c'est la vie: March 2011

As promised (to myself), here is a post I made about glee in which I got really hooked-up a few months ago. After my dad start downloading Glee episodes, everybody else in the family enjoyed every single one of 'em.

So, to start with... Here are the characters :)

rachel berry

Rachel Berry is a perfectionist convinced that glee club is her ticket to stardom. When she was growing up, her two fathers gave her everything she needed to succeed. Now she always puts a gold star after she signs her name and uploads a new video of her singing to her MySpace page every day. She has a massive crush on Finn, the quarterback and a fellow member of New Directions, and she also entertains a mild crush on Mr Schuester (for one episode) and briefly dates Puck.

finn hudson

Finn Hudson is the very popular quarterback of McKinley High's football team...at least until he joins glee club. He lives with his single mother, Carole Hudson (Finn's dad died during Desert Storm), and he discovered his love of singing through Darren, a lawn specialist who had a brief fling with his mom. Beyond glee club, he temporarily joins Mr. Schue's Acafellas to perform at a PTA meeting in Episode 1.3, "Acafellas." His two-timing girlfriend, Quinn, sleeps with is best friend, Puck, and gets pregnant. She convinces Finn that the baby's his — even though they've never had sex. (Finn's a smart one.) Once Finn learns the truth about Quinn's baby-daddy (thanks to Rachel, natch), he quits the glee club, but ends up pulling it together enough to help them clinch victory at Sectionals

will schuester

(mr.schue)

Will is the Spanish teacher at William McKinley High School, his alma mater. As a student, he led Show Choir to Nationals in 1993, and at the time, it was cool to be in the club. He is now determined to return glee club to its former glory under the name "New Directions." He starts up an all-male acapella group with Ken Tanaka, Howard Bamboo, Henri St. Pierre, and Sandy Ryerson (temporary) called, "Acafellas," in Episode 1.3. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Terri Schuester, who has a Pottery Barn addiction and pretends to be pregnant (after a "hysterical pregnancy") in an attempt to keep Will in the marriage. He eventually discovers the truth and leaves Terri in Episode 1.12, "Once Upon a Mattress." At the same time, his interest in Emma Pillsbury, the school guidance counselor, grows.

quinn fabray

Quinn Fabray is Finn Hudson's girlfriend. She is a member of the Cheerios cheerleading team and President of Christ Crusaders (aka the Celibacy Club). She gets pregnant after sleeping with Finn's best friend Puck and leads Finn to believe the baby is his (even though they've never slept together). Once Mr. Schue's wife, Terri, hears about Quinn's accidental pregnancy, she's all over Quinn to "adopt" the baby as her own. Soon Quinn's secret about the baby's father gets out (thanks to some intuition and sleuthing by nosy Rachel). After Sectionals, Quinn decides she's going to take care of the baby on her own — without the help of Puck (who can't seem to get it together) or Finn (who's majorly pissed). Sue Sylvester cuts her from Cheerios in Episode 1.8, "Mash-Up," and her extremely religious father kicks her out of the house after learning of her pregnancy.

sue sylvester

(the bully)

Sue Sylvester is McKinley's cheerleading coach who loves being in the press. She has transformed her squad, the Cheerios, into an award-winning team. Threatened by the possibility that glee club could undermine her funding, she attempts to destroy New Directions. Principal Figgins fires her after she attempts to sabotage the glee club at Sectionals by leaking their set list to the other coaches.

artie abrams

Artie is a geeky guitarist in glee club. He was in a car accident with his mother when he was eight, and he has been paralyzed from the waist down ever since. He nurses a crush on Tina Cohen-Chang — until he finds out her stutter is fake. He's also written some Def Poetry Jams, which he offers to recite for Sectionals.

kurt hummel

Kurt Hummel is a soprano in glee with a flair for the dramatic. A self-named fashion iconoclast, he counts Marc Jacobs among his faves. His mom died when he was six years old, and he was raised by his single dad, a former high school and college football player who owns a garage. Kurt comes out to his father in Episode 1.4, "Preggers," and his father is very supportive. They enjoy a close relationship despite not having much in common. Beyond glee club, Kurt is the kicker for the McKinley High football team. He harbors a secret crush on Finn Hudson.

mercedes jones

Mercedes Jones is glee's dynamic, blinged-out diva-in-training who refuses to sing back-up. She proves she's just as talented as Rachel Berry (if not more so) when she belts out the Dreamgirls torch song "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" in preparation for Sectionals. In Episode 1.3, "Acafellas," Brittany and Santana convince Mercedes that BFF Kurt likes her, so she pursues him. In a panic, Kurt tells Mercedes that he has a crush on Rachel, which prompts hot-tempered Mercedes to bust his SUV window. Kurt comes out to her at the end of the episode.

noah "puck" puckerman

(i really don't have this thing for mohawks, but this guy's an exemption! total hottie :D)

Puck is an arrogant, mohawked football player and bully who ends up joining glee club. He has a weakness for "cougars" (picked up via his pool cleaning business) and temporarily joins Mr. Schue's Acafellas in Episode 1.3 — solely to entertain married women at the PTA meeting where they perform. He sleeps with — and impregnates — his best friend Finn Hudson's girlfriend, Quinn Fabray. Although Puck wants to step up and be the father, Quinn doesn't want to raise her baby with a Lima loser. When she does give him a chance, he won't stop "sexting" with Santana, proving to Quinn that he'll never give up his playah ways. He dates Rachel, a fellow Jew (his mother wants him to date a nice Jewish girl), in Episode 1.8, but she dumps him because he likes Quinn and she likes Finn.

tina cohen-chang

(the Asian)

Although she's shy and insecure, Tina shines when she's singing in glee with her friends. In the sixth grade, Tina faked a stutter to get out of presenting a speech. When she realized it made people leave her alone, she continued to fake it. She reveals this to Artie, who has a crush on her, in Episode 1.9, "Wheels," and wheelchair-bound Artie is disappointed that they don't actually share a disability.

mike chang

(the other Asian)

Mike is a football player who joins the glee club in Episode 1.4, "Preggers."Along with Brittany, he's one of the best dancers in the club.

santana lopez

Santana is one of Quinn Fabray's Cheerio friends who sings in glee club. Although she initially joins the club as a spy for Sue Sylvester, she eventually comes to enjoy it. The master "sexter" has hooked up with Puck, the father of Quinn's baby, as well as her BFF Brittany.

brittany s. pierce

Brittany is one of Quinn Fabray's Cheerio friends who joins glee club. She's an airhead who spies for Sue Sylvester — she passes the New Directions Sectionals set list to Sue — and claims to have had sex with BFF Santana Lopez. Along with Matt Rutherford and Mike Chang, she's one of the best dancers in the club. Homegirl also knows her "hairography."

emma pillsbury

(the OC)

Emma Pillsbury is the guidance counselor at McKinley High School who has a deep fear of germs. This "mysophobia" stems from an unfortunate incident from her childhood: When she was little, her family visited a dairy farm and her brother pushed her into a runoff creek (a mixture of fecal matter, blood, and spoiled feed). (Note: Being pushed into a runoff creek can actually kill a person!) She cannot forget the smell or the experience. Along with her intense aversion to dirt and germs, she harbors a secret crush on Will Schuester. Still, she gets engaged to Ken Tanaka in a last-ditch bid to ward off loneliness. Fed up with Emma's persistent love for Will (the tip-off was her pushing their wedding time back so that she could escort glee club to Sectionals), Ken leaves her on their wedding day. The same day, Will drops the bomb on Emma that he's left his wife Terri, but instead of rushing into his arms, Emma quits her job at McKinley High. As she's leaving school with her things, Will runs after her and they finally share a very adorable kiss in the hallway.

First appeared on Season 2

sam evans

(oh Chord, you stole my heart!)

Sam Evans is one of the newer members of New Directions. Slightly goofy (and prone to spontaneous Matthew McConaughey impressions), Sam's stock increased considerably when he won the position of starting quarterback at McKinley High. An injury knocked him out of commission for a while, but it also gave him plenty of time to cozy up to new girlfriendQuinn. Did we mention that his closest friend at McKinley is Finn, who also happens to be Quinn's ex? Awk-ward!

Sam's first song was a dynamite rendition of Travie McCoy's "Billionaire,"which impressed the group. We'll see how things progress between him and Quinn as the series continues, but one thing is certain: We're not going to tire of seeing shirtless shots of Sam anytime soon. More, please!

blaine

Blaine is an out-and-proud member of Dalton Academy's Warblers vocal group. He meets Kurt when Kurt is spying on the Warblers, but the two become fast friends. Blaine takes Kurt under his wing, and when Kurt transfers to Dalton, he quickly develops a crush on the very crushable Blaine. Blaine's first Glee song is an amazing cover of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream."

source: http://www.wetpaint.com/glee/characters

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