We're back! Hope everyone had a nice holiday. I did. I'm happy to report that in addition to a Crucifictorious t-shirt, I also received the Friday Night Lights soundtrack. I am UNhappy to report that the dang thing does not include the opening credits theme song. Who do I have to bang around here to get that damn song? Tim Riggins, you say? I begrudgingly accept.
We begin this week at the mercy of Mother Nature, who has decided to bless our fair Dillon with a dickens of a storm. Tim is in the Taylor's living room, playing with little Gracie. Aw. Shelly, cockroach-like in her refusal to vacate the premises, starts to complain that they're out of formula. And by complain I mean shamelessly flirt with young Tim. He offers to run out and grab some, leaving her to gasp for air and roll her tongue back into her mouth.
"How will the nuclear fallout affect Friday's game? We now go live to Jack Bauer for the radiation forecast."
Tim bumps into Julie on the way out, who decides to tag along. On the way, she asks if he's going to the fall formal. Ha. Can you imagine Tim Riggins at a school-sponsored dance? Or any place that normal teenagers go, for that matter? I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he one day revealed himself to not be an adolescent at all, but in fact an undercover reporter getting a scoop on what it's like to be in high school. Or possibly just a construction worker that wandered into the wrong building. Anything's possible.
Once they arrive at the store, Tim stands outside for a moment to stare at the ominous sky and hone his inner Bill Paxton / Helen Hunt. They go inside and grab the formula, but as they get in line to pay, some sirens begin to sound in the distance. Tim runs outside to yet again mentally will the clouds not to form, but they do anyway. Oh boy, they do. Thank goodness for crappy television CGI. After pausing briefly to reflect upon the extreme inconvenience of a tornado forming directly outside a convenience store, Tim runs inside, wrassles Julie to the ground, and shields her as the windows implode and the tornado whirls by, as well as several cows and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Later, Tami tries to tell Shelly and Julie that a high school in nearby Laribee was half destroyed, but they ignore her, choosing instead to gawk at Tim doing sit-ups in the backyard. Tami disapproves. Coach, sporting an adorable new haircut, whines that Dillon High is offering the practice field and locker rooms to the Laribee boys while the school gets repaired. Tami doesn't care, asking him instead when Tim is going to be gone, since his presence, as always, will most likely lead to some sort of sexual relations. Coach blows her off, saying that he's happy to have another man around the house, as it "evens up the teams." Oh, Coach. When are you going to learn that as long as Tami is on the opposing team, yours will never win?
Pam Garrity, her transformation into a teenage girl now almost complete, enters Lyla's room and tells her to guess who got engaged. Lyla, not picking up on the hint, cutely asks who. Pam shows her the ring, and Lyla smiles but is clearly unhappy. Poor Lyla. All that praying to Jesus, and this is what He gives her? I'd demand a refund.
The Laribee team arrives to welcomes from Coach and snarky comments from the Panthers. And I will say this. Thank goodness this show is about Dillon and not Laribee, because holy crap, those boys are ugly. Hideous. My eyes are burning clean out of my skull. After ripping apart the Beast Fetus Twins, Smash sneers at QB1 Quasimodo, who apparently thinks that he's "God's gift". Oh, Smash. Your hypocrisy charms me.
There is no God.
In the cafeteria, Landry wonders aloud to Tyra whether the Panthers are the Sharks or the Jets in the West Side Story that is Dillon High. She has no idea what he's talking about. Landry, how could you even care for such an uncultured swine? Get thee to a Broadway musical, woman! They lamely flirt some more (God they're boring), then Landry, perhaps seized by the spirit of Jerome Robbins, holds her hand. Tyra quickly pulls away and flees, leaving Landry to stew and quietly sing "Tonight, Tonight" to himself.
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Comments (12)
Happy new year, SP, and great recap. Love your Tim Riggins jokes, and the baby Grace caption cracked me up.
Tyra's new 'do is an interesting hybrid of the RW Shauvon/Trisha reverse skunk combined with Connecticut soccer mom, but she's still hot as hell.
With the murder plot behind us, the show seems to be getting back on track, but I've heard some disturbing rumors that if the strike doesn't end soon, once they run out of new FNL episodes, that will be it, forever. Someone please tell me this isn't true.
1 of 12 | Posted by JasonR | Posted on January 9, 2008 6:16 AM
For some reason, this episode stayed with me for a few days and i have been anxiously awaiting your recap since. You did not disapoint, as usual!
Poor Timmy Riggins...kid can't catch a break. That scene at the party with the emo twerp was so great...precisely the reason i always wanted an older brother....it was so sweet. I knew from the moment it began that it could only end badly for our dear boy....wonder if telling Coach that his daughter was D-runk (that's a captital D drunk) and he was helping her will make it any better....
Looking forward to next week. BTW, the opening credit song is by Expressions In The Sky and is called "Your Hand in Mine". There are a couple versions on the Season 1 Soundtrack....
2 of 12 | Posted by mamabird | Posted on January 9, 2008 6:17 AM
Actually, I did a little research and as far as I can tell, the actual theme song was written by W.G. Snuffy Walden, even thought it sounds a lot like "Your Hand In Mine," by Explosions in the Sky. I've searched everywhere but I don't think it's available anywhere.
3 of 12 | Posted by calvin28 | Posted on January 9, 2008 7:43 AM
Yeah, that last comment about the soundtrack was from me.
4 of 12 | Posted by screampillr | Posted on January 9, 2008 7:49 AM
I hope the Riggins-Coach misunderstanding gets ironed out quickly. (Great recap, BTW!)
Don't find it credible that a rival HS team would be invited to not only use the practice facilities, but apparently attend the school full time.
CoachDick so needed choking... but he is the kind of weak weasel that would file a law suit then get a bunch of his boys to testify that the attack was unprovoked. Ask any of his ex wives.
Garrity sounded like every abusive ex - oh, I've changed, I'm sorry, I'll never do it again, blah, blah. I call bull shift.
5 of 12 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on January 9, 2008 4:23 PM
Hmmm....you are probably right Screampllr. My research was most likely not as thorough as yours. Your Hand In Mine is like 8 1/2 minutes long and there are parts that sound pretty close. There should be a website to search themesongs. Probably already is but there are a couple I have been searching in vain for (The Bourne movies, anyone?) and can't find anywhere.
6 of 12 | Posted by mamabird | Posted on January 9, 2008 6:29 PM
Ok just to be a pain in the ass, the song on the season 1 soundtrack is First Breath After Coma by Expressions in the Sky. I have been listening to it a lot lately, but can't find the opening credits song anywhere. And awesome recap. Man I love Tim Riggins.
7 of 12 | Posted by marybanjo | Posted on January 10, 2008 8:49 AM
Great recap! I love everything you write Screampillr!
I too was disappointed that the "Explosions in the sky sone on the FNL soundtrack was not the credits song.
I love Tim Riggins! And coach was scary! I am so glad that Landry told off Tyra (to some extent). I like them together, but she needs to be empowered in some way.
I would love to see her in school, doing well, and joining a clubor something.
I think this epi was so good because is was grounded in school and the relationships formed there, as opposed to outside drama.... I will be glad to see a football game again this week!
8 of 12 | Posted by fnllover | Posted on January 11, 2008 11:54 AM
I'm very late in reading this re-cap! But i thought this episode was so great - maybe one of the best so far! I, too, think the Landry/Tyra story is in danger of becoming VERY drawn out. I think she really likes him, but I can't tell if she is just not dating him b/c of what Landry's dad said to her, or if she really is that conflicted. who knows.
I. Love. Tim. Riggins. That's all I can say about that.
SP - welcome back! glad you had a nice holiday. iI got FNL - Season 1 for Christmas and on the DVD main menu screen, they play the opening credits song and I was soo happy about that! The DVD has tons of deleated scenes, too. I was hoping for a little more actor interviews, etc - but maybe on the second season!
9 of 12 | Posted by lucygirl | Posted on January 12, 2008 6:18 PM
"Bring me my DAMN LASAGNA!"
Ha ha ha ha ha... great recap!
Julie really gets on my nerves this season.
10 of 12 | Posted by drmalcolm | Posted on January 12, 2008 8:54 PM
Okay, I read the Texas Monthly article back in the 80s. I read the book, too. I watched the movie. But the TELEVISION SHOW???
Oh.
My.
God.
Is there anything on TV more delicious?
I was recently accused of being addicted to Friday Night Lights by my teenage sons, who watch the show with much less excitement than their almost 40YO mother, which is a bit weird, I guess. (Their verdict is that there needs to be MORE FOOTBALL to which I agree.)
Maybe it's because I DVR the episodes and defy anyone to interrupt me as I watch them. Maybe it’s because I’ve teared up over an episode or three. Maybe it’s because I’m perilously close to building a statue of Momma Williams in my yard with a kneeling bench in front of it. Maybe it’s because I require a bib and a panty liner when Kyle Chandler is on the screen. Okay, yes, I am an addict.
Due to the fact that I am a bonafide Texas Football Momma and watch my OWN boys on Friday nights I question the time slot, though! (Do any of you Texan viewers out there have a clue as to why ANYONE in their right mind would put a show about Friday Night Football on FRIDAY NIGHT??? The folks in charge of the show must know the religion that is Texas High School Football, right? I pity the folks without DVR or TIVO. We should have a telethon or something, huh?)
NOW, I've spent this entire afternoon reading all the archives of FNL recaps and am now addicted to your hilarious internet column. Damn you, Screampillr, for feeding my addiction, hurry the hell up with this week's recap, and by the way...do ya wanna be my newest online BFF?
11 of 12 | Posted by TheVoiceOfReason | Posted on January 13, 2008 4:05 PM
Screampillr, I beg you, please hurry up with your recap. My Cowboys just lost and I want to read something hilarious before I get too drunk to care. Does anyone know a FW/Dallas area hit man that I can hire to whack Jessica Simpson??? That girl is POISON.
12 of 12 | Posted by TheVoiceOfReason | Posted on January 13, 2008 4:52 PM