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Up until now, Deacon and Jessies relationship has featured a series of false starts and misdirections.
But tonight, for the first time, it seems to have featured an actual body snatching.
It starts out harmlessly enough.
They are not adulting particularly well at this point.
Again, Deacon, may I remind you that you are a grown-ass man?
Except then Daphnes sleepover gets cancelled, because, again, false starts.
But then … Daphnes sleepover gets uncancelled and Deacon and Jessie are back on!
(And five more minutes of my life Ill never get back.)
So he gets to Jessies house and after some awkward small talk, they start to hook up.
But then, suddenly, Deacon starts crying.
He cant go through with it.
(Once again, kudos to Charles Esten, a seriously great actor.
When Deacon cries, we all cry.)
Heres where the body-snatching part comes in: Jessie is absolutely perfect in this moment.
She comforts him, doesnt let him leave, tells him its okay to talk about Rayna.
They end up fallings asleep in each others arms on the rug next to the couch.
And Jessie … well, theres no other way to put it, HAS A COW.
Rayna is a helluva act to follow, she barks at him.
I know that Im not her.
And Im never going to be her.
She was larger than life and I cant compete with that.
Upon hearing this, Deacon doesnt say: Dude, who ARE you?
Instead, he says, c’mon dont give up me.
And with that, Jessie softens and they kiss.
My head is spinning.
But Jessie and Deacon are just one of many confusing couples onNashvillethis week.
Lets move on to Maddie and Jonah.
Now let me tell you, this video is hilarious.
Then her song literally includes the lyric, Maddie James, youre in the way.
Will we ever crack the code?!
Maddie agrees to give him a second (third?)
Suffice it to say, I have my doubts about these two.
They sort of rectify that this episode, but it turns out its a bait and switch.
As usual, Juliette is completely preoccupied by Darius Enright and his teachings.
His latest bit of hooey is that Juliette needs to go to Bolivia and work with underprivileged children.
Nope, not random at all.
Oh yeah, and hes already made the arrangements and Juliette is leaving in a few days.
So Juliette goes back home and tells Avery and they have a huge fight.
Cadence is there the whole time, just twirling her spaghetti like a baby boss.
They have sex, finally!
But its a short-lived reunion.
When Avery wakes up still on the couch (thats cold!)
Juliette is nowhere to be found.
Bolivia bound, I guess.
All of this leads to the continuing adventures of Gunnar, Avery, and Wills boy band.
Theyre at home, rehearsing a new song.
Because youre the one with the high girly voice, Will replies.
And so they roam the open-mic nights of Nashville looking for a talented, unheralded singer.
The first girl they listen to is actually pretty good (or am I high?
), but maybe shes a little too Lilith Fair for them.
The next girl is all rawr!
The third girl is all bashful and apologetic and keeps forgetting the words.
The three bandmates dejectedly make their way through an empty lot of some sort.
This isnt working, Avery says.
And then I swear this actually happened from the distance, they hear the voice of an angel.
They invite her to join their band and she accepts.
