May 16, 2012 04:26 PM PDT

First Look: Glee's Finale Cry Fest! Plus, Meet Santana's Mom!

by Vlada Gelman

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Glee‘s graduation-themed season finale airs next Tuesday, May 22 (Fox, 9/8c), and with the state of several characters potentially in flux, the emotions and tears are flowing from the entire cast in the following video preview.

Press play to watch the gang reflect on their time together with their “best friends” and see the waterworks in action. As an added bonus, we’ve included some pictures from the episode, appropriately titled “Goodbye,” which also introduces Santana’s mother (played by Gloria Estefan).

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GLEE: The glee club performs in the “Goodbye” season finale episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, May 22 (9:00 – 10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Pictured L-R: Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale. Â©2012 Fox Broadcasting Co. CR: Adam Rose/FOX

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Comments (22)

Not cool… just watching this behind the scenes video I was already tearing up… next Tuesday will NOT be fun.
Comment by Tracie – May 16, 2012 04:38 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- Naya Rivera for the Emmy of supporting actress in a comedy!
  Comment by Guest – May 17, 2012 10:35 AM PDT Reply To This Post
Is it just me or does the first picture look like a re-enactment of Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat. Making me remember one of my favorite quotes from season one “There is nothing ironic about show choir!”
Comment by Lauren Kirsch – May 16, 2012 04:42 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- That’s totally what is is! Good call. That’s going to be adorable.
  Comment by wordsmith – May 16, 2012 04:56 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- You’re right! I can’t wait to see this!
  Comment by Castle Lover – May 16, 2012 05:26 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- THAT WAS TOTALLY MY FIRST THOUGHT! I’m gonna be so upset if it’s anything else.
  Comment by Sarah – May 16, 2012 05:46 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Is it just me or are they all acting like this is the last Glee ever?! I know half the cast is supposed to be graduating but seriously folks, y’all are coming back next season in some shape or form.
Comment by Mikaela – May 16, 2012 05:14 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- I think it’s the “some shape or form” part that’s getting to them – it’s not going to be the whole family, sitting there in that choir room and performing together.
  Kind of like how visiting your parents and younger siblings at Thanksgiving after you’ve moved out isn’t the same as actually living there.
  Comment by wordsmith – May 16, 2012 05:18 PM PDT Reply To This Post
  - Actually it is going to be the last for most of them. Lea, Chris, Cory, Naya, and Darren are the only confirmed returnees minus the teachers and Juniors.
    Comment by Amy – May 16, 2012 05:50 PM PDT Reply To This Post
    - Jenna and Kevin are also returning and it certainly appears like Chord is coming back.
      Comment by guest – May 17, 2012 06:04 AM PDT Reply To This Post
      - Jenna and Kevin are Juniors this year, so, I think Amy covered that in ‘and Juniors’…
        Comment by daniexj – May 17, 2012 01:04 PM PDT
Um, why are they bringing in Santana’s mom. Gloria is a has been, and Naya can’t carry a s/l.
Comment by fake name – May 16, 2012 05:22 PM PDT Reply To This Post
- You may not know who Gloria Estefan is but she is far from a ‘has been’. She and her husband are extremely, EXTREMELY influential in the music industry producing new artists such as Shakira, influencing politics in Florida, particularly in the Miami area and owning several businesses and entertainment venues. Just because she’s not in the papers does not mean she’s a has been…And about Naya, she came from being in the background that was never heard and rarely seen to be in the forefront and taking the lead in a spectacular way so I wouldn’t knock her down either.
  Comment by Babygate – May 16, 2012 07:11 PM PDT Reply To This Post
  - Yes, exactly! It’s alarming how ignorant some kids are. This (probably very, very young) person obviously never took 2 minutes of their life to read about Gloria Estefan. What’s sad is not when people do not know about something, it’s when they actually dare to give opinions about something they know nothing about. I bet “fake name” would jam to some MSM’s hit like nobody’s business if it was featured on Glee lol.
    
    Regarding Naya, it’s so ridiculous that I won’t even comment on it.
    Comment by Jane – May 17, 2012 05:08 AM PDT Reply To This Post
I was tearing up just watching the behind-the-scenes, which means I am going to be sobbing through the entire episode next week. #clearlyidontlikechange
Comment by Kate – May 16, 2012 05:22 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Make sure you all have ice cream/frozen yogurt and tissues for next week.
Comment by amiee – May 16, 2012 05:49 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Curse my problem of living in Canada. I can’t view the video.
Comment by JBS – May 16, 2012 09:45 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Dam Gloria Estafan is shorter then I realised…..Or Naya is taller then I realised……lol
Comment by JDHetherington – May 17, 2012 01:32 AM PDT Reply To This Post
- ^^THIS^^
  Comment by Stevie P – May 17, 2012 09:50 AM PDT Reply To This Post
  - I agree…. didn’t realize how short Estafan is (or I guess Naya is very tall)… also… yikes, why couldn’t my locker look like that in high school…oh, yeah, I forgot, I just stuffed my books in there willy nilly when I had a spare second…
    Comment by daniexj – May 17, 2012 10:06 AM PDT Reply To This Post
Another video that can’t be viewed outside the US!! Which is weird, cuz I watched the one last week that went behind the scenes of the body swap episode! Some continuity would be nice, as would at least some effort to make vids viewable to the many international fans of this site!
Comment by katy917 – May 17, 2012 02:21 AM PDT Reply To This Post
I can’t watch the video from Poland ;c I can’t wait to the finale but I guess I’ll be crying hard. I’ve never cried while watching a series… but last episode I almost did, first time in my life XD I didn’t really burst out because I didn’t want it to affect my vision, lol
Comment by Manny – May 17, 2012 08:47 AM PDT Reply To This Post

First Look: Glee's Finale Cry Fest! Plus, Meet Santana's Mom!

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