Friday Night Lights

NBC has recently began airing episodes of Season 5 of Friday Night Lights. In the last episode, someone came up to Vince asking for five grand. Vince's father who was recently let out of prison and is currently on parole took the situation into his own hands by beating the man, taking his gun and telling him to leave his family alone.

It is situations like that showcase the true genius of the show. You are torn between what you want him to do because in one perspective, you want him to stay out of trouble and be a good father figure, but with the other you want him to take this fool out and protect his family. The depth and complexity of the situation are notable because there is not right or wrong answer. He must do what he feels is best deep down inside of him.

The decision becomes more than just a choice, but rather a conflict of ethical values. What is right in the situation? The fact that he chose to beat the man up shows the author's message that sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do. He is encoding to take matters into your own hands and protect your family at all cost. And the way he shows it (by bringing him alone behind the football stadium) makes me decode that it was the right thing to do because he did not get caught. All in all, it was an intense couple of scenes.