Dear James, Daniel and Emily,
I have written about this show in the past, and I was overjoyed when I got the chance to watch it again. There was some fear, I was worried about the possibility of it turning into more of a soap opera. Especially when it turned out that most of the 'kids' were coming back, because the key to a 'believable' show like this is transition. But, after 3 episodes, I have to say I am very impressed and pleased.
I think that they have gone back to their roots to a large extent, with the plot points being more 'small town'. I am still waiting for some of the characters to move on, and some new characters, especially kids, to come in, but I think that will happen eventually.
The core of this show, the part that makes it sing, is the relationship between Coach Taylor and his wife. And they have hit that out of the park so far this season (If I can use a baseball metaphor when talking about a football show). Their relationship just seems so real to me. They argue, but they know it's not an end of the world to do so. They just feel and act like real people.
This last episode set up some interesting things. The big question as far as football is if (or when) the wunderkind J.D. McCoy takes over at QB. The football scenes from this week set up the very plausible scenario of him playing, getting just brutalized, and Saracen getting to save the day. Or J.D. tries to avoid playing because he realizes he isn't ready either.
I will keep posting on this for this season, because I want people to watch. I won't refrain from spoilers because I think that it isn't so much the surprises that make this show great, it is the characters and how they interact, like my other fave show Mad Men.
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