Fright-ball

Even allowing the premise that Owen’s wacky touchdown catch started the Scapegoats’ winning streak, the team’s still had to play–and win–every game since. Can we give them at least a little credit? They’ve already faced their arch-rivals Big Walnut Tech during the season; they may not look forward to facing them again, but would the prospect cause them to “SHRIEEEEK!!” like girls? (And please don’t think me sexist for likening them to girls…they SHRIEEEEEK the same way, give or take an “E“.)

12 thoughts on “Fright-ball”

  1. They’re playing for the conference championship. Obviously they don’t suck.
    It’s telling that Les’s mind goes straight to the walking dead. Almost as if is mind is constantly fixated on his true, dead, love and how much he wants to be with her again.

  2. I’m also surprised Les isn’t making a wisecrack about all the times Bull made him scream, locked behind a door.

  4. Another pre-Lisa Act I style satirical gag that falls flat in its Act III context. Plus, as TFH mentioned, it makes no sense whatsoever in light of the “story” TB is “telling” here regarding the Goats championship run. Which as I mentioned yesterday so far consists of “I can’t believe we’re in the championship game!” and nothing more.

    And he couldn’t resist squeezing Les and his yellow shirt in there for no reason at all. Give us a rest with that already, you know? Linda’s presence guaranteed more than enough snideness, there was no need to up the ante like that. What a dick.

  5. I think Batiuk realized that he spent his usual “Westview Football Sucks Week” on Les the Wonderful Author and Perfect Husband, but he didn’t want to drop this gag entirely. So he whipped up this “Hey, they’re in the championship, but they’re still horrible!” arc.

  6. Wow, way to motivate your players. Who hired this guy??

    @SpacemanSpiff85: About Bull making Les scream. Yeah, you’re right–depending on which retcon is taking place this week.

  8. I can think of another thing that scares them: being told that the marching band will be there and cause Zeus and Thor to take turns delivering brutal weather during the half-time show.

  10. As has been noted, the only athletic triumphs we’ve been allowed to see were courtesy of the sporto-hating Jarrod and Owen. And now the jocks are screaming like little children at the prospect of, you know, actually playing a game. I know Tom Batiuk hates jocks, but does he have to be so non-subtle about it?

  11. There is more coherence in a Luca Libra Film than in FW – since he seems unable to have the gags come out of the actual situaition he’s got to insert them with the subtle touch of a gorilla with a hammer and a cold chisel which in turn undercuts what little narrative choerence the author has managed to build.

  12. I know Tom Batiuk hates jocks, but does he have to be so non-subtle about it?

    He spent so much time saying “bully jocks” that it ended up becoming a goal for him.

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