It is the start of another school year; for many members of the William McKinley High Glee Club, the last year of their high school careers. That means that they have to make important decisions about their futures ... and also that this is their last chance to win the National Show Choir Championship. Many founding members of the club will be taking their final bow (at least as official members of the team, at least) and moving on to college or other post-school pursuits. This is their final hurrah.
As you might imagine, the twin issues of the future and Nationals are front and centre throughout this third season of Glee. That's not to say that there won't be plenty of relationship shenanigans, of course (particularly since the show is introducing a bunch of new characters to fill out the club's ranks in season four, and that means new couple options), but the "who's going to hook up with who?" game generally takes a back seat to "what does this mean for our relationship?".
So basically what we have here is the same shenanigans and singing formula as the last two seasons, albeit with the different narrative focus that I note above. If you've liked Glee thus far you'll probably continue to like it now, though the self-absorbed nature of the characters does get a bit wearing, and I feel like they fail to seize the opportunity to do something really interesting with the "what next?" story-lines.
This is the last season of Glee that I own on DVD, and the last I've ever watched in its entirety (I started season 4, but lost interest). I think it makes a good point to leave the show, overall. End on a high note, so to speak.
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