'Glee' Season 5 Spoilers: Dot-Marie Jones 'Couldn't Stop Crying' About Cory Monteith Memorial Episode [VIDEO]
Another Glee cast member shared her thoughts about the upcoming Cory Monteith memorial episode part of season 5.
Dot-Marie Jones, who plays Coach Beiste on the show, recently revealed her reaction to reading the script for the episode dedicated to the former Glee actor who died July 13 in Canada. The segment features the show's various characters reacting to Finn's (Monteith) death. Jones played Finn's football coach on the series.
"First of all, it took me two days to read [the script] because I couldn't stop crying, from personal stuff and from the stuff that was written," Jones explained to E! Online, cited in a Thursday report. "It's one of the most beautifully written scripts I've ever read. Ryan Murphy and Brad [Falchuk] and Ian [Brennan] have written something that is just unbelievable."
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Jones added that Glee fans will love the episode because "There's no way they can't."
Titled The Quarterback, the episode will be the third in Glee's upcoming fifth season. It is scheduled to air on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 9 p.m. on Fox.
Other cast members that commented on the episode include Jane Lynch (who plays Sue Sylvester), Kevin McHale (Artie) and Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang).
In other Glee news, Fox released the first official photos from the season premiere. The images show the cast wearing vibrantly colored clothes at various locations, including a carnival and on the street. In one photo, Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) perform a duet while surrounding by a marching band.
The first two episodes of the season will exclusively feature music by The Beatles.
Season 5 of Glee premieres Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. on FOX.