Really enjoyed last night’s episode – good movement on all of the various plots. Not really buying the chemistry between Juliette and the QB (plus, puh-leeze, she has a private jet? I don’t think so), but am curious to see where that goes. Also curious to see what happens between Rayna and the label now that she’s got this producer she’s so excited about. And the politics plot is starting to feel less tacked on.
I agree. There was some good music, Scarlett finally dumped Avery like a bad habit, and the pills that Deacon took from Juliette’s mom make an unexpected appearance. Also the shoplifting incident continues to have consequences.
Let’s hope it sticks.
I don’t know if it’s intended to be so, but every time Avery’s band performs, I want to shut the TV off. I think it’s terrible music. It sounds like someone is strangling cats. Maybe that’s why they didn’t get the opening gig.
I don’t think so – I’m not itching to download any of their stuff, but I think it’s perfectly okay whatever it is. Kind of liked the lyrics to that song.
I like that she’s standing up to the record company, but I don’t like that the producer idea came out of left field. That felt tacked on to me; we’ve seen very little of Rayna’s tastes (except that she likes Deacon’s songs and can’t stand Juliette’s), and all of a sudden she’s hot to get this rock star to produce her next album. His initial rejection of her sounded authentic, while his second listen that segued into a drunken binge/recording session didn’t (and did they do more than record a song together?).
I hope so too, but it looks like all that’s happened is yet another story line, featuring Avery and cougar manager. I do wonder what’s going to happen between Gunnar and Hailey when Gunnar finds out his original crush is available.
In lieu of a new episode this week, how about a couple of links?
10 Reasons ‘Nashville’ is so Doggone Bad
10 Reasons Why ‘Nashville’ is a Sight for Sore Eyes (and Ears)
I thought the juxtaposition was funny. Some points I can agree with in both pieces, but I had to laugh at the number 10 item on both:[ul][]Wasting Britton’s Talents[]Connie Britton is Awesome[/ul]
Heh. Funny. Gotta wonder what show the h8er is watching. “The music sucks – why don’t they have great songs like ‘Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy’”? Whuh?
Well, the politics plot is still feeling tacked on and irrelevant.
Wish we could’ve heard the lyrics a little better on that final song.
Good ep, though – only one more before the holiday hiatus!
That final song sounded really good - I agree it was hard to make out all the lyrics though. I’m sure it will be available on iTunes soon enough 
Closed captioning helps - I’ll probably buy it once it’s somewhere other than iTunes. The niece didn’t quite pull off Ring of Fire.
The political plot was a little better this week, but it still isn’t working - they need to just stick to the music based plots.
I was thinking about the episode more last night after I posted, but I think amarinth was reading my mind.
The political plot is clunky because it seems like it’s part of a different show. It’s not tied to the music industry at all, and Powers Boothe just feels wasted. Also, Teddy’s opponent’s sudden ruthlessness seems a little out of character.
And my other thought was - man, I love Scarlett’s voice, but she’s no Johnny Cash. She needed to slowly back away when they asked her to sing Ring of Fire.
Good ep, though none of the music blew me away.
Love the QB’s mother – she’s excellent. Re: the proposal – looks from the previews like (spoiled for those who consider previews spoilers, though I’m not one of them) he accepted the proposal, but obviously they may or may not get married, judging by the look on her face when she’s on the way to the church.
Is Deacon really going to go on tour? Seems unlikely – unless the tour covers some of the same cities as Rayna’s and Juliette’s tour, if that happens. Who was he in bed with in the preview? It would actually be kind of cool to see how they handled the storytelling with some or several of the main characters on tour.
Rayna doing the “stand by her man” thing – for the sake of her kids – hmm. Gonna be interesting to see how that plays out. Will she emotionally check out of the marriage and go back to Deacon?
Argh, hiatus till January – I don’t want to wait that long to find out all this stuff!
D’oh! Completely slipped my mind to watch last night. DVR’d it, though, so I’ll catch up in the next day or two. Bummer that won’t be back until January - hopefully not up against Dallas.
My problem with the previews is that they seemed to give everything away when it comes to Juliette and QB. Showing Juliette having second thoughts on her way to the church makes it pretty obvious that they won’t go through with it. But who knows, maybe they’ll surprise us.
I think her being willing to consider going on tour with Juliette is emotionally checking out of her marriage. Back to Deacon? probably not quite yet - but definitely getting distance from Teddy.
I don’t mind Avery. But I don’t like Scarlett as much as the show does or wants me to. Her insecurity (and the way the actress is playing it) isn’t endearing, it’s annoying. The writers also need to make sure that they don’t make the mistake that Smash made - the mistake where all the characters keep telling me how awesome and wonderful and amazing a character is, when the character in question isn’t really that awesome and wonderful and amazing. (Or in other words, no one should ever have thought twice about her at best mediocre performance of “Ring of Fire.” That there are now plot points that center on it is a bad decision.)
Maybe when they’re on tour a third candidate will show up, run for mayor, beat both Teddy and Coleman and that entire plot will get dropped, because it still isn’t working.
I agree the political plot isn’t working. There are enough plot possibilities without it. I wonder if it’s just a convoluted device for complicating Rayna’s marriage? What a waste of Powers Booth.
Scarlett’s constant lip-quivering is really bugging me as well, but I’m still riveted to the show. LOVE Hayden Panettiere.
I’m OK with the political subplot at this point- I think the producers are trying to recognize that just because the show is about the Nashville music scene, that doesn’t mean that every issue faced by every character on the show will also relate to the Nashville music scene. It’s perfectly reasonable to expect Rayna’s husband to have a career, and career problems, unrelated to her career. It would be boring to me if nothing happened on the show that wasn’t somehow in that orbit.
Maybe Juliette’s face in the limo has nothing to do with butterflies/2nd thoughts; maybe she just got a text from her assistant that her mom was released from rehab and is waiting at the church, or something. But I will say that Juliette’s personality has taken a complete 180 from Grand Poobah Bitch of the Universe to Sweet Country Wife Wanna-Be With Sugar On Top. Either she (Juliette) is planning something and it’s all an act, or the writers are rushing the relationship a bit.
The singer/actress, Clare Bowen, has such an…extreme look with such sharp, prominent cheekbones. When pouty she looks like a sad chipmunk - and yes, a little goes a long way. When she is grooving on the music and getting smokey and sexy, she looks darn near primal.
And yeah, enough with the shyness about performing, but Ring of Fire was the wrong choice. That’s a song meant to be sung strongly, and she has a gentle voice. That song only pointed that out even more…
I fell asleep halfway through this ep; I will catch up with the rest today or tomorrow…
I don’t think it’s an act. Juliette made it clear to Deacon that she never had a real family, and she seemed to genuinely enjoy spending time with QB’s family. She’s the one rushing the relationship, but I’d bet a good sum of money that they’ll both come to their senses before they walk down the aisle.