All those that have yet to watch
last night’s episode of Nashville,
entitled ‘Don’t Open That Door’, then I suggest you do so immediately. This is
not a spoiler free blog. THIS REVIEW MAY
CONTAIN SPOILERS! Proceed at your own discretion.
I don’t know what it is about this
series, but there’s such a heartwarming, dramatic feel to it. Perhaps it’s that
it’s actually filmed in Nashville, that the music is beautiful, the acting
superb, and the lighting to the episodes is just always so perfectly spot on.
All of that wraps up together to make this series if not an A, at the very
least an A- series to be watching.
Some of my absolute favourite
moments from this episode definitely began with Scarlett’s ranting as she got
home and Deacon smiling about it. The audience singing along to Raina’s song
was just so spectacularly moving; it was like they were all boosting her up and
giving her the faith she needed to make this comeback. I absolutely adored that
song Scarlett and Deacon sang near the end of the episode, it reminded me of a
song from A Walk to Remember, so
beautiful, so upliftingly beautiful. And the fact that Deacon could at the very
least play the piano along to that song was wonderful. Also, I’m not sure why,
but when Avery and Gunnar popped up on screen singing together, I just burst
out into laughter. Not laughing at them, per se, more laughing at how
ridiculous that was thrown in there. But I do agree it sounded better with
Zoey’s voice in it.
Teddy I just have to come out and
say I don’t like at all, even less so than Lamar at this point and he possibly
had a hand in his wife’s death. He’s so full of himself, after such little time
in power, and so very misogynistic in my opinion. It’s hard to believe he was
married to a woman as strongly female as Raina. And I know that it wasn’t him
that turned Lamar in, but I kind of think he deserves to be taken down a peg
for just plain insolence. But maybe that’s just because I don’t like him.
This episode, Raina’s given hope
in thinking she’ll be able to take her current record and her record company
out of Edgehill, but then her father is arrested and his assets frozen. I
desperately want her to be able to strike out on her own, but sadly how can she
possibly get twenty million dollars elsewhere so quickly? This just all came at
the most inopportune moment for her, and I feel terrible for her.
Then there’s what Zoey and Gunnar
did, more despicable in relation to Zoey being that she’s Scarlett’s best
friend and she just broke the girl code. I saw the chemistry between them, but
I honestly thought Gunnar was still in love with Scarlett; he moved on awfully
fast for that to have been true. And Avery was picking up on those looks
between them and just smiling because now he can have Scarlett back. I do think
Avery has improved, but I’d prefer him to be in a meaningful relationship with
Juliette, rather than back with Scarlett, but I suppose he needs to get her out
of his system first. Again, though, I’m thinking it’s going to be bad when
Scarlett finds out what the two of them did. If Gunnar had been thinking, he’d
know sleeping with the best friend would take you out of the good graces of the
ex pretty permanently. But then I suppose this is somewhat of a soap opera.
Basically what I’m saying is,
while there are ups and downs to this series, it’s definitely a beautiful piece
to be watching. The progression of characters stories is wonderfully done.
Keeping an open mind each week definitely helps me to love this series more.
My rating: 8 out of 10.
Best Lines:
“I really think it’s time for Jeff Fordham to meet the Wyatt
side of Raina James.” – Raina remarks.
“Some of it tolerable.” – Raina tells her sister;
referencing the time she’s spent with Juliette.
Alright, folks, I’m off to watch Revolution. Then it’s American
Horror Story: Coven and smooth sailing from there. Stick around.
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