Some gnarly guitars on the soundtrack cue up to let us know that Jason the Badass is out for his ten-mile morning constitutional. He arrives at the general store sweaty as always (no complaints), and tries to make some small talk with "Clint", a surly old man who blows him off and walks away. Puzzled, Jason conveniently enough glances over at the morning paper, which informs him that his family is suing Coach and that the town now hates him with a ferocious passion. Jason blows up and so does the soundtrack, pounding away as he angrily wheels down the street with a fury the likes of which has only been seen by my local grocery store when they're out of my favorite cheeseballs.
Hey look! Jason's gearing up for 24!
Over at Tyra's house, Guy Who Is Not Her Father opines that the Streets should not, in fact, be suing the Panthers. Ooh, if only Jason could hear this, he'd be steamed. "Bob" teases Tyra about her tight jeans, and informs both her and her mother that they both have a "genetically superior ass". Charming! When's the wedding?
Exhibit A: Tyra's Ass. Go ahead, tap it!
Jason is tearing his parents a new one over the lawsuit. He already hates that everyone pities him and now he hates that everyone hates him. And I hate that he's upset, and I really hate that he's hated, but I really really hate those commercials for The Olive Garden. Dad storms out so Mom takes over Consoling Duties. She says that there's nothing she wouldn't do for him, and that they need money and not everyone is going to be able to understand. She also apologizes for putting him through this, and tries to rationalize by again repeating that Coach should have put him through tackling practices. Jason sort of agrees. Watch it, kid. We do not speak ill of the Coach in this household.
Over at practice, Coach is shouting more exposition. "A little issue has come to my attention: the annual Women's Booster League Rodeo Fundraiser and Fair. SHUT UP!!" he yells in more or less the same breath, as the whole team starts groaning. Yes, he is forcing them to go instead of watching the big game, because it's a good cause and he's a good man, dammit. Diss the rodeo on your own time, BOYS.
Matt's father can't seem to find a job, so Matt shows up at Buddy Garrity's car dealership to see what he can do. Buddy is just pleased as punch that Matt's not moving away to Oklahoma, so he's all too happy to give his father a job as a salesman. Oh, this should go well. Matt, extremely grateful, mumbles a string of thanks, while Buddy beams and asks him if he likes to hunt. Don't fall for it Matt! He'll eat you!
Buddy Garrity's new hit album Fall Blowout on sale now!
Coach shows up at Mr. Street's hobby...store...? It has board games and china and all sorts of doodads and knickknackery so I'll just assume he works on the set of Antiques Roadshow. Anyway, Mitch gets somewhat embarrassed and apologizes for the lawsuit, but Coach keeps insisting that he knows it wasn't their idea. Plus the additional pain isn't even going to be worth it since they barely have a case. Mitch cautiously disagrees and cites the fact that he's completely out of money and he doesn't know what else to do. Try losing your child's legs and future and every cent you've ever earned, he says. And then the kicker: "Hell, I don't want to sue anyone. It's killing me to do this. But since I'm already dead...it doesn't matter anyway, does it." UGH. My HEART hurts. (Could be the beer cheese soup.)
Jeez Mitch, I know you're a checkers fan, but this seems a bit excessive.
Matt and his father arrive at Garrity Motors for his first day of work. Poor Henry is mumbling (the speech pattern of choice for all Saracens) that he doesn't know anything about cars, but Matt is too jazzed to care. Buddy greets them and whisks Henry off to the wonderful world of side impact airbags and APR financing. Matt watches like a mom on the first day of school, stupidly grinning at no one in particular and clearly very pleased with himself for facilitating this soon-to-be disaster.
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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