Comfortable’s Place had some enjoyable with Reba McEntire and Rex Linn‘s offscreen relationship by pairing their fictional characters off on an emotional — and lovable — fishing journey.

Through the Friday, November 8, episode of the hit NBC sequence, Emmett (Linn) pitched to Bobbie (McEntire) that they reinstate Fish Fry Monday. The prepare dinner would often go fishing with Bobbie’s father however since Comfortable handed away, Emmett volunteered that Bobbie be a part of him on the journey as a substitute.

“The tavern will survive with out you for in the future, I swear. That is your likelihood to loosen up and revel in life,” Emmett instructed Bobbie about taking her thoughts off work, to which she replied, “Let’s go on the market and go fishing already. The earlier we fish, the earlier I get again to the tavern and ensure it didn’t burn to the bottom with out me.”

To some, the getaway gave the impression to be extra of a piece perform for Bobbie and Emmett. Different viewers — like Us — felt romantic undertones is perhaps afoot after Bobbie and Emmett discovered themselves caught with no cell service and a storm compelled them to spend time collectively in a small cabin.

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“It seems to be like we aren’t going wherever for a bit. I’m going to complete this and why don’t you attempt to discover some approach to entertain your self?” Emmett requested Bobbie earlier than she began to play with some picket fish decor. “Drink a beer!”

The duo later had an emotional dialog the place Bobbie opened up about her father’s offscreen demise.

“First time I introduced him out right here, all he needed to do was go away. As soon as he relaxed a bit bit although, it turned his favourite factor to do. Similar for me,” Emmett recalled. “I let you know, there’s nothing higher than spending the day fishing together with your greatest good friend.”

Bobbie, nonetheless, wasn’t as satisfied that Emmett cared about Comfortable, saying, “I used to suppose that too about you and Daddy being greatest associates. How come you didn’t go to your greatest good friend’s memorial? We had been all there however not you. … I’ve been eager to know this ever since that day. However I figured I’d wait till we had been caught collectively in an outhouse to ask.”

In response, Emmett revealed that he “didn’t” miss Comfortable’s memorial.

“I used to be right here. That is the place I had my memorial service for Comfortable. I placed on his favourite Willie Nelson tape, helped myself to one of many 200 hundred beers he had in right here,” he shared. “I sat on this chair — throughout from the chair he sat in on a regular basis — and I thought of my good friend and the way a lot I miss him.”

Bobbie and Emmett’s unofficial date picked proper again up after they found out their variations. Later within the episode, Emmett confirmed Bobbie the right way to fish a beer out of his fridge. He additionally supplied her some recommendation about prioritizing her private life along with operating Comfortable’s Place.

“You might be identical to him — lively. However to be lively, you must have one and Comfortable may try this. As a result of he had somebody on the tavern he may depend on. You,” Emmett instructed Bobbie, who added, “I wouldn’t thoughts having a bit extra free time in my life. Possibly I’ll even begin fishing.”

To prime their candy second off, Bobbie requested Emmett to play a Willie Nelson tune and he selected “Yesterday’s Wine.”

“Miracles seem within the strangest of locations / Fancy assembly you right here,” Nelson sang as Bobbie and Emmett loved their high quality time collectively. “The final time I noticed you was simply out of Houston / Sit down, let me purchase you a beer.”

Comfortable’s Place, which debuted in October, follows Bobbie as she inherits her father’s restaurant and discovers a brand new enterprise associate within the half-sister (Belissa Escobedo) who she didn’t know she had. Melissa Peterman — who costarred with McEntire, 69, on Reba — performs a bartender on the restaurant whereas McEntire’s boyfriend seems as a prepare dinner on the tavern.

McEntire just lately spoke with Us Weekly about getting the possibility to collaborate with Linn, 67, on her new sitcom.

“Rex and I are greatest associates. We’ve the identical likes and dislikes. We’re foodies. We like to prepare dinner. We every needed to be a cowboy and a cowgirl,” she mentioned in an October cowl story about Linn, whom she knew for almost three many years earlier than they began relationship in 2020. “Then we obtained into the leisure enterprise as a substitute. Our dynamic works on and off-screen.”

In response to the nation singer, it was a seamless transition for her and Linn, including, “We like to act. We need to be ready. So, he and I rehearse rather a lot. We did a Lifetime film collectively. We did Massive Sky on ABC. We’ve each been on Younger Sheldon, and now we’re doing Comfortable’s Place collectively, so we get actual critical about rehearsals and we all know our dialogue for positive. To have enjoyable and be snug with dialogue, you’ve obtained to understand it. We work arduous on that.”

McEntire gushed to Us about how her reference to Linn modified her for the higher.

“Rex brings out the little woman in me and I’ve enjoyable. I’m dorky, I’m goofy. He’s too. We like to chuckle, and we love one another,” she continued. “We each love watching tv. We’re all the time looking out for a brand new sequence or film to observe. He says that it’s his homework, watching different actors and studying from them. I do it for pure enjoyment. Proper now we’re streaming The Penguin.”

Comfortable’s Place airs on NBC Fridays at 8 p.m. ET.