Season 1 Episode 8 Recap

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CROSSING THE LINE
Tim Riggins and his brother Billy Riggins are at a food store shopping. Billy is trying to keep Tim eating healthy after Tim’s great game last week. They get to the cash register and Billy is putting items back because he feels like the bill is too high. Tim wants to buy a magazine but Billy will not pay for it. Tyra shows up and offers to buy the magazine for Tim. Tim has a huge smile on his face and wants to stay behind with Tyra. Tyra and Tim end up making out in the stock area of the store.
Lyla Garrity is visiting Jason Street at the Rehab Center and she is kissing him around his body and testing him to see if he can feel the kisses. Jason then asks Lyla straight out if something is happening between Tim and her. Lyla says that there is nothing going on between them. Lyla tells Jason that she loves him and then Jason tells her that he had to ask her. Lyla kisses Jason but Jason has a look on his face as if he still doesn’t believe her.

Smash Williams is at a local gym purchasing steroids from a woman. Smash is worried if the drugs will show up on a drug test and then he’s shocked at how much the drugs cost. He thinks it will be $300 a month but it’s $300 a week.
Smash is trying to get money from his mother. He said he needs $1,200 for an SAT prep course but he’s trying to get money for steroids. He’s telling his mother that he really needs help and begs her for the money.
At practice Smash is playing really hard and really well. Billy Riggins visits the practice and asks Coach Taylor if Tim should consider applying for colleges. Billy wants to talk about Tim’s future after his good game because he knows there were scouts at the game when Tim performed well. Coach Taylor invites Billy and Tim out to diner.
Tami Taylor is talking to a Rally Girl, April about her future. April is really nervous and then tells Tami that her Panther (football player) wants her to do a three-way. She is really nervous and is not sure if she should really do it or not. Tami shuts the door and talks with her.
Landry Clarke is talking to Matt Saracen about his love life. Landry compares what Matt needs to do to doing math. The Taylor’s show up and Julie Taylor wants to make the order on her own at Alamo Freeze. Julie is coming into the store to make an order. Matt makes a joke about her large order. Matt brings up the fact that he asked her to go out on a date. Julie tells Matt that she’s considering it.
In the car as Julie is ordering, Tami is telling Coach Taylor about the Rally girl that went into her office saying that a football player is being asked to do a three-way. Tami brings up the fact that she’s a sophomore and that Julie is a sophomore.
Smash Williams walks into Alamo Freeze with his sister and asks Matt about his job. Smash needs money and wants to know how much they pay. Smash then asks Matt if he can get an application. Matt does more then that, he’s going to talk to the manager about getting Smash a job.
Lyla Garrity knocks on Tim Riggins’ door. Tim answers and then Lyla tells Tim that Jason knows about them being together. Tim is a little stunned at first but he doesn’t understand how Jason could know. Tyra comes to the door behind Tim and then asks Lyla how Jason is doing. Lyla lies and says she’s there to invite Tim to something that Jason is doing at the Rehab Center.
At the Rehab Center, a bunch of the guys are playing cards, including Herc, Jason’s roommate. Jason excitedly announces that he’s read to play in a scrimmage to everyone. Phil gives Jason a hard reality check about playing Quad Rugby and that playing is dangerous and that he could hurt himself further.
Tami catches up with Lyla to talk and then Lyla breaks down and starts crying. Lyla tells Tami everything that happened between her and Tim Riggins. Tami advices her to tell Jason the truth and that they should both move on with their lives.
Julie tells her parents that Matt Saracen asked her out on a date. Coach Taylor is curious about her answer. Julie tells him that she was “considering”
Smash is at Alamo Freeze with Matt and Matt is trying to train Smash but he’s not really paying attention. An attractive female customer walks in and Smash is flirting with her and offers her a free ice cream. He tells Matt that you don’t ask customers what they want, you tell them what they want and then Smash goes over to the customer’s seat and starts talking to her.
Tami Taylor goes into Julie’s room and wants to talk to her about the fact that Julie Taylor was asked out on a date. Tami is concerned especially after hearing all these stories as a counselor. Julie thinks Tami is freaking out because she was asked out on a date.
Smash tells Matt that his nickname should be “the accountant”. Matt is worried because he’s short on his register but it’s only for a dollar and ten cents. Matt is counting his register and Smash is tempted by all the money that Matt has in his hands from the register. Smash goes into his car and takes some more steroid pills.
Jason and Herc are racing each other with wheelchairs. Herc reminds Jason that Phil and his doctor are advising him not to play. Herc then tells Jason that he really does believe that Lyla did cheat on him. Jason is really upset by what Herc is saying but it’s because he knows it is true. Jason rams his chair into Herc and they both fall out of their wheelchairs. Jason asks Herc if he has a secret way of getting back into his chair. Herc says he does and then he starts yelling for Phil. Jason joins in with Herc as they both yell for Phil.

Billy Riggins is upset and yelling on the phone. It looks like Billy is getting fired from yet another job. Billy is upset at Tim now and doesn’t like what he is eating and wants him to clean himself up before the go to dinner with the Taylor’s.
Tami tells Coach Taylor that Julie is on the phone with Matt Saracen. Coach tells Tami that Matt is a good kid but Tami doesn’t really trust him because he’s about to become the star quarterback of their high school team. The doorbell rings and it is Billy and Tim showing up for dinner.
Smash is eating an ice cream at the Alamo Freeze. A customer walks in and Matt takes her order. Smash is standing next to Matt and Matt tries to tell her what she wants instead of just listening to her order. Matt is trying to be like Smash but he is struggling with it and then he just gets her what she orders. Smash thinks Matt needs more practice with the customers but it’s ok because today is payday. Matt tells Smash that he probably won’t get a check till the end of the month because he is new and it takes a while for the payroll to process. Smash is upset that he will not get paid.
The Riggins are over Coach Taylor’s house for dinner and Billy is telling everyone about a time he ran into the wrong end zone. He’s talking Timmy up and then asks Coach Taylor if Tim could play college ball. Billy talks down about his father in front of the Taylor’s and Tim doesn’t really take it well. Tim then knocks over a drink on Billy and Billy gets upset.
Coach Taylor goes to the rehab to talk to Jason Street. Coach Taylor is in a wheelchair and in a gym with Jason and he’s giving Coach a taste of what Quad Rugby is about. Jason tells coach that he really wants to do the Quad Rugby because all he ever did was think about football and that he needs to do something with his competitive feelings. Coach Taylor tells Jason that he should go with his heart on whether he will play or not.

Smash is in the back room with the register and Matt sees him handling the money. Smash tries to act like he wasn’t thinking about taking the money and walks out of the store. Matt follows Smash outside and is asking him about stealing. Matt is afraid that he will get in trouble if Smash does something bad at his job. Smash then complains to Matt about his bad game. Matt then asks Smash why he needs all that money for. Smash tells him that he thought he needed it but that he doesn’t feel that way anymore.
Coach Taylor is asking Julie about her dating situation while they play ping-pong together. Julie doesn’t really want to talk about it. Coach Taylor says that he’s supposed to give her some fatherly advice and he tells Julie about how guys are. He tells her that football players could be the worse because Tami asked him to say that. He tells Julie that she’s beautiful and sensitive and that he doesn’t want to see her get hurt.
Tim comes home and throws his bag on the ground. Billy and Tim start to argue about Tyra. Then Billy puts Lyla in Tim’s face, and then Billy starts comparing Tim to their father. Tim gets really upset about Billy talking bad about their father. Billy then asks Tim when the last time he’s heard from their Mom or Dad. Tim finally gets fed up and starts to fight Billy. Billy tells Tim that he’s sick of watching him throw away his football talent but then Tim tells Billy that he’s worse then his father and that he would be better off on his own.

Herc and Jason are getting ready to play Quad Rugby. Jason and Lyla are there to see him play. They are playing really rough. Herc takes the ball away from Jason and scores with Jason chasing him down. Jason chases Herc down a second time and runs into another player and falls on the ground. There is a pause in the crowd and for Tim and Lyla because they are a little worried Jason might not be alright but he is ok. Jason continues to play. Jason gets the ball and throws a good pass for his teammate. His teammate catches the ball and scores. Jason takes the ball away from Herc this time. Jason takes a pass and rolls all the way and scores.
Coach Taylor tells Tami that he spoke to Julie and that she has received some good fatherly advice. Julie then walks into the room and tells them that she is going on a date with Matt and that the time and date will be announced later.
Smash and his family are at church and they are singing. There are some prayer requests that the Reverend has received and he begins to read them out loud. There is a prayer request for Smash Williams. His mother makes a request for him for his SAT studies. The Pastor asks the church to give an offering for Smash Williams. (Smash gave up on getting the money but now he will have the money for steroids and not the SAT’s)
Jason gets complimented by his friends after the Quad Rugby match. Tim walks over to Jason to congratulate him but Jason takes a swing at Tim. Jason is yelling at Tim to come back and face him. He knows that he was with Lyla. Jason is also upset with Lyla and tells her to get away from him and to go.
Tim comes home and sees Billy in the kitchen making something to eat. Billy notices Tim’s eye. Tim tells Billy that Jason punched him. Billy and Tim are both miserably sitting together as Billy eats his grilled cheese sandwich and Tim eats the other half.
Smash takes the money that was raised at the Prayer Meeting and goes to the gym to meet the woman to buy more steroids.

SOURCE: TV.com

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