Glee-Wind "Funeral"

Glee Recap: Audition and Subtraction

Tuesday night’s episode of Glee — its final installment before next week’s season finale — tried to shovel a path to redemption for Sue Sylvester, who’s been snowed-in by some truly abhorrent character development for too much of Season 2, and began the potential dissolution of two of the show’s least-appealing romantic relationships.

If you somehow got rerouted to Tripoli and missed the action, please allow me to catch you up — in the classic “here’s what you missed on Glee” format: To give New Directions an edge at Nationals, Mr. Schue hired deeply annoying recent high-school grad Jesse St. James, and acquiesced when the self-proclaimed “show choir consultant” proposed building the club’s entire Nationals routine around its best performer — a title that would be determined by open audition. Jesse brutally dismissed Santana, Kurt, and Mercedes in quick succession — as Schue stood mutely by — and saved all of his praise for Rachel. Sue, meanwhile, sank to new depths of rage — even booting Becky from the Cheerios squad — as she dealt with the death of her sister Jean. Kurt and Finn decided to help Sue by planning a Willy Wonka-themed funeral, and enlisting the glee kids to sing “Pure Imagination,” while Schue took over reading the eulogy when Sue was overcome with emotion.

Behind the Glee: Funeral

Glee in TV Guide's Top Moments!

SPOILER ALERT if you haven't seen 2x21"FUNERAL"

11. Most Touching Tribute: After her many plots to destroy the glee club — plus that one time she tried to shoot Brittany out of a cannon — Coach Sue Sylvester's warm and cuddly side seemed lost for good, if not nonexistent. But New Directions resurrects it on Glee with a moving performance of Willy Wonka's "Pure Imagination" to honor her dead sister, Jean. She grabs Will's hand in hers and thanks the glee club for their efforts. It's great to see Sue turn over a new leaf and all, but we're sure going to miss those Mr. Schue hair jokes.

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'Glee' Cast Dishes Finale Secrets

With a purported $6 million dollar budget, the season two finale of "Glee" is sure to be an epic night of television. Theinsider.com's Nicole Dabeau caught up with Dante Di Loreto, an Executive Producer for "Glee" on Sunday night as he was honored at Education Through Music's Children, for some insight into the highly anticipated episode .

When pressed for information, all Dante could say was that "he can't give it away," however he promises that the finale will be "by far the biggest episode yet."

Jane Lynch tells Nicole she's not in the big episode and therefore couldn't spill any secrets, admitting "if i'm not in [the] script, I don't read it."

In the big episode, the cast flies to Manhattan for the glee club nationals. The episode, shot over five days in April, includes Times Square, Tiffany & Co., Washington Square Park and Central Park as key landmark locations. One of the big songs/dances is a mash-up of "New York, New York" and "I Love New York."

Watch the video to hear more finale secrets from Jenna Ushkowitz and Darren Criss, and don't miss the big finale on May 24!

"Glee" airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on FOX.

source: The Insider.com

Sneak Peek at 2x21

Episode 2x21 'Funeral' Preview!

'Glee' Exclusive: Principal Figgins Loves AOL Mail!

AOL TV readers, get ready to love 'Glee' even more, because this week's episode gives us a little shout-out.

In the penultimate episode of the season, titled 'Funeral' (Tues., May 17, 8PM ET on Fox), we learn that Principal Figgins hasn't always been such a straight arrow as we get a peek at his hilarious AOL email account.

But not everyone is gettin' Figgy with it this week. This clip shows Sue Sylvester teaming with Will Schuester's ex Terri and Howard to break in to Figgins' account and sabotage the glee club. The episode has also been buzzed about because someone at McKinley dies while New Directions is prepping for their big trip to Nationals in NYC.

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Glee Spoilery Chat!

ipreferfiction: In love with the new Finchel duet, Pretending, from the finale. Rumor is that Finn wrote it for Rachel. True? Big moment for them?Great song, right? We can't confirm or deny that Finn wrote it for Rachel, but we can definitely confirm that it's a big moment for them. One of many big moments during the finale, in fact.

taylor_b22: Can we get another cryptic Finchel clue? Pretty please!Really? A cryptic one? We were totally going to tell you every little detail about Finn and Rachel in the finale, but since you want it to be cryptic…you got it! Two words: Dream. Date.

m83fan: Any Santana scoop? Is she going to come out of the closet anytime soon?We've got a good feeling that Santana fans will love what's coming up for our favorite "straight up bitch" in the final two episodes. And yes, the whole closet situation will be addressed in some way.

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Songs from 2x21 "Funeral"

2x21 'Funeral' New Promo

Official releases for 2x21 and 2x22

TUESDAY, MAY 17 —“GLEE”—(8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

A TRAGIC LOSS ROCKS LIMA ON AN ALL-NEW “GLEE” TUESDAY, MAY 17, ON FOX
Jonathan Groff Guest-Stars

New Directions continues to strategize their set list for Nationals with a little help from Jessie St. James. Meanwhile, an unexpected loss rocks the world of one of McKinley’s own in the all-new“Funeral” episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, May 17 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (GLE-221) (TV-14 D, L)

Cast: Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester; Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester; Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester; Lea Michele as Rachel Berry; Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson; Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury; Dianna Agron as Quinn; Chris Colfer as Kurt; Kevin McHale as Artie; Amber Riley as Mercedes; Mark Salling as Puck; Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina; Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez; Heather Morris as Brittany S. Pierce; Mike O’Malley as Burt Hummel

Guest Cast: Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James; Harry Shum as Mike Chang; Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans; Ashley Fink as Lauren Zizes; Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins; Josh Sussman as Jacob Ben Israel; Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson; Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson; Max Adler as Dave Karofsky; Charlotte Ross as Mrs. Fabray

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**SEASON FINALE**—“GLEE”—(9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

NEW DIRECTIONS HEADS TO NATIONALS ON THE “GLEE” SEASON FINALE
AIRING AT A SPECIAL TIME TUESDAY, MAY 24, ON FOX

Patti LuPone, Jonathan Groff, Cheyenne Jackson and Charice Guest-Star

The kids of New Directions travel from Lima to New York City to compete in Nationals. While in the Big Apple, they take in all of the sights from Times Square to Broadway to Central Park in the all-new “New York” season finale episode of GLEE airing at a special time Tuesday, May 24 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (GLE-222) (TV-14 D, L)

Cast: Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester; Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester; Lea Michele as Rachel Berry; Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson; Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury; Dianna Agron as Quinn; Chris Colfer as Kurt; Kevin McHale as Artie; Amber Riley as Mercedes; Mark Salling as Puck; Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina; Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez; Heather Morris as Brittany S. Pierce; Mike O’Malley as Burt Hummel

Guest Cast: Patti LuPone as Herself, Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James; Cheyenne Jackson as Dustin Goolsby, Charice as Sunshine Corazon, Harry Shum as Mike Chang; Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans; Ashley Fink as Lauren Zizes; Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson

For those not wanting to read the spoilers, note the Finale has a new time!

**SEASON FINALE**—“GLEE”—(9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

Glee-Dux: A Prom Night We Won't Soon Forget! Plus Scoop on the Final Episodes

This entire Glee-Dux will be devoted to the return of Jonathan Groff. Nothing else happened, right?
Oh, I'm kidding. Of course I'll be covering the entire prom episode. How can I not? So much transpired, and I can hardly wait to dive in and pick apart all these new developments! In fact, let's not waste another second. Wait. I'm going to re-watch "Rolling in the Deep" one more time and then we can start…


WHAT WE LEARNED

Sue Is Still the Enemy: Whenever Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) is involved with the beginning of an episode, it just makes everything that follows a wee bit better. I laughed out loud when Sue requested that the glee club apologize to America for covering "Run Joey Run." Of course, that song was Rachel's (Lea Michele) first suggestion when Will announced that New Directions was performing at prom. And as you saw, those prom numbers were loaded with looks, poignant lyrics and double meanings.

Jonathan Groff Shows Us How to Make an Entrance: Who else got all warm and tingly when The Groff busted in on Rachel singing "Rolling in the Deep"? Especially when he growled this line: "Don't underestimate the things that I will do." C'mon! That was so an invitation for me to see what he could do. If you follow me on Twitter, you know I was freaking out about this number as soon as the low quality audio hit the net. But the actual scene was so much better. God bless you Ryan Murphy for bringing Jesse St. James back. He just adds a certain…something to Glee. The Groff is here and nothing hurts.

T-Glee-I-F: So, Glee's version of Rebecca Black's "Friday" is much catchier than the original. This is a fact. I mean, it didn't cause any hives or twitches like it usually does when I hear that song! I actually enjoyed the number! That's the magic of New Directions, I guess. The perfect performance to kick off prom, right?

A Step Forward for Brittana: I kept telling my Brittany-Santana fans to have a little faith during the last couple episodes, and that scene between the two of them after Santana (Naya Rivera) lost prom queen is exactly what I'm talking about. It wasn't the kiss and makeup we all hoped for, but you have to admit, it was very endearing for Brittany (Heather Morris) to support Santana and tell her to get back out there and support Kurt at the same time. Hey, at least it wasn't a step back. Still, even though Brittany flat out refused Artie's (Kevin McHale) prom invitation, the sight of them dancing at the end of the episode could mean reconciliation ahead for those two.

And Your Prom King and Queen Are: King and King? Well, if you indulged in the Glee Prom Spoilers Twittergate 2011 back in April, then you are well aware that Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Karofsky (Max Adler) were going to be crowned King and King. If you managed to avoid all those spoilers, then you are probably a ninja of some kind, and we salute you. Chris Colfer's wordless reaction to the result was positively heartbreaking, but we could hardly stand to see him finally break down and admit that the hate from the school was just too much. In the end, he found the strength to go back in there and stand shoulder to shoulder with the very man who bullied him. And even though Karofsky tearfully apologized to Kurt about what he did, he still wasn't ready to come out, and he left Kurt stranded on the dance floor. Thankfully, Blaine was there to swoop in and dance with his beloved. Darren Criss, where would we be without your endless charm?

The Best Double Date We Never Knew We Wanted: Rachel, Mercedes (Amber Riley), Jesse and Sam (Chord Overstreet) made a foursome that I could not have loved more. Whether it was just a sweet scene between Rachel, Amber and Sam about prom on a budget, or the preprom dinner at Breadsticks (where else?), this group date was a crazy amount of fun. Especially since the presence of Jesse led to…

Oh Hey, Superjealous Finn: It started with Finn (Cory Monteith) telling Rachel he still cares about her and that he doesn't trust Jesse. Then it led to smack-talking at Breadsticks. Finally, the sight of Jesse dancing and kissing up on Rachel led to an all-out brawl between the boys. Well, it was more lots of pushing and one swing, but still. We don't blame Finn for hating Jesse after what he did to Rachel and the glee club, but Rachel was right. He lost the right to be mad about who she's dating when he broke up with her.

The Slap Heard Round the Net: Even though we knew it was coming, Quinn (Dianna Agron) slapping Rachel wasn't any less hard-hitting. No pun intended. OK, pun kind of intended. Anyway, Quinn is so upset about the stress of being pretty that she wants to transfer. Remember when I said what follows the slap was even more shocking? Yeah, Quinn wants out. And as you saw in the promo, it now could mean just out of glee club instead. But forget all that for a moment, because how sweet was Rachel helping Quinn mop up her tears? Also, isn't it just perfect that Rachel wasn't even mad about the slap because she loved the drama? I really do love that crazy girl.

Loaded Looks Every Which Way: Rachel's absolutely beautiful performance of "Jar of Hearts" was pretty much sung directly to Finn. And based on the looks exchanged between the two, they were both feeling the pain. Regret? Anger? Lovesick? I saw a little bit of all that in each of their eyes. Then again, I see angels, rainbows and world peace in the eyes of Jonathan Groff, so, there is that.

Big Ups to the Whole Cast: I just want to applaud the entire cast for making this episode both fun and full of emotional depth. I loved seeing Burt (Mike O'Malley ), Finn, Blaine and Kurt were hanging out and talking about tuxes, but that scene quickly turned into much more than just prom ensembles. It's the jumps from quirky to heavy that make Glee special, and I love watching the cast handle so much in one scene. Side note: Sue is her own dentist, and that's also awesome.

Jenna Ushkowitz Talks About The Big Death Coming Up On ‘Glee’! Exclusive

HollywoodLife.com spoke to Glee‘s Jenna Ushkowitz about the show’s impending death of a character. She says it will be “really, really sad” but “sweet”!
Glee fans’ imaginations have been running wild trying to guess which “beloved character” is about to die on Glee. We chatted with Jenna Ushkowitz at the Tyler Shields Presents Life is Not a Fairytale event in LA on May 7 and she spoke about her personal reaction to the death, and predicted how she thinks fans will take it.

“You know it was really, really sad,” confesses Jenna when we asked her how she reacted after filming the episode. “Any kind of death is sad and it brings you back to a place you don’t really want to go. So it kind of affects everybody. It was really hard but the episode is done really, really well.”

So how does she think the fans will handle the death? “It was really sweet and I think people will appreciate it. It was done in the right way. I think they’ll be sad but I think they’ll feel for the characters who will be affected by it. Any death, and especially on ‘Glee’ [since] you don’t expect something like that so for that to happen, I think you’re like ‘Oh, wow.’ I think fans will be shocked a little bit, and not expect anything at all [...] I think fans will like it.”

On a brighter note, Jenna spoke about what was happening with Nationals. “Nationals, the big conflict is, do we do an original song or do we do a song that we’ve already don? We’re in New York the whole time. It’s kind of one of those huge spectacle episodes. It is totally fun, we shot in New York and it was amazing. We never expected all those fans! There were hundreds and hundreds of fans. We thought maybe thought a couple of fans would show up. We were shooting in all the cool places in NY. And it was a big episode.”

Is there anywhere else she’d like to shoot? “I always love Chicago. I don’t know where the next show will be. I have no idea what next season will bring. Chicago is one of my favorite places!”

Jenna was at the Tyler Shields photography exhibit (sponsored by Dyson Air Multiplier Fans and Monster Energy Drink) along with Lindsay Lohan, Emma Roberts, Zachary Quinto. She showed up with rumored boyfriend Michael Trevino, whom we spoke to about The Vampire Diaries. The actress had blood drawn (for the first time ever!) for a large painting of a heart, painted by Tyler out of multiple people’s bloods, and displayed at the exhibit. She mentioned her little black hat was inspired by the Royal Wedding!

source: hollywoodlife.com

2x21 'Funeral' Promo!

2x21 "Funeral" Episode Stills

GLEE: Rachel performs (Lea Michele) in the “Funeral” episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, May 17 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Mike Yarish/FOX

GLEE: Kurt (Chris Colfer) performs in the “Funeral” episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, May 17 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2011 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Beth Dubber/FOX

"Funeral" Press Release

SPOILER ALERT!

"Funeral" - 8/7c (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT)
ALL-NEW / AIRS 8:00 - 9:01 PM ET/PT

A TRAGIC LOSS ROCKS LIMA ON AN ALL-NEW "GLEE" TUESDAY, MAY 17, ON FOX

Jonathan Groff Guest-Stars

New Directions continues to strategize their set list for Nationals with a little help from Jessie St. James. Meanwhile, an unexpected loss rocks the world of one of McKinley's own

Cast: Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester; Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester; Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester; Lea Michele as Rachel Berry; Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson; Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury; Dianna Agron as Quinn; Chris Colfer as Kurt; Kevin McHale as Artie; Amber Riley as Mercedes; Mark Salling as Puck; Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina; Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez; Heather Morris as Brittany S. Pierce; Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel

Guest Cast: Jonathan Groff as Jesse St. James; Harry Shum as Mike Chang; Chord Overstreet as Sam Evans; Ashley Fink as Lauren Zizes; Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins; Josh Sussman as Jacob Ben Israel; Lauren Potter as Becky Jackson; Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson; Max Adler as Dave Karofsky; Charlotte Ross as Mrs. Fabray

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Stills for 2x21

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Surprise guest star on the “Funeral” episode?

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2x21 "Funeral" Album Covers