Matthew Morrison’s Glee character was originally a meth addict

originally, Gree It wasn’t.

In fact, the original screenwriter Ryan Murphy received from the author Ian Brennan, Matthew MorrisonWill Schuester (aka Mr. Shu), the soulful teacher of the , was not the best role model.

In the first episode of Jenna Ashkowitz When Kevin McHaleRevamped Podcast “And That’s What You Really Missed” Gree creator Ryan Murphy Mr. Xue clarified the reason (Matthew Morrison) may not have been the best role model for the club in the pilot’s original script.

After receiving the pilot from a writer friend Ian BrennanMurphy explained how he was interested in turning it into a show, but wanted to turn it into something a little more lighthearted.

“I think it’s Mr. Shu,” he said. Jenna Ashkowitz When Kevin McHalenew podcast by And that’s what you really missed“Ian was a meth addict in the script.”

When McHale asked Murphy if teachers were “touching the kids” in the original pilot as well, Murphy replied with a resounding “yes”, adding, “A show chorus with an unraveled queer protagonist.” The NC-17 version of the Troupe.”

“As soon as I read it, I was like, ‘Yeah, this is it,’ because what I liked was the idea of ​​kids in high school,” Murphy said. you just need to do