funeral glee funeral episode second season american musical television series glee overall aired fox united_states written series creator directed episode featured guest starring brought consultant help new directions glee club prepare national choir competition sister jean dies unexpectedly glee club helps sue plan funeral episode received wide range reviews highly enthusiastic harshly critical performances songs covered generally liked having arranged series auditions middle met disapproval songs released singles charted billboard hot initial airing episode viewed million american viewers garnered nielsen rating share demographic total viewership ratings episode slightly previous episode queen lynch nominated comedy series 63rd primetime emmy awards work submitted episode judging plot director glee club hires alumnus championship winning rival glee club vocal adrenaline consultant help develop strategy win upcoming nationals competition convinces use identify club best performer center entire performance person decides hold auditions determine featured rivera lea_michele amber riley audition judges highly critical performances kurt mercedes praises girlfriend rachel performance tells rachel clear winner ultimately decides ignore advice instead plans nationals brought victory competition having group sing original songs coach deeply upset death sister jean having glee club flight nationals new_york_city rerouted war ravaged tripoli kicks potter sue allows cory_monteith kurt plan jean funeral help sort jean personal belongings agrees glee club perform funeral believes attend going jean belongings finn kurt discover favorite movie arrange funeral inspired film funeral emotional sue unable continue reading eulogy sentences reads remainder glee club sings pure imagination theme song film touched support sue later tells good friend jean pure heart says longer attempt destroy glee club announces planning run united_states house_of_representatives time wishes good luck sue apologizes member tells captain squad fall sue asks receives finn realizes true feelings rachel funeral breaks afterward later thanks glee club breakup quinn tells ruined big plans new_york refuses tell finn sees rachel sharing brief kiss stage leave brings flower wife aided sue earlier plot sabotage glee club flights gives class plane tickets new_york entire club revealing donation airline executive tells moving miami start life pursue retail management career goodbye production episode written series creator directed months aired murphy confirmed death planned end season recurring character despite rumors death paving way kurt return high details eventually supplied entertainment reporter reported april beloved character dying season penultimate episode week later character female morrison confirmed late april death added episode right finale called funeral actually funeral home yesterday shooting day day day episode aired lynch revealed interview murphy conferred proceeding storyline took aside party said want blessing forward said sounds like great storyline thing break heart lives lynch nominated comedy series 63rd primetime emmy awards work submitted funeral episode judged returns second consecutive episodes colleague kent returns makes appearance second season having featured episodes recurring guest stars episode include glee club members cheerleader potter uncredited appearance video shown funeral scene sue sister additional guests include mother reverend funeral funeral features cover versions songs black sung rivera people gypsy performed try little sung riley man version film performed pure imagination sung reception ratings funeral broadcast united_states fox garnered nielsen rating share demographic received million american viewers initial airing despite airing simultaneously season finale cbs nbc abc tree hill season finale total viewership ratings episode slightly previous episode queen watched million american viewers acquired rating share demographic airing television episode canadian broadcast drew million viewers fourteenth watched week ranked places higher previous week queen drew fewer viewers million recorded episode australia episode watched million viewers june glee seventh watched night watched week slightly queen attracted million viewers june eighth watched program night sixth week episode debuted june watched million viewers million watched week watched cable week slightly queen aired watched million viewers watched cable week critical response funeral met wide range reviews highly enthusiastic harshly critical cnn said best episodes mtv called authentic best season series robert_canning ign wrote great episode truly showcased talents rated rolling_stone said episode felt like recycled version things seen previously added entertaining simply showcase todd_vanderwerff gave episode characterized funeral scene highlight uneven episode atlantic wrote killing sue sister cruel ultimately paid bad episode completely afterward dying rapid death turn little good singled writers job penultimate episode season lynch sue received high praise acting canning wrote stole episode perfectly portrayed woman hard heart trying terribly break able stop buddytv stated impossible lynch wasn exceptional slow breakdown attempt cover emotions fit perfectly character commented got range complexity entertainment_weekly said lynch outstanding job delivering funniest underlying sense sadness sue characterization series criticized reviewers los_angeles_times stated consistent sue character wearing thin sense fails advance wandering pure evil pure love sister called episode little late attempt redemption sue poor characterization season vanderwerff wrote episode feels self consciously like way remove character table season finale feels self consciously like attempt address fact character doesn sense criticized death jean killing solely right character arc lazy writing actor commitment wholly save described funeral plot line pure classic glee random emotionally manipulative wholly unnecessary plot development end deeply moving secondary plot line auditions nationals criticized canning called faux drama added delight vanderwerff said completely ridiculous nationals coming week time constructed entirely houston_chronicle hit lack preparation upcoming competition stated like bad idea going setlist decided songs said audition numbers paced thought fantastic said stood like gems somewhat muddy episode canning vanderwerff criticized block songs middle episode vanderwerff stops cold unhappy reason altogether having people stand sing solos microphone music ain musical wrote broadway plans ambitions guilt believable compelling conflict convey season vanderwerff complimented morrison portrayal time hands play makes vague sense good job actors provided highlighted great acting seen finn quinn moment truck online called scene finn kurt help sue sister room positively heartbreaking trio characters magnificent canning stated leaving lacked punch commented satisfying realized adult musical commentary placement solos middle episode questioned songs met vanderwerff called good performances rendition black declared spot wall_street_journal wrote performed sensitivity went deep emotional truth song enthusiastic called pretty good groundbreaking special called decent said rivera delivery gives song gave praised rivera impressive people received adequate good reviews missed kurt usual charisma thought performance bit lackluster called kind boring cover received lowest grades respectively stated kurt unique voice sounds positively beautiful right melodic song terrible song style vanity_fair added gave stars best showcase kurt talents referred kurt upper register said ripped song try little received stream critics mercedes gave offer pure greatness said stole night amazing broke scale stars stars praised instrument mercedes voice gave called pure perfection restrained wrote hits little hard taste vocals threaten song man lauded called summed nails funny girl closer making rachel performances called good singing gave stars gave generous grade said lea_michele standards vocals fan fucking agreed rachel truly nailed difficult song sung group number pure imagination received reviews touched song performance called unsettling touching described odd perfect hand characterized pure felt song good scene resulting grade gave said hadn huge fan cover heard aired grew context wrote break restrained tender pure imagination lush harmonies chorus exactly right moment chart history cover versions debuted billboard hot pure imagination debuted number black number eighty man number ninety pure imagination song hot number eighty seven songs featured episode featured eighth soundtrack album series glee music volume pure imagination man try little album released debuted number billboard selling copies week second lowest opening sales figure glee release extended play glee music rocky horror glee lower sold glee week previous month album number canadian album charts
Funeral (Glee)