I'm still left wondering, though, what will happen if CMT renews Nashville for a sixth season. In the Deadline interview, Herskovitz said there are ideas in place, but nothing's been decided by the network. One of Nashville's greatest strengths was the way it juxtaposed two generations' competing music styles — the contemporary country of characters like Will, Scarlett, and Gunnar, as compared with the more classic country sound of figures like Rayna. With Luke gone, too, there aren't many characters left to carry on the musical void Rayna will be leaving. If Nashville is renewed for a sixth season, I hope the show will introduce a new character to sing with Deacon so that we won't lose that traditional sound. Even though no one can replace Rayna James.