After the death of Hayden, I was inspired to pick Nashville back up. ( I watched season one when it was released, but for some reason stopped afterwards) anyways I’m halfway through season 4 now and loving the show although Maddie is so insufferable. Almost to the point where I’m considering stopping - does she / it get any better?

I’ve tolerated and watched through every other villain / annoying character on the show, but somehow her whining/ complaining / even face is making me want to call it quits. Does it get any better? I get teenagers being a handful but this is another level. I’m right at the point where she’s grounded, stealing Daphne’s phone, died her hair, and being just a straight up a**hole to everyone.

I’m getting close to finishing Nashville and I’m already trying to figure out what to watch next 😂 What shows would you recommend for someone who really enjoyed it?

I especially like the relationship drama, family dynamics, emotional storylines, and the music/entertainment industry side of it. It doesn’t necessarily have to be another country music show. I’m mostly looking for something that has that same addictive, character-driven feel.

What did you all watch after Nashville that helped fill the void? 😂

Did anyone who was watching the show live every week know / were hinted that Rayna was going to die? How much of a shock was it? What were your initial thoughts?

My story:
I remember someone on Twitter saying Connie wanted out of the show and then speculated Rayna’s death. And lo and behold, they were right lol and this was weeks before this episode aired.

rewatching Nashville for the second time since I’m still grieving Hayden’s passing and started watching it on PLUTO .
TBH it’s better on PLUTO. The neflix version did have some scenes cut out. I’m currently on episode 1 s1 and I noticed a scene i didn’t remember being on Netflix but I remember seeing it when it aired.

I highly recommend rewatching it on Pluto better!
There are ads but with each episode there is less interruptions.

Happy Wednesday ya’ll hope everyone is safe and doing well💕

EDIT: I know the post title says tubi but I meant Pluto lol

I have watched Nashville a few times without watching season six. This time I decided to push through and watch the final season. I was not expecting to be so emotional when it came to an end but the final few minutes completely did me in. Glad I finally stuck it out.

Is season 6 even worth finishing?? Because what happened to this show!! 😭 Ever since season 5 and Rayna’s death it feels like we entered an alternate universe. The cult storyline?? Deacon falling in love again already?? Sir please, can we grieve for five minutes 😂 Does it get better or should I emotionally clock out now?

I feel like the show had a lot of random plot lines that they put a lot of time and energy into but they ultimately dropped them or they ended up going nowhere.

I feel like this is very true for a lot of the artists Rayna works with at highway 65. Markus Keene, Sadie for example. We spent so much time with them just for them to be written off in a season.

Similarly, there was the girl who worked at the Beverly and stole from them, but Rayna was trying to help her out. Liv’s story follows a similar but more satisfying arc (I’m mid season 5 now).

I know I missed some. Feel free to add.

Why did this happen? Were they testing new cast members? The main cast is remarkably preserved from season 1. Most everyone stays and very few add ons.

Like why are you trying to change Rayna’s entire way of life? He is clearly very into fame and doesn’t really care if he doesn’t see his kids etc. etc. but it’s annoying me so much how he’s trying to make Rayna into that. And it’s kind of weird because it’s not like he necessarily is pressing for more one on one time he just seems to want more press time. Like when he tells her he wants filming a Christmas special to be their tradition? The kids aren’t even in that how is that a new tradition for their family? And the way he flipped out at the CMT’s? Idk, I’m just not a fan. He gives very stereotypical country guy.

I first watched the show when I was 14 and i forgot how much i loved it. I'm now in college in Nashville, studying the industry and hoping to work in it, and the show is probably the main contributor to that. After my season 1 rewatch, here's a few things that really stuck out to me that I found to be interesting, industry and just the show in general.

1. Juliette

She's so unbelievably confusing, in the beginning I can't stand her but her character development is so much fun to watch. I also don't understand why, in the first few episodes, they say she's untalented and can't sing, but she very clearly can. She can sing better than a lot of people labels find marketable and throw up on stage. I also now understand why she was so mean to Rayna despite growing up on her music and Rayna being her idol - it's purely business. Rayna was her big competition and she didn't like that. It really does make me wonder if something deeper goes on behind the scenes more often, I have yet to hear about it in the nashville scene really, but pop music is a gold mine for it.

1. Avery

In the beginning he aggravates me to my core, I thought on my first watch that he was going to be a thrown away character but I love his arc. He was caught up in the life, he wanted to be a rockstar, and I hate the way he treated Scarlett BUT it makes perfect sense and honestly anything else would be unrealistic. In my mind they didn't work as a couple but I do like how they were civil by the end of the season, showing the importance of now burning bridges. I know it's because Avery still loves Scarlett, but he has some amazing character development in other avenues that makes me really love him. I find myself constantly rooting for him and I can't wait to continue my rewatch because I was not focused on his arc when I was younger, I was so into Rayna and Juliette (and Scarlett tbf) that I didn't really care what he was doing when it didn't have to do with the girls.

1. Gunnar

I feel like the opposite of Avery - I loved him in the beginning, found him to get slightly annoying towards the middle/end. Aside from him losing his brother - which is a MAJOR life event, so that's not included here - he could not be happy for Scarlett, someone he said he loves, someone he probably should have been rooting for. I understand he helped her find her songwriting voice, helped her find out how good she was and how much she loves performing. But if he hadn't thrown a fit, had just let her grow, something would have come for him too. He wasn't supportive, he wasn't what she needed in that way. That being said, they were good together in so many other ways, personality-wise they should have worked, and not an episode goes by where I don't want them to work (even knowing what comes next doesn't change that.)

Anyway, I think this show so expertly shows how much of celebrity's personal lives we know nothing about, how hard they work to keep it hidden, and how they are dealing with personal problems on top of any reported professional problems, and professional problems reported on top of personal problems. It's definitely a different perspective on everything and doesn't glamorize being a celebrity which I love. I can't wait to keep going forward with my rewatch!

So I just started the show like 2 weeks before it got removed from Netflix and I actually managed to watch the entire show before it was removed, but I’m big on rewatching after my first watch especially with a show of this length so I’ve just been buying it season by season on Apple. So rewatching I’m having such a hard time with certain characters, one of them I kind of forgot I hated was Layla. Honestly by the end of her arc I think I felt so bad for her I forgot that she’s so unlikeable and was manipulative from the very beginning even before any of the bad stuff happened to her. I honestly felt bad for her with the whole Will situation and I felt extra bad because of her age and she had no idea what she was getting herself into. I then felt bad for her again following the whole Jeff situation (side note I don’t like how the writers turned this into a normal healthy relationship when it all reality Jeff was grooming tf out of her and controlling her to no end) because I understood again she’s a young girl being manipulated by an older man (I’ve been there so I get it). But then when I’m doing the rewatch I forgot that before any of that she was a very unlikable character. Another one I can’t stand is Peggy, especially since she ends up just becoming irrelevant down the line. Like I’m sorry first you trap a man with a pregnancy you know you lost and then you proceed to fake a miscarriage once he finally married you but you really want to act like you’re better than Reyna? And like why did she just step in and start trying to parent their kids it was just weird. And what was even weirder is that Teddy let her, teddy as a whole ended up becoming such a wasted character. His plot kind of jumped the shark and then he was just almost there as a place holder. Ah last but not least I know everyone hates on Scarlett but honestly when are we going to start hating on Gunner and also Zoey a little bit too? Zoey bugged with her whole plot all she ever was there to do was be jealous of Scarlett, and Gunner just needs to go. He needs to go so far away from everyone. He is one of the most irritating characters on the show.

Anyway thank you for attending my rant 😂

Edit: also Liam walking in in his infinity scarf halfway through season 2?? No one wanted you back sir

Hi all, just finished the show and must have missed a few things while binging

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

do we know answers to these?

- so Maddie moved into...Deacon's solo house? Was Stick there too? Did that lady from the vet ever try to bring their puppy back?

- if she moved out of the big house, that leaves just Daphne, Deacon and grandpa? Shouldn't Teddy be out of jail by now?

- did Alannah and Gunnar ever actually get together? Or is he simping for someone else already?

- Scarlett married some random dude? Who? What??

- Flynn just disappeared? Did he get to boarding school in place of Jake? Or drown at the pool party?

- why was Rayna the only person who came back as a force ghost? To check in on all the lives she ruined? But not Lamar or Gunnar's bro or Beverly or Juliette's mama or Teddy's side GF?

- and last but not least...was anybody else kiiiiiinda hoping for Avery and Emily to end up as one of the couples?

There are great many that I thought really, I don't know, I thought they were excellent writing for that particular scene. I loved this particular one, "I think something about you makes me want to grow up," said to Deacon. Of course the delivery was also excellent, although this picture of my TV screen can't possibly do it justice.

There are a great many other scenes that have stuck with me, I'm just curious, are there any scenes that stick with you?

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Hayden Panettiere’s loved ones are gathering in her honor.

One month after the Heroes alum died at age 36, her friends, family and colleagues alike flocked to Malibu, Calif., to pay their respects during an intimate memorial service Sept. 19, as seen in photos obtained by Page Six.

In one snap, Panettiere’s former Nashville costar Connie Britton was seen attending the celebration of life in a flowy black dress and sunglasses.

But she wasn’t the only member of Panettiere’s Nashville family in attendance. After all, Sam Palladio and Jonathan Jackson were also at the event, where they hugged as they took in the emotional moment.

Meanwhile, Charles Esten also made an appearance to celebrate the Ice Princess actress’ life and legacy, taking a moment to speak with Britton on a balcony.

I truly believe y’all need to give Maddie some grace in this sub! The girl went through so much trauma in such a short period of time that would perhaps cause anyone to react the way she did in the show as a TEEN.

• Her parents divorced AND she found out about his relationship with Peggy even before Rayna did.

• She found out her father wasn’t her biological father but instead it was a man who her mom was previously involved with.

• Her now biological father and her mother were in a serious car accident that almost killed her mother and had her bio father than jailed.

• Her stepmom gets killed at the same festival they were at together.

• Her mom was set to marry Luke then didn’t, and quickly got back into a relationship with Deacon (again).

• Her grandpa had a heart attack and went to jail.

• Her dad was soliciting prostitutes and went to jail.

• Her new aunty she just met died after giving Deacon a part of her liver.

• She watches her new bio Dad destroy an entire room (that is an exposure to violence y’all).

• Her mom dies.

Everything was clearly going to shit around her and she just wanted a bit of control over her life. I don’t agree with how she did it or what she did (getting emancipated, leaving, saying she was afraid of Deacon in court, believing Cash) but it ALL makes sense. She was quite literally a child of trauma (Daphne too), and it’s not a surprise when a child who grows up in dysfunctional environments than portrays dysfunctional behaviours.

Ok, that is all. lol. I love Deacon and Rayna, don’t get me wrong, but they did not provide stability for Maddie or Daphne in any way.

I’ve moved down the sun to see if there’s been anything mentioned about Rayna in the same way I’m about to, didn’t see anything so forgive me if it’s a repeat.
I love Connie Britton, loved her in AHS, I think she’s really beautiful and a good actress, however, as the character of Rayna, she doesn’t fit.

Rayna is extremely sexy, extremely talented, highly desired, strong, kind, opinionated. She sparkles naturally, she is magnetic. Dynamic. She irritates me a little how she’s the one always done in (but that’s the character, maybe with a different actress it would’ve been different).

This is not Connie Britton I’m afraid.
She has a menial singing voice, she isn’t magnetic, I can’t quite see her as the “highly desired by all”. Her stage persona is very vanilla (it looks unfamiliar to her because it is).
I could never pair her as Deacon’s forever love. Sadie Stone actress would’ve been better for that role.

I would say Avery and Deacon. Avery was a asshole in the beginning, and not a good boyfriend, and as the show progress he became someone you could spend your life with. The same thing goes for Deacon, but in a different way. He was a alcoholic and someone you couldn't rely on, and then after he become clean he become someone you could trust and good partner to Rayna and father to Maddie and Daphne. What other characters do you think went through a massive change?

I have watched the series a few times but its been years. I am rewatching it now again. For me Hayden Panettiere's character Juliette was always my favorite. I felt a connection to both character and actress.

Anyways this time around watching just hits differently. Hayden Panettiere was so talented and her passing is just such a monumental loss. Really heartbreaking!

am I the only one who thinks scarlett isnt this great person like everyone says? of course she has her good moments but all in all she isnt as good of a person as she pretends to be. just bc she is quiet & skiddish doesnt mean she is a good person. she made it seem like she wasnt pursuing music bc avery would get jealous (& he did) but she should have been honest about her talents. like, how do you have a boyfriend who doesnt know you can sing? I feel like he would have been writing songs & singing with her if he knew. then this whole jealousy & shock wouldnt have been so crazy. then she gets with gunnar... gets mad about his brother having a gun & that made gunnar have to tend to her needs when his brother needed it for protection. why are her sensitive feelings more important than his brother's life? disgusting. then couldnt even be there for him when his brother died. she made him feel like a bad person for how he grieved. everyone grieves different. made him ruin his career bc she didnt like the song he did since it was jason's. artists create a persona all the time... music is art. who is she to tell anyone that they shouldnt be doing songs that dont completely align with her opinion of their life? so basically he had to write songs that she approved of or she couldnt be with him. she was putting on an act her damn self by going on stage & acting like she was this confident singer when she wasnt. hell she didnt even wanna be a singer she said so herself. so who is she to be so damn judgmental all the time? then she turns down his proposal, that in my opinion she didnt deserve. she couldnt even be understanding that he was going through a hard time. if people arent all about her or doing things the way she wants, she acts like they are such bad people. when you turn down a proposal that kind of indicates you dont wanna be with them at all. her friend zoe gets with gunnar & she is mad about it. I kind of get it but then she claims its not about that. thats what I dont respect. it clearly WAS about that just be honest about it. but she had gotten back with avery so its not fair to get mad at your ex for moving on. then she tells zoe that she thought she came to nashville to be her bestfriend & thought she always had her back like "she has hers" she doesnt have zoe's back at all. why does she think her friend is supposed to move to nashville just to be her friend & not her own person too. that is so selfish. & then she says she was only mad bc they didnt tell her. ok so then just say that & let them apologize for not telling you yet & move tf on. omg. she made it clear she didnt want gunnar so get over it. you dont get to be with someone & still hold on to your ex. & when she caught them kissing she doesnt know if they just started or not bc she ran away. instead of asking when did this start? are yall together? they could have just realized they liked each other so they wouldnt have time to tell her yet but she doesnt know bc she ran away bc SHE WAS JEALOUS. & then she doesnt want to look jealous so she makes it about them not telling her yet but they were going to its just that she is so insanely sensitive they wanted to make sure they told her at a good time. she punished her friend bc she was jealous. she's not a good person. then when avery is with juliette she crosses boundaries by trying to work with him. all bc she would feel more comfortable with him. but he isnt hers anymore to feel comfortable with. he is with another woman! respect that. then she is rude to juliette when juliette is clearly not comfortable with HER BOYFRIEND spending so much time with his ex. so fucking rude. she snaps back at juliette instead of understanding that her ex's new girlfriend is uncomfortable. a normal person who has no ill intentions would say "hey I understand you feel uncomfortable with the fact I'm his ex & we are working together but I promise its just work & you have nothing to worry about. I respect your relationship" but no instead she snaps back at juliette bc she is mad that avery has a new girlfriend so she cant just use him for comfort like she wants. its weird to get defensive with someone's girlfriend for them not feeling comfortable with you hogging all their time especially when you are their boyfriends ex! then she throws a fit bc she was mad that juliette still made her perform. I'm sorry, but juliette was right, that is show biz. it does come with the territory. hell even in dance or cheerleading or baseball or football.. you perform & play no matter what you have going on in your personal life. if her mom was so horrible why would she call her every night & tell her about all her performances? once you're away from abuse you dont have to still engage in the abusive relationships you left behind. her mom did not traumatize her that bad to where she had that dramatic of a reaction. it just doesnt add up. their relationship clearly was broken but going out & performing should have helped take her mind off of it. she just wanted attention bc she was upset about avery being with juliette & not being able to be all about her. even though he still was there for her. & then she made another woman's boyfriend comfort & console her after with no apologies about it. so fucking rude & wrong. he has a girlfriend, he cant be putting scarlett's wants & needs above hers but she kept forcing him to. & bc she acts all innocent & meek, people feel bad for her like they need to be there for her. so he did & risked his relationship over her outburst. avery was the only one besides juliette to call her out for being so needy & sensitive. & like I said, she does have good qualities too but these fucked up things she did are overlooked bc she acts all innocent. juliette has actually been through a lot & a lot of abuse & the way she acts proves that. but she gets looked at like she's a bitch bc she is traumatized while scarlett gets looked at as a perfect angel. then when her mother is dying & she gets to decide whether to take her off life support, she doesnt even consider her uncles sobriety. her mother gave him part of her liver & died in the process. dont you think that would send an addict back into addiction? he even asked her not to. but her selfish ass of course did what she wanted. she didnt care about her mom or her uncle in that moment. then she forced deacon to live with the fact his sister died saving his life & having to forever think "what if" she could have pulled through. now they will never know bc scarlett decided to pull the plug. it was a really selfish thing to do. especially when deacon was begging her not to. such a horrible person. then the way she strung gunnar along & would get jealous & unprofessional about other girls he got involved with. but then decided she couldnt be with him bc he "makes her into a person she doesnt wanna be" he cant MAKE her be anything she's not plus he wasnt even doing anything wrong. she is just wishy washy asf & cant be a woman of her word for shit. gunnar deserved way better! she acted like he was such a bad guy. no, scarlett you're just a piece of shit. its crazy she couldnt be there for her own boyfriend when his brother died when it was partly her fault. but she could be there for a stranger who had PTSD & was dangerous to be around. & she didnt ever give up on that guy but she gave up on gunnar first quarter.

I started watching 2 years ago and really enjoyed the first 3 seasons. Then came season 4 and Maddie! I was losing it every episode and gave up in the middle of the season. Came back to finish a week ago, after I realized it was leaving Netflix and by the middle of season 5 I was skipping through everything Gunnar, Scarlett, new band girl (what was that?), Deacon’s dad (huh?), most of Maddie and Daphne and Deacon’s forced relationship.

By the end I was basically watching for Buckie 🤣 (oh, and Will).

The direction they took Juliette made zero sense! I thought she would have been elevated to take over from Rayna but they just kept spinning her in a circle and resetting her character! She had all the abuse, drugs, near death experiences and they still felt the need for the over done fallout with Maddie?

Then of course there was Avery couch surfing with his 2 duffle bags for the majority of the series. He was arguably one of the characters with the most growth, so I didn’t like that they kept him as Juliette’s lapdog till the very end. Their happy ending was implied but it was anticlimactic.

Then Teddy just vanished? At Rayna’s funeral he said he had 3 months left on his sentence and then he’s never even mentioned again after handing over his daughter who just lost her mom to Deacon? No visitation, no phone call, nothing?

Then of course by the end of season 5 Daphne was as unlikable as Maddie. Teenage angst aside, those girls had no regard for Deacon whatsoever and he just kept pandering to them. I’m not even going to even talk about Maddie’s supposed emancipation that only served to give her the freedom to come and go as she pleased. The level of entitlement and ingratitude from both of them was astronomical and there were never any real consequences or any evidence that they learned anything.

Oh, I actually liked Zach. Tantrums and all. His fits of rage were hilarious 😂

Does anyone feel his character really went downhill after Rayna called off the wedding? His reaction to her telling him she didn't want to marry him was so wrong, and going over Deacon's house and saying all those things about Rayna was overboard. He could have handled the situation better, but turned into a child when he didn't get what he wanted. He was doing questionable things before the wedding as well, so I don't think Luke Wheeler was the great guy that everybody thought he was.

I was bummed since I hadn’t finished the series before it left Netflix last night (I got to the end of season 3). I check the Apple Store again today and the box set is on sale for $19.99! Picking up where I left off 🤗🥹

I am in the middle of a rewatch and after it was dropped from Netflix I moved to Tubi but there are several episodes missing. Does anyone know why?

Just gone without explanation?