Glee Sneak Peek: Season 4 Returns With "The Role You Were Born To Play" (And a Few Alums)

Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale and more alums return in new sneak peeks at this week's episode

The wait is finally over.

After weeks of torture (aka baseball playoffs with no Britney Spears tribute episodes!), Glee finally returns this Thursday with an all-new episode, which features the return of several fan favorite seniors who have yet to appear in season four. Huzzah!

And what better way to celebrate the Fox hit's return than with not one, not two, but three sneak peeks?!

Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith), high school play director! Yes, Finn is going to codirect McKinley's production of Grease with Artie (Kevin McHale), who visits Finn at the tire shop (where he is just hoping he's crushed by one of the cars) and offers him the gig to boost his spirits after his breakup with Rachel (Lea Michele). —

Though Finn is a little resistant to the idea at first, he comes around when Mercedes (Amber Riley) and Mike Chang (Harry Shum Jr.) stop by to help persuade him. New L.A. inhabitant Mercedes is going to be the musical's vocal coach, while Mike is going to do choreography! (How sweet was the trio's little reunion?!)

In the final sneak peek, Sue (Jane Lynch) finds a new target for her signature biting one-liners and mean nicknames: Unique (Alex Newell). But which glee club member stands up to Sue? Find out...