I'm guessing their break-up is more about opening up creative possibilities for Will for the rest of this season. But it is very sad given that Kevin is such a good guy and did everything he could to support Will's new growth and freedom, only to be ultimately done in by all of it. Welcome to the new adventures of Will Lexington.
shareIt is too bad will and kevin broke up.
shareYeah, I'm really sad about it, too. The song Will sang at the end was beautiful and so sad. I went through my first real breakup and am still getting over it almost a year later, and the song really hit all the right notes (no pun intended) about how even though things don't work out, we don't stop caring about that person. Really affected me tonight. I hope Will gets some happiness this season.
shareI know right, that ending was so sad. Just why Will, why?
shareChances are he will regret it. Kevin really loved him for him.
People like that tend to haunt you, as you get older and more mature. And people like that are far few in between.
Kevin will be fine. He is better off without someone so wishy washy like Will.
Kevin deserves better though. Maybe once Will figures out what he really wants they'll end up back together.
shareWill needed the break up I am hoping the writers wrote the Kevin character as boring and plain because he was. Kevin and Will lacked fire, passion, and chemistry. The actors just never clicked. Will needs a bad boy he needs to be with a gay man with MORE experience than him both in terms of sexual and life experience. Will is on a journey. The question is will CMT be courageous and tap into gay male culture or not? Right now, the writing of Will you can tell the scriptwriters are HETEROSEXUALS. Very obvious in the writing they know NOTHING ABOUT GAY MEN AND GAY SEX.
shareI don't agree with you that Kevin is boring and plain. In all likelihood, he has had more sexual and just as much life experience than has Will. Remember, his character was introduced to us light-years ahead of where Will's was in terms of self-acceptance. When we met Kevin, he was well-adjusted, "out" both professionally and privately, and successful in his career. For many, he would have been the total package.
It's not that Kevin is plain and boring, it's their relationship. You're right in assessing that the problem lies within Will. He's unsettled and doesn't have his footings yet as an adult gay man; ie, the "journey" of which you speak of.
Although I suspect I understand what you're hinting at whenever you question whether or not CMT will be "courageous and tap into gay male culture..", to be sure, would you explain what you meant?
Kevin was boring and Will's first real boyfriend. I'd rather he be able to date and actually play the field... it's a tv show not real life.
That scene with the fashion designer was HOT and they had serious chemistry. Never seen Will grin like that with Kevin.
I understand Nashville is on CMT but the homophobia of the show runners is event. Will has never had a sex scene a REAL ONE on Nashville yet all the straight characters do. It is double standards and it is homophobic. It is disappointed to not see a SEXUAL Will Lexington. I doubt for example, Nashville is going to have a scene at a gay bathhouse for example or a gay bar? I think Will needs a gay friend, while his straight friends on Nashville are supportive they are still heterosexual. And straight people do not understand what it means to be a gay man because they are NOT GAY. And I am under the impression the writers are also heterosexual as well their homophobia probably is limited by the show runners and the network CMT.
shareThe show runners are cautious to be sure, but I wouldn't necessarily label them as "homophobic". Thinking back on previous episodes, I can't recall many, if any, "sex" scenes--straight or otherwise.
Perhaps you're merely speaking of the lack of scenes including affection, ie. kissing, embracing, in and out of bedroom scenarios. On that, I agree. There's definitely an imbalance which although not directly homophobic does acquiesce to those that are. Often scenes between Will and Kevin have come off as overly managed and heavily tempered--so much so that the pair seem reduced to mere roommates.
Just as the military's former policy of "don't ask/don't tell" was unjust, Nashville's small-screen version ("don't depict/don't substantiate") is insultingly limiting to it's audience, both gay and straight.
Haven't they already shot a scene within a gay bar? If not, I think they should. Hell, Maddie recently got to go to a predominately black club so Will, Gunner, and Avery should gussy up a bit and hit the town. Not all gay men go to gay bathhouses so I don't see the need for it. But going forward on the subject of dating, if Will and Kevin are broken up for good, I would expect to see a more curious and even gregarious Will.
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