By Jonathan Pacheco Whenever a character makes the trek from a small country town to the Big Apple, you know something important’s going to happen. Jason Street and Tim Riggins seem to realize this as well. While celebrating the success of their house-flipping project, Jason reveals his intentions...

By Jonathan Pacheco Most TV shows hit a few rough patches within a 20-24 episode season. This lull can happen right before or after the season’s halfway point, but most often around the “teen� episodes. Some shows choose to instead go with fewer episodes per season, partially to eliminate the ...

By Jonathan Pacheco It was bound to happen. The writing on the wall was there for several episodes, and in “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,� Matt Saracen was finally demoted to backup quarterback as J.D. McCoy was crowned QB1. Coach Taylor has finally chose talent over experience and potential over th...

By Jonathan Pacheco Last week, after a rough evening, Eric asked his wife, “You know who I miss? I miss the coach’s wife.� Tami returns with another question: “Do you know who I can’t wait to meet? The principal’s husband.� “Touché,� the coach says. This week, we get to see both t...

By Jonathan Pacheco Tami’s an intelligent woman, but she also carries a bit of innocence, a trait that has aided her in her quest to help others, specifically as a guidance counselor. When the jaded people of Dillon deem someone to be a hopeless case, Tami has been the one to step in and have fait...

By Jonathan Pacheco It took me a while to pinpoint what it was about this episode that rubbed me the wrong way, but I finally did. Watching the events unfold in "Tami Knows Best," too much of it seemed contrived. The writers knew where they wanted to end up and they manufactured ways to get there. T...

By Jonathan Pacheco [In memory of Andrew Johnston whose Friday Night Lights: Season 2 recaps can be found here.] When we last left Friday Night Lights, it was episode 15 of what was supposed to be a 22 episode season. Stories, plots, and relationships were left hanging with uncertainty when the WGA ...

Spoilers for "Friday Night Lights" season three, episode 11 coming up just as soon as I register for a leaf blower......