Football game! The sports radio guys are still flummoxed over the lack of Smash, going so far as to call it "a mystery wrapped in an enigma, hogtied and shut up tight." Yee haw! Of course, they're in the last quarter, so I don't know why they're just bringing it up now. Perhaps they've been busy spending the whole game coming up with that interesting enigma description. It's not looking good for our Panthers, so Coach calls time and pulls Matt over to discuss his plans. Coach is wary but Matt is confident that he can do it, so the game starts up again and...oh there's no suspense here, of course they win. The Panthers are going to the playoffs!
"I'm a pretty princess!"
At the afterparty (?), Matt thanks Coach for trusting him. I'm sure his Dad was thinking the same thing while watching the game over in Iraq. Tyra sidles over to Buddy to explain why her mother missed the interview. Buddy of course doesn't know what she's talking about, but tells her the position has been filled. But Mom decides to interrupt at that very moment, all done up and real purty lookin'. Buddy, who was previously unaware that Tyra's mom is a MILF, realizes that he's made a grave mistake and takes her off somewhere to "interview". Two minutes later, Angela flits out, giddy because she got the job! But what about her lack of experience? Does she get any benefits? Well, they didn't really talk about any of that. Egh. I don't know what happened in there but I'm guessing it wasn't a typing test. Tyra congratulates her mother and suggests that they both get drunk. Yay! Beer tastes better when mom is buying!
Coach steals Smash away from the party and drags him off to a burger joint. He agrees not to report him as long as he gets clean immediately and submits to voluntary drug testing. Smash thanks him, but Coach brushes him off. He points out the loser flipping burgers behind the counter, who just happens to be a former football star who got caught with drugs. What are the odds! Smash promises never to let Coach down again. "You best damn not." Ha.
"I can still talk about myself in the third person, right?"
Lyla returns home from the game to find a creepy Jason emerging from the shadows. He apologizes for stalking her at the restaurant and launches into a speech about how wonderful she is and how much potential her future holds. Lyla realizes where this is going and asks if he's breaking up with her. He ignores this and tells her that he has been inspired by Herc, who chose to become a better man after his accident. I don't really see this, because Herc seems like a dipshit to me, but never mind. It's a lovely and heartfelt speech anyway. And for the first time it really seems like Jason is actually talking like a real teenager. He's had to grow up so fast but here he is, stumbling over his words and repeating himself, and it's just wonderful. He tells her he loves her more than life itself, and...proposes. BWAAA?!! She bursts into tears, they kiss, and the episode ends. For the record, she did not say yes.
Good episode, not one of their best but still better than most of whatever else is on television. I have to say I did not see the proposal coming at ALL, although looking at the episode title now (Little Girl I Want To Marry You) I think I might have been able to crack that code given a little more time. I don't know what to think about it. I'm happy they're so in love, but I just wish Jason would find someone with an iota of personality. Ah well. Thoughts? Comments? Any cool parties this weekend?
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Comments (16)
I know I had some comments but all I can think about are the previews for next week where little Matty appears to be getting his topless bump and grind on with various football-lovin-groupies!! Ahhhhhh!
1 of 16 | Posted by dainsey
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Posted on January 27, 2007 10:54 AM
I agree, not the best FNL epi ever but the show still has my vote. Thanks for the great recap, loved the screencaps!
2 of 16 | Posted by sweetleaf
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Posted on January 27, 2007 6:22 PM
"Imagine if Mama Williams and Dr. Bailey got together for a Happy Hour or something. I'd pay to listen in on that."
Now that would be MUST SEE Tv.
I love Mama Williams - I can't imagine how Smash has turned out to have such a colossal ego with a Mom like that. I love when she threw him out - yeah Mama!
Was anyone else disappointed when Coach and the Mrs. were in bed smooching and that blasted doorbell rang? I love when they get kissyface. She was so cute in his office - she is the one person who can totally stand up to him and he is helpless to it. It's great!
3 of 16 | Posted by TinkerbellAPixie
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Posted on January 27, 2007 10:48 PM
I just love love love your recaps of this show!
I had all kinds of witty things to say as I was reading this, but they have all left my brain.
Thanks, anyway!
4 of 16 | Posted by angieb
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Posted on January 28, 2007 6:07 AM
Your recaps continue to impress! I thought this was a good episode, it was nice to see Smash cool the ego a little! Props to Momma Smash for being a good mother.
Buddy Garrity is such a sleaze! Tyra's mom probably can type like 2 words a minute. And I love how mom of the year suggests getting drunk to her teen-age train-wreck-in-training daughter! That was pushing it a little for me. Not that I'm a prude or anything...!
Jason proposing to Lyla shocked me too. I'm sure Buddy will be impressed.
Screampillar, I thought the same thing about FNL's time slot...American Idol is gonna kill it. I HOPE they give this show a chance!
As for the previews of next week's show, looks like Matt will have some explaining to do!!
5 of 16 | Posted by Jojobear
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Posted on January 28, 2007 10:47 AM
I may be completely wrong...but I don't think that Coach Taylor told Smash that the kid flipping burgers was caught with drugs. I think he was trying to tell Smash that that kid flipping burgers was on that Scout's top 100 list and never amounted to anything...sort of as if to say...Smash, you don't need that list in order to be successful becuase it obviously doesn't mean anything. The reason Smash started doing drugs in the first place was because he didn't make it on the scouts list and felt pressure... I could be way off base, but I think that's what he meant.
6 of 16 | Posted by aloveaffairwithtivo
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Posted on January 28, 2007 2:39 PM
aloveaffairwithtivo - I took it the same way you did. I took it to mean not to let someone else determine your worth. He was doing just fine on his before he took the steroids -and it was only because that guy told him he was small that he risked losing everything.
7 of 16 | Posted by TinkerbellAPixie
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Posted on January 28, 2007 4:12 PM
Great recap! I love this show and hope it stays around for a while.
8 of 16 | Posted by sluggerbun
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Posted on January 28, 2007 7:00 PM
This show cannot go down with My so called Life, Freaks and Geeks, etc as one of those shows that everyone who watches loves, but really no one watches. NBC keeps talking about how much they love the show but puttingit on against AI is destined to kill it.
And please no my dear Matty, do not go the way of the groupies next week. You and Julie are the cutest things ever!!!
9 of 16 | Posted by dent
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Posted on January 29, 2007 7:59 AM
I'm hoping that this time slot is OK for FNL. It seems like AI is going to be on at 9pm instead of 8pm, so we may be alright.
That said, this wasn't one of my favorite episodes, but the Taylors rocked it! And Smash's mama too.
10 of 16 | Posted by helloooeverybody
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Posted on January 29, 2007 1:35 PM
OK, I love this show, but one thing has been bugging me since I watched it.
When Jason and Terc were driving by the restaurant with Lyla and that guy, they were in Terc's pickup truck, with their wheelchairs in the bed of the pickup. Now, how in the world do the two paraplegics get the wheelchiars out of the back and get into them? Really - does anyone know this?
11 of 16 | Posted by lawyergal
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Posted on January 30, 2007 5:55 AM
Sorry I'm a little late to the party here, but just watched the show on the DVR last night.
Not the best episode, but FNL is like sex or pizza, even when it's not the best, it's still pretty damn good. Another great recap Screampillar.
lawyergal (#11), the only thing I can think of is that Herc's pickup could have a hydraulic liftgate or ramp for the loading and unloading of the chairs. They were careful enough to show Herc driving with the aide of a special steering wheel so I can't believe the writers/director would have been so lazy as to just throw 2 heavy wheelchairs in the back of a pickup without giving it any thought.
By the way did anyone else get the distinct feeling that Dillon's "alternative lifestyle" mayor wants to get in Tami Taylor's pants? (not that I can blame her).
12 of 16 | Posted by JasonR
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Posted on January 30, 2007 6:51 AM
BTW I am liking the plotline for this week's episode. It is completely reasonable that Matt would be a little corrupted in his meteoric rise from mild-mannered nobody riding the bench behind the superstar QB Street to mild-mannered town hero. That's the great thing about this show. The characters are all flawed but all seem to be doing the best they can. Well, Tami may be a complete saint. Just when you think a character is completely destestable they show some good qualities: Riggins, Lila, Buddy, and even Smash.
Such good writing. I'll be so bitter if this show doesn't last. I'm hoping NBC sticks with it and that it will pick up some viewers over the summer in reruns and there will be some Emmy nominations in August that will bring more attention.
13 of 16 | Posted by JasonR
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Posted on January 30, 2007 6:58 AM
thanks for recapping this show. i only tuned in because the actress who plays tami taylor (connie britton) went to my church and my high school (i can still remember going with my family at age six to see her play the lead in the high school's production of 'hello, dolly!'). turns out it's a great show. the dynamic between connie and kyle chandler is so genuine and believable, the saracen kid is a grandmother's wish -fulfillment fantasy, and thus far the show really hasn't over-sentimentalized or exploited the very real issues of drug abuse and crippling injury in high school sports.
--loved the confrontation between buddy and jason. the actor who plays buddy does a fine job of toeing the line between being the meddling blowhard and the loving dad who just wants the best for his little girl. tough to watch, but honest and direct.
--smash's mom rules. 'nuff said.
--the sapphic-mayor twist was a welcome surprise, showing that FNL's writers can take this seemingly predictable concept in interesting directions.
--is it just me, or does that riggins boy always look like he just finished bathing in oil? somebody get that kid a haircut!
14 of 16 | Posted by jack
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Posted on January 31, 2007 6:57 AM
I just started watching and I am in love. This show is amazing.
I must also express my love for Screampillar! Your recaps capture everything I'm thinking and morning, and the screencaps? Priceless!!
Thanks for making a great show even better.
15 of 16 | Posted by ellebella
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Posted on January 31, 2007 6:29 PM
and by morning i meant more!
16 of 16 | Posted by ellebella
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Posted on January 31, 2007 6:33 PM