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The Best Episodes of Friday Night Lights Season 2

Every episode of Friday Night Lights Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Friday Night Lights Season 2!

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The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 1 - Last Days of Summer
    7.6/10(696 votes)

    #1 - Last Days of Summer

    S2:E1

    Changes in the team force Dillon Panthers to work harder than ever before to achieve the same level of success they had last season. Losing Coach Taylor to TMU might prove to be their biggest setback. Tyra gets a shock visitor. Matt and Landry struggle with their everyday life, as it is not what they expected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jason Katims

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  2. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 2 - Bad Ideas
    7.5/10(636 votes)

    #2 - Bad Ideas

    S2:E2

    So many things have changed at Dillon High and the first day of school is the real test. Matt stands by as his world comes crashing down, while Landry still copes to make sense of his. All eyes seem to be focusing on Smash, while Tami tries to adjust to having a teenager and a newborn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 3 - Are You Ready for Friday Night?
    7.8/10(618 votes)

    #3 - Are You Ready for Friday Night?

    S2:E3

    Matt and Smash have a hard time listening to their coach as they prepare for their first game of the new season. Coach Taylor heads back to Dillon to check on his family and finds out just what is happening to the Panthers since he's left.

    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 4 - Backfire
    7.5/10(610 votes)

    #4 - Backfire

    S2:E4

    Tim and Jason go to Mexico as Street hopes to explore experimental surgery. Riggins, who is worried about Street, turns to Lyla Garrity, who's busy helping a newcomer acclimate to Dillon. Meanwhile, Coach Taylor decides on a big career move that will change his life. A development in a police search deeply affects the lives of Tyra and Landry.

    Director:Jonas Pate
    Writer:David Hudgins

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  5. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 5 - Let's Get It On
    8.1/10(614 votes)

    #5 - Let's Get It On

    S2:E5

    Coach Taylor returns to Dillon, but it is not an easy homecoming; the team must deal with conflict between Saracen and Smash; Riggins turns to Lyla for help in changing Street's mind about surgery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Patrick Massett, John Zinman

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  6. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 6 - How Did I Get Here?
    7.9/10(603 votes)

    #6 - How Did I Get Here?

    S2:E6

    Key evidence comes in implicating Landry; when Tami's sister visits to help her with the baby, she stirs things up in the house; Riggins must prove to coach Taylor that he wants to be a part of the team.

    Director:Jonas Pate
    Writer:Carter Harris

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  7. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 7 - Pantherama!
    7.6/10(603 votes)

    #7 - Pantherama!

    S2:E7

    As college football scouts approach Smash, he must make a life-changing decision. Coach Taylor has set his sights on a potential addition to the team. Tami appoints Lyla and Tyra to be in charge of this year's Pantherama. Matt is living his dream, with his new cheerleader girlfriend by his side, but yet he is drawn to the live-in nurse. Julie turns her jealousy into a twisted relationship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 8 - Seeing Other People
    7.7/10(635 votes)

    #8 - Seeing Other People

    S2:E8

    As Smash sets out on his first recruitment trip, Saracen asks his cheerleader girlfriend for an open relationship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 9 - The Confession
    8.0/10(595 votes)

    #9 - The Confession

    S2:E9

    Landry admits to the murder of Tyra’s assaulter but the struggle with his conscience continues. Meanwhile Jason Street is set up with an online dating service by Herc. The Taylors get ready for baby Gracie’s christening, while tensions increase between Tami and Julie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 10 - There Goes the Neighborhood
    8.3/10(601 votes)

    #10 - There Goes the Neighborhood

    S2:E10

    Dillon County is hit by a tornado with Laribee High School affected by the damage forcing both rivals to share Dillon's resources. Julie and Tami adjust to Tim Riggins' living in their house, and tension builds between Landry and Tyra.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Hudgins

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  11. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 11 - Jumping the Gun
    8.0/10(565 votes)

    #11 - Jumping the Gun

    S2:E11

    Brian "Smash" Williams takes heat from the major colleges that want a verbal commitment to their program. Meanwhile tension is still high between Coach Taylor and Tim Riggins regarding the situation with Julie. Tim doesn't know where to turn. And all eyes are on Coach Taylor as he prepares the Panthers to play Laribee High School in the season's biggest game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Patrick Massett, John Zinman

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  12. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 12 - Who Do You Think You Are?
    7.6/10(561 votes)

    #12 - Who Do You Think You Are?

    S2:E12

    Tami and Coach Taylor look into day care for Gracie, but find themselves having a tough time letting go. Meanwhile, Lyla starts working as a deejay on a Christian radio station and, despite being ridiculed by Tim Riggins, she is able to strike a chord with him. Elsewhere, Matt Saracen discovers that he is actually in love with his grandma's at-home nurse, while Brian "Smash" Williams learns that those close to him may not be ready for interracial dating.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 13 - Humble Pie
    7.8/10(537 votes)

    #13 - Humble Pie

    S2:E13

    Coach Taylor hires Tami as the girls volleyball coach and enlists the help of Tyra. Smash has a confrontation at a movie theater and is faced with a dilemma.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carter Harris

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  14. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 14 - Leave No One Behind
    8.5/10(587 votes)

    #14 - Leave No One Behind

    S2:E14

    Matt Saracen reaches at his lowest point. Meanwhile, Tami Taylor’s relationship continues to blossom with Tyra. Julie becomes envious. Landry has an admirer. Elsewhere, Smash seeks advice from Coach Taylor.

    Director:Dean White
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Friday Night Lights Season 2 Episode 15 - May the Best Man Win
    7.8/10(576 votes)

    #15 - May the Best Man Win

    S2:E15

    Smash's hunt for a college football scholarship turns into something completely different. Tami comes across her high school boyfriend, whose job as a real estate magnate has brought him to Dillon, making Coach Taylor jealous. Jason is offered a life-changing opportunity. Riggins goes after Lyla this time using more unconventional methods.

    Director:Patrick R. Norris
    Writer:David Hudgins

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Last Days of Summer" is the best rated episode of "Friday Night Lights" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 696 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Jason Katims, it aired on 10/5/2007. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Bad Ideas".