The Jesse St. James mystery!

Note: Hi gleeks! It seems that lately a lot of you have found this post via Google and I’m so glad that you came to check out my blog! Please note, however, that this post was written on March 25, 2010 – that’s about 3 and a half weeks before the episode “The Power of Madonna” aired, in which Jesse St. James left Vocal Adrenaline and joined New Directions. That’s why when I wrote this post, the reason behind Jesse St. James’ appearance with New Directions was still a mystery!

Gleeksters, we have a mystery to solve! Who’s up for the task? I’ve been alerted (thank you @kylieallport!) to a strange sighting of Jesse St. James, the new character played by Jonathan Groff, being present during New Directions’ performance of “Like a Prayer.” That’s right, the lead male singer of Vocal Adrenaline, performing with New Directions. Uh…WHAT?! The photographic evidence is below:

A screenshot from the most recent promo aired during American Idol, Rachel is very clearly singing with Jesse. (Source: http://sleepsosound.tumblr.com/post/471566791/fuckyeahgleespoilers-fuckyeahrachelandjesse)

Again, screencaps from the most recent Idol-aired promo, this time with my horrible white circles. (Source: http://sleepsosound.tumblr.com/post/471609997/i-have-no-clue-how-i-didnt-spot-jon-groff-in)

This seems to be a posed set photo that they perhaps took for the choir to have? (Source: http://sleepsosound.tumblr.com/post/471555424/uhh-jon-goff-why-are-you-with-new-directions)

So, gleeks, tell me! What are your theories as to why Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff) is clearly in the “Like a Prayer” performance? Did he leave Carmel High and Vocal Adrenaline and is now a McKinley High New Directions’ kid? If so, is he doing it legitimately or is he secretly a spy? Is this a dream sequence of Rachel’s where she’s singing duets with Jesse instead of Finn? What is going on here?! Head to the comments and share your theories!