<P> Some changes were made to the show's writing staff . Marti Noxon announced that she would no longer be a writer or consulting producer on the show, and co-executive producer and writer Ali Adler stated that she would be scaling back her work on Glee to focus on her new NBC comedy The New Normal, which she co-created with Murphy . </P> <P> On July 14, 2012, Glee attended the San Diego Comic - Con in California . Co-creator Brad Falchuk revealed that Damian McGinty (Rory) would not be returning in the fall but stated he could return in the spring . Falchuk announced that Vanessa Lengies (Sugar) and Samuel Larsen (Joe) would be returning . Falchuk also had aspirations to bring back Alex Newell (Wade) at some point during season four . Other season details include the following: Sue had her baby when season four commenced; episodes alternated between Ohio and New York, much like McKinley High and Dalton Academy in Season 2; and Kurt (Chris Colfer) remained in Ohio before moving to New York . Brad Falchuk also revealed that Will (Matthew Morrison) and Emma (Jayma Mays) would still be engaged when the season began, and he went on to state there would be many new faces during the season, also commenting that Rachel would have a roommate and new friends in New York . Season four featured a teaming up of Coach Roz (NeNe Leakes) and Sue (Jane Lynch) to take down Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba). </P> <P> On July 31, 2012, executive producer Murphy revealed on his Twitter account that the first group number of the season would be a cover of Adele's "Chasing Pavements". Murphy also tweeted that there would be an episode titled "The Break - Up" and a two - part Thanksgiving episode in which the Sectionals competition will take place . Murphy also stated that the show would be doing another Christmas episode this season . </P> <P> Executive producer Falchuk stated that season four will not revolve around relationships as much as past seasons, commenting, "Relationships in general will be less of a focus this year, I personally think a lot of these characters are more interesting not in relationships . And I think with a lot of them we will be exploring that . Whether they break up or not, we're really focused on giving them more individual stories ." </P>

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