it’s been a long time since my last entry, mainly because i really didn’t have anything to write about. so why should i write? why force it? and that’s the beauty of having your own blog — you can do what you want. no deadlines, no boss, no pressure. so with that in mind, if i fail to write in my blog for the next month, please forgive me. it’s only because i want to write stuff that i think is interesting. or maybe i’m just lazy.
anyway, i recently finished one of the greatest tv shows of all-time: friday night lights. five glorious seasons have come to an end, and i’ll admit, i’m a bit emotional about it. if you’ve never seen FNL, i highly encourage you to start now. i know, you’re thinking, “it’s about football… i don’t like football…. i won’t like this show…” but i promise you that football isn’t the driving force of this show; it’s the storylines, it’s how real everything feels and, most of all, it’s the characters. you will truly fall in love with them.
but now that the series is over, i’ve had some time to analyze everything and generate a few thoughts about the show.
the biggest plot line that never got truly resolved and i really can’t understand why: remember in season 4 when julie taylor goes to that gay bar with her friend and she sees one of coach taylor’s assistant coaches there? how in the world do the FNL writers not try and flesh that story out more? to me, that was one of the most shocking moments of the show that i never saw coming, but it never gets mentioned again! come on! he’s a football coach! in texas! TEXAS!! this would be the most controversial football moment since janet jackson flashed her boob at the super bowl! they should have either delved further into this story or never brought it up at all.
coach taylor has got to be the greatest second half coach ever. how many times did we see the panthers or lions get down big at halftime, only to storm back and pull out an amazing win at the end of the game? and just when you thought you had seen it all, they throw a 63-yard hail mary to win the state championship game at the end of season 5. for a coach that won two state championships, wouldn’t he have had a few more games where the team just took a knee at the end of the game to run the clock out?
coach and mrs. coach were the two most important characters of the show. rarely do you find shows that truly reflect what a good marriage looks like, but friday night lights shows that it’s possible. i’m not sure i’ve ever seen a more genuine relationship on tv than that of coach taylor and his wife. did they have fights? sure. but in the midst of them, you could tell that they still loved each other and that they would always find a way to get through it. and that’s what a real marriage looks like. it’s not always perfect, but you try your best to make it as perfect as you can. now that the show is over, i know that it will be those two that i miss the most.
to conclude, it was a great run for FNL, and it was probably about time for it to come to an end. for five seasons, the show gave us great characters and great stories. (it also gave us one of the greatest theme songs ever, courtesy of explosions in the sky.) but most of all, friday night lights gave us moments that made us smile, and moments that ripped our hearts out. and i loved all of it.
so for one last time…
clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.
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