‘Nashville’ was a TV series originally aired between 2012 and 2018. It starred Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes and Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barns. Rayna Jaymes was a 40 year old woman trying to keep up with a music career in an industry that viewed women over 40 as unworthy. At the same time, she was also the glue of her family, with her two daughters, Maddie and Daphne, played by the Stella sisters, her husband Teddy, played by Eric Conrad, later her first love and second husband, Deacon, played by Charles Esten. Just as she got everything she ever wanted and more – both personally and professionally speaking, Rayna died in a car crash. Here, we break down Rayna’s entire character arc, even in death, throughout the entire six season run of the show, and we break down how her death proved the initial premise of the show to be wrong. We explore what Rayna represented to women in the workforce during the time of the show’s run, and how ageism and sexism has evolved in the years since the show’s original run by comparing Rayna’s story as a woman in the business and compare it to the worldview of ‘aging’ women now. And we explain why the ‘Nashville’ had overstayed its welcome, and why it actually should’ve ended on season 4. Let’s discuss…