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It's a nice and very lovely sentiment but I can't really say I'm a fan of the arrangement. Prince is one artist whose music I would say should leave the twang and borderline Elvis impersonations at the door.

This.Also, I would say Colt was even more privileged than Maddie. While she did live a very spoiled and sheltered existence by average standards, one thing Rayna and Teddy did do well was try to keep a good head on the girls' shoulders. This was evidenced by giving them a normal daily routine complete with school and after school sports/activities. Sure, it was a fancy private school, but it wasn't boarding school with horses. They got to sleep in their own beds every night. They had a normal, simple Christmas routine with the same decorations every year that built a sense of family and tradition. When Rayna seemed put off that they'd be spending Christmas in Australia or where ever, Luke passed it off like nothing and made the comment that his kids had spent Christmas in so many different places and that the girls would "get used to it." Rayna also seemed to attempt to keep the girls grounded by avoiding lavish things like private planes and the glitter glam lifestyle. I think all of this is really noticeable in the scene on Luke's jet where Colt is demanding something of the flight attendant and Daphne decides to follow suit and gets snippy over her chocolate milk while Maddie looks at her like she's an alien. Then later when the girls were talking about jet setting and elaborate boarding schools is when Rayna shut things down. They didn't seem to be used to the extravagance that Colt and Sage were showered with and expected.

I really think that they're going to make Deacon out to be this violent monster to get the thing done. The writing is on the wall in bright neon colors. It's unfair and ridiculous and I will hate the show forever and probably consider not coming back on the off chance there is a 5th season, but my gut says they're going to do it. Much like their irresponsible portrayal of organ donation (you'll die! Even though there's only a 1% chance you're going to die!) and their embarrassing writing of a gay storyline (if you come out your life is over and endangered!), this does nothing but send the message that all spoiled brats have grounds to emancipate. If they go the route I'm thinking, then they're sending the message that it's okay to say your father's angry reaction when you eff up is child abuse. Macauley Culkin and LeeAnn Rimes also emancipated, but if I remember correctly their parents were spending all of their money like there was no tomorrow. That they're using a legal platform reserved for kids who are truly abused and wronged to begin with makes me so sick I can't even talk about it.

Earlier in the season (I believe it was the episode after Maddie performed with Juliette) Bucky calls Rayna to tell her that Sony saw the video and wants Maddie as a solo artist. Instead of just being coy and saying "we will discuss this later" and Maddie would've been none the wiser, Rayna blurts out "she's 16 and not signing a solo deal with Sony!" So then of course Maddie throws a tantrum about how Sony wants her and Rayna can't stop her. Enter the Highway 65 deal to shut her up. That worked out so well.

My bigger question is how some random person at Sony was able to tell Cash that Edgehill was looking at Maddie. That seemed to be all under Jeff's table with the exception of the boss guy, right? Is the boss guy Cash's hook up or some other nonsense?

Not me. She'd run all of the red lights because some piece of electric machinery will not dictate when she can and can't proceed down the road. All of this. Especially Rhonda and Darryl.

No, not every parent who does things differently than I would is lousy, stupid, and wrong. Those words never came out of my mouth. However, we are four full seasons in to watching Rayna consistently coddle Maddie and give her no consequences for her actions. As such, she is now completely and utterly out of control. Circumstances have changed and she is fleeing the house, saying she's staying with this creep and telling them she is seeking legal action (that is typically reserved for children of abusive or drug addled homes--you know, situations that are actually bad) to get away from them--all because of a stupid effing record deal and Maddie not getting what she wants and getting it now. Their only options now are to either let her scatter to the winds and just be all smiley and "welcome home!" when something really bad happens to her because she is not mature enough to take care of herself or to put their feet down and fight back. The calm rational talking stopped working a long time ago. Perhaps calling the cops at first would've been jumping the gun, but after the situation was truly revealed and they spoke to Maddie their asses should've been on the phone to report the grown woman harboring their minor child. Emancipation court is also going to be public record and everything that is going to be brought out in that court room will be able to be dragged through the tabloids and hurt Daphne just as much. And God forbid it gets granted, how will the tabloids stay out of that? How will any of them be protected from that? So where does it end?

In an admittedly extreme example, my best friend ran away when we were 15 because her mother wouldn't give her permission to stay out past curfew and watch 4th of July fireworks and she was tired of being told what she could and couldn't do. THE HORROR. She ended up at a neighbor's house whom she trusted (a seemingly normal couple with a toddler in their nice all-American neighborhood) who then proceeded to hide her in a box and rape her repeatedly for two days until she managed to get out and run home. Yes, it's far on the spectrum. But not all runaways are safe because they ran away and weren't kidnapped, especially when they're running into the arms of people they trust that they think have their best interests at heart. Deacon and Rayna know something is off with Cash and that her intentions are probably not good, so why should they assume Maddie is safe? Why should they assume Cash hasn't talked her into going on "vacation" and fled the state already? This all goes back to what you said last week that Maddie was in no real danger and Deacon should've just waited until she got home. When you're a parent you don't just assume that they're okay because they chose to run away (especially when they are with someone like Cash) and that they'll be back later when they fall flat on their face. When you're a parent you actually do whatever you can to bring them home.

Always. 110% of the time. Why would we expect anything else?

I turned it off when he was talking to Rayna on the phone in his truck and he told her she was right and he has been coming on too strong and he shouldn't have reacted that way. I missed his apparent groveling at Maddie's feet. Thank God, considering I've only had this TV a month and I'm not quite ready to throw a brick at it yet.

Her excuse was "we would have to file a report and she would be in the system as a runaway." Deacon says "but she IS a runaway" and then Rayna says that would be public record and the tabloids could get a hold of it. I really can't handle this. I haven't seen the ending because I changed the channel the second Deacon said the token "you're right; I overreacted and I'm sorry."

Also, afterthought... your child is missing. You don't know where she is. No one has seen her or heard from her. All you have is a text that says she's safe, but then again victims of serial killers have texted the same thing. Your husband brings up calling the police and your answer is no because it would be public record? Was it not public record when she ditched the symphony and every single cop in the city was searching for the mayor's daughter? Great thinking, Rayna. Great motherly instincts to forget public opinion and do whatever it takes to bring your daughter home.

Cash doesn't see any ramifications because there won't be. Apparently Nashville lives in the parallel universe we dealt with on this board last week where Maddie's behavior was acceptable and Deacon was so out of control that he has to apologize for being a parent instead of coddling to her every demand and desire.

I'm going to call it now. A judge laughs in Maddie's face when she takes her spoiled ramblings to the courtroom so they end up painting Deacon as a horrific violent monster and say that Maddie needs to be removed from him pending grave danger and a judge is like OMG ABUSIVE HOUSEHOLD EMANCIPATED SOLD. Cash didn't keep that video for nothing.

The Bluebird is a family friendly establishment unless specifically noted for a particular performer. Many bars in Tennessee have all ages rules that allow them to accommodate minors until a certain time (say 11 o'clock or midnight) which is another reason Deacon could have brought Maddie to the Beverly. The fact that Skull's had a doorman for Maddie to skate past says this was not that kind of establishment.