[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for George & Tammy Season 1, Episode 1, “The Race Is On.”]
Everyone likes biopic, however oftentimes dramatic moments are performed up for leisure. Is that the case for Showtime’s new title George & Tammy? The sequence about nation legends George Jones (Michael Shannon) and Tammy Wynette (Jessica Chastain) kicked off Sunday, December 4, airing concurrently on Showtime and Paramount Network, with the premiere episode “The Race Is On,” and already the drama is insane.
The installment tracks the primary time Tammy and George meet and the romance that shortly brews between them, unveiling some surprising, however true particulars in regards to the public figures. So, how a lot from the primary episode was actually true? Tammy is launched to George in what seems to be a motel room the place he’s flanked by two ladies and half-drunk in mattress. While George was a recognized drinker, in response to info, the pair met at a recording studio in Nashville.
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Despite this shift, a lot of the premiere episode sticks to actuality. In the present, when Tammy meets George, she’s married to Don Chapel (Pat Healy), a songwriter who is raring to pen a tune for the nation crooner. Ultimately, the installment exhibits Don presenting “When the Grass Grows Over Me” to Jones, a music he did in truth write and Jones did carry out.
The premiere additionally contains George’s reported behavior of consuming uncooked potatoes, the idea being that the vegetable would take in any alcohol within the physique. As the present adopted Jones and Tammy’s working relationship, the premiere finally results in a quite tense second. Inviting Jones over for dinner, Tammy cooks a meal and welcomes the singer to her and Don’s dwelling, introducing him to their blended household.
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Don is in a blatantly bitter temper, jealous of the connection George and Tammy have shaped. While she has the household sit down, Jones traps Tammy in the lounge, indicating to her that he’s simply been divorced and hinting on the potential for them to be collectively. Once they be part of the desk, simmering feelings flare as Don tries asserting his dominance after which outright asking George if he’s going to have intercourse along with his spouse.
George then says he’d wish to, resulting in some additional nasty feedback from Don. That units off a rage in George, who turns over the dinner desk and begins throwing issues. He confesses his love for Tammy and collects her and her three daughters earlier than driving away. For these much less acquainted with the real-life nation stars, this story is primarily true.
Although we are able to’t affirm that each phrase uttered was factual, the confession and drive away is totally true, marking the beginning of a romance not like most. But what did you consider the premiere? Did it get George and Tammy proper? Let us know your ideas within the ballot and feedback part, under, and don’t miss the remainder of the season because it airs solely on Showtime.
George & Tammy, Sundays, 9/8c, Showtime