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Old 12-03-2016, 08:20 AM
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If Rayna dies, I don't think I see them having Deacon being distraught for episodes on end. I think they will have to show him being strong for the girls and trying to move forward as a father to them. One of the showrunners said in one of those recent interviews that Deacon is no longer going to be someone still tempted to drink, beating people up... I interpreted that to mean he will be stronger emotionally and more stable. So while in seasons past him headed to the brink after Rayna's death would make sense, especially the way writers had him act after Beverly died, I think the only way to have his character be viable post-Rayna would be for him to dig deep to find inner strength to carry on, and I think the girls would be the catalyst for that.

Of course, none of that makes Rayna dying any more palatable. It still royally sucks.
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