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Ive finally reached the acceptance stage of my relationship with these final episodes ofNashville.
This is whatNashvilleis now.
And Im deep, cleansing breaths okay with that.
First up: Whats Her Name!
(Okay, Alannah).
says Gunnar, leaning forward expectantly.
Theres an impossibly long pause until something resembling comprehension passes over his face.
You think its Juliette, he says, getting it.
Never change, Gunnar.
Along those lines, Gunnar still thinks he has a chance with Alannah.
He heads to her apartment, fancy wine in tow, and acts a little desperate.
Ive been thinking about you a lot, he says.
She might as well have an Id Rather Be Thinking About Avery T-shirt on.
Gunnar tries to kiss her and she squirms away.
So youre not ready to be withanybody, or is it just me?
Im just pretty shut down right now, she replies, which is definitely not an answer.
I get it, Gunnar says dejectedly.
Avery misses the signs.
), and Avery picks up what shes dropping and kisses her.
At one point, Avery actuallyspinsher, which is so not a thing he would do.
For starters, hes not the spinning bang out.
And also, he knows Gunnar could be nearby.
Avery feels terrible but Alannah doesnt.
Every guy who likes a girl thinks she owes him something, she says pointedly.
If you dont like them back, they get mad at you, they text you.
Sometimes they yell at you, sometimes they stalk you.
Shes totally playing the #MeToo card here and Im NOT buying it.
Gunnar has a reason to be pissed and it has nothing to do with his sense of male entitlement.
(This is less of a #MeToo moment and more of a #MeMeMe situation, frankly.)
Anyway, enough about Whats Her Name.
Onto Whats His Name!
(Its Sean.)
He says no and then caves … again.
But this time he performs his song Bring Me an Angel and its quite good.
The kid who plays Sean Jake Etheridge is very talented.
The crowd is impressed.
All she does is hang out with him and encourage him and tell him how talented he is.
Of course, the guy was going to get confused.
And for that matter: Where are his wife and child?
I didnt hallucinate that, did I?
Sean has a wife.
But we only see him at the ranch and hanging out with Scarlett.
If youre having massive deja vu (again), its because we already heard this story last season.
This was the extended remix, if you will.
(Im sure itll play well on Etheridges audition reel.)
I never wanted it.
Not like you, she replies.
I think you do.
Sean showing a little backbone.
Finally we get to That Guy a.k.a.
Brad who is all over this episode.
Hes my favorite rando, probably because hes played with such delicious malevolence by Jeffrey Nordling.
(Yes, hes basically just Jeff Fordham, v. 2.0, but what isNashvillewithout a record executivecumvillain?)
First, hes the instrument of Jessie and Deacons breakup.
This week, not so much, especially since the lawyer says that Jake will have to testify.
So she and Deacon decide to break up.
So they tearfully part ways for now.
Brad, of course, is also worming his way into Daphnes life.
(Educated guess: Brad will be cruel to him; Daphne will stand up for him.)
He tells Daphne that if she were a true artist, shed write about her feelings about her mom.
He doesnt care about Daphne as a person at all.
4, since she both got herown songand exchanged semi-meaningful eye contact with Deacon.
In case youre keeping score at home: Randos who sang solo songs this episode: 2.
Regular cast members: 1.
But Im totally okay with this fact.
I … accept it.
