Nashville

Previously on "Nashville"...

I'm emancipating from you.

It's your damn daughter sinking her fangs into my little girl.

- Watch your mouth. - Like some...

Rayna: I can't figure out how to work through this.

Just tell me what to do. I will do it.

I just got an offer from a headphone company.

They only want Scarlett for the commercial.

Gunnar Scott, come on out onstage with me.

I don't know about you,

but I'd love to see where this goes.

I love you, Ma.

Being gay is not an issue...

- Oh? - certainly not for me.

You have to stop fighting Will's battle for him.

I'm on the right side of history here.

Goodbye, Ken.

He's a red-hot country artist

who just became one of the hottest topics in the headlines,

so you knew we had to make some room for him at the table.

Please welcome Luke Wheeler.

- Hey, Luke! - Hey.

- - Thanks for having me.

Thank you.

So, you're a hot topic right now

for your very heated and very public battle

with conservative pundit Cynthia Davis.

How'd this all start?

Well, I wanted to get my artist

- Will Lexington's music on the radio... - Right.

...uh, but we ran into some resistance

because of his sexual orientation.

So I made a public plea to have his song requested,

and Cynthia took offense.

And she says that you were shaming people

into feeling like a bigot.

Well, um, Cynthia says a lot of things,

a lot of which aren't true,

but the truth is that Will is an amazing artist,

and the conversation should be about his music.

Well, but regardless what the conversation should be,

the fact remains that it's not about the music, really.

I mean, you've shined a light on a very important social issue.

So what's your stance on that?

Well, I believe that any discrimination...

whether it be race, religion, or sexual orientation...

is just plain wrong.

I couldn't agree more,

but here's where I'm still confused.

I mean, you're the forerunner leading this charge.

Where's Lexington in all this?

Well, uh, Will's gone through a little personal tragedy.

He just lost his mom, so...

But he was refusing to comment even before that, right?

I think the problem that a lot of people have is,

why does it seem like you care more than him?

Well, I don't know if it does seem like that,

but I can assure you that Will cares.

Hi. I'm Dr. Voris. Nice to meet you both.

Hi. Thank you so much for seeing us.

And giving us the whole day.

Not a problem.

I do occasionally, when the situation requires it.

We appreciate it.

Come on in.

Sorry. Didn't mean to interrupt.

No worries.

The luggage is unloaded.

We can drive home whenever you're ready.

Okay.

Thank you.

For what?

For being exactly what I needed these last couple days.

I'm glad my publicist sucks

at finding me dates for the red carpet.

Me too.

Wait.

Why don't you come with me to New York?

I mean, I'm taking your jet. You might as well be on it.

That is so tempting, but I miss my little girl.

I got to get back to my real life.

Mm.

You have fun in New York.

I'll see you at the Oscars,

and we'll pick up right where we're leaving off.

Yeah. Sure.

Once Scarlett and I wrap the commercial shoot in Chicago,

you'll have some time off before we join up again in Orlando.

I've got a couple meet-and-greets

and a morning spot on Magic 107.

That work?

- Yeah. - Sure.

Are we doing the "not talking to each other" thing again?

Look, whatever's best for the band.

You set it up, we'll be there.

Yep. What she said.

Okay.

I'm gonna go finish checking you out of your rooms.

Thank you.

- Gunnar, can we please just talk about... - Hey, there.

I don't know about you two,

but I could certainly use a little break from this tour.

You guys have plans?

Uh, shooting a commercial in Chicago.

Oh, that's right.

Gunnar mentioned something about that.

That's so exciting for you. Is that today?

Yep.

Aww! Bummer.

I'm just on my way to Boston

to see my old friend Elton John play a show,

and I was gonna see if you two wanted to tag along.

Elton John? Seriously? I love Elton John.

You're welcome to come.

I mean, I know I've offered before.

Oh. Yeah, sure. Got nothing else going on.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Sweet. My plane is waiting for us whenever you're ready.

Now's good.

- Okay. - Yeah?

See ya.

Have fun!

All right. Car's here.

Okay.

You okay?

Yeah. I am.

And we should get going.

Okay.

Yeah, thanks, Dad.

You guys talking now?

Actually, he's called me twice since I've been back.

Even wants to send me some of my mom's old things.

Wow.

Guess whatever you said to him

must've really changed his mind, huh?

I don't know about that, but... it's a start.

Oh. Sorry.

- Hey, Luke. What's up? - Hey, Will.

Just wanted to check in on you, see how you're holding up.

I imagine it's been a hard couple days.

Yeah, it's been rough,

but, uh, I actually think some good might come out of it

- with my father. - I'm glad to hear that.

Um, listen, you happen to catch my appearance

on "The View" this morning?

Oh! G... I'm sorry. I totally forgot.

No, no. It's no problem.

It's just, I want you to know

that I'm committed as ever to launching your album.

Only... I can't do it without you.

Okay? I've got some appearances lined up,

and I'm gonna need you out there with me.

- Yeah, I understand. - Okay, good.

I'll be back in Nashville in a few hours

and, uh, have a radio interview lined up for us later today,

so why don't you meet me back at the office

and, uh, we can discuss then, okay?

Yes, sir.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

I just wanted to clarify what I meant in L.A.

when I said, "I'd love to see where this goes."

Okay.

Now, I-I didn't just mean red carpets or hotel rooms,

and honestly, I'd rather spend more time with you here

than do whatever crap my publicist

has scheduled for me in New York.

My life is so complicated right now.

That's never bothered me.

But this will never go anywhere

if we don't really get to know each other.

So... what do you say?

I say, "Why not?"

Yes, it was a mistake for me to go to the bar.

I said that, all right?

But look, me and Frankie...

we've been friends for like 15 years.

All of a sudden, he is helping his daughter

to basically destroy our family.

Is it crazy for me to think

that maybe we could have a conversation about that

- without him physically assaulting me? - It was stupid.

It was a stupid thing to do,

and you didn't tell me about it 'cause you knew it was stupid,

but you couldn't help yourself!

It's all just so familiar.

This cycle just keeps repeating itself over and over again...

betrayal, destruction, abandonment, forgiveness.

Yeah, 'cause that's what I want to do.

I want to get back in that same cycle.

Look, I would love to be the guy

that didn't make the same mistake twice.

- I'm s... - Twice?!

Deacon, it's been a lifetime.

Okay, okay. Let's, uh... Let's stop and take a breath.

There are clearly very deep wounds here.

See?

I told you it'd be fun cooking together.

Yeah. It totally is.

So, this is really gonna turn into spaghetti strands?