Ryan Murphy Regrets 'Glee' Cory Monteith Tribute Episode

Graeme O'Neil reacts to "Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy saying he regrets doing the season 5 episode, "The Quarterback", which paid tribute to Cory Monteith after his passing.

[lonellfletcher]

Of all the Glee Episodes, The Quarterback is not one Murphy should regret.

[mollysimpson]

The quarterback episode was a freaking prophecy in and of itself Naya Rivera singing if I die young. The whole sink me in the river at Dawn, I still cry. Puck saying that he would be in jail or dead or both… and the Mark tried convicted and dead…. It was eerie it was spot on it was terrifying. It also reminded us all that life is far to short.

[kikiiza]

The Quarterback episode was really well done. I appreciate Naya even more now. Her character was well written and well acted. It's disturbing how Glee inspired? The Girl from Plainville killer. And it's so creepy theres all these deaths of the main Glee cast. Someone has to do a documentary about that one day.

[michellesmith]

Hands down my favorite episode. Sad and intense, yes, but beautifully done. I commend the team on allowing the audience to be a part of their grief, their love, and tribute to their friend. Naya’s performance, Lea’s song and Matthew’s scene at the end hit me in the heart every time. Ryan Murphy shouldn’t regret this episode.

[christinajohnson]

In Naya’s book she’s talks about how she was processing everything. Her and Corey were SUPER close friends his death impacted her greatly. After her performance she had a real panic attack and ran off the set, and the director decided to keep it. can’t believe naya is gone as well.

[Tswifterever]

The fact that Naya is now gone too is just so heartbreaking its impossible to watch glee now. Naya not only stepped up in this episode but also the whole season 5. Naya was the most talented in the cast no question. I wish more people got to witness her incredible voice

[mpumegabela]

The Quarterback episode was perfect. We all mourned him in that episode. We needed it.

[jinakaye]

“The Quarterback” is probably one of the best episodes from the series, mainly because the cast cared so much.

There were so many more missteps with “Glee” that led to its cancellation: The focus on Rachel for the rest of the run when it had grown to be an ensemble show—that was the biggest misstep of all. Seeing growth in Mercedes, Santana, Kurt, Artie, Sam, and Blaine was awesome. I'm actually a bit more upset that Mike wasn’t included in season 6 until the very end and Tina was relegated to being the token comic relief. Now thinking about it, Kurt and Mercedes' friendship didn’t expand once they were living in New York and that's rather shocking, considering Mercedes was the first person Kurt trusted about his sexual orientation.

Yeah, “The Quarterback” is solid compared to the rest of seasons 5 & 6.

[andyd]

The death of the show was when Ryan refused to let go of the original cast after season 3. The show was called Glee not the adventures of Rachel Berry. The newer cast never got a real shot to do anything great because the show was split up between the high school and new york. Ryan gave up on that show way before season 5.

[danielbalderas]

I think Ryan doesn't regret the final result, but the emotional toll no one expected to pay when creating the episode. Of course everybody knew it would be tough and emotionally taxing but it was so sad to the point that Naya end up crying and running away of set in the middle of singing.

[patriciablopez]

I can't see "make you feel my love" without crying, i can't, it was to raw.

[delightinmydays]

I thought the Quarterback episode was really well done. I think Cory would have appreciated it and I don't feel Cory would have wanted people to remain in sadness or even have the show canceled because of him. I don't know why Ryan thinks it was bad. And I feel like it was a little more for the fans but in some ways I think it did allow the cast to grieve a little bit as well with each other.

Also I don't agree that Glee should have just ended though. I understand Cory was a big part of the show but he was not the only cast member. Also from everything I have read and seen interviews of Cory, I don't think that he would have wanted Glee to have been canceled because of him. And I think they should have probably stopped the high school part of it and just focused on New York.

[sersastark]

Seeing Naya sing "if I die young..." and then....🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 like...of all episodes, Ryan, this one was haunting, prophetic, and beautiful.

[cassandralong]

I'm grateful they did that show. That was very shocking news as a teenager to learn and the episode allowed me and outlet to grieve. Otherwise I think I would have felt a little bit abandoned. For me that episode really cemented Corey's legacy in my mind and memory forever. ❤️🌼

[lizannfortune]

Exactly nia was the performance that made me cry like crazy. Even now I listened to "If I die young "is my sad place song .

[MsBlackhawk]

The Quarterback and Shooting Star are the 2 most powerful episodes done. The message behind each will always be relevant to any school aged kid. Each are powerful, emotional, heartbreaking and REAL.

[bm]

That episode always makes me cry. He is still missed.

[rysachibana]

FINN'S MOM (CAROLE) SCENE (FIXING FINN'S STUFF) WAS THE SADDEST PART OF QUARTERBACK EPISODE. 😔

[AA-qbni]

It had to be raw and emotional. The audience and cast needed to grieve.

[sersastark]

"The Quarterback" <--- this episode is art. We needed this. Corey deserved this. This isn't the episode Murphy should regret, and there's a ton that belong on that list.