Posts tagged: “Nashville”

I think everyone knew exactly where this episode was going to end up -- but it is always a treat seeing Connie Britton and Chip Esten do their thing, because you feel every one of the years that passed between these people and sometimes that kind of depth of chemistry is

Fair warning: I did not do a great job screen-grabbing this episode. But I got the most important part, and let's just skip to it right now: Deacon. In glasses. And that sweater. PAYING BILLS. I just... it's so much hot sensibleness in one shot.

Last week, Mario Van Peebles van-feebled Oliver Hudson, by firing him from Edgehill. Rayna has heard the news, and she has an extremely human reaction. Ostensibly she is celebrating extracting Maddie from her contract, but whatever. We all know what's what. She's so high off

You know how we've all been wondering how Rayna Jaymes is paying the bills? Well, so is she: She's fretting to Bucky about how Sadie Stone's session musicians cost a bundle, and which is both understandable and also insane because Sadie is HER ONLY

I am not sure how much longer we will keep covering this show, because NOTHING IS HAPPENING. Although I suppose things are THREATENING to happen. It's like that time we were in North Carolina and we knew the hurricane was coming, and we basically spent twenty-four agonizing

This show has been on a break for ages, so just to recap: Rayna dumped Luke on their wedding day, Deacon found out he has either cirrhosis or cancer (or both), Layla OD'd and was found floating in Oliver Hudson's pool, Gunnar is suddenly not suddenly

It's the last episode before a break -- we're off until early February, y'all -- and the writers did indeed leave us with a couple cliffhangers amidst a satisfying twist or two. But first, we have to get through Rayna preparing for her wedding to Luke

All you need to know is that Hayden Panettiere completely won TV in this episode. Forever. Until the next time she wins it. How's THAT for a teaser? We begin this hour in Rayna's house, which is as brimming with Christmas Cheer as if it were

We've reached the night of the CMAs, and one big question remains unanswered: What the hell happened with Rolling Stone? Wasn't a big part of doing the cover story that it would help her campaign for CMAs votes? I'm assuming that hasn't

This week RAYNA DOES SOMETHING HUGELY QUESTIONABLE. I can't believe it. Do I dare to trust it will have actual emotional fallout? Also, we got a new song this week, and... I thought the whole point of Rayna's new album was a fresh sound and creative

This show is getting better, but seriously, "Rayna Is Happy About Her CMA Nominations But What Does It Mean For Her Artistically?" is not a storyline. When your main character has nothing to do with why your show is improving, it's not the best sign. Juliette

I regret to inform you that the bright ray of hope that was Glenn's bald head... has been crushed by the weight of that infernal carpet once more. I know. We'll get through it together, Fug Nation. I promise you this. Juliette is out on tour

Yeah, fine, some plot happened, but there is BIG WIG NEWS this week: Glenn wears a toupee! Now, I'm pretty sure we all wondered, but I felt bad delving TOO deeply into the baffling mysteries of his scalp, because maybe it was his real hair and there was

Imagine that: Slightly peppier music, storylines crossing -- or attempting to -- and what appears to be Hayden Panettiere's actual hair. Nashville, are you feeling okay? Because you're not acting like yourself. We open with Rayna and Luke doing a publicity shoot for a story about their engagement.

Here is how I feel about this episode. So much squandered potential. And when you're a show that was a MAJOR longshot to even GET a third season, you should find all the stops and not so much pull them out as EXPLODE THEM. For about the first