I was very anxiously awaiting this show, and haven't seen an episode since the pilot.  I figure: if they're going to insult me with that shitty music (which I now gather is only among its many problems, but in the pilot it was the most egregious one), why waste my time asking for second helpings of spoon-fed steaming…

Was the music atrocious again?  If it hasn't improved by a factor of ten, my anaconda still don't want none.

No, it's the "Doo Doo Doo, Doo DOO-Doo Doo!" song.  You're referring to the more abbreviated version of the song, which is called Semi Semi Charmed Kind Of Life.

Our band recorded at Tiny Telephone a few months back and John Vanderslice might be the nicest of many nice people I've met in a musical capacity.  Thankfully, the combination of "nice" and "competent/professional" isn't quite as elusive in music as I used to think, but he takes it to another level.

Not bad.  Not bad at all.

The music itself renders the pilot D-grade material.  It's inexcusable.  I've seen Dean Norris act.  I know Dean Norris can act.  The music accompanying his scene with The Lawnmower Man makes him come off as someone unqualified to act in a Cinemax flick.

It was initially my first hunch, but then I thought the show would chicken out and have him try to hit on Scarlett instead, so fisticuffs could justifiably ensue.

I'd agree with that if there was any proof that the show's even *attempted* to be subtle, just once.  Right now there's just not any sample size whatsoever.

The girls that play Rayna's daughters might legitimately be the best singers on the show.

Yeah but as far as Nashville standards go, that's a weak exaggeration.  It's certainly no, "I don't know about this stage show of yours Juliette" followed by a scene with 30 people dancing totally out-of-place at her next concert.

Based on Deacon's "Oh my God, NOO!  Not THAT place!" expression upon hearing that Gunnar was heading to that bar, I'm honestly shocked that the next scene didn't include ex-cons with eye patches shooting guns into the air while raping pre-teens.  That's usually how this show rolls: someone makes a reference to a…

I've thought about this quite a bit, not imagining it for myself so much as for my wife who totally should go on this show…

Shakira was far, FAR more likeable than I expected.  I didn't really know anything about her, so I think I just assumed that they'd try to replace Christina with a similar personality.  And thankfully that didn't freaking happen.

No matter how much more entertaining and likable the judges on The Voice are than Idol's, and no matter how much less irritating it becomes by virtue of removing that whole, "Let's see who fails and then gets catty about it!!" component from the equation… well, at the end of the day, The Voice still elects its winners…

Does a system of math currently exist that can accurately measure the magnitude by which Shakira is cooler than Christina?  I say no, and it never will.

I was confused as well, but I think they're referring to the Deacon/Juliette elevator ride.

Nothing about her reaction struck me as realistic, from how researching other reactions didn't occur to her, to her devastated reaction to a few random negative Tweets in the first place.

I mostly like this show, but why does it have to present wildly exaggerated scenarios to make a point?  Gunnar doesn't like his roommates — they show up with air horns and tattoo him to validate his feelings.  Deacon talks about Juliette's circus of a stage act, and then we see a million dancers gyrating around…

The final song was okay, but not up to par with the series' better music.  Plus, I couldn't help but add my own little verse to the song's melody: