Buzz from Screening of Glee’s 2nd and 3rd Episodes

The people at Glee have just privately screened the second and third episodes which we won’t be able to see until September. It seems that everyone who saw them agrees that they are even more amazing than the pilot. (Yes, apparently that’s possible…?)
So we rounded up some articles from people who were lucky enough to see the screenings. The first is a series of teases by Denise Martin of the LA Times which you can see below. Even more from Korbi Ghosh (ZAP2it) and Marc Malkin (E!Online) after the jump.

Can time pass by any slower? There are still two more months until the Sept. 16 fall premiere of Ryan Murphy’s musical comedy “Glee.”

But take solace, “Glee” fans. On Wednesday, Fox held a cloak-and-dagger screening of two more episodes for what the network and studio have termed “Friends of Glee” (otherwise known as TV writers who can’t get enough), and I’ve got the details.

Without giving too much away — nothing that the video clip above doesn’t — here’s a hint of what viewers can expect:

– A side-splitting tribute to Salt N Pepa at the duo’s most randy. Watch for Artie to bring down the auditorium. (To say anything more about the song choice would ruin it, trust me.)

– Then there’s Mr. Schuester, Mercedes and Kanye West. They do the rapper proud.

– Coach Sue will earn a regular soapbo…er, spot on the local news where she’ll sound off on topics she feels strongly about. Like caning.

– McKinley High’s helpless football team will get a lesson in “loosening up” from Kurt, Mr. Schuester … and Beyonce. (Does it compare to what Justin Timberlake did for unitards on “SNL”? It does that — and then some.)

– Mrs. Schuester, meanwhile, is going to be keeping a pretty big secret from her husband.

– Lonesome leading lady Rachel will see some guy-on-girl action, only to follow it up by belting out a kiss-off Rihanna tune that she turns heart-wrenching. Later, she’ll make a big decision that affects the entire show choir — ahem, enter Kristen Chenoweth — as a result of the return of Mr. Reyerson.

– Finn. Performance. Car accident. ’nuff said.

– Head cheerleader-president of the celibacy club Quinn will perform a song of her own — and she can reallysing! Ditto Tina, the choir’s resident Asian goth stutterer.

– Denise Martin

Korbi Ghosh said this in her blog, Korbi TV on ZAP2it:
I mean, what can I say about “Glee“?

Would you be satisfied just hearing that the second and third episodes are better than the pilot?

Would you get excited if I told you that a couple of the main characters — who had quite a bit of sexual tension between them in that first ep — totally make out in hour two?

Would you maybe even wet yourself a little if I said that Jane Lynch is so brilliant on this show that I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Sue Sylvester became the defining role of her career?

Just curious

All of the above is true.

And, yeah, it is sort of cruel — yet genius — how FOX gave you but a taste of “Glee” back in May and is now making you wait months to see more…

Can I alleviate some of your pain by answering a few of your burning “Glee”? questions.

Email me.

kghosh@zap2it.com

And lastly, here is a videoblog from Marc Malkin of E!Online:

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And make sure to come back here a little later today to find out about the show’s awesome use of “Single Ladies” and Kurt’s coming out to his father.