Landry’s situation really came to a head this week and it took him a long time to figure out that he really shouldn’t go to jail even if he was trying to kill Tyra’s attacker. It was frustrating watching him sabotage his future every chance he got. I think it was Old Yeller’s speech in the bedroom and Tyra’s answer (when he asked her if she was in fear for her life) that really convinced him that he wasn’t going to go to hell for his actions. I don’t think Landry would have made it very long in prison.
Riggins got a ton of screen time this week and it’s clear that his living situation wasn’t really working out. I figured he would have moved out once he found the meth lab, but he stuck it out for a while. I hope that’s the last we see of the Ferret Guy, but I have a feeling he might turn up again. He needs to man up and move back in with his brother.
Riggins had a couple of great lines this week. The first came when Coach Taylor asked him who should volunteer to help the girls’ gymnastics team:
“Top of my head – first guy that comes to mind is Williams.”
The other line came when Coach asked him how he was doing at the gymnastics competition:
“Not so good, Coach. She just hit an 8.6. Stacy should be hitting those double-backs. She’s been her own worst enemy all day.”
I cracked up when he was sitting in the locker room holding one of those gymnastics ribbons. Simply stated, Riggins is a machine.
We did get a lot of football this week and it focused mainly on Santiago’s growing role on the team. He has been conditioned to reject people before they get the chance to reject him, but Buddy wasn’t going to have any of that. His speech in the truck was pretty impressive and it was interesting to see off the field events play out on the field. The show should try to do more of that, if possible.
Jason’s date was pretty funny and it was nice to see him hook up with the waitress. I’m still not sure why he’s not coaching now that Eric is back. He did say something about trying to get out of Dillon and probably feels that if he continues to coach, he’ll stay in Dillon forever.
Matt’s relationship with Carlota seems to be growing, but I’m wondering when the kid is going to learn that it’s a bad idea to listen to advice from Smash Williams. I’m not sure where the romance is headed, but the couple seems happy for now. Matt should be careful about being to open about Carlota – that could come back to bite him in the end.
The Tami/Julie conflict seemed a little forced, but it’s probably more about Julie’s adjustment to having a sister than anything the two actually argued about. There was no mention of the previous week’s interaction with the English teacher, but I’d be interested to see what Eric would do if he caught wind of it.
Now that the Landry crisis is averted, I’m sure his storyline (and the show, as a whole) is going to lighten up a bit. It sure looks like he and Tyra are getting back together – I wonder what Old Yeller thinks of that. I’d still like to see a “I love your son” speech from Tyra.
