Friday Night Lights

Always

Always - Friends, it's true. We'll always have Texas.

In Town

Texas Whatever - Tim is still angry, but Tyra Collette's return to town soothes his pain. The Lions team will be no more come next fall. And Tami and Eric are at loggerheads over her job offer in Philadelphia. She wants the job, but Coach can't even imagine doing once what she has done for him many, many times.

You've Changed

The March - And so we all have. Only two more episodes left and the reckonings begin. Budget cuts threaten the State-bound East Dillon Lions. Coach leads his team with a coiffure of ease. Tami gets a mind-blowing offer to become Dean of Admissions at a tony Northeastern university. Vince gives up on his dad. Tim broods handsomely and alone, utterly changed by his stint in prison.

Testify

Don't Go - Everyone comes together to honor the two men with the best hair in all of Texas: Coach Taylor and Tim Riggins.

Benched

Gut Check - Coach benches Vince and puts Luke in, because a QB1 with no experience is better than a QB1 who has alienated his team. Becky comes into her own, working the tables at The Landing Strip and demanding Luke tell his mother about their relationship. Julie continues to NOT GO TO CLASS, which, as a professor, I DO NOT CONDONE. And Mindy is pregnant!

Alone Together

Fracture - Vince's ego is tearing the Lions apart and it's making Coach Taylor really sad; Julie shows up at Matt Saracen's doorstep, and if you didn't shriek when this happened, you are probably a little bit dead. Also: Crack Team of Strippers helps Becky heal.

Playing Dirty

Perfect Record - Vince's father rises up against Coach Taylor to take his son's future in hand. Everyone starts calling the Lions a bunch of thugs, and they act like it on the field. Luke tries some mental manipulation to get Becky to like him, and it works.

Hard Habits to Break

Swerve - Coach struggles to learn how to be a parent to an adult child who is making bad, bad decisions. Just when he thought he was out, Ornette gets pulled back in. And for a little comic relief, we have Billy and Mindy playing mentor to Luke and Becky, respectively, with the help of excessive amounts of beer and sexxy talk.

Branded

Kingdom - A totally charming away-game road trip finds the boys bonding and scoring a huge win, but they have to play dirty to get the job done. Julie's married fling's wife finds out about their dalliance and slut shames her in front of her friends.

A Locker Room of One's Own

Keep Looking - Buddy, Jr. is back in Dillon acting the fool; Mindy unexpectedly comes to Becky's rescue; Vince continues to work through his daddy issues; and Jess brings some feminism to the locker room.

SPOILER Discussion: Tight Ends

Friday Night Lights in the Media: Pre-Game Conference

Scheduling and Ratings Issues: Beating the Spread

Tim Riggins: Rebel without a Cause (or a Fumble)

The Music of Friday Night Lights: The Beat of the Marching Band

ACTOR: Taylor Kitsch

After-Game Analysis: The Fanfic Thread

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