Glee Season 3

Right now you can watch Glee Season 3 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 951 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Lea Michele — stay for everyone else around them. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Glee Season 3 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Glee Season 3 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season Three follows the Club through the sectional, regional and national show choir competitions, and during nationals they finally take home the winning prize. Season Three also introduced several new characters, such as Sugar Motta, Sebastian Smythe, and the winners of The Glee Project: Rory Flanagan, Joe Hart, Wade "Unique" Adams, and Harmony. Lea Michele and Cory Monteith lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2011. The timing in Glee Season 3 is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Glee Season 3 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Lea Michele's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.