Nashville 2.06 Review: So Wrong It's Right

Anyone that has yet to watch Wednesday’s episode of Nashville, titled ‘It Must Be You’, well then you’re also late to the party and should probably go watch that now. This is not a spoiler free blog. THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! Just to forewarn you.

This show is just so dramatic, and warm, and brilliant. It has such an included family kind of feel to it, like anyone could watch and enjoy it. Yeah, sure, this show does have a big country vibe to it sometimes, but then it makes me understand why so many people divulge themselves in that lifestyle, if it’s anything like this series, and I’m not a fan of country music at all.

There were a lot of things I loved about this episode, most notably the new character Charlie’s involvement. While last week he seems so enthused about his marriage – at least up until the point he slept with Juliette anyways – this week we got to see more about him, and how his marriage isn’t really working behind closed doors. Which is why I absolutely adored his interactions with Juliette, he really should be with her. And boy is he cute; I really hope he sticks around for a while because I love him.

Some other things I enjoyed about this episode definitely included Deacon’s relationship progression. Not only does he seem to be getting his act together, his relationship with Megan really appears to be healthy and good for him. She is definitely right for him at this stage in his life. Yes, I was really gunning for a Raina-Deacon reconciliation at some point, but Raina may be right in saying that they’re not healthy for each other. I also really liked Zoey’s hair, those are enviable curls that I wish I had. Also, I absolutely adored when Juliette sang with the stable workers. That was such a beautiful, down-to-earth moment that was strange for Juliette’s character, but at the same time just right.

One of my only contentions with this episode was the whole Gunnar-Zoey thing. Last season he was so incredibly into Scarlett, and eventually they fell in love, he got messed up and ended up proposing. Two episodes ago I still felt that connection between them, but this week it was almost like there was nothing between them. They were so sweet together, but now it’s like none of that meant anything, and Gunnar’s just going to throw any chance with her again out the door for Zoey. It just doesn’t feel right or cohesive to the story. I mean, I know how Avery wants Scarlett back, but I just don’t feel like he’s right for, despite how much he’s changed. I think I may always be a Scarlett-Gunnar fan, and the writers are ruining that chemistry and relationship.

Overall, I really believe this is a beautiful series. It may not be perfect, but it is one of the best series out there at the moment. I realize it’s a soap opera type of show, and that it may eventually become tiresome, but it’s in its early years, and much like Grey’s Anatomy, the early years are always the best.

My rating: 8 out of 10.

Best Lines:

“Just go have some servant feed you some grapes and leave me alone.” – Juliette tells Charlie.

“Yeah, I don’t like grapes.” – Charlie rebuts after telling Juliette she’s wrong about the rich man stereotype.

“According to Wikipedia, that horn means the game’s about to start.” – Juliette shouts at Charlie.

“On the Lord’s day no less.” – Avery teases Scarlett about her and Zoey playing video games every Sunday.

Okay, so here’s this review up. If you didn’t catch my apology on the Revolution review for this being late, go check out the end of that because I’m sure as hell not repeating it. Stay tuned for American Horror Story: Coven’s review next.

Revolution 2.06 Review: Death Illuminates Our Lives

For all those that have yet to watch Wednesday night’s episode of Revolution, entitled ‘Dead Man Walking’, I suggest you go and do so now. As always, this is not a spoiler free blog. THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!

This week’s episode wasn’t bad. It was very Monroe centric, which I loved being that next to Charlie he’s my favourite character. I absolutely adore him, and not just because I think the actor is attractive as all hell. David Lyons is just so amazing as this character, especially this season working alongside Charlie and Miles. His character has really been able to be developed, although I’m not sure how well I believe what spurred him on the path to being the Monroe of last season was losing his child and wife (was she his wife?). Still, I did enjoy seeing the range of his character.

One thing I’m not too fond of this season is Secretary Allenford. Her character just didn’t seem believable to me. I didn’t feel like she had actually lost her son to the camps, or that she would have been so convincingly for the Patriots in the beginning, and would just switch all of the sudden to be against the camps. So, I think the writing has gone a little back and forth, and just hasn’t figured out her character.

There wasn’t near enough Charlie this week. To go from someone being a big part of the first season, to throwing her over for her mother’s stories is just moronic to me. She has grown to be such an intriguing character this season, and her chemistry with Monroe is just palpable that I can’t help but want more of her, and especially of the two of them together. Which is probably why I’m not all gung ho about meeting Monroe’s son, being that they’d be more likely to work him and Charlie together than Monroe and Charlie. But alas, I’ll just have to see.

Rachel’s character I’m started to getting really annoyed with. There’s too much of her, and she’s just not a strong enough character. Charlie was completely right in the episode when she told her that she always thinks she’s the smartest and that she’s right, even when she’s dead wrong. About the only redeeming quality in her I’d see is if she actually swapped the drug that was supposed to kill Monroe to the drug that makes it appear as though someone is dead. Because he better not be dead, I’ll lose way too much interest in this series if he’s actually dead when there’s so much more story to him.

A few other things I wasn’t too fond of in this episode was how Miles knew about Monroe’s son, and hid him from him. Why would he do that and still stay with Miles for as long as he did? Also, Aaron’s storyline is getting a little too wonky for my taste. What is the believability that technology just chose him, randomly, for absolutely no reason? I just can’t see it. The third thing was how Jason was written into one of the camps. He just doesn’t seem like someone that would sway so easily, when he’d given up his rank in the Monroe Republic last season for Charlie. Which, by the way, pairing I was never too fond of, but I’d still like to see them bump into each other and to have awkwardness ensue. Monroe really hit it home when he said Neville would be good for their plan, and Jason definitely needs to tag along.

All in all, I liked this episode. Sad that the big reveal was that Rachel’s father is part of the Patriots, but it definitely leads the series in an intriguing direction. Betrayal from a loved one is incredibly damaging, and I can definitely see that happening. The only thing that will make me happier is if Monroe was alive, and if they hadn’t had him caught so quickly and easily. Plus the fact that Texas threw in their hat with the Patriots, but what’s done is done.

My rating: 7.5 out of 10.

Best Line:

“We’ll discuss that later.” – Monroe says to his wife (girlfriend?) after she tells him she’s never having sex with him again while in labour.

My extreme apologies for this being out two days later than it should’ve been. I’ve had a really bad week with buying my first car, more stress than there should’ve been, and not sleeping because of that. So I had watched this Wednesday night, I just didn’t get around to reviewing it because I had to be up early every day this week. But here it is. Aside from Friday’s shows, I’m all caught up with watching, I just have to review Nashville next, then American Horror Story: Coven, then The Crazy Ones, Grey’s Anatomy, and The Vampire Diaries. So I have a lot more writing to get to. Stay tuned.