Alright, I know this is probably the millionth mention of the latest GQ cover featuring three Glee cast members (Lea Michelle, Diana Agron and Corey Monteith) but among all of the negative and positive feedback, I don’t think anyone out there has identified the real issue with this photo shoot.

Where’s Naya Rivera (Santana)?

As I’ve documented before, Naya Rivera is hands-down the best cheerleader on television (not that there’s tons to choose from) and to conceive an idea like this without including her at least once is a bit of a crime. I’m sure GQ and Fox and Glee are all looking to continue this huge ride through the tunnel of popularity right now, but the potential is there to go beyond the main characters.

Please don’t read this as a complaint because I think this issue is probably going to be one of the highest selling this year for GQ. All I’m saying is that they could have done more.

Alright so as you can probably tell, I’m not one for the traditional leading ladies. I’m a bigger fan of the supporting cast that makes small, yet memorable appearances in movies and TV. That’s why I think I can justify my intrigue with Naya Rivera from Glee. Who Dat? Well you know the cheerleaders that never seem to change out of their uniforms? There’s the main girl (can’t remember her name but I remember her from Heroes when she played a well, cheerleader) and then there’s the girl that’s always with her, Santana Lopez. Santana is played by Naya Rivera and makes maybe one or two appearances per episode. You’ll remember her as the girl that breaks up with Puck because he;s got bad credit and also as the girl who breaks down and cries when the cheer-leading coach breaks the news that the Cheerios will no longer be getting massages….

Played perfectly by Rivera, the character of Santana adds to an already talented squad of Glee cast mates. You might remember her from a one-off guest appearance on CSI: Miami (man I think everyone has been on that show) and a recurring role as Donna on the Bernie Mac Show. Anyways, now that you know, I’m sure you’ll start to notice even more. She drops little gems of lines into each episode and gives Glee that tiny step above other cheesy high school coming of age comedies.