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Coach Taylor and his young protege, Matt Saracen, grappled with issues of honesty in the episode "El Accidente."

Matt and his best friend were both witnesses to the incident that took place at the local hangout. Landry was furious when Bobby Reyes told the authorities, the press - everybody - that "the Castor kid" had stirred him to anger with racist remarks (remarks actually made by Voo Doo). He was angered when Matt refused to take a stand against the lies and the friends faced the first real strain on their relationship since Matt became lead QB.

Eric allowed the truth to go untold when a powerful friend of Buddy Garrity's let questions re: Voo Doo's residency slide. Though he had a feeling that Bobby Reyes wasn't telling the truth, he accepted the football player's lies and welcomed him back to practice.

It was Landry's anger that convinced Matt to do the right thing. His honesty convinced Coach to do the right thing --- the student did the teaching this time around. Bobby Reyes was kicked off the time in short order and the Panthers forfeited the game in which Voo Doo had been on the field.

Coach Taylor took a back seat in "Homecoming." The people of Dillon were out in force to celebrate the big game and the return of alumni to the home feld. This was such an emotional episode!!! When Jason took the field, I was all choked up! Tim quit drinking in response to Lyla's disgust with him. At the game, it was Tim who wheeled Jason onto the field and later presented him with the MVP ball for being the team's . Smash had a heartbreakingly bad game just when he needed to do his best for the scout in the stands and his story took a very dark turn at the end of the episode...

Will Tim be able to stay sober? Will Smash continue taking steroids? Will Julie accept Matt's oh-so-unconfident attempt to ask her on a date? Stay tuned! Here's the official spoiler for Tuesday's episode:

CROSSING THE LINE
11-28-2006 8:00PM

FACE ME LIKE A MAN - While Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch) and the team celebrate their victory, a frustrated Brian "Smash" Williams (Gaius Charles) takes drastic measures to improve his performance on the field. Coach Taylors (Kyle Chandler) daughter Julie (Aimee Teegarden) considers going on a date with rookie quarterback Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford), meanwhile Saracen trains "Smash" at his new job at the Alamo Freeze. After dinner with Coach Taylor and his wife Tami (Connie Britton), Riggins and his brother clash in a heated fight. Riggins and Lyla (Minka Kelly) watch from the stands as Jason (Scott Porter) takes part in his first quad rugby game, one that will end with a vicious confrontation between him, the woman he loves, and his best friend in the world.

And some promotional stills for "Homecoming" ---















Have you seen the interview with Kyle featured at the official FNL website? He talks about getting the part of Coach Taylor and what a great year 2006 has been! He also describes how the series is filmed. The cameras are so far away that the actors are able to have a much more personal interaction than they would be traditionally, with the cameras right there in their faces. Apparently, each scene is shot without any second takes. That's pretty impressive. No wonder FNL has a reality-show type feel to it!

www.nbc.com/Friday_Night_Lights/

For the real FNL junkies, there are some great "deleted scenes" available for viewing at the same site. Some sexy Eric/Tami scenes, a frighting meeting with the PTA or some group of Dillon parents, Eric breaking up a fight between his players and their arch-rivals, a funny Julie bit. Good stuff!

Last, but not least, check out these behind-the-scenes photos from NBC...

FNL made its Wednesday night debut last week with a three-episode marathon. I had missed most of these the first time around because I was in the process of moving... so it was great to have a chance to catch up!

Something that caught me by surprise was a talk that Eric had with somebody about becoming a dad. He might have been talking with Jason - I don't remember now - and remarked that he hadn't been prepared to be a dad at 16. Zoinks! So Eric and Tami were high school sweethearts, and Julie was born when they were just teenagers?!? That adds a whole new dimension to Eric's concerns about Julie dating Matt... especially after the locker room talk he heard!

I wonder when the football season will end in Dillon. Does the football season last alot longer in Texas than it does up north? Our high school teams in New England used to wrap up their seasons by Thanksgiving!

A new episode is scheduled to air tonight. Here's a preview:

NEVERMIND (Parental Advisory)
01-03-2007 8:00PM

UNDER PRESSURE -- The Panthers are preparing yet again for another game they can't afford to lose. Jason (Scott Porter) still finds it difficult to adjust to life at home, and the feelings he still has for Lyla (Minka Kelly) don't make it any easier. Meanwhile, at what couldn't seem like a better time, Matt's (Zach Gilford) dad comes home from Iraq, but the homecoming is not what Matt expected. To make situations even more complicated, UT has taken an interest in Coach Taylor, whose popularity continues to grow, and Smash becomes more and more dependent on unnatural substances to keep up with the competition. With all the drama off the field mounting, the players work even harder to get a victory.

Welcome to our little group, kellyakabilly! Shall we call you Kelly or Billy?!?



It sounds like you're an special fan of Kyle Chandler's... It's wonderful to see him making such a success of Friday Night Lights and gaining a whole new generation of fans with the kids who started watching FNL for the teenaged actors!

I love Coach Taylor, especially the way he always reminds his players to tell their mothers/grandmothers he said "Hello" or "Thank You" or something. He's completely believable as this tough football coach and a fierce dad, but also this soft-spoken down-home Texan. Eric and Tami have a fun dynamic, too! And Matt & Julie --- sweet as can be!!! I look forward to FNL every week.

"Homecoming" episode will be re-run this coming Wednesday.

I love it when Coach Taylor gets all angry! His scenes with Smash and Smash's mom were something else last week...



My favorite moment, though, was when Matt's studying paid off. He fired the ball to Tim who brought it into the end zone. Eric had this fabulous, fierce, triumphant look on his face as he ran down the sideline while his running back moved down the field.

Julie has become like another member of the Saracen family. She seems to be spending a great deal of time with Matt and, from the look of the preview, is going to be awful crushed when he disappoints her during the next episode.



And as harsh as his comments were, I'm loving Buddy Garrity for his love and concern for his daughter: "She'd follow you into hell... but are you going to lead her?"

UPPING THE ANTE
01-31-2007 8:00PM

ALL BETS ARE OFF -- The stakes are high on and off the field as the players prepare for their first playoff match. Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) struggles between preparing for the game and dealing with the situation with Smash (Gaius Charles) as the town of Dillon piles on the pressure. Relationships also begin to form as Tyra (Adrianne Palicki) and Julie (Aimee Teegarden) start an unlikely friendship and Riggins (Taylor Kitsch) reconnects with his estranged father. Jason (Scott Porter) and Lyla (Minka Kelly), on the other hand, have problems of their own as Buddy (Brad Leland) finds out news of their engagement. The Panthers have to put all problems aside as their postseason fate begins with this first very important game.