New Directions advanced to Nationals on Tuesday night's stellar episode of the Emmy Award winning Glee, but the relationship between Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) also went into a new direction as the two friends kissed for the very first time.

As fans of the hit Fox show know, Kurt has been carrying a torch for Blaine ever since he (and we) first heard him sing a rousing acappella cover of Katy Perry's Teenage Dream.