Episode Report Card Couch Baron: C+ | 5 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Tuesday Night Lights
By Couch Baron | Season 3 | Episode 3 | Aired on 10.16.2006
I don't think it's being overly harsh to say that this was not one of this show's stronger or more exciting episodes. The writing was oddly flat, in the first place, and the attention to detail was subpar as well. But really, the thing about changing to mini-arcs is that it doesn't leave a whole lot of time for dillydallying, and, labored comparisons to the MotW notwithstanding, the Logan/Veronica stuff felt way too self-contained to spend so much time on. In the past, when the two of them have had issues, they've been directly tied to important plot points -- the hidden camera, the surreptitious return from Mexico, the class warfare, for example. That's one of the things that's made this show great in the past -- layering in complex and important relationships while not actually being a relationship-centered show. I only hope they go somewhere with the gambling thing, because otherwise, in my opinion, this episode will have been a total waste of time. On that happy note, see you next week!