"There were others with Mr. Monteith in his room earlier (Friday) night, but video and fob key entries (keyless entry unit) show him returning to his room by himself in the early morning hours and we believe he was alone when he died. When he missed his check-out time, staff went to the room at noon and found his body."
In March 2013, Cory checked into rehab "for drug and alcohol" issues. As VC often points out on their site, "Rehab" is not always what the public thinks it is. Remember that scene in Zoolander where he finds out he was at a day spa for a week? That's pretty much what it's like. (In fact, Zoolander pretty much lays it on the line exactly what The Industry is about. They only left out the "Luciferianism" aspect.) For celebrities, "rehab" often means re-programming. At the time of his going in for his second stint (more on that later) in rehab, Lea Michele told People magazine "I love and support Cory and will stand by him through this. I am grateful and proud he made this decision."
Cory, 3, with his brother Shaun, 7
Cory was in his mid-20's when he got the call that the people from Glee liked his audition tape and wanted to meet him. He's said that he drove 20 hours from Vancouver to make that fateful meeting with FOX execs and show creator Ryan Murphy. He pulled over once in a parking lot to catch "maybe an hour" of sleep, stating that he cut it close. In the early days of Glee, the cast worked 7 days a week rehearsing dance numbers, songs, recording vocals, and of course, rehearsing their lines and scenes. It's busy work being a triple-threat. It paid off, big time! Their first season proved to be a smash success with well-written storylines and songs the cast often performed better than the original artists. The cast rapidly became famous, Finn and Rachel clearly the stars of the show, making Cory Monteith and Lea Michele the biggest names on the show. Well, other than Jane Lynch who plays TVs favourite villainess, Sue Sylvester, and Matthew Morrison who plays the Gleeks crush-worthy teacher, Will Schuester a.k.a Mr. Schue.
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As each season went on, more and more symbolism became...well, I can't really say "prevalent" because it wasn't exactly In Your Face...it was there, though. In the background, usually hanging on a wall behind an actor, or chosen with the song selections, or theme of the episode. In a picture released for The Rocky Horror Glee Show, Cory is doing the one eye thing. It's like they couldn't put enough emphasis on that eye.
The following are pictures taken from Comic Con, not only are the pictures behind them symbolic, but Cory is also emphasizing one eye-then the other-with his eyebrow lift. Was he just having fun with his cast-mates (they all seem to be amused), or was there something more to it?
I have a hard time believing Cory was fully involved in anything too corrupt. I find it more plausible that perhaps he was having difficulty seperating Glee from reality. On the show, Finn and Rachel are an item. Even when Finn and Rachel aren't dating and are seeing other people, it's clear that Finn and Rachel are meant to be with eachother. In reality, Cory and Lea were dating. Even before they were dating, it was clear there was serious heat between them. Just look at the racy GQ shots. There just wasn't that same steamy connection between Cory and Dianna Agron (the blond who plays Quinn Fabray.) As triple-threats shooting a tv series that consists of "hour" long episodes (minus commercials, they're actually anywhere from 40-45 minutes long) rehearsals don't just involve rehearsing lines...they also have to practise dance moves, rehearse songs, record vocals, and yes, the typical rehearsal stuff too. When working, the Glee actors must spend more time at the studio than they do outside of it, living their own lives, which means they spend more time being somebody else. It'd be very easy for Finn Hudson to start taking over Cory Monteith even outside of work because the line separating the two would already be cloudy and indistinguishable. Perhaps some would say "That's an insult to his acting ability." To those people, I say "Spend 18 hours a day being somebody else-do that a minimum of 5 days a week for a month or two. After spending more time being this alternate persona than you've spent being yourself, get back to me."
Finn and Rachel, or Cory and Lea?
Not long before his unfortunate passing, Cory and Lea attended the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on June 8th, a non-profit organization that claims they want to help the homeless and those with low-incomes. Cory said he was proud to be there, stating that before he got lucky with Glee that he was at-risk of becoming homeless himself. This turned out to be his last public outing with his girlfriend. The name of the ball is fairly indicative of something more going on than meets the eye.
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During the last season of Glee, there were a lot of new characters-and therefore storylines-being introduced, as many of the original cast graduated (after all, it does take place in high school) and new kids were just starting -or transferring from other- high school(s). A lot of the newer cast members seemed to be re-works of the original cast. You got your big black "girl" Unique (who's transgendered) replacing Mercedes, you got the bitchy blond cheerleader Kitty replacing Quinn, dark haired and shy ingenue named Marley who takes center stage throwing a twist on dark haired egotistical Rachel, Puck's half-brother that sounds like Kermit the Frog when he sings, and then there's the one they had trouble finding. Ryder. The sweet, cute, and not-the-brightest football player who gets dragged not-all-willingly into Glee. He's the new Finn.
Ryder, putting on the crown
Tina, with bitchy Kitty barely visible behind her, Ryder, Puck's half-brother, Marley, and familiar Artie (both Tina and Artie are finishing up their last year of high school, along with Brittany who had to re-do her final year)
Fresh-faced Marley. The meanest thing Sue could say about her was "...with your pretty face and your kind eyes..." in a disgusted tone
Unique. Or is it Uneek?
Kitty, who definitely has claws and is meaner (but funnier) than Quinn ever was. Kitty may represent Sex Kitten programming (and cheerleader fantasies), but she's not as slutty as she acts
It's understandable that Glee would have to introduce new characters, that they didn't want to stray too far from a formula that already proved effective. If they weren't scared of change, why didn't Sugar Motta or Joe end up being more relevent characters? Sugar most certainly had a strong introduction to the show, with her Aspergers and apparent tone-deafness. Joe almost had a thing with Quinn. Both Joe and Sugar joined the cast in season three...then were pushed to the background. I'm sure even the actors playing them wonder why they're even there.
Regardless, the formula that worked for the first few seasons with older cast-members wasn't working for the new characters. In the first few episodes with them, a lot of viewers kept watching because a lot of favourties were still on the show...nobody cared for the new kids. "Oh, they're re-vamping Rachel? Good luck with that! Really, a new Quinn? *eyeroll* Oh dear God....that's the new Finn? You can't replace Finn! He's one-of-a-kind!" I suppose the writers and producers realized they were barely hanging onto their audience, so they started pumping out ridiculous storylines for the new Gleekers fast, as well as throwing out equally stupid episodes. I mean really-they did a superhero episode! I'm guessing that didn't go over too well, because next thing you know the episodes finally stopped trying too hard and actually became good again. For the first time, Glee almost made me cry-a few times- with their controversial Shooting Star episode.
A couple episodes later, Ryder (then Kitty) reveal they were molested when they were young. The guys in Glee don't understand how Ryder feels, telling him that he lived out their fantasies. Later, Kitty invites Ryder out and lets him know that she understands where he's coming from-and how.
Those two scenes right there are material that people can actually relate to. School shootings unfortunately happen a lot, and so does molestation. Both are terrible realities, and maybe seeing characters on television struggling with these issues can be helpful for some viewers. The storylines finally improved, it seemed the bumps had been smoothed out, and it actually seemed like Glee was better than ever.
Then Cory/Finn died.
At first I agreed with many who were saying FOX should let the show die with Cory. Finchel was the backbone of the show, Finn was the heart of the show and was being groomed to one day take the place of Mr. Schue. Nobody will ever take his place, not even Ryder. Nobody can picture Rachel "clicking" with anybody the way she did with Finn. He beat up her (now ex) boyfriend and told him to "Stay away from my future wife!!!" That's how it was supposed to be. Finn and Rachel were going to get married. Eventually. Cory and Lea were going to as well. How can she go back to the set where they met and fell in love, knowing she'll never see him there again? I couldn't do it. But that show wouldn't be the same without Rachel Berry, either. She made Glee what it was and what it is. They really seemed like a perfect match, so in sync with eachother and clearly in love.
I can't help but settle on two theories with his senseless and untimely death. Keep in mind, these are just my THEORIES. The first one doesn't "feel as right" to me as the second one, though they may still tie in together. Looking at pictures and facts of programming all around him, combined with his recent stay in rehab, I think perhaps his mind may have been too strong for programming to stick. He came across as too down-to-earth to "fall into line" with the typical bs that comes with celebrity. Perhaps they couldn't get him to buckle down and fall under their thumb, but he knew too much, so "he had to go"
My other theory is ritual or blood sacrifice. Not one of the more commonly discussed dark-sides of the celebrity world (Luciferianism and MK Ultra get more discussion than sacrifice), but it still happens a lot. Especially with those who die young. James Gandolfini may have been a sacrifice, but it also really could have been a heart attack. Ryan Dunn from Jackass was most likely a sacrifice. Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Aaliyah...they were all sacrifices. Kurt was a ritual blood sacrifice, most believe solely by Courtney Love...but I don't believe she could have pulled that off, at least not on her own. No, I believe Dave Grohl helped her with that one, or maybe he did it himself. Blood sacrifices are usually done (in the celebrity world) to gain more fame and wealth. Both Dave Grohl AND Courtney Love's fame and wealth sky-rocketed after Kurt's death. It's also been rumoured that the Foo Fighters (Dave's band after Nirvana) were using songs originally written by Kurt for Nirvana.
I'm not sure who would have been heartless or fame-hungry enough to sacrifice Cory. Part of me keeps going back to Lea. Now that he's gone, she's the one getting all the attention with people feeling sympathetic towards her. Courtney most certainly seemed to love Kurt beyond words, just as Lea's love for Cory seems equally as strong. Courtney's never been able to hold onto a relationship since Kurt, will Lea suffer the same fate? Is Courtney unfairly and unjustly accused in taking part in Kurt's end? Are my suspicions of Lea just as unfounded? Why would anybody kill off the love of their life-or arrange for it-simply in exchange for greater fame and greater wealth? Is a life without your other half worth all the money in the world? If Lea didn't sacrifice Cory (seriously, where the hell was she when he died?) then who did-and why?
FOX and Glee executives. It's not pure coincidence or simply sticking with what worked for them that they hired literal replacements of their original cast. Though I'm sure that was part of it. It also wasn't pure desperation to retain their viewing audience that they added deeper and darker storylines, though it helped. It was probably planned all along that they were going to eliminate one of the original cast members, they just weren't sure who. It's doubtful that they wanted to remove Cory or Lea from the show, being as their love story was the glue that held the show together for the past four seasons. Maybe they were hoping to pick off one who wouldn't be as missed. Behind the scenes, who knows what went down or how they make their decisions? I'm merely theorizing, trying to make sense of this mess. As I said earlier, maybe he had too strong a mind for their liking and they decided he had to go. Maybe they believed that having someone who was an integral part of the cast die in real life would bolster ratings when they finally come back on air. They already proved with Shooting Star and Lights Out that the show can survive without him. Business is cold. Business has no heart. Business says viewers will be more curious than ever to see how Rachel's going to cope without Finn, and that equals ratings which results in more money for them.
...and Lea's star is probably going to rise higher than it ever was in the sky. Maybe she'll pour her heartbreak into song and create an epic masterpiece, listeners will cry as she sings out her sorrow-they'll be especially won over if they can hear her tears as she sings (everybody loves the emotion). You can hear Dolly Parton's tears at the end of I Will Always Love You...to me, the raw emotion from Dolly makes the song 1000 times better than when Whitney sang it. Which is interesting, cuz I Will Always Love You would be a great song for Lea/Rachel to dedicate to Cory/Finn...even if she cried through it.
Cory Monteith: Illuminati Strikes Again?
Cory Monteith found dead
"5 Facts You Need to Know"
Answers could take 6-8 weeks
Examiner "report" on 2013's Chrysalis Butterfly Ball
How will this affect Glee?
Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Rehab and death
Celebrity Reactions...for some reason everybody is going on about celebrity reactions
