I am blown away by how this show has lovingly and meticulously developed Matty Saracen's character arc. From Season 1 to now, in Season 4, it all makes sense. He gave and he gave; he submerged his own needs time and again: for his grandmother's sake, his father's sake, his team's sake, his girlfriend's sake...
The look on his face when he opened the casket -- and during that final shot of his shoveling dirt over the casket. I swear both gutted me.
Until finally, finally, he did something purely for himself: he left Dillon.
It was all building to this.
God, this kid and this show amaze me.
it still kinda boggles me that more people don't watch. like everyone knows that those who do adore it, but others don't seem to want to give it a try.
... how wrong is it that i don't have any fnl icons?
You know the scene where he was having a late dinner at the Taylors' house, and he couldn't eat because he kept picturing his dad, and then he just lost it, but even in the midst of his meltdown he couldn't stop apologizing and trying to make it all OK for everyone else? Blew me away. That, right there, is the heart of that character. What Zach Gilford did there was too good to be called acting.
I'm singing this show's praises to everyone I know. We loaned Season 1 dvds to my brother-in-law and sister-in-law when they came down this wkend. I think they're hooked. :D But yeah, you're right: it boggles the mind that more people aren't watching this awesome show.
To be honest, this show makes most other shows look pretty crappy. I'm not saying I HAVE to compare, but FNL kind of makes me want to stop watching almost anything else.
I only have two FNL icons; got 'em at
It was just all so brilliantly done, every little bit of it.
...and like
The two FNL icons I have, I got from
Thanks for the rec. I did find two there that I snagged; problem rectified :)