Great review as always.
The cases definitely felt disjointed and way too different to be in the same episode. The Rascal Flatts storyline was kind of silly, and the CIA story was just odd and, as you said, overly convoluted.
The Rascal Flatts guys weren't horrible, but they're obviously musicians rather than actors. They could have been worse, but that's not something I generally want to say about guest stars on a show like this - I always prefer guest stars who are actors (or the occasional good musician-turned-actor). :lol:
I doubt the guy would be back on stage the next night, recovered from the amnesia and the physical trauma of the electrocution - seriously, there was burnt skin on the guitar, his fingertips would be jacked up. And there are a lot of nerve endings in your fingertips. I can't see rushing back to the stage to pick up a bass asap after that sort of injury.
Also, the motive was stupid. The crazy fangirl was fun, though.
I'm curious to see where they're going with this Langston/his father/the CIA stuff. I wondered if they might be setting up for an exit for the character, but that seems like a waste, especially when they seem to really like Fishburne - I know fans are split on the character, but unless they think getting rid of him will magically bring back all of the viewers that ditched the show, I don't know what good it would do to get rid of him...I guess we'll see what happens as the season continues.