Most of my ignorant acquaintances tend to be surprised when I tell them that Friday Night Lights airs on Wednesdays. Well, proverbial stupid people, do you only eat sundaes on Sundays? Do you only listen to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack on Saturdays? Do you only go to T.G.I. Friday's on Fridays? The answer is no. No one goes to T.G.I. Friday's. My point is, I'm hungry.
Hey look! A recap!
An evil sun pokes through the evil clouds of the early morning while my favorite radio sports guy exposits that the Panthers' future for the season depends on the upcoming game between Buckley and the heavily favored Arnett-Meade. If Buckley wins, the Panthers will make it to the playoffs. If not, I guess the series gets cancelled or something. Over at practice, Coach shouts a lot about how everything is out of their control and they'll just have to hope for the best. Or in his words: "What happens haaaappens! Ain't no spell or bag of juju gonna change that!" Juju? Methinks Coach is a closet Grey's fan!
The sun grimly rises on what will undoubtedly be yet another heartrending day in Dillon, the unhappiest place on earth. I feel cold. So cold.
Smash is out with a bunch of buddies and Waverly, the poor girl he's currently dating. And by dating I mean has kidnapped and is forcing to listen to him ramble on and on about football. She finally gets up and starts walking away, saying that she has a trumpet that needs some polishing. Smash becomes surly and confused, either because she left angrily or because she just made a vaguely sexual reference that he doesn't understand.
Over at SaracenHappyLand, Grandma spouts some predictions for the game on Friday and Matt humors her by listening. It's wonderful. He breaks a glass (symbolism? I don't know) and Dad walks in to help clean it up. He tells Matt that he wants Buckley to win so that he can see his son in the playoffs. Matt's all like bwwhaaa? And Dad's all like I'm not going back to Iraq! And they're both like Let's shake hands! And I'm all like, eh. It doesn't matter if he goes or stays, Matt's life will always be hard because he makes that my-life-is-so-hard face so often it's now just too perfect to waste on happiness. And the writers know this. I HATE those writers. (Just kidding! Lovies! Keep making this show!)
Coach is driving, and also driving his wife nuts obsessing over the game on Friday. Maybe you should take your own advice, COACH. Don't tell me you already forgot about the juju. As they pull up to their house, a portly gentleman cheerfully informs Coach that he has been served by Jason Street's family. And I have been served by a violent series of CRINGING.
Let me just take this opportunity to say that the theme song from this show, which is essentially two notes played over and over, is fantastic. It keeps popping up in my head at the oddest times like when I'm reading or flossing or attempting to make a beer cheese soup like I did tonight (disaster). I want to get it for my iPod so that when I'm walking down the street I can feel like an emotional teenager whose life is slowly being crushed by any given number of problems that can be driven away in an instant by a good football game. Ah, the power of music.
Later on in bed, Tami still can't believe that they're being sued. Coach makes all sorts of excuses for the Streets, saying that you can't take it personally, but it's clear that he's mostly trying to convince himself of this. Because that's gotta hurt. I feel hurt as well. I don't want any fighting betwixt my two favorite characters. (I think they're still my favorites. It changes so often I can't keep track anymore. I should create a colorful graph of some kind.)
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Comments (7)
Great recap!
Dillion is the saddest town on earth.
This epi made me like Tyra too.
I was thinking that you would be happy to see Smash this time, but boy was he a jerk. Ugh.
Matt and Julie....cute cute cute, and I could look at Riggens all day long, he's got that bad boy thing all working for him.
I wish Street would just tell coach about the whole "you didn't teach me how to tackle" thing, see what coach has to say about that!
1 of 7 | Posted by sweetleaf
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Posted on January 12, 2007 6:06 PM
I'm starting to like Tyra more and more as well. I love how she attacked her mom's loser boyfriend! You go girl. The Smash, while thoroughly annoying, is still pretty funny. Waverly needs to dump his egotistical ass. Matt continues to be the sweetest thing on TV and I hated his dad less this epi. At least he was trying to be a good dad.
It's true that the football scenes are almost non-existant now. I like seeing the (obviously foreseen) win at the end! Anyway, I still love this show. Please keep it on NBC! Great recap!!
2 of 7 | Posted by Jojobear
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Posted on January 13, 2007 6:45 AM
Great recap! How cute is Matt Saracen?
3 of 7 | Posted by sluggerbun
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Posted on January 13, 2007 8:46 AM
I agree this episode was not as gripping as previous ones, but your recap made it totally worth it! Love the commentary as always!
Out of all the drama and despair in the town of Dillon, I have to say that Coach and Matt are little pieces of heaven. Love them both! I've also really liked Tim from the start. He has this quiet sensitivity mixed with badass stubbornness that makes him a character to watch.
And as much as "the Smash" kills me with his egotistical ways, Lyla needs a life! Something needs to happen to her storyline besides making cupcakes and picking up paraplegic porn for Jason.
Oh my, I can't wait for next week. It looks like the wrath of mamma Smash is about to hail down!
4 of 7 | Posted by y2kcsc
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Posted on January 14, 2007 8:49 AM
Ugh Smash irritates the hell outta me. I was so thrilled when Waverly ditched him not once - but twice during this episode. She is way too cute to fall for all his ego and preening.
I want to adopt Matt Seracin - what a cutie.
As for rodeo stories - I took a friend and her two daughters to the rodeo a few years back when it came through Chicago. I was in it for the hot cowboys in the too tight wranglers. The opening event was calf roping and the rope got caught in the horses feet - he kicked back to break free hitting the calf in the head, the calf fell to the ground twitching in an awful way. My friend turned to me horrified - looking at me like I had made her pay to watch baby animals die. She grabbed her two daughters and left.
That sad feeling is the same sad feeling I felt when I saw Jason turn and wheel away from the Coach.
:(
5 of 7 | Posted by TinkerbellAPixie
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Posted on January 14, 2007 2:07 PM
Yah, good show, poor attendance. It may not make it past this season. Too bad, really, because it does ring true for the most part. Teens are so complex these days, I recently told my grandson (19) and granddaughter (17) I wouldn't trade my childhood for theirs. Too many issues, too frenetic, too much in a hurry to grow up. "Lights" encapsulates a lot of those feelings and emotions in a way no other show does, all mixed in with the West Texas small town football culture.
Excellent recap, Scream, if a bit too heavy on the Texas boys' cuteness. Down, girl!
6 of 7 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on January 16, 2007 9:53 AM
Finally watched this last night, so I'm a little late to the board. Not much to add, just thanks to Screampillar on another great recap and to shore up our small club of 'Gasm FNL watchers.
7 of 7 | Posted by JasonR
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Posted on January 16, 2007 11:36 AM