The Son (Friday Night Lights)

"**The Son**"
"The Son"
Friday Night Lights episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 5
Directed by	Allison Liddi-Brown
Written by	Rolin Jones
Original air date	December 2, 2009
Guest appearances
	Zach Gilford as Matt Saracen; Minka Kelly as Lyla Garrity; Alicia Witt as Cheryl Sproles; Brad Leland as Buddy Garrity; Kim Dickens as Shelby Saracen; D. W. Moffett as Joe McCoy; Jeremy Sumpter as J.D. McCoy; Madison Burge as Becky Sproles;
Episode chronology
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"The Son" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the television drama series Friday Night Lights. It is the 56th episode overall in the series. The episode first aired on DirecTV's The 101 Network on December 2, 2009. It then re-aired on NBC on June 4, 2010. The episode was hailed by critics and fans as one of the strongest episodes of the series, with unanimous praise for Zach Gilford's performance.