While I mentioned in my preview that the extra time was a benefit for each subplot as there was only one that annoyed me, I may have been generalized too much. I mean, nothing says entertained like constantly staring at your phone the entire time. Deacon then decides he wants to force the issue by confronting Daphne about it, which is definitely the wrong approach to take. Instead of letting things play out naturally and in good time, he wants Daphne and Jessie to be super close all of a sudden.
His intentions for wanting Daphne and Jessie to get along are admirable, but he goes about it the wrong way. Even though Deacon wants to go after her, Jessie convinces him to give her a shot, which leads to a heartfelt and much needed conversation between Jessie and Daphne.
Jessie tells Daphne she never felt like she was worth much of anything, so she made most of her decisions out of fear, which turned out to be a complete disaster. This was a conversation that desperately needed to happen, with Daphne needing to hear those words from Jessie and not Deacon.
Even though Daphne already knew that, she still needed to that reassurance from the woman who is now dating her father. Deacon has enough room in his heart for all of them โ Maddie and Daphne and Rayna and Jessie. So Deacon and Jessie really should have sat down Maddie, Daphne, and Jake and just explained everything that was going on, instead of trying to talk to their children individually. And Gunnar once again proves just how much of an idiot he can be.
Even with sparks flying as Alannah plays a hauntingly beautiful song, he initially manages to leave without doing something stupid. However, he then decides the idiotic thing would be to not hook up with Alannah, so he makes the decision to go back.
