"The Rivers Between Us" - Rayna & Deacon - Nashville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwY7QVipMZUNashville Recap: Happily Never After
Remember how Friends‘ Phoebe Buffay never saw the end of sad movies as a child, because her mother didn’t want to bum her out? Maybe Mama Buffay was onto something.
Think about it: Scrubbed of its final few minutes, this week’s Nashville is a happy affair. There’s singing, there are meaningful gazes, there’s good music and there are digs made at Jeff Fordham’s expense.
Throw in a singing candelabra, and it’s practically a Disney movie.
But then there’s that last scene, with the confessing, and the slapping, and the crying, and the desperate hugging… and wouldn’t we all be much happier if the hour had closed on Deacon and Rayna taking their bows at the Grand Ole Opry?
Alas, series creator Callie Khouri — who wrote and directed the episode — likes it when we ache. So let’s all hold hands and review what happens in “That’s the Way Love Goes.”
A FAMILY AFFAIR | The hour centers on the 10th anniversary of Rayna’s Grand Ole Opry induction, a milestone marked with a celebratory concert. She asks her daughters to perform with her, which is very sweet. Maddie uses the opening to wonder why her mom hasn’t reunited romantically with Deacon. “I’m not sure what that looks like yet,” Rayna sadly tells her. (Psst: Maybe this’ll jog your memory, Ray?)
Rayna eventually calls Deacon and asks him to join them on stage at the Opry. “I just can’t imagine having that night without you being there,” she says, and it works: He and his guitar show up, just in time to stick in the craw of Luke, who’s there at Colt’s request. (Side note: Remember when Colt was an annoying little wannabe DJ? Thank goodness that phase passed quickly.)
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