Glee Episode 1 Recap

While tuesday night would be one night before we announce who will win American Idol in season finale, TV viewers were introduced to brand new series of singing stars. While they may not be introduced as American Idol contestants, they were the stars of a brand new musical comedy TV series entitled: GLEE!!! Premiering on FOX, Glee focuses on a high school show choir, also known as a "glee" club, set within a high school in Lima, OH.

In a world where the jocks rule the school & the outcasts are treated poorly, one high school Spanish teacher Will Schuester {Matthew Morrison} decides to take over Glee Club {entitled "New Direction"}, to give the outcasts a chance to express themselves. The new Glee club members include: manuel wheelchair user Arty Abams {Kevin McHale}, aspiring talent Rachel Berry {Leah Michele}, stuttering student Tina Cohen-Chang {Jenna Ushkowitz}, gay member Kurt Hemmel {Chris Colfer}, rival of Rachael Mercedes Jones {Amber Riley}, and the all-star quarterback with passion for singing Finn Hudson {Cory Monteith}. With Glee club making its return, Shuester needs to form the greatest glee class in order to make their way to nationals.

Along the way, they run into several road blocks that stand in their way. The High School football/cheerleading squad are especially against the idea of reforming Glee Club. Sue Sylvester {Jane Lynch}, head coach of the "Cheerios," looks to make sure Glee Club falls, along with head cheerleader Quinn Fabray {Dianna Argon}, who wants to take Finn for herself. Meanwhile, Finn is stuck between fulfilling is dream and playing with the football team, especially Puck {Mark Salling}, who disapproves of Finn joining Glee Club. While Glee Club deals with personal issues, Schuester deals with his struggling relationship with his wife Terri {Jessalyn Gilsig}. At the moment, Schuester has a secret admirer in the form of OCD guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury {Jayma Lynch}. New Directions faces a tough road ahead, so all they can rely on is each other to make it through to the end.

Even before the show aired, Glee was already on the top most talked about shows of the decade. Ranked among the top trends on Twitter. Over the entire hour, the Glee Pilot actually drew an average of 10 million viewers. With top views like that, we can expect to see great things to happen for the new members of Glee.

Glee will make its return as we progress through the first season. Relationships will dwindle while tensions rise. But these outcasts know the only way to battle through the pain is through teamwork, trust, and friendship. Until then, I have one last thing to suggest for these glee members: as we say in show biz, break a leg!!!