this episode doesnt see much forward movement in Ds grieving, and mostly, theres little progression elsewhere.
But lets get to it nonetheless.
She hasnt got it.
Credit: Jake Giles Netter/CMT
On the next take, shes pretty much nailing the moves until she takes a major tumble.
Rachel Bilson really loves their spots, so theyre probably terrible.
), and as a reward, she gets to put together a dining room table in the commercial.
Heres the slogan, for your consideration: Life is complicated.
Putting our furniture together doesnt have to be.
Gunnar seems won over by the corniness, too especially the whole being together through the hard times part.
Lets check in with Deacon and the girls.
Daphne has been invited to her first big (parent-free) party.
Eighth graders are going to be there, and thats making her nervous.
Maddie puts some blush on her cheeks and tells her she looks a year older already.
Meanwhile, Deacon is invited to perform at a benefit for a child-fostering non-profit.
Averys having a tough time, too.
He doesnt want to leave his daughter, whos just starting to string together sentences.
Nonetheless, he packs up and heads off for the first stop on his tour: Atlanta.
When he gets to the hotel, Avery heads straight to the bar for a Coke.
This girl is trouble.
But shes not alone in her adoration of Avery.
Later, while he performs, the girls in the front row go wild.
Its kind of nice for Avery to get a moment.
Then, literally all at once, every teenage couple in the room starts making out.
I feel just as uncomfortable as you do, Daph.
Ugh, I keep cringing imaging the director saying, And action: Make out!
They both agree they would rather be held back than go into eighth grade if thats what its like.
Its a cute moment for the Jaymes sisters.
At the hotel bar, Avery is post-show drunk and cut off by the flirty bartender.
Jules is pissed and asks him to call her later.
(Side note: Jonathan Jackson is really good at acting drunk.)
Up in Averys room, Juliette calls back, and Avery ducks into the bathroom to take it.
Juliette is suspicious somehow she can tell hes in the bathroom.
Im going to kill you, Juliette jokes when Avery puts Uri on the phone to show his innocence.
And I love you, responds Avery.
They hang up after sharing how much they miss each other.
She stops short of apologizing for the whole Hallie debacle maybe they found her a foster home, too?
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All right, fine, lets deal with Scunnar.
Gunnar is game for the commercial, but Scar is being super negative same old story onNashville,then.
It transpires that Scarlett is supposed to assemble a crib now instead of the promised dining table.
They all think its a genius idea since shes pregnant.
She isnaturallyupset by this.
Then, all of a sudden, Scar breaks down crying.
She wants to leave and thinks making a crib for a baby whos not even born yet feels wrong.
Deacon heads to the benefit.
Turns out Jessie Caine is also performing and so are Lady Antebellum, by the way.
Hes weirdly threatening toward Deacon once hes done with Jessie.
Yuck, hes a total creep.
From across the room, Jessies ex texts her, Stepfather material?
about Deacon, and she too gets up and walks out.
She thinks its like watching someone she loves die in slow motion.
Deacon performs a different song than planned and dedicates it to Rayna.
All the women in the audience openly weep.
She doesnt want to be with him at all.
Just then, some teens ask them to buy them beer.
Now its too late for just beer; this little bully wants Gunnar and Scarletts wallets instead.
Scar goes to hand hers over and drops the milk shes just bought on the angry kids shoes.
He responds by shoving her, hard, and she bumps her bump on a car.
The troubled teen tells Gunnar hes a nobody and hits him on the head with the pistol.
The hooligans run off, and Scarlett and Gunnar crawl into each others arms and cry.
Well find out next week.
