Kevin McHale

Blaine's elder brother Cooper Anderson (Matt Bomer), a Hollywood actor, comes to Lima for a visit, and while in town gives an acting masterclass to New Directions. The members of the glee club do "senior ditch day" at an amusement park. The fate of Quinn is revealed.

Defending Regionals winners New Directions compete against the Dalton Academy Warblers, whom they defeated the previous year-the victors will attend the Nationals show choir competition. Dave Karofsky tries to commit suicide after his classmates find out he is gay and post hate threats on his social media accounts. Rachel decides to move up her plans to marry Finn. Sue says she is pregnant. Quinn ends up in a car crash while sending a text to Rachel.

New Directions starts out the new year, 2012, which is also the last semester for McKinley High seniors. Will proposes to Emma in a very spectacular way. Sam joins McKinley's synchronized swim team.

The race for McKinley High Senior Class President comes to an end, and someone is caught trying to fix the results. Coach Beiste challenges Sue over Cooter, and Sue's own election day arrives. Life gets more complicated for Quinn and Puck, Santana comes out to her family, and a shocking event imperils New Directions' plans for participating in the forthcoming show choir Sectionals competition.

Irish exchange student Rory Flanagan (Damian McGinty) arrives at McKinley High.

Emma Pillsbury's parents come for a visit, and Mike Chang struggles with his grades while his parents work to get him back on track.

New Directions heads to Nationals in New York City.

Principal Figgins recruits New Directions to perform at the prom. Jesse St. James returns.

Principal Figgins attempts to teach the student body about the danger of underage drinking, and asks New Directions to perform at a school assembly on the issue. Rachel throws a party, and after heavy drinking starts, things really heat up with a game of spin the bottle.

Director Will Schuester assigns the McKinley High glee club to perform love songs in honor of Valentine's Day. Finn sets up a kissing booth for the occasion, to raise money for the club. Meanwhile, Blaine and the Dalton Academy Warblers perform "When I Get You Alone" at a Gap clothing store.

Sue's Nazi-hunting mother Doris Sylvester pays her a visit due to her upcoming wedding to herself, Finn and Kurt face the marriage of their parents, and the administration takes a stand against Karofsky which leads to Kurt leaving McKinley High.

Will becomes ill, and is replaced by substitute teacher Holly Holliday. Meanwhile, Sue takes over as principal when Figgins also takes ill, and flexes her power on campus.

Will separates the group for another mash-up competition. Kurt, tired of being harassed by Karofsky, spies for New Directions at Dalton Academy, where he meets Blaine. Blaine encourages Kurt to stand up for himself. Coach Beiste discovers the boys use her as a turn-off method and attempts to quit her job. Puck returns and develops a friendship with Artie through his community service project.

When both Will and Sue are bombarded by even more budget cuts, Finn and Rachel try to find new recruits for New Directions. Meanwhile, the football team adjusts to new football coach Shannon Beiste, who temporarily kicks Finn off the team. Quinn replaces Santana as head of the Cheerios, and Tina and Mike begin dating. Guest star Charice performs as an exchange student from the Philippines.

When the "Glist" - a salacious list about the sexual exploits of the glee club members - circulates the halls of McKinley High, Will begins an investigation. He discovers Quinn to be the culprit, motivated by her distress at her loss of social status as a result of her pregnancy, but does not turn her in to Principal Figgins. Kurt, Mercedes, Artie, Tina and Brittany misbehave in an attempt to gain bad reputations, but their plans repeatedly backfire on them. Sue is mortified when a video of her rendition of Olivia Newton-John's classic "Physical" is unearthed, but ends up being contacted by Newton-John herself to produce a new version.

New Directions meets their Sectionals competition - Jane Addams Girls Choir for girls recently released from juvenile detention, and the Haverbrook Deaf Choir. Sue gives the New Directions' set list for Sectionals to the competing clubs in order to damage the glee club's chance of progressing to Regionals. Quinn reconsiders having her baby adopted, giving Puck a chance to prove that he would be a good father. They successfully baby-sit for Terri's triplet nephews together, but Quinn later learns that Puck spent the evening sexting Santana, and recommits to the idea of adoption. Kurt gives Rachel a bad makeover, trying to sabotage her attempts at attracting Finn.

Believing the glee club members are becoming complacent ahead of Sectionals, Will pits the girls against the boys for a mash-up competition. Terri takes a job as the school nurse to stop Will becoming closer to Emma. With encouragement from Terri, Ken proposes to Emma, who reluctantly accepts. Terri gives the glee club pseudoephedrine tablets, enhancing their mash-up performances. Rachel and Finn feel guilty and confess, resulting in the competition being nullified, Terri being fired, and Sue being appointed co-director of the glee club. Quinn agrees to let Terri secretly adopt her baby, enabling her to continue faking her pregnancy.

The glee club perform in front of the school for the first time in an attempt to recruit new members. Will takes a second job as a janitor and grows closer to Emma, the school guidance counselor, who determines not to become his rebound girl and instead accepts a date with football coach Ken Tanaka. Terri discovers she is having a hysterical pregnancy, but hides the truth from Will, telling him they are having a son. Cheerleaders Santana, Brittany, and Finn's girlfriend Quinn join New Directions, recruited by coach Sue Sylvester to help bring down the club. Rachel and Finn kiss while practicing singing, but Finn chooses to return to Quinn.

* Roar received two (2) 2014 Grammy Nominations for "Song Of the Year" and "Best Pop Solo Performance".