4x04- "The Slender Threads That Bind Us Here"(October 14)

JULIETTE’S PRIVATE TURMOIL COULD BECOME TABLOID FODDER, ON ABC’S “NASHVILLE”

Chaley Rose returns as Zoey

“The Slender Threads That Bind Us Here” — Rock star Marcus Keen (Riley Smith) makes demands on Rayna as she struggles to tend to those around her. Layla and Jeff get into a lover’s quarrel. Jeff arranges for a journalist to shadow Juliette on tour, but after another emotional setback, she leans on pills and alcohol to get through her days, and Zoey (Chaley Rose) returns to see Scarlett, on “Nashville” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Nashville” stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O’Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Will Chase as Luke Wheeler, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad, Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad and Aubrey Peeples as Layla Grant.

Guest starring are Oliver Hudson as Jeff Fordham, Chaley Rose as Zoey, David Alford as Bucky Dawes, Riley Smith as Markus Keen, Keann Johnson as Colt Wheeler, Mark Collie as Frankie and Nick Jandl as Dr. Caleb Rand.

“The Slender Threads that Bind Us Here” was written by Monica Macer and directed by Joanna Kerns.


4x05 - "Stop The World (And Let Me Off)"(October 21)

RAYNA’S HANDS ARE FULL AS HER LABEL’S ARTISTS DEMAND HER TIME, AND MADDIE JOINS COLT ON LUKE’S TOUR, ON “NASHVILLE” OCTOBER 21

“Stop the World (And Let Me Off)” – Rayna pushes back on Layla’s romantic relationship with Jeff, and Markus pushes back on his producer, Avery — which does not go well. Maddie joins Colt on Luke’s tour, giving the teens opportunities for more freedom than Maddie can handle. She turns to Juliette for advice and shocks Luke with the results. Meanwhile, Deacon and Scarlett head to Natchez despite their falling-out, and Gunnar enlists Kevin and Will’s help as “wingmen” in an effort to pick up a new woman, on “Nashville,” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Nashville” stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O’Connor, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Will Chase as Luke Wheeler, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad, Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad and Aubrey Peeples as Layla Grant.

Guest starring are Oliver Hudson as Jeff Fordham, David Alford as Bucky Dawes, Riley Smith as Markus Keen, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson as Beverly, Keann Johnson as Colt Wheeler, Scout Taylor-Compton as Erin, Cynthia McWilliams as Gabriella Manning and Kyle Dean Massey as Kevin Bicks.

“Stop the World (And Let Me Off)” was written by Meredith Lavender & Marcie Ulin and directed by Jan Eliasberg.

Other Spoilers

Fall Previews
• Riley Smith cast as recurring character Markus Kane, a new artist at H65 whose description is: "Markus will gravitate to the fledgling Highway 65 because Rayna promises to help him strip down his sound and help him break into country. But when he realizes how much the company needs his album to be a hit, he also realizes how much power he holds over Rayna — that’s when his controlling and narcissistic tendencies reveal themselves." [source]
• New recurring role, image consultant hired by Luke to manage the fallout of Will coming out, she may be a love interest for Luke. [source]
• Eric Close will not return but he may appear as a guest star [source], Aubrey Peebles's status has changed to series regular and Oliver Hudson to recurring. [source]
• Sam Palladio rehearsing a song [source], Lennon & Maisy Stella reahearsing a song. [source]
• 403 / Debra Fordham teased that the episode will be "heavy" [source] and "there's a whole lotta turmoil happening over several storylines with some pretty big endings". [source]