Photos: Every Time Juliette Cries on Nashville
Nashville doesn’t always know what it’s good at. It spends a lot of time on crummy stories — who cares about that lady trying to seduce Deacon? — and breezes right by substantive ones — hey, remember that time Rayna’s vocal cords were damaged? The musical numbers remain a highlight, but the true centerpiece of the show is Hayden Panettiere’s crying. The woman can weep! Her Juliette is volatile and vulnerable, which means she cries a lot, and every time she does, it’s the highlight of the episode. Nashville bounces between crazy, out-of-control nonsense and dull, predictable drudgery, but within the dregs remains a shining beacon of perfection. We present to you every time Juliette has cried on Nashville.
A lonely cry, a splotchy cry. A giant, bad wig.
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She can cry outdoors.
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Or indoors!
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Or right at the door!
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The best part about Juliette's crying is that it's never just crying. She can cry with you and still find you irritating.
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Or she can cry and flip out.
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Or cry while her hairline tries to make an escape.
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There are also a lot of levels. This is a 10. Maximum crying.
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This is a good one. She's still crying, but her face is dead.
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And that's like a 2.5.
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Noteable: Hayden Panettiere often looks really beautiful, even as a teary, undone Juliette.
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She can even cry while she's singing. (It comes in handy again later.)
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It looks like she's not really crying, but trust. She is.
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Okay, she's not crying here, but the face was too good to pass up.
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Poor Juliette. Always having to live up to other people's expectations.
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Casual Juliette taking a page from the Olivia Pope go-home-and-put-on-comfy-knits guidebook.
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Is she crying from sadness or from how tight the hairdo is?
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Don't cry! You're so pretty!
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Actually, do cry. It creates the only truly emotive moments on this show. A+++ crying.
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Step aside, Claire Danes.
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She doesn't even have to look at you.
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Pull the wig all the way on! And then dry those tears.
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She's a champion of pajama crying. (Many of us are competitors.)
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Over-it crying.
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More bad hair.
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You'd cry, too, if your ex were such a numbskull.
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Juliette deserves love! Avery deserves to get his head out of his ass! Problem solved!
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Sing it.
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Another 10!
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If you're gonna be on a primetime soap, follow Panettiere's lead here and sell it. This isn't a documentary about British people or whatever: If your ...
If you're gonna be on a primetime soap, follow Panettiere's lead here and sell it. This isn't a documentary about British people or whatever: If your character's gonna lose it, really effin' lose it.
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She's still pissed, too.
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Any closer and this would be a Magic School Bus episode about what tears are made of. (Pregnancy hormones, mostly?)
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Mad, resigned, confused, scared, and also crying. The girl contains multitudes.
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Hang in there! You are okay!
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And finally, one last tear of relief.
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