Back at the Taylor house, Julie laments the fact that Tyra is no longer answering her phone calls, to which Tami replies that you never really know what a person is going through. *The More You Know*. Coach swoops in like some sort of motivational speaker and declares that he's taking his lovely ladies out to dinner to celebrate, but Julie of course stomps off to her room. "I know what's going to happen next, the door's gonna slam," Coach predicts. It does. Perfection. He asks Tami what's wrong (as if he doesn't know), and she asks him to come sit down. This makes our dear Coach quite Uneasy, and rightfully so, since Tami's got quite the proposal coming up. She says she's been thinking that maybe it would be best if she and Julie stayed in Dillon until Julie graduates, so that she can get some closure and Tami can continue her work with the kids. And by "kids" I assume she just means "Tyra", because daaamn that poor girl has some issues.
"Honey, I'd like to stay in Dillon."
"And I'd like our daughter to get thee to a nunnery, but it's just not in the cards now is it?"
Coach looks thoughtful, and my heart prepares itself to be warmed. So it's a surprise when he blurts out a big No. Tami is taken aback, as am I, and he further explains that that would split up the family, and that is not something that he is willing to do under any circumstances. They then talk over each other for a while, Tami insisting that her work is very important, and Coach insisting that there are other kids she can help in Austin. Tami tries to explain that she can't abandon her kids, but Coach gets up and storms out of the house. Guess we see where Julie gets that from then.
Smash is out in the school hallway, chatting it up with a couple of strumpets, when Waverly snags him away to have a Talk. She says she has decided to give him a hiatus, which means that for the next two weeks, while he is at State, he can do whatever he wants. Smash tries to clarify this a couple of times, reminding her that he will be partying and probably hanging out with other girls while she stays at home and takes her meds. Waverly says she's cool with it and tells him to enjoy himself and "just be the Smash". Smash assures her that he is quite adept at that. Up until now I thought Waverly was a fairly smart cookie and knew how to handle the male gender, but this? That bitch crazy.
Tim tries to invite himself over to dinner again with MILF and Gremlin, but MILF declares that It Is Over Between Them. Tim asks why, and she explains that he's becoming a sort of father figure to Bo, and that's probably going to mess the kid up in the long run. More so than already? Eh, maybe I'm too hard on the kid. But then again, no I'm not. She walks away, leaving Tim to stew in his truck and me to erase her gremlin son from my memory.
It's a Garrity Family Meeting! Pam breaks the news to the kids that she and Buddy are getting a divorce. Lyla sadly laughs to herself. Buddy tries to reassure the kids that everything will be the same, except that Daddy will only be around on weekends. "Every other weekend," Pam spits. Lyla can't handle this and storms out, saying she'll come back once HE leaves. Ugh. This whole plotline is just so sad, I can't even make a joke out of it. Actually, yes I can. Buddy Garrity has George Washington hair.
Go chop down a cherry tree or something.
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Comments (15)
I don't even know if I can handle it. My heart hurt just reading the recap of an episode I saw twice.
1 of 15 | Posted by punkrox | Posted on April 10, 2007 9:07 AM
Great recap! I really hope NBC announces soon that this show is renewed next year - it's awesome.
2 of 15 | Posted by sluggerbun
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Posted on April 10, 2007 9:18 AM
WOO-HOO!! STATE, BABY!!
(glad to see I'm not the only person who's been driving around all week yelling that out the driver's side window at random strangers, screampillar.)
Please god let them renew this show. Not only is it the most coherent, consistent drama on TV at the moment, with the most likable and well-rounded cast of characters, but it manages week in and out to comment objectively and honestly on the 'big issues' without seeming the least bit forced or heavy-handed. Perhaps Tami is a bit too saintly, but her self-righteous streak and her refusal to be a traditional 'Coach's Wife' who subordinates all of her goals and wishes to her husband's career make her uniquely appealing (and Connie B. is just brilliant and should win all the awards and the moon over Texas to boot).
But something just occurred to me: Smash, Riggins, Tyra, Jason, Lyla--aren't most of the kids seniors? Matt, Julie, and Landry (love that the truth-telling nerd of the show is named after Texas' most beloved football coach) are all underclassmen, but how exactly can this show maintain focus without having to send off its young stars? Will Coach Taylor turn down the TMU job (it happens--just last week, a top-level basketball coach accepted a job at the Univ. of Arkansas and then changed his mind the day after the press conference, explaining that the move wasn't right for his family), or will the show try to split its plotlines between Dillon and Austin? I can't imagine having a different Panthers coach, but that scenario might enable to writers to believably keep the characters on the verge of graduating and moving away in the picture.
Of course, they'll probably get kept around by a hard dose of undeserved tragedy like Jason's accident. I can't stand when bad stuff happens to characters we care about, but there's the proof in the pudding: we care. The FNL team has us all invested, as if the kids' triumphs and heartaches were actually happening and we really needed to go for two with time expiring to live to play another day.
STATE, BABY!! WOO-HOO!!
3 of 15 | Posted by jack | Posted on April 10, 2007 10:53 AM
I heard that they decided to renew this show at the same time as 30 Rock, but they're waiting to announce it because they don't know where they want to put it in the schedule yet. I love FNL so, so much, so I'm glad, if this is true.
4 of 15 | Posted by schoonie | Posted on April 10, 2007 10:57 AM
They can't move Coach to Austin. Then the show would be SNL and we already have one! Just kidding. There will be more, have faith.
5 of 15 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on April 10, 2007 11:22 AM
Wow, only one more episode left! What a great season it's been. If they don't renew this show, I will be seriously pissed!
Can't wait to see what happens with the Taylors...I don't like to see my beloved Coach and Tami on the outs!
OMG, I cannot wait to watch tomorrow night!!!! FNL rocks!!
Great recap Screampillar! :)
6 of 15 | Posted by Jojobear
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Posted on April 10, 2007 12:14 PM
Okay, so Ausiello at TV Guide now says NBC has ordered six more scripts for FNL. He says it's the "next best thing" and thinks renewal is more or less in the bag.
Great recap! The father/daughter Battle of the Pouty Lips is on!
7 of 15 | Posted by alex | Posted on April 10, 2007 1:08 PM
#8 was me. Damn TypeKey!
8 of 15 | Posted by JasonR
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Posted on April 10, 2007 2:09 PM
Great recap Screampillar! I can't believe this season's almost over, but it's been such a surprisingly awesome show. I just wish more people would realize how great it is and wacth this instead of a lot of the crap that's on tv. I love all of these characters and it still surprises me how every single one is such perfectly casted.
I started laughing at your Crucificotrious references screampillar, haha. Poor Landry, although I do think his words will have an impact on Tyra and her dragged on relationship with Tim.
This show better still be around for a second season because it's hand down the best show on tv right now.
Oh yeah, and I hope that Suzie can just leave because she just sucks.
9 of 15 | Posted by Triks
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Posted on April 10, 2007 2:36 PM
P.S.: SENIORS RUUUUULE!!! TEXAS FOREVER!! STATE, BABY!! WOO-HOO!!
10 of 15 | Posted by jack
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Posted on April 10, 2007 4:48 PM
One of the funniest details in the show: When Tim Riggins shows up for breakfast seconds after falling out the window, the kid is wearing a t-shirt on which he wrote something like "Go Panthers" on the front and "Tim Riggins 33" on the back. Awesome.
11 of 15 | Posted by shimmer | Posted on April 10, 2007 5:17 PM
I think that the only person that has definetly been identified as a senior was Street. It would seem to follow that Riggins is a senior, since they have been best friends, have the whole "Texas Forever" thing going, etc. But, they could always come up that he was a Junior - maybe he got held back in 3rd grade or something!
I'm pretty sure Smash is NOT a Senior. Remember the whole story line with the recruiter and the steroids, etc. I was thinking that there was a lot of "there's always next year" advice to him, which would make him a Junior, or younger.
Lyla and Tyra, we don't know. I think Landry, Saracen, and Julie are definetly younger.
Quite frankly, I could care less if they did a little "90210" or "Grey's Anatomy" time warping. This show is so good, I could believe the kids are in high school for 10 years, if it meant I got 10 years of the show.
12 of 15 | Posted by lawyergal
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Posted on April 11, 2007 6:57 AM
check it out guys! NBC ordered 6 new scripts of FNL for next year! Looks promising! Here's the link, I hope it works...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/11/television.lights.reut/index.html
13 of 15 | Posted by Jojobear
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Posted on April 11, 2007 11:38 AM
thanks for the link, jojobear!
my fingers are crossed - this show is too good to lose
and they also finally showed us some good football last night! (though i will wait for the new recap to comment further)
14 of 15 | Posted by lovedoctor
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Posted on April 12, 2007 6:48 AM
Saw the finale last night....wonderful.....God I love this show.
15 of 15 | Posted by sweetleaf
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Posted on April 12, 2007 8:29 AM