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=== Episode Summary ===
The episode opens with Will introducing the club to their "show choir consultant" Jesse St. James, and Rachel is the only one who seems any sort of pleased at all. Finn especially does not trust Jesse, and is worried that they'll get tricked into doing something stupid. <ref>If you look closely, there are parallels between this and "The Power of Madonna," right down to Rachel's pleased smile.</ref> Will says that they're doing original songs: a duet and a group number. Finn immediately volunteers himself and Rachel to sing the duet (much to Quinn's displeasure). Jesse says that the Vocal Adrenaline strategy (as we saw with "[[Glee
Sue and Terri have a plan to screw up the Glee kids' flight to New York [[Moral Event Horizon|by sending them to Libya]]. While Sue is displeased that Terri brought her Howard Bamboo instead of an expert computer hacker, it's still not that bad as all they have to do is e-mail the agency with Figgins' e-mail <ref>GettinFiggywithit@Aol.com</ref>, asking them to reroute it to Tripoli, and the only holdup is that they don't have his password. Sue correctly guesses Figgins' password ([[What an Idiot!|1234]]). [[Captain Obvious|Terri notes she's rather grumpy]].
Becky and a woman who we later find out is her mother intercept Will in the hallway and ask to talk to him about something. In the auditorium, Becky asks to join Glee club because Sue kicked her off the Cheerios. Will tells her that he can't right now because Nationals is coming up ''fast'', but promises her she can join next year. Later, Will confronts Sue in the cafeteria, asking why she kicked off Becky, who was sweet and loyal, where Sue bitterly informs him that [[Replacement Goldfish|Becky reminded her of her sister]], who had died the day before due to minor pneumonia.
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Rachel walks down the hallway, narrating how much things have changed since last year. However there is still one thing that still hasn't changed. <s>Her handwriting?</s> No, her dreams. Finn walks past her and Rachel calls after him, asking why he hasn't signed up for the auditions yet. Finn's upset that Jesse ruined his hard-earned self-confidence in a matter of ten seconds, and Rachel assured him that he's good. He thinks he's "Lima good," though, not "New York City good."
Emma helps Will pack for Broadway. It turns out that rehearsals for April's "Crossrhodes" begin two weeks after Nationals, and that he's bailing on them afterwards. He then tells Emma that the kids don't know that he's leaving, saying that he can't let anything distract them.
Kurt and Finn come into Sue's office carrying flowers and stuffed animals. Sue asks them why they bothered, and Kurt replies that they've both lost a parent and therefore know how she feels. Sue admits that she's not coping well and she doesn't want to sort through Jean's stuff or plan the funeral, and asks why it was sweet, caring Jean who died and not her.
We cut to the choir room where Kurt and Finn present the idea of helping Sue. Santana plays the "Why-are-we-doing-this-guys-it's-''Sue-Sylvester''" card, which Kurt and Finn trump by playing the "We're-doing-it-for-Jean-who-was-an-underdog-like-us" card. Jesse wisely takes them up on that point, saying that a week before nationals is not the right time to be planning a funeral, especially since they have no setlist yet. And there's also the fact that Vocal Adrenaline is doing some pretty rigorous training right now. (Also when someone dies in a performance, they end up being used as a prop.) However, Finn won't be swayed.
Will comes up to Sue and congratulates her for asking help from the glee club. Sue tells him that they volunteered. Also, she makes a crack at his hair because it isn't a proper episode without one.
Auditions for the solo start, and Jesse tells Will that he once took a class at judging reality TV and that he [[The Mean Brit|knows how to give advice that is both blunt and unhelpful]]. This is proven right after he slams Santana's performance of "Back to Black" (she didn't go deep enough into the emotional aspect), Kurt's performance of "Some People" (he wasn't quite sure he filled the shoes left by Merman, LuPone, or Peters), and Mercedes' performance of "Try a Little Tenderness" (she didn't practice). For Rachel's performance of My Man, though, he has nothing but praise <ref>It should be noted that he asked her if she was singing it to anybody, and she was obviously lying when she denied it because [[All Love Is Unrequited|she was singing it to Finn]]</ref>. Will tells the kids that he'll tell them who the soloist will be by Friday.
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The actual funeral. Sue is shocked to discover that Jean brought in a full house. When she is asked to give a speech, Sue breaks down after two lines and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Will stands up and finishes her speech (about being "tethered" to somebody) for her]]. Afterwards, the glee kids stand up to sing "Pure Imagination" to a video of Sue-and-Jean moments.
Quinn climbs into Finn's car, where she tells him she's proud of him. [[Kick the Dog|Finn then breaks up with her]] because he doesn't feel "tethered" to her like Jean did to Sue. Quinn tries to deny that they're breaking up, but [[What the Hell, Hero?|Finn calls her out on her shallowness]] and asks whether she still feels anything, which drives Quinn to tears. She then asks him if he's satisfied and leaves him alone in the car. Finn then eyes Rachel leaving the funeral parlor.
Glee club room, where Brittany is filming the results of the auditions. Will asks Jesse if giving Rachel the solo will get them a win at Nationals. Jesse agrees that it's in the bag.
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=== 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.
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