Oh crap. I finished watching this at least a week ago, wasn't paying that much attention for a few episodes, and also saw 2 more seasons of Friday Night Lights earlier this month. All that adds up to the fact that I don't have much to post here. Which is a shame, because many parts of this season stood out as being really, really good. First off, there's a huge change of setting- instead of coaching the perennial state title contenders the Dillon Panthers, Coach Taylor is now in charge of the newly reformed East Dillon Lions. The team's much worse than before, and the goal is now to just become less of an embarrassment. With most of the original cast members off of the team, we get a few new characters playing the games, the most prominent being troubled QB Vince Howard and classic good-guy Luke Cafferty. They were good characters! Vince throughout the season is dealing with the fact that his friends want him to go back to a life of crime and quit football. Luke deals with the fact that his family has no interest in football and wants him to constantly work on their farm. And late in the season, he's part of a major plot point- he gets fellow newcomer Becky pregnant! The episode centered on Becky's decision over whether to keep the baby or not was definitely one of the high points for me- I found the scenes with she and Mrs. Taylor discussing what to do especially good. But the best part of the season is hands-down the Saracen-centered episode "The Son," focusing on his strained relationship with his father. Overall, I found the season just as good as all the others, probably second to only season 1. And soon enough I'll catch season 5- be it on DVD or airing on NBC. Will it get logged? Wait and find out!
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