Last night was the series finale of Friday Night Lights, which was based on a book and movie about a High School football team in Texas. The show was a critical success but a ratings failure since it has a a small, but devoted fan base.
The series revolves around Coach Eric Taylor, his family, the players, their families, and how the entire football crazy town lives and dies on the success of the Dillon Panthers. I liked the show because it shows how the Coach touches the lives of his players and the lesson they learn as a team will influence the decision they make the rest of their lives. As a Coach myself, I find this appealing.
They wrapped up the series showing the team playing in the State Championship and what the happens after that game. Most of the things made sense. Coach and his wife moved to Philadelphia because Mrs. Taylor was offered a job she couldn't refuse and coach Taylor took a job coaching a poor school in Philly. Julie Taylor, his daughter, moved to Chicago to be with her high school sweetheart, who proposed to her. The star quarterback will lead the combined super-team during his Senior year to take a shot at winning a second State Championship. The angry, brooding fullback started to build the house of his dreams on a piece of empty land. These all made sense.
The only epilogue that I didn't like was for Luke Cafferty. At one point, he was being recruited by a D1 school and was being pursued hard by a D3 school. But he wasn't feeling it for the D3 school and I guess the D1 school lost interest. So he ends up joining the Army to get out of town. WTF? This kid is a Marine, if anything. At least they showed him with a Ranger Patch. Granted, he is too young to be allowed to join the Rangers as well as not having enough experience.
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