(MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD...IF YOU DID NOT SEE LAST NIGHT'S FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS DO NOT READ ON)
Today's post is going to be fully dedicated to by far the BEST, and I mean Uber Top show on network TV (especially after last nights episode). That show is of course Friday Night Lights.
There has never (and I use that word with full knowledge of what it means), and I mean NEVER been a show on TV that is so real and raw. No other pro-gr-am can make you laugh, and then before you are done chortling, pull at your heart strings or make you cover your eyes in fear. Rescue Me does this brilliantly as well, but it's obviously easier when you are operating under basic cable rules and you are on FX, and not restrained by the network's bullshit standards and practices guidelines. (By the way, finally saw Dirt...dude, that show kind of sucked balls)
I kind of wish I had a copy of last night's episode with me now, or at least was of the mind-set to take notes as I was watching it because there are so many tiny details that I want to mention is this post. Needless to say, if I forget something...please remind me, and I will gladly hang my head it shame, then edit this post, place it in there, and take total credit for it.
OK, so here we go...
- The Open: Our main man Jason Street waking up at 6am to work out. First off, huge props to the usage of Tom Petty's Highway Companion. Also, our fist intertextual wink to the doc Murderball when the garage door opens to reveal Jason in his wheel-chair (Can anyone think of the other two references before you read on? If so, you get a gold star for the day.). Also, I want to point out that last night's episode was not only written by a woman, but also directed by one as well...way to go females!
- Nevermind: I totally felt Jason's pain when he couldn't find his Nirvana CD...as he said, "Because I am cripple, and my life sucks...I just want to listen to Nirvana, MOM!" Unreal moment. I want to take a quick second to point out that Scott Porter (the actor who plays Jason Street) is one hell of a thespian. When they first injured Jason in the first episode I thought it was a little cheesy and contrived, but I had no idea that this was the arc that the writers were going to send Jason on. It is so compelling, and mostly because Mr. Porter has found a perfect balance between his use of silence and his Texas charm...I'd fuck him. And how bad did you feel for him when he couldn't get it up after the music store. Which leads me to...
- Lyla Garity - is hot.
- The Saracen's - Zach Gilford, the actor who plays Matt, should be given some award right now. Is there something better than an Emmy, Golden Globe, or Oscar? Yup, actually there is...it's called the Blockbuster Award ;) Well, I am here to give Mr. Gilford that award right now. To me, Matt the character is one of the most entertaining on TV. After last nights episode another layer of Matt was stripped away. We finally saw him as a child, a boy, who for once let his guard down and didn't act like a man all the time. The joy on his face when he saw his dad was...well, joyous. When he ran outside to greet his father at the cab...the way Gilford played it was so childlike. This scene was a reminder of one of the more important themes contained within the show, one that gets overlooked a lot - the fact that these athletes are CHILDREN. What seems like the world in dropped on their shoulders by an entire town, and they are constantly told to "be a man", when sometimes what they need is to be kids. In last night's episode, this is exactly what Matt was dealing with. Matt takes care of his delusional grandmother, he pays the bills, he is the handy man, and all this heaped onto his football schedule...oh yeah, and his school wok. His eventual breakdown and blow-up at his dad was not only the most childish thing he could have done, it was also the most adult. But then the show does what it does best, just when there is a glimmer of hope, reality sets in. Matt is put right back in his place, he walks back into his house to face all his problems all over again. I love Matt Saracen, I root for him during the games, and he is by far the SECOND best character on TV.
The First Best Character On TV - COACH TAYOLR! Not only would I eat cake off of Tim Riggins' hairy back if Kyle Chandler (a.k.a. Coach Taylor) asked me too...well, that's bad enough. You get the point. The relationship he has with his wife is terrific. So natural, so real, they can go from fighting to laughing in a moment and we completely buy it. Coach Taylor = Best football coach character ever.
Lyla Garity - is hot, AND BROUGHT QUAD PORN OVER TO GET HE EX-BOYFRIEND OFF! She's a freak, and we love this about her..."we want a lady in the street, but a freak in the bed!" Also, this was Murderball reference #2. The Quad Porno that Lyla put in for her and Street was the same one they used in Murderball (has anyone figured out what the third reference is...and no, it wasn't the video of quad rugby Jason was watching in bed). But back to Lyla...dude, HOT!
Landry, Riggins, and John Steinbeck - What a brilliant combination! The criminally underused Landry is paired with Riggins to tutor him for an oral book report on Of Mice and Men (there's a sitcom in there somewhere). Anyway, although the way the writers connected that storyline to Riggins and Street was a little forced, I am so in love with the show I just overlooked it. What important is that I hope this episode established a new friendship in Dillion High School that will last a long time. The two of them together are excellent. It was like Landry was Riggin's personal "wise cracking" assistant...the Pinky to his Brain. Also, we got to delve a little deeper into the strange world that is Landry outside of school with Christian Metal Band. This led to the line of the season so far, "I wanted to name the band Stigmatalingus, but some people were offended by that...can you believe it?"
So that's about all I remember from last night's episode. Looks like next week they are bringing back that blond haired chick with the moles on her face to do some damage to her step-dad. Also the question of "Is the Street family going to sue Coach Taylor or not?" will be answered. Fuck them if they do...like Coach Taylor needs more stress.
P.S. - I didn't forget about all you Murderball people out there. The 3rd reference was the tattoo on leg of Street's friend (the really trashing guy in the wheel chair). It is an exact copy of the one Zupan has.
P.P.S. - Lyla Garity is smoking hot and is into Quad porn...NASTY!
Best show on TV!
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