How does someone cry? There is never a right or wrong way to cry because no matter what, grief is painful, confusing, On July 13, 2013, the hit musical comedy “Glee” suffered a huge loss due to the untimely death of its lead actor, Cory Monteith, airing a tribute to the life and memory of the beloved actor a tribute in honor of the memory of Cory and his character Finn. The episode contained six songs dedicated to Cory and Finn. Those six songs were covers of "Seasons of Love" by the "RENT" cast, "I'll Stand by You". " by The Pretenders, which was also performed by Monteith during the show's first season, "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor, "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry, "No Surrender" by Bruce Springsteen and finally "Make You Feel My Love” originally by Bob Dylan, but it was a cover of Adele’s version “The Quarterback” instead of killing off Cory’s character right away, you will see that the episode takes place three weeks after Finn’s death. The episode finds members of New Directions, both past and present, in Lima, Ohio, for a special memorial to remember Finn and help them express their grief through song, whether they're just there to listen or to actually sing. "The Quarterback" opens with Finn's friends dressed in black singing a cover of "Seasons of Love" from "RENT" on an auditorium stage as the song ends a photo of Finn is projected onto the wall behind everyone as everyone they turn and remember their friend. The cast looked great and the staging was very reminiscent of the way "RENT" staged their performance. After "Seasons of Love" we return to a scene where you can see Finn's half-brother Kurt packing his bags and explaining in a voiceover......middle of the paper......in front of the Finn's locker was beautiful before the show went back to a scene of Rachel in the singing room she talks about how much she loved Finn and how much he loved her and all their friends, she remembers that before Finn she sang alone in the car and that "Make You Feel My Love" was the first song they sang together. She dedicates the song to him and begins singing a highly emotional version of the song leaving all of New Directions in tears. What is so amazing about this performance is that everything was real, the tears were real, the heartbreak, the pain, the anguish, everything was raw and real. During the filming of this tribute episode it was mentioned numerous times by media outlets that the cast and crew had difficulty getting through filming as they tried to manage their own grief over the loss of their friend and their character's grief.
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