It's essentially become a soap with a great soundtrack. It may have gotten confused in places about what reality is, or what is even deemed a believable stretch thereof, but I'm not gonna complain. Just keep the plots coming and keep the tunes playing. I'll watch.
The Dante plot has been awful since the start, he was…

But surely the plane arriving is the signal for her starting her new time in NYC, having left LA behind her? I figured that having her first arrive in NYC after the scene at the Actors' Studio would be unlikely, but maybe I'm misinterpreting the real purpose of Public Relations.

Can I ask what happened to the song Public Relations (which previously opened Act II)? I'm sorry, but no matter how "genius" Julia's idea was, there's no way I can see them doing that level of edit in as few hours as they had available. There are lighting and music cues and everything, plus there's the whole PLANE and…

More Alison Krauss than Dolly, in my opinion. But I agree with the sentiment here.

"these are fleeting glimpses compared to the basic truths that Mabel won’t be with Mermando and Dipper won’t be with Wendy. I keep thinking the show will have to address that second point in a more substantive way sooner or later"