My Top Five Matt Saracen Moments on 'Friday Night Lights'

The series finale to one of the least appreciated, if not the greatest, television show came to an end last night. Along with the conclusion of 'Friday Night Lights' came the end of the story of one Matt Saracen, my favorite character on FNL, as we know it. "Seven" as his friends (save for Landry) would call him is a character you can easily root for simply because there's so much good in him. Through the course of the show's five year run, there were plenty of moments where the character and his portrayer, Zach Gilford, shined and tugged at our heartstrings. Here's just five of them, spoilers ahead:

5.

Season 1 Episode 9: "Full Hearts"

While on his first date with Julie, Matt receives a phone call from best friend

Landry that Grandma Saracen locked herself in the bathroom. Cutting his

date short, Matt rushes home and had to pretend to be his grandfather to

his dementia grandmother and sing her her favorite song.

4.

Season 1 Episode 1: "Pilot"

After Panther star quarterback Jason Street goes down with a injury,

Coach Taylor, his teammates and the rest of Panther nation calls on Matt

to fill in with the once promising season on the line. Never even thrown a

football in a game, "Seven"'s hail mary was caught and the Panther's

path to glory is temporarily restored.

3.

Season 2 Episode 14: "Jumping The Gun"

Good guy Matt spirals out of control after he realized his girlfriend

left him for a better life, his ex-girlfriend left him for a better guy,

his teammates abandoned him for a better quarterback and his father

left him to fight a war. After Coach Taylor throws him in a cold shower

to cool him down, Matt asks desperately "What is wrong with me?

Why does everybody leave me?".

2.

Season 5 Episode 13: "Always"

Courting Julie Taylor for five years led to the ultimate proposal. In true

Matt Saracen fashion, he brought his girl to the Alamo Freeze, a local

hangout where he first told her he liked her, Matt got on one knee

with his grandmother's ring and propose to the girl of his dreams.

1.

Season 4 Episode 5: "The Son"

Hearing his father had died in Iraq, Matt arrives at the Taylor household

in full composure after visiting the morgue to see his father before

crumbling into pieces. This scene perhaps sums up why Matt, and

in extension his portrayer Zach Gilford, is such a easy character to root for.

Thanks FNL, thanks for the memories.

My Matt Saracen Disappointment

I think the reason most fans fell in love with 'Friday Night Lights' two seasons ago was because of Matt Saracen and Zach Gilford, who portrays him. Everything from his sudden promotion to courting the coach's daughter, we were there every moment with Matt as if we were his personal "rally girls". In a recent interview with Zap2It.com, Gilford had some strong opinion with it came to his character's relationship with Julie. He actually doesn't want them to be together and doesn't understand why Matt is attracted to Julie but cites that "he clearly is in love with her." I don't think Zach realizes the reason why many people are rooting for Matt and Julie is because we like Matt and wants him to get what he wants. (Zap2It)