In the new season, Rayna and Teddy are embarking on new paths as their divorce becomes an issue. Now, the 40-year-old legend must confront Jeff to keep the artists in that period. In a short while, Scarlett begins to experience the stage, but there is more pressure for fame.
"I Fall to Pieces" was a great start to the year, servicing each of our favorite characters well and highlighting the stories of a couple of new series regulars along the way.
I'm still enjoying the new and improved Scarlett 2.0 and, like Gunnar, I didn't know she could look that good either. That's supposed to be a compliment.
This was a solid episode that wrapped up a lot of last season's loose ends, despite a few cheesy moments, and it looks like Nashville has a tumultuous, dramatic season to come.
Hayden Panettiere has fortunately kept every shimmering facet of her young country diva intact, so that she is still domineering, manipulative, in denial, and finally, achingly vulnerable.