Who is the new Rachel?

So Jacob Ben Israel asks in his video camera-based rundown of where things stand on Glee Season 4 next Thursday, as the Fox hit returns with a premiere aptly titled... "The New Rachel."

Check out a new promo for the episode, featuring a snippet of the cast's "Call Me Maybe" cover and then read on for plenty more teases from a fun opener:

• A couple breaks up.
• A main character gets a tattoo.
• Kate Hudson's Cassandra July is featured in the very first scene, berating Rachel.
• Sam does an impressive celebrity impression.
• Someone earns the nickname "Ms. David Schwimmer."
• We meet four new characters: Jake Puckerman (Puck's half-brother), Brody, Kitty (the new and improved Quinn, according to Sue) and Marley.
• Burt Hummel makes an appearance.
• Forget Nationals. NYADA students will be building toward The Winter Showcase.

Consider these merely a taste of what's to come and visit TV Fanatic the nanosecond the Glee Season 4 premiere concludes for a detailed review.

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