D.W. Moffett, Friday Night Lights: Will Coach Get Sacked?
Hello there, all you FNL fans!
D.W. Moffett here and guess what? This is my last blog of the season! Can you believe we're already at the end of this journey? Thankfully we're not completely done — as I'm sure you already know, Friday Night Lights has been picked up for two 13-episode seasons, thanks to the partnership of NBC with DirecTV! So I'm very glad to report that my blog won't end on a cliffhanger, and neither will the season.
Now how things are going to be resolved, even I don't know. You'll have to stick with me here and we'll figure it out together.
Before we get any further, I have to say this to all of you:
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BELIEVING IN THE SHOW AND STAYING WITH US, LOYALLY, THROUGH THICK AND THIN. IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU AND ONLY BECAUSE OF YOU THAT FNL HAS BEEN RENEWED, AND WE ALL APPRECIATE IT.
(And yes, I know that all-capitals is the equivalent of Internet shouting, but I needed to make sure everyone "heard" me.) We really appreciate the fans and all of your incredible support.
And there you have it. Before you ask, I have no news about the McCoys and whether or not they'll return to Dillon next year. You can feel free to write to NBC and insist that the McCoy family be a part of the fourth and fifth seasons, if you like. I'm a little biased if you can't tell. But we're all watching to see what's going to happen next.
Now about this last episode: what goes down must come "up." That's a new twist, right?
OK, so the Panthers lost State (ouch!) and my boy, J.D., did not deport himself well during the game. In fact, he became somewhat petulant and spoiled, didn't he? I wonder where he learned all that. Must be something from Coach, I'm sure.
And so we return to Dillon to lick our wounds, heal all past bygones and move with solidarity into the future....
Fat chance! This is Friday Night Lights, after all!
Yours truly's character, believing that J.D.'s meltdown at State was due to anything but his parenting skills, moves clearly and boldly to remove Coach from his job. That's right — can't have him ruining entire generations of youngsters out there, can we? And yes, you heard me right. This episode, Joe McCoy is out for Coach's head. You'll have to tune in to see if he gets it or not.
Kyle C. and I have a wonderful confrontation and you get to see two old lions growling at each other. Actually, I think Kyle's more of the lion. I tend a little more toward crocodile.
All of our little band's romances glide to a gentle conclusion, but the real kicker of this episode is how it ends. Believe me when I say that I didn't even see it coming. Selfishly I have to say it bodes well for the McCoys returning to Dillon for Seasons 4 and 5.
Ever hear of a guy named Shakespeare and a famous set of families called Capulet and Montague? Well, that's all I can say at this point without the spoiler police doing something unpleasant; you'll have to watch and see what happens. I will end by saying that if this is where the show could be heading, it would make me a very happy man.
All right, enough dreaming! Thank you so much for reading my blogs this season. It's been a really great ride. I hope to provide many more for you in Seasons 4 and 5. Keep watching and I'll update when I can on the projects I've got going on and hopefully we'll see you next season!
Until then!
D.W. Moffett
