Awkward Engagement Dinner for the Taylors | Friday Night Lights

[@franciscocarvajal7858]

I’ll say it again, FNL had awesome actors. Connie Britton was one of them. And don’t get me started on Kyle Chandler. Top Ten series of all time.

[@tommyhooper8143]

Zach Gilford for me was a standout

[@franciscocarvajal7858]

@@tommyhooper8143 True that.

[@ianbrewer4843]

Very much agree

[@steelcity_fan2398]

It’s amazing how Tammi tears up when Eric is talking about how marriage requires compromise. For context, the Taylors have moved around for 18 years all because of Eric’s job, and now Tammi has an opportunity to move the family to Philadelphia to become the Dean of Admissions at a college up there. Eric is resisting, but Tammi keeps bringing up the fact that they have moved around for 18 years for Eric’s job, and she sees a future for them in Philly. In the end, Matt and Julie are married in Chicago and Tammi and Eric move to Philly together.

[@eijiniizuma6184]

Tami refused to move to TMU with Eric at the end of season 1 yet in season 5 she attempts to guilt trip him into following her to Philly.

[@cailanmurray4430]

@@eijiniizuma6184granted that’s 1 time compared to 18 years of moving but you’re also right 😅

[@mah244]

She had just started her career and he was about to end it before it begun.

[@alphanerd7221]

People say this a lot but they have lived in Dillion for over 10 years.

[@eijiniizuma6184]

@@alphanerd7221 people tend to forget the exposition delivered in the first episode where its stated Coach Taylor worked with Street all the way from peewee football and he coached the junior high team before being hired as the hs coach.

[@machodgdon]

I love how this scene is shot so far away from them when they are outside the restaurant. Shows just how distant they are from each other at this part of the season

[@Ian00003]

The cinematography was really good throughout the show. Helped convey so many different emotions

[@Subo23]

Great shot of the empathetic Saracen looking at Tami as she leaves, knowing something is wrong but not sure what

[@TotallyNotALolicon]

I never understood why they were so generally against Matt dating Julie I mean Matt is respectful and treats Julie great.

[@thenax8662]

And he took care of his ganny. Good guy.

[@alphanerd7221]

He's dirt poor and a teenager who is trying to be a professional artist.

[@dannynhl9441]

@@alphanerd7221 True, the reality of life is love is bullshit and only people care about money. That's why marriage is a waste for any man to go through with esp. in modern times. Women will not stick by a man for love because love is not real. It's imagination of something you enjoy you don't want to lose. That's all it is. Maybe you love your sibblings or parents cause of the tight bont you have with them but actually love another person for who they are...esp. Americans who are selfish and materialistic more than most people it's a waste. It's better for an American man today to remain single and enjoy his money or date overseas. Because even if you make the good money the women flocking to you are in love with what you can provide for them not you.

[@alphanerd7221]

@@dannynhl9441 Okay misogynist.

[@dannynhl9441]

@@alphanerd7221 Stating facts. Go try it for yourself. See how it works out. All about the green.

[@CallsignEskimo-l3o]

The shot of the two of them leaving a single shadow on the wall is poignant in context of the whole scene.

[@jcore0981]

It's a shame this basically gets completely dropped. Probably a byproduct of the reduced episodes but we never really get any resolution between Coach Taylor and Matt about this. Would've really liked a final scene of the two of them before the show ended

[@aliali-ce3yf]

no resolution was necessary...........matt and julie were going to get married anyway. Coach wouldn't be happy with the decision.

[@jcore0981]

@@aliali-ce3yf Yeah but it leaves the characters off with a really sour note. For all I know he basically ghosted them. All we needed was like a one minute scene before or after the championship game where he tells Matt he may not agree, but he has his blessing.

[@aliali-ce3yf]

@@jcore0981 it would've been too neat and out of character for coach to give his blessing

[@jcore0981]

@@aliali-ce3yf It would've been too neat? It's a finale to everything. It should be neat. And him admitting he is wrong is something he does constantly. We get nothing. Again Matt and Eric had an incredible relationship. Very father-son like. So for the last scene they ever share together to be this one just leaves a really sour taste in my mouth.

[@lokeshpandya5252]

@@jcore0981 Yea It seems like as the seasons went by Matt and Coach didn’t have that many interactions.

[@esrblgn]

matt asking the coach to marry julie is one of the best moments of the show why isn't there a video on that

[@alexg2235]

I have this stupid idea but it's a show called Happily Ever After where they simply correct or fix plot holes in other series endings like for example one episode for FNL Where we see Julie and Matt living their happily or even just an update on certain characters to give some kind of closure.

[@eijiniizuma6184]

we saw them living together in Chicago following the 8 month flash forward.

[@wolverinefangowings]

*Dinner

[@brysonhardy9082]

Well, this is awkward about the Engagement of Matt Saracen and Julie Taylor, but do you know Matt and Julie went to Chicago.

[@lauraschoenborn3544]

I think Julie’s speech was what helped them decide to give their blessing. You could see it, they were softening as she was talking almost like they couldn’t argue with her.

[@eijiniizuma6184]

We are shown Matt and Julie living together in Chicago during the 8 months later flash forward.

[@michaelcox545]

Theres a diner called awkward engagement in Dillon?

[@aliali-ce3yf]

Matt made a huge mistake , and Julie is just running

[@lauraschoenborn3544]

The thing is that I don’t think Matt ever was her safety net. She ran to Chicago, yes. But her heart was always with Matt. She looked really sad when she mentioned his name to Derek, which hinted maybe Derek was a rebound. And she looked way more mature and calmer when she came home from College for Christmas. I think the whole thing with Derek was what helped her get her stuff together. Because it forced her to take responsibility when he showed up at her doorstep.

[@burritogamer3984]

not by this point, Matt directly called Julie out on it and basically ensured she can reflect and know she truly loves him for who he is and wants to be with him. By the end, they are communicating way better than they did in prior seasons which shows it's a healthy relationship

[@burritogamer3984]

@@lauraschoenborn3544 yes exactly. also remember, Julie also took a chance going to chicago she had no idea what to expect when she got there. Matt could have been dating someone else for all she knew. and when she mentions Matt to Derek, she 100% downplays what he means to her (just some guy in chicago) but we as the viewer know how deep their relationship went. I think Julie's thing with the TA was very much a result of her entering the adult world for the first time , being naive but thinking she could be in control, enjoying the feeling of being "mature" but she was pretty clearly manipulated. not empowered but demeaned. Matt is the one she has always loved in a true sense and a lot of her actions feel like a result of certain self-doubt and anxieties about life that she doesn't want to directly confront. of course also, Matt did mess up before too in impacting their trust, like him suddenly ghosting when he went to Chicago which he could have handled so much better with simple communication. so they both had their periods of having to grow up and be ready for a truly committed relationship.