That game sucked last night, so let's talk Friday Night Lights

Decided to do a review of the latest FNL episode because enough has been said about the Celtics...

This season has been about people being taken out of their comfort zones and coming to the realization that maybe their past successes were a product of their environments rather than their individual talents. A quick rundown:

• Coach Taylor has found coaching isn't so easy when your program is undermanned and underfunded. His decision to forfeit at halftime of the first game was not a typical Eric Taylor move, and he's paying for it dearly as the season goes on. His challenges to his players continually fall on deaf ears, as players find it hard to be motivated by a man who quit on his team. (something that Manny DIDN'T do, by the way. If you would boo him when he returns to Fenway, you're a pawn to the Lucchino-controlled media and not a real fan. Get your fuckin facts before you boo a guy responsible for bringing us two World Series titles.)
• Mrs. Taylor is overmatched as principal of Dillon High (which is, I suppose, what happens when you promote a guidance counselor to principal for whatever reason). She has a heart of gold but lacks the experience needed to hold such a high profile position in a divided town.
• The recently graduated football players struggle to find purpose in their post high school football star lives. Riggins finds he's not cut out for college, but is he dedicated and reliable enough to find something worth doing? Sarazen is assigned an internship with a fuckin weird artist who essentially uses him as his bitch. Will he take a stand or will he continue to be Matt Sarazen the punching bag?
• Buddy Garrity's status as an elite booster for the Panthers has been marginalized. In this latest episode, he finally takes a stand. On to to the thoughts about episode 3:

• Sarazen's art teacher is so weird and such a bad actor. I don't buy the character at all, and the subplot might be my least favorite since I practically clawed my eyes out watching Street hang out with his loser wheelchair hick friend.
• When coach Taylor writes the check for his team's uniforms and then lies to his wife about it, it is a classic case of a good guy being afraid that the girl won't approve of his doing the right thing, so he does the wrong thing by lying to her about it. The real question though, is how he and his wife don't have $3000 in their checking account. He's a Texas high school football coach and she's a high school principal! They seem to live modestly. They live the good Christian life and don't blow all their money on booze or other temptations. They have 2 daughters, and Julie is still in high school. Where the fuck did all their money go? Am I supposed to believe their money management is that atrocious? They are both detail oriented people, and their is just no way they'd be in such financial dire straights. It doesn't make sense!
• Coach Taylor comes off as a hypocrite when he talks to his player about taking responsibility for his actions while at the same time lying to his wife about the check.
• Landry's little situation with his girl, who somehow knows everything there is about football and punting, is typical lame TV drama. Wayyyyy too good to be true that this girl he likes knows all about punting. C'mon now.

All right, that's all I got for now. Until next time...Clear eyes, full hearts...Can't lose

-Aloy