but sometimes the show goes on without too much upheaval.
Will that be the case forNashvilleafter Raynas untimely death last week?
Ex-hubby and current jailbird Teddy is there, as is Rays big sis, Tandy.
Credit: Jake Giles Netter/CMT
Oddly, almost-husband Luke Wheeler isnt.
Im a little disappointed; hes so much less annoying to deal with than Teddy.
Everyone convenes back at the Jaymes household for the wake.
Charles Estens subtle approach to playing the grieving widower is heartbreaking.
This is where the tears start, and dont expect to have a dry face from here on out.
He soon dips, and when Maddie catches up to him outside, he makes an excuse and leaves.
Luckily, Gunnar passes by at that exact moment and, on her request, holds her.
Juliette is looking fierce.
Funeral chic suits her shes crutch-less with dark lips and braided side buns a la Princess Leia.
Downstairs, Zach whips out a video hes put together of at-home moments of Rayna with her family.
Its all too much for Bucky, who has to leave the room.
(Im really concerned for what will come of Bucky now his raison detre is gone.)
Id say thats pretty inappropriate at a funeral, but hey, to each their own.
They all toast to living every day of your life.
Such a sensitive pair.
Upstairs, Maddie goes to see Deacon.
He tells her he doesnt know who he is without Rayna, and Maddie replies, Youre my dad.
Its her best moment to date.
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Maddie overhears their plotting conversation and freaks out.
He assures her hell figure it out and goes to confront the Terrible Ts.
Teddy just tells him that theyll have to wait and see what the judge has to say.
With a looking forward to it, Deacon walks out.
Maddie fills her little sister in on the guardianship battle.
Theyve both been dreaming about their mom and even heard her singing in the night.
Haley might not be the only angel on this show.
Daphnes dilemma is serious: She doesnt want to have to choose who her dads going to be.
Grr, shes so tactless.
She thinks the judge will agree and asks if he wants to put the girls through that.
What about what Rayna would want, Tandy?!
Teddy tries to talk to Maddie.
Low blow, Ted.
The next day, Clay comes by to see Maddie.
Zach replies that he just wants people to like him, uses the word dweeb, and kisses Will.
Poor Daphne is having a tough time.
She tells the tween that life can be so beautiful and then really cruel.
Okay, fine, I forgive Scarlett for dumping Gunnar.
I love that smart kid.
Elsewhere Juliette is practicing for her CMT comeback tribute with more fancy braids in her hair.
Shes feeling weird, though.
Its not that shes rusty; she just cant feel the performance inside.
She feels like shes watching herself from across the room rather than actually living it.
Just like that, its showtime.
He tells Teddy he can go ahead and be their guardian.
Deacon is clearly the better man here hes the good mother from that King Solomon Bible story.
And so everyone takes their seats, and the tribute begins.
Just then, an assistant comes to retrieve Maddie; Juliette is asking to see her backstage.
Jules doesnt think she should be the one singing Raynas song she thinks Maddie should.
Its about Rayna, and she would want Maddie to do it.
Before Maddie can decide, Juliette is ushered onstage.
She felt like Ray was singing to her and nobody else, and that taught her how to dream.
She gets through a couple of verses, then breaks down in tears.
They can work something out together when Teddy gets back.
The trio returns to the stage for more applause while Rayna smiles down on them from a video.
Sometimes, I guess, the show does go on.
Well soon see how long it lasts.
