Tim, off to do some laundry, is confronted once again by The Blob. Good Lord, he's back again too? Could we arrange some sort of caged deathmatch between him, Herc, and Shelly, with no survivors? Blob tells him that he'll regret going back to the team. Tim shrugs him off, possibly because he's just as confused as we are.
Tyra arrives at Landry's house to yell at him for confessing. He once again says that it was the right thing to do because...he killed a man!
Football, football, football. Santiago is not doing well. Coach yells at him for about five minutes, then returns to the sidelines to meet a worried Buddy. Coach tells him the kid's got great instincts, but his head is stopping him from following through.
Landry and his dad are meeting with their broken-down old attorney, who tells them that if they play it up as self-defense, Landry could get off the hook. This does not sit well with our dear boy, who insists that he doesn't want them to frame it in any special way because, say it with me, he killed a man.
Lyla is on a scenic drive past Jason's house, so she stops by to say hi. Huh? Whatever. I've given up on trying to understand the relationship between these two. It could only be explained through complex theorems and those strange dot and stick graphs in Good Will Hunting. He says hi, then fields a phone call and makes a date with the online harpy Isabella. Lyla looks amused, then teases him once he gets off the phone. Jason, in a rare goofy moment, giggles and fills her in, leaving out the fact that the girl is from...The Internet! *thunder clap* Lyla seems genuinely happy for him, but who knows what these crazy kids are really thinking. Let's just get Matt Damon in here to explain it all, or, failing that, Clarissa.
Julie pays a visit to her father's office, saying that she needs to talk to him despite the self-imposed rules to never talk to him at school. Coach makes an adorable celebratory gesture, then tells her to take a seat. Julie tells him that she's drowning under all of the work her mother is giving her with the christening, especially since she's busy enough with school as it is, and she doesn't want to disappoint her. Coach promises to talk to Tami, and should also promise never to do this again:
"Panthers win State!"
Cut to a gymnastics meet. Bwa? It takes me forever to figure out where they're going with this, until I see Tim Riggins, who's in charge of the scoreboard. Heh heh. He looks pissed at the world, so Coach approaches to ask him if he's doing alright. Tim, flashing his best angsty brooding face, says, "Not really. We just got an 8.6, Coach. Stacy should be getting those doublebacks, she's been her own worst enemy all day. It's pretty bad." Oh, Tim Riggins. You can no longer do any wrong in my eyes. Steal Jason's fiances, screw a handful of MILFs, befriend little alien demon children, I don't care. You are a golden god of hilarity.
Unfortunately, this comedic nugget of a scene is ruined by The Blob, who is standing practically underneath the balance beam, applauding the girls and generally just acting like the creepy perv that he is. Coach almost flips out, until Tim steps in and tells him he's his roommate. Coach reigns himself in, but barks that Blob needs to go back and sit in the bleachers. When Tim goes over to talk to him, Blob suggests that they pay a visit to The Landing Strip and ogle Mindy (EW). Tim tells him that he can't leave, so Blob says he'll wait. Coach watches the whole scene with a disapproving eye, though he's possibly just offended by the unbearable stench.
Santiago is going over the playbook with Buddy, who's quizzing him and telling him that he needs to memorize the whole thing before the game on Friday. Santiago looks overwhelmed and miserable. Hey, where are all of the delightful hijinks that we were promised with these two? We can't go directly into the dramatic stuff! I demand inexperienced parenting tomfoolery! Though perhaps we catch a small hint of it when Buddy presents dinner as, I swear to God this is what it sounds like, "steak and Ramen semen."
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Comments (8)
When I saw Jason pop up in this episode, I thought, "Screampillr is going to be one happy person!"
I can practically see you beaming through this screen.
I agree that parts of this episode felt rushed.
Also, I'm with you on Riggins...I'd watch him do anything. Yummy!
And am I the only one that thinks this deal with Landry isn't totally over?
1 of 8 | Posted by ThisShowRocks! | Posted on December 11, 2007 11:05 PM
My husband and I rewound the DVR like 4 times to figure out what Buddy Garrity said about dinner...although I stopped short of turning on the closed captioning...steak and ramen what??
2 of 8 | Posted by Lnnc92 | Posted on December 12, 2007 7:16 AM
I am glad that I am not the only person who thinks of Screampillr recaps as I watch the show, or in everyday life.
One day I was driving home, and there was a guy who looked JUST LIKE Buddy Garrity driving a huge truck next to me. The first thing I thought was "Screampillr would put this in her recap".
And I also thought of you when Jason came on the screen... and when Jason was with the waitress... I hoped it would be you. :)
3 of 8 | Posted by fnllover | Posted on December 12, 2007 12:46 PM
Another fine recap! Good show, too.
I wish they'd stretched out the Matt/Carlotta thing, but it's still okay - even though I know it can't help but end badly.
I too fear that the Landry plotline is not over. Maybe the brother will be back?
Liked the football part - the guy I credit with turning Santiago into the Waterboy was that fool from the other team who just HAD to rub it in after flattening him. Many games have been turned around - and football heroes awakened - that very same way. Karma bites.
4 of 8 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on December 12, 2007 4:09 PM
I've been really behind in reading my recaps - but it's good to be back! I thought this episode was so emotional...lots going on.
I've liked Riggins since the start and I'm glad to see him showing is soft/good side (I still think he needs to wash his hair) but he's my fav (besides Coach, of course).
As much as I love Tammi...she's a little on my nerves. I feel like something needs to happen with her - besides bights with Julie. I miss the Eric and Tammi from last year. I know a baby changes everything, but where's the love??
5 of 8 | Posted by y2kcsc | Posted on December 12, 2007 4:58 PM
Other than the stupid arc of the killing and the subsequent "drama", this show continues to hit the highs, notably due to outstanding writing that seems to be reserved for Coach and Tami. Well, Riggins, too. He gets all the juicy, snappy comments. Pathos, my man, pathos. Smash is an a-hole.
Love your recaps and naked passion for this show, Screampillr. It does deserve to give us a few more seasons, even if it was obviously designed to last only one. I mean, all the main characters, except for Landry and Saracen were seniors the first season, weren't they? How can they still be around? It will be interesting to see if the show is renewed how they're going to introduce the new ones.
The one character I'm sick of is Julie. Her teenagery is over the top now and she needs to go off to college or some A & M school to learn animal husbandry or something. She can take Aunt Shelly with her, too, who contributes nothing to this show. The real Tami would have bounced her ass down the four-lane weeks ago.
6 of 8 | Posted by talma63 | Posted on December 13, 2007 5:59 AM
"steak and Ramen semen."
Poor Santiago!
7 of 8 | Posted by sweetleaf | Posted on December 13, 2007 11:18 AM
Mmmm, nothing takes the chill off of a cold winter's night quite like a nice hot bowl of steak and semen ramen, I bet Santiago is counting his blessings every night...or not...
Screampillr, I just wanted to post and thank you for your hilarious recaps, they are the highlight of my TV week!
If Tim Riggins is still looking for a place to live, I would like to nominate: my pants :)
Keep up the great work!! Your screencaps of Gracie are too adorable for words!
8 of 8 | Posted by happymommy | Posted on December 17, 2007 10:51 AM