Alright everyone it’s here.  The Friday Night Lights season 4 finale.  This season certainly started off rough but it had a lot of greatness packed into it and it really went out on a high note.  Between last week‘s episode and this episode, it’s just some of the best TV around right now.  I cannot wait for the 5th and final season.  Let’s get started.

This episode starts off at a press conference being held basically to promote unity through the town for the big Panthers and Lions faceoff.  It’s being called “The Big Cat Clash”.

There’s even a trophy.  Anyway the coaches and captains are supposed to act like they get along so they do.  Meanwhile the Riggins brothers are far from being comic relief this week.

They meet with a lawyer who tells them that if they plead guilty he can get other charges like tax evasion dropped and they could wind up with 1-5 years.  This is pretty bad timing since Billy just had a child.

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Well after a week where I dropped the ball and didn’t get it written on time, here’s the recap for Friday Night Lights Season 4′s penultimate episode “Laboring”.

Everyone feels the pain this week.  This is one of those episodes where they take our beloved characters and just wreck their worlds, which make for some of the best FNL episodes.  In particular Kyle Chandler and Michael B. Jordan both put in some of the best performances on television period in this episode.

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If you remember last week it was discussed that the Lions and Panthers would be playing against each other.  Nope not in this episode (which btw starts off the day after the last episode left off).  But the Panthers have gotten the league to inspect the Lions’ beat up field trying to get the game moved to their stadium.  The Lions field is in sad shape but they give Coach the week to fix it up.

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Another week another Friday Night Lights.  This week’s episode is called Injury List.  It features a surprise return of Matt Saracen and since the season is almost over all of our storylines are coming to a head.  A lot goes on in this episode.  Also for the first time ever I’m gonna try to bring you some video in this one.

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Time for this week’s Friday Night Lights recap.  This week is episode 10, entitled I Can’t. It’s a perfect title for this great episode that shows off some tremendous acting skills from both Michael B. Jordan (Vince Howard aka Juvie) and Madison Burge (Becky).  Also Alicia Witt is back this week and she’s more than just looking pretty.  Before we get started remember to so you can support this site and these recaps.  I’m working on trying to incorporate video clips for the final 3 episodes of the season, so keep your fingers crossed. Basically there are 2 important stories in this episode.  So I’m gonna try to write about those and I’m gonna try to keep this recap short.  Instead of going chronologically and jumping around I’m just going to go through the various plotlines. Let’s start with Virgil.

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Another week another Friday Night Lights recap.  This weeks episode is very “save the rec center”-esque.  There’s some great stuff though.  Alright so let’s get going and learn all about Carroll Park.

The episode starts with Vince (Juvie) applying for a job.

This doesn’t go so well because he’s been arrested a whole bunch of times.  But there’s a lot going on in the beginning of this episode so let’s quickly move to the next scene.

What’s that?  Becky is on the phone with the pregnancy test company asking how reliable the tests are?  Uh oh.  The good news for her is they tell her she should take another test cause sometimes they’re not accurate.  Also can you actually phone the manufacturer of pregnancy tests to ask them things like this?

Umm… Oops.  Looks like Becky is in trouble.  In the meantime Coach is out in East Dillon (aka the ghetto) looking for one of his players who hasn’t shown up for a few practices.  He’s told to look in Carroll Park.  Apparently Carroll Park is not a very nice place however.  Oh also we’re back to the whole East Dillon is the worst place on earth thing again.  I thought we were over this.

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Alright I can’t blame anyone but myself for the lateness of this Friday Night Lights recap.  Here we are though.  I’m already starting on the next one.  So really sorry.  Also since the last one of these I’ve joined NBC-Universal’s Affiliate program, which means they give me some cash if I promote their products.  The reason I choose to promote their products though is some of it is really cool.  Like their FNL stuff which I’d kill for a lot of.  And they have Lions stuff coming soon.  So check it out and support us and Shop for Friday Night Lights merchandise at NBC Universal Store. Without any further delay here is Season 4 Episode 8: The Toilet Bowl.

Anyway this episode starts off with Tami and Julie heading off to a college interview in Boston with Coach all stressed.  He’s all like “Gracie has no pants”. but no one cares.  Buddy Garrity is driving through town while listening to the radio.  This is used to give us the exposition that the Lions will be playing the other last place team this week and they’ve dubbed it the titular “Toilet Bowl”.

See there's even a trophy.

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I could have made a huge list of great shows of 2009, but instead decided to just go with my number one pick and explain why it’s so great.  This is of course only choosing from new in 2009-2010 season shows.

I have to say though the pickings were thin this year, even so Community had a serious run for its money in my choosing it to both:

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Both are worthy adversaries but Community is just a great show.  Here’s why:

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Well we’re here again with another episode of Friday Night Lights to recap.  “Stay” is currently my choice for episode of the season and this couldn’t hold a flame to it, but it was pretty decent.  There’s some character building going on, but I do feel like we took a step back.

Daddy's home

The episode starts with Juvie being made quarterback.  Then we cut to Becky/Tim’s place where Becky’s dad has returned home.  Obviously Becky’s mom is not pleased about this.  We also learn that it’s been 3 weeks since “Stay” and Matt has not talked to Julie since then and she’s pretty much gone insane.

Julie being crazy

She decides to sign up for every single activity, and signs Landry up for the “Academic Smackdown” with her.

The big story starts a little while later when after a practice the cops come to search Juvie’s locker for a gun.

Oh snap!

Clearly this concerns Juvie, and Coach as well.  They find nothing but Coach knows something is up.  Also apparently Juvie’s mom is now clean suddenly?

I’m not sure what she was on but I’m pretty sure it takes more than your son becoming QB1 to kick it.  But she comes to see Coach and thank him.  So Coach is all invested now.

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Well I am incredibly sorry it took me over a week to get this recap up.  I got real busy and for that I apologize.  I’ll have the recap of this week’s episode very soon.  But first, oh man was this a good episode.  Everything you could want and more.

Just like the old days

This episode is Season One good.  Seriously.  As soon as you can watch this, do it.  This is quality television.  ”Stay” is an appropriate title for this episode because you’ll be shouting it at your television, but more on that later.  Like most FNL episodes there’s a lot going on but this week they were a little more focused on a few particular plots.

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