Nashville Recap: Lovesick Blues Whaaaa?


By SourCake | | 8:09 pm | 6 Comments
Posted in: Nashville, Recaps

Sidenote: I think Marshall’s done a cleanse or something. Sure, he still looks totally penile but not quite as squishy as before. Y/N?

 I really like how Juliette defends herself against Marshall’s criticism of her and her career. She clearly states that she is not an investment (this is a big switch from her attitude before meeting and writing with Deacon), she is an artist. And then she sticks it in a bit more by reminding Marshall and Goodman that because they work with her, they’ve made a shit-tonne of money. She’s earned the right to close the show by dint of her success. And I sort of agree with her. She should be valued as an artist and given respect for the success she brought to the company. And I just like how there is no false modesty and “Gosh, shucks, y’all are just so nice to me to let me record here.” I like her as a bit of a ball-buster. Or rather, as a woman who knows her worth and is not uncomfortable about letting it show.

 Rayna, the girls and Teddy are getting ready for a Conrad family night of movies and popcorn. I like this side of Rayna but I do feel that this arena (homelife) is not where she is happiest. Don’t get me wrong, she loves her kids, she loves her family but she doesn’t really come alive here. She was born for the creative life. No shame in that. Family time is interrupted by Coleman calling for a meet.

Deacon’s doing his sad-sack show at the Bluebird. Scarlett is slinging booze and trying to hide her tears. Boo-hoo. Gunnar is there with Hailey and he rushes to wittle Scarlett’s side to bolster her up. Hailey doesn’t look like she even notices (but she of course does) but their body language is disturbingly intimate for two people who just claim to be friends and songwriting partners.

 

Coleman and Teddy meet at the waterfront. It’s appropriately dark and deserted. Coleman is so badass, I just love him all over again. I love how he’s a fighter. He’s willing to get dirty and use underhanded tricks because he knows that Lamar is pulling out all the weapons in his filthy arsenal to keep Coleman from winning. Coleman flaunts the photos at Teddy and acknowledges that he doesn’t think Teddy cheated on Rayna. But he really doesn’t care about that because the voting public will believe it. And they will hate Teddy for it.

 

Goodman is giving Juliette the facts of life. If she doesn’t appear on-stage with Rayna, her career may never recover from the slump it’s in. She won’t have her record company’s support, she won’t have her tour and her fans will continue to turn away from her. Dun, dun, dun.

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6 Comments

  1. 1
    Alex
    Posted December 4, 2012 at 7:28 am

    Oh thank goodness we are making some headway on the Rayna/Juliette relationship. I like the slow pace of their growing relationship because I could see Rayna taking Juliette under her wing by the season’s end. Juliette just needs a supportive and strong woman to look up too, she is SO insecure. I’m only vaguely interested in the other story lines at this point. I’m waiting for Rayna’s relationship with her husband to implode this week so that should be good.
    Also the Rayman is a real venue! I went to Vanderbilt for college in Nashville and its actually one of my favorite places to see a show. Its a small venue but really gorgeous and I like the setting. I’ve seen a lot of concerts there.

  2. 2
    crazy rooster
    Posted December 4, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    Going to guess… Liam and Rayna will sleep together after teddy’s shit blows up

  3. 3
    SusanB
    Posted December 5, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    Damn but Connie has some gorgeous flowing hair!!! The woman who plays her sister has almost the same color, but it is drab and lifeless. She must hate playing scenes with Connie!!

  4. 4
    ChaCha
    Posted December 5, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    I don’t know about music for soccer moms, but I do know that I don’t like, nor do I listen to today’s country music. Yet I love this show! Go figure.

  5. 5
    jerseyj
    Posted December 6, 2012 at 6:12 am

    Am I the only one who can’t stand any scene with Scarlet in it? I just can’t deal with the way they are portraying her as a helpless little waif who can’t do anything for herself. Blech. And good lord, that voice! She has a nice singing voice, but the rest of the time she sounds like freaking Minnie Mouse. It’s totally that fake baby voice that girls use to try and attract guys, and I can’t stand. I know the actress who plays her is Australian, so I’m thinking it might just be her terrible attempt at the Southern accent, but I detest it!

    Loved the duet at the end though! I don’t even really like country music and most of the songs on this show sound terrible to me, but that was catchy! I could actually see that blowing up on the radio like a taylor swift song.

  6. 6
    Posted December 6, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    No, jerseyj, you’re not the only one who can’t stand to see any Scarlett-related scenes. I had such high hopes for her at the beginning, but as the show progresses, I find myself wanting to bitch-slap her and scream, \Grow some brass ovaries, bitch!\

    Not to mention her Prairie Dawn-esque wardrobe does not do her justice at all.

    The duet was pretty damn good. I’d totes buy it on iTunes if I had the chance.

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