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After several weeks of kinda lackluster episodes, "Glee" delivered a much-improved hour, thanks mostly to turns by Jeff Goldblum and Brian Stokes Mitchell as the long-teased Mr. and Mr. Berry. Finally, the character of Rachel makes perfect sense.

The episode kicked off with Sugar Motta—who I will remind you is a character on the show—inviting everyone to her couples-only Valentine's Day party. The problem was that both Artie and Rory wanted to take Sugar to the party, as if it wasn't something entirely invented for the episode.

Hilariously, Rachel's dads lured both their daughter and Finn to the school auditorium with a note from Mandy Patinkin. They knew about the engagement and, as usual, offered their unwavering support for their daughter. Both Goldblum and Mitchell fell right into their characters without resting on stereotypes.

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Tags Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Dot Jones, Glee, Harry Shum Jr., Jayma Mays, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera

What will Lea Michele's next big move be? According to the latest skinny from Hollywood insiders, it just might be a giant step backward—in the direction of the production that started her career.

E! Online has the exclusive scoop, straight from the director himself, that Lea is in talks to reprise her role as Wendla in "Spring Awakening": the award-winning Broadway musical about love, sex and tragedy amongst a group of lusty late 19th-century German teenagers, which is slated to be adapted for film sometime next year.

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What did we just watch? I know time passed because the depression in my couch grew deeper and the bottle of wine next to me was empty, but I have almost no memory of the hour I spent watching "Glee." Which is probably for the best since my notes about the cover of "Sexy and I Know It" seem to be entirely made up of demonic verses in Latin. Best not to reflect on that.

Anyway, this week's episode opened with the purposely insensitive scene in Will's Spanish class. You do have to hand the writers one thing with the new episode. They finally acknowledged that there was no way Will Schuester would be a competent Spanish teacher, so he enrolled in night courses taught by none other than Ricky Martin.

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Tags Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Dot Jones, Glee, Harry Shum Jr., Jayma Mays, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera

As colors go, gray can get a bad rap for being dull and drab. Gray skies? Blah. Gray days? Gloomy. But when it comes to sophisticated style, a mist-colored gown can make for one colorful statement—as demonstrated by a pair of "Glee"-ful girls at the SAG Awards last Sunday. There was nothing grim or ghostly about these gray ladies as they walked the red carpet in two of the evening's most stunning looks. Whose gray glimmer was a cut above the rest of the palette? And whose leggy look cut a little too deep?

Naya Rivera was a stone-cold stunner when she took to the red carpet in this Naeem Kahn gown, winning Style Superstar honors with subtle sparkle, a plunging neckline and a classic silhouette. The almost-lavender gray of the dress is a perfect complement to the warm bronze tones in Naya's skin, and this understated look—with soft waves and only the barest accessories—is sophisticated without being showy.

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Tags Glee, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, SAG Awards

by Erin Strecker

It’s even scarier than Voldemort: Daniel Radcliffe’s first post-"Potter" film, "The Woman in Black," opens today, and we’re all pretty psyched for the dark drama. Even the spooky rhyming commercial advertisements are terrifying—there is going to be some serious watching-between-your-fingers, feet-up-on-the-chair action going on in theaters. But while Daniel may appear terrified of the "Woman in Black," we know a few women in black who are anything but frightening. We've rounded up some of our favorite celebrity fashionistas, who show us that basic black is sexy—not scary. See our entire gallery by clicking on the image below!

From Angelina Jolie’s iconic dominatrix-inspired leather ensemble to Lucy Hale and Selena Gomez’s recent playful cut outs, these starlets are conjuring up plenty of accolades. Even sparkle and fun country cutie Taylor Swift knows that when you want to go high glam, you go with black, as she did in a dramatic gown with a plunging neckline during the 2009 Grammy festivities. Then there's perennial red-carpet darling Lea Michele, who may be known for her bold fashion choices but couldn't resist the lure of becoming a woman in black when she slipped on a lace design with a sheer overlay, perfectly modeling a Karl Lagerfeld number during Paris Fashion Week—so incredibly chic.

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Tags Angelina Jolie, Daniel Radcliffe, Lea Michele, Lucy Hale, Photo, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Woman in Black

A "Glee" tribute episode always has the ability to elicit a special type of groan from the audience, but for all its questionable decisions and wall-to-wall song list, the Michael Jackson hour, at the very least, answered the cliffhanger from two weeks ago. That's right: We got the answer to the question that mildly annoyed us for two whole weeks, but that's for later. Right now, we've got to talk MJ.

The episode opened with a brief discussion of the competition at sectionals that happened "weeks ago," but that's the only natural segue to this week's main topic of conversation, Michael. Blaine fixed the issue, suggesting, "Guys, fear not. The world tour of the Cirque du Soleil tribute show, "Immortal," to Michael Jackson is coming to Columbus in June, and we should all go." Because that's how high school kids talk. (The show will, in fact, be in Columbus in June, for everyone wondering. I wonder if Fox made money off of that.)

Blaine then jumped right into a rendition of "Wanna Be Startin' Something" that worked because of the sheer awesomeness of Darren Criss, who was later sidelined because of an eye injury and a three-week Broadway commitment. The group decided that Michael was the deciding factor at sectionals, so in order to repeat the magic at regionals, they planned an all-Jackson routine.

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Tags Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Dot Jones, Glee, Harry Shum Jr., Jayma Mays, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera

After years of talk and teases, we will finally meet the proud, adoptive fathers of future star Rachel Berry on "Glee."

TVLine reports that actor Jeff Goldblum and Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell will play the couple when they are finally revealed on the Valentine's Day episode.

For years, there has been talk of who might play the ulta-supportive parentals. Lea Michele once told Digital Spy that she believed Nathan Lane had one of the spots locked, but that never came to be.

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Tags Glee, Jeff Goldblum, Lea Michele

After a month away, "Glee" returned with an episode that's promising bright spots couldn't escape from under the weight of the show's typical mistakes.

Special mentions needs to be made of Lauren Potter, who plays Becky, and Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren for her internal monologue. Both actresses turned in great performances that elevated the episode significantly. The concept, from its introduction to the very end of the episode, worked on every level and reminded us of the perfect balance "Glee" can strike between tragedy and comedy. It's just unfortunate that the rest of the episode's many storylines couldn't have taken note.

The episode kicked off with the girls and boys groups talking to Mercedes and Sam, respectively, about their summer fling. Do you ever wonder if Kurt feels slighted that Blaine gets to hang out with the boys? Anyway, the gang broke into the only song appropriate for such situations, "Summer Nights," which was pleasant, if a little too rote of a cover. Mercedes explained that none of those summer nights mattered anymore because she's now with Tinker from "Friday Night Lights." But those feelings got called into question during "First Time I Ever Saw Your Face," when Mercedes could only think of Sam.

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Tags Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Dot Jones, Glee, Harry Shum Jr., Jayma Mays, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera

The small screen's muckety-mucks have gathered in Pasadena for the Television Critics Association's winter press tour, and the big news to come out of the event thus far involves that much-talked about "Glee" spin-off series starring Chris Colfer, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith. Namely, that there won't be one.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly confirmed that the trio will indeed graduate this season, but instead of transitioning to a new series, the rite of passage has sparked an "interesting idea that I think is going to give us something cool to dig into for next season."

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Tags Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Glee, Lea Michele

This was, in general, one of the most confusing episodes of "Glee" ever. Instead of going on hiatus immediately after sectionals, which has been the case in the past few years, we were treated to a Christmas episode. But because so many of the storylines neatly wrapped up last week, this week's episode decided to take a different route and feature no story at all.

Also, Rachel, a character who makes a point of her Jewish heritage often, apparently celebrates Christmas. Like I said, confusing.

The basic shell of the story went a little something like this: Sue, in an attempt to squash a potential Christmas spent alone, drafted Kurt, Artie and Blaine to help her out at a homeless shelter to feed the needy during the holiday. They agreed, but just as quickly reneged when the TV special they were doing for public access conflicted.

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Tags Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Damian McGinty, Darren Criss, Dot Jones, Glee, Harry Shum Jr., Jayma Mays, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera