Now, that episode was a downer.

I mean, we all know Friday Night Lights is getting a reboot of sorts, after most of the folks we're following at Dillon High graduated--and, to complicate things, Eric found himself sent to coach East Dillon, as the town gets split into two school districts.  And Tami is still at West Dillon.  And Julie wants to move to East Dillon, where Landry is.  And Riggins went home, and Matt delivers pizza...

To complicate things further, watching Eric establish himself at East Dillon was depressing.  Just look at the start--that dusty football field!  All the running the players are doing!  Attitude issues!  Vince was apprehended by cops!  We'll see more of him soon, but that's not exactly a good place to start with.  All the screaming!  And perhaps an unlikely ending for Eric to face: him forfeiting the match because his players are just all banged up.

Just look at the stark difference between the Lions game--small number of people, Becky singing--and the Panthers game, with its polished field, crazy crowd and crazier J.D.  I know Eric will get up and make things working, but it's going to be a looong way from now.

On Friday Night Lights tonight, things will get messy over at West Dillon.  Tami makes a stand that's probably more unpopular than she already is.  And the Panthers stumble into a controversy so, uhh, controversial, it sends a star player over to Eric and his demoralized Lions.

And then there's Riggins, who ends up living in an unexpected place (I'm guessing it's with Becky) and Matt, who meets an artist as he finds his way through life.  That's Friday Night Lights, tonight from 9pm on DirecTV's The 101.


- Henrik Batallones, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
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