The Toilet Bowl

This episode was good-I'm just not sure it was great.  All the right ingredients were there, but it just wasn't the best- there hasn't been enough Kyle Chandler lately.  The Tami-Julie scenes were really good though.

FNL INSIGHT-  I just realized that Jurnee Smollett (sorry if the spelling's off!) was in the film The Great Debaters!  It's a good movie, and everyone should see it (even though I am anything but a fan of debate).

In The Bag

This episode was really great, what with all its emotional catharsis and whatnot, but all of that uber-drama also added an overly-complicated and extravagant edge to the episode that was not needed-  I mean, Coach and Vince, Matt and Julie, Luke and his dad, Becky and her dad and Riggins, Billy and Mindy, Landry getting over Tyra, Tammi and Glenn- did I even cover every story?  Still, great acting from everyone as usual-the story was the only problem.

Stay

This episode was really tense- but in a good way.  I honestly don't know how Julie can keep becoming brattier.  Can she never respect her parents' wishes?  Really good episode though!

The Son

I thought Zach Gilford did a really good job in this episode...you could feel his torture. It. Was. Tense.  And when Julie and Coach shared a sad moment, you could feel their sadness.  Such realistic emotions....that's our show for you.  Good job, cast.  All of you.  Enough said.

Sort of A Homecoming

Everyone did a nice job in this episode... I really enjoyed the part of the story where Coach Taylor went and found the East Dillon Alumni.  I could have done without the sudden announcement of Matt's father's death at the end though, because I felt like it was a distasteful cliff hanger for a show like this; it wasn't a good subject to use for shock value.  Good episode otherwise, though.