‘Nashville’ was a TV series which was co-led by Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere. Panettiere played Juliette Barnes. She was first introduced as a a bubblegum country pop singer and former teen star sensation who was determined to replace Rayna as the top superstar of country music. Over time, however, she proved herself to be much more than just a blonde girl with a bubblegum personality who sang songs like ‘I’m A Girl’. She was even able to co-exist with Rayna in the music industry and be viewed as her equal. By the time Rayna passed away, Juliette saw her as a mother figure; something she never had as her mother was a junkie. She saw her manager, Glenn, as a father figure; also something she never had as her father died when she was four. When we’re first introduced to her, we see that she was a very unlikeable person. The only people she was surrounded by were the people she paid to work for her. It was a long road for Juliette. . Here, provide an in-depth analysis of Juliette’s character arc throughout all six seasons of ‘Nashville’. We explore the relatability and complexity of her character. And we break down the meaning behind her sloppy ending, and what it means to women everywhere.
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Rayna Jaymes: The Worldview Of Women Over 40 In The 2010’s, As Seen Through Her Character Arc On ‘Nashville’ – And How Its Complexity Is Ever So Evolving
‘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…