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"As the original Glee cast members reunite for the Fox hit&amp;apos;s 100th episode, one core actor is clearly missing. The show&amp;apos;s star Cory Monteith passed away in July 2013 after overdosing on a deadly combination of heroin and alcohol.\r\nAnd though Glee dealt with the painful loss of the actor, who played former quarterback Finn Hudson, in the October 2013 tribute episode, &amp;quot;The Quarterback,&amp;quot; Monteith&amp;apos;s passing has since been kept fairly quiet on the show&amp;apos;s storylines.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nBut that&amp;apos;s all about to change according to the director of the 100th episode, Paris Barclay, who spoke exclusively to Us Weekly at the 66th Annual Directors Guild Awards on Jan. 25.&amp;#xA0;\r\n&amp;quot;I don&amp;#x2019;t think it could go much farther without continuing to talk about how that hurts,&amp;quot; Barclay admitted. &amp;quot;There is so much feeling there and it affected the Glee family in such a profound way, and you can expect it to be dealt with in the 100th episode. It definitely comes back and is dealt with in a significant way.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nMonteith&amp;apos;s loss has been especially painful for girlfriend and costar Lea Michele, who has remained on the musical comedy after her boyfriend&amp;apos;s untimely death.&amp;#xA0;\r\nBut Michele will be joined by the majority of the original cast including Amber Riley, Dianna Agron, and Heather Morris. Also featured in the special two-part episode are fan favorite guest stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Kristin Chenoweth.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;The two of them together are hysterical,&amp;quot; Barclay said of Paltrow and Chenoweth. &amp;quot;They have a lot of scenes together, and I think they will be clamoring for a spin off after this! The have great chemistry, and they are incredibly funny.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;The two-part 100th episode of Glee will air in April on Fox. &amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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