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As the glee club bake sale cooked up tension in the Finn-Quinn-Puck triangle, young love blossomed between Artie and Tina. But when Tina admitted to Artie she’d been faking her stutter after they shared their first kiss, Artie rejected her, disappointed they no longer have something important in common. Meanwhile Rachel and Kurt gear-up for a “Diva Off” to determine who will sing the solo in “Defying Gravity” from the musical Wicked. And boy can Kurt hit those high-notes!

Read the real-life story behind Kurt’s diva moment.

But Glee’s choreographers were the stars of Wednesday’s episode. Artie’s rendition of Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself” — his first solo number — really blew us away. If you’ve been waiting for a chance to hear his pipes fully featured, you were not disappointed. And when the entire glee club performed “Proud Mary” while seated in wheelchairs, they proved once again that what sets this group apart isn’t their ability to keep their choreography in sync, but rather their hearts. –Jessica Wedemeyer

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Chris Colfer, who plays the sharp-tongued and high-pitched Kurt on Glee, may not have had to do much research to identify with his character’s story this week.

“When I was in high school, every year we would have a talent show,” explains Colfer. “Every year I would beg the teachers to let me sing “Defying Gravity” from [the musical] Wicked. And every year they turned me down because I’m a boy and it was ‘a girl’s song.’” Sound familiar? If you watched Wednesday’s show, it probably does. After Chris shared his story with Glee creator Ryan Murphy, the tale was incorporated into the story for the episode.

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After two weeks off the air, Glee returns tonight, hopefully bringing answers to the show’s growing love quadrangle!

When we last left McKinley High, rivals Rachel and Puck managed to find common ground — in Judaism — and attempted a romance in the name of God. But Rachel quickly ended their fling after admitting she was still in love with Finn, and Puck similarly confessed his desire to be with Quinn.

Not to be outdone by his students, Will set aside his own conflicted feelings and helped a lovesick Emma pick the perfect wedding dress to wear to marry Ken. The twinkle-toed teacher even lent Sue a hand, teaching her how to swing to “Sing, Sing, Sing.” Could there be a happy ending in the future for this dueling duo?

Glee returns to FOX tonight (9 p.m. EST). –Kiran Hefa

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It’s not exactly his genre of music, but Josh Groban says going back to school — at least fictionally — for a cameo on Glee “was a thrill.”

“It was so much fun,” the singer, 28, told PEOPLE Thursday night at the ONEXONE Fundraiser at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco. “There are so many great theater actors on that TV show … it’s really made for theater geeks. I was in choir when I was a kid, so it really felt comfortable for me to be there.”

When producers approached him for the role, “I asked them to make me a jerk,” says Groban, whose Sept. 16 cameo on the Fox show included this line: “Throngs of screaming teenage girls don’t do it for Josh Groban, no. Josh Groban loves a blowsy alcoholic.”

The role was a departure for the sensitive singer, who describes himself in real life as a “vanilla guy.”

Added Groban, “Really, [could] they [have made] me any creepier?” — Eunice Oh and Susan Young

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Everybody loves Glee! Well, most of us are into FOX’s biting musical comedy — including Madonna, who, according to Entertainment Weekly, has opened up her catalog to the show. Producers even have an all-Material Girl-music episode planned for next year. That’s genius! And with the colorful cast of characters, we can’t help but match up some of the glee clubbers with Madonna’s best songs.

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Oh yes, Will Schuester and Emma Pillsbury “could have danced all night,” or even serenaded each other with “The Thong Song,” and we would have been happy. There was also the quirky glimpse into Noah Puckerman’s family TV ritual, Rachel Berry’s mature understanding of her and Puck’s relationship and the up and down fortunes of the hallway Big Quench wars to enjoy.

But Sue Sylvester’s antics this episode proved overwhelming, from her “Sue’s Corner” advocacy of human-to-dog nuptials to her Battleship date with anchorman Rod and then her fabulous entrance in a zoot suit. However, the sight of an in-love, giddy Sue dancing free and wild with Will topped everything. Now there was a mash-up to behold! Could there possibly be more glee under Sue’s steely surface than glum? Yeah, no. But it was fun while it lasted! –Cynthia Wang

Tell us: What was your gleeful moment of Glee?

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They’ve performed Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life,” Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” and now, in a new episode of FOX’s hit musical comedy Glee, the cute cast is doing ’80s hip-hop. When Rachel says she is “shocked with the lack of leading-man ambition” in glee club, their fearless (literally) leader Will (a.k.a. Mr. Schuester, McKinley High’s glee club coach) steps up to the plate to perform Young M.C.’s classic rap anthem, “Bust A Move.” Of course, he has a little help from Artie on bass and Finn on drums, but the flow and the moves are all his own. Glee airs tonight (9 p.m. EST) on FOX.

The way Sue Sylvester sees it, and don’t forget to cup your hand to form a ‘C’, dividing the glee club is the way to conquer it. Trying to create a racial split, Sue even plays her own minority card, claiming on “Sue’s Corner” that she is one sixteenth Comanche! But who would ever believe glee could be so easily relieved?

Though Glee’s plot points are getting nuttier (a compromised ob-gyn? a Sixteen Candles-esque ploy for panties?), the number of musical numbers are on the rise, and although many are whimsical and fun, nothing came close to the exuberance the 12 clubbers shared when they jammed on Nelly’s “Ride With Me.” No, it mustn’t be the money — must be the fun! — Cynthia Wang

Tell us: What was your favorite moment of Glee?

Ah, Glee! It was nice to get a glimpse this week into the off-campus lives of Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson and at the painful but funny married-folks’-small-talk-over dinner exhibited by Terri and Will Schuester. But it was also sadly sweet to see Emma Pillsbury standing in the stinky boys’ locker room to accept coach Ken Tenaka’s earlier proposal. And even though the reveal of Sue Sylvester becoming the glee club’s co-director wasn’t all that surprising, it certain makes us look forward to next week’s show!

So while we wonder how many people will wake up Thursday to the strains of Matthew Wilder’s “Break My Stride,” let’s celebrate the mashups performed by the extremely non-drowsy girls and boys of New Directions! The guys threw down with a spirited “It’s My Life” and “Confessions Part II,” while the ladies, lovely in yellow, turned in a fabulous “Halo” and “Walking On Sunshine.” Sectionals, here they come! – Cynthia Wang

Tell us: Did the girls or boys win? Which was your favorite moment of the episode?

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Rock on! In the new episode of Glee, the guys of glee club — led by Finn (Cory Monteith) — perform to Bon Jovi’s hit “It’s My Life.” PopEater posted the video and reports that the scene is part of an intra-squad competition between the girls and the boys. Glee airs Wednesday (9 p.m. EST) on FOX.

Tell us: Are you rooting for the guys or the girls on Glee?