She saunters over to Matt and flippantly asks if she missed his thing. Ugh. She says they need to talk, and they Talk, and let's just cut to the chase - they break up. She even uses the "It's not me, it's you" line, and poor Matt just says "I know it's not me." This whole scene makes me realize something. Julie is very easy to hate, and why? Because teenage girls are very easy to hate. As annoying as Julie is, I think she's written well and pretty accurately. She goes a little over the top at times, but it isn't completely out of the realm of possibility that teenagers may, at times, overreact. I did exactly what Julie is doing when I was a teenager, and I'm sure I was equally as horrific.
Buddy wanders into Lester's trophy room, and starts sarcastically talking to no one in particular about how "wholesome" it is. Um, hate to point this out Buddy, but you had a trophy room too. Kind of a pot calling the kettle black thing here. Actually, don't listen to me. Continue to wallow in your sorrow. And wallow he does!
Some time later, Buddy is drunkenly relaying the State Championship game to some poor suckers who clearly would rather be anywhere else. Lester tries to take his beer away, but Buddy resists, then stumbles, and finally starts screaming at Lester and trying to pick a fight. Eventually he is subdued by Mr. Twelve Steps himself, Tim Riggins. Then he falls down into the mud. Lyla arrives and asks if he's drunk, which Tim hilariously responds to with a "I don't know Lyla, maybe he's had one too many. What do you think?" Lyla shoos him away, saying that she can handle this, and even spitting a particularly vitriolic "You must be loving this." Wow. Jason also watches from somewhere, and while we're at it, do you think we could get some resolution on that whole marriage proposal thing? Do Lyla and Jason ever talk? Is he still dating that blond chick? Or is he single? Answer that last question first.
Buddy is an inebriated mess, and he creates quite the spectacle as Lyla tries to help him up. It's humiliating. Lyla wins the Worst Life Award for this evening. She can't get him up, so she reluctantly asks Tim to help. They bring him back to his apartment and put him to bed, all while he keeps mumbling that he's sorry and he loves her. It's heartbreaking, of course. Tim hangs around the living room, contemplating the Evils Of Alcohol as Lyla puts her father to bed. She shuts the bedroom door, looks at Tim, and sums up the theme of this show quite nicely: "Why is everything always falling apart?" They chat for a bit, and as he says good night he kisses her on the cheek, which may in fact be the sweetest thing that Tim Riggins has ever done.
"Resist my charm. I DARE YOU."
Tami is at the emergency room with little Grace. The doctor tells her to give her more fluids and to feed her every hour, maybe in shifts with her husband who lives seventeen towns over. On the phone with Coach, she tells him that it's nothing to worry about, that he doesn't need to come home, and that everything is fine. She can barely say goodbye without crying. I think Mommy could use a few fluids too, seeing as how she couldn't possibly have any left in her body with all of this sobbing. Glenn, who she called to drive her home, tries to make her feel better and she apologizes for having been a bitch. As they leave, he asks why they thought that this whole living-apart thing was a good idea, and she admits that it was stupid. And then she cries some more.
Tyra saunters into Landry's room to tell him that she's glad the guy is dead and that she wishes it were her that had killed him. Huh. Nicely done, Collette. At least she's honest. And then they hug, then cry, then kiss. Probably not the way Landry had pictured it back when he was preparing those aphrodisiac chocolates last year, but I guess all's well that ends well, murder notwithstanding.
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Comments (10)
I never got a chance to comment on the season premiere, so let me say now, Screampillr, so glad you're back to recap season 2 (didn't you lose an "a" from your name? Can we buy you a vowel?)
I also was a little concerned about the murder plot, but I can also see how teenagers can operate with blinders on and not see future consequences of their actions. After seeing this episode, I'm feeling ok that the plot line will play itself out in character with the tone of the rest of the show.
I'll second your thoughts on Julie's character: she's impulsive and self-absorbed and it ain't pretty to watch most of the time, but it's a fair portrayal of what many of us were like at that age.
Anyone else think the hot Latina nurse is going to make a man of our boy Matt?
1 of 10 | Posted by JasonR | Posted on October 16, 2007 8:01 AM
Awesome show, and equally awesome recap, SP!
Too many things to comment on, so I'll just pick one.
Grandma with the tiara scene was an absolute scream!
Keep it coming, FNL!
2 of 10 | Posted by ThisShowRocks! | Posted on October 16, 2007 8:50 AM
I am glad to hear that you loved Pierce on 24 as well. I was so excited to see him.
It was interesting to see the difference in how he carried himself in this role as opposed to the one on 24. I almost didn't recognize him for a minute, because of the drastic change in demanor!
Way to go Pierce/Landry's Dad! Way to act!
3 of 10 | Posted by fnllover | Posted on October 16, 2007 11:00 AM
Another fine recap!
I'm also getting more comfortable with the murder plot. In fact, most of the story lines felt better. I don't know if that is because the writer's are getting more comfortable, or us trusting that they do, in fact, know what they are doing. (We've all had our hearts broken by shows that lost their mojo in the off season - darn you, Remington Steel!)
4 of 10 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on October 16, 2007 12:10 PM
I'm not a big fan of the murder storyline but maybe that's the plot device the writers are using to make it believable that Tyra would fall in love with Landry. Kind of a messy way to do it.....but I wasn't really comfortable with the racism storyline last season and the way they dealt with that was beautiful. I think that's the episode that I became a full-fledged FNL fan! Whatever happened to Coach Mack anyway?
5 of 10 | Posted by volleydawg | Posted on October 17, 2007 10:14 AM
OMGoodness - I LOVE YOUR RECAPS!! Love love love them! That said - can I die of laughter again from "Community Pool of Sin and Amniotic Fluid" . hahaha.. and Miss Dementia 2007. Hahaha.
Okay, so, I'm totally not feeling the murder thing either. Actually, I kept speaking to the tv that night saying "No, they didn't do that. They didn't go there. Cmon, they didn't write that." But, they did.
I want to marry Matt Saracen. ASAP.
Thanks for such fantastic recaps. : )
6 of 10 | Posted by dainsey | Posted on October 17, 2007 2:04 PM
OMGoodness - I LOVE YOUR RECAPS!! Love love love them! That said - can I die of laughter again from "Community Pool of Sin and Amniotic Fluid" . hahaha.. and Miss Dementia 2007. Hahaha.
Okay, so, I'm totally not feeling the murder thing either. Actually, I kept speaking to the tv that night saying "No, they didn't do that. They didn't go there. Cmon, they didn't write that." But, they did.
I want to marry Matt Saracen. ASAP.
Thanks for such fantastic recaps. : )
7 of 10 | Posted by dainsey | Posted on October 17, 2007 2:06 PM
As a self diagnosed TV addict, I am a huge fan of dragging my enjoyment of a particular show out by reading recaps. In my search for the best recappers out there, you, Screampillr, are in my top two....I can't even tell you how many times I have (painfully) read a recap of some show I love only to be sorely dissapointed with the inane play by plays... "then this happened....then he said this....blah blah blah"
That being said, top notch recappers that write with just the right amount of snark, personal perspective, and obscure entertainment references are hard to come by....
So, Screampillr, I heart you and your screencaps very much.
I was feeling this episode a lot more too....
My favorite parts....
Grandma Saracens tiara and
your Lila screencap...i was howling..."Christ in my windshield wiper fluid.." indeed.
And for the record, I vote that The Swede is both B and C.... "a poor man's Adrian Grenier" AND "Ikea-like in his blandness and affordability"
Keep rocking the recap Sreampillr....looking forward to this season with you!
8 of 10 | Posted by mamabird | Posted on October 17, 2007 2:26 PM
Long time reader, first time poster, I love this show, thanks for your hilarious recaps. Just wanted to let you know someone else watched FNL!
9 of 10 | Posted by RLR123 | Posted on October 18, 2007 2:33 PM
I'm so over Julie. Her huge lips and knockers are distracting and her acting is getting worse by the ep. Someone needs to tell her to turn down the facial tics and quit trying so hard! Oh, and be a nicer daughter and girlfriend. (Wait that's the writing, but I think her acting is even killing that, which is hard to do on this show... hail to the writers!!)
10 of 10 | Posted by I.Heart.MattSaracen | Posted on October 21, 2007 8:57 PM