"Texas Whatever" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American sports drama television series Friday Night Lights, inspired by the 1990 nonfiction book by H. G. Bissinger.
It is the 75th overall episode of the series and was written by consulting producer Kerry Ehrin, and directed by main cast member Kyle Chandler.
It features a set of characters, primarily connected to Coach Eric Taylor, his wife Tami, and their daughter Julie.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 3.01 million household viewers and gained a 0.7/3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Tami (Connie Britton) returns home from Philadelphia, and is surprised by the presence of Julie (Aimee Teegarden), who arrived early after finishing her exams.
He is also mad at Becky (Madison Burge) as he thinks there is something between her and Tim (Taylor Kitsch), which she denies, stating she is not in love with him and just cares about him as a friend, but Luke does not believe her, upsetting her.
She tries to dissaude him from abandoning Texas, telling him he will regret losing Billy, who is the only family he ever had, but Tim is determined to leave his old life behind.
The Lions start trying to make a campaign to stay, as they await the results from the hearing to determine what will happen to the school program.
The episode was written by consulting producer Kerry Ehrin, and directed by main cast member Kyle Chandler.
"[6] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "We've already arrived at Friday Night Lights' penultimate episode.
Titled “Texas Whatever” and directed by Kyle Chandler, it was a great episode that saw the return of Adrianne Palicki as Tyra, Zach Gilford as Matt, and some big, fundamental changes in life in Dillon, Tex.
"[9] Jen Chaney of The Washington Post wrote, "I'm not going to focus our penultimate Friday Night Lights experience on analyzing the logic behind certain narrative developments.