Glee: Scoop on the show's move to New York, scoop on Amber Riley's return to the show and more from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on Glee from this week's (Posted on 2/11/14) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: Will there be a time jump after Glee moves exclusively to New York later this season? Or will they be stuck in the past forever? – Jack
Ausiello: Unofficial word on the street is the show will leap ahead several months between the graduation episode and Sam, Blaine and Artie’s arrival in the Big Apple. BONUS SCOOP: Two characters with no shared romantic history whatsoever will do the tonsil tango this spring (and their PDA will be met with a resounding, “Ewwwww.”)

Question: Anything new about Mercedes in upcoming Glee episodes? —Mary
Ausiello: Amber Riley will be back for the show’s big 100th installment — that’s old news. Here’s some possibly new news: She’s sticking around! “You’re going to see where Mercedes’ life is going in a couple of episodes,” she teases. “You may even see her in a new city.”

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Glee: Heather Morris, Mark Salling and 2 Others Not Returning as Series Regulars for Season 5-TVLine

According to TVLine's Michael Ausiello, original cast members Heather Morris (Brittany), Mark Salling (Puck), Amber Riley (Mercedes) and Harry Shum, Jr. (Mike) won't be returning as series regulars for season 5 of Glee. Here's an excerpt from the article, which gives some details on these cast changes:

Additionally, Dianna Agron (Quinn) — who was only seen in a handful of episodes last season — is not slated to be back, save for a possible guest appearance here and there.

Morris, Salling, Riley and Shum may also return as occasional guest stars.

The casting moves hardly come as a surprise, considering four of the five characters graduated McKinley at the end of Season 3, and a fifth — Morris’ Brittany — got accepted to MIT in last month’s Season 4 finale.

Glee returns with Season 5 on Thursday, Sept. 19.

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Glee's Amber Riley on a New Mercedes, B'way Direction in Season 3-TVLine

Brassy, big-voiced Mercedes Jones spent much of Glee‘s second season in “Hell to the No” mode, but according to Amber Riley, the show’s latest crop of episodes will find her singing a more tender tune.
“Mercedes is actually going to be shown in a different light for once. She has a relationship, and you’re going to see a softer side of her,” Riley revealed at Fox’s fall kickoff party. “She’s very lovey-dovey. It’s kind of like, ‘Oh my God? Is this Mercedes?!’ She dresses different. She’s girlier now.”

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As previously reported by TVLine, Glee has cast Cougar Town‘s Lamarcus Tinker as Mercedes’ love interest, a lineman for the McKinley Titans named Marcus. But Riley said she’s not certain whether there’s a duet in the couple’s future. “I don’t know if LaMarcus can sing or not,” she explained. “I never asked.”

Of course, when Gleeks last saw Mercedes, she was surreptitiously holding hands with Sam (Chord Overstreet) in the Season 2 finale — a romantic pairing that took Riley by surprise at the time. “We found out about that two days before it happened, so we were like, ‘Oh, Sam and Mercedes are going to be together. OK. Cool.’”

Since that revelation, however, Overstreet went through a rather public breakup with Glee, which begs the question: Will the demise of Samcedes be addressed? “Yeah, it is,” hinted Riley, though when asked for further explanation, she stayed tight-lipped. “Hmm,” Riley added with a laugh. “It’s addressed.”

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What’s Next (Music and The Middle!)

Riley was a little more forthcoming about the musical direction of Glee‘s third season. “We’re doing a lot more Broadway songs this season. The first couple episodes are very, very Broadway.”

Glee returns to the Fox schedule Sept. 20 at 8/7c. Are you excited to see the softer side of Mercedes? Sound off below. And to stay up to date on breaking Glee news and commentary, follow us on Twitter @TVLineNews. (Reporting by Vlada Gelman)

This article was written by Michael Slezak.

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