"Twelve more minutes!" It was a Tuesday night, and the countdown was on. As my friends and I piled into a crowded room to watch Fox's hit musical comedy Glee, I imagined Gleeks around the world similarly waiting in excited anticipation after what had been a grueling four-month-long hiatus. With its catchy songs, new romances and hysterical one-liners, Glee didn't disappoint. The episode kicked off with Rachel, Kurt and Mercedes striding through the halls sure of their rising social status after winning sectionals. However, after getting "slushied" moments later, it's clear they aren't as cool as they hoped. Though fans may have been expecting drastic new plot twists to make up for the show's long absence, not much has changed. Sue is reinstated as head Cheerio coach after blackmailing Principal Figgins by giving him roofies (only Sue Sylvester can make a drug that's normally used for date rape hilarious); the glee club is still lame; and Sue still can't stand Mr. Schuster's hair ("Hey, buddy. Get a haircut? It looks awful"). Most importantly, after trying to overcome previous unsuccessful attempts at relationships, teachers Emma and Will and students Rachel and Finn still aren't together.

Though the relationships may have wilted as fast as they bloomed, have no fear, Gleeks: new love is on the horizon. After Rachel scares Finn away with her desperation and her cat calendar, she finds new love with dreamy Vocal Adrenaline star Jesse (played by former Spring Awakening cast member Jonathan Groff).

Though he may not be as adorably goonish as Finn, Jesse holds his own with his confident charm, wavy brown locks and powerful voice. When the glee club finds out that Rachel is dating the lead singer of their rival school, they become furious and insist that they'll all quit unless she breaks up with him. Sue, hearing about this from her loyal cheerleader minions Savannah and Brittany, seizes the opportunity to take down the glee club and organizes an "Old Maids" club to scare Rachel into staying with Jesse. Not only does this gathering have Rachel running back into Jesse's arms, it also allows Sue to do what she does best-whip out hysterical one-liners that are so malicious and inappropriate, all you can do is laugh.

Meanwhile, Santana and Brittany set their sights on Finn, and during their triple (yes, triple) date, they emerge as two of the funniest characters in the episode with lines like "Did you know that dolphins are just gay sharks?" After his disastrous date Finn decides he wants Rachel back, but thankfully Rachel's not having it. It was great to finally see Rachel say no to Finn, and even though Jesse may not be the ideal boyfriend (Is he just using her to take down the glee club, or does he really like her?!), maybe a new crush is just the thing she needs to tone down her desperation.

Idina Menzel makes a fabulous guest appearance as Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran, and after a heated make-out session with Will, she ironically helps him realize that what he really needs is a break from women. At this point of the episode I literally had to hold myself back from shouting "DUH!" to the television. Of course Will needs to take a break from women. He started a relationship with Emma practically days after he found out that his wife was lying to him about carrying his non existent child. Dude needs a breather.

Though Will has a lot of drama going on in his life, he manages to pull himself together and encourages the kids to say "Hello" to what will be a new and improved glee club. This prompted many "Hello"- themed songs such as the Doors' "Hello, I Love You," sung by Finn; Lionel Richie's "Hello," sung as a duet by Rachel and Jesse; and lastly, the Beatles' famous "Hello Goodbye," sung by the entire Glee cast. Though all of the songs were great, my personal favorite was Rachel's rendition of the classic break-up song "Gives You Hell" by the All-American Rejects. Her pitch-perfect voice and sassy attitude gave the song a whole new level of spunk.

The episode ended with plenty of cliffhangers to ensure that people will tune in next week (like that's really necessary). Are Rachel and Finn going to get back together? Is Jesse really trying to take down the glee club? Will Mr. Schuster keep it in his pants for five minutes? All of these questions and more will be answered in next week's sure to be epic Madonna-themed episode. Gleeks . get excited. It's officially back and better than ever.