Nashville
NASHVILLE Season Three Premiere: Rayna Makes Her Choice! Will's Cover Is Blown! Avery Gets Schnockered!
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Last night on the season three premiere of ABC’s Nashville, fans of the series were finally going to learn just who Rayna James (Connie Britton) will choose to be engaged to and be the man in her life … Deacon (Charles Esten) or Luke (Will Chase)?
As the events unfolded, and were told in real time and in moments 12 hours earlier in story, Rayna, after thinking back over her history with Deacon and their torrid romance and emotional baggage, goes to him to tell him, “I have loved you, and I’m sure gonna love you for the rest of my life, but I love him now. And he’s gonna give me something that I’m never gonna have with you.” And what Rayna means is that she has a “clean slate” with Luke! Deacon tries everything … kissing her hand and wrist and says to Rayna, “Tell me you don’t feel that?” She can’t say she doesn’t!
Later, Rayna meets up with Luke on the red carpet of a big fundraiser! Rayna kisses him, shows off her engagement ring to the paparazzi and then hugs Luke! But what is that look on her face? C’mon Rayna! Stop this madness and go back to Deacon! To be continued …
Elsewhere, Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) is devastated as Avery (Jonathan Jackson) continues to tell her, he’s “sick of the sight of her” after learning she slept with Jeff Fordham (Oliver Hudson). He runs out and gets plastered and ends up trying to leave town with Scarlett (Claire Bowen) and Gunnar (Sam Palladio)! We have to say, Jonathan Jackson plays drunk, as you would expect from the five-time Daytime Emmy winner, pretty spectacularly. Of course, in the end Scarlett decides after wanting to leave Nashville to return to it, so she and the boys head back to Music City.
As for Juliette, she is having another meltdown,and cuts off her hair in anger at herself, and is having bouts of being sick to her stomach! She takes all her hurt and pain from her messing up her life with Avery and pours into an audition to play Patsy Cline in a new biopic they are casting in Nashville! She does a fantastic job and is called back for a screen test but not before she learns … yup, she is pregnant!
And finally, after Will (Chris Carmack) comes clean to Layla that he is gay, she is rocked to the core and does not know how to handle it, especially since they are locked into a contract on the reality series they are filming. When they tell the producer they want out, the shifty executive pulls out the video footage of Will admitting he is gay and threatens to expose the couple if they don’t comply and continue the charade to deliver the show they promised to the TV network.
The live musical performances throughout the show by Charles Esten and Chris Carmack were also delivered with high emotion and strong delivery.
What was your favorite part of the season opener of Nashville? Are you pissed at Rayna for choosing Luke over Deacon? Weigh-in below!
I wanted her to chose Deacon! Great show last night!
Great write up. I agree, Jonathan plays drunk incredibly well which is no easy feat.
He never ceases to amaze me with his talent.
I wanted Rayna to choose Deacon too, Claudia.
Honestly, not sure what either men see in her.
Chris Carmack has come a long way from the OC. Very talented guy.
I agree Mike..He sure has and has shown how much acting chops he has..I really like this show..Small cast who acts their asses off, solid writing and directing..This show should be getting Emmy nods in the acting Department!
I love everything about this show. I knew Rayna would choose Luke; the writers weren’t going to take away the angst of their separation so soon. I do like Luke; he’s good-looking and truly loves Rayna…but of course I have a crush on Deacon as almost everyone else. Ultimately, I think Rayna and Deacon will find their way back to each other…unless the writers want to go against the expected norm and never reunite them.
I loved that Teddy brought his daughter to Deacon’s show. It’s the only way he can hold on to her…by letting her go….
Want Rayna & Deacon together. I too loved the fact that Teddy brought the girls to Deacon’s show. Don’t like waiting for Deacon & Rayna to get together, have no patience – Come on Writers! Looking forward to Derek Hough and Hayden P next week.
Nashville
Hayden Panettiere Reveals Filming ‘Nashville’ was ‘Traumatizing’; Writers Used Her Personal Struggles with Addiction, Postpartum as Storylines
Nashville and former Guiding Light star, Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie, GL) opened up about her final seasons on the ABC country music primetime drama, where the show touched too close to home for the actress who played lead character, Juliette Barnes.
In an interview with The Messenger, Hayden shared that during the run of the show from 2012-2018, she feels that the writers, more often that not, pulled from her real life while crafting Juliette’s storylines.
Hayden said on the years she spent filming the series that it was “also very traumatizing because I felt like I was acting out my own life.”
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Previously, the actress had shared that her dependency on alcohol and opioids as a teenager led to her dependency in her adult life. In addition, Nashville told the story of Juliette’s postpartum depression, which also mirrored Panettiere’s experience who went through the same thing when her own daughter was born.
Explaining what went down behind the scenes, Hayden recalled: “Straight from the beginning, it was like, I’m dating a football player, (and then) Juliette dates a football player. And then they turned her into an alcoholic. Then they turned to her leaving her daughter and going to this crazy (place) in Europe, and it was very obvious.”
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The actress added, ‘They weren’t doing their homework. They weren’t creating new storylines. They were just looking at my life and going, ‘Oh, let’s just take what she’s going through and put our little spin on it.’ And then, ta-da! It’s done and done.”
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Hayden added that she didn’t have time to care of herself and the pain she was going through physically and emotionally, so she tried to watch mindless TV and shows to help her calm down. Panettiere also felt that when she knew she had to go back to the set of Nashville, she did, “anything to keep my mind off of that because I knew that next day I was going to be back at it again. I was like, tear central. I don’t even think on a soap opera that I cried as much (as I did) on Nashville.”
Hayden is set to make three upcoming appearances of her A Conversation With Hayden Panettiere live series in New York on February 23 and Washington D.C. on February 24.
So, do you think the Nashville writers literally stole creative ideas for the character of Juliette Barnes based on Hayden’s personal struggles? It certainly on paper seems so. Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
General Hospital
Jonathan Jackson Reunites with Stars from ‘Nashville’ for New Tour Across the UK
He won five Daytime Emmys as General Hospital’s Lucky Spencer and now actor and musician, Jonathan Jackson is scheduled to head to the United Kingdom this fall, when he reunites with some of the cast of the former ABC primetime music city drama, Nashville.
Jackson shared on his Instagram, “This has been in the works for a while, and I’m thrilled to announce that the NASHVILLE cast and I are reuniting for a special UK tour this October. I’m excited about this!”
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On Nashville, Jonathan Jackson starred for six season as Avery Barkley before the series concluded in the summer of 2018, after it moved from ABC to CMT for its final two seasons.
Joining Jonathan on the Nashville reunion tour are his former co-stars Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, and Sam Palladio. The fab four will play shows in Glasgow, Birmingham, London, and Cardiff, as they tour the UK.
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If you are in the UK and wanted to get your tickets early, the presale is already underway. The general sale tickets will become available tomorrow on Thursday, March 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Go to Gigs and Tours.com to purchase.
With GH’s 60th anniversary just a few weeks away, do you wish somehow Jonathan Jackson was brought back just for even a little while to reprise his role as Lucky? Would you like to see the ‘Nashville’ tour here in the states? Comment below.
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Guiding Light
GL and ‘Nashville’ Alum Hayden Panettiere Loses Her Younger Brother Jansen at 28-Years-Old
Just devastating news to report on Monday evening. Hayden Panettiere’s (ex-Lizzie, Guiding Light, ex-Juliette, Nashville) younger brother Jansen Panettiere has died at only 28-years-old.
According to TMZ, Jansen died over the weekend in New York. His cause of death is not available, but there was no foul play suspected in Jansen’s death. Police responded to a call and came to a residence at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday where they found Jansen.
As with his sister, Jansen was deep into his acting career and was only five years younger than Hayden.
Throughout his career he appeared in Even Stevens, The X’s, Tiger Cruise, Racing Stripes, The Martial Arts Kid, The Walking Dead, Major Crimes, and the holiday film Love and Love Not.
Less than 3 weeks ago, Jansen shared an adorable picture on his Instagram with his hair being cut by his big sister, Hayden.
Jansen is survived by Hayden and their parents, Lesley Vogel and Skip Panettiere.
Send your love and condolences to Hayden and her family on the sudden passing of Jansen via the comment section below.
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