The fourth season of FOX’s hit TV series
Glee premiered last week. And this season offers the biggest change the show
has ever seen in its 3-season history. To
start off, majority of the cast (specifically the graduating class), with the
exception of Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Rachel (Lea Michelle) are nowhere in
sight; so, no Santana, Finn, Puck, Quinn and Mercedes, or at least not in the
first episode of the season.
As for the remaining cast, (which include
Brittany, Blaine, Sam, Tina, Artie, Joe and Sugar) McKinley High has changed
for the better since the New Directions won the National Show Choir Competition
from last season. The Glee club is no longer the losers club but is now the
“in” crowd that a lot of students wish to join. In fact, the New Directions is
looking for new recruits.
So enter now the Glee club auditions. And
in this section of the show, we see the first set of new characters in this
season. First up is Jake Puckerman (played by Jacob Artist), who happens to be
Noah “Puck” Puckerman’s half-brother who auditions for the New Directions but
wasn’t at first accepted due to his anger management issues. Next is Marley
Rose (played by Melissa Benoist), the lunch lady’s daughter who gets accepted
right away into the club through her stellar performance of New York State of
Mind. And lastly, although not completely new, is Wade “Unique” Adams who jumps
over from Vocal Adrenaline to McKinley High in hopes of finding a school who
would accept him for what he is.
There’s also a new antagonist in town to
help Coach Sue Sylvester in terrorize the club – Kitty. And according to coach
Sylvester, Kitty’s like a young Quinn Fabray who’s not pregnant, is not manic
depressive or someone’s who hasn’t gone in and out of a wheelchair.
And on the other side of the fence is
Rachel Berry. This season, Rachel starts his first classes at NYADA, a
performing arts school in New York. And contrary to what she was expecting, her
dream New Yorker life isn’t as pretty as how she painted it in her mind. And
her teacher in Dance 101 – Cassandra July (played by Kate Hudson) is really
making sure of that.
Another NYADA faculty member returning this
season is Carmen Tibideaux (played by Whoopi Goldberg). And now, she welcomes
Rachel to NYADA inside the round room where she performs the same song that
Marley sang in Ohio – New York State of Mind in front of Carmen’s class
including Rachel’s seemingly new love interest – Dean Geyer (played by Brody Weston).
So there, if you’re a fan of the show, it’s
good to know that this is just the first episode of the season, and that there
are plenty more episodes to come. So, I hope you’re all excited, because the
next episode (entitled) Britney airs next week! Till next time! J
