Recap: The Funeral Is SUPER UPBEAT, Except Not At All
Burying the star.
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Burying the star.
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Bring your Kleenex.
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View the gallery In which our heroine faces a number of problems, one old favorite gets scrubbed from the history books, and a Tiffany box goes unopened. Scarlett and Gunnar: I am thoroughly unclear on what the showrunners think their relationship status is, or was. My understanding had been that
View GalleryThe last recap was all Rayna pulling skeptical faces, so these two weeks were full of playful banter and old-timey stories. It's actually very nice. She and Deacon have always had a really lived-in feel, but to my ears, season five has nailed down a more
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And the WTF faces are priceless.
View GalleryFor people who were worried CMT would neuter this show, we need to give that network and the producers some real credit: Nashville this season has not only NOT dialed down Will's homosexuality, but it's begun an interracial romance, and now oh-so-subtly introduced a
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View the gallery Y'all, it happened: Nashville USED GRAMMAR AS A PLOT POINT. I knew this show was my soulmate. However, in the negative column, it has re-shaped Gunnar and Scarlett in a way I find inaccurate and annoying -- and it's doing so via a
View GalleryWe are going to start with the best part. Remember last week, when I got all insane about the stalker note? NASHVILLE PAID IT OFF. When Rayna rifles through Randall's desk and finds the trinket he stole -- okay, first of all, she has no right to do that,
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In which Rayna's stalker makes a move, but with TERRIBLE grammar.
View GalleryThis shot is basically exactly how Will feels right now: crowded. He asked Kevin to move in as a way of assuaging his guilt about being tempted, but now he regrets it, and he can't have a moment to himself without Kevin popping up and trying to lick
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It's a lot of sensible human talking, which is nice.
View GalleryWelcome back, Rayna Jaymes! Thank you for opening the show in sunglasses and a trucker hat, reminding us all that Connie Britton looks practically perfect in every way and in everyTHING. Things That Work On Rayna James That Mere Mortals Shouldn't Attempt: silver-studded pants. (I have no
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View the gallery Well, here it is: The last Nashville episode. I hate that it's ending. I hate the way it ended. And I hate some of the things it did during its lifetime. But on the whole? And even so? I really loved this show. It did
View GalleryFarewellville It's suddenly Oscar weekend, and Juliette is crabbing about how many events she has to go to before they hand out the statues. This feels legit to me. Especially given that she has trapped herself in some kind of fabric prison. It's like an ink-
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View the gallery In which our three central couples move their emotional chess pieces a little, and Layla gets REALLY plotty.
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