Nerd Love Syndrome
I know they couldn't just toss it to the side.. but did they have to keep repeating it at the beginning of every episode, when they go over "what you missed last week"? I watched the whole season on DVD, and trust me, that got quite annoying.. Dx
But other than that, I'm really looking forward to seeing more of the ignored characters. (:
Well, when it comes to dramas like this, ones that have plotlines that last several episodes, you pretty much have to have at least a recap at the beginning of the episode. It can be a pretty big issue, actually. If people have no idea what's going on because they missed a single episode, they may stop watching the show entirely and hurt the ratings. And hey, be glad the recap is very short.
xd My friend was complaining about how on one show she watched, the recap was "like ten minutes long". The Glee one is only like, 8 seconds, so it could be worse.