Gleenearly ended much sooner than its six-season run.

The actordied in 2013at the age of 31 due to a drug overdose after concluding the fourth season.

In response, the cast and crew created atribute episode entitled The Quarterbackthat aired just a few months later.

HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 26:  Actor Cory Monteith and producer Ryan Murphy attend the ‘GLEE’ 300th mu…

Nearly a decade after his death, Murphy said that he regretted making the tribute episode that quickly.

I felt like it was way too raw and way too soon.

In fact, the writer-director likely would not have gone forward with the series at all.

Now, if this had happened, I would be like, That’s the end.

Because you’ve got the option to’t really recover from something like that.

It felt like, I feel like everyones going to do it.

I dont want to be the one person whos not a part of this, he recalled.

However, they arent sure how they would approach the situation today.

It’s an episode I was able to watch once, he shared.

And I never looked at it again.

It was wild and hard, but we healed together, and this song helped, she said.

I said I don’t want to be treated with kid gloves.

source: www.bustle.com