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Neil Patrick Harris is definitely on board. So is Molly Shannon and a slew of Lady Gaga songs.

But the biggest Glee guest star of them all might truly be on the way: series creator Ryan Murphy told E! News this week that having Justin Timberale  as a guest star is “in the plan."

“[Justin] is the one the kids jump up and down about every day and beg me to meet with him,” Murphy said. “I’m a huge fan of his music... we’d love to have him on. We start shooting the second season in July and I think I will work some magic around that time for him if I can.”

In a word: awesome. In two words: very awesome.

Can you think of a more exciting guest star on Glee than Justin Timberlake?

The Glee spoilers are coming fast and furiously these days. Follow the preceding link to learn about storylines ahead on the second half of season one.

For most fans, the focus of what's to come is centered around the show's impending big guest stars. Foremost among them: Neil Patrick Harris.

"I have a terrific scene with Neil," star Jane Lynch tells KTV in the video below. "He plays a great, kind of has-been arrogant kind of character who used to be a glee clubber and now is all bitter about any musical dreams. And he's on the school board now and wants to cut the glee club and I'm of course in favor of that.

"I love [his character] at first, but then he turns on me."

As for Molly Shannon? Lynch says her character does something no one would think possible: "She makes [Sue] cry."

Lynch added:

"[She's]  meaner than me and she is a floozy drunk who had to leave her last school for being inappropriate with the students. And she is the only person, probably on the planet, who can intimidate Sue Sylvester. At one point I tell her, Get out of my grill or I will kick you square in the vagina... she gets Sue's goat. She's the only one in the school that [Sue] cowers around."

Glee returns on April 13.

As previous Glee spoilers revealed, the love triangle between Will, Terri and Emma is far from over when the show returns in April.

What does this say about Will, who was last seen kissing Emma in the hallway? Jessalyn Gilsig summed it up simply during an interview with E! News last week:

Will is a whore.

"It's all switching up," Gilsig said about upcoming relationship issues on the musical comedy. "Terri was supposed to be so awful. But Terri was driven by love, and it turns out that Will is a whore. Let's just say Terri was right."

As you might expect, Terri will "stir this pot some more," the actress said. She'll take Emma down, quite literally, if she has to.

"[Terri is] going to make some trouble. It's not over; it's never over - especially with that redhead," she said. "There's just no way I'm letting her go."

Adding that the second half of the first season will "surprise fans," Gilsig let viewers in on a secret: she's gonna sing!

"It is so unexpected that when [creator Ryan Murphy] told me, I was like 'Yay, I'm singing,' then he told [what song] and I was like 'What?!' It was one of the hardest songs I've ever sung."

All we can reveal is that her character's number will include dance moves. We can also say this: we cannot wait for April 13.

Sue Sylvester in a Madonna bra.

Glee fans don't need another reason to tune in to the return of this musical comedy on April 13. But Matthew Morrison and Jessalyn Gilsig have given us one:

This pair of Glee cast members spoke to E! News this week and said the show's Will/Emma/Terri love triangle is far from over, even though the first-half of season one concluded with a kiss between the first two characters.

"Things are on the outs for me and Terri, but she's still gonna come back and try and ruin my life, I'm sure," Morrison said. "I might be with Emma, might have some other possible love interests."

Other love interests?!? Come on. There's only so much Wemma believers can handle.

As for Gilsig, an actress we love who plays a character we love to hate?

"It's not over! He was married to me, and still kissed [Emma]! But I'm not going anywhere," she told E!. "You think that's enough to get rid of Terri? That's just a minor glitch in her determination to get him back."

In case there was any doubt about the hilarious, emotional, musical-based shenanigans ahead, Gilsig added:

"I think the [fans] are going to be happy... just when you think we've all been put in our boxes, suddenly you learn something new about every character. It really feels like a fresh season, even though we're midway through the first season."

While previous Glee spoilers made it pretty clear that both Kurt and Mercedes would be receiving love interests down the line, creator Ryan Murphy is focused on another couple.

He told TV Guide that he's been shocked at how excited fans are by the Will and Emma pairing. Consequently, he and his writers have actually detailed a "relationship timeline" for the pair.

"We have a lot of conversations about 'When should they kiss again? When should they sleep together? Should they sleep together? Should they stay together?' We talk about that a lot," Murphy said.

Sources indicate Terri and Will will get separated almost immediately this spring, but the latter's relationship with Emma might not go so smoothly.

Say this isn't so, Glee. It's bad enough to make us wait until April 13 for a new episode, but don't you dare mess with our dreams of Wemma living happily ever after, not before we even get a change to truly see these two together!

The cast of Glee does not need a reason to sing, that's for certain.

But hand the show a Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy, talk to them backstage about the unexpected victory and watch what happens:

Meanwhile, creator Ryan Murphy spoke to Michael Ausiello at the event and shed a lot of light on what's to come on season one. To wit:

More Puck/Rachel to come: “I was really surprised [viewers responded so favorably to that pairing]. I thought people would find her to be far too irritating for him... But because I read that, I was like, ‘I’m going to get them together in some way.’ So we just finished [writing] a special episode where they are together, and they have two numbers together."

On the Madonna episode: “It’s big... huge. We’re shooting it now. It’s got like 10 numbers in it, and the production value is very big. We adore her and worship her."

A courtship for Kurt: "We’re going to make them a power couple. We’re not going to do the whole hiding in the shadows thing. We’re going to make them popular, and out and proud and glamorous. Like prom king and king. We’re doing the opposite of what’s been done."

Jenny... from the Glee block? "Jennifer Lopez wants to do the show, so I’m going to meet with her. In the past couple of months, a lot of people are coming out saying they love the show and would I meet with them and write something. But I don’t want to stunt-cast too much, because I think the [musical] numbers are already so extravagant.”

Troubling news, Wemma fans:

In an interview with TV Guide Magazine, Glee creator Ryan Murphy didn't make it sound like the burgeoning new couple of Will and Emma will be sailing off into the adorable sunset any time soon.

“I think the two characters of Will and Emma are two people that audiences root to be together. So of course it's my job to keep them apart,” he said.

How might he do that? By incorporating more of Jessalyn Gilsig as Will's unstable wife, Terri.

“We're writing new stuff for Jessalyn that's unexpected and good,” he said. “I think people didn't like the hysterical pregnancy story, but I liked it. She's amazing, and Jessalyn and I would say, ‘every show needs a really good villain.’”

We agree. Gilsig is a great addition to the Glee cast. But the show needs to give viewers a better reason why Will might be with Terri, especially compared to the clear chemistry he shares with Emma.

When it comes to series music, Murphy added that spring episodes will feature an average of eight songs per hour. That's approximately double what the show delivered in the first half of the season.

It almost makes up for this disturbing news about Wemma's future.

Just days after his show was nominated for a slew of Golden Globe Awards, Glee creator Ryan Murphy spoke on the honors in a new interview.

“I was very proud of the show," he said. "But I was so happy about the actors, particularly for Matt [Morrison], Lea [Michele] and Jane [Lynch], all of whom have worked so hard and so long and this is kind of their first big awards season. Particularly Jane who has worked for years and years and years.”

Referring to Lynch's breakout role as Sue Sylvester, Murphy offered a few Glee spoilers related to her:

"If you thought she was bad in the first 13, she’s doubly wicked and funny in the [rest].”

Those episodes, of course, won't start airing until April 13.

That's a long time to wait for fans. But Murphy at least has exciting news about the Madonna-themed installment that will air in the spring.

“We have 10 Madonna songs in one episode – a huge amount and I’m really excited about that. I’m really excited about Kristen Chenoweth coming back, she’s such a doll and I love writing for her and I love pitching songs that she’s never sung.

"And we have a couple of really big top-secret guest stars who I can’t say. Childhood idols of mine... They love the show and wanted to do it.”

Considering the series has already spawned two soundtracks, it would be easy to say that Glee music has been the key to this show's success.

But co-creator Brad Falchuk says otherwise. In an interview with Wired.com, he pointed to the Fox hit's emotional core as the basis for its buzz and its ratings so far.

"One of the main pitfalls of any theoretically “niche” show is that you spend too much time on the “niche” and not enough time on the “show.” We make sure that our stories and characters are compelling first, then worry about the music... what makes people interested in hearing it again and again is that it evokes the memories of the emotional experience they had with the characters when they heard the song on the show," Falchuk said.

Below, readers can catch up with some of the best scenes/lines from the first 13 episodes of Glee:

What else does Falchuck say about his brilliant creation? Excerpts from the interview follow...

On creating the characters: Our idea was always to use the stereotypes as starting points — something to make the audience instantly relate to the characters. After that, though, all bets were off and we just try to make them as real as possible. I love it when characters surprise you, just like real people.

On Chris Colfer as Kurt: Any great character is the combination of a brilliant actor and the right writing. He’s much sweeter than Kurt is, but he’s also very wise beyond his years. Writing for him is a blast, because you can basically give him anything and he’ll make it work.

On Terri: I don’t think Terri is deplorable. If you watch her scenes carefully you’ll see that she’s usually right in her assessment of the world and her relationship. She says things many women think about their lives and their spouses. She’s just very honest and selfish — not always a great combination. All of it is fear-based with Terri, though. She’s so scared all the time and certain creatures lash out when they’re scared.

Glee is on hiatus until April 13. But fans can get an idea of what's in store by visiting our section of Glee spoilers. Enjoy!

Yes, Jayma Mays stars as the adorable character of Emma Pillsbury on Glee.

But, no, that doesn't mean she's in the know when it comes to upcoming Glee spoilers. The actress made that clear in a recent interview with E! News. Regarding Emma's new, unemployed status, she said:

"I haven't a clue what happens next, but I do hope they give her a job somewhere. She'll starve to death. It's a recession! What was she thinking leaving school?"

Following Jessalyn Gilsig's admission that Terri isn't gone from the show just yet, Mays confirmed that Emma and Will won't sing merrily into the sunset when the show returns in April.

"The triangle is definitely still there," she said. "Emma's afraid of everything, so I doubt she would jump into anything headfirst. I think she's too analytical for that. As much as she wants to be a romantic and in the clouds and stuff, I think she'd want to be smart about it."