Buddy "Weekend Dad" Garrity is hanging out with his kids at the local go-kart-course/arcade/Good Times Emporium. And I come to the realization that my life up until now has been incomplete, as witnessing Buddy Garrity in the throes of Dance Dance Revolution is perhaps the greatest thing I've ever beheld. After a rollicking montage of fun and Buddy stating, "This is fun," Lyla tells him to cut the crap and acknowledge Pam's engagement. Buddy, who clearly was not told of this, is shocked. He has a mini-freakout and storms out of the building. Come on, Buddy, just play some Whack-a-Mole, that always helps.
"Sandstorm on Heavy? Dad, you are off the HOOK!"
Over in the locker room, Coach is outlining the logistics of sharing the fields and facilities with the other team. Laribee's Coach, whose name sounds like Coach Dick so that's what I will call him, quickly lives up to his name and starts interrupting Coach with snide little comments. Coach is clearly irked but, as always, keeps things classy. He saves all his ire for later in his backyard, barking into a phone about how he'd like to shove the ball right up CoachDick's-- oh hey, Tim. Tim is outside fixing the cable, and Coach whispers that, like Las Vegas, what happens in the Taylor house stays in the Taylor house.
Julie is in the library talking to Ugly Lois, who may or may not originally be from Laribee. Landry barges in to speak with Julie, asking her what kind of corsage he should get Tyra for the dance this weekend. Man, the school dance is a tough issue to tackle. It's just too much. Remember the good old days, when all we had to deal with were spinal cord injuries, attempted rapes, and heaps upon heaps of crushed dreams and futures? Those were simpler times. Anyway, Julie snaps that Landry should just go ask her, rendering this entire scene pointless.
QB1 Quasimodo, otherwise known as Chip (ew, seriously?), introduces himself to Tyra by creepily groping her shoulder and then suggesting that she get out of those wet clothes, which are not, in fact, wet. Tyra immediately shoots him down and informs him of what will happen to his testicles should he ever talk to her again. What's wrong, Tyra? Not interested in a 36-year-old man pretending to be a high school quarterback straight out of a terrible 80's movie?
"Wanna go listen to some Wham?"
He asks her to the dance. She refuses and walks away. He continues to ask/shout as she meets up with Julie, who I think declares him as "deece", as in "decent." Is this a slang that the kids are using these days that I'm not aware of? I really need to pick up one of those Teenager-English dictionaries. Julie tells her about the Landry encounter. Tyra is surprised to find out that Julie already knew about them, and when Julie asks why she has a problem with dating him, Tyra has no answer. Personally, I think that Tyra's power eyebrows combined with Landry's total lack of eyebrows could cause some sort of rip in the space-time continuum. But that's just me.
The Panthers return from practice to find their lockers trashed, with shaving cream and lewd magazines strewn all over the place. So they retaliate with more shaving cream and, ooh, talcum powder. Man, that stuff is impossible to get out. But the party ends when Coach catches them in the act, and through no small amount of yelling demands that they clean it all up.
Matt silently wonders why the pranksters spared his locker.
Landry shows up at the 'Bee's, complaining to Tyra that his riblets were cold. She says that he uses that one every time, and he admits that it might be time to come up with some new material. Ha! See, this is the Landry that I miss. Dramatic Landry = lame. Lame Landry = awesome. Anyway, he apologizes for the hand-holding incident and asks her to the dance, but she shoots him down, says she's going with someone else, and...I'm sorry, I just cannot concentrate. Look at that girl's hair. What do you call that thing? Reverse skunk mullet?
Thanks to Screampillr's mom for pointing out this atrocity.
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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