Nashville Recap: Where He Leads Me

Recaps

By SourCake | Sunday, December 9, 2012 | 12:46 pm | 14 Comments
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After the Prevouslies, we open with Rayna and Liam strutting backstage. He’s pretty handsy. I like it. Liam has really grown on me over the past two episodes.

Are they writing him as an alcoholic or is it my imagination? Oh those nutty creative types…always willing to wreck their liver for their art!
Teddy walks in and interrupts Rayna’s blissful post-performance high. He’s going to tell Rayna about the photos. To her credit, Rayna doesn’t lose her shit. I love how she trusts him.

Or doesn`t love him enough to really care if he`s cheating or not

Teddy spins a yarn about Peggy coming to him for friendly advice because her marriage is shaky. Rayna swallows it, probably because she doesn’t really care one way or the other, and is focussed on how the photos will look to their kids. Teddy also pretends to be torn up about that. But honestly, if he’s so worried about what his kids think – wouldn’t he behave himself in the first place and not get caught up in any financial wheelie-dealies?

 Juliette is balancing two phone calls – one from Goodman where she harangues him about getting Marshall to kickstart her tour and the other from CrackMom’s rehab. Dundundun. Tebow interrupts and she drops everything for him. Sigh. Me no likey.  Ahahahhaa! Tebow wants Juliette to meet his parents (and his dad seems like kind of an asshole laying on his horn while Tebow was talking to Juliette) at church the next day. Juliette agrees but the uncertainty in her voice made me smile. She’s all “Uhhhh, yeah, great…church.”

 

Deacon meets up with some band – whose members look, sorry to say, cadaverous.

However, they all have sobriety chips so….clearly….Deacon touring with them is a great idea….hmmmm.  And that one guy looks exactly like Mark McKinney of Kids in the Hall playing an over-the-hill rocker.
 They do offer Deacon a spot on their tour and the potential “if they’re still digging each other,” (who the fuck talks like that?) of joining the band as a full member.
Deacon pinks up like a wallflower being asked to dance and says he’ll think about it.

 

Scarlett, Hailey and Gunnar have a little coffee klatch. There is clearly tension between Hailey and Gunnar – obvs over his salivating after Scarlett. Who is cornpone oblivious as always. Hailey takes charge and tells Scarlett that a band she knows is looking for a female singer. Scarlett is confused and wants to talk it over with Gunnar. Because really, why should she be expected to think for herself when she could just ask a man what to do. I mean, clearly, Hailey is trying to offload Scarlett to get her away from Gunnar but she’s doing it nicely and honestly, it could work out for Scarlett and be good for her career.
Because we just had a Scarlett moment, we move into Avery’s story. The Avery Barkley band is performing for Wyclef Jean and CougarManager. They look about as impressed as me:

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Situated in the Canadian hinterlands, SourCake can be (and has been) described as layabout, gadabout, welfare mom, world traveller, SAHM and a fairly good time at a reasonable price. Past interests include hotboxing and kickboxing but not foxxyboxxing. Current interests seem limited to diaper changes and scrapbooking.

14 Comments

  1. 1
    Wills
    Posted December 9, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    Apropos of nothing but Hayden has weird baby-sized hands…maybe that is why Tebow likes her. HJs make his doodle look huge. Yes I used the word “doodle” I have a toddler at home. Thanks for recapping SC, I’m loving this show!

  2. 2
    Lisco
    Posted December 9, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    Great recap! I missed the show and after reading your recap I feel caught up. Love this show! I do like your Hailey/Avery idea!

  3. 3
    Lizbot
    Posted December 10, 2012 at 4:54 am

    I haven’t seen this episode yet, so I’ll have to reserve judgement on whether it will make me like Scarlett again. I love Hailey’s character and I think she’s better for Gunnar than the damsel-in-distress-on-a-pedestal fantasy that Gunnar has of Scarlet, but I can accept it if they start to seriously toughen Scarlett up. If she simply replaces Avery with Gunnar (i.e., if she simply hand the reins to a more benevolent puppet master) then I want their storyline over as soon as possible!

  4. 4
    Lizbot
    Posted December 10, 2012 at 4:55 am

    Oh, and not to be a party pooper (although I feel like one) but I hate the Hailey/Avery idea. She deserves waaaay better than that!

  5. 5
    Tx gal
    Posted December 10, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    Thanks for The Kids in The Hall reference!

    Loving everything about this show except for Scarlett. Her reaction to all things is tired ol damsel in distress and boring. I hope Hailey’s character gets another story line so we continue to see her.

  6. 6
    jerseyj
    Posted December 10, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    This episode was waaay too Scarlett heavy in my opinion…give me more Juliette! :)

  7. 7
    jerseyj
    Posted December 10, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    Oh and the Avery plotline was sooooooooooo obviously going to happen. Every time someone is in a band on TV they get a chance to make it big, but only if they screw over their friends. Saved By the Bell totally did this plotline with the Zack Attack 20 years ago. Let’s just hope it doesn’t take someone getting into a freak motorcycle accident to get the gang back together :p

  8. 8
    crazy rooster
    Posted December 10, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    Cornponitude…you might want to trademark that…

  9. 9
    exene
    Posted December 11, 2012 at 8:37 am

    loved the Cheerwine product placement (its the cherry soda pop that the Revel Kings and Deacon were drinking (its obviously not wine))– of course, my 12 year old son, who was passing by the TV pointed it out–he just loves it, and it’s really hard to find in New York (we found it while vacationing in the Outer Banks, NC). We actually found it on Sunday at Fairway (the only other places we had found it were BBQ restaurants in Manhattan), and immediately bought a four pack!

    Don’t like Scarlett– so freaking annoying, love Rayna and suprisingly enough, Juliette– wanted so smack Tebow’s Mom.

  10. 10
    exene
    Posted December 11, 2012 at 8:41 am

    should have read my comment before posting– how many times can I use the word “found”– and grammar errors (it’s)– oops!

  11. 11
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted December 11, 2012 at 10:16 am

    Tebow’s Mom was such a megabitch.
    You can tell she is a professional megabitch too, because even while she was saying those horrible things to Juliette (who was so well-behaved and cute all episode long and didn’t deserve that shit) she kept that nice tone of voice and a smile on her face. That megabitch practices her craft.
    I actually think it’s a horrible idea for Juliette to marry Tebow, but I support it if for no other reason than to see the look on the mom’s face. She and Tebow’s sister would spontaneously combust for opposite reasons.

    Ew SourCake, I can’t believe that you like Juliette and Deacon together.
    I like them best when they are doing the big brother-little sister thing and Deacon is being all supportive and wise. When they are sexing, I just get uncomfortable. It’s just not right.

    It sucks that Gailey is over. I was really hoping that Hailey would make Gunnar forget about Scarlett, just by the sheer force of her awesomeness. But of course not. How could he forget an annoying hillbilly farce of a Who (because the Whos stood up for themselves goddamnit), when he had such a gorgeous, smart, independent, sophisticated, amazing girlfriend like Hailey?

    Hailey and Avery would be such an unfair pairing. She’d be downgrading ALOT and he’d be upgrading ALOT, and he doesn’t deserve an upgrade. Plus, he wouldn’t have a career anymore, because Hailey is not gonna let him bang his manager all willy nilly.
    I would not object to a Hailey and Deacon pairing.
    It will never happen, but if by some miracle, it did, I would be so well pleased.

  12. 12
    Lizbot
    Posted December 12, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    Well, hopefully Gunnar hooks up with Scarlett, realizes the actual Scarlett (as opposed to his fantasy girl) pales in comparison to the actual Hailey and he fights to get Hailey back! Of course, Hailey will have to make him work for it. But sadly I don’t think that’s where the story is going.

  13. 13
    Hayley
    Posted December 26, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    So I was doing some casual Nashville real estate browsing (my family and I are moving down there next year), and while I was looking, I came across this gem:

    http://www.homes.com/listing/148723787/1358_Page_Rd_NASHVILLE_TN_37205

    Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this Rayna’s house that they film at? If so, who wants to pay almost 20 million for it? ;)

  14. 14
    caligal
    Posted January 10, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    Rayna’s house is a real house located in Belle Meade, on the west side of town, Nashville’s (old) money section. And when I say “old”, I mean the country club recently admitted their first full black member. Most of the music biz people tend to live in Williamson County, which is generally Tennessee’s richest county, and is about a half hour outside of Nashville.
    I really enjoy this show, I grew up there. The story of the baseball stadium downtown was a hot political topic a few years ago.
    Thank you for the awesome recaps!

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