Nashville
NASHVILLE: The CMA's Cause Major Conflicts! Britton, Jackson, Carmack & Cast Deliver The Drama!
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Last night’s episode of ABC’s Nashville was one of our favorites of the season thus far. The episode entitled “You’re Lookin’ At Country” was set against the backdrop of country music’s biggest night of the year, the 48th Annual CMA Awards!
Supercouple Ruke was up for 11 awards between them, but you just knew that Luke (Will Chase) was not going to be a happy camper with Rayna (Connie Britton) getting award after award, especially when they were going head to head! The night started off poorly and went down the toilet! First, Rayna stumbles upon the pre-nuptial agreement that Luke wants her sign prior to the ceremony. Then at the CMA’s, Rayna is winning award after award and thanks her songwriting partner (and former lover, and the man we all know she truly loves) Deacon Claybourne (Charles Esten), which sets Luke off. He later goes on a drinking binge and bumps into none other than Sadie Stone (Laura Benanti), who is crying over an ex! You can tell that Luke and Sadie are bound to screw around on Rayna anytime now! After all, it’s her artist and her fiancée’! Later, when “Ball and Chain” wins a CMA, and Luke and Rayna take to the podium to accept, Luke doesn’t let Rayna get a word in edgewise! Back at home, after admitting he was a pompous jealous jackass to Rayna, she tells him he is stinking drunk and to go take a shower before coming to bed. Cue the text message! Deacon texts Rayna to congratulate her! Rayna looks conflicted! This was one of our favorite performances throughout by series star, Connie Britton.
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Avery’s (Jonathan Jackson) parents are in town for the CMA’ s and he brings them to the ceremony, since he is a nominee and he introduces them to preggars Juliette (Hayden Panettiere! Avery’s dad makes the singer/songwriter feel less than about his life, his career, and the gal pregnant with his child. Meanwhile, Juliette is having flashbacks of her mother’s terrible upbringing of her as a young child. Avery later holds Juliette’s hand in the most touching moment of the night, when Juliette admits they are having a baby girl. He then assures Juliette that even though their parents are messed-up, it won’t happen to their child, “We got this,” Avery promises her. Jonathan Jackson was fantastic in these scenes. At the end of the episode it almost looks like the two are finally going to kiss, when Juliette needs help unzipping her dress, but alas, Avery leaves.
As for Will (Chris Carmack) and Layla (Aubrey Peeples) – the reality series is destroying Layla bit by bit – as in the closet Will is becoming a bigger sex symbol right in front of a nationwide TV audience! She even makes a point on the teleprompter of not reading their lines when they are presenting in an award because it makes her look like an idiot, so she instead ad-libs, ‘I deferred Harvard!” In a tender scene, after the CMA’s are all said and done, Layla asks Will to hold her which he does. How much longer will it be before Will’s cover is blown? Will Layla finally be the one to let every one know? Kudos to both Chris Carmack and Aubrey Peeples for these scenes, and we loved their musical performance, too!
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Gunnar (Sam Palladio) goes nuts when his newly found son Micah goes missing after Zoe (Chaley Rose) gets a visit while in the auditorium from Jeff Fordham (Oliver Hudson). The record exec says he is interested in hearing her demos and to set up an appointment with him. Zoe took her eyes off of Micah for a millisecond, and he is gone. Later, while searching for Micah, Gunnar wins a CMA. Micah is found, and father and son have a big bonding moment that does not go unnoticed by Zoe! Afterwards, Zoe leaves Gunnar to pursue her dreams and shows up on Scarlett’s (Claire Bowen) doorstep!
So, did you enjoy last night’s Nashville? Whose performance knocked you out the most? What do you think will happen next to all our favorite singer and songwriters on the Music City drama? Comment below!
Too much singing.. I FF through most the songs/ not good..
and- I think we all know Rayna and Deacon are end game; more than obvious..
Once again surprised this show doesn’t get any responses…though I think a number of soapers watch it! Sorry, Michael Fairman, LOL, if I’m your only comment here…so sad. 😉 Alak and alas…let’s get to it!
Hahahha…I LOVED the episode…but then again I love the show! You covered all the highlights and each one…story and actors was great! I liked seeing a glimpse into Avery’s life. It was a pivotal point when he realized he WAS behaving just like his dad by holdig Juliette at bay. When he realized he too couldn’t get past his anger or his judgement, he/they turned the corner. I see a reunion in their future…
I never thought Luke was a bad guy. There was/is a contingency out there who felt he was up to no good from the beginning. I didn’t. I think, and still think, that he truly loves her but apparently his ego can’t handle the competition on a professional level. That, of course, will lead to the downfall of the relationship and open up the road back to Deacon.
Liked the cozy scenes between Uncle Deacon and Scarlett. Nice touch…
It also seems like with Zoe’s exit from Gunnar’s life, Scarlett may be headed back to him.
A great show that covered a lot of the individual stories. LOVE!
I love this show!!! Did I miss the episode where everybody finds out that Gunner has a son? Including his girlfriend and the son.
Gunnar’s baby mama is the girl from the Spy Kids movies. In SK she was billed as Alexa VEGA and has now gone back to her actual name of Alexa PENAVEGA. She was in a few episodes and split, conveniently leaving the kid. As for Zoey, she’s gotten too annoyed too quickly IMO. She’s acting like the mom’s habit of dropping the son off early and picking up late has been going on for months or years instead of weeks. I thought Zoey was level headed but in recent weeks she’s been acting like a petulant teenager. which I think signals a return to the Gunnar/Scarlett pairing, which I’m calling GunStar, since neither GunLette nor ScarNar sound right (and don’t say StarGun- that sounds like a weapon from one of those cheapo SciFi network movies). Another person who’s turning bad quickly is Luke (aka Puke)- spoiled drunken bad sport. Rayna belongs with Deacon (such a good guy- and in real life too- saw him on Meredith V. and just fell more in love). As for Teddy and the hooker- ewwwwwww! If they didn’t need someone to care for the girls when R & D are on the road, there would be no point to his being on the show. And finally Jeff Fordham- if you’re going to be evil, Jeff, then BE EVIL- fixing the mayor up with prostitutes is just boring! If you’re going to hookup someone with hookers, try Luke when he’s jealous and drunk- now that would be fun!
CORRECTION- PenaVega is Alexa’s MARRIED name. My bad. 🙁
I love love love this show, and why would someone that watches FF through the songs?? That give the show life, after all it is about Country Music.
Yes that scene with Juliette and Avery was so sweet, also enjoyed Deacon and Scarlett watching the CMA’s together. Not sure what to think about Luke but year expected him to do something with Sadie, not Teddy and the escort!
Season 4 yes!!
The Music City soap opera is back featuring notables, Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer, General Hospital) and Hayden Panettiere (ex-Lizzie, Guiding Light), when its returns now to its new home AXS TV. The cable network is now set to rebroadcast all six seasons of the country music drama originally on ABC.
Nashville kicks-off on AXS TV on Monday, September 30th and airs weekdays and weeknights at 2pm ET and 11pm ET. The show, which debuted back in 2012, a brings to life the tremendous highs and devastating lows of the cutthroat Country scene, as a group of artists struggle and strive to make their way in the town known as Music City. The series stars Connie Britton as Country Queen Rayna Jaymes, an industry icon fighting to stay on top as a new generation of up-and-coming musicians – led by talented but troubled songstress Juliette Barnes (Panettiere) – light up the charts.
GH’s Jonathan Jackson played by Avery Barclay, Charles Esten played Deacon, Claire Bowen played Scarlett and Eric Close played Teddy Conrad, plus more were in the standout cast. Nashville aired on ABC from 2012-2016, and then was picked up by CMT for its final two season through 2018.
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In addition to its captivating plots and unforgettable performances, Nashville brings the realism to life with special guest appearances by an impressive roster of Country music megastars including Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, Thomas Rhett, and Trisha Yearwood, among others; as well as rock trailblazers Steven Tyler and Elton John; pop standouts Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson; and many more.
Greg Drebin, AXS TV’s Head of Content and Marketing said in a statement, “As the premier destination for music-themed content, Nashville is a perfect addition to our network. With its unique blend of world-class storytelling and talent, with real life music legends and musical performances, we are confident that Nashville will be a huge hit with our audience. The addition of Nashville is another significant step in our strategy to enhance AXS TV for both viewers and advertisers.”
AXS TV is a leading television, streaming, digital, and social music and entertainment brand owned and operated by Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc. AXS TV’s programming celebrates music’s rich history and keeps its audience current on what’s happening in music today with non-fiction docs, live concerts, music news and information, reality shows, and well known programs including The Big Interview with Dan Rather and The Top Ten Revealed. AXS TV is also home to TNA Wrestling, one of the world’s top wrestling brands. Multi-platform AXS TV is available on television in all 50 states and across Canada, parts of the Caribbean, and streaming through its FAST (free-ad-supported-streaming television) channel. AXS TV has a vast reach on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok. For a full list of providers and territories, please visit axs.tv/subscribe.
Are you looking forward to seeing Jonathan Jackson, Hayden Panettiere, Connie Britton and more in this encore of Nashville? Comment below.
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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.
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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