not the best singer in Glee. She just keeps telling people that she's the best singer in the club. Mercedes explicitly states that she is Rachel's equal in "A Night of Neglect." Rachel agrees with her. The only thing that Rachel has over Mercedes (and arguably Quinn and Santana) is greater desire to be in the forefront and more opportunities to sing lead from Mr. Schuester.
• In the season 2 premiere, Rachel repeatedly insists that she's been trying to sabotage Sunshine's audition for the sake of her friends. She only admits that it was for her own gain after Finn gets angry at the obvious lie. I was definitely getting mentally unstable vibes from Rachel at that point.

In "Mattress", Rachel proposes to Kurt that they start a "GayLesbAll", or Gay Lesbian Alliance, instead of the usual name Gay Straight Alliance. If "Straight" isn't in the title and Rachel mentions she would be the most active member in the club, she could mean that she is a lesbian. It could be that Rachel is in the closet and is trying to drop subtle hints because she is afraid to come out on her own. Also, her pursuit of many love interests could be seen as overcompensation because she thinks she should feel romantic feelings for men but doesn't. As Susie Pepper points out, Rachel always goes for guys who are unavailable or uninterested, possibly to sabotage her own chances of entering a relationship with them. Just check out the Les Yay section on the Glee show page for further proof.

• Um, her interest in a "GayLesbAll" is because she has two gay dads, not because she's a lesbian. She also didn't say she would be the most active member of the club, she said it would make her the most involved person in the school (since she's been trying to sneak her way in to every club she can to appear involved, and now wanting to start a club she has a closer tie to).
• Not to mention that many people, straight and otherwise, are attracted to the unattainable. Also note that just before that scene, it's shown that she'll join -any- club even if she doesn't fit. More than likely, she probably counted and checked on how many clubs other people had joined and was trying to one-up them.
• I wouldn't put it past Rachel to pretend to be a lesbian for attention.
  • It is actually surprising that she hasn't tried already.
  • In fact, with Santana now constantly teetering on the edge of coming out, we could see Rachel try her hand at it a little bit depending on how far off the deep end the writers want to go.

• Only in this universe instead of wanting to be surrounded by "Espers, Time Travellers, and Aliens", she wants to be surrounded by good singers and dancers (aka the glee club), and is subconsciously bending reality to make the world into one big musical.
  • Actually I thought Will was the one doing that, Glee club is his baby.
    • Will is the Kyon to Rachel's Haruhi but rather than being demanding Rachel is using her powers to influence him to do everything.
  • This actually makes sense seeing as she is an admitted Drama Addict. All the emotional drama befalling she and her glee club mates could all just be her subconsciously twisting reality about for her amusement.

• Unless Sue got rid of them while we weren't looking, having a student's underwear in your desk drawer can't be too good for a teacher especially since the school already fired one teacher for having a sexual relationship with a student of the same sex.

If New Directions keeps pressuring her about her relationship with Jesse, she may decide to switch teams all together. She isn't friends with anyone on the team, and if it weren't for Finn and her unstoppable performance addiction she would have quit a long time ago. She's talented enough to easily become Vocal Adrenaline's new female lead, and from what we've seen of the school, VA is to them what Cheerios is to McKinley, and the school would probably let her in in a heartbeat. She'd be free to pursue her relationship with Jesse and her chances of being noticed by talent scouts would be much higher in a school renown for its show choir. Obviously, Status Quo Is God, so she will somehow be swayed from this decision, I'm guessing by Finn.

Second parent adoption for same-sex couples isn't legal in Ohio, so they deliberately didn't get a paternity test when she was born to try to enable the both of them to act as her legal guardians. The reason they know the ACLU so well is that the plan ran aground because they had to choose one of them to have their name on her birth certificate. They tossed a coin for it and put one of their names down, but they still decided not to get the test because the result didn't matter to them and, as yet, a situation hasn't arose when they needed to know for the purposes of, say, medical history.

Rachel's dad's haven't met her yet, and she gave her agent a week's deadline, when at another point in the episode it had been stated that Sectionals was in a little over a week. I wasn't posting this, but then saw above that the writers said a while back that she wasn't Rachel's mom, so...

• The script seemed to indicate that Rachel's dads know who she is, of course, she could go all Moral Event Horizon on her daughter

• Seriously, the way she was Wangstily looking at the glee club room during "What I did for love", where we could see... Kurt.

Rachel's behavior in season 2 being so threatened by Sunshine that she set her to a crack house, dressing like a slut on a spur from a fantasy can all be steamed from insecurities brought on by a hard loss. All of last year was more or less a teenage fantasy for a someone like Rachel, the defeat and ensuing reality check has her thinking she is right back where she started before Glee Club and in order to hold on to the things she now believes she did not earn she is taking dramatic (and in Sunshine's case dangerous) action. "The only way this relationship is going to work is if we are both losers" screams of insecurity.

• In addition (and this is my personal canon, until proven otherwise, because I genuinely liked Rachel until season two), the blow to her self-esteem was because of her mother. I mean, think about it. Shelby works out a detailed plan in order to finally meet and connect with her daughter. When this finally comes to fruition, after a tearful duet ("I Dreamed a Dream," anyone?) and everything, Shelby... promptly dismisses her for what must seem like no true reason. Rachel had no way of knowing that Shelby and Mr. Schue had spoken about the whole ordeal. Knowing all the careful planning that had gone into their reunion, the natural conclusion for Rachel to come to was that her mother had met her and simply hadn't wanted her enough to stay. Adopting Beth was just another nail in the coffin; Rachel wasn't good enough, but the child of her rival was. And after Regionals, she went back and tried to convince Shelby to come to Mc Kinley, and was promptly turned down again. Rachel's been a bitch this season, and I want old Rachel back, but after everything that's happened to her... it's hard not to feel bad for her. Just a little bit.

And it will look like this. Regionals has had her really stressed and she can't take the pressure of being the glee club's star anymore. Bonus points if she almost-hooks-up with a Joan Jett Expy.

After hearing from Kurt that the warblers just sing back of vocals while Blaine, unchallenged, leads in an annoying girls song... Which is, basically, Rachel`s dream.

She tries really hard to keep a boyfriend and join as many clubs at school as possible, maybe in an effort to be a normal girl? She also works out at home and claims to have been walking at three months. She was taken away from her biological mother. She has control issues.

Rachel is a lot to deal with, and the only one who can truly be her equal in a relationship is someone who flat-out won't deal with it which will no doubt drive her crazy.

• That would make Quinn this love, seeing as she slapped her in the face during Prom. It would explain her mild reaction to being slapped in the face and saying that she appreciated the drama

Don't see why not, considering the show loves Actor Allusions so much.

Seeing her experience with having gay fathers she is going to support Kurt and Blaine having a baby, and considering her experience with Shelby she is going to want their child to have a relationship with its mother. So she is going to offer to be the mother.

If only because I want to see the two of them do a duet. I know the dude in the photo looked nothing like him, but it might have been years before and he really changed up his look. He will also make one or two Doctor Who references, perhaps in the form of teeshirts he wears.

Rachel is shown to be incredibly over dramatic to the point of faking it to the viewer. Much like Vince Masuka, who Dexter feels a connection with, she can't be sure how to react to anything and sees high school as training hence why she blows things out of proportion or just doesn't react: she doesn't know how to. She's like this because she doesn't have any real emotions. Lima is a very small town and something traumatic could have happened to her fathers, who we never see, when she was a child, giving her a Dark Passenger or a "sixth sense" as she calls it. One of the reasons she's so obsessed with keeping a boyfriend? It makes her seem normal. It also explains why she dresses the way she does: with no close friends as a child, she had to learn from TV and books, where unpopular characters are shown to dress in unflattering clothes and popular kids dress like everyone else in real life. On the other hand, it can give her a way to stand out and therefore not be seen as the kind of person who does that.

The reason she wants to move to New York City and become famous? New York has millions of unsolved murders and missing persons each year and if she's careful, no one will even notice. Being famous means that on occasions she can drop off the radar in a way that a normal person, who would have close friends and a job, wouldn't be able to. The reason she knew about the crackhouse? She experiments with the druggies there and initially intended to kill Sunshine and her mother, but everyone at Mc Kinley High can't mind their own business.

For one reason or another, she will not go to New York, so she will decide to bring pizazz to Lima by starting a theatre company. She'll probably invite other glee club members to join as well.

Quinn said that she (Quinn) had won by one vote, but she didn't say over whom. Considering McKinley's "history of write-in votes" as evidenced by Kurt, it's possible that Rachel received a huge pile of write-in votes. Rachel said she voted for Quinn, so there's a kind of poetic justice in Quinn rigging that vote back to Rachel.

Think about it. One of the reasons Puck is so mean to Kurt and everyone in Glee is because he's jealous of their freedom and creativity. Puck only acts the way he does because everyone expects him to; otherwise, he'll get beaten up. He will end up coming out to one of the main characters. Then he will start dating Kurt after he does some heavy duty apologizing for always throwing him in a trash can.

• He does manage to be near girls in the celibacy club without... popping the balloon...
  • Jossed. In episode three, it shows he's into older women like...Gag...Sue Sylvester! Although he did have a nipple ring...Maybe he's bisexual.
  • Bisexual guys wear nipple rings? Do bisexual girls wear them too (if so someone should have told this Troper, she needs one)?
    • It's possible he ends up having sex with Sue, given this interview and the not-so-subtle subtext of the third episode.
  • His name itself could be possible foreshadowing. Even if it isn't, there is still the opportunity for teasing by anyone with a working knowledge of Shakespeare.
• If you think about it, it would really bring the entire Love Dodecahedron in a giant circle, starting right at the beginning.
• Maybe his stint in juvie may force him to realize he and Kurt have more in common than an unhealthy obsession with Finn.
• He seems to be really obsessed with the size of Sam's lips.

He will become uncomfortably obsessed with Kurt. Hilarity Ensues.

• Puck is here as Fetish Fuel or a "fanfic fuel"

• Beth is his mother's name
• Beth is his sister's name
• Beth is his Nana's name
• Beth is the name of the woman he lost his virginity to.
• Beth is the first name he came across while looking through song titles of Cd`s he had stolen during a trip to walmart.

• His name is Puck
• When in doubt, he turns to "the two things [he's] best at: lying and crime."
• He covets the Conflict Ball.
• He has often been known to switch allegiances, suggesting a loyalty only to his own mischief.

Judging by the fact Puck has already gotten someone pregnant, Puck doesn't bother with condoms. Seeing as he has a habit of sleeping with women who probably sleep with other pool cleaners, and when Glee is back, Sue "Try living with Hepatitis, that's hard!" Sylvester apparently (see above) is going to hire him. It would also be a great opportunity for the writers to remind the audience to use contraception.

Given that we know Puck's into older women, it makes sense that these three would appeal to him, especially since all the girls his age seem to be rejecting him of late.

• I know there was an interview with Jane Lynch that strongly hinted there would be some Sue and Puck would have some sex time. Link, please?
  • Here you go. - "Sue does anything she wants with these kids. In one of the episodes, she has a boy from the football team rubbing her feet and cleaning her pool." If that doesn't result in Sue+ Puck sexy time, I don't know what will. Okay, so it may end in hilarity as well...

Think about it. Mercedes and Rachel were unimpressed with him, until he sang at them in episode 18 and 8 respectively. Not to mention all the moms in Lima he wooed with his guitar...

• He then uses it again in Theatricality on Quinn

Not a Trickster Archetype, just one of The Fair Folk. Crazy hair, thinks the hairstyle is everything, is named Puck, prefers slightly older mayflies, has some kind of sexy singing mind-control power, and may be Anything That Moves. While he isn't much less empathetic or lesson-learning than the average teen soap character, it's at least not a point against being of the Fair Folk.
To link with a guess below, he is more specifically Kurt's fairy godfather and is just having fun while waiting for Kurt to find a nice mortal and settle down.

And he might become... *gasp* monogamous!

He's just a Well Done Son Guy who thinks she does.

He's only spreading it around as a rumor so that he can avoid the stigma of being "that dude who knocked up Quinn" and girls will be willing to fuck him again. He's going to knock somebody else up this season - probably someone outside the Glee club this time.

Eventually ending up with Puck/Bieste being the Fan Preferred Couple

With Sam and Quinn starting off strong, the writers will probably want to put him with someone, if only to make Quinn jealous. Last time Puck dated a girl for one episode - Rachel in Mash-up - it became a plot point later, in Bad Reputation. Puck and Mercedes attracted a few shippers (although not as many as Puckleberry), so it's not completely implausible.

It was a simple hit and run. After the crash he panicked and just drove away without noticing the ATM was still attached to the car. When he was arrested he lied and said he did it on purpose because he was embarassed that he managed to crash his mom's car while he was out picking up milk.

Thanks to his taste for older women and the look he gave Bieste at the end of "Never Been Kissed", and Bieste's self-esteem and self-image issues, it seems perfectly possible. Of course, then Sue will get her second confetti cannon back. By getting her fired. For having inappropriate contact with a student (especially one who had already been subject to such an "attack", considering what Puck said about Sandy Ryerson in "Substitute").

Following on from the Puck has singing pheromones WMG, Puck is somehow related to the Howlett family. If those pheromones do exist, he and Daken seem to have an awful lot in common...It's probably a good thing he didn't inherit the claws.

This explains why we haven't seen Puck really depressed about losing Beth; he sees her all the time. He doesn't brag about it because he doesn't know how Quinn would react if she found out, and he definitely doesn't want Rachel to find out.

Not only will there be a small plot revolving around this incident, but there is going to be an explanation for why Puck did it. (Deeper Motivations, possibly to to do with his family.

He's supposed to have left to become a musician, he will come back and there will be music, and then he'll leave again.

Corresponding with the "How does Kurt pay for designer clothes?" on the Headscratchers page. Kurt has been fairly unhappy so far, due to being harassed and not finding love, etc. Because of this, he was assigned fairy godparents and is thus able to cope by getting the few things he can with his godparents without things going terribly wrong—designer clothes and a voice capable of hitting the notes in his favorite songs.

• That also explains how he was able to convert his basement into an all-white New York apartment. Also, his dad didn't give him a car and then take it away; that was a cover story for the magical shenanigans that lead to him gaining and losing it. It was probably magically defective, and that's why he able to forgive Mercedes so easily.
• In "Ballads" he wished for Finn to pick his name. He also wished for piano skills, considering in the previous episode he'd had to label the keys when he was practicing his high notes.
• Think of the negative connotations of the word "fairy" and this makes even more sense. They are, in this case, fairies assigned to disadvantaged, well, fairies.
• The fairy godparents also try to help out whenever Kurt really needs it- they got Kurt's predecessor off the football team so Kurt could become kicker.
• They also gave him the giant sign in "Rose's Turn" and summoned the gospel choir during "Like a Prayer". They're also the reason the "Vogue" video was flawless when the other project Artie directed was a hot mess.
• Kurt's house is twice as big as Finn's and has 2.5 bathrooms, yet both boys have to share the converted basement. Obviously the house wasn't built with only one bedroom, the other rooms were just magicked away.

Unlike Haruhi, Kurt knows about his powers and controls them. Unfortunately, he simply doesn't have Haruhi's strength- he can change things, but nothing extremely major-while he can't make Finn fall in love with him, he managed things like getting onto the football team, becoming good at piano, getting Finn back in "Sectionals"- it was Kurt's powers that finally convinced Finn to come to the rescue- and getting Rachel to ask him for help in "Hairography".

• I actually can see this to an extent, but strictly in a figurative sense. Though even "Glee" pushes it to the point they're almost straying into Magic Realism. In "New York", Kurt waves his hand and seems to change the background scenery as if by magic during "For Good". Falling back on the viewer's suspension of disbelief and writing it off as part of the power of imagination. They seem to pull this stuff more with Kurt than just about any other character.

Her name, she is a aunt, she obviously drinks a lot, but is allowed around children.

As we know, Kurt is at least partially an Author Avatar for Ryan Murphy. As we also know, thanks to an interview with Rolling Stone, Ryan Murphy was molested at the age of eight. As we can infer from, well, watching the show, Kurt has things a lot worse than Ryan.

Psychologically, this would obviously have very negatively affected Kurt. From his desperate attempts to avoid what he saw as his father abandoning him; to his utter fixation on Finn based on an isolated incident of ostensible kindness; to his need to resort to alcohol at one point to have the confidence to be himself; to his manipulations, both successful and failed, of Rachel, Finn, his father, Finn's mother; and there's more. I'm a major Kurt fan and even I have to admit these aren't really signs of a healthy mind.

• They are, however signs that he's a perfectly normal teenager.
  • ...not really. I'll admit, it is a teen drama so these kinds of machinations are bound to be a part of the plot, but that doesn't really mean "perfectly normal" by default, either.
• Hope they don't go this route, as he is the only gay regular character, and it would bring the unfortunate implications that he isn't really gay, but only deeply traumatized by that.
  • Agreed, this is MAJOR Unfortunate Implications. I think Kurt is just an overdramatic teenager. He doesn't have anything wrong with him.

Ok, so there's a 0% chance the show will actually go there. This is WMG, bear with me. So much of the way he acts seem to be less about his sexuality than it is about gender presentation and rejecting traditionally male activities. Granted, he's the Token Gay, so of course they wrote him as flamboyant as possible, and it's fine if that's who he is, but think about it. He wants to sing songs that were written for women. He tries to join the girls' team when the Glee club splits up for the song challenge; apparently not even as a self-concious joke about his sexuality, but just because he preferred their company. When he tries to act straight to make his dad happy, he seems less like a gay kid trying to fit into the "boy" culture he grew up around than a girl in stereotypical boy drag who has no idea what she's doing. His dad says that he was asking for female clothing (shoes) from an extremely young age, which is typical of trans kids. His obsession with fashion goes much deeper than that of most gay men I've ever met, but seems just about right for a trans girl who's been kept away from girl stuff and is now immersing herself in it. And since admitting his own sexuality has been so confusing and difficult for him, it makes sense that it would take him much longer to come to terms with being trans, if he was. (I'm using the male pronoun because it's not canon.) Just me, or no?

• That... doesn't really make much sense. If he doesn't know he's a girl, * why* he would act like a girl wanting to be a boy? He was raised as a boy. And he's a flamboyant gay, which in television equals to acting like a woman 99% of the time, being more feminine than them even.
• "Guy? I'm a guy." Kurt identifies as male, he just likes to hang out with the girls because they're nicer to him and they share common interests. The girl's songs that he's wanted to sing have nothing in the lyrics that have to do with the gender of the singer, they're just in a better range for his voice. Also, while he is clearly into feminine things, I think he exaggerates it on purpose, building up this cold fashionista facade as armor. He knows he's different so he's going to play it up to the point of making people uncomfortable. For example, when he's arguing with his dad and he tells him to leave so he can do his skin care ritual, that was less about his skin and more him using his effeminacy as a weapon.
• It's not just you. Kurt could just identify himself as male because that is what he sees in the mirror. Sexuality is different from gender, I agree, but people can battle with identifying their sexuality for years too before finally understanding. It's a process. For now Kurt may be content to be a Flamboyant Gay but in time he may realise that his body is not what makes him happy. I doubt the show would go there either, but no, you're not the only one who sees it.
• This Troper gets that too, but it could be a number of other gender/sex options too (genderqueer, or he could have a transvestism fetish, or what have you). Wouldn't be surprised if he eventually identified as female in show or not.
• There's already too many people in the world who think gay and trans are the same things. If this show went there after consistently labelling Kurt as gay, they would just be adding to that confusion as well as upsetting all the people who are trying to stop that confusion. Plus Kurt is Ryan Murphy's author avatar and Ryan Murphy is a gay man.
• This troper actually had a WMG that Kurt was a trans guy, but that would be even more Unfortunate Implications-y.
  • I don't think Kurt being a trans guy would be Unfortunate Implications - you hardly ever see gay or feminine trans guys (unless you're using "trans guy" to mean Mt F, which is improper).
• Hmm... I'm trans and I just don't see it. I think Kurt is genderqueer at the most, but to me he just seems like a really really fabulous cis guy, especially since he's never been shown to have any problems with his body, which is the main tip-off, not being flamboyant.
• As to him looking like a lesbian when he tried to be straight, that could just be because he was overcompensating. Happens to a lot of gays who try to go in the closet, they don't have natural masculinity, they overcompensate, and they end up looking like a fool.
  • Sorry, did you just imply that... lesbian women are all butch and gay men are all "naturally feminine"?

The reason that the Hummel residence supposedly only has one bedroom is because Burt is secretly using the other one to mix crystal meth, which he deals. This explains how he can afford to pay for Kurt's ridiculously expensive designer wardrobe, and casually hand out $300 to remodel the basement room.

• Or you know, he is the owner of an auto-repair shop, which while blue-collar, is a very lucrative business.
  • That still doesn't explain the bedroom shortage. I think we might be on to something with this one...

In 'Wheels', Artie says his accident was when he was eight, which, assuming he's sixteen (as the characters all seem to be), makes his accident eight years ago. In 'Home', Burt says Kurt's mother died eight years ago (Kurt says differently in 'Ballad', but let's go with the more recent one). We do not know how Mrs. Hummel died - okay, I don't have a lot of evidence backing this up, but still - think of the major angst potential.

• I heard that Kurt's mother died when he was 6. If it was 8 years ago, he would've been 8 also, but the accident was 10 years ago...
  • There's a continuity error. Kurt's mother is said to have died both ten and eight years ago.
    • It's not necessarily a continuity error. People often round or speak generally about numbers when being exact is not needed.
  • Or Burt was right when he said eight years and Kurt was wrong when he said ten. Kurt was just a little kid and just doesn't remember as well as Burt.
  • I don't think there was a continuity error either. My mom died 8 years ago, and for a long time I told everyone it was four years. When you've dealt with something like that, the years blur together.

And his dad is Jimmy Hughes. The "accident" where his mother (and brother) died wasn't an accident at all, and Jimmy had to put him and his son on a witness program. He, of course, doesn't remember much of this time, as his father has tried to pamper his every desire, and has been blinded by his less savory actions, because he's overcompensating.

He'll join Dalton Acadamy, get Blaine to fall in love with him, and convince Blaine to jump ship with Kurt when he goes back to New Directions.

• Confirmed at the beginning of Season 3 when Kurt pushes for Blaine to join him at Mc Kinley until Blaine finally agrees to do so. Although this doesn't seem to in any way have been his plan from the beginning, so maybe it's a little bit different.

Kurt is Quinn's best friend's best friend; it's probable he knew she was trying out again and didn't want to end up in a cat fight with Santana and Quinn.

• Well he definitely isn't now. Or does Sue's contract account for Cheerios changing schools too?

He has already received a threat to his life (Foreshadowing). He actually seems to be improving his demeanor since the introduction of Blaine which seems too good to be true. The show is in need of something for sweeps/finales and what better than a Dramatic End that also reminds us of the Unfortunate Implication that homosexuals in midwestern America aren't supposed to come out of the closet? The introduction of new characters at the beginning of the season tell us that the show is looking for new characters for writing fodder, and to make room some of the cast are going to have to graduate, go to prison, or DIE.

Originated here Karofsky didn't only threaten his life. He actually killed him. Blaine is an angel who came into Kurt's life just before he died and is sticking around. Since Kurt transferred to Dalton, only Will and Rachel have seen him while they were alone, and got help from him. No one else saw him with them, so it could be interpreted as them finding solace in the memory of their friend.

He had no problem playing Frank, and only reacted uffishly in response to another student crudely typecasting him.

He can't say Stop Being Stereotypical to a fictional, satirical character, but he can at least refrain from playing said character.

I mean, Riff Raff's the high tenor part in that play. Frank was played by Tim Curry, a baritone.

As a result of which, Blaine will propose at the end of Senior Year with the song "Happy Together".

This isn't really a WMG as it is a (very, very likely) connect-the-dots. Kurt and Burt are both still deeply affected, and what do you do when you're grieving? You remind yourself of the person through any way you can.

• His dad knew he was gay since Kurt was 3 and all he wanted was a pair of sensible heels, his mother died when he was 8. So uh yeah

It's unlikely Kurt's obsession with fashion and elaborate makeup routine were things he got through the Internet or socializing—not with his semi-outcast status and certainly not the sheer level he's taken it up to. His mother was probably very fashionable and makeup-savvy herself, which would also explain why Burt puts up with it as much as he does (and makes it a strange hybrid of heartwarming acceptance and "there are not enough hugs in the world for these two"). Kurt, being an only child and gay, would have spent an awful lot of time around his mother asking lots of adorable questions.

After she died, Kurt spent so much time lying around huddled in her old bedroom that Burt got rightfully worried and had to force him to stay out for a while. Even after he stopped needing that particular reminder of her, Kurt still had to fill the void she left behind and could only do that through two things: Makeup and shopping.

We've already got three characters who are definately gay, plus there are still valid arguments going around for both Sam and Mike being gay (or at least bisexual). So Kurt pairs up with whoever, and the other two guys get together as well. at least then we can avoid the Token Minority Couple and it would be more interesting in the event that somebody breaks up, and there's more than one person they can try and hook up with.

• Confirmed now that Brittany and Santana are officially together.

• "Kurt" was his parent's Portmanteau Couple Name and it just stuck.

Since Ryan Murphy apparently wrote "Funeral" and killed off Jean Sylvester because his father had died. Murphy got engaged recently and New York - where Kurt seems certain in the season 2 finale he and Blaine are heading after high school - just legalized same-sex marriage. You all do the maths. I could also see Kurt/Blaine's wedding happening at the end of season 4 as a Grand Finale for the original New Directions, reunited one last time, and ushering in the new New Directions. With flash forwards of where they'll end up in the future.

• He's already sung "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Blackbird" in two separate emotional crises. Also, why else would he have the Warblers sing "Silly Love Songs" at Breadstix for their "Lonely Hearts Club Dinner."

It's fair to say that Kurt has certain traits that did not come from his dad. It's also fair to say that Kurt has certain traits that defy probability. But all of them would fit perfectly with the protagonist of a story from the Magic Kingdom! Think about it. Kurt has whistling duets with his pet bird. He can organise weddings, music videos, and Prom outfits to a professional level with an alacrity that seems to warp time itself. He makes his own clothing, in addition to cleaning, cooking and otherwise helping out his widowed father, all while getting excellent grades at school. His worst enemy is a Stalker with a Crush; meanwhile, he meets a charming, handsome, gallant young man from a wealthy family, and they fall madly in love with each other, thus turning Kurt's life around. And that's not even taking the regular heartfelt musical numbers into account! Sure, the world is much harsher than it would be in a Disney movie, but that's because this isn't one. Essentially, Kurt's life is like what would happen if Enchanted had a really, really bleak sequel.

• To make it even more awesome, he's a direct descendant(grandchild? great grandchild?) of Tiana

In a conversation with Will, Burt says, "Your glee club saved my son's life." Also, one of his tool boxes has a yellow ribbon on it, which represents two things: support for the troops, and teen suicide awareness. Considering his character, it is scarily possible that he may have tried to kill himself at one point, most likely pre-series.

Okay, hear me out on this one: a recent study by the University of British Columbia found homophobic discrimination is linked to higher rates of pregnancy among homosexual teenagers. This is a little fishy, but let's run with it anyway.

• The study's findings were essentially that gay teens were getting pregnant/impregnated because they were trying to fit in with the straight majority.

• In "The Rhodes Not Taken," when Puck tells the Glee club that Quinn is pregnant, Kurt looks shocked and a little bit anxious. But when Puck tells them that Finn is the father, Kurt laughs out loud, and then proudly announces the news to Rachel.
• At the end of "Throwdown," during the Keep Holding On number, Quinn and Kurt spend an unusual amount of time staring lovingly into each others' eyes and dancing together.
• During "Wheels," Kurt and his dad discuss Kurt's sexuality. Kurt says, "You don't have to worry about me getting anyone pregnant," and then laughs. * This would also explain why Mercedes harshly tells Puck to back off in "Ballad." She's just looking out for her BFF. "You're the baby's daddy," she tells Puck, "but it takes a hell of a lot more to be a father, and that role has already been cast."
• Of course she tried to "save" him from homosexuality.
  • Like such as?
• This would also explain the furious dry-humping during Hair/Crazy in Love.
• But didn't Kurt mention in "Hairography" that it was the first time Quinn ever talked to him? Unless they only previously communicated with e-mails and written notes....this theory is pretty much debunked.
  • That scene could easily be seen as a "Why hello stranger! * wink wink" conversation.
  • It should also be noted that talking doesn't have a whole lot to do with the act of baby-making.
  • It's possible that Kurt lied about that to protect Quinn. If he just stepped back and pretended that their relationship hadn't happened, it would have made Quinn's life a little easier, and they both would have appreciated that and understood the reasons for it.
• It should be noted that Quinn is the one who tries to hook up Mercedes and Kurt, telling Mercedes "You've gotta scoop that." When Mercedes says she doesn't think she's his "type," Quinn assures Mercedes that Kurt is quite straight.
  • And Kurt happens to know for a fact that Finn is attracted to loose women.
    • It should be noted that Quinn was trying to convince Mercedes to go after Kurt because she KNEW he would reject her because he was gay. That was the whole damn point because Sue told Quinn and Santana to start taking down the G Lee club kids. So way to Completely Miss the Point there. Bud
• It probably involved Crossdressing from one or both.
  • Bam.
• Officially canon.◊
• They've been partners in most of the dance numbers lately, and even shared a cute little embrace-thing in "Hello Goodbye." This is my new Fanon, I think.
  • And here they are, in an exceptionally new-parent-esque pose.
• But in Laryngitis, Kurt says he's never even kissed a girl. Most people would assume that also means he hasn't slept with one either. That being said, this one's pretty much jossed.
  • If I recall that exchange correctly, it went like this: Sue: "Have you ever even kissed a boy?" Kurt: "No." Sue: "Have you kissed a girl?" Kurt: "No." Kurt doesn't say he hasn't even kissed a girl, he just says he hasn't kissed a girl. Kissing isn't strictly necessary for baby-making. Also, there's always the chance that he's lying: one would imagine that if Kurt and Quinn had had... something... that resulted in Quinn getting pregnant, Kurt would like to keep it as quiet as possible, especially when the blame's already on another guy. Hence, when Sue asked him if he's kissed a girl, Kurt thought about the affair with Quinn (which might or might not have involved kissing) and answered "no", because he didn't want to even remotely admit to having slept with Quinn.

They're both blond and incredibly dumb cheerleader with a golden heart and no last name. Think about it.

• But...but... the one on Daria had pigtails!
• Brittany from Daria had a last name (I think it was Taylor) and they are both takes on typical dumb, blond cheerleader stereotype.
  • It was revealed in Brittany/Britney that Brittany's full name is Brittany Susan Pierce.

Rachel is really the only character Brittany has said anything bad about in the second half of series 1 "You look terrible, I look awesome." "Her clothes make her look homeschooled."

• Well in Lean on Me they were hugging and grinning, so if she does, she's not doing a great job of it.

• I know it's far fetched, but bear with me here. In episode seven, when all the cheerleaders were taken off the squad because they weren't academically elligable, only Quinn, Santana and Brittany are there. Quinn gets straight A's, its unknown what Santana's grades are, but Brittany is supposedly the dumbest person in school. She is just acting like a complete idiot to gain attenion and popularity.
  • A little more obvious than that. Will flunked all the Cheerios except the three in Glee Club, for obvious reasons.
  • Think about it, the class that everybody flunked was Spanish, Santana probably speaks it pretty well. Now, who does Santana hang out with all the time? Why wouldn't Santana coach her "best friend" in Spanish, especially if she needed help? Brittany is Santana's Morality Pet.
  • Ryan Murphy says that one of the things he wants to bring up in Season 2 is everyone's families, and that he always pictured Brittany as having a really smart older sister at home. If this comes to pass, we might get an actual canon explanation for this.
  • In "Duets" Brittany says of Puck: "He may be the dumbest person on this planet, and that's coming from me." If she was actually The Ditz, she wouldn't be aware of being The Ditz. Therefore, since she is aware of it, she must be putting on the trope as an act.
    • Or she simply believes all of the people constantly telling her she's dumb.

She's just really, really bad at putting things together. That's how she's passing Spanish easily, yet has No Common Sense to the point of being a The Ditz.

• She was shown cheating off Quinn so obviously she's not passing Spanish easily.

In "Bad Reputation" she mentions taking all of her antibiotics at once. It's a well known fact that antibiotics and similar meds can cause people to act a bit loopy, and if Brittany is always on them then she's always going to be slightly "off". It would also explain why she's friends with Peggy; both of them have disorders that hamper their daily lives.

• It's mentioned in that same scene that she was on meds because she had a cold.
  • Actually, she said she took all her medication at once because she had a cold.

Because she tries to forget being in the constant shadow of Britney Spears. That S. is very important, and maybe Brittany's blissfully unaware life is a bit more blissful when she forgets (or represses) her middle name!

Or a mixture of both. If she's really as stupid as some of her dialogue implies, she'd be almost unable to function in everyday life. She'd certainly forget or screw up her moves in Cheerios and in New Directions dance numbers if she were that stupid (unless she's some sort of dancing idiot savant, which seems unlikely). Some of her dialogue really does come across as symptomatic of various mental disorders rather than stupidity. She claims her cat is reading her diary and that she has been probed on an alien spaceship, which are paranoid delusions. Furthermore, she seems to have tremendous difficulty in asserting herself or even communicating effectively in stressful situations. In Britney/Brittany, she can't effectively tell Carl not to put her under the gas with Britney Spears playing, and it seems to be quite a struggle for her to articulate her objection to doing a Britney Spears concert to Will. In general, she seems to be constantly bewildered by the world around her, and unable to bring herself to influence it. This seems like a form of solipsism or autism, with a touch of delusional paranoia. Santana keeps her grounded in reality and acts as her voice when she wants to change something.

• According to The Other Wiki, Heather Morris plays Brittany as "literally insane", so I think you're on the ball there.

She frequently has sex with boys but has no understanding of contraception. The simplest explanation of why she hasn't become pregnant yet is that she can't - she has some medical condition that prevents conception.

It's very unlikely that somebody who is famous in the school for having a lot of sex would not know one of the most important consequences about it. When she told Santana, she told her it in confidence and wanted to tell Artie in private. However, after seeing how panicked he was about having a child, she decided to tell everybody about the stork. She knew they'd believe she thought it was real, because she is at least aware of her stupidity. That's also why she turned down Santana; Brittany still feels obligated to Artie because she's carrying his child.

Brittany says a lot of crazy things. I mean, a lot of crazy things. But many of them revolve around cats. Her cat reads her diary, she watches ghost whisperer with it, and it even managed to crash the family's car. This indicates she has at least one cat. However, come "A Night of Neglect", she turns out to be an expert in Cat Diseases. Its unlikely she learned all of them from taking car of one cat, and if she comes from a long line of cat breeders then this information could have been passed down for generations and she probably had to learn most of these things at a young age.

Brittany knows that everyone considers her a complete idiot; when Artie called her dumb, she said that he was the only person who'd never called her that before. After years of hanging out with Santana, she's finally developed a devious streak of her own and learned to use that to her advantage. She deliberately outed Santana, then came up with a ridiculous alternate meaning for "playing for the other team" knowing that everyone would believe she was stupid enough to mean it. Now Santana might be more willing to come out and openly date Brittany, since people are already speculating about her sexuality anyway, and she's not mad at Brittany for outing her because she thinks it was an honest mistake.

That Mercedes hallucinates after being forced to give up tater tots, It'll span the entire episode. Artie chases Santana while singing "Dead" by My Chemical Romance. A zombie Tina may duet "Bring Me To Life" By Evanescence with Mike (no one else appears in the episode.

Her interactions with Santana seem to suggest that she understands sarcasm, so maybe a few of her lines are subtly making fun of herself and others. This line in particular stands out in my mind:

Mr. Schue: (writing "LOVE" on the white board) I've got one word for you...

Brittany: (raises her hand) Is it "love"? I'm totally gonna graduate now!

There are some others that could go either way as well, though:

Holy: You know why I know that?

Brittany: You're psychic.

and

Mr. Schue: What's your favorite song of all time?

Brittany: My Headband.

Keep in mind, she didn't actually see Rachel sing My Headband. Related to that, her homage to My Headband, My Cup, may have been her extending that joke. Santana never laughs at Brittany's strangeness, but if she was making a joke, Santana would be the most likely to catch on to that first, and she could barely hide her laughter during My Cup.

• Take a look at That Other Wiki and you will notice several of the symptoms of that disorder fit Brittany a little too well.

• She is often staring at Rachel, they appear to be disapproving and/or angry... but now that we know how "close" she is from Brittany, there is a whole new level of meaning to them.
  • Well this could be plausible, considering that in Blame It On The Alcohol, when Rachel and Blaine are performing "Don't You Want Me Baby" Santana is drunkenly declaring "I want you, I do."

Unlikely, but this way everyone but the active proponents of monogamy (who may be as few as Quinn, or nobody) will be happy.

No evidence, but it sounds about right, especially since the BrittanyXSantana thing only became overt after Quinn left Cheerios and stopped being Santana's chief.

1. Doting Parents turned her into a Spoiled Brat. This is the more likely direction to go in. She's used to getting everything she wants, all the time, which is why Quinn's status as head cheerleader drives her berserk.

2. Her parents are neglectful/completely absent. This is a little more far-fetched, but wait for it. She dresses and acts very provocatively, and even said herself that she never says no to boys. She got into physical fights with both Mercedes and Quinn. She's disrespectful to Will and Emma but slavishly obedient to Sue, who is verbally and emotionally abusive. She got a boob job so that, in her own words, people would pay more attention to her. She has only one true friend, who is a complete ditz but very affectionate. The only times we see her laughing and happy are when the Glee Club is performing all together, as a family. Clearly, this girl is acting out because she's desperate for the attention that she never receives at home.

Given the kind of show Glee is, the odds are very high that, should Santana's parents ever show, they'll be option #1. But, for a little bit of taking-things-out-of-context evidence that could support either theory, in "Funk," after Sue abandons the Cheerios to their own devices for a little while, Will finds Santana in the hallway...sobbing "Daddy, Daddy," to herself.

• Actually it seems more likely to be #2, especially since the writers have hinted that Santana's coming out story won't be as easy as Kurt's with the parents reaction.

They chant "more, more, more" regarding Emma taking her (over)shirt off, before Will's clothes were even addressed. Brittany and Santana (or at least Santana) liking Will is canon.

Santana never actually seemed that in to the guys she was screwing, but she did always exert a lot of power over them. I myself am a lesbian, and back when I didn't know I was attracted to girls yet, I would look frantically for evidence that I was in to guys because even though I didn't know I liked girls yet, I felt like I was different because I never seemed to crush on guys. As a result of this, sometimes I would end up acting ludicrously controlling over my guyfriends, because, not knowing what a crush actually feels like (I got crushes, but I kept failing to recognize them), I mistook the thrill of being dominant over somebody for a crush. I theorize that Santana went down a similar logic fail, because she always seems to be oddly dominant over the guys she screws (for reference, she doesn't act quite that dominant over Brittany, her actual crush).

This is supported the most obviously by her sex scene with Finn. She says to him, "It takes until about the 20th time for that feeling of accomplishment to kick in," and she seems entirely unenthusiastic about having sex with him. You may be thinking, "But what about Puck?" If she's making up her attraction to guys in her head to feel normal, she would have an easier time convincing herself she likes Puck because she admires his baddassery and thinks of him as a friend. This combined with the dominance she exudes over him would be enough to convince her she likes him, since she's unaware of what liking somebody feels like. However, she doesn't seem to have any actual feelings for him; She dumped him in a heartbeat when she found out his grades were slipping, and she's not fooling anybody about it ("You're getting naked with Puckerman.")

You may ask, "So why does she have sex with so many guys if she doesn't actually want them?" Again, it's a power thing to her. Santana doesn't have too many real friends (hense why she gets upset when she finds out she wasn't invited to the meeting of Glee club girls for Kurt's sake), but she's popular, and she'll do almost anything to keep that popularity up. Plus, her sleeping around would help to keep her in the dark about herself, as she doesn't want to acknowledge that she's a lesbian.

As a disclaimer, I'm not trying to suggest there are No Bisexuals in the Glee-verse (or real life, for that matter); Heck, Glee has a canonically bisexual character right next to Santana. However, Brittany seems to be genuinely interested in the boys and girls she hooks up with, whereas Santana seems to be using men for a power trip, and so she can stay snugly in the closet.

Or more accurately, the ad that outed her is. She's now relatively well known and recognisable as a lesbian in what has been shown time and again to be a conservative part of Ohio. When you consider the reasonings various judges we've seen throughout have given for awarding teams as winners it's quite easy to imagine them rejecting the Troubletones on the basis of Sanatna's sexuality couplled with the tango in 'I Will Survive/Survivor'. Especially when on paper Sectionals seems like an easy win for the Troubletones.

Quinn comes out of her accident brain-damaged and needs someone to stay and look after her, and someone needs to run Burt's auto shop while he's off being a congressman. If Rachel doesn't get into NYADA, she'll stay with Finn and help, but otherwise, jealousy may ensue and the wedding may be off.

Only 98 soldiers in the US Army were killed in the Gulf War. Allow for the fact that Finn's father would have to be a non-Hispanic white man of the appropriate age and the number gets even smaller, to the point where inserting a fictional person into the list gets pretty awkward. Obviously Finn's father survived the war and abandoned his family, and Finn's mother made up a story about him being killed.

• Inserting a fictional person into the list is rather easy since the show is fiction.

• However, it should be noted that the Gulf War ended early 1991. This makes Finn no younger than 19 at this point if his father had actually died in the Gulf.
  • Writers Cannot Do Math. Distressing since this is basic arithmetic we're talking about.
  • Maybe he's Eric Weiss and had to abandon his family for national security reasons. Carole probably told Finn the Gulf War story because that's what the government told her.
• Probably jossed as of Yes/No.

I'm not a shipper or anything, so this isn't a theory to support a Finn and Kurt pairing or whatever, but there's some obvious hints that Finn feels confused. Look at how he acts whenever someone brings up something like homosexuality, such as the other football players. He has a look of...shame on his face. And in Preggers, Kurt tells Finn he wants to ask him something, to which Finn replies "I'm flattered, but I already have a date to the prom. But thanks though, I know how important dances are for teen gays". Of course, Kurt was going to ask him about football. He seems extremely uncomfortable around Kurt in the B9 leading up the the fag remark in Theatricality, but what if he wasn't uncomfortable because Kurt had a crush on him? He obviously suspected it given his Preggers remark. What if he was uncomfortable because he thinks he might have feelings for Kurt, or just homosexual feelings in general?

• If this is true, it would be pretty awesome, as this kind of storyline(a teen doubting their sexuality) is always used on girls

Since Finn's known to be lost in his own world at times, it would only make sense he entertains himself when he's not in school or in glee by imagining he's fighting monsters with a talking dog.

He's become more and more protective of Kurt during season two's Back Nine, but he never got a chance to defend Kurt from the student body's viscious joke in "Prom Queen". Furthermore, he probably feels guilty that part of it is his fault, because he wouldn't defend Kurt in the fall. So he'll join them in order to protect Kurt and to help assuage his own guilt. and he'd also look badass in that uniform.

His father was in the Army, and he'll state that he's not smart enough to get into a good college or talented enough to make singing a permanent profession. There'll be a lot of angst because neither Kurt nor Rachel will want him to go, and the Hudson-Hummels have lost so much over the years. Finn will tell them calmly that it's important to him, and that they have their own dreams, and he has to follow his. They will sadly accept it and one of the last shots in the season will be them waving him off as he flies off to a military base.

• I think he'll actually join BEFORE he graduates. He drops out of school and enlists.
  • Probably jossed as of "Yes/No" although this might still change.

With the added competition of Blaine and his likely transfer to Mc Kinley? I don't see Finn maintaining the lead anymore. Him holding it as long as he has seems pretty baffling since he really isn't all that talented compared to some of the other guys. I think Jesse pointing that out in "Funeral" may have been some Foreshadowing.

Their Portmanteau couple name will be Fiory, after a Sailor Moon villain obsessed with Darien.

Because it's more dramatic that way.

Pretty much anything that is said about Mike above applies here, and again, Matt was the one that scored the second lowest (only above Rachel), possible because people don't know... what he is doing.

• Original poster of the "Mike is gay" WMG. While it could be that they're both gay (and a couple) it's worth nothing than in "Bad Romance", Mike was the only male (besides Will... and Artie) who was cheering. In "Express Yourself", he was sitting with Kurt, while the others kept a distance from each other, and was kinda neutral about the performance.
  • I was pointed out because of the Glist thing and for pure guessing sake xD
• Unfortunate Implications aside, I must say that from personal experience a large group of gays guys in a group like this is Truth in Television xP.
• Fans usually pair him with Mercedes, this could be used to make a joke of her Fag Hag nature.

They have significant others who hang out pretty regularly, and are also in the school musical together. I believe there were spoilers about Mike getting support from an unexpected person? Blaine might be there for him regarding his problems with his overbearing dad. On a more Meta level, Blaine needs more characterization outside of his interactions with Kurt, and Mike just needs more characterization. Two birds, one stone. More food for thought: When Blaine auditioned for West Side Story, he went from Tony to Officer Krupke and Bernardo, and didn't even attempt to ask for Riff. Perhaps he already knew Mike was auditioning for it and didn't want to get in the way? Also, Last Friday Night. Friendship moments galore.

He's still fixated on someday being able to dance. Getting in a funk about, for example, a car or stage accident his leg into his wheelchair to the point it can't be repaired and then being pulled out of said funk (by Tina, assuming things don't change too much by then) would allow him to move on.

He will then improve upon the device to make a suit of Powered Armor and become a superhero.

• In "A Very Glee Christmas" he uses a ReWalk. It's not a permenant solution, but it does give him options.

In that he's pretty much a support member and is there because Coach Beiste's seems to have a soft spot for underdogs who never give up. Later on his position will be legitimized when it's discovered that he has a good head for strategy and helps write the new playbook for the football team

• And Rachel will be homeless...

• Therefore making them a potential Token Minority Couple

This article mentions that Quinn and Sam are going to sing Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz's "Lucky" together. This seems like a big clue that the two are going to fall in love. But this is Glee—nothing is ever that simple. Quinn wants to be at the top of the social ladder again, and dating the new quarterback could help her get there. Sam also cares a great deal about fitting in, and possibly has a big secret to hide, so the relationship would be mutually beneficial. Quinn might even knowingly agree to be his beard. Their duet is just part of the act. Eventually, though, Sam will realize that being true to himself is more important than being popular and end the charade. Then it's only a matter of time before he and Kurt get together.

• Sam might also try to see guys on the side, and Kurt will have to decide if I'm a Man, I Can't Help It worth compromising his principles.

This was hinted at in the Rocky Horror episode, and Chord Overstreet has stated in interviews that he spends a lot of time shirtless in upcoming episodes. This is definitely something Ry-Murph would build a story arc out of.

• Sub-WMG: Sam left his old school because of the stigma of having been institutionalized or mercilessly teased/shunned as a result of being a guy with any sort of eating/purging disorder in addition to the "normal" exercise.
• HINTED?! This troper thought it was made very, very clear he's manorexic.

He isn't using Quinn as a beard, never had a "sexuality crisis", and still has a chance for Ho Yay moments (as Platonic Life Partners), if not a full relationship, with Kurt.

He just stopped surfing once he became obsessed with the gym and put lemon juice in his hair to make up for having gotten less sun than in previous summers.

Sam confessed to having a "secret he was ashamed of", and just dying his hair seems a bit lame. Being gay is too obvious. But there's another possibility: Sam used to be a homophobic bully at his old school, the same one Kurt's transferred to. The bullying got him expelled due to the zero-tolerance policy. Now he's reformed, is sincerely ashamed of how he behaved, and goes out of his way to be tolerant to gay people. And of course Kurt will eventually hear about "Sam", the jerk with brown hair who kept shoving gay kids into lockers...

The show has been hinting at Sam having some homoerotic tendencies for a while now (e.g. the "balls in his mouth" comment, the joke to Artie about their girlfriends being great friends and "we should be that close, too," etc.). And we know that Sam was originally supposed to be the Kurt boyfriend character until they decided that he should end up with Quinn, but Ryan Murphy has said he's bored of Sam/Quinn and they broke up with "Comeback." His relationship with Santana is not likely to last now that she's admitted that she doesn't love Sam and wants to be with Brittany, and is just waiting for her to break up with Artie. With the increasing clues that Blaine has no interest in Kurt beyond friendship and that Kurt is probably going to be back at New Directions very soon (some spoilers I saw about the Regionals episode said just this), maybe Sam will come out of the closet and he and Kurt will end up together? Maybe Santana's coming-out will inspire him to be honest about his sexuality, too.

Though we only see his back, the guy who falls over himself is blond, wearing a football jacket, and looks like he has a Bieber cut. Who else do we know is blond, described as having hair like Justin Bieber, and is frequently found wearing the Mc Kinley football jacket? Hmm...

He still acts like one to some degree, since he's fluent in Na'vi (which would be the 21st century version of being fluent in Klingon) he's seen Avatar a bunch of times and is proud of it, and he's constantly doing celebrity impersonations. At his old school, Sam used to be the nerdiest of the nerds and was likely teased for it. He probably also Used To Be Fat. However, he got tired of being bullied, so he got his eating disorder going on, bulked up, and joined the football team when he changed schools. He tried to change his nerdish ways, but he's still a complete nerd at heart. Which is probably why Quinn fell for him, since they can both relate to being former outcasts.

The sheer volume of Ho Yay every time they so much as be in the same room together is some major Foreshadowing.

In one episode, Sue mentions how Sandy tried to write a scene into Cabaret with him dressed as Cleopatra.

Sue: "I was first aroused, then disgusted."

This may mean that she has feelings for him. It's possible that they'll become a couple with the gender roles switched, with Sue being the masculine part of the couple and Sandy being the feminine part.

In the pilot, Sue mentioned people playing "trolls and druids" as a low-status group, and it's easy to understand why role playing games would be looked upon as nerdy and unfashionable. But she's careful to specify live action trolls and druids. Obviously she's a hard-core tabletop role player, and is pouring scorn on the pathetic LARP geeks. Anyone unfamiliar with role playing games wouldn't use that phrase.

• Not really; people can pick up lingo pretty easily especially if it uses standard English and/or means exactly what it says on the tin. Live action is also a term that is used outside of role playing such as in movies. It's not really that much of a stretch that Sue, a fairly intelligent women, would pick up on a term and figure out what it means or that she might have come across it outside of context of a role playing situation. Not to mention that she probably at least gets to know what each club is about to better buy them a cat and then punch them in the face.

All her actions against it have just improved it greatly, not to mention that she has been the only one able to to say "What the hell hero?" to Will, and we know she does have a soft spot. Either she's "evil" for the lulz, or she honestly believes that's the only way she can help other people.

• When she had some control over the club, she organised a fairly good performance and seemed to enjoy it, which supports this theory.

Think about it. She doesn't menstruate, she told Terri she doesn't have a uterus, and in the most recent episode, Kurt said he stumbled upon her hormone pills when he found her video. I think Sue had a sex change because she had girly tendencies as a child. The reason she's so butch is because she just had surgery recently before the series started and is still not used to acting feminine.

• Sue said she had an elective hysterectomy to lose weight for a cheer leading completion, which would account for all of the above. And wouldn't be possible if she was biologically male.

Just think about it. We know that Sue lies and exaggerates almost every time she speaks, has a obsession for attention and victory... and also a special needs sister. Their parents probably had to focus on the disabled child, while Sue was ignored; this left her craving for attention and success. Sue might even have hated her sister when they are young and her behavior today is a form of compensation (plus is probably the only person in the world that truly likes Sue).

• Alternatively, she's the cause of her Sueness because Sue was her protector when they were young. She's so amazing at verbal abuse because she learned how to dish it back to the bullies who would pick on her sister, is obsessed with having the spotlight on her as a leftover of her drawing attention away from her sister, and her need to win stems from needing to validate for the the bullies how much better she was than them, as well as trying to make her sister happy.
  • Sorta confirmed. Sue talks about how she adored her older sister and was truly surprised and shocked that people would bully and pick on her.

She knows that the glee club doesn't have the strength to succeed unless they are pushed towards it. In "Journey", she tells Will that she respects what he's doing (and saves the glee Club for another year), but we all know that she's still going to continue harassing the club. She has provided good advise in several episodes, such as "Vitamin D" when she tells Will to stop making the kids compete against each other. Every time she tries to trick one of the kids, they learn from it and become stronger. This would mean that everything she does is also a Batman Gambit.

That's why she's so angry all the time, has the weakest singing voice, and treats everyone so badly. They're just TV characters, so why not insult them to their face and push them aside? That also explains why she's so obsessed with destroying the Glee Club - she knows they're what the show is about and if they break up, the show ends and she's free.

• Or, alternatively, she could realize that she's there as a plot device; if the Glee club ever DOES get broken up, bam, the game ends and the show canceled.

Just how much do they have in common? Both conservative, politacally incorrect, tough-talking, scary Republican broadcasters. Both female, six-feet tall, unmarried blondes who are loathed by many and yet adored by their fans. Are both also considered "hot" by a majority of said fans and are likely within only one or two years of one another in age. That really is a lot of similarities.

They already did the reverse on iCarly, Jennette can sing, and dance, and act, and iCarly might be finishing up in time for her to audition for the show for Season 3, and it will almost certainly be done in time if she joins in Season 4.

Sue will pull some rule loophole out that brings Kurt back into New Directions at Regionals, providing them with just enough to put them over the top. She will say it is because she wants Kurt back in Cheerios next year.

In Born This Way, Glee will introduce the recurring character Dr Shane. I'm predicting he will be a psychiatrist for Sue after her punching the governor's wife. They will also start an affair. He is going to be played by Charlie Sheen.

• Makes sense. I'm sure they both have tiger blood in their veins.
  • Jossed. Dr Shane was Emma's psychiatrist, and the character has not recurred to date.
    • NOT SO FAST, BUCKO!! Charlie Sheen's has a new series premeiring on FX called "Anger Management" where he plays... an anger management therapist. Not who needs anger management counseling more than Sue??

Dave temporarily drove Kurt away, and Santana quit the cheerios for Glee, putting both of them on her s-list. The jacket is neutral, but the beret is awkward and hilarious. It’s almost like Sue approved of the club but also said, "But I’m not through punishing either of them, yet, and therefore, demand they wear this uniform I designed. The beret is not optional."

She probably hasn't even heard of asexuality. When someone figures it out and helps her come to term with it, it will be a major Pet the Dog moment for her.

They inspired her to become the insufferable, hilarious troll that she is today.

No matter how many times she wants to stop the Glee Club, she'll always failed for laughs.

The show needs a lurid storyline to replace the two pregnancy arcs, and it's somewhat unusual for a woman to die at the age of 60. Obviously she was murdered, and any of the adults could be suspects.

• Emma says that she understands Terri's actions in lying about her pregnancy because Will is a lot to lose. She knows that she's pretty much stolen another woman's husband and will become just as possessive and jealous as Terri was which may cause Will to seek out Terri for understanding, comfort, and perspective which will just cause the whole cycle to start over again.
  • She does seem to acknowledge he's repeating the same patterns, though, because she says, "How is you compromising yourself for my crazy any different than you compromising yourself for hers (Terri's)?"

All that sexual tension had to go somewhere, and it further helps explain Bryan Ryan's sudden change of heart.

• ...angry?
  • Not the original poster but during the episode it would have been hot Foe Yay sex. I can picture them having sex and Will still asks straight after if Bryan's changed his mind about Glee Club, Bryan says no so Will would get frustrated and storm out. After Will watches Bryan's debut performance it would have been celebration sex though.
    • Fun part is that Bryan has been the character that shows the most chemistry with Will.
• In This Troper's mind, Bryan Ryan will come back and he'll be the Team Dad to the Glee Club whilst Will is the Team Mom
  • This Troper agrees

Will sees a lot of himself in Finn and the show used to have them having parallel story lines with the pregnancies. Now, we know Finn is not the best singer in the glee club, and that everyone should have an equal opportunity, and even when he has been called out on this several occasions (It's close to becoming a running gag) he keeps giving most of the solos to Finn. One of the reasons is that, when he believes someone is a good singer, he tends to ignore everything else(Like what happened with April Rhodes) and he personally recruited Finn. The other reason, revealed later, is that he wasn't number 1 in his Glee Club, and is kinda resentful of that, therefore, he gives Finn most of the solos because he has, subconsciously or consciously, associated Finn with himself.

How many f*ck-ups of Rachel's and plots of Sue can he really take? And in "Mattress", it's shown he can be pretty intense when something as bad as Terri faking her pregnancy. Therefore, he could possibly ban Rachel from Glee club and possibly do something really big to Sue, like maybe turn her sister against her, thus turning him into a quasi-Sue. The other kids of GC will give him a bit of a What the Hell, Hero? speech, but the damage will still be heavy. There could also be a rendition of "No One Mourns the Wicked" from "Wicked" with him, Rachel and Sue and the GC as backup singers for a Heel Realization.

• In the first episode of season 2 he does team up with Sue against Coach Beiste, but has an attack of conscience when he realizes he actually hurt her feelings and is also hurting his kids in the process as well.
  • I know, but that could be fuel for the fire.

And once they start dating Emma will become incredibly jealous and start going back to her old behavior.

• The summary for "Blame It on the Alcohol" suggests that Will and Shannon start hanging out and having fun together outside of school, of course the producers also say that Holly Holiday is coming back and she and Will might have a little lip lock. Maybe they're trying to set up another Love Triangle for Will?

Not sure what his TARDIS is, though. He spent 100s of years learning all about music and songwriting from across time, and can perform any song ever officialy released ever. It also explains why the kids can learn new songs so quickly: he gives them psychic headbutts!

It's either the Inverse Fertility Law or The Baby Trap all over again. The character isn't going anywhere, it would ruin Will's hope of a collected and smooth road to sectionals and regionals, and of course Babies Make Everything Better. Hilarity Ensues.

• This seems extremely likely. Especially since Will has a new lover in the form of Holly, and Emma still has feelings for him which is putting a strain on her marriage. Bringing Terri back to stir the pot seems like something the producers would do.

Combined, Quinn and Finn would probably do a better job parenting than she could. Not contributing her own genes is probably the best thing she could ever do for her (adopted) daughter. Plus it would be hilarious.

Counter-guess to the above. Having a child will make her smarten up and stop acting so selfish, even if it's not biologically hers. She also has Will as a guide, who is much more mentally equipped to handle parenthood. This show seems to enjoy bringing in evil characters and redeeming them—since Terri is a major player, it's likely she'll eventually soften up as Quinn and Puck have done (and Sue may be in the process of doing). It would also set up some tension and contrast between her and Kendra, as Kendra is clearly an incompetent parent.

• Also, being happy with motherhood might counter Will cheating her.

Third option to the above WMGs, Quinn's baby will set Terri up for Character Development. At first she will be a bad mother, or at least she won't like motherhood, but later she will develop a bond with the child.

As a "bonus", when she finally starts to love the baby, Quinn and/or Puck will want it back.

She's an ex-cheerleader, she's worked with Sue before, and she'll do anything to stay in Will's (curly) hair!

• Very likely; Law of Conservation of Detail means that it's unlikely that she would be made a cheerleader without this having some plot impact.

• Quinn and Puck will finally come together and either decide to keep the baby or give it up for adoption. But then Terri rears her ugly head and tries to claim the baby is her's, believing it will help her win Will back.

Just look at the way she looks and imagines Finn in "Funk".

• Word Of God is that she thinks of Finn as her second chance. She crushed the dreams of a boy in Glee Club who showed promise and ended up ruining his life. She wants to redeem herself by nurturing Finn's dreams and talents.

Think about it. It explains why she's avoided sex for this long, her obsession with cleanliness, and her anxiety.

• Didn't she state in episode 2 that it was because she fell into a run-off lake at a diary lake? Though, there could be more than she's telling us...

In the series finale, Hiro finds out that Charlie was sent back in time to World War II, where she married a man and had four children and seven grandchildren, only one and two of which were shown. Now, this is a very old theory, but a cute one, especially since Jayma Mays plays both Emma and young Charlie. It puts her germaphobia in a whole new light if there's something extraordinary about it.

Everyone thinks that Emma won't have sex because of her OCD, and that's sure to be some part of it. But the main reason that she didn't have sex with Will, and won't have sex with Carl, is that she's only attracted to them emotionally, and not sexually. But because asexuality isn't exactly the most common subject in popular culture, and even when it is heard of it's usually misunderstood, it's not unimaginable that she doesn't even realize she's asexual. And this would be a great topic to put into the episode Born This Way.

She is ALWAYS wearing arm warmers. This show revels in tropes/stereotypes, so it seems likely that the vaguely goth girl self-harms.

• Tina bared her arms during the dance scene with Kurt. Kurt or Britt probably would've noticed.
• On the other hand, given that she apparently likes Artie, and his reaction to finding out about the fake stutter, maybe she'll try to give herself a real disability out of desperation?
  • Being a cutter isn't a disability, it's a 'symptom' of a mental illness, which we have absolutely no reason to think she has. Except for her "crippling shyness", which could be perceived as Social Anxiety Disorder, but then I highly doubt she could perform (somewhat obscenely, even, at times) without having a panic attack.

Tina was clearly uncomfortable with having the solo and wanted Rachel to sing it. At the time she was still faking a stutter, so a similar passive-aggressive stunt wouldn't be out of character. And we've seen Kurt do exactly the same thing.

This would explain how they knew Sunshine was sent to a crackhouse. They claim they learned because the Asian community is tight knit, but Filipino and Chinese or Korean communities are generally very distinct.

She has been dating Mike for over a year now, and she implied that they were having sex while filming "Fondue for Two". It's not out of the realm of possibility that she has an Asian bun in her oven. With him being a graduating senior, Tina is trying to keep her pregnancy secret from him so that he won't feel obligated to stay behind. Basically, she's learned from Quinn's mistakes.

Though neither one knows it yet, which is why they didn't acknowledge each other during their visit to recruit Dakota Stanley. This will be a plot point at some time or another.

It's somewhat implausible that the club would organize an elaborate musical number right after an exhausting competition, and that Will would kiss Emma. But what really puts it in the realm of fantasy is Santana doing the squat-thrust dance move from "Bust Your Windows". She's never actually danced like that - we've only seen Mercedes imagining it. Which means she must be imagining this too.

• Well, Will did kiss Emma, so at least a little bit is Jossed.

There will be a prefunctory episode on the Blues where everyone in New Directions is assigned to find something Blues-worthy in their life and use it in their performance. Mercedes will become insecure over her role as Sassy Black Woman because she finds her life is completely void of Bluesy angst; She has plenty of emotional support, her home life is in order, her grades are perfect, and her family's affluence keeps her from worrying about money. She will regain her status as lead belter by singing a song secretly dedicated to another character who genuinely has a terrible problem and, for their own reasons, can not reveal their troubles publicly.

And is the cause of her halucinations, the first was the dancing number after she broke Kurt's car windows, the second was when she started to starve, and the third was in The Subistitute episode.

Mercedes will see that her life has revolved around Kurt for too long, and she'll try to define herself outside him and the glee club. Since she already tried the Cheerios and that didn't work, she'll instead use her talents for the football team. One, since their Ain't No Rule about Artie joining, she'll probably have a good chance as well. Two, she probably can bond with coach Beiste, both being intimidating women who just want to be loved. Three, she can confront Karofsky for bullying Kurt and chasing him out of the school. Four, the best way to find a boyfriend is to go in the lion's den. Finally, it would be cool to see how the girlfriends/bed partners of the jocks would react to that.

• Sort of confirmed. She joins it as an Eleventh Hour Ranger, but it's only temporary. Now Lauren, on the other hand...

She thinks her name is Lucy and forgets she has a daughter.

Arguably Unfortunate Implications (only vocal Christian character converting) but if she ends up with Puck - and especially if they keep the baby - seems like the only plausible way his mother wouldn't disown him.

• Even if this happens, the unfortunate implications would be averted with the addition of a new, very devoted Christian character promised by Ryan Murphy in the second season.

• She's through with both Puck and Finn for different reasons, and Artie is a genuinely nice and understanding guy who know's what it's like to be given a rough hand. There are small moments between them that suggest this isn't outside the realm of posibility: First there's "Wheels" where she refuses to take any of the money from the bake sale to pay for her sonogram because although they made enough so no one would miss it, it would still be stealing from someone who has become her friend, plus she was one of the first and most enthusiastic ones to congratulate him at the end of "Proud Mary", then there's the moment in "Ballads" where she is genuinely surprised and happy to be paired with him, and in "Sectionals" she is dancing with him during "My Life Would Suck Without You." In fact, after the events in "Wheels" she seems to be his new de facto partner in many of the numbers, considering that the glee kids help come up with their own choreography there could to be something to this. Also, while teen pregnancy isn't a disablity it is something that she can't "just turn off" and will most likely affect her for the rest of her life, the same as his being in a wheelchair.
  • Alternately, the pairs at the end of the "My Life Would Suck Without You" will be the couples that form in the second half of the first season and into the (possible) second, with the exception of Tina and Kurt, for obvious reasons.
  • At the end of "Dream On", as Tina dances with Mike Chang, Quinn rubs Artie's shoulder to comfort him.
  • Everyone pairs Quinn with the most random people because she's nice to all of them. Has it occurred to anyone that maybe Quinn is just the nicest character in the cast? No, not really. Arguably, Brittany is sweeter, but Santana has such an influence on her that it doesn't really get to show as much.
  • This is actually likely now given that Quinn has regained her popularity and Artie is looking for some way to get Tina's attention again. What better one than dating the head cheerleader?

Stress can cause premature labor. Q. E. D.

Four down (including her own), eight to go! Of course, this doesn't count adult characters and kids being added next season, so the writers have to step it up.

• Everyone except Rachel, that is. They can leave that one to real life – and the shippers.

That's the logical result if you take that study cited above (Kurt's folder) about "higher rates of pregnancy among homosexual teenagers" and apply it just a little differently. She'd obviously be deeply in denial about it.

• Would also explain how she ever lasted so long with the whole celibacy thing: just no real attraction to the guys.
• And she IS kind of obsessed with Rachel. The Minor Flaw, Major Breakup trope was an interesting read the other day. So in its original context "man hands" really meant that everything else about the person was perfect?
  • This troper knows that if I hated someone the first thing I'd do would be to draw pornographic pictures of them in public bathroom stalls

• Neither Sunshine nor Sam seem likely to become this character. Given what Quinn said to Sue at the Cheerios auditions, it looks like the creators just decided to scrap the character and instead write her attributes into Quinn (which somewhat makes sense, since we already know Quinn to be very religious and that her parents are politically conservative).
  • Based on the press release for "Grilled Cheesus," the character is either Coach Beiste, Sam, a one-off character (who likely won't be a member of the glee club), or an old character (such as Quinn) who's views are coming to light.
  • The character seems to have been split up into Quinn (in the season premiere and "Grilled Cheesus"), Sue (in the Rocky Horror episode), and mainly Karofsky.

• She's very much a feminist, she's always wearing a cross necklace, and she's athletic. Quinn is even reminiscent of Buffy: a blonde, shallow cheerleader who goes through enormous character development.
• She also seems to be really wise, which may have to do with the precognitive abilities that Slayers have. I think it's more likely that she's a Potential Slayer though.

• That's the real way she made her transformation from 'Lucy Caboosy' to the Quinn we see now. She didn't diet and get plastic surgery, she made a contract with Kyubey.
  • This could even explain why she didn't keep Beth. She would already have trouble keeping up with Glee club and dating while fighting witches [[Spoiler: /demons]] let along taking care of a baby on top of it.

Post-partum depression happens to women who have just given birth, which mostly comes around about three months after the birth itself (re: the start of season two). Studies have shown that women under twenty (Quinn is around seventeen) and/or those who go through unplanned pregnancies or did not want the baby (self-explanatory) are more likely to get it, which is only pushed more if they have an unstable/shaky relationship with the father (not really, they just haven't been talking a lot, but still) and/or they have little support from friends/family (her father kicked her out, her sister was nowhere to be found, and her mother was only there for her just as she was about to give birth *

although this point is contestable; Puck/Finn and Mercedes were there for her

). Symptoms include anxiety, irritability, feeling withdrawn, apathy, and problems at home/work. Sound familiar?

• This could also explain why Quinn wants to be Prom Queen so bad. It is a distraction from missing her daughter, which is why it has grown to obsessive levels.

• Along with the rest of Dalton Academy. It is just too perfect. Alternatively, Kurt is a Reality Warper or he hallucinated it.

After Kurt meets Blair and they start to go out, it becomes evident that Blair has ulterior motives (getting Kurt to join Vocal Adrenaline, or just traumatizing him). Sam will step in and get the two apart, at the same time confessing his feelings to Kurt.

• "Blair" appears to be actually "Blaine"
• All of the above, but replace "Sam" with "Karofsky". He could prevent the Warblers from sabotaging New Directions in a Big Damn Hero moment because he cares about Kurt, while at the same time redeeming himself in New Directions' eyes and causing Kurt to dump Blaine for him. Then Azimio grudgingly gives them his blessing. Yes, I do realize 99% of this is wishful thinking, but a boy can dream right?

...except it will be inverted, the kids in the Warblers will think that Kurt is a spy, potentially they might even heard how New Directions "stole" Jesse from Vocal Adrenaline.

• Jossed. No such suspicion ever arose, what with the Warblers being rather sensibler than New Directions and Vocal Adrenaline put together are loopy.

This helps explain why everyone's enthusiasm is notably muted at the council meeting and Blaine emphasizes to Kurt the need to 'fit in'. Upper Classmen control the council to stick it on their college apps. Blaine is protecting his role as lead soloist and knows that Kurt (who did tremendously well at his solo audition) is his only real competition for top spot. The other two auditioning had attempted multiple times, which fits with the social promotion piece of the puzzle which outright denies newbies like Kurt to intentionally demoralize them into submission. Once one has integrated and "paid their dues" promotion within the clique becomes possible. This is ostensibly plausible because the wonderfully developed character of Kurt cannot be absolved of conflict simply by switching schools. It just isn't done that way.

When we were first informed of Kurt's boyfriend, we were told he'd be on the football team. This is also a major obstacle for the Klaine shippers. Since Sam is most likely going to stick with Quinn, and the Kurt/Karofsky romance probably won't happen because it's creepy, the best bet is left for Blaine to be his BF. If he joined the football team, it would match with what we were told earlier on.

• It's already been established that Blaine likes sports and is quite knowledgeable about football.
• Adding to this, he'll probably be either a wide receiver or a runningback (my money's on the latter). He's not big enough to be a linebacker, he's not tall enough to be a quarterback or a tight end, and pretty much no TV character ever played on the defensive side of a ball.

Everytime we see Blaine hanging out outside of Dalton, it is either with Kurt or Kurt and his friends. We never see him on casual outings with any of the other Warblers; they only spend time together at rehearsal. This would also explain why he fell so in love with Jeremiah, especially since Kurt did the same thing to Finn. It's probably the first time someone has look at him as a person and not a key to a goal.

• Maybe the problem is Kurt? They might not like him, and Blaine and Kurt main topic seem "gay, gay, gay, gay and a purse fell from my mouth". Though it is possible that they don't like Blaine enough as friend exactly because the excessive camp talking.

• He'll put his hand up to his nose and wail, "I'm bleeding!" in the most melodramatic way possible.

Here's how "Original Song" is going to go down: Kurt is going to feel increasingly uncomfortable at Dalton; he's not fitting in and he misses his friends at Mc Kinley. It's been confirmed that Pavarotti dies, and, seeing as it was something of a metaphor for Kurt fitting in at Dalton, Kurt's going to realize he needs to go back to his friends. He's going to make a grand speech to Blaine, about how he needs to be back at Mc Kinley but he loves Blaine and deeply regrets leaving him. The last scene of the episode will be New Directions hanging out in the choir room after welcoming Kurt back, when Mr. Schue comes in with a knowing smile to announce a new transfer student wanting to try out for glee. In walks Blaine (who, remember, was established in "Silly Love Songs" to be fond of big romantic gestures to people he's not even actually dating). The last shot of the episode is Kurt starting to tear up.

AVPM was produced in the year 2009. Harry proclaims loudly and often to be twelve, and his birthday is known to be July 31st. The musical was performed in 2009 but it must have taken place in the past tense, meaning it describes the 07/08 school year. If that stretch can be made, then Harry would be turning 16 in July 2011. We know Blaine is a junior. Most juniors would be turning 17 in July 2011, but its not hard to imagine that Blaine could have skipped a grade. The bullies he was fleeing from? Draco Malfoy, armed with the dancing skills he learned from the centaurs. This would also help explain the fact that Jeremiah insisted Blaine was underage despite the fact that age of consent in Ohio is 16.

• While this is an awesome theory, I have to mention the one thing wrong with it: Blaine's parents are alive.
  • Blaine could be adopted.
    • And the Scarf of Sexual Preference sorted Harry into metrosexual.
  • Maybe his sexuality got switched with Ron's somehow (hey, weirder things have happened)— it was bicurious, and after BIOTA...
    • People can change, and Harry was eleven when he got sorted. How many people have their sexual orientation all figured out before they go through puberty? As Dumbledore says, maybe they sort too soon.
  • You have no idea how popular a theory this is. Glee/HP has probably the most number of crossovers on Fan Fiction.net featuring Harry with at least one other magical person (sometimes Remus or Sirius has his guardian, or sometimes Teddy as his adopted son) moving to Ohio to find a "normal" life, meeting Kurt and either joining New Directions or working at Mc Kinley HS.

At least briefly, when he inevitably returns. They will argue the merits of internet musicals.

• THIS
• Made of Win

Oh, the revalation about him being beaten up at prom once makes his character so much more disturbing. Ever since that he's been envious of other gays who "got off without a hitch". Its buried deep, so it only comes out if he dislikes somebody, and he's been nice to Kurt because he likes him throught the series, whether they're B Fs or not. So, let's start with Karofsky: Blaine tried to make him come out in the middle of the school, where anybody could see. Obviously a poor decision for somebody who is a violent closet case. But Blaine is protective of Kurt, so he wanted Karofsky to suffer, and tries to make people see that he's gay so that he too is humiliated. The there's Jeremiah. Jeremiah turned Blaine down, and Blaine was so scorned by such action that he organized the GAP Attack under the guise of an Anguished Declaration of Love, but in reality the entire plan was to get Jeremiah fired. In short: If Kurt ever does something to piss off Blaine, HE SHOULD RUN.

He might not be overtly homophobic, but we're already getting hints he might not be such a nice guy. Blaine's dad could also be a foil for Burt.

In light of him being the boy his son loves, a possible Jerkass for a dad and maybe even Jerkass family.

As either someone who comes between Kurt and Blaine, a love interest for Karofsky, or both.

Apparently they are planning to introduce a character named Sebastian, who is a male Santana and has his eye on Blaine. They've already set up Kurt's jealousy over Blaine being offered the lead in West Side Story because he's Straight Gay. This could easily evolve into a wedge in their relationship and could make an opening for Sebastian to try to steal Blaine, particularly if problems with Kurt drive Blaine to drink since Blame It on the Alcohol showed that Blaine's inhibitions go way down when he's drunk.

• I hope they take the opportunity to explore polyamorous relationships.

The atmosphere between him and Kurt in S2 implied that at the very least they were in the same grade. Also, he was almost always addressed as Junior Warbler Blaine. Now from what we've seen of him other than pining over Kurt, he has had a few moments where he wasn't being too bright (trying to force Karofksy out of the closet in public, immediately thinking he and Jeremiah were an item). It's possible that he was held back a year and is therefore still a junior.

Getting younger every year.

So far in Season 3, he has TWICE worn a bowite. That'sit, really, but it fits his character.

• Blaine prefers the Eleventh Doctor, Kurt is a Tennant fanboy. They watch it together every week and argue.

That's why he's was able to transfer to Mc Kinley and why his parents weren't around his house during "Their First Time." His father harped on his sexuality one too many times, and his mother was complacent for one too many times, and he goes off.

In two episodes we've seen that Blaine can't hold his alcohol, and yet he continues to drink. He's probably one of those people who are afraid to deal with the problems in his life, so he'll drink to handle them.

• I was thinking the exact same thing! God forbid what happens if he and Kurt ever break up. It'll be Bambi all over again.

After he was beaten up at his school dance, he was in the hospital/at home recovering and missed too much school to complete the year.

Because it would be awesome. Even more so if it was Sebastian "Smith" (Smythe).

It'll be the second song that goes with their voices, after Baby It's Cold outside.

Kurt and Blaine are going to end up at his house and find out it's actually a trailer. He's going to have an embarrassing father whose fat and smelly who probably, for one reason or another, couldn't go to college or even graduate from high school. Sebastian got into Dalton on a scholarship, and the reason he's so obsessed with rising to the top is so that he can escape from his past forever.

• He mentions his father being a state's attorney, so hardly. Unless he was lying.

He'll find Kurt's snarkiness sexy and their trade of jabs much funner than anything he saw in Blaine, so he'll act like he's still after Blaine to rile Kurt up, when he's really after him.

The evidence against him will be turned over to the police by the end if the third season, and the ensuing fallout will see him kicked out of Dalton. Considering how much he loathes public schools, having to complete his education there, surrounded by people who despise him, is the kind of punishment he deserves.

He's already showed signs of this as of "On My Way" by apologizing to the New Directions and dedicating the Warbler's performance to Karofsky.

Unfortunate Implications aside, he is rather promiscuous.

If Kurt leaves for NYADA and Blaine forgives Sebastian for the whole rock-salt slushie deal, this is a definite possibility.

And the trauma from said abuse is what keeps him from having a real relationship.

There's a good chance that, if Karofsky could sing, he would have joined with Puck, Matt, and Mike (regardless of his sexuality). So he probably wouldn't be able to contribute anything to the group regardless. But he'll cheer Kurt on from the sidelines, and Kurt will do the same at his football games.

• On the other hand, Karofsky may not have joined because as a closet case, he would be even less inclined to have anyone believe he`s gay than the straight jocks. (Also, I`m a Karommel shipper too)

Considering that his actor, Max Adler, has had First Chair in All-State show choir in New York, the producers would be insane not to use his talent. After he manages to stop worrying about what other people think, he'll join the glee club and be able to be himself in their presence. Or, he could just begin by channeling all of that angst of his into singing, and realize he likes performing.

Either because New Directions just doesn't like him, he can't escape his past and/or someone amazing takes the last spot open at the very last minute just when Karofsky thinks he's in. He won't react well.

Karofsky will try, due to reasons stated above, but Kurt will intervene at the last minute and save him. Kurt will then make it his mission to help Karofsky come to terms with his sexuality, and in the process he'll fall in love with him.

C'mon, it's pretty obvious.

• It would add some complexity if it turned out that what they really object to isn't Kurt's homosexuality or Finn's percieved bisexuality but being hard gays they resent what they see as effeminate behavior.
  • Or they are just that deep on the closet, you know, it is only gay if balls are touching.
    • Or they have the same attitude as Brittany and Santana. It's not gay if they don't have a relationship - they just enjoy screwing each other.
• Well, it turns out Karofsky is gay, so this could happen - but probably not for a while, as Kurt and Blaine demonstrated.
• Jossed as of "On My Way", where we're told that Azimio never wants to see him again after he's outed.

Karofsky's Big Secret still seems a little too much like Chekhov's Gun. Things seem to get gradually worse for him regarding keeping the secret from the moment he unintentionally revealed it to Kurt and then Kurt revealed it to Blaine. Though they might pity him, they're not friends either. Santana - not as nice as Kurt or Blaine - ends up discovering it and uses it to blackmail him, though, for now, she's kept his secret. However, you're just waiting for the wrong (or right) people to find out. Considering Karofsky has been one of the biggest bullies of the series for awhile? I'm sure there's more than one person, probably even amongst his supposed friends since they're all Jerk Jocks who only care about improving or protecting their own social status, who would gladly use that secret against him for revenge or for selfish gains if they discovered it. Karofsky isn't always subtle either.

• This is a distinct possiblity. This troper suspects that if it happens, it will be in 3x06, as a parallel to Season 2, and that Karofsky will leave WMHS at the end of the episode, unable to cope with being the target of the bullying culture he helped to create and foster there.

Confirmed. Mostly. In On My Way, Karofsky is outed at his new school and Driven to Suicide.

I could see Max getting to sing in the series at some point, but I think the character just got too dark to be able to fit in with New Directions. Especially with the bullying of Kurt and that being too reflective of the epidemic of gay teen suicides around the country happening when the writers started writing season 2. Karofsky transferring to Carmel and joining Vocal Adrenaline also makes sense since the majority of Karofsky's behavior, despite the apology in "Prom Queen", is predominantly in Big Bad or Big Bad Wannabe territory. He can also still be seen as an Evil Counterpart or Foil to both Finn and Kurt, respectively. Vocal Adrenaline is pretty much the Evil Counterpart or Foil of New Directions. Karofsky bullies because he's terrified that people will discover his secret and the last thing we see him do in season 2 is run away from coming out? He's shown way more negative or cowardly traits than he has good and he's still obviously scared. He could too easily relapse, forget the kindness shown him and turn away from atoning because staying good is too scary or hard for him. Also Status Quo Is God. Karofsky could get carted off to Carmel as a pre-emptive maneuver, increasingly afraid his Big Secret getting revealed in McKinley. Even if he were out in Carmel, being part of the respected and The Dreaded Vocal Adrenaline would probably protect him. This also Puts Him On A Bus to make way for the new stories and characters and bring the focus back to the regulars.

• I really doubt this, mainly because it's been established that Karofsky is not a bad kid. He was a good student with a nice personality and good grades, but when he started having issues with his sexuality he began to become a bully. And he knows that he can trust the people who know his secret because Santana's using him to keep her sexuality under wraps, and one of the first things Kurt said was that he would not out Karofsky. Also, now that Dave's on the Bully Whips he is highly against bullying. I'm seriously confused how Status Quo Is God figures into this, since this isn't anything like the other examples the show had (like Rachel's crush on Will). It was character development, not some random thing that Dave decided on a whim. The more I read this the less sense it makes. If he wanted to stay off the gaydar, then why in the hell would he join what is obvioulsy the most well known show choir in the city? A move like that would make everybody notice, and that's the last thing he wants. No offense, but I think you're trying to make him a Death Eater here, despite the fact that Characterization Marches On and this theory is seriously flawed.
  • Actually, Karofsky is a bad kid. He's been a bad kid the majority he's been on the series. Which is canon fact, not some ridiculously reaching Flanderization a la Ron the Death Eater. He had to be blackmailed into creating the Bully Whips, that apology to New Directions was obviously scripted phony and Santana was the driving force of all of that, not him. Also, one seemingly genuine apology to Kurt does not a redemption make, not after all he's done and we have no guarantee whatsoever he won't fall back on the same behavior. Especially as we're told more than once one of the main reasons he bullied in the first place was due to fear of his big gay secret being discovered and we clearly see he's still cowering in fear as of "Prom Queen" with him running away. He wouldn't be the first character in this series either to seem to show signs of making a Heel Face Turn one minute, only to turn back to bad behavior and for whatever their justifications the next minute. I'm not really sure where you're getting Karofsky having a "nice personality" in canon either, but are you referring to Karofsky's dad saying he Used to Be a Sweet Kid with the "cub scout" statement in "Born This Way"? Aside from my considerable reluctance trusting his opinion on anything and him trying to handwave his son's blatant homophobia as saying "Didn't we all act like that when we were his age?", if he has to go that far back to find any decent traits in his kid? There is something seriously wrong here. Karofsky - as an Ironic Echo to Sunshine transferred to Carmel in the first ep of season two - recruited off to Carmel makes a hell of a lot more sense than him suddenly growing a pair, really start atoning for the things he did and fight against the intolerance as Kurt and friends seem heading towards because that's just too damn scary for him. Karofsky has a history of falling back on the bully reputation and hiding behind a fear-mongering persona and running away to protect himself at the expense of others. Ironically, the Bully Whips themselves were basically fear-mongers disguised as guardian angels (the red costume was very literal [1]) in some farce of atonement as Santana started them in attempt to put a leash on Karofsky, considering he was still bullying as late as "A Night of Neglect", and use Karofsky's popularity to win herself prom queen, but she had to try to improve Karofsky's public image first. It's no wonder, if Karofsky was attempting to use the Bully Whips in some feeble attempt to atone without actually atoning, making a real stand or coming out, it was inevitably doomed to failure. He can't hide behind the fear-mongering in Mc Kinley anymore while Santana, Kurt and Blaine know his secret and I don't ever see him joining New Directions with the reputation they have in Mc Kinley. I don't see him fitting in at Dalton Academy at all, so it's down to Carmel of the schools relevant to the plot he could escape or be recruited to. Vocal Adrenaline happens to be one of the biggest, most powerful bads of them all of "Glee". Perfect for a character like him to hide behind, a means he can continue this charade of power AND he escapes Mc Kinley before his Big Secret reveals itself. He'd even get to sing and dance, which would appease the Karofsky fans who keep begging for Max to sing. Karofsky would probably even be The Right Hand as Word Of God says Charice, the actress who played Sunshine, won't be back for season 3 [2]. Carmel also isn't in the same city as Mc Kinley, it isn't even in the same state. Carmel is in Indiana. Considering their school mascot is a bronze statue of a shark eating a baby seal and Vocal Adrenaline are absolute gods in Carmel? I'd ask why Karofsky hasn't transferred yet! He'd get to be every bit The Bully AND get to sing & dance. Maybe he'd even come out. It's not like he'd get bullied in Carmel since he'd be protected as a member of Vocal Adrenaline. I don't ever see him having the balls enough to join New Directions in Mc Kinley High. New Directions are absolute losers in Mc Kinley and he wouldn't want to associate with that in fear of being bullied or people speculating he's gay.
    • Um. What? OK, yes, Karofsky spent a majority of the series as a bad kid until we found out about his secret. But considering the highly homophobic atmosphere at Mc Kinley, it's not really a surprise that he panicked and did anything he could to hide his sexuality. But just like his bullying is canon, so is the fact that he was a nice kid. His first apology might have been scripted, but the second one (the very tearful and emotional one) that he gave to Kurt was obviously genuine. Also? Him running away during the Prom King/Queen dance was perfectly sensible because coming out is fucking scary. Regardless of the circumstances. It's not a reputation thing like so many other people's problems, he is being put through emotional hell because of this. And Mr. K never said that he was only a good kid when he was a Cub Scout, he said that the change in his behaviour was recent. If he was reaching as far back as elementary years, then there wouldn't have been a point in even bringing it up. He's not going to defend his kid with "when he was 10 he was pleasant", he's going to defend him with "a year ago he was pleasant". Karofsky wouldn't be anything like an ironic echo because he wasn't bullied out of the club like Sunshine. And he really is atoning; with both the heartfelt apology and the fact that he and Santana have helped bring bullying down (or at least made a genuine effort, and there’s a million other epileptic trees explaining what the hell happened with the prom vote). Fighting intolerance wasn't scary, but coming out was. And I can very easily see him joining New Directions: he gets outed. He'd have nothing left in the school, but of course everybody in New Directions would support him because they understand at least why he's acting out, and Santana, Kurt, and possibly Blaine could vouch for how he's changed for the better. If anybody is still unsure, Rachel would remind them that the Glee club is supposed to accept everybody regardless of their faults. Hell, the things Puck did to Kurt are much worse than anything we saw Karofsky do, except for the death threat but most people are pretty sure that was part figure-of-speech and part absolute panic. Hmm...looking at that, I suppose that if the club still didn't accept him after that, then it would be more likely for him transfer to Carmel...maybe. Except Vocal Adrenaline is nothing like New Directions. He would join New Directions because they would accept and support him. But Vocal Adrenaline lacks the same acceptance of New Directions; they are 100% devoted to the talent. It isn't Carmel's loser's club, it is where all of the budding musical superstars go for extreme exposure and training. And again, running off to join a different show choir is going to attract more attention to him than joining New Directions, because a) nobody expects him to join any kind of choir whatsoever, and b) none of his friends will know why he is running off, and would become even more confused and curious. So why hasn't Karofsky transferred yet? Because it would be a stupid move. By that logic, why hasn't the rest of New Directions transferred yet? And then there's the fact that Dave would have to get his parents to go along with it. And the only way they might decide to move is if he came out to them, which he probably wouldn't do. And if he DID, then they would more likely suggest Dalton because of the zero-tolerence policy, the fact that it is closer and they probably wouldn't have to move (And just in case, Jesse's family didn't move. His parents were on vacation and he was staying with an uncle living in Lima), and the fact that Kurt went there and did great, and only transferred back because he missed his friends. Going to Carmel solely because, as you claim, he's a bad, bad person and apparently so is everyone else in VA (which is untrue, they're just really competetive and some of them dislike even that fact) is moronic. And how would coming out there be different from coming out in Mc Kinley? He'd still lose the same friends in either place, still have to deal with the emotional ringer. Maybe it makes a bit of logical sense, but is completely out of character for him. And when I said Ron The Deatheater, I was talking about what you were doing, not the show. It's canon that he is a good kid going through some serious problems, and it's you who is claiming that he is a cowardly ass-hat who has always been mean and is irredeemable.

They probably were casually hanging out at Scandals and it was fun until Sebastian became aggressive and Karofsky stopped it.

• There's also some evidence for this. When Dave warned Kurt to keep an eye on his boyfriend, it was because he knew from firsthand experience what Sebastian is like. Also, from the looks of Scandals, its primary customers seem to be older me, meaning it's more likely Dave is one of the few people around Sebastian's age who goes there.
• Probably Jossed ("probably" because really, there's no telling what Sebastian actually meant with that remark - he might refer to a casual shag, in which case it wasn't Karofsky, or he might just be making a joke for his own amusement on Karofsky's expense) as of "On My Way". They did meet at Scandals and Karofsky tried to hit on Sebastian, but Sebastian rejected him in his trademark gentle and considerate way.

as...

• Matt Rutherford
• Sean Fretthold
• Ken Tanaka after he recovered from his mental breakdown
• Harmony
• The football player whom's mom Puck slept with
• He goes to Dalton, obviously. :P
• Jossed.

• After he attempted suicide and Kurt told him to find another school he will decide to go to Dalton, where he knows he'll be accepted for who he is.

[[WMG Karofsky will pull a Big Damn Heroes]] Kurt and Blaine will be out on a date, when they will be jumped and beaten. But before things turn to Matthew Shepard territory, Karofsky will miraculously make the save.

With how drunk she got, it's not a stretch to imagine "Kristen Chenoweth" was her stage name.

• For obvious reasons.
• THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
  • The Glee club will be rehearsing for whatever, and both will walk in and show the kids how to do it. As both have established UST with Will, they'll fight over him in front of the whole club by singing"What Is This Feeling".

"Bryan Ryan. We went to school together, and he made my life a living hell. He was two years older, dated every girl I liked, got every solo..." Gee, who was a few grades above Will, his first big crush, and a shining star in the glee club? Oh, yeah: April. What are the odds that of all the girls Will liked, that Bryan didn't date his fellow glee stand-out? Both characters present themes of the heartbreak of broken dreams (and turned to substance abuse and promiscuity to deal with it), and if they had an in-club romance it could serve as an interesting foil to the current kids (Finn and Rachel, most likely). Furthermore, we already know Will has romantic chemistry with April and a heated rivalry with Bryan—it's the perfect set-up for the sort of Love Triangle / Love Dodecahedron the show thrives on.

Think about it. The whole main cast had to sing for their auditions; surely Iqbal Theba was not exempt? And we already know that Figgins has star potential because of his YouTube video. Perhaps he'll join the (reunited) Acafellas?

• Any episode with Figgins singing with the guys would be too awesome for our brains to comprehend; therefore, no one will ever be allowed to watch it.
  • Prepare to have your mind blown.

Based solely on his constant repetition of "My hands are tied, Schue."

• Or, he subconsciously wants to be dominated or in a position of powerlessness. That's why he lets Sue get away with so much crap.

She'll probably be the female lead in VA, creating a perfect set-up to gain feelings for him. Plus it creates drama and he could be a jerk to her like he was to Rachel, giving her a good reason to revert back to ND.

• Jesse graduated last year. It's possible they might date if he stuck around, but I'm pretty sure he got accepted to a college somewhere else...
  • He was "accepted with a full ride to a little university called the University of California at Los Angeles. Maybe you've heard of it? It's in Los Angeles."
  • While it's still unlikely that they will end up dating, Ryan Murphy has all but confirmed that Jesse will be back this season. Probably sometime in spring, once Jonathan Groff has finished with the play he's doing in London.

I just find it so impossible that somebody who would talk about melancholia and being fastidiously groomed would not know what a recession is, and when he hits on Quinn and insults Finn in the process *

Quinn, you look stunning. The ghost of Grace Kelly. Let me know if you get tired of your boyfriend stomping on your pretty little feet all night because I'd be more than happy to cut in

he felt a lot like S1 Jesse. It's possible that he's lying about the whole UCLA thing for whatever reason.

• My guess is he willing left school because at Carmel High he was the big fish in a little pond but in college he was forced to compete with kids just as talented as him, if not more so and combining that with the pressure of his studies he couldn't deal with the situation.
• This troper (who is a Jesse fan) pleads Crippling Overspecialization. He knows everything about show choir (see his knowledge of Stephen Sondheim and his advice to New Directions, which they didn't take and lost), but he doesn't know much of anything else because if Carmel got "some Asian kid to take Math, English and scientific for me" why would he know anything about recessions?

Don't see why not, considering all the other stuff that's been going on in Glee.

• Well, Brittany noticed the resemblance, and they looked at each other amused, and "long-lost relative" is one of the few plots Glee didn't do at all in the second season...

Both of them have been hurt by Rachel and Finn, and it would either be some sort of Operation Jealousy where they play on Finn/Rachel's lingering feelings for both of them as a ploy to get them back or a Pair the Spares situation where they date each other out of loneliness/sadness/whatever. Or both.

He evidently still cares about her, and since its very likely that he'll be fired from coaching Vocal Adrenaline after the Nationals loss he'd be free to follow her to New York.

Because he's always "just around" and he chooses to never interfere with the strange parallel universe he's gotten stuck in. His TARDIS is broken and will take a long to repair. When the show finishes for good, it will finally be fixed, and he will go off and have new adventures.

• The piano is his TARDIS. He just climbs out when someone needs him to play.

Imprinted with epic piano skills, but without a fully formed personality. Sue Sylvester hired him (she has the money) for his piano playing to accompany the Cheerios once and forgot to return him, hence his sort of blank slate like wandering around.

• Wonder if he's friends with another pianist Doll?

Don't see why not.

• Because the actor playing Brad is called Brad Ellis?

Teleportation powers, nonetheless.

Santana did say it. A mot, he's a robot actually connected to the piano, without which he would cease to function.

• This can't be the case. He's seen without his piano in "Saturday Night Glee-ver", and if he doesn't show real sadness and hurt in response to Santana's unnecessary and cruel aside, he does a pretty good job of faking it.

Rachel is actually a witch, and before she joined the Glee club, she used Brad as her accompanying musician.

He knows everything that goes on because everyone treats him as furniture, and he knows how everyone is feeling because he keeps playing their expressive songs. He manipulates them for his own amusement.

He's always around, just suddenly appearing out of nowhere. He's always silently observing the lives of the Glee kids. For all we know, maybe Brad is actually God. This would explain how the Glee club is able to get such elaborate sets (such as the freaking waterfall/rain storm in the school auditorium at the end of the first Holly Holiday episode).

Becky has proven your monologue can be in whatever voice you imagine so I'd picture Brad's would be someone whose voice is always heard, acknowledged, and acclaimed to contrast nobody paying attention to him in real life.

Hey, if Brad could teach Cory Monieth to sing (kind of), then he could also be the cause of Lindsay's singing voice.. Why? Because they're related somehow.

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For those confused, this folder involves a character that was supposed to appear early in season 2 that never actually appeared. Elements of this character were moved to existing characters, mainly Karofsky, but the actual proposed character never surfaced.

Possibilities include: boycotting New Directions and being won over in the end by Will Schuster and her love of singing; Kurt organizes the whole thing as a huge Take That; the Glee Club uses it as a way to get the right-wing character to become more tolerant without necessarily changing her stance; she offers to accept a part to prove that she's willing to be more tolerant of hedonism and sodomy alternative viewpoints and lifestyles; Kurt tries to use it to "fix" her to show her how annoying it is that she keeps trying to "fix" him (subtly different from the "as a huge Take That" sub-guess).

Not that I think it would be a good move, or even likely considering the supposed reason why the writers are adding her, but if the football player is openly Straight Gay, the writers will (think they) need some denial Gayngst.

• If this character turned into Karofsky, then you're absolutely right.

While gay, Kurt's pretty clean-cut, and while promiscuous, Puck is only overtly sexually interested in girls and they may not even bring up his role in the pregnancy plot next season. Santana is polyamorous, grouchy, and in a relationship with Brittany, which would add up to being more offensive to an extremely straightlaced new character than Kurt, Puck, Quinn, or Brittany alone. While the others will still clash with her, it will mostly be Santana that gets most of the trouble, and may in fact have Kurt help her through the harassment (while Kurt's used to it, Santana, like Burt, is not).

• If this character turned into Karofsky, it seems like Santana is shaping up to be his foil - in terms of their different reactions to being closeted gays.

She won't try to "change" Kurt, just disagree with him (love the sinner...). She will be allowed to be an actual character as opposed to a Take That. Because that would be pretty darn refreshing.

• You know, most LGBTIQ people don't consider "love the sinner, hate the sin" to be that much "better" or less hateful than blatant, all-out homophobia. We're not stupid. You're still telling us (even if you're not forcing us) that we should change a very intrinsic part of who we are to fit within your narrow religious code, even if you're trying to hide behind a veneer of faux-concern. As a bi woman I don't understand what's so "refreshing" about that. What would be refreshing is if homophobia were portrayed as what it is - hate - and we didn't act as though it's not as bad if you have religion backing you up.
  • That's not what I'm saying at all. The thing is, we've already had tons of cracks at the right wing and talks about homophobia. The problem I have is not "defending homophobia," I find it terrible too (My best guy friend is gay). I just feel like this character sounds like one more "lookie at how unreasonable and mean those conservative Christians are!" (Quinns DAD, anyone?) character. Even if Kurt is a huge flaming stereotype, who at points even I, as a heterosexual girl, find a tad much, he is still portrayed 99% of the time in a positive light. I don't agree with the "hate the sinner" viewpoint myself...but I don't hate those who do. I'd rather you not mind homosexuality, but if you do, please just act polite to those who are. That is where I stand.
• Doubtful, what with the statements that she will be really vocal about her homophobia and that she and Kurt will "butt heads" frequently, and the writers' need to make Kurt out to be a martyr (see: Theatricality). Now that he's over his crush on Finn, Kurt needs a new source of Gayngst. Besides, nearly every character in this show is Anviliciously stereotyped - of course the Christian girl has to be a closed-minded, over-the-top preachy fundamentalist.
  • In all fairness, Word Of God has also said that said character would be "sympathetic", so actually, both interpretations can be true with come character development
    • The question is, will she be sympathetic in that her views will be treated with respect, or will she be sympathetic in that her views will be portrayed as completely wrong, but with a Freudian Excuse (say, homophobic/Fundamentalist parents)?
    • No - the real question is, should prejudice be treated with "respect"? I like to think most viewers don't think so.
    • This, exactly. The idea that they might make homophobia out to be "just another viewpoint" should be offending people more than the idea of making the right-wing girl a one-dimensional stereotype (like, what, every other character on the show? Why do we suddenly care only when it's Christian people who are being stereotyped?) Luckily, I think that Ryan Murphy is unlikely to sugarcoat homophobia. They'll probably portray her sympathetically in other respects - as they should - but I can't see him portraying homophobia as anything but just plain old hate. (If you're reading this, Ryan Murphy - do the right thing, don't disappoint me!)
    • I'm honestly more troubled by the fact that you seem to think that anyone who has any sort of issue with homosexuality for any reason (even when that reason is rooted in deeply held religious beliefs) is "prejudiced" and "homophobic". If you spend enough time with someone, getting to know them as an individual, you can find all sorts of reasons (and not just race/age/nationality/sexual orientation) to "butt heads" with them.
    • Of course anyone who "has any sort of issue with homosexuality" is prejudiced. That doesn't automatically make them a Complete Monster, but it definitely makes them biased, and I think the majority of Glee fans would agree that that bias is inherently wrong. I grew up in a conservative Christian home; some of my own family members genuinely believe that homosexuality is a sin. I understand where they're coming from, and I sympathize with them more than I would if they were just homophobic jerks, but they're still wrong. And I'm not sure what you're getting at with that last point; if Kurt and the Christian character butt heads over something besides his sexuality, then her issue is with Kurt, not with gay people in general, and this whole debate is irrelevent.
    • I certainly hope you aren't implying that your family's views are somehow less legitimate because you happen to disagree with them. Forcing a religious person to compromise their beliefs to conform with the rest of the group isn't much different than attempting to force a homosexual to be heterosexual. I honestly don't see any reason why Kurt and this character can't have a frank, honest discussion on homosexuality without it getting preachy. I personally think it would be a nice touch and a good break away from the "homosexual as the eternal victim" cliche. Because while I can't speak for anyone else on here, I happen to think that portraying any group of people as those who can only be picked on and made to suffer... well, more than a little patronizing.
    • Try looking at it this way: If Ryan Murphy announced he was going to add a character who was openly racist, would you argue that that character's views should be treated with respect? Would you want to see a scene in which she and Mercedes have an honest discussion of racism where no one is presented as right or wrong? Because to me, homophobia is no different from racism. Condemning someone based on who they date is every bit as stupid and harmful as condemning them based on the color of their skin. I have more patience with my family because I know that they're from a different generation and that their beliefs are rooted in their religion. But I've done a lot of research, and I'm convinced that their reasoning isn't sound. A growing number of Christians, myself included, believe that Jesus would have had no problem with gay people. (There's no way I can dive into that whole debate here; just Google "homosexuality in the Bible" if you're interested.) So, frankly, when it comes to this particular issue, I do think my family's views are less legitimate than mine. Again, that doesn't make them bad people, and I'm certainly not going to force them to compromise their beliefs. But I don't buy that being prejudiced against the LGBT community is just another viewpoint that's as valid as any other. Oh, and I completely agree with you that portraying all gay people as martyrs is patronizing. But Kurt is no martyr. He's just as flawed as any of his straight classmates, there's more to him than his sexuality, and when he does get bullied by homophobes, he fights back.
    • And some of Kurt's flaws can make him come across as a Depraved Homosexual. An honest, frank (but rational) discussion might do some good to dispell that. As for the Christian character, I think that even if she's believes that Kurt is a sinner (and he is. As you noted, he certainly isn't without flaws) if she's a rational person, she'll just need to be reminded that she herself is also a sinner. We all are. Of course, if she could be reminded without making her out to be a total hypocrite would be nice. I just think it would be nice if Kurt and the character could simply talk it without anyone freaking out... kind of like what we've had here. Of course, homosexuality is such a polarizing issue that it may not be possible. Someone in the audience (on either or possibly both sides) is likely to get offended. You did raise a good point about what would happen if an openly racist character were on the show. I did my best to put a lot of thought into how to reply and I didn't even consider that. And yes - Kurt's homosexuality is only one aspect of his character (That's kind of what I meant when I said "You find a lot reasons to butt heads with someone when you get to know them"). Likewise, the Christian character's views will only be one aspect of hers. If they can realize that, maybe they can be friends. Who knows? Maybe she'll even be able to help him get closer to his future boyfriend. This has been a very interesting discussion and I think I've learned a lot. I can say some pretty rude things unintentionally sometimes, so I'm grateful that everyone's been so patient. Thank you!
    • I don't think anyone is saying that homophobes are inherently hateful people. There are a lot of good people who have fucked-up views on certain subjects. We're just saying that homophobia is not a viewpoint that should be seen as "equal" to support for gay equality. And as a bisexual woman, I'm really sick of this insistence by certain people here that we need to be a little more tolerant of people who are not tolerant of us. Let's get this straight right now: Homophobes are not the victims here. There has yet to be one news story out about a student who killed himself because his gay classmates were teasing him for being homophobic. I've yet to hear anything about homophobes not being allowed to get married or adopt children. When any of those things start happening, let me know and I might reconsider. But right now, your insistence that we need to be nicer to homophobes and treat their hateful opinions with "respect," rather than hoping they change, is patronizing. And part of the reason I know this is because I do have anti-gay friends, who I like and agree with on other things, and I am sick to fucking death of having to hide half of myself around them.
    • I would just like to add that homophobia isn't a subjective opinion like "I hate vegetables" or "red is my favorite colour", homophobia, is by definition a form of irrational hatred, prejudice and DISCRIMINATION to a group, someone can be homophobic without going Ax Crazy towards every LGBT person that they encounter, this doesn't make they form of homophobia okay. And to finish: the homophobe, the LGBT people and the world have nothing to lose, and only to gain if homophobia ceases to exist.
    • Agreeing with the above. It's not an opinion that homosexuality hurts nobody and is morally fine, it's a fact. The fact some people are of the view that this is not true does not make them right. I mean, aside from being self evident, there's also the studies that have been conducted into it, the idea of whether or not it's detrimental in any way. The resounding answer tends to be 'no'. Fact of the matter is, I've never victimised somebody with my queerness. But a homophobe victimises queer people by being of the irrational 'opinion' it makes them lesser. The former deserves sympathy. Why should the latter?
    • What if you personally believe it's wrong, but you treat people equally and with respect even if they are? Of course, that wouldn't make for good TV.
    • Understand this: That it doesn't matter how much homophobic someone is, just the fact that is homophobic makes it wrong (there are levels or wrong of course, but they don't make it acceptable). I also fail to see how someone could "treat people equally" while thinking that some people are doing something wrong, it sounds greatly hipocrite.
    • Then it's still assholish. You're basically saying 'I think a major part of your identity is inherently immoral for no good reason, but I'll tolerate you anyway'.
    • Somebody's religion isn't a "good reason" for them to PERSONALLY believe something's wrong? (Yeah, this is going off the Glee! topic... but anyway, the girl's probably going to be portrayed as wrong...)
    • You can personally believe whatever you want. Nobody is going to put a gun to your head and force you to accept homosexuality, but no one is forcing you to condemn people who haven't wronged you either, just because your beliefs are different from theirs. You have no reason to tell a gay person his lifestyle is immoral, just as you (hopefully) wouldn't tell a Jew, Muslim, or Buddhist their beliefs are wrong if that's how you feel. There's a street called respect, and I believe it goes both ways.
    • Yes, religion doesn't justify homophobia. There are tons of Christians out there who are not homophobes (my dad is a pastor and he's one of them). There is more than one way to interpret the Bible, and specifically, there is more than one way to interpret those handful of obscure Bible verses which appear to condemn homosexuality. (And same with other religious texts.) People have used the Bible to uphold racism and sexism as well - is that okay now, too? If your friend said he thought Black people were inferior based on his religion, would you just accept that as just another viewpoint?
    • And it isn't a two-way street, or even close to one. No gay person is out there saying that homophobes should not be allowed to legally marry, or that homophobic soldiers should be discharged from the military. But homophobes are doing that to us. We are victims, they are oppressors, and there is no way you can seriously flip that role in any context. As for this idea that there's some big distinction between people who beat up others for being gay and people who just keep their homophobia to themselves - there is, but not as much as some here like to think. I think something a lot of straight people fail to realize is that we don't just want to be tolerated; we want to have all the same rights and privileges straight people now enjoy. That means that as a bi woman, I would like to be able to gush to my friends about girls the way I can about guys. I can't do that with people who think my relationships are morally wrong. I want to be able to have a lavish wedding with all the family invited regardless of whether I marry a man or a woman. I can't have that if my choice makes a bunch of my relatives upset. And at the end of the day, while my anti-gay friends might not voice their bigotry out loud to me, when it comes time to vote on whether people like me have the right to get married, to serve openly in the military, to teach in public schools, to have health benefits, to be protected under hate crimes statutes, or whatever, they're going to vote no on at least some of these. Which means their choices do affect my life. While I respect them as people, I'm not going to respect their hateful views, no matter what bullshit "justification" they have for them. Because by denying my right to be treated as a full citizen, they're not showing me any respect, so why do I owe them any in return?
    • How about we cool our heads and remember that this is a theory page, not a forum or debate about anything? Good grief, this is Tvtropes people. If this keeps going it'll just be a vicious cycle that continues on forever. Just respectfully agree to disagree and move on.
    • Religious debate always becomes a pissing match. This is all a moot point anyway, since it doesn't seem like this character ever made it past the drawing board.

After the character is introduced it becomes clear that she's homophobic, somebody will get on her case about it. She'll claim it's just a viewpoint, so they shouldn't argue, and the other person will give counterarguments similar to those seen above.

It didn't work for Season 2 because they changed course with Kurt's storyline (they originally wanted him and Sam to be together and them to be "out and proud," for example, but wanted to do a Ripped from the Headlines thing after the "gay bullying epidemic" that year) but now they've decided that they can try it again since there's a new teen same-sex couple in town in the form of Brittany/Santana. He's a Christian, he was homeschooled and he "struggled" with whether or not Santana should be able to get a "vocal valentine" from the God Squad for her girlfriend, Brittany, but while that's resolved maybe he'll get some other chances to butt heads with other members of glee club, which we all know he is joining sooner or later, on different issues.

It's the effect of The Red Stapler; their reactions, however, may end up as one of these options:

• They see it's nothing like the show and quit.
• They find it So Okay It's Average and stay.
• They absolutely love it.

HMS is a happy, Disney musical for Children with only kissing by the second movie, while Glee is a slutty, gay, inappropriate show which should not be viewed by anybody by the second season.

It seriously makes sense.

Why not?

• Certainly, they seem to be in Fanon.

Is because Quinn actually LIKES them and considers them her friends. Rachel, Finn, Puck, Santana, and Brittany all betrayed her in one way or another, and thus she made up the Glist to ruin their reputations. Mike and Matt, being friends with both Puck and Finn are fair game for humiliation as well. As for Jesse, well, Jesse's just a smug jackass she doesn't like and Rachel's boyfriend.

• Seems pretty reasonable actually since she goes out of her way to help Mercedes overcome Sue's image-crushing and encourages her to try a relationship with Puck (and forewarning her that Puck's just using her). As for the others, she probably just hasn't had a chance to do anything for them.

He even said that he regrets not joining his school's glee club when he had the chance, so he used Finn, who he met just before his accident, as his avatar to live out his dream and created everyone else from general personas (ie, Puck the jockjerk, Mercedes the sassy black girl, and Kurt the flaming but charming gay. He even put a disabled person in there who's more mobile than him as a goal for him to aspire to). He made what he thought was a logical transition from football player to show choir member, starting to focus less on sports and more on singing. The main theme of the series/fantasy is people fulfilling their dreams, what Sean never got to do.

This explains all the automatic musical accompaniment, the great costumes, and the instant dream-like backdrops. The songs, all covers, are him imagining scenes to songs on his iPod. Dances are what he imagines when he's going through painful physical therapy.

Rachel is his dream girl, and all the Finn/Puck/Jesse conflict is just to make things more exciting. He imagines Finn and Rachel visiting him as he gets increasingly more lonely, and his comment about how he has a shot with Rachel is a nod towards him knowing Finn will eventually get the girl because it's his fantasy. He still wants Rachel with his entirely mobile avatar, but he indulges his own loneliness by pretending Rachel is giving him singing lessons.

• Alternatively, the series is how he imagines everything that happens in Glee Club... well, happens. Rachel is visiting him and giving him singing lessons, and tells him "what happened on the week". That's why Finn and Rachel take so much importance in her tellings.
  • Alter-Alternatively, he * is* Finn and the entire series is a coma halucination, the musical numbers might be his mind's reaction to people actually listening to music near him.

• At first glance, it seems like he's only after her for her body, but when he tells her about how Sue made him post about Quinn being pregnant, he seemed genuinely sorry for betraying Rachel, meaning he might have never meant to post it in the first place.

• Both her and Charice come from the Philippines, which is still very conservative on Gay Rights. Charice has also been very open about her Christian background and her recent baptism. Gay / Liberal Glee viewers will probably be less offended by a non-white, non-american character espousing these beliefs. Charice also avoids offending any conservative Filipino fans and might even court a Periphery Demographic. If she does become flagrant about it, she'll most likely spar with Rachel instead of Kurt. The writers can chalk it up to petty rivalry and Debate and Switch the whole thing.
  • It's also a possibility that Ryan Murphy said he was going to do this, but decided against it at the last second, which is why Sunshine was abruptly Put on a Bus.

After feeling unappreciated in New Directions he decides to change to Sam/Blaine's school, where he joins their glee club. Kurt, before meeting Blaine, overhears Matt singing and decides to rat him out to New Directions. Mercedes goes to that school and confronts him, only to end up dating him.

• You know those cheesy Hallmark Movie Christmas specials? The main character of said Christmas specials is usually Holly or the main character has a baby girl and names her Holly. Considering that there are places named "Christmas" or have names with a holiday theme, i.e. Mistletoe, Santa Claus, etc., this idea is very likely. Also, think about her Adult Child personality. If she was born in a place that celebrates Christmas every day, she never really grew up.
  • Santa Claus, Indiana?

He had a bit of a fey/coy look on his face in the direction of Mercedes and Kurt, rather than the smarmy or shy look that actors usually give to attraction shown by a heterosexual male, and while Kurt asked him if he was free for a date on Friday because Anthony was black, Anthony said yes because Kurt asked him if he was free for a date on Friday. Also, there is a certain Incredibly Lame Pun that one could make, were one feeling crude about it.

Burt's condition is actually pretty bad, but the two of them know that they're in love and just wanted to get married ASAP instead of waiting until it may be too late. That's why the wedding happened so quickly.

Would give her a chance to be on-screen more and avoid a Token Minority Couple.

• Jossed. He was a two-line wonder in "The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle", and hasn't been seen since.

No, I'm not a deranged Yaoi Fangirl. While watching "Original Songs", I noticed that Trent seems oddly protective and defensive of Blaine, agreeing with everything he says, supporting all of his ideas, and even calling the Warbler council a kangaroo court when they oppose one of Blaine's ideas. At first I dismissed it as them simple being good friends off-screen, but then I noticed that Trent is almost always staring at Blaine, even in scenes where all the other Warblers are focusing on something else, and despite constantly agreeing with Blaine's every action, he doesn't seem happy when Blaine picks Kurt as a duet partner. Maybe the staring thing is just a strange quirk of the actor playing him (Darren fan perhaps?) but if not, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was hinting at a subplot in future episodes.

And for extra WMG, Rachel will have some kind of Les Yay storyline.

And she'll see a picture of Quinn and Puck at the height of their high school lives, just to drive it home.

• Well, she still has a good chance of turning out like Puck since he didn't go through what Quinn did.

Here's how I figure it: Finn got more votes than Karofsky (from Finn+Kurt and Finn+Former Head Cheerleader/Lucy Caboosey) and Karofsky got more votes than Puck (from Still-a-Jock+Scary Cheerleader). Kurt got more votes than Quinn (from Finn+Kurt, "ha, let's vote the gay guy queen! Just for the lulz, he'll never win!", and the occasional misguided/meant-to-be-impartial vote), Quinn got more votes than Santana (from Finn+Cheerleader/Lucy Caboosey), and Santana got more votes than Lauren Zizes (from Still-A-Jock/Scary Cheerleader). Puck and Zizes were dead last because Puck's not in good enough standing to get votes from the sincere people and the anti-prom people wouldn't vote anyway (at least, not for him) and Lauren lost out on the One of Us votes thanks to the Lucy Caboosey smear campaign giving those votes to Quinn. Take Finn away, and what do you get? Karofsky winning by default, with Kurt already beating Quinn by a probably-narrow margin.

Somebody who really hated one of the candidates (let's say that for the purpose of this example, our mastermind is Tina and the candidate is Quinn) decides to rig the votes so that the winner will be someone who really deserves the title of Prom Queen, and not someone like Quinn. However, Tina doesn't think that any of the other candidates deserve it much either, so she decides to give the title to someone who she feels deserves it, even though he wasn't even running for Prom Queen- Kurt. However, it backfires when he doesn't take it as a compliment, and she ends up feeling like a heel for screwing with him- though at least part of the plan worked.

No matter whether they meet or not, he will be shipped with Blaine, and the Portmanteau Couple Name will be Pottercest.

The group's chair committee was aruing toward (supposedly, and comparatively) slightly stuffy, old-fashioned songs. When the group stood against their decision to just put Blaine up front without trials, they may also have used the increased input they gained to request a newer-styled, hotter song. As it was, the song just ended up looking unfortunately risque and undiginfied (especially compared to their uniforms), the same problem had by the the inner-city team with the yellow dresses and panty shots.

Transgender, Transylvania, you know Brittany's going to mix them up.

That's why neither Will nor Bryan Ryan got the part; they didn't show the appropriate range in their audition songs (and Bryan Ryan sang the especially high parts). Granted, she didn't show the skill for the part, but this is a show that was being worked out over the director's lunch half-hours.

She's just a brat. Asperger's Syndrome is very rare in females, and real Aspies usually act nothing like that. Brats, however, do.

• That's not a WMG, that's pretty much canon.
• Actually, it isn't "very rare" in females, it's just less common, and partly because it manifests itself differently in girls and for a long time doctors didn't realize that and so a lot of girls who had it weren't getting diagnosed. Sorry, I know that's slightly OT but had to say it.
• "Self-diagnosed Asperger's." This is not a thing, you cannot diagnose yourself with such a pervasive and serious disorder as Asperger's, but you hear it a lot on the internet as an excuse to be an asshole. I agree with above, this is not a WMG, it's essentially stated to anyone with a passing familiarity with autism or psychology.

His daughter wants to sing, and he won't make her think she has to hide her voice (like she would with private lessons)

He'll try to steal either Kurt or Blaine from the other (probably leading to the first/only gay kiss of the season)

• Half jossed as of The First Time. The Warblers new lead is Sebastian, not played by Alex, but he is trying to steal Blaine from Kurt. And Kurt and Blaine did plenty of kissing in the episode!

• Brittany: I dobut she'll want to be away from her friends for long
• Santana: She might as well be Brittany's tail
• Mercedes: Will resist the most, but ultimately join
• Sugar: She just wants to belong according to Pot O Gold
• Unnamed Cheerios: Glee's new generation along with members such as Rory, Unnamed Indian Girl, and Character Of Samuel Larsen

...from the future

• First: I love this theory d('.')b Second: I propose that Sugar is Brittany and Santana's kid from the future and used Brittany's time machine to get to the present. (It's a common theory, I know, but it's so cool it deserves mention here.)
  • Well then we better mention the common idea of having Harmony be the daughter of Finchel.
    • From this troper's experience, the "Harmony is Quinn and Rachel's kid from the future" mindset is more common than that. People like to joke that Jesse was the surrogate as well.
  • If that's the case, then Wade has got to be Kurt and Mercedes' kid (by in-vitro donation). Maybe she asked them for advice because they were her parents, which led to them naming Mercedes' male kid after Wade's/Unique's original name?

We haven't gotten a good look at any of them, their numbers have increased between "Mash-Off" and "Hold On To Sixteen", and they seem to be a fairly multicultural group. It stands to reason that one of them is Indian and will join New Directions in the next semester.

When she actually is diagnosed and she realizes the gravity of it. That, and it'd be nice to have another disabled memeber. If you look at her actions she does actually look like she has it. Or she'll get some other disability.

It's WAY too big of an opportunity to miss.

• This would be to show that he's not as nice a guy as he first appears.

• What would be even better: an entire episode of songs from campy horror flicks. (Say, in a Halloween Special.) Ryan Murphy said that he's planning on having Jayma Mays sing "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me" from "Rocky Horror Picture Show," the song she performed when she auditioned for the role of Emma.
• Ryan Murphy just said that a Rocky Horror episode is in the works.
  • Which, as a MAJOR fan of Little Shop of Horrors and a minor fan or Rocky Horror Picture Show, I can assure you is not the same thing. AT ALL.

Because it's too good a possibility to pass up. It could also be about a love interest for one of the Cheerios named Mickey.

• Another one would be if Tina sings it, with cheerios back-up when/if she breaks up with Mike Chang. Additionally, the name can be changed easily to become "Artie", "Kurtey", "Finney", "Sammy" or... "Pukey"

After mentioning he's heterosexual one too many times, the singer will try to boost his confidence by telling him it won't affect their friendship.

• Hell yes! If possible, this should be done in a place with puppets (like in the school theater or something). To added awesomeness.

The song's themes of abandonment and longing would seem to fit that kind of situation pretty well, especially if their relationship turns sour in season 2. Also, can you fucking imagine Lea Michele belting that one out?

We've only gotten about thirty seconds of it, twice, between Finn and Rachel. When they finally get their act together and hook up, we will get an all-in cover, Musicalis Interruptus be damned!

• That's what's going to win them Nationals.

People online (used to?) think Burt might, but while he's pretty cool with his son being gay (and doesn't think that there's anything wayward about it), Mrs. Puckerman seems to be obsessed with her delinquent son growing up to be a nice Jewish boy.

• Or at the very least finding a nice jewish girl.

What other song would be able to describe their inevitable Gayngst?

She will sing it when she realizes that her feelings for Brittany is not about having a warm body under her but about real feelings, and she will freak out because she thinks it would be easier to be the scool slut rather than the school dyke.

An appropriate tribute to a show famous for its positive portrayal of homosexuals, which was uncommon at the time.

Particularly, "Seasons of Love (Group number" or "I'll Cover You". I'd say "Le Vie Boheme", but I can't see the network getting behind it.

• "La Vie Boheme" would be a perfect number for this show.

• If anyone in the cast ever dies: "Without You". That's got to be one of those "all in their heads" numbers, though, as I can't imagine any choir or band (or solo singer, for that matter) singing that song to someone they knew and managing to get all the way to the end.
• Well, "Seasons of Love" would be an excellent way to do a clipshow wrapup or introduction.
• Partially confirmed. "Take Me Or Leave Me" was done in Comeback.

In case it wasn't totally obvious.

• With the roll he's on, "Not Alone" is probably #1 on that list.

At some point, Tina will want Artie back after Mike breaks up with her. Artie won't want her beck because of his relationship with Brittany (to make Tina jealous). will get serious. Tina wishes she could have him back, so she "could really use a wish right now."

I mean, after their friendship in season 1 played out wouldn't that be the perfect summarization of it?

Mostly because "The Winner Takes It All" would be perfect for Artie or Will finally accepting. But "Mamma Mia" would be cool for Puck/Quinn, and "The Name of the Game" could work for either side of the Kurt/bf pairing, depending on if it's Sam or Blaine. And "Thank You For The Music" would be awesome for a final song.

• Dancing Quinn
  • And whaddaya know, they actually did it. Only it's a Mercedes and Santana duet. At prom. Yeah.
• "Take A Chance On Me" is needed as a group number.
• "S.O.S." could be sung by Sam to Quinn, or Quinn to Finn. Or both.
• "Super Trouper" could be sung by Lauren to Puck, about how he helps her over her stage fright.

Last time we had a missed song of awesome (Mercedes and Puck) the writers deleivered in the back 9. Artie/Brittany will probably get some shippers behind it, and they'll sing together to make up for them not in "Duets".

• The duet in question? "Say Say Say"

...creating a Chekhov's Armory that they will pull out at Section/Region/Nationals and sing the Elephant Love Medley.

It's an entire song based around the Geeky Turn-On concept. How can this be avoided?

Puck already mentioned him earlier, so it might be on the writer's radar. One of the girls will have "Queen Bitch" sung (or, to steal a joke from earlier, Quinn Bitch about them, Kurt will sing Fashion, the rest of the cast might sing "Golden Years", "Young Americans" or "Let's Dance", and depending on the writer, Artie will end the show singing "China Girl" to Tina.

And the 4 characters who have solos in it will then go on to do a mash-up of "Rose Tint My World" and "Zydrate Anatomy" from RHPS and Repo! respectively.

The proceeds from The Rocky Horror Show were originally to fund the trip to New York for nationals. Couple this with the fact that the Glee Club has an even smaller budget than last year, and it's obvious that they're going to need to get some cash. Songs would include "For the Love of Money", "Money", "Money, Money", "Money, Money, Money", and "If I Had a Million Dollars"

• Also, Avenue Q's "The Money Song".

• "Don't You Forget About Me"
• "I Sing the Body Electric".
• "Thank You for the Music" to Will. They've already done "To Sir, With Love", they are going to need an appropriate song to thank Will for what he's meant to them; it would be perfect!

His hero being Kurt. After their kiss, he'll want to come out of the closet, but will be too scared. Kurt will try to help him out, eventually falling for him in the process.

It fits. It's already been confirmed there will be another Brittany episode, and I was surprised they didn't use it the first time.

• In the name of all that is of God, WHY are they doing another Britney Spears episode? Unless you mean another episode that focuses on Brittany the Cheerio, which I can live with.

This makes sense in a high school. These days, pretty much everyone is constantly checking their facebook. The episode would begin with Will innocently singing Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". Someone would point out the meme to him (I imagine Kurt would make a snarky comment like "You did NOT just Rick Roll us.") and Will would make an assignment for them about the internet. The best part is Rick Rolling will be done more often, and with Will's version.

• YES. I wanna see Chocolate Rain, Caramelldansen, and The Internet Is For Porn.
  • Why does the Gunslinger Theme come to mind?
• Something from Auto-Tune the News could work...if they could get the right context. I doubt the show would let anybody get raped.

So far they've payed tribute to Lady Gaga twice, and with the recent news regarding Al's "Perform This Way" parody it's inevitable that his name will come up. The assignment Will gives to frame this is that sometimes you need to stop taking yourself so seriously and just do something silly and/or stupid for fun and to blow off some steam.

A more subtle way of doing the above. While original songs would be covered as well, it would be made from songs made popular by the internet, be they memetic, started on the internet, or used by a web show as a theme. Here's some examples

• Believe It Or Not by Artie
• Ready To Roll by Finn
• Never Gonna Give You Up by Sam and New Directions
• Never Gonna Give You Up/Ready To Roll by Finn and New Directions
• Caramelldansen by Tina
• Hare Hare Yukai by Brittany (Haruhi), Quinn (Yuki), Santana (Mikuru), Mike (Itsuki), and Finn (Kyon)
  • This troper has wanted them to do Hare Hare Yukai, especially the English dub. Interesting choice for Brittany, though Finn would be Itsuki because he's dubbed by Daisuke Ono.
• Break Me OR Jar Of Hearts by Rachel
  • The latter happened at prom.
• Baby by Sam
  • Lo and behold, it actually happened.
  • OP: Didn't think that would actually happen, I was just throwing out an example. (Crossing my fingers for Caramelldansen still.)
• Cagayake! Girls by Kurt and the rest of the ND girls, if only because the K-On! page describes the show as Glee: The Anime. Kurt as main singer makes sense because he's the closest thing the show has to a Moe Blob.
• I'm on a Boat
• Kurt will sing What What In The Butt.
• Can't Hug Every Cat by Brittany.

Just for the hell of it, as a Brick Joke following Sam's comment in Duets about his voice.

Possible songs could be:

• Walk Through The Fire sung by Mercedes (as Buffy), Puck (as Spike), and New Directions.
  • This would be much better if it was Quinn in the role of Buffy, it paralels better with the source show and her voice fits better.
    • Or, having already done Rocky Horror, they could do a Buffy cover or two (maybe even a Buffy episode) for Halloween next year. Santana/Brittany for "Under Your Spell", anyone? Rachel would definitely be Anya, Finn as Xander, Puck as Spike, Quinn as Buffy, Will as Giles...this would actually be pretty fun.
    • And of course Tina as Dawn just for the sake of her having another interrupted solo.
    • Murphy, if you're reading this, (which you probably are given Thriller and Baby) please get to work on this, it would be amazing.
• FCC sung by Finn, Sam, and Kurt
• A Mystery Science Theater 3000 Mash Up by Mike (or even the original or Hodgson) with Tom and Crow's puppets (with either the original actors or Sam and Kurt) as a dream sequence. Will consist of some of the following using these three:
  • Begins with Love Theme Final Version sung by Puck (Main Vocals), Rachel (As Pearl), and New Directions (Backing/"La La Las") if its not.
  • He Tried To Kill Me With A Forklift
  • Toobular Boobular (Then again that might not get past the radar)
  • Idiot Control Now
    • "It stinks!" =D
  • Janitor Song
  • Merry Christmas (If That's Okay)
  • Werewolf End Credits Song
• Guy Love by Blaine and Kurt.
  • Really? The song specifically says "there's nothing gay about it". Probably Puck and Finn, or Sam and Finn.
    • They`ll just change the line to "there`s something really gay about it"
    • Original poster: It would be them denying their in a relationship.
    • Won't work. Too much context. "You're the only guy who's ever been inside of meeee!" "I SWEAR, I JUST TOOK OUT HIS APPENDIX!"
• Then how about I'm Under Your Spell for them
• Vale Decem by New Direction/Vocal Adrenaline
• I Cant Decide/Voodoo Child by Sue
  • This needs to happen.
• Who Are You by Vocal Adrenaline
• Hurt Feelings by Will and Artie (possibly Puck)
• [[Series/{{30 Rock}} "Leavin' on the Midnight Train to Georgia"]], presumably someone gets mad and tries to stay with family in Georgia, but decides to come back.
• Fight by New Directions
• Rock The Dragon by Puck
• Dominican by Santana and Sam
• The Touch by Finn
• Cheer Up Sleepy Jean by New Directions Boys
• A Lonely Island mashup featuring Dick In A Box by Sam and Puck, I Just Had Sex by Puck, Finn, and Artie(as Akon), a bowlderized I'm On A Boat by Puck, Finn and Artie and of course Jizzed In My Pants by Finn.

• "The Song that Goes Like This" by Finn and Rachel
• "The Diva's Lament" by Rachel or Kurt
  • Tina or Mercedes could work for that song as well.

After one expresses a desire to dance with the other, they'll fake cavities/other tooth problem to have a shared dancing fantasy under anesthesia in Carl's office.

Not necessarily to compete with Dalton Academy, but as a teambuilding exercise since working out the precise timing and harmonies of an acapella arrangement can be more difficult than your standard Glee songs.

• Or because the band kids get sick of being ignored/being bullied for helping out.

It will either a) parallel the plot of the blog or b) just use songs from it. If the latter is the case, then;

• On the Rise will be sung with Rachel as Doctor Horrible and Finn as Penny, most likely while she follows him and Quinn.
• My Freeze Ray could be anyone, but the sheer-dorkiness of it just screams for Artie.
• Penny's Song would be preformed by Emma, most likely to Will.
• A Man's Gotta Do Could either be the same set up as above, Rachel as Horrible, Finn as Penny and Quinn as Captain Hammer, or with Artie, Tina and Mike taking the respective roles.
• Only if Bryan Ryan is in the episode.

Most signs are saying that Finn is going to leave Quinn for Rachel (again). And when Quinn tries to get back together with Sam he'll refuse, because she cheated on him and he highly values honesty. So who's left to be her love interest? Puck. Convinced that she can get him away from Lauren because she's so much prettier, she'll try and seduce him. At the same time, Lauren is simply having a ball because she not only has major confidence in her appearance, but is also dating the guy she's always wanted. So Lauren's "big", Quinn's "blonde", and they're both "beautiful".

As a reference to Vocal Adrenaline winning with Bohemian Rhapsody last time, they will do a Queen Medley. It might consist of: Don't Stop Me Now, Under Pressure, We Are The Champions, and We Will Rock You.

• Maybe in Season 3. As of the penultimate episode of Season 2, New Directions is planning on doing original songs again.

In "Original Song," it's shown that she's settled with staying in Lima and getting married to Finn, and living out the rest of her days like that. This song is about how fairytales aren't really all that they're cracked up to be, and how living one is basically settling for the next best thing. Singing this song, Quinn will realize that she doesn't want to settle, and that she is willing to take control of her life and get out of Lima.

It's been confirmed that if a tribute episode is done next year, there will only be one and it'll be a 2-hour TV movie. Why would they need two hours? In order to set up events so that they parallel the musical they're tributing, and then get as many songs as possible into it.

• Considering Mc Kinley is putting on a production of West Side Story...

An inverse of the Musical Episode trope that Glee weekly bases itself on, an episode like this would be its answer to the uniqueness of other non-musical shows doing their own numbers. How would they do it? The best I can imagine is a dress-rehearsal-type episode where they can't sing the songs (at least not on screen) because no song ever gets sung twice (except for Don't Stop Believin', but that was special).

• Can we please? That would be the perfect time to set up any drama that would take too long otherwise, not to mention give the actors a break from rehearsing, and securing the rights to the song.

It would be awesome! Potential songs include openings from:

• The Golden Girls
• Friends
• Cheers
• Family Guy
• House opening Teardrop
• Dance to the Doctor Who theme
• Greatest American Hero
• Fresh Prince
• CSI. Which? All of them, because we need more The Who.
• Mystery Science Theater 3000

They have duetted on "Defying Gravity" and "For Good" now, so they must complete the trifecta of Elphaba/Glinda duets. It would probably be just for fun, because I can think of a circumstance at this point which would have them meaning it.

• Queen (Main Song: Who Wants To Live Forever/Princes Of The Universe by Puck)
• Wicked
• David Bowie (Main Song: Heroes by Finn, Jesse, and Blaine in competition)
• Reba McEntire (Main Song: Fancy by Rachel)
• Bruce Springsteen
• Rihanna (Main Song: Love The Way You Lie by Artie, Santana, Tina, Britanny and Quinn)
• Buffy: Once More With A Feeling (Main Song: Under Your Spell by Brittany and Santana)
• ABBA (Main Song: Mamma Mia by Rachel and Shelby)
• Michael Jackson (Main Song: Billie Jean by Artie)
  • Confirmed in that an MJ episode was recently done in Season 3. Billie Jean was not covered.
• Grease (Main Song: You're The One That I Want by Rachel and Finn)
• Disney. Preferably the Disney Animated Canon: I cannot pick a main song, so I'm just going to make up a setlist (Songs are in order of release, feel free to add)
  • Whistle While You Work/Happy Working Song by Tina
  • When You Wish Upon A Star by Brittany
  • Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah (Disney's Signature Song) by New Directions
  • Pink Elephants by New Directions (Because what's Disney without something scary?)
  • Cinderella by Mike and Tina
  • A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes by Tina
  • A Pirates Life by Puck, Jesse, and Santana
  • The Bare Necessities by Finn
  • The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers by Blaine
  • The World's Greatest Criminal Mind by Kurt
  • Kiss The Girl by Sam
  • Part Of Your World by Rachel
  • Beauty And The Beast by Mercedes
  • A Whole New World by Finn and Rachel
  • Circle Of Life by Blaine with New Directions
  • Colors Of The Wind by Tina
  • Make A Man Out Of You by Will
  • The Prayer by Rachel (who is then told that it comes from a Warner Brothers movie)
  • Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride by Lauren
  • Friends On The Other Side by Will
  • Why Should I Worry by Blaine
• Weird Al
• Justin Timberlake
• Elvis Presley
• West Side Story is confirmed to be a production at Mc Kinley in Season 3, so this looks like a good possibility.

Or another song from Grease.

This will happen either at Nationals next year, or at graduation via flash mob.

In the same way that Will did another round of girls vs boys mashups in 'Never Been Kissed', he'll rerun the duets competition early in Season Three to choose the Sectionals soloists.

• Kurt and Blaine will sing 'I'll Cover You' from Rent.
  • Which is all well and good except Blaine doesn't go to McKinley and would therefore not be allowed in the competition.
    • Doesn't go there yet. The jury's still out on whether he'll transfer in season 3.
    • But isn't he a senior?
    • Word Of God said that he's one year ahead of Kurt, not that he's explicitly a senior. And they never mentioned anything about what year he was in comparison to Kurt, so they could easily retcon it for them to be in the same grade.
    • If I'm not mistaken, Kurt's a junior *
      I don't think they let non-juniors in Junior Prom, or that sophomores can drive...
    • Well then most likely it's been retconned so that they're both Juniors, and will be seniors at the beginning of next season.
    • No duet's competition has happened, but it's safe to say that Blaine has transferred to Mc Kinley. Kurt is a senior, Blaine is a junior.

Probably an assignment that Artie and Lauren (they're in AV Club, right?) get, and then they use the club to make it happen. Possible contenders:

• "Take On Me" by a-ha. Sung by Kurt.
• "Land of Confusion" by Genesis.
• "Material Girl" by Madonna. Sung by Quinn and Rachel.
• "Here It Goes Again" by OK Go. Sung by Puck.
• "It's a Sin" by Pet Shop Boys. Sung by Karofsky.
  • Why not Santana?
• "Don't Come Around Here No More" by Tom Petty. Sung by Artie.
• "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson. Sung by Artie.
  • [[spoiler: The song was performed, but not by Artie. It was a duel between Santana and Sebastian. There was a music video recreation in the episode that did involve Artie- 'Scream'.
• "Jizz In My Pants" by Lonely Island. Sung by Finn and Sam.
• "Mickey" by Tony Basil. Sung by Brittany.

I think it would be a perfect way to bring things full circle. Bonus points if it was "Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat."

It will either be dedicated Beth or Rachel.

Here's the setup: some people have seen the two together but not realized who one half of the couple was. Both are approached by their friends demanding details on their mystery summer romances. The two will sing the song, which will be a fairly faithful retelling of what the two did over the summer, but at the end they'll claim that the romance ended and that they are both still single.

• They totally did sing it!!

I know this is kinda cliche but when you think aboout it a lot of these songs Glee has done about people stading up for themselves (One, Forget You, Rose's Turn) have all been doen by men with the exception of I think Respect. So why not? The strong women of song. I'm thinking something like Power Of Madonna plot wise.

• Fancy by Reba Mc Entire. Performed by Rachel.
• Think by Aretha Franklin. Performed by Mercedes.
• Independence Day by Martina Mc Bride. Performed by Brittany.
• Gunpowder And Lead by Miranda Lambert. Performed by Santana.
• Undo It by Carrie Underwood. Performed by Tina.
• Dance in the Dark by Lady Gaga. Performed by Tina.
• Schiesse by Lady Gaga. Performed by Quinn.
• Fuckin Perfect by P!nk. Performed by Brittany.
• We R Who We R by Ke$ha. Performed by Rachel.
• Bad Reputation by Joan Jett. Performed by Santana.
• I Am Woman by Jordin Sparks. Performed by Mercedes.
• My Chick Bad by Ludacris ft Niki Minaj. Performed by Puck and Lauren.
• Not Ready to Make Nice by the Dixie Chicks. Performed by all the girls, led by Rachel.

Concept: It comes time to audition for a big competition. However, Will wanted to do it differently and therefore brought in Emma, Bieste, and finally Shelby to judge. The students are allowed to pick any song and to group up with one condition: they must pick a David Bowie song, and he hands out copies of Best Of Bowie. Meanwhile, Puck, Finn, and Quinn get the chance to visit Beth.

Songs In Chronological Order

• Magic Dance by Shelby with Bieste, Emma, Will, and New Directions, sung to Beth.
• Fame by Artie as an audition
• Suffragette City by Sam as an audition
• Rebel Rebel by Lauren as an audition
• Space Oddity/Ashes To Ashes (more the latter) by Santana as an audition
• Life On Mars by Kurt as an audition
• Ziggy Stardust by Finn as an audition
• Let's Dance/Just Dance by Rachel (fails audition immediately, given second chance)
• Changes by Rachel as second chance
• Under Pressure by Mercedes (as Mercury) and Brittany (as Bowie) as an audition
• China Girl by Mike (who else) as an audition
• The Man Who Sold The World by Tina as an audition
• Heroes by Quinn and Puck to Beth (Shelby hears it and includes it in the competition)
• Bowies In Space by Will with New Directions in Bowie outfits (Jareth, Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust, lightning bolt make up)

Basically as a bit of rebellion against her treatment in school Santana performs Lily Allen's F You. Sue obviously hears about this and reports it to Figgins. Nothing happens, but the group decides to rebel by doing only songs that would go against censorship, of course going against Will's wishes. So the next day Blaine leads New Directions Boys in a mash up of Basket Case and American Idiot by Green Day. You get the point I'm sure.

And Schue must comment on how that musical looks like it would be fun to be in. I'm thinking either Without Love or You Can't Stop the Beat.

• Partially confirmed. Season premiere of season 3 Rachel starts off a rendition of You Can't Stop the Beat after Mr. Shue tells them that they've still got music to make even despite the bad treatment, and there's a very fond smile on Shue's face but no commentary.

The group will dress as different members of the cast from that opening while in the clothes from THAT opening. (This post assumes Quinn and Santana will come back, and as we know nothing about Samuel and Damian, they will be omitted.) Rachel and Mercedes will wear short sleeved white shirts and black slacks*

Rachel

. Finn and Artie wear a white button down, black tie, black slacks*

Ross

. Tina and Quinn wear sleevelss white tops and black slack*

Monica

. Mike and Kurt will wear white button downs, black vests, and black slacks*

Chandler

. Brittany and Santana will both wear black gowns and white shirts(?)*

Phoebe

. And finally, Puck and Blaine will wear long sleeved white shirts and black slacks*

Joey

. Because SOMEONE was bound to say it.

Highly likely considering Miku Hatsune Toyota TV ad debut. Quite likely the Glee Club would not be happy about the idea, saying Vocaloids don't count as real singers. Songs likely to be (most likely English dubbed):

• World is Mine
• Levan Polka
• Po Pi Po
• Love is War
• Any of the Daughter of Evil series songs
• Just be Friends
• Last Night, Good Night
• Alice Human Sacrifice (with Santanna or Tina as the first Alice, Blaine or Finn as the second Alice, Brittany or Quinn as the third Alice, and Rachel and Kurt as the fourth Alice's)

• Jizz In My Pants by Finn and Puck
• I Just Had Sex by Finn and Blaine, feat. Puck
• I'm On A Boat by Mike and Artie
• Who Said We're Wack? by Puck, Artie and Finn
• Punch You In The Jeans by Karofsky

Particularly the recently-announced episode where Rachel and Kurt lose their virginity - not to each other. Katy Perry has been pretty good about letting Glee use their music, and, given both Kurt and Rachel's previous attitudes towards sex, it would make sense if one of them was completely underwhelmed and/or off-put by the experience.

It's perfect for her, considering that she's lost everything and she's trying to pick up the pieces.

Puck's attempts at getting Beth back will sour. And I mean end VERY VERY BADLY. This song is sung over a sequence where he gives everything up and goes back to his season 1 personality but far worse, the sequence of course ending with a shot of him preforming the line "Let the father die/And let the monster rise" showing that he's gone off the deep end.

It has to happen some time, they already had a Christmas and Valentines Day special.

• RE: Zombies by Puck and New Directions
• This Is Halloween by New Directions
• Monster Mash by The Warblers
• Y Control by Rachel
• Summer Is A Cumen-In by New Directions

• Nothing on You/Beautiful Girls
• Even Angels Fall/Crash and Burn
• A Thousand Miles/I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)
• The Ballad of Barry Allen/What Are Words
• Don't Forget/Our Song
• Walk Through The Fire/Ring Of Fire
• Ashes To Ashes/Your Love Is My Drug
• Magic Dance/Just Dance

With the Internationals rumor, and students that are Irish and Indian(upcoming), why the hell not?

• Baba O'Reily by The Who (British). Sung by Finn
• Best I Ever Had (Canadian Birth). Sung and rapped by Artie
• Next Decade by Gackt (Japanese). Sung by New Driections Boys
• This more or less happened in "The Spanish Teacher", with Ricky Martin. Songs were sung partly in Spanish.

Because there isn't really any other Bollywood song that ingrained into the minds of a Western audience.

Ryan said the winners of The Glee Project would be playing characters inspired by their own lives. Damian has commented a few times that he ended a relationship or two in order to further his career. The song is a perfect fit!

It'd have to be like Quinn leads, Santana and Brittany are the bears.

More than likely Kurt and Blaine

It will be Foreshadowing for Sebastian pulling a gun on Kurt after deciding that if he can;t have him no one can.

I know that sounds so horribly cliched and I'm not sure how it would work out, but I would love to see that.

There are already rumors flying around about it, and Madge does have a new album coming out soon... and I just really want Sue & Co. to recreate the Human Nature video.

• Some ideas for potential numbers: Puck doing "Music", the Glee Club doing "Give Me All Your Luvin", Rachel singing "Drowned World/Substitute for Love", and a "Hung Up" sequence where Mike and Brittany (attempt to) teach Finn how to dance. And Santana could do "Spanish Lesson", why not.

• Finn and Puck- My trusted friend
• Rachel or/and Kurt- Papa please pray for me
• Puck and Quinn to Beth- My little one

It's a nice song and this troper thinks it would be a sweet goodbuy

They've had alot of Journey

This is how Kurt's dad can support his Unlimited Wardrobe working as a mechanic. It's also why Terri presumably hasn't complained about being seen in Will's fifteen-year-old teal Civic, and a school district that runs at least one fairly large high school doesn't own at least one wheelchair-lift-equipped bus. Conversely, a nursing home is selling off large quantities of high-end ultra-lightweight wheelchairs (which such an institution wouldn't normally have in the first place) at tag-sale prices and the Cheerios having their dry cleaning done in Europe is merely extravagant rather than ridiculously, laugh-out-loud-at-the-very-suggestion so.

• The whole point of having their dry cleaning done in Europe laugh-out-loud-at-the-very-suggestion so. 'Cause it's, you know, a joke. To make you laugh. Out loud.
• And Kurt's dad isn't just a mechanic, he owns a majority share in the auto shop. It's not glamorous work, but if they're successful that could mean pretty good money.
  • Even run-of-the-mill mechanics make decent money as skilled tradesmen.

Two unrealistic aspects of Glee are how every random person is a good singer, and the extremely low status of the glee club. They're obviously related. The show takes place in an alternate universe where all human beings can sing at a professional level as easily as talking. That's why the glee club are such outcasts - their only talent is something everyone can do anyway.

• Wouldn't this officially be Jossed considering Mike's performance of 'Sing!'?
  • Not necessarily. He could be Obsfuscating Tone-deafness, and if not he at least has the ability to harmonize.
  • No, since he intentionally sings it badly.
• It's a very interesting theory, the only objection I have is: since when do people in choir not have low social status in a high school? :/ As far as I know that is unfortunate but true.
  • Not in my high school. In fact, during my high school years all the winners for prom and homecoming royalty were in drama club and/or choir, as well as the pageant we had for the senior boys. I'm not from a small town though.
    • Same here, chorus isn't a maker or breaker of popularity. Then again I'm from an upper-class high school full of Asians. Maybe it depends on the economic makeup of the students?
  • Above Troper is from a small, conservative town about the same size as the one Glee is set in. The popular kids are the ones in volleyball and track for girls and football and rugby for guys; the drama/choir kids are dismissed as weirdos. (Said Troper knows from experience D:)
  • This Troper is also from a small, conservative town around the same size as the fictional version of Lima, and the kids in our glee club (which I was in) were actually pretty popular. As were the band geeks, of all people.
    • This Troper, a former band/chorus/drama club member, also hails from a town much like Lima. The jocks/cheerleaders/cool kids tried to treat us badly also. We. Did. Not. CARE.
    • This Troper is originally from a small, poor former factory town, with an old high school that is falling apart. Many of the members of chorus/drama/show choir WERE cheerleaders and some football players. Others were drama/chorus(obviously not show choir, as that's an extracurricular) for the school credit alone. It wasn't something that designated anyone as a loser, nor as cool. It was just another group. Band, however, was full of dorks.
  • This Troper goes to a fairly small high school (1,200 kids, which is pretty small for our area) in a fairly large town, about an hour from NYC. Students here know from friends out of town that we have a fairly odd dynamic, in which drama and choir kids peacefully (for the most part) coexist with jocks, and are often friends with them (some also identify as part of both groups). Homecoming Royalty included a girl from marching band and a boy who was the most involved in drama (and the best actor) in the senior class. Being in a group like band or choir doesn't make one uncool. The only kids who are really considered losers are the ones who don't participate in regular extracurriculars, because A)People get the impression they don't care about their education or the school. B)People make most of their friends by bonding through shared clubs/groups. You don't make any new friends if you're not in them.
• This also explains how April Rhodes has a so terrible life, despite her voice sounding exactly like Kristin Chenowith.
  • And why Shelby Corcoran would fail as an actress, despite her voice sounding exactly like Idina Menzel's. And why the AV Club can just randomly burst into song in "Rolling in the Deep."
• Well it would hardly be a good musical if they picked people for a show choir that were -bad- singers. Besides, random people may indeed be good singers - despite popular misconception, most people are generally at least decent with training. Mostly though it really depends on the school culture and at the Glee school, guess what's their claim to fame? The Cherios which is headed by Sue who is shown to essentially run the school and community for many years; all the behavior may have been encouraged and picked up from all that. At the very least, her manipulation of other clubs and activities may simply kept all other clubs wary of each other. And in such a state of paranoia, getting the big bad to look at a weak scapegoat is a good thing - it keeps Sue off their back. As well, it may have simply been a matter of a general tread - it's not that people hate the glee club (at least initially) but that generally, people at the school that others don't like have a habit of joining glee. Over time, the idea of people like Rachael and Peppers becomes closely associated with glee - guilt by association.
• Slight problem with this, I think Will has stated that when he was a student at the school he was in Glee and one of the popular kids.
  • And the Warblers and Vocal Adrenaline are heavily implied to be royalty at Dalton and Carmel respectively.
• The theory I came to halfway through the show, after sitting through the horribly recorded and autotuned songs in order to see the very funny scenes in between (this almost turned me off the show, seriously), was that in the members of the Glee club's minds, they all sound like that. I mean, if you've ever sung with a group of people, you know the feeling you get when you nail a song together, but it's hard to portray that feeling on film. How this show counter-acts that is by making the singers sound inhumanly good so that those who have never experienced that can realise it. Basically the great singing is a representation of what Glee club means to them. This made the show a hell of a lot more bearable.
  • So what almost turned you off of the show was...the main conceit of the show?

Rachel, Artie, Tina, Puck, and Jacob all seem to have some kind of Jewish ancestry, which is a little unusual for a high school in Ohio. Obviously Glee is a sequel to Phillip Roth's The Plot Against America, where American Jews were forced out of the East Coast and into the Midwest in the 1940s by an antial blond, and the protagonist's race is never specified, so he might have spent time in Lima as a result of his parents' business there.

• That explains while all the situations are exaggerated in such a colorful manner, and explains the sudden seemingly out of nowhere character derailment. When a character changes from a sweet, well meaning friend to a complete bitch or bastard within minutes. That's another character taking over the story, decsribing the character as how they saw them at that moment.

• Tina is already stated that her look represents the Perky part of her Perky Goth personality
• Rachel "Kermit" look is the most obvious, the second one is probably a representation of her desire for glamour
• Quinn "Pink spike ball" look represent her Tsundere aspect, how she can be really nasty and sweet.
• Santanna represents her as a "black fower", pretty and also bad.
• Brittany is obviously smart as a Lobster
• Kurt looks is inspired by Bad Romance and represents... his Bad Romance with Finn.
• But Mercedes is...?
  • This Troper and his friends gave each and every outfit a nickname, that might, or might not help this theory: Tina is Bubbles, Rachel is Miss Muppet, Quinn is Kirby, Santana is Kodachi, Brittany is Mrs. Crabs, Kurt is Lady Washington and Mercedes is... Minnie Mouse
  • In this video, it shows another dancer; Mike Chang. What does he represent?
    • The Red Guy obviously. Or maybe The Red King or the King of Hearts

We've already seen little bits of Will's past. What better way to communicate where that season is going than to show the club back in its glory days? Also the opportunity to host a Kristen Chenowith/NPH duet is too good to let slip. This needs to happen.

Because a LOT of these WMGs are hitting pretty close to home...

• Possibly. But it could be more that Glee is very, very Troperiffic, and we're all obviously Genre Savvy.

Inverting the above logic, the show runners take ideas from this site, and if we create a WMG strong enough it will happen. I suggest Kill (Kurt+ Will). Why only girls should fall under Will's charm?

• Ditto. I mean, obviously Will's got this whole "girls get away" schtick down. But what would happen if Kurt followed in the footsteps of Suzy and Rachel? ...Then again, all of the females with crushes on Will have had food names... Pepper... Berry... Pilsbury... Unless Kurt's middle name is secretly "Butterworth", I don't think it'll happen.
  • Every female.
• If this is true then I suggest a Michael Jackson episode. Or at least have Kurt perform Smooth Criminal, I don't know how it would work in context, but it could be fun.
  • I vote for Artie to rock out on "Thriller" if this happens
    • And Super Bowl Sunday Artie's got a solo in Thriller/Heads Will Roll.

Orginally, he said that Kurt's boyfriend would be a new character named Sam who joins both the football team and glee. Then Chord Overstreet was cast as a recurring character named Sam, but he doesn't seem to be anyone's love interest; in fact, Chris Colfer said recently that he hasn't even read with anyone for the part yet. There are two possible explanations:

1. Murphy changed his mind and decided to add four new characters instead of three.

2. Murphy is only pretending to be casting someone new so that it will be a genuine surprise when Kurt ends up with Matt or Mike. (Yes, Mike is going to date Tina, but how long do you think that will last?)

It's not as crazy as it sounds. Remember when he said that Shelby wasn't Rachel's mother?

• My money's on Mike. His and Tina's episode could be used as a springboard towards this. Given what we learned so far, I don't think the same could be said for Matt, but that's just my opinion.
  • So we're accepting as fact that Ryan Murphy is a Lying Creator, but don't consider that it could extend to his cast and crew? It's just as possible that Chris and Chord are trying to keep the surprise that he is Kurt's love interest, or even that Murphy told them to keep it under wraps. Why does everyone assume that Mike Chang is gay, anyway?
    • First of all, Chord hasn't said one word about any of this; it's the official press release from Fox that says he's going to be a recurring character (while Kurt's boyfriend is supposed to be a regular) and only talks about his friendship with Finn. Second, it's not so much that we assume Mike is gay as we hope he is. It would mean more screentime for him, something fans have been clamoring for since day one, and be a lot more interesting than Kurt dating some newcomer who only exists to be his love interest.
    • First point: Okay, I'm wrong about that one. I thought I saw that in the original post, but on closer inspection, I see that I was mistaken. Second point: But that's just my point, it wouldn't necessarily mean more screentime for him. He didn't get any storylines in season 1 because at the start he was never meant to be anything but a good dancer that brought up the club's numbers, but he's evolved, along with Santana and Brittany (Matt, not so much from what I hear) to become someone the fanbase wants to know more about. He's getting storylines this year, he's involved in a Tina/Artie love triangle, and once that inevitably resolves to Artie and Tina getting back together they're not just going to shove him into the background again, but making him Kurt's boyfriend doesn't do anything to help his character. I actually think it would be a detriment to it. That sounds homophobic on its own, but I'm trying not to be. Hear me out: Glee has sometimes been accused of having very stereotypical characters (mainly Kurt and Mercedes). It would hurt the show to continue this stereotyping (which is the main issue that many people who have problems with the show cite) by taking the best male dancer in the group, who we only know a little about, and making him gay. It would be much more effective in breaking stereotypes for the best dancer to be straight. Finn is not a very good dancer, and Puck is too much of a Handsome Lech to be the aversion (and a lot of people think (or hope) that he's bi, anyway). Having a character who is metrosexual and not a cartoon * coughJessecough* would actually add an interesting new dynamic to the show. If it turns out that he is gay, then c'est la vie, I'll trust that the writers know what they're doing. But I really hope that if he is it isn't just to add more drama.
    • They could always introduce Sam as Kurt's love interest, and then have them break up later. Make Sam bi so that he can be paired with one of the girls. Later, after the Mike/Tina/Artia love triangle, Mike can realize he's gay and be paired with Kurt. Also, the show has been confirmed for a third season already, so it's not like they immediatly get Mike and Kurt together as soon as both of them are single. They can take their time.
    • And it's not as much that the fandom thinks that Mike is gay, it's that he fits the boyfriend tropes they were going for. He's nice, he's on the football team and in Glee. Plus, everyone already likes Mike, and the creators have said they want to focus more on the original twelve instead than the new students. It would make a lot of sense to have him take the boyfriend role. Also I've been assuming that because Tina and Mike have the same last name and are on a TV show that they're cousins, and the whole Tike thing is kind of squicking me.
• At the Emmys red carpet show, Chris Colfer was asked if he knew who the boyfriend was going to be, and he said, "I think I do, but then they tell me that I don't." Clearly, someone is trying to mislead us. My guess is that Chris, like everyone else, assumed it was Sam, but the writers have other plans.
• And the plot thickens...

They've already got three guitar players (Artie, Puck, and Sam), Finn is a drummer, and Kurt plays piano. All it would take is for one of them to learn how to play bass (which for all we know one of them already knows how to do, look at Kurt's covenient piano skills). All of this will happen in an episode dedicated to ... wait for it... famous boy bands (The Jackson 5, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, etc.)

• Artie does already know how to play bass. He was playing the bass during Bust A Move in the episode Mash-Up. Just for the record.
• Why will the guys feel the need to form their own band? Because they're sick on the tributes to female artists and feel like their contributions are being overlooked.
• Then it's settled. Puck on lead guitar, Sam on rhythm guitar, Artie on bass, Kurt on keyboard, Finn on drums, but what about Mike?
  • Something utterly superfluous like tambourine, or possibly lead singer, now that he's feeling more confident about his voice.
  • Or something crazy like a violin or double bass perhaps. Or it'll be like the Foo Fighters, where even though Grohl is the best drummer, he's the singer. Mike will get the drums, whilst Finn or Puck get the vocals and a guitar whilst the other gets the lead guitar and backup vocals.

The show in the empty theater, which only benefitted the director and cast.

They hooked up in the Substitute episode, and now that Will DOESN'T want a child with her... it has to happen.

• The entire thing was part of her plan to get Will back, but since he rejected her she's going to take him for all she can in child support payments.

All the boys have been on the football team (even Artie, who can't even walk), and the female equivalent is Cheerios. Furthermore, Quinn, Santana, Brittany, and Mercedes have all been on the Cheerios already, so all that's left is Rachel and Tina.

• To further add to this WMG, both girls would want the popularity boost, possibly to impress they boyfriends/ex-boyfriends

While we're still early enough in this season that anything can happen, most signs seem to idnicate that New Directions will make it to Nationals in New York, and possibly even win (or at least place). This will turn the entire social dynamic of the school on its head, what with most of the kids now being truly popular for the first time (as opposed to popularity via association) and the Cheerios and Football players being just as popular as they were before they joined Glee.

Of course, this is going to go straight to their heads and they will start to think they're more important than they really are. Somebody could get an audition for a major play or even a recording contract, some people might try transferring schools because they feel their talents are wasted, and if you think the fights over solos are bad now then they're going to be hell this time around. The fall part of the show will focus on Will trying to keep the club fronm fracturing because of this, and making sure the kids stay grounded.

• This being Glee I think that even if they won Nationals it won't mean a damn thing to the football players and the first thing that happens when they get home is a "welcome back" slushie facial.

This is a bit odd, so bear with me. In Season One, most, if not all, of the episodes focused exclusively on problems involving Rachel, Finn, and Quinn. Since Finn was wrestling with ideas about them for most of the season, it makes sense. S2 focuses ridiculously on Kurt, which would make sense coming from the guy who's dangerously obsessed with him. Like the WMG above, this accounts for the character derailment and ridiculous things going on - Finn is rather dumb, and obviously likes Will a great deal, so he would cast Terri in a terrible light. (Also would explain the show's fixation on sex, since Finn has major issues with it.) Karofsky, on the other hand, barely knows anyone in Glee club who isn't also in football, so he would imagine half of the club as schizophrenic crazies who drool over Britney Spears. Might also explain why Dalton is bordering-on-ridiculously tolerant: Karofsky imagines that a school like that would be the only place Kurt would leave McKinley for.

A few people voted for him as a joke, and a genuinely mean one. They told their friends, and they voted too. Eventually it spread throughout the school, but everybody thought it was just a joke and that they'd be part of a small group voting for him. Furthermore, some people may have wanted to vote but didn't like any of the true contenders. So they voted for Kurt, thinking it wouldn't majorly effect the result. That's why everybody was silent when the result was announced; nobody expected it to happen, and nobody realized how traumatizing it would truly be for him. It also explains why they applauded him when he came back; there weren't that many people who had any animosity against him, so they were cool with him returning and accepting the crown with pride.

• So this could be a really horrible case of "like this would actually happen?"

Rachel has her heart set on going to New York, and it will most likely not change considering how at home she was in the finale. Kurt and Blaine will most likely stick together, and could easily get to New York considering the Andersons probably have loads of money and the Hummel-Hudsons seem like the people who'd do anything for their kids. Finn could go either way. Kurt and Blaine are some of the show's most popular characters, and Finn and Rachel have been in the spotlight since the beginning; letting them all graduate and then vanishing would be a waste. And the show is certaintly popular enough to gain a spinoff, what better place to set it in than Broadway?

Think about it: at the end of the episode, he's seen telling Blaine the story. This could be true for the rest of the story too. In short, the entire episode is Kurt telling Blaine the story of what happened.

• This would also explain why Finn and Rachel didn't notice the guys singing "Bella Note," or why there was no sound when they kissed; neither of those things actually happened, but Kurt thought it would be more dramatic and interesting if they did.

They both went to an all-boys school, they're both very honorable and nice, and they're dating best friends. Plus, Sam could teach Blaine how to become good at romance, while Blaine helps him become a better, more confident performance. At some point, Blaine will get Kurt a promise ring.

Obviously, Puck and Artie weren't voted Anti-Prom King because they failed to spike the punch. Someone else tried to win by stuffing the ballot box with votes for Kurt; this would explain why only two or three people cheered when he won, and almost everybody cheered when he made his speech. The majority of the school, like the audience, realized that it was cruel—or at least thought it wasn't fair to the girls who campaigned.

• This makes wonderful sense.

• Both are aware of Santana's jealous streak, and unaware of her sexuality. Mercedes got hell from her during her brief fling with Puck, and is afraid of something similar happening since Sam and Santana also dated.
• Either his or her (or both) parents are racist. It's something that the show has yet to cover, and obviously would set up a lot of drama and aesop-ness.
• They think they're being Genre Savvy by keeping it a secret, thinking they'll be like Tina/Mike and prevent all the drama all of the other couple get, but instead are Wrong Genre Savvy and keeping it a secret will amount to even more drama.

Glee has been known for it's odd narration. And by odd, I mean they abuse or ignore canon, the characters can be OOC from one episode to the next and they have musical numbers in the gym. Why and how do they get away with this?

It's not from their perspective or even third person. A kid at Mc Kinley is seeing this and hearing this, which is why everyone is so stereotypical or even just plain annoying. The reason the plot is so convoluted is because the kid in the halls don't really care about the facts, s/he's just observing. Finn's leadership abilities when he thought that a girl can get pregnant via ejaculating in a hottub? He's blabbing to someone when the kid hears him. Brittany being stupid but an idiot savant about cats or her weird saying? People are overhearing and playing telephone until it ends up being "I bet the duck's in the hat." Everything is accounted for.

The final episode will reveal that the entire series is being told to the future generation of glee club members by several of the older characters with everyone talking over one another and constantly interrupting each other in the same hyper-fast and very conversational style used in the Previously On voiceover at the beginning of each episode. The reason for plot holes and character derailment is because they're only getting several of the big moments in the club's history and are forced to fill in the blanks for themselves.

Either as a rival Sectionals/Regionals/Nationals glee club or as individual students auditioning for the ND club but rejected for various reasons (most likely, why they were eliminated from the Project). Brittany will think Alex is Mercedes and Kurt's son from the future, that Matheus is a Hobbit, and that Damien is Harry Potter. Santana will tell off Emily for also being a sassy Latina while Rachel will feel threatened by Lindsay and her theater training. Each auditionee will be offended and will refuse to join, except for the Project winner *

and possibly the winner of Fan Favorite

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The creators know many of the contestants personalities and styles, and it would be easier than looking for at least twelve new people.

Both shows take place in a cartoonish world where the wackiest, most insane things happen. Meanwhile all the characters are loveable caricatures because All Myths Are True when it comes to humans, in other words: All Stereotypes Are True. This zany, cartoonish world is a feature of both shows, and it is therefore possible that they inhabit the same universe.

It's hard to see New Directions getting enough members for Sectionals, it's harder to see Sugar and Shelby's club getting more than two or three.

Money is obviously no option for them, and Sugar is very much a Daddy's girl. "Daddy, can you tip off some of the cheerleaders so that they can sing and dance with me?" "Of course darling!" Now, whether any of them have decided that they enjoy being in a Glee club and aren't just there for the money any more remains to be seen.

We're just seeing it through the eyes of the inmates. This explains the inconsistent characterization - they've either got Multiple Personality Disorder or it's them through the eyes of a different inmate. Matt Rutherford didn't transfer schools, he was cured and released. Sam had been transferred to another facility but it was decided that his treatment was better served back at McKinley. Sue used to be the head nurse but cracked under the strain and now suffers delusions like those she used to care for. Will had volunteered to work there back in high school, where he met his wife, whose attempts at breaking down his spirit caused him to crack and got him admitted to the facility. Brittany isn't The Ditz, she's actually the closest of them all to sanity and her non sequitors are either her channeling Deadpool or her faking being crazier than she is so that she can stay with her friends who, while crazy, treat her better than the people in the outside world.