Texas Forever Podcast

Bad dads abound: Becky’s has a secret second family, Luke’s makes him skip school, and Billy is probably too dumb to keep his future kid alive. Plus: we learn all about the Fourth Amendment when the cops search Vince’s locker for gun, Glen kisses Tami, and Tim adopts a dog! Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Matt has one last fling with Julie before leaving for Chicago, Lyla has one last fling with Tim before going off to star in an ill-fated Charlie's Angels reboot, and the Lions play the best team in the league in a televised game and somehow don’t get completely slaughtered. Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Special guest Margaret H. Willison joins Meryl and Liz to discuss the aftermath of Matt's dad's death. CW: A wide discussion of grief takes place starting around the 29-minute mark! Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Coach throws an impromptu Homecoming at Ray’s BBQ, Tim mentors Becky and Matt, and Vince and Luke end up in jail. Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Vince and Luke continue to butt heads, but the Lions score their first touchdown! Coach steals $3,000 from his family, but meets the world’s most handsome Under Armor salesperson! Tim doesn’t want Becky’s flirting with him, so he directs her attention to Luke instead! Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Shamed by their forfeit, the Lions burn their jerseys as a symbolic fresh start, Tim moves into Becky’s backyard, Matt interns with a naked artist, and Tami gets her revenge on Joe McCoy. Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.  

Meet the East Dillon Lions: Michael B. Jordan, Bug-Eye, Opie, and a bunch more kids that quit when Coach wouldn’t let them punch each other anymore. FNL manages to bypass a creative slump with most of the original cast gone by moving the action to East Dillon, a rundown school/raccoon sanctuary. Back at West Dillon, Tami and Joe McCoy feud. Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Liz and Meryl met up with plans to talk about “John Carter,” a movie that lost Disney so much money that Taylor Kitsch’s career has never recovered. TK has terrible hair, plays a Confederate soldier we’re supposed to root for, and doesn’t take off his shirt for 38 minutes, so don’t waste your time. So instead we took this Buzzfeed FNL character quiz and talked about marriage, divorce, and John Travolta. We’ll be back recapping Season 4 soon!   https://www.buzzfeed.com/aaronc13/which-friday-night-lights-character-are-you Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Liz and Meryl recap the season three finale of Friday Night Lights, in which we find out where a bunch of the kids are going to college! Plus, there's a small town wedding and some baby news. Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

The Panthers lose state, despite Matt taking over as QB1 again and no thanks to JD’s temper tantrum. Tami reluctantly calls child protective services down on the McCoy family, causing Katie to break off their friendship. Tyra writes a love letter to Applebee’s. Julie has a meaningful conversation with Grandma about Matt’s future. Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Joe McCoy beats JD, Dillon will split into two high schools next year and the boosters are Machiavellianly gerrymandering the town, and Panthers are going to state! Lyla gets into college but can’t pay for it, Tyra doesn’t know if she can even get in to college, let alone pay for it, and Grandma’s dementia takes a bad turn. Tim’s sober, Matt’s worried, and Landry bakes scones. There’s a lot going on, and only two episodes left to resolve it all.   Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Highs and lows for everyone. Coach relatively maturely handles Julie having sex, but then gets kicked out of a game. JD’s dad forbids him from having a girlfriend, but his mom lets him sneak off to her. Tyra manipulates Landry, but books him a gig to make up for it. And Buddy loses Lyla’s college fund and wrecks a strip club. It’s only lows for him.   Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Meryl and Liz podcast in person and discuss Tyra's hat choices, Tim's college choices, and what food they would snag as they raced out of a hotel room to rescue a student. Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Jason moves to New York to win back Erin, become a sports agent, and see “Gypsy.” Tim tags along and they share a tearful and heartfelt goodbye–that’s the end of Jason as a regular character. Matt transitions to wide receiver, Tyra runs off with Cash, and Tami and Coach think about buying a new house. Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Buddy gets in a fight with his hippie kids. Joe gets in a fight with JD. Tim, Billy, and Herc get in a fight with Jason. On the bright side, Tabby Garrity teaches us body positivity, Devin sings the Flaming Lips, and Tami gives a speech on the power of football and how Coach positively affects his players. Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

  Coach orders Tim to befriend JD, which naturally involves underaged drinking. Tyra and Cash the cowboy fight over one of his exes who shows up with a baby she claims is his. And Matt and Julie have sex on a sandy, rocky beach, which is the opposite of romance, but at least Matt takes his socks off this time.   Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

The idiot brigade (Jason, Herc, Billy, and Tim) buy Buddy’s house to flip it, so Jason can earn some money for his son and Tim can earn some money for beer. Matt’s demoted to QB2, and Shelby’s pretty good at consoling him, even if she’s no good at grocery shopping. Tyra keeps hanging out with a pill-popping cowboy despite us (and Tami) yelling at her to do better.   Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

Comedy writer Liz Galvao joins Liz Juranek and Meryl Williams to talk about this episode of Friday Night Lights. Tami battles Buddy and the boosters for jumbotron funds, Smash gets good news, and Matt's mom tries to get back into his life. Follow Liz at @lizgalvao on Twitter! Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

The McCoys throw the team party, causing Tami and Coach to fight even though they both hate hosting the thing. Tim ditches Lyla to steal copper wire (2008 recession flashback!). Matt and Julie make fun of poor little rich boy JD, then run away like the awkward teens they are when he overhears them.   Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.

An episode full of questions: Would Meryl make a good student body president? Does Liz only like Tim and Lyla together because they’re hot? Why does this episode’s writer forget everything that happened to Smash only one episode ago, and have him regress into not knowing if he wants to play football again?!   Texas Forever is a Friday Night Lights rewatch podcast. Follow us at @TexasForeverPod, @MerylWilliams, and @LizJuranek. Theme song: "Devil Town," Tony Lucca.