Meant to post these over break but never get around to it. The couple of work days before flying back to Colorado, I had a mindless hours-killing task at work that allowed me to start afresh with season 1 (netflix ondemand, thank YOU), then my sister and I knocked off the rest of seasons 1 and 2 over Christmas. All in all, very impressive. More in depth thoughts after...
... a brief
SPOILER alert!
Okay. One thing my sister consistently pointed out after each episode is how quickly impressions of different characters change as various plot lines progress. Riggins bangs Lyla then takes Street to Mexico and saves his life. Lyla is a hottie cheerleader, super distraught after breaking up with Street but then she's annoyingly rebaptized. Landry is pretty annoying tag-a-long before he grows some balls and goes for Tyra (oh, and pipes a rapist). Obviously we could go on, but I think it'd be more productive to lay down some rankings as of "The Confession", some 30 episodes in, then go from there. So...
Major:
Landry - The cops are not pressing charges, despite his best efforts. Hopefully the Tyra/Landry plotline calms down for a bit. I am a bit worried the whole ‘papa cop destroying evidence’ thing is going to come back and bite them eventually. For now, though, I think Landry’s only real role will be hooking up with Tyra -- not a bad gig.
Coach Taylor – … is the tits. Seriously. The tits. One reason I panned the show at first was Eric Chandler. Early Edition on CBS seemed like a weak show, and even though he got his ass blown up (PINKMIST!) in Grey’s, I was not sold. I am now. As for Coach, I think this AD position will be good for a ton of laughs, especially once they bring the batshit soccer coach back.
Saracen – Also the tits. Nabbing you grandmother’s nurse? Well done. Julie will not be pleased to hear that one.
Tyra – Probably should be higher, but this good thing she’s got going with Landry has me a little uneasy. She comes from a fucked up family, and I’m worried she can’t handle happiness and will do something dumb (bang Riggins?) to fuck this up. That would be miserable.
Riggins - Great little speech to get back on the team.
Street – Think he can do better than that waitress, but moving in with Herc is a good call.
Smash - “Cabo in my pants.”
Julie – The Swede? Come on…
Tami – Meh.
Lyla - B-side Megan Fox (aka A-side future Mrs. Hanson) needs to get her act together.
Looking at that list, I notice most of the key women are at the bottom. I hope that changes after tonight's episode. Also considering ranking the minor characters (Carlotta, Santiago, Grandma Saracen, et al.) but we'll see how boring work gets this afternoon. Clear eyes, full hearts can't lose.
