<Tr> <Td> ← Previous "Prom Queen" </Td> <Td> Next → "New York" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Glee episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "Funeral" is the twenty - first episode of the second season of the American musical television series Glee, and the forty - third overall . It first aired May 17, 2011 on Fox in the United States, and was written by series creator Ryan Murphy and directed by Bradley Buecker . The episode featured Jonathan Groff guest starring as Jesse St. James, who is brought in as a consultant to help the New Directions glee club prepare for the National Show Choir competition . Sue Sylvester's (Jane Lynch) sister Jean (Robin Trocki) dies unexpectedly, and the glee club helps Sue plan her funeral . </P> <P> The episode received a wide range of reviews, from highly enthusiastic to harshly critical . The performances of the five songs covered were generally well - liked, though having four of them arranged as a series of auditions in the middle of the show met with disapproval . All five songs were released as singles, and three of them charted on the Billboard Hot 100 . </P>

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