Jason meets up with Suzie for their big dinner date. I thought it was supposed to be a movie? Whatever. He tells her she looks nice. It's awkward. I suppose it might be cute if I liked her even a little bit, but I don't. I don't care how many rigoddamndiculous Sanskrit tattoos she's got up her sleeve, I don't like the girl. Cut to later on, where the two are parked in her truck outside his house (with the wheelchair in the back of the truck, OF COURSE). She tells him he's fun. And she likes him. And also she likes ice cream and playing on the swings. Sigh. Grow up, girl. After a fair amount of "I, uh"s Jason admits that he likes her too. Aaaand then they kiss. Aaaand then Lyla pulls up right behind them. Aaaand then she walks up to his window and sees everything. Jason, in full-on Oh Shit Mode, tries to persuade her to stay and talk about this, and insists that it's not what she thinks. Lyla, finally realizing that it's EXACTLY what she thinks, takes off her engagement ring, throws it at him, and yells "SCREW YOU!" as she storms off. I do the same. Granted, my ring is made out of aluminum foil and a kernel of broken glass, but I like to think it has the same effect. How can I continue to love you, my dear Jason, when you keep acting like a total dipshit?! I am displeased!
Tim pulls up to his house after grocery shopping or something (?) and Bo is right there to greet him, chirping, "Hi Tim Riggins!" Okay, that is the ONLY thing I like about the kid, that he still calls Tim by his full name. But that is IT. Tim asks if his mom talked to him, and Bo says yes, she said Tim was going to be busy with school and football and that he can't really spend time with Bo anymore. Bo tries to appeal this, saying that they're like brothers and surely Tim Riggins can make some time to play with his very own personal troll next door, but Tim shoots that down as well. But then Bo whines some more and asks if he can come over later, and Tim says yes. This clunker of a plotline REFUSES TO END!
Tim then shows up at Tyra's house. She correctly guesses that the MILF dumped him, and no, she's not available for him to "screw your pain away". Tim immediately says that's not why he's there, that he just wants to hang out, as friends. Tyra zings "Do you even know what a friend is?" and then launches into a nice little speech about what a friend is, realizing to herself that she's pretty much defining Landry. Buuut then Tim invites her to the roast, and oh hell, it's damn near impossible to say no to those drooping eyes of his. Tyra is powerless to decline!
Cut to the big roast. Every single cast member is there, for once. And they're all giving sideways glances and awkward stares to each other, depending on the situation - Buddy to Lyla, Matt to Julie, Landry to Tyra, Jason to Lyla, me to Jason. This should be fun. Smash repeats his lame joke from before ("Matty used to be so shy he had to email all his plays" - ugh, terrible) to a gaggle of giggling girls. Then it's time to get things started.
Buddy grabs the mike like it's made out of ham and loudly informs everyone that they are, in fact, GOING TO STATE. WOOO! I wish Herc were around to hear all this WOOOing, he'd be in heaven. First up to speak is Coach. Matt glares heavily. Coach first goes after Smash, joking that there's not much to say about him that he hasn't already said himself. Hah hah! It's funny AND it's true! Buddy then steals Smash's Matt/email joke, and gets a big laugh, causing Smash to make maybe the best face he's ever made.
"The Smash has been hoodwinked!"
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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