Nashville Recap: The Fillah in Nashvillah

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By SourCake | Monday, November 19, 2012 | 10:00 am | 3 Comments
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OK, folks, I’ma level with y’all. My heart just isn’t really into this recap. It was my darling baby’s birthday this weekend. So…up until now, my time has been pretty jam-packed with real-life stuff. Also, because I stuffed myself sick last night and am suffering the worst food hangover of my life, I can barely concentrate on anything other than my cup of tummy-soothing tea. It’s SourCake for real tonight.

We open with Juliette doing a ridiculous publicity stunt. She’s opening a zoo or an animal refuge or something equally worthy but the shit-smelling look on her face and her bitching to McKenna makes it clear to anyone within 50 feet of her she’s just doing this because she’s been told to. My question: Where are the paparazzi to document her whining and complaining?  Or do they just magically appear when she needs her photo taken?

 The only real purpose of this is to get Juliette to go out on a date with Tim Tebow.
This lunkhead will be playing the role of Tim Tebow:

He’s cute but I felt my brain dessicating as I watched him.

Rayna and Bucky are meeting with Marshall the record exec. He’s just as penile as I remembered.

Long scene short: Rayna wants to use a fresh-blood producer, Marshall gives her a list of record company-approved producers and Rayna is like, Whatever, I do my own thing. Suck it.

Actually, don’t. I don’t want you sucking anything anywhere near me, you fat fuck.

Teddy’s being tag-teamed by Tandy and Lamar. Teddy’s still down in the polls so they need to do something to get more voters to pay attention to the rich, white dude. Heyyyy, Lamar’s got a stellar idea!

I think it would be just dandy if I arrange for a black man driving in a wealthy neighborhood to be stopped by a good, ol’ boy cop. Can’t think of any fallout whatsoever if it ever came out that I colluded with the police to interfere with a candidate’s election campaign.


 The idea that they are planning this heinous, racist scheme to score some Clean Campaign points for Teddy is revolving and makes me actually hate Lamar. And ordinarily he’s the most compelling character for me. I’ve never agreed with his choices or his decisions but damnit, that man was easy to watch. THIS made me look away in shame and discomfort.

 The two hillbillies in love – Scarlett and Avery – are having a lovely moment in their otherwise rather awkward and painful lives. Avery’s band will be playing a gig that some big-shot regional promoter will be attending. They even have a shot at opening for the Lumineers. Now, ‘gasmi, I’m hoping you can school me on whether or not this is a real band. Since I am old and pathetic, my musical knowledge pretty much stops at 1999.

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    chaosbutterfly
    Posted November 19, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    Avery knew going in that the manager wanted to bang him.
    Deacon told him so and anyone with eyes could see what she was after. I’m sure Avery has encountered enough groupies and been around the block enough times to know what that look in her eyes meant.
    He gets no passes from me, and I’m glad that Scarlett finally went apeshit on him.
    She better leave Gunnar alone though…I like him much more with that other writer girl. That girl has backbone and I like her face. Scarlett has like…back cartilage and for some reason, her face reminds me of a Who. Something about her nose, cheeks and eyes scream Whoville to me. Her speaking voice is also a little grating. At first I wanted her to be with Gunnar because he wanted it, but honestly, Gunnar deserves better.

    Felt bad for Coleman, but those pictures will set everything to rights again. Firstly because no one likes a cheating politician. And then it’ll be worse because he won’t be cheating on some random housewife or socialite chick. He’ll be cheating on Nashville’s beloved queen, Rayna James. Those people don’t even come to his fundraisers and whatnot if Rayna’s not there, so if those pictures come out, he’s not winning shit.
    I feel like Coleman might be too good to do it, but I hope he isn’t. Teddy needs to go down with his underhanded bitchass ways. He’s not even qualified to be Mayor.

    I think Juliette’s little thingy with TT is cute.
    I don’t find him attractive at all, but I’m glad that she has a man in her life who is her own age and who seems to respect her. She needs someone like that and I think he’ll be a really good influence on her if she’ll let him.
    Hopefully she won’t try to corrupt him for the hell of it.

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    Kammie
    Posted November 19, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    This was a great recap! I’m just not so sure how I feel about the show. I really want to like it, but still find myself question whether I do.

    For the record, I think you are totally right with pegging Avery’s act as “art poser” type of music. And even though I do feel the writers are trying for a Jeff Buckley angle – I definitely do NOT feel like Avery’s talent is anywhere close to Jeff’s. In fact, I feel like they are on the opposite spectrum. But then again all of the show’s “artists” are more like characters. Maybe that’s why I’m having problems with the show – it isn’t convincing me of their talent.

    As I’m writing this I’m thinking I’m taking it way too seriously. It’s supposed to be like a soap – not breaking bad! I guess every show can’t have top notch acting, writing, and directing. Sometimes it’s just supposed to be soapy entertainment. I should just shut up and enjoy the cheese.

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    Lizbot
    Posted November 19, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    I loved this version of Rayna too — fierce and assertive, not taking no for an answer, fighting for what she believes in, not whining or trying to string her men along in her wake. But I have a feeling that the new producer is going to wind up leading her down a path she’ll later regret. I don’t love Connie Britton’s singing voice or the songs they have her sing (that new song just sounded tome like more of the same old “moms and SUV” stuff the producer originally accused her of producing), but I do buy her as a country star (when she’s not singing). She just has that swagger (the country version of swagger).

    I have to confess, I don’t really like Tebow, but I kind of like the football guy (Fake Tebow). But then, I have a thing for nice boys the way that other women have a thing for bad boys. And I do like that Juliette is fishing in waters other than Deacon’s!

    My disdain for Scarlett continues to grow. Like seriously, who can blame Avery for being tempted, but the fact is that he wound up saying no, despite being so close to temptation, and that should have meant something to Scarlett. What really ticks me off is that she leaves him for this, but she willingly sucked up all the times he treated her like dirt and she should have left his ass. It’s like she was looking for a reason to leave him now that she knows Gunnar has a girlfriend — you know she’s going to try to mess that one up too. She’s kind of a spoiled brat who enjoys playing the victim in my opinion. Blech!

    Overall, though, I continue to enjoy this show. And the fact that the characters pull such a reaction is a testament to the skill of the writers. And I’m still loving your recaps — even when your heart’s not in them!

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