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Best Scene from 'A League of their Owen'

posted 13 years ago by wllnorkin
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Joe looking on from a distance while everyone else is celebrating the softball win.
BTW the Brewers really did beat the Cubs today 9-5.

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[–] gmiles-3 13 years ago

I liked the scene where Terry's young fling drove her car on the baseball field calling him names and flippping him off. I don't know why but I thought it was so funny and well deserved. I didn't blame her a bit but I'm glad Terry is back with Erin.
And of course Owen hitting the homer was the feel good scene of the summer.

[–] ih8tt 13 years ago

you date a child, you have to expect her to act like a child when you tick her off...I want to know how Erin will react

[–] Doctor-Zaius 13 years ago

The winning home run scene. Owens determined face and that scared lady. That was funny.

[–] eddie_willers 13 years ago

Seeing the 'Freight Train' moving in slow motion toward the badly undermanned woman had me thinking Buster Posey et. al. and wondering if Owen could really do it.

He does and the world stops.

I was expecting (as would be in a normal show) a shattered silence as everyone realizes what has occurred.

But NO!

Instead, pandemonious celebration erupts and Owen is the hero!!!

Well done, writing team.....well done.

[–] Doctor-Zaius 13 years ago

Yep. The best episode so far.

[–] rockmail 13 years ago

Yes. It was the penultimate scene by FAR. I understand how people like the cliche "winning run" scene, but if that's all you got from the episode, you all missed the massive character personality/story arc anchor that Joe's bit was.

It's not about winning a softball game, people. That just served to cement Owen's relationship a little better with his team. The huge bit was Joe standing there celebrating his own downfall, while "hold your head up" blared in the background (While simultaneously missing the team win right in front of him).

Everything else is fluff, kids. You can smile at it, but it's insignificant and just filler - try to look a little deeper, this isn't a show about "winning" no matter how much you want it to be. It's about holding on while you lose... much more dramatic.