Buddy Garrity barges into the coaching offices (I don't think he ever just plain enters a room, he can only barge), and offers some words of fake sympathy to Mac. He continues to barge his way through and into Coach's office. He tells him that the Booster Club took a little vote, and that Mac is to be sent the way of President Logan. But our poor conflicted Coach is still on the fence about the whole thing. I wouldn't argue with him, Coach. The Booster Club is a more powerful force than the Freemasons and the Burger King Kids Club COMBINED.
Coach, catching a little of the Garrity fever, proceeds to barge on into his wife's office, disrupting a counseling session with some misguided teenage wench. He needs his wife's services and he needs them NOW, so he more or less kicks the poor thing out. She's probably anorexic or is maybe considering an abortion, but that can wait. This is a football emergency. Coach says he needs to speak to the guidance counselor, not his wife. Oh, and he keeps saying that "everything hangs in the balance," because, as we all know, this is a life or death situation. After a quick review of the facts, Tami the GC says he has to fire Mac. Coach doesn't like this answer so he asks to speak to his wife. His wife points out that it's pretty clear that the team is more important to him than Mac. He asks to speak to a third sentient being, so Tami suggests his friend, who correctly points out that whether or not Mac is a racist and it was all a mistake, it is unacceptable to be saying those kinds of things in a high school setting. Coach, more confused than ever, storms out, muttering, "The three of you scare me." I'm not sure who's the crazier one here, the schizophrenic woman or the man who loves her and demands to speak to her different sides. Don't put Coach alone in a room with Niki/Jessica, that's all I'm saying.
(Note: I just watched Grey's Anatomy, and the little Kyle Chandler cameo at the end made me squeal with joy. Not that I wasn't already squealing with joy at that moment, but still. Bonus!)
Smash bemoans his own plight to Waverly. Everyone is looking to him for leadership but since he may be jeopardizing other people's future, he's wondering if he ever should have walked off that field in the first place. SmashMama watches the two from inside the house, a tricky little expression on her face. Waverly keeps up a healthy stream of praise, and insists that Mac will be fired. Then they make out. Waverly and Smash, not Waverly and Mac. That's a whole other show, starring Chris Hansen of Dateline NBC.
Coach is watching football while Tami goes to answer the door. I just realized that almost every week the Taylors get a mystery visitor. I'm pretty sure I've seen that woman answer the door more times than I can shake a stick at. And I can shake a mean stick. This week's installment features Mac the Humble. He and Coach knock back a few, Mac starts rambling on about his father, Coach is like I don't really care, and finally Mac stumbles around to the point. He admits that he screwed up, and even confesses that he's bitter about the fact that a man ten years younger than he is got the job that should have been his. Ouch. But he loves the team and would do anything for it, so he hands in his resignation. Hey, Coach! Problem solved!
"So we're agreed. Cingular IS raising the bar."
By the way, what the HELL is the deal with that Domino's commercial? The one where everyone has giant noses and eyes and mouths? I didn't think anything could solidify my hatred for them more than their terrible, terrible pizza but this is just TERRIFYING.
Coach's three wives all think that the resignation has made the situation a whole lot easier. But Coach, the damn fine man that he is, doesn't believe that it's right. At the ensuing press conference, he declares that Mac will remain on the coaching staff. But he'll have to wear a sandwich board that says "I'm a racist and I'm ugly". Okay, I made that up, but wouldn't it be fun?
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Comments (13)
I must admit that I am not a football fan, but I love this show. Kyle Chadler has been a fav since his "Homefront" days, and I too yelled out"face mask" when that nasty play was made! Great recap!
1 of 13 | Posted by Natalie
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Posted on February 16, 2007 4:55 PM
I really enjoyed this episode, but then again, I enjoy ALL episodes of FNL! Great recap again!
Ok, I wanna know how Tyra, Julie, Matt and Landry could even get in the front door of the strip joint (The Landing Strip - hee hee)? Isn't there usually a doorman or bouncer? Maybe I'm getting too technical(?) Anyway, I thought Coach's comment about getting their little "perp" was too funny. Those Taylors!
Mama Smash continues to be the awesome voice of reason! She rocks! I love that woman.
I also yelled "FACE MASK" at the TV! LOL, good to know I'm not the only one who gets into it! I thought the psychotic DV fans were gonna bust down that fence and kill our beloved Panthers! It was a very captivating episode. FNL is my favorite show, I REALLY hope it doesn't get canned!
2 of 13 | Posted by Jojobear
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Posted on February 16, 2007 5:03 PM
This might be my favorite episode of tv - ever.
As far as this:
I think you're missing the subtext. Everyone involved knew it had NOTHING to do with official police business. It was an attempted lynching. Mac asking for a warrant was his way of saying he knew what was afoot and he wasn't gonna stand for it. It was two against a whole bunch and there was no way Smash was getting off that bus.
That scene blew my mind. The fact that they were able to deal with those issues, so deftly, so subtly, with out any preachiness or after school special vibe was really incredible.
3 of 13 | Posted by beckylooo
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Posted on February 16, 2007 5:31 PM
Awesome episode. Awesome recap. I melted too when Matt & Julie reconnnected. As for the Texas parts, no one checks ID anywhere outside of the big cities, and the bus scene was based on a true story. I can't remember the exact date, but it happened to some high school team getting the hell out of dodge several years ago after creaming the opponent on their home turf. The writer obviously knows his Texas football, and all the built-in drama that has mushroomed out of it.
4 of 13 | Posted by Ozone Dude
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Posted on February 16, 2007 6:23 PM
To me, this was the best episode of the entire season! Great recap as always!!
Coach/Kyle Chandler is and will always be my favorite on the show and I love the dynamic between him and Tami. I loved the scene in Tami's office when Coach is all confused and vulnerable and going to his loving wife for support. I want to be Mrs. Coach Taylor!
I also love Mama Smash and all of her guidance and support - she's the epitome of strong black woman and I love it. After she gives her pep talks to Smash I just want to hug her!
The whole police car, warrant scene made my heart stop. I was more concerned that the show was going to end there an leave us all hanging. I would not have been able to take that!
And Julie and Matt...yes, melt our little hearts....and based on the previews I can only imagine the Landry advice that is soon to be. hahahaa.
5 of 13 | Posted by y2kcsc
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Posted on February 17, 2007 8:48 AM
Excellent episode, perhaps the best so far. And, awesome recap!
I really disliked Mac last week, but this week, not so much. I like the way the characters on this show, while at first, seeming one-dimensional, are really very layered.
I loved Mama Smash! I especially like the way Waverly is being written as the young "idealist" versus Mama Smash as the mature "realist"; both viewpoints are valid and it's yet another example of the nuanced writing of this show. I see a big Mama versus Waverly showdown in the near future!
OMG! The "perps" and "Why can't we get ours?" Too funny.
The Taylor family? Perfection. Coach and his three "wives"? Perfection. Julie and Matt? Another heart melted! My attachment to this show is beginning to concern me...
6 of 13 | Posted by midwestliberal
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Posted on February 17, 2007 10:48 AM
Another great episode/recap!!
I always get sad after an episode ends, and I have to wait another week for a new one. So imagine my suprise when Coach Taylor made a special appearance on Grey's Anatomy the next night! Oh wait, that's sort of spoiler-ish. Sorry, but it was amazing.
7 of 13 | Posted by iSaySeriously
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Posted on February 17, 2007 10:51 AM
Great recap!
8 of 13 | Posted by sluggerbun
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Posted on February 17, 2007 3:31 PM
yea i'm already sick of waverly. i liked her... at first because she was all like hey smash no i'm not going to buy into your whole egotrip. but now she's all like i'm gonna be a bitch and tell you what to do. she just needs to chill... and back off from my man...
great great episode :)
9 of 13 | Posted by meliasaurus
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Posted on February 18, 2007 1:58 PM
i just can't get over how realistic (and hilarious) the taylor family is. when tami and julie were hollering at each other with the coach sitting there looking perplexed, mrs. jack turned to me and said 'that's my childhood.'
the racial drama was a little heavy-handed and improbable (sorry, but there's no way smash and the rest of those boys would walk off the team in the middle of the playoffs; coach mac would probably have been suspended 'pending review' or some such), but it made for great TV. and that 'will you be my girlfriend' moment? priceless, and too true. ah, nostalgia! god bless you, FNL.
10 of 13 | Posted by jack
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Posted on February 19, 2007 7:21 AM
This is a show that I almoast always go back and watch again. Not for geeky stuff like Lost, but because each scene is so lovely and perfectly done. The acting, writing, casting, everything is fantastic.
I can not wait for next week. On the preview when Julie told Tami, "we're thinking about it" (sex) and Coach with the panties, I am dorkishly excited.
11 of 13 | Posted by dent
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Posted on February 19, 2007 12:27 PM
There actually is a strip club in Austin called The Landing Strip.
http://www.austinlandingstrip.com/
I LOVE Matt & Julie and cannot wait to see how they play out in the next episode. The Taylors are my favorite TV parents.
When is Lyla going to get a life? She is so boring!!!!
Jason needs to go get his ass pummeled in quad rugby try outs. He is so freaking annoying.
Landry is the best! Who ever writes his lines is a genious!
12 of 13 | Posted by TitsMagee
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Posted on February 19, 2007 1:35 PM
I LOVE this show and your recaps, I wait for them to be posted. Just tought I would trough my 2 cents in and say here in Detroit Michigan there is a strip club called The Landing Strip, its close to Metro airport. Hehehe
13 of 13 | Posted by Roney12
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Posted on February 20, 2007 6:45 AM