I watched this episode at home on football sunday by myself in my living room. It seems only appropriate to watch a show about football on a day where football is broadcasted nearly all day ( Go Jets!) . My favorite part about this episode is the scene showing all the players in the workout room. These are such simple scenes which I feel contribute greatly to the show. It adds a sense of realism showing the players working out and bonding as they would on a real NFL team.It creates a lighter mood from so much of the seriousness presented in the show. My least favorite part about the episode is the ongoing domestic dispute being Leon Taylor and his wife. In this episode, Leon was offered a deal- to either plead guilty and continue playing football, or fight the charges and add more negative publicity. I wish the show would not drag this out from episode to episode.
For the first time all season, the show doesnt focus on Demetrius Harris. While watching this episode, I was waiting for the moment for his character to appear. It was almost refreshing not to see his character for an episode since he usually is always involved in some sort of drama or conflict. With eight episode done, I feel like I can relate myself to Leon Taylor the most. I consider myself to be a standup guy- as is Leon. I have always been very athletic and Leon is a very talented running back. Out of all the characters on the show, he seems to be the most level headed one. A lot of the other characters on the show seem to have such strong personalities.
Also, while watching this episode, I realized that there is rarely any music on this show. The only times I can recall music are of course the opening theme music, or while they are playing music in a car, the weight room, or the strip club. With some other series, there is music in nearly every scene. In my opinion, the absence of music creates for a much more serious mood, and forces to viewer to focus on what he character is saying. Going back to the theme music-I think it is perfect for this series. I do not know the name off the song but it almost feels like music is being played to pump someone up before a football game, which is why I like it so much.
Overall I rate this episode a two out of five. There were no new issues presented in this episode, but more of the same stuff we are used to. With only three more episodes, I am interested in knowing where the series ends up, and what happens to each character.
