“Glee” returned to prime time Thursday night after a month-long hiatus that followed the Great Relationship Rupture-o-rama of 2012

The “Glee” cast doing a hand jive trial run. (Mike Yarish - Fox)

A bunch of stuff happened. Finn was convinced by Artie to play a key role in directing the Lima High School musical. Mercedes and Mike also returned to help with the show, because apparently their schedules as a budding L.A. recording artist and Chicago dance student, respectively, are super flexible. Coach Shannon Beiste also was back to give advice to Will and Emma about Will’s forthcoming three-month stint in Washington, D.C., allowing Dot-Marie Jones to make the first and, presumably, last Joe Theismann joke in “Glee” history.

“You looked more crooked than Joe Thiesmann’s leg,” Shannon said of the conflicted expression Emma assumed after initially agreeing to go to D.C. At that point, approximately .002 % of the “Glee” viewing audience chuckled: me, and some dude in Fairfax County, Va. who still has a poster of Joe Jacoby on his wall.

But that’s not important. What’s really important is how “Glee” plans to handle its production of “Grease.” Or, as they’re calling it, “Glease.”

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Lindsay Lohan has reportedly backed out of a planned “20/20” interview with Barbara Walters that was supposed to air Nov. 16. According to Deadline, Lohan’s new publicity team was not pleased with “the direction ABC wanted to take the interview.” Which, presumably, was a direction that involved asking Lohan questions about her tilt-a-whirl personal life. (Deadline)

Brooke Burke-Charvet, co-host of “Dancing With the Stars,” revealed in a YouTube video Thursday that she has a cancerous nodule on her thyroid and will get a thyroidectomy to have it removed. Her co-host, Tom Bergeron, expressed his concern for Burke-Charvet on ”The Talk,” saying that “she knows my love and support are with [her].” (Associated Press; YouTube; People)

Mark Wahlberg will star in the fourth “Transformers” movie. Director Michael Bay confirmed the rumored casting coup Thursday on his Web site, calling Wahlberg “the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers’ legacy.” It’s unclear what Wahlberg’s role will be, but hopefully this means the movie will be a “The Other Guys”-esque buddy comedy about Wahlberg’s tough-as-nails military officer and his ne’er-do-well best friend, Bumblebee.(Michaelbay.com)

The forthcoming seventh “Star Wars” movie reportedly has a writer. Vulture reports that sources say Michael Arndt , screenwriter of “Toy Story 3,” “Little Miss Sunshine” and the second “Hunger Games” film, has already written a treatment for ”Star Wars: Episode VII” and will be at least one of the writers crafting the screenplay. Vulture also said that, while no director has been chosen, Arndt’s treatment will be circulated to Brad Bird, Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams and that all three “Star Wars” principles — Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo — will hopefully appear in the new movie. Naturally, Disney and Lucasfilm did not confirm these details. (Vulture)

After a recent “Skyfall” media screening ended, a friend and fellow film reviewer immediately declared that he had just seen the “best James Bond movie ever.”

Daniel Craig, giving the best James Bond glare ever? (MGM/Columbia Pictures)

I was equally wowed by the action and ultra-glossy sheen of the new 007 entry. But best ever? That seemed like a bold statement.

Now here we are, with the “Skyfall” release upon us, and nearly every critic in the world overflowing with superlatives that qualify as slight variations on “Best Bond ever.”

The Post’s Ann Hornaday gave the film a very positive three-star review, praising director Sam Mendes for “reinvigorating the James Bond series with a sleek, crisp, classy installment exhibiting just the right proportion of respect for legacy and embrace of novelty.” Others were just as effusive as Hornaday, but more inclined to describe this spy-flick-meets-chilly-terrorism-thriller by noting where it ranks based on an array of Bond-related metrics.

I don’t really understand the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Well, I understand it. It’s an annual televised piece of sexist nonsense that allows men to ogle half-naked winged models in a socially acceptable context that’s absolutely in keeping with the spirit of the holiday season.

I get it.

But if you shove that aside for a moment and look at images from this year’s Cleavage-tacular, which took place in New York on Wednesday night and will air on CBS in December, the whole thing strongly resembles a bizarre, Bieber-filled, Dr. Seussian nightmare with a parade of leftover sexy Halloween costumes. Granted, it’s a potentially arousing Bieber-filled Dr. Seussian nightmare with a parade of leftover sexy Halloween costumes. But still. Look at this picture. I mean . . . whozzle whuzzle?

(Timothy A. Clary - AFP/Getty Images)

And the images only get weirder. Here are just a few, which I’m sharing despite my principled opposition to this blatant attempt to titillate. It’s my duty, because Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars were there. Therefore: human interest story.

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As this blogger has long suspected, Vice President Biden will appear on “Parks and Recreation.” Entertainment Weekly reports that Biden — the No. 1 guy on Leslie Knope’s celebrity sex list — will appear in the Nov. 15 episode of NBC’s bureaucratic comedy. The vice president’s scene was shot during “Parks and Rec’s” visit to the District this year. Apparently, the people from Pawnee, like Nate Silver, knew Obama/Biden would win all along. (Entertainment Weekly)

Chris Workman, mother of young “Modern Family” star Ariel Winter, is denying her daughter’s claims that she was physically and emotionally abused. Winter, who plays smartie Alex Dunphy on the ABC comedy, recently moved out of her mother’s home and obtained a restraining order, citing the aforementioned abuse in court document filed last month. She’s currently under the guardianship of her older sister. Workman, however, told People magazine that the abuse claims are untrue, noting that she has letters from a doctor and from Winter’s stylists stating that the 14-year-old has not been abused. (People)

Jermaine Jackson filed a petition this week to change his last name from Jackson to Jacksun. He says he’s seeking the slightly altered name for “artistic reasons.” Yes, as vowels go, a “u” clearly conveys more artistry than an “o.” (Associated Press)

Jennifer Aniston is not pregnant, her reps says, no matter what Star magazine might say. (Us Weekly)