| Season Five | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4 | N/A | |||
| #01 Expectations | #06 Swerve | #11 The March | ||
| #02 On the Outside Looking In | #07 Perfect Record | #12 Texas Whatever | ||
| #03 The Right Hand of the Father | #08 Fracture | #13 Always | ||
| #04 Keep Looking | #09 Gut Check | |||
| #05 Kingdom | #10 Don't Go | |||
Expectations is the first episode and season premire of the fifth season and sixty-fourth overall episode of the Friday Night Lights television series. It aired on October 27th, 2010.
Synopsis[]
Coach Eric Taylor tempers high expectations for East Dillon's impending season as Tami becomes frustrated in her new job. Vince and Luke work to recruit a new player for the Lions' squad and Dillon bids farewell to two alumni as they prepare to leave for college
Plot[]
As the football season begins, Julie (Aimee Teegarden) prepares to leave for college. Tim (Taylor Kitsch) is still in prison, with three months left before a possible release. Billy (Derek Phillips) is considering a coaching job, while Tami (Connie Britton) adjusts to her new job as the guidance counselor at East Dillon.
Billy convinces Eric (Kyle Chandler) in hiring him as a coach for the Lions, despite the low funds for the football program. Buddy (Brad Leland) also introduces Eric to Hastings Ruckle (Grey Damon), a talented basketball player who might be a potential football team member. However, Hastings is not interested in football, downplaying it as a celebration of violence and aggression. Eric then turns to Vince (Michael B. Jordan) and Luke (Matt Lauria), asking them in convincing Hasting in trying out. At a party, Hastings is finally convinced in trying, despite some protesting that he should stick to basketball.
Becky (Madison Burge) stays with her father's new family, trying to bond with her infant step-sister. However, her stepmother is uncooperative and does not allow her to help in taking care of the baby. Vince and Jess (Jurnee Smollett) have gotten back together, although Jess is frustrated that her father left to expand his franchise and left her to take care of her brothers, and his brother Andre is not respecting her. Landry (Jesse Plemons) prepares to leave for Rice University, and invites Julie to join him at a concert for his band. Afterwards, Julie takes him to a strip club, where they bid each other farewell before they leave Dillon.
The Lions face the Croft Cowboys, the reigning champions, on the first game. While the Cowboys win 28-14 by halftime, Luke severely tackles their quarterback, impacting the performance in the reminder of the game. With 28-27 in the last second, the Lions go for a two-point conversion and Luke manages to score, surprising the media. Later, Vince asks Andre to give Jess a break, knowing that his father's absence is affecting him. After overhearing her stepmother talking badly about her, Becky asks Billy to allow her to move in with him, which he allows. Julie hugs her parents farewell, and then drives off to college.
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