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Recap / Glee S 2 E 21 Funeral

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As New Directions gets closer to Nationals, Will brings in Jesse to give advice on how to win the championship; Rachel is the only one happy with his efforts. Sue sabotages the club's travel itinerary to New York, though Will's ex-wife Terri ultimately fixes the damage. When Sue's sister Jean dies and Sue is unable to cope, Finn and Kurt get the club to help them plan her funeral. Finn breaks up with Quinn due to his lingering feelings for Rachel.

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Songs

  • "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse. Performed by Santana.
  • "Some People" from Gypsy. Performed by Kurt.
  • "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding. Performed by Mercedes.
  • "My Man" from Funny Girl (as performed by Barbra Streisand). Performed by Duh.
  • "Pure Imagination" from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Performed by New Directions.

Tropes present in this episode:

  • Award Bait: All over the place. Especially in the eponymous funeral.
  • Brick Joke: Rachel's gold stars come back.
  • Bury Your Disabled: Although the whole series averts it with Artie, Jean is killed off due to minor pneumonia possibly brought around by her Down's Syndrome.
  • Call-Back: The entire sequence of Rachel signing up to be the lead vocalist is a callback to her first audition in the Pilot.
  • Funny Background Event: A blink-and-you-miss-it one, but when Rachel sings "My Man" and imagines singing to Finn, behind him you can see a poster advertising the "Nessie Club".
  • Glasses Pull: Sue.
  • Hope Spot: Sue was told her sister wouldn't live past thirty. And then she turned fifty and Sue thought the two of them were going to grow old together. And then she died.
  • It's Always Sunny at Funerals
  • Jerkass: Jesse, most prominently in this episode. He's a dick to pretty much everyone except Rachel.
  • Little Black Dress: Rachel wears one during her performance of "My Man."
  • Lonely Funeral: Sue is scared Jean's funeral will end up this way, which is why she agreed to letting the glee club help.
  • Trailers Always Spoil: Averted with the promo, which didn't even show any details about the funeral plot.

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