Their playful bickering is interrupted by the arrival of a videographer named Gene Buckholder.
Everyone is obsessed with YouTube these days, Rayna, come on now.
That night Rayna cant sleep because shes thinking about Maddie and Clay (whos too old for her).
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Deacon is pretty much like, Damn it, woman.
Its 3 a.m.!, but nicer because hes Mr.
Calm and Reasonable these days.
Things dont get any easier in the daytime.
That time was completely different for her.
She wants to write about feeling homesick for a place youve never been to.
At the bowling alley, theyre giddy and cute.
Their chemistry is almost as believable as Coach and Tami Taylors…almost.
Unfortunately, though, the bowling date doesnt render any results.
So the troubled duo head to a bridge to find some inspiration.
Deacon suggests that they write individually.
They both tear up and dont know how to proceed.
But the next day, Ray and Deacon do make amends.
And theyre off theyre writing songs like theyre carefree in their 20s all over again.
I sense a HUGE music video in their future.
Watch out, YouTube.
Speaking of YouTube sensations, lets check in with Scunnar.
NEXT: Kathie Lee and Hoda make a cameo!
It just reached over 1 million views on YouTube!
(Apparently its less disturbing to the general publics eyes than mine.)
Even Kathie Lee and Hoda are fans.
and even more pissed when Scarlett and Damien seem to forge a bond.
That night Scar has dinner with Damien.
He admits he was a jerk to her on the video shoot, and Scarlett doesnt disagree.
Soon enough theyre having a lovely time: Scarletts sharing her life story and theyre toasting to striking gold.
The next day, Scarlett bumps into Damien on his way out of town.
She thanks him for everything and goes in for the handshake.
Its brief, but when Damien walks away, Scarlett smiles to herself.
She says shes going to do nothing with them since hes already left town.
WRONG ANSWER, SCARLETT.
Gunnar is (understandably) pissed, but Scarletts confused and thinks she should get credit for being honest.
They sit down to eat and Scarletts mad that Gunnar isnt talking to her.
(Am I the only one thats fully on Team Gunnar here?)
Question: Did Gunnar ever actually cheat on her?
Am I forgetting some major hiccup in their relationship that makes Scarletts behavior justifiable?
Anyway, she tells him he should just be happy that shes there with him.
At least Maddie and Clay are in a good place… kind of.
Must be nice to be a mind reader.
It lasts all of three minutes before Clay arrives and Maddie ushers him off to her bedroom.
Next thing you know, Rayna and Deacon are back and the cake is burnt.
Poor Daphne must have forgotten to take it out of the oven in her abandonment.
Meanwhile, Clay tries to distract Deacon by detailing how big a fan of his work he is.
He makes the mistake of telling Deacon that he was at one of his shows eight years ago.
Deacon does some quick math and doesnt look pleased.
The kid has just developed her first crush, Maddie, dont ruin it for her.
And thats really all the progress we make with the Maddie/Clay story line (very little).
Heres hoping next week we pick up the pace a little on all fronts.
