A/N: So I was reminded about Glee-caps recently, and I realized that not everyone has an outline they're referring to constantly as the story progresses. Sorry! I'll start again now that the drama is starting to incline, but since I've missed so many episodes, I think I'll break just this one up in terms of characters instead of episode-style.
So here's what you missed on Glee!:
Roxie and Dalton: with Sectionals came what Annie referred to as "The Curse", where Roxie's refusal to sing the duet due to her increasing problems with her JIA (which she still hadn't told anybody about) kick started the drama that would cause the group to spin on its ear. It ended up being kind of a Shaggy Dog story, however, since Dalton convinced Roxie to sing the duet anyways, but unfortunately the tiny girl would end up quitting the team by the musical. She tried to break up with Dalton as well, but the sophomore wasn't having any of that, thank goodness, and instead took her to the Cast Party at Michelle's, where Roxie not only began, with a nudge from Stassi, breaking out of her shell physically by dressing in some of her own designs, but also gained the courage to trust Dalton with her secret.
Caroline and Teddy: by the day of Sectionals, Care and Teddy seemed to be the only pair still intact, but even they didn't last long when Nikki's evil interference (using Addie's younger brother Gabe) caused the junior's little sister Marissa to run away in typical tween angst. Teddy almost broke down in a panic attack, but kept it together long enough to ditch the show and go after her. It left a rift between the couple, however, as the guitarist decided that he'd only be holding Caroline back from the limelight, causing the two to break it off. They obviously are still holding a torch for each other, though, as Teddy had to bring in his best friends Liam and Andrew to help him keep from being biased toward Caroline when she auditioned for the musical, and Caroline even confronted him afterwards asking if he hadn't given her the lead due to their history (which he denied). Things got even more complicated at the Cast Party with Caroline getting drunk and then making out with Andrew (ouch). Teddy knows, and boy is he not happy.
Stassi and Hayley: this "not-a-couple"'s roller coaster is a never-ending ride. First, Stassi shoots down Hayley's suggestion of duetting for the competition because duets are for "people who care about each other", which she insists they don't. But then Stassi purposely sabotages one of Hayley's harmless pranks to piss off Figgins and "punish" her by making the rebel choreographer of the very same musical that Stassi is in, giving the two a lot of private time. Then Stassi gets irritated by Hayley's suggestion of hooking up at Michelle's party, which causes the sophomore to retaliate by ignoring the girl but dressing like she's in a raunchy Candies campaign. Hayley's decides to retaliate even further when Stassi kisses Nina at the party by hooking up with Walt and Rhi (though it was actually just Rhi), the aftermath of which Stassi accidentally walks in on the next morning. Stassi insists she doesn't care, but actions are louder than words, A.
Katie and Dylan: The Curse continues as Dylan and Katie's work for the duet gets thrown off course by Dylan's dad going after one of the freshman's brothers. Katie finds out and wants to report the bastard, but Dylan explains his desperation to keep his family together. She does give him the courage to tell his dad off and move out though; and as of now the Jamieson brothers are living in a motel. Things between the freshmen heat up even more later on when Dylan's decision to keep his father out of his family's life (thereby breaking his promise to his dead mother about keeping the family together) leads the boyfriend-girlfriend to a very intimate moment. And by Michelle's party, the two can't keep their hands off of each other. I guess even a stickler for Horror Movie rules can't ignore his hormones for too long. Unfortunately, Caroline has made it perfectly clear about her feelings for her best friend's significant other and finding out that they're sleeping together is not warming him up to her at all.
Michelle, Everett and Coby: Michelle immediately backed out of the opportunity to audition for the Sectional's duet when Everett came out to her- and admitted he had a huge crush on Coby- in order to play matchmaker. However, her brother is not making it easy—he chickened out of asking Coby to sing, as well as offering to help him with his audition. No worries though, because Michelle convinced Coby to ask Everett for stage advice after he got the part of Bill in Mamma Mia!, and Everett finally got up the courage to tell the jock his secret. Unfortunately, he left out that he'd already told his family due to the thrill of Coby's protective behavior, and at the Cast Party, the two ended up cuddling in the Basement Game Room, with Coby even leaving his letterman jacket with the boy. Everett returned it the next day, though, and both are completely oblivious to the other's attraction. Seriously guys?!
Michelle and Walt: this odd friendship cropped up after Invitationals, but as the two spend more time together (and Walt gets an eyeful of Michelle at her Cast Party), something may be shifting within the two's relationship. Unfortunately, Michelle doesn't seem to realize that anyone's looking her way, and the running consensus is Walt's player ways would give him zero chances in hell of making the leap up in status.
Emma, Ashwin, and Liam: Emma is just swimming in troubles. She and Ashwin broke up because she didn't feel anything romantic for who she considers her best friend, but the compounding pressures of her endless activities and obligations began weighing on her without an emotional crutch to lean back on (especially when that former crutch started dating a thin, blonde sexbot named Rhi Gauthier). Stassi came to the rescue at Sectionals—with the absolute worst advice of throwing up to release nerves and regain a sense of control. Emma seemed uncomfortable with straight-up bulimia, so instead she decided to modify it to running to cause exhaustion-induced purging, which for some reason she thinks is any better. Ashwin dated Rhi for a second and then realized that he was actually really in love with Emma and he wasn't going to let her get away. While Emma's flattered by her ex's newfound attention, her former annoyance-turned-semi-friend Liam keeps reminding her that she still doesn't have sparks with the guy, and leading him on is hurtful to them both. He tries to keep her on the straight and narrow, but the alcohol at Michelle's party leads her to tell the lanky boy off and make out with her ex anyways. By the end of it, Liam's pissed at Emma for what he thinks is the two overachievers getting back together, Ashwin's thrilled because he's under the same impression, and Emma is…not sure what she's going to do.
Annie and Hayden: Annie avoided The Curse by flat out refusing to even show interest in the duet, but that doesn't mean she's lost any interest in blind cutie Hayden Bryant, who's starting to open up to the peppy Cheerio. Annie also received a big surprise in the form of her big brother Finn taking a break from New York to help out with the school musical while Mr. Schue is focusing on the whole dad thing with new baby Cory. Of course, being the total pain he can be, Finn showed up right when Haynnie were about to have a MOMENT to tell her she needed to refill her ADHD prescription; which was weird because Annie was almost positive that she had a full bottle. All was forgive and forget by the Cast Party though, with Annie finally calling out Hayden on his angst and insecurities and the two going hot and heavy in the Harrison's study. Of course, things can't get too good in the Hudson world, because first thing the next morning she was traumatized by Kaylan-time happening behind a stand-alone bookcase. Hang in there Annie!
Nina: for someone not big on revealing herself to others, McKinley's "Nice Girl" is having a lot of connections with the team. First with Dylan, when they both realized that their non-drinking stance had everything to do with seeing the worst of what alcohol had to offer. Then she nonchalantly revealed her bisexuality non-secret after a steamy make-out with Stassi during "King's Cup". Finally she hints to Michelle that she may know more than the tiny girl thinks (though not for long) about Coverett—what will she do next?
Nikki: forget Quinn and Santana—Nikki Hardy is the HBIC who's not going to get sucked into The New Directions' Vortex of Heel-Face-Turns! The Co-Captain of the Cheerios is out to destroy Caroline Fabray, and is using Sue's vendetta against Glee Club to make that happen. Though she was able to manipulate various parts of the team into fractions—including Marissa's heartbreak via Gabe Addison and Dylan's foray into grand-theft auto to get to his brothers- with the team's Sectionals win, she's experienced a minor set-back, leaving her with her natural hair color as a symbol of her decline from unchallenged Top Dog. We've found that she's hitting back harder than ever though, exploiting Michelle's best friend and fellow investigator Lindsay Erne (of Muckraker's Bert and Ernie fame) to start digging for cracks in the team's surface. Lindsay in turn manipulated Addie Baxter into researching the team at Michelle's party, and while Addie decided not to hand over her findings, that didn't stop the Muppets (and ultimately Nikki) from getting their hands on it. So now everyone is in trouble—except for maybe Nikki's secret still-best friend Stassi, who may be the only person the Asian Devil seems to care about. But is Stassi still the uncaring Enforcer that she was before she joined the club?
And that's what you've missed on Glee!