Friday Night Lights -- "A Sort of Homecoming" -- 11/18/09

[DJariya]

Synopsis:

Spoiler:

The boosters go after Tami; Eric learns about East Dillon's history during homecoming; Jess has two suitors in Landry and Vince; Julie and Devin go to a gay bar; and Matt and Riggins go hunting.

Looking forward to it as usual. Knew they were setting something up between Landry and Jess.

[SexualPudding]

It was obvious they were setting up something with Lance and Jess the moment he backed into her bike.

[aktick]

"Buddy's here!"

Great episode. Matt's dad dying didn't really hit me as hard as it might have if we knew him better, but obviously it's going to push him over the edge to leave Dillon.

Where's Lyla again? School, but where? Was she given a farewell?

[Septemberbaby]

Nice little twist w/ Matt's Dad dying.. and not Grandma. I don't see how this is going to change anything for him. His father was MIA for the past 4 seasons.. he took 100% care of his grandmother and now instead of his father being in Iraq, he's dead. I don't see what's changed.
Unless it just opens his eyes and he realizes that he needs to do something w/ his life or he's going to be stuck in Dillon long after Grandma is dead and Julie is gone.

[writer106]

Originally Posted by Septemberbaby

Nice little twist w/ Matt's Dad dying.. and not Grandma. I don't see how this is going to change anything for him. His father was MIA for the past 4 seasons.. he took 100% care of his grandmother and now instead of his father being in Iraq, he's dead. I don't see what's changed.
Unless it just opens his eyes and he realizes that he needs to do something w/ his life or he's going to be stuck in Dillon long after Grandma is dead and Julie is gone.

I agree with you I think it will sort of a be a wake up call for Matt to leave Dillon. I really thought that Grandma Lorraine was going to die.

[GizmoDVD]

Originally Posted by Septemberbaby

Nice little twist w/ Matt's Dad dying.. and not Grandma. I don't see how this is going to change anything for him. His father was MIA for the past 4 seasons.. he took 100% care of his grandmother and now instead of his father being in Iraq, he's dead. I don't see what's changed.
Unless it just opens his eyes and he realizes that he needs to do something w/ his life or he's going to be stuck in Dillon long after Grandma is dead and Julie is gone.

I read the thread before I saw the episode...damn.

I assume Matt will come into some sort of windfall of cash for him serving, correct?

[Septemberbaby]

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD

I read the thread before I saw the episode...damn.

I assume Matt will come into some sort of windfall of cash for him serving, correct?

Was I supposed to put that in spoiler tags? I thought once the episode aired it's not necessary.

And yes, he'll now have money.. but he'll still have to deal w/ the grandmother situation. Maybe he'll move her with him?

[TimeandTide]

Fantastic ep., if a little predictable.

Loved the Matt/Riggins "reunion" at the pizza joint. And when the girl sitting behind Landry on the way to the party said, "Touch his hair. It feels like grass." Nice moment when Buddy showed up at the dinner. And then the spirit of the rally. And the coach at the gay bar. So many wonderful subtle moments on this show.

[Patman]

Good episode focusing on interpersonal relationships between many characters (but without feeling all that crowded). For an episode full of little moments, it's a case of the sum turning into something better than the parts.

[mytzplyx]

Great episode. Loved the gay bar scene with Stan. It's early but I have a feeling that that dude is gonna go down as one of my favorite supporting characters on a TV show.

[slop101]

Would people really be this hard on a principal doing her job? Maybe if she had done this to the starting quarterback or something, but all this commotion and vandalism over an underclassman who hasn't really even proven himself on the field? Bull & Shit.

Furthermore, Matt is the State winning quarterback of this small town - people would be handing him shit left and right, and he would be doing far, far better than a pizza delivery boy.

[writer106]

Originally Posted by slop101

Would people really be this hard on a principal doing her job? Maybe if she had done this to the starting quarterback or something, but all this commotion and vandalism over an underclassman who hasn't really even proven himself on the field? Bull & Shit.

Furthermore, Matt is the State winning quarterback of this small town - people would be handing him shit left and right, and he would be doing far, far better than a pizza delivery boy.

In some small towns people will be hard on a principal or teacher for doing their jobs instead of pulling strings for athletes and sports. Something similar happened in the town I grew up in but it was about money. I agree the whole thing about everyone mad about Luke going to East Dillon is stupid. He is only an underclassman. J.D. is probably the one who vandalized Tami's car.

[writer106]

I also wonder how it long it will be before Stan gets outed.

[Alpclimber]

i hope devin and that girl hookup!
thats the one thing that could've made this episode better.really, i'm not a pervery. i just really like devin's character and want to see her get a happy ending. and that girl she was hitting seems like just the one to give it to her. rawr!

[MrX]

@ Landry having his band's music playing when he went to pick up the girls.

I was expecting it to be Matt's Grandma who died as well

So Luke and Vince are the new Riggins and Smash

[TimeandTide]

Originally Posted by slop101

Furthermore, Matt is the State winning quarterback of this small town - people would be handing him shit left and right, and he would be doing far, far better than a pizza delivery boy.

Good point. Considering how revered Panther alums are, it's a little silly to have Matt working at the town's pizza joint. (And Riggins sleeping in a trailer in someone's backyard.)

[mytzplyx]

Originally Posted by TimeandTide

Good point. Considering how revered Panther alums are, it's a little silly to have Matt working at the town's pizza joint. (And Riggins sleeping in a trailer in someone's backyard.)

Why would you think that? Billy Riggins won a state championship, and he wasn't exactly in a great job/financial situation either (until the whole copper wire/flipping house bit).

[Septemberbaby]

I think Dillon is more of a "what have you done for me lately" type town.
Riggins and Matt won that championship 2-3 yrs ago.
Although, it would be amusing to see Riggins selling cars at Buddy's car dealership!

[Red Dog]

Originally Posted by Septemberbaby

I think Dillon is more of a "what have you done for me lately" type town.
Riggins and Matt won that championship 2-3 yrs ago.
Although, it would be amusing to see Riggins selling cars at Buddy's car dealership!

I figure if there was a Texas town the size of Dillon that had a state title and state runner-up 2 out of 3 years, the coach (and stars) would be treated like a god, particularly a coach who gave up a major college assistant coaching gig.

[Septemberbaby]

Well.. if they had them working in primo jobs, they wouldn't need a storyline.
We need angst.

Plus the economy is bad. No one is hiring.

[Red Dog]

Originally Posted by Septemberbaby

Well.. if they had them working in primo jobs, they wouldn't need a storyline.
We need angst.

Plus the economy is bad. No one is hiring.

Angst is fine, but they've rammed the evil vs. good, rich vs. poor angle way too much this season. I can expect that from other shows but not this one.