Nashville S&S #73: Unfortunately, Ed and Marshall weren't the saviors of mankind.
 

Cast
Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes
Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes
Clare Bowen as Scarlett O'connor
Chris Carmack as Will Lexington
Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne
Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley
Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott
Lennon and Maisy Stella as Maddie and Daphne Conrad


Crew
Callie Khouri as CRTR/EP
Marshall Herskovitz as EP
Ed Zwick as EP
R.J. Cutler as EP/DIR (Pilot)
Steve Buchanan as EP


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Acclaimed country-music drama “Nashville” has returned for a fourth season—with more jaw-dropping, heartbreaking moments than ever before.
“Nashville” is set against the backdrop of the city's music scene and follows Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes. Both women face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them and often complicating their lives are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well as the up-and-coming performers and songwriters trying to get ahead in the business. Music City can mean so many things to different people. In "Nashville," musicians and songwriters are at the heart of the storm driven by their own ambitions. Some are fueled by their creativity and passion for fame. Others struggle to cope with the pressures of success and are doing everything in their power to stay on top.

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Current Sneak Peek



Upcoming Episodes

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5x09 "If Tomorrow Never Comes" February 23rd

After her life-changing experience, Rayna scrambles to write one more song for the concept album with Deacon. Juliette’s leg starts to hurt inexplicably. Gunnar fights for Scarlett.

5x10 "I'll Fly Away" March 2nd

A legal dispute threatens to break apart the family. Juliette demands to perform at the CMT Music Awards. Will and Zach are drawn closer together.

5x11 March 9th
*Midseason Finale*

Other Spoilers


• ‘Nashville’: Marshall Herskovitz & Ed Zwick To Showrun | Deadline
• ‘Nashville’ Season 5: New Showrunners Set Up Writers Room | Deadline
• ‘Nashville’ Season 5 Picked Up By CMT With Next-Day Play on Hulu | Deadline
• 'Nashville': Two Series Regulars to Exit; Talks With Remaining Cast Going Well - Hollywood Reporter
• Connie Britton Returning to ‘Nashville’ for Season 5 as Rayna on CMT | TVLine
• ‘Nashville’: Grammy Winner Rhiannon Giddens Cast In Recurring Role | Deadline
• ‘Nashville’ Casts Transgender Actor Jen Richards In Recurring Role | Deadline
• ‘Nashville’ Casts Murray Bartlett As Recurring For Season 5 | Deadline
• ‘Nashville’ Adds Joseph David-Jones & Cameron Scoggins As Recurring | Deadline
• Nashville To See Return Of Will Chase For S5 Premiere Guest Spot | Deadline
• THE HOLIDAYS COME EARLY FOR “NASHVILLE” FANS AS CMT RELEASES TRAILER AND ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SNEAK FIRST HOUR OF TWO-HOUR PREMIERE ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 AT 9PM ET/PT | CMT Press

Previous Threads

01. She was the queen of the charts, but when you're on top you have to fight to stay there.
02. Because the end of the season is upon us
03. Because The New Season Is Just Around The Corner
04. "Whatever fireworks we go out on this season will be all emotional."~Callie Khouri
05. Televised concert, tour, and S2 finale all coming up? We are a happy fandom!
06. Because our finale is tonight! And then let the painful waiting for S3 commence.
07.We're finally getting S3 spoilers. Yay. /sarcasm
08. More and more spoilers leads to more and more speculation from us!
09. Because ABC needs to hold a Luke intervention!
10. We would like scoop we actually care about, kthanks
11. No seriously writers, can you promote ANYONE else?! :sigh:
#12: We can't blame Maddie...we're also in full brat mode because of spoilers.
#13: Because tptb need to consult Liz's mom more at this point!
#14: We're going live September 24th!
#15: Because Nashville needs a newbie intervention!
#16: Because these characters clearly need to re-evaluate some life choices here.
#17: Because our premiere promotional stills have left us all emotional!
#18: Because we will probably have a flashback to Luke's childhood pet rat before we ever meet a member of Avery's family!
#19: Because our premiere is TONIGHT! Bring on the drama! /
#20: This Wednesday = More Stars, More Music and More Arena Size Drama
#21: Because Derek Hough being on our show is definitely exciting!
#22: Because everyone on this show needs some Tami Taylor wisdom right now... except Daphne. She's perfect!
#23: The word is out. The drama in Nashville is getting even juicier
#24: Wednesday, second chances and second thoughts add up to double platinum drama
#25: "Why are you even talking?" Avery Barkley, voice of the fandom towards the legions of unnecessary!
#26: Because we can't wait to see who wins Nashville's CMAs
#27: This wednesday DWTS comes to Nashville but the real competition is at home
#28: Because we can't wait to see who wins the CMAs on our show next week!
#29: Because ''there's not enough mistletoe to go around''
#30: A new story begins as others end
#31: So close to #cleartheclutter, and yet so far. sigh. maybe next time?
#32: Can their love survive the new year? Nashville returns Wednesday February 4th on ABC!
#33: Because we still hope february 4 will not only bring us a new episode but the beginning of clearing the clutter
#34: Because S3B here we come!
#35: Because we are still shocked about who is coming to Nashville soon
#36: ''Old flames at odds might torch the whole town'' on tonight's all new Nashville
#37: Because tonight is ''the reunion millions of fans have been waiting for''
#38: Because we need spoilers to keep us talking during this hiatus
#39: Because this week it's an all new On The Record Special with Reba
#40: ''Starting tonight, every dramatic hour of Nashville is all new until the last note of the season finale''
#41: ''because this week is Christina Aguilera's big Nashville debut''
#42: because tonight it's Christina Aguilera's Jade vs Juliette showdown
#43: because we can only hope that season 4 will finally clear the clutter
#44: because the new season starts filming tomorrow
#45: because we are still waiting for good spoilers
#46: Nothing says clearing the clutter like adding more people /
#47: The premiere is so close, the spoilers are so far
#48: ''Anyone who thinks you can have it all has never been to Nashville''
#49: ''Nashville is blowing up because the hits keep coming''
#50: Our 50th thread of spoiler mania
#51: Because even with a week hiatus doesn't stop us from wanting spoilers
#52: And we are back on this wednesday
#53: Another episode means another week of spoilers
#54: Nashville may be a repeat this week but the spoilers are all new
#55: When Nashville returns March 16th, it's the wedding fans have been waiting for
#56: Is it March yet?
#58: Maybe the next spoilers will be better?/
#59: Save Our Souls
#60: And we're back from hiatus!
#61: New show runners next season?! Does that mean we're getting a next season?!
#62: "...and one that’s just wishful thinking on my part: Maddie gets run over by a dump truck" - Ausiello
#63: "Only one more episode of spoilers unless someone wants to #BringBackNashville"
#64: "Ed and Marshall, Saviours of Mankind!"
#66: "If my choices have made me, it's music that saves me."
#68: Hiatus is done, bring on the new episodes and new spoilers!
#69: What is even happening?!!?!
#70: We still have no clue what's happening.
#71: New thread, same old problem. We don't have a clue what's going on!
http://www.fanforum.com/f15/nashvill.../#post89224710

Thanks for the new thread. Maybe if you can, edit the title number to 73 or maybe a mod can so it doesn't get too confusing. I have to say I kinda like the title. Not because it's bashing Ed and Marshall but because I think a lot of us had way too high expectations for them. The previous writing team made a lot of us feel like Ed and Marshall coming to replace them would give us the show we always wanted because the previous writers did quite a lot of damage in season 4. Unfortunately unlike their other projects they don't know the characters histories as well so they are making mistakes. Which wouldn't this bad if it weren't for the fact that it is turning off a few fanbases while one of their bigger ones is currently in jeopardy. Let's hope season 5B can bring us better for everyone and that CMT with the surveys will give them guidelines as to what the viewers want fixed.

I can't change the title. :(

I hope so too!

Do you need help finding the new promos and description for 510 to update the OP?

Yeah, I do. Please, help :)

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510 Description

Cool?

yep and you can erase the 508 stuff since it aired already :)

I've lost interest in following spoilers recently - just wondered if it looks like Lennon & Maisy are filming much lately ?

Hoping beyond hope that the answer to my question is no by the way :lol:

Well the most positive way to answer that would well they filmed way less in 513 than the 509, 510, 511.

It´s just that if this goes as many of us think it will, there are a lot of people who just can´t watch because it will become too painful...

Which just shows why Marshall and Ed lacked in their thinking of planning this season. Instead of catering to the audience who would likely leave with Connie they should have eased the transition so that they could maintain as much as the audience as possible. They made Rayna more centric and essentiel than ever instead and pissed off the three other shipper fanbases that were endgame before the season started. So now we have no Kevin/Will, Scarlett has become unrootable for a lot of people and J/A have nothing but the random 50 seconds fight every other episode.

Yes to that all and also pushing Maddie to us plus also how they handled things with Connie. You can write people out without killing and especially without all these mind-games.

I know that many people would watch if Rayna is just out of screen and not dead. So it´s not about Connie leaving, but losing character completely and noticing you can´t trust anything.

I will never fathom why thought this was the way to go. It's an insane strategy. So either: Connie is staying (highly unlikely) or the 2nd part of season 5 is going to suddenly, jarringly, swing back towards the other characters, with Juliette and her family receiving as much focus as Rayna did in the first part of the season. Are they expecting that all of the other fans will forget how unsatisfying 5A was because 5B is great for them, and there is sunshine and puppies for all??

I hate them for the stupid mind games, it smacks of condescension, from the showrunners, and possibly Connie. And how they think they've been so deep and original. Rayna goes on a cross-country road trip in episode 1, dies in a car crash in episode 9. All that surviving a life-changing incident and being hit by something random b0ll0cks that Marshall was talking about. Just stop. We're not stupid.

It's the worst possible way to handle it.

With regard to Rayna - IF she dies I can only think that Connie made it clear that she was not open to returning and wanted her character written off permanently. Otherwise they could have gone with her being away on tour or whatever for a while.

I get that they wanted to make a big story out of Rayna going but I don't think they could have got this more wrong if they tried !!

Like we've all said with this insane imbalance towards Rayna and Maddie they have pissed off all the other fan bases and a lot of the neutrals . Who knows if those fans will come back ? Why would they if Maddie is still front and central in every episode.

And they will have devastated the Deyna fans even more by giving them episodes like 507 and 502 and all the other Deyna loving scenes. If Deyna were my favourite couple I would be so pissed that they had done that only to snatch it all away so finally.

They should have eased off on the Rayna screentime gradually and built up the other stories more. And by other stories I do not mean Maddie. I really don't know where they can go from here.

Wonder if all the writers are sat in a room now thinking - **** we really messed that one up :lol: