Heyyyyy. It didn’t take Glee creator Ryan Murphy long to break that whole No Guest Stars on Glee pledge he recently made! Deadline is reporting that Broadway star, Idina Menzel is coming back to the hit FOX show for “a major arc that could span as many as 10-12 episodes.”
In what is described the most significant cast addition on the show next season, Menzel will reprise her role as Rachel Berry’s (Lea Michele) biological mother Shelby Corcoran, which she originated in 5 episodes of Glee’s first season. Back then, Shelby was the coach of New Directions’ rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline. She tried to bond with Rachel after Rachel found out that she was her mother but ultimately left town after adopting Quinn and Puck’s baby girl. Next season will see Shelby returning from New York to Ohio to join William McKinley High School as a new teacher and complicating things for Rachel as well as former flame Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison). “I’m really excited the that Idina is joining the family again, ” said Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy. “We missed her last year and we’re happy that she is coming back.”
Errrr…won’t she be complicating things for Quinn and Puck as well considering she’ll have their baby girl in tow? Of course, in Season 2, that baby was all but wiped off the map like she never happened. I hope this arc doesn’t wind up being crazy, nonsensical and contrived…
