In the previous two episodes, Demetrius Harris would seemed to get by any situation whether it be on the field , or off the field. In this episode he is faced with a “choice”. Harris must choose to either stand by his long time friend or go against him. Harris and three of his friends were enjoying themselves after a bad loss due to Harris’ show boating efforts. Harris had caught what seemed to be like the game winning touchdown when he chose to taunt the defender with the ball and ended up fumbling which cost the Cougars the game. This was my favorite part of the episode. I like how Harris’ character seems to cross the line on nearly every episode. I remember seeing a play similar to his on an eagles game. DeSean Jackson, one of their wide receivers, simply tossed the ball away before reaching the end zone in a similar bone-head play. I have become a huge fan of watching athlete’s create bloopers, except when they play for the teams I am rooting for. In the end, athletes are human too, although we might always put them on a pedestal. whoever said watching them commit a blooper wasnt fun?
At the club, Harris’ friend “Smalls”, had shot a man and killed him during an altercation. Harris told police that it couldnt have been his friend since they were together in the bathroom, which he was lying. This episode uses a series of flashbacks to portray what happened in the events of that day. It all seemed to be too cliche. Too many times have we seen this type of scenario in a film or television. Aside from this part of the show, there was also a scene where Leon Taylor made his wife accidently fall down the stairs in a heated exchange, busting her lip. This scene made me wonder how Taylors character could have changed so quickly. Taylor spent the rest of the episode trying to fix everything with him and his wife which left the episode feeling like a day time soap opera, only worse.
I would rate this episode a two out of five. I liked how every character in this episode faced a certain hardship, however, the way it was portrayed was very cliche. The Cougars started the pilot 2-0, and since then they are now 2-2. As the team add loses, the characters begin to develop different problems. This episode was rather slow, but then again not every episode can be a masterpiece, so I look forward to see what happens next.
September 29, 2009 at 4:49 am |
Nick,
I’d like to see you start to answer some more of the questions on your assignment page. For example, what are your thoughts on how the music has any sort of impact on the series? Try to answer some more of those guideline questions.