"
The Quarterback" is the third episode of the
fifth season of the American musical television series
Glee, and the ninety-first episode overall. Written by all three of the show's creators—
Ryan Murphy,
Brad Falchuk and
Ian Brennan—and directed by Falchuk, it first aired on
Fox in the United States on October 10, 2013. The episode features the death of character
Finn Hudson, and a tribute to Finn and to actor
Cory Monteith, who played Finn starting with the show's pilot, and who died on July 13, 2013. The episode's plot centers on the impact Finn's death has on the characters, specifically
Kurt Hummel (
Chris Colfer),
Will Schuester (
Matthew Morrison),
Santana Lopez (
Naya Rivera),
Noah Puckerman (
Mark Salling), and
Rachel Berry (
Lea Michele).