The first time I heard about Cory Monteith was, when I watched some kind of gossip tv show in America talking about this new show "Glee" and introducing it´s viewers to the main characters. They talked about this character Finn Hudson, a quaterback who likes to sing and later on joins the glee club. I wasn´t really interested because all I thought was: Oh great here we go....Highschool Musical 2.0! But then they showed Corys audition tape (take a close look at 03:23):
Why do I show you guys this part of the audition tape? Well i think when Cory/ Finn played the drums his passion for music just bursted trough the screen. I think Corys character Finn had a lot in common with him.....he wasn´t that confident in his singing in the beginning, too but I think he accepted it later on as good enough. As the show gained popularity we learned that Cory struggeled with his addiction for a long time but we all hoped he had it under control. And I do not want to downplay his addiction or anything, but I actually think for the most part he was able to control it. But as we all learned in July, he lost his battle against his inner demons. If willingly or accidently doesn´t really matter, because it´s tragic enough that yet another great actor/singer/drummer was taken from us way to early.
So as tonight we bid our farewell to Finn I thought it may be a good idea to show, why we can expect a celebration of Finns live and not a memorial episode:
Corys character was ( I really want to write IS...) a great rolemodel to so many young teens and he helped a lot of outcasts to stand up for themselfes. Do you remember, when at his moms and Kurts dads wedding he sang "Just the way you are"?! He promised Kurt to protect him from bullies and be a good brother? I loved that scene....(really crappy sound and quality sorry...but you get what I mean)
Also his insecurities regarding Rachel made his character very relatable and real. I like to believe, that his character felt the same way about Rachel as he felt about Leah. My favourite scene between those two was, when Finn tells the love of his life, that they are the "endgame"...which breaks my heart over and over again considering it didn´t come to that:
Remembering Finn as the guy who dressed up as Lady Gaga to show that he didn´t give a damn would be too easy;) So I chose to show you my personal favourite; I mean can you believe how hard it must be to convince a team of football players to dance to "Single Ladies"?!
So knowing that the third episode of the 5th Glee season will be very hard to watch, I wanted to take the time to say thank you to the producers and writers of the show. Thank you for introducing us to such an interesting and real character, that showed us how much is possible if you just take the first step.
With this beeing said, lets say "Goodbye" to Finn Hudson and to Cory and let us celebrate their passion for art and music and let us remember both in that way...singing, drum playing and maybe even dancing!
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