This may be blasphemous in the FNL community, but I wasn't a big fan of Matt Saracen. I never warmed up to his character and, paired with Julie, he was my least favorite part of the show. The only time I liked him was when he was with Carlotta, because he seemed to mature and be laid back around her.
Anyone? Bueller?
He was SO ANNOYING and in no way resembled any such rt of quarterback- not physically or emotionally. Annoying.
Defender of the weak, and enemy of the weak minded.
Yeah, not to mention what a jerk-off he was to his grandma, taking care of her by himself after his dad deserted them! And I found his loyalty and friendship with Landry was annoying as well- Matt could have dumped that nerd and hung out with only the jocks and cheerleaders, but for some reason kept Landry as a friend. Weird.
shareI never said he was not a nice person. I found the whole barely able to speak and being 5 foot 6 but also being super awesome texas QB who the coach believed in so much SOOOO ridiculous. The fact that after five seasons he STILL could barely form a sentance was annoying. he annoyed. Nice kid, but annoying character.
Defender of the weak, and enemy of the weak minded.
I agree. His mumbling/stammering was an annoying trait. That's why I liked him with Carlotta--that affect seemed to disappear when he was with her.
shareSweet heart of a character, but god if you make QB and get the hot girl, STOP BEING SO INSECURE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Defender of the weak, and enemy of the weak minded.
Call me a sucker for an underdog but I liked him. He was genuine and had some family issues. Those can have an impact on a teenager. I never thought he was an awesome QB, he was average but Coach's system made him a manageable quarterback. Hence the QB controversy with McCoy in season 3.
shareFirst off lets look at the history of Matt. His mother left which left him with only his Dad and his grandma. His dad was in the military and gone the majority of the time. His dad wasn't a talkative guy, rather cold and withdrawn which is probably reason Matt's mom left( also confirmed my Matt's grandma). So he only had his grandma who was going through dementia so I am doubt he would try and bring to many friends over which is why Landry was his only true friend. He spent most of this time alone drawing in his lonely existence. His social skills suffered for this and he was never comfortable with people as all the people he knew left him (as stated in the show. My son suffered from a slow social development as a child he was not around a lot of other kids except his sitter a very nice older lady that is like his grandma. So Matt's social skills suffered and his ability to communicate with others. He also dealt with a lot anger issues with his dad, mom and his situation.
As for best QB he wasn't. He just played with more heart that made up for his lack of skill. With that emptiness in his heart playing for Dillon was one of the few things others appreciated him for. Not his art but his being QB1...JD Mcoy had more talent but lacked Matt's heart.
Matt is the perfect character to follow up after Jason Street's injury someone that was hiding but who had a ton of heart and wanted to be accepted. Matt is who we want to root for because he is all heart.
This has to be the best post I've seen on IMDB in a while!!! 😀
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Jessie
I really liked his character in Season 2. He didn't just take crap anymore and a personality emerged.
shareInteresting. I feel the same way about Smash even though he reminds me of a lot of high school football players from my high school, so he was realistic.
As for Saracen...he'll always have my heart.
A bit of the old ultraviolence...
The best of Saracen was when he was drunk at practice, then Coach came to his house and cussed him out about it and then Saracen started crying in the bathtub talking about how everyone leaves him.
Then, you know, the storyline went off somewhere else cuz that's what happened on his show a lot.