SPOILERS AHOY
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
LOOK AT HIS CROOKED GRIN AND HIS SHINING EYES AND UGH MATT, YOU AND YOUR GENEROUS, GENEROUS HEART. Oh god, I want to know who told him about Julie and what exactly happened when he came to see her and what he said and ohhhhh he probably jumped at the very first chance he got, to go back and help her, to get her out of this mess she's put herself in, because she's Julie and he's Matt, and how could he not? <3 <3 <3
I saw his name in the credits and almost got whiplash from the double-take I did. I wish they had kept him out so it would have been a bigger surprise, BUT I DON'T EVEN CAAAAAAAAARE. EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURTS, AND WE GET MATTHEW SARACEN BACK FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE EPISODE AFTER THIS, RIGHT? RIGHT???????????? OH MY HEART.
Other things:
Vince's storyline is stressing me the eff out, and when he outright lied to Coach (and used his mom, no less, wtaf) - that just crossed the line. I want to punch his smug dad in the face. All that chaos before the pep rally - ugh I was fuming right along with Coach, it was awful and frustrating and I just want everybody (by everybody I mean Vince) to shut up.
Coach and Mrs. Coach pushing each other to be the one to wake up in the morning sdkfjaskdfjas;ldkfjas;ldkfj how so perfect and precious, you two? HOW? It makes me ache, how beautiful they are together.
Speaking of role models - Mindy and her friends at Becky's pageant, lolllllllllll. Oh show, I don't understand how it happened, but you made this storyline work, and it's actually become one of my favorites. Billy and Luke and Mindy and Becky. Who fucking knew.
I just watched 5 episodes in a row, omg, CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW SEEING JASON STREET AGAIN MADE ME BAWL LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT? I love him, and I'm so so so glad everything's fine with him now, and seeing him chatting it up with Julie and Tami at the barbeque had me sobbing -- just. I sincerely, utterly love this new cast, I do, and I'm with them all the way. But the originals had me first. They had me for years, I loved them like I didn't know I could love TV characters, and getting to have them back even just for a little while has me all verklempt and nostalgic and desperate for a season 1 marathon. Texas forever.
I am completely and utterly unprepared for this show to end. I... I just can't accept it, I can't. Someone make it stop.