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Friday Night Lights S1E21 — Best Laid Plans
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Friday Night Lights•Season 1•Episode 21

Best Laid Plans

8.2/10 · 787 votesApr 4, 200743 min

Ranked #7 of 22 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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Coach Taylor buckles under the pressure from Texas Methodist University. The news of his decision is not taken lightly by his family. Riggins faces the impending consequences of his relationship. Landry wonders whether he should tell someone about Tyra's situation.

Written byCarter Harris
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Cast10

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Eric Taylor

Connie Britton

Connie Britton

Tami Taylor

Aimee Teegarden

Aimee Teegarden

Julie Taylor

Taylor Kitsch

Taylor Kitsch

Tim Riggins

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Landry Clarke

Minka Kelly

Minka Kelly

Lyla Garrity

Scott Porter

Scott Porter

Jason Street

Gaius Charles

Gaius Charles

Brian 'Smash' Williams

Adrianne Palicki

Adrianne Palicki

Tyra Collette

Zach Gilford

Zach Gilford

Matt Saracen

Crew11

K

Kerry Ehrin

Consulting Producer

Carter Harris

Carter Harris

Supervising Producer

Carter Harris

Carter Harris

Writer

Angela M. Catanzaro

Angela M. Catanzaro

Editor

K

Katie O'Hara

Associate Producer

Liz Heldens

Liz Heldens

Co-Executive Producer

Patrick Massett

Patrick Massett

Consulting Producer

J

John Zinman

Consulting Producer

D

David Hudgins

Supervising Producer

B

Bridget Carpenter

Producer

Jeffrey Reiner

Jeffrey Reiner

Co-Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"Best Laid Plans" is episode 21 of Friday Night Lights season 1. It scored 8.2/10 from 787 votes, ranking #7 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Written by Carter Harris, it aired on April 4, 2007.

Next: E22 · StateBest of Season 1