Friday Night Lights
Inspired by H.G. Bissinger's book "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream" and the 2004 Peter Berg movie based on it, "Friday Night Lights" is an award-winning drama series about the trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where football is everything.
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- 2006-2011
- 5 seasons
- NBC
- Drama, Sports
- TV-14
Inspired by H.G. Bissinger's book "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream" and the 2004 Peter Berg movie based on it, "Friday Night Lights" is an award-winning drama series about the trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where football is everything.
Season 2 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2007 - 2008
Episode 1
Last Days of Summer
Thu, Sep 20, 2007 43 mins
Heading into the second season of the series, an entire 8 months has passed since the previous football season ended, summer is coming to a close, and a new football season has begun. While the characters seem to have stayed the same, feelings and relationships have changed. There is a new football coach of the Panthers, and as always, new issues to be dealt with.
Episode 2
Bad Ideas
Fri, Oct 12, 2007 43 mins
Tami grows increasingly stressed by raising an infant alone, and becomes closer to a science teacher who took over her guidance counselor duties. Eric impresses his bosses with the way he handles a suspension meeting for an errant college player. Landry professes his love for Tyra, which is not really a surprise to her; their shared secret brings them closer together. Julie and Matt drift further apart as she tries to avoid feeling trapped. Matt copes with a new live-in assisted care giver as his grandmother's grip on reality slips further away.
Episode 3
Are You Ready for Friday Night?
Fri, Oct 19, 2007 43 mins
Matt takes it upon himself to try to curb Smash's enthusiasm for the upcoming season. Tim turns to Lyla when he spots his brother leaving his neighbor's house. Jason turns his attention on Mexico in an effort to walk again. Buddy turns to Coach Taylor to convince him to return as coach of the Panthers.
Episode 4
Backfire
Fri, Oct 26, 2007 43 mins
Eric quits his college coaching job to return home to his family and the Panthers, but the latter doesn't look very promising when the old coach fights his termination after only two games. Tim accompanies Jason to Mexico where a questionable medical procedure gives Jason hopes of walking again. After making an appearance in the Lord's name in a boys' home, Lyla takes it upon herself to show a recently-released inmate the light. Landry's father is called into work after the body that he and Tyra disposed of is discovered.
Episode 5
Let's Get It On
Fri, Nov 2, 2007 43 mins
Upon returning to the Panthers, Coach Taylor finds himself trying to mend broken fences between his quarterback and his halfback and attempts to find a little intimate time with his wife. Tim recruits Lyla in trying to talk Jason out of the risky surgery he has scheduled in Mexico, while Landry's father tries to put up a fence between his son and Tyra.
Episode 6
How Did I Get Here
Fri, Nov 9, 2007 43 mins
Upon returning to Dillon, Tim finds his team locker empty, while Coach Taylor deals with Jason and offering him a coaching job, while, at the same time, dealing with his own job not paying as nearly much as what he was getting the previous year. Lyla's friend from the boys' school shows up with her father in hopes of a tryout with the Panthers and Landry's father nears the truth about his role in a death.
Episode 7
Pantherama!
Fri, Nov 16, 2007 43 mins
The coach's wife enlists the aid of Tyra and Lyla to secure entertainment for the annual Pantherama event, while the coach enlists the aid of Buddy, who found a hot new football player for him, but the new prospective star has a family that's run out on him, and Tami won't let him play football until that scenario is amended. Julie enlists the aid of journalism in an effort to help her get over the loss of Matt. Smash doesn't want help from anybody, while he turns his back on the possibility of a great education, opting out, instead for a chance at more recognition from the pro ranks while playing for a more-notable school.
Episode 8
Seeing Other People
Fri, Nov 30, 2007 43 mins
Tami manages to alienate her husband and her daughter. Smash manages to alienate a prospective teammate while on a college visit. Matt manages to alienate the young lady who cares for his grandmother and the girl from school who was sweet on him. After alienating the team, Tim still finds himself trying to get back on the team, which, embarrassingly, lost their last game. Landry agrees to meet the brother of the man he killed for Tyra, who originally agreed to meet the man who wanted to make amends for his brother
Episode 9
The Confession
Fri, Dec 7, 2007 43 mins
Landry gives into his better judgment and confesses about what he did while trying to save Tyra. Santiago feels the pressure about the upcoming football game, while pressure mounts between Julie and her mother surrounding the christening of the new baby in the family. Tim feels the pressure of his new roommate, while Jason does his best in getting back into the dating world.
Episode 10
There Goes the Neighborhood
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 43 mins
After a tornado rips through the surrounding country side, bombs begin to fly: Coach Taylor drops a bomb on his team by being host to a rival team when their school and field is damaged, Lyla drops a bomb on her father about her mother's impending nuptials, and Tyra drops a bomb on Landry about attending Dillon High School's formal dance. Meanwhile, tensions grow around the Taylor household surrounding Tim living in the house.
Episode 11
Jumping the Gun
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 43 mins
The coach's need for his own space in his own house doesn't just stop at throwing out Tim, even though his wife has her own needs when it comes to caring for her family and Smash's need for choosing a college is taking its toll on his family, especially his mother.
Episode 12
Who Do You Think You Are?
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 43 mins
Matt doesn't want to break his bond with his grandmother's nurse, who's moving back to her native country. Smash and Noelle are pressured by their parents to break the bond they have between them. Tami doesn't want to break the bond with her infant daughter by leaving her at daycare. And as Santiago's former friends show up at his house to retrieve their bond, Buddy feels the bond with his material possessions, while his daughter, Lyla, takes a job at a Christian radio station.
Episode 13
Humble Pie
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 43 mins
As the athletic director, it falls to Coach Taylor to find a new girls' volleyball coach, and he stops at his own wife, who searches for her newest player. Jason takes a new job working for Buddy Garrity and Smash has some fallout of his own after getting arrested. Tim's given a few days to give back the money he stole while he still makes a play for Lyla.
Episode 14
Leave No One Behind
Fri, Feb 1, 2008 43 mins
The hardships in Saracen's life begin to get to him, and he and Riggins, who is still pining away for Lyla, commiserate; Julie feels left out when it seems like her mom is more focused on the volleyball team than on her; Smash's suspension hurts the rest of the team's morale, and it has an unexpected consequence for him; Tyra becomes jealous of Landry's new girlfriend.
Episode 15
May the Best Man Win
Fri, Feb 8, 2008 43 mins
Brian "Smash" Williams is determined to get a football scholarship to college despite the recent events that have transpired. However, Brian is very shocked when the most unlikely place offers him what may be the opportunity of his life. Tami Taylor runs into her ex-boyfriend from high school, a big real estate mogul, and he decides to stay in Dillon for a few days. A few days proves to be too long as Coach Taylor begins to feel a bit jealous. Elsewhere, Jason Street hears the biggest news of his life since his accident and must decide if he is willing to change his life completely. Meanwhile, Tim Riggins continues his pursuit of Lyla by getting his own radio show at the Christian radio station. Lyla seems to be enjoying her current relationship with her Christian boyfriend as she goes with him to meet his family.
