Ryan Murphy Reveals How Finn Hudson Won't Die

Ryan Murphy has offered some details on the upcoming Cory Monteith tribute episode of Glee.

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Ryan revealed that they had indeed considered killing Finn's character with a drug overdose.

Via TVLine:

Art may be imitating life on Glee — with the passing of protagonist Finn Hudson in the wake of leading man Cory Monteith‘s death last month — but executive producer Ryan Murphy says it won’t be an exact replica.

“At one point, we were going to have his character die after an accidental drug overdose — that was something we had considered,” Murphy revealed in an interview with Deadline. “But we have decided that we’re not going to have him pass from that.”

In fact, viewers may never learn the exact circumstances of Finn’s death, the showrunner added. “How somebody died is interesting and maybe morbid,” Murphy continued, “but we say very early on in the episode, ‘This episode is about a celebration of that character’s life.’ That might be weird for some people, but it felt really exploitative to do it any other way.”

Ryan Murphy is showing a surprising lack of awareness in this interview. Has he ever stopped himself from exploiting something in the past?

I'll hold off on my opinion until I actually see the episode. Either way, it's going to be a tough one to watch.