Friday Night Lights

The first season of Friday Night Lights successfully combines sports, drama, and romance as well or better than any other movie or TV show I've ever seen. By the end of the season I actually enjoyed the football scenes the least out of any part of the show - this isn't really an indictment of the quality of these scenes, they were very good (though not great) but instead more of a statement regarding how good the rest of the show is. I was also extremely impressed with how they handled some delicate issues such as steroids and especially racism with the episodes dealing with the latter being possibly the strongest in the entire season. The season 2 premiere was very good - the new dynamic between now absentee father Coach Taylor and his wife and daughter is especially promising (this family plus Matt is really the heart of the show imo). However I am with what seems like the general consensus that the whole subplot of Landry killing the guy who was stalking Tyra and then covering it up is extremely stupid. The scene where he kills the dude was well-handled and realistic enough I suppose but Landry not going to the police is completely inconsistent with his character (one of the best characters in the show). I don't think this subplot will ruin the show but I admit I am a little worried.