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(S02E07) For episode seven, "Pantherama!" brings us what I would call an odd and uneven mix of stories. With a host of new and recurring characters (Santiago, Lauren, Noelle, Noah, Jackie, Billy, Mindy) in play, something had to give. That left our old pal Street on the sidelines for this game. While he got a breather though, the Smash finally got a story of his own.

(S01E13) Outstanding. This installment of FNL was just jam packed with story and there was enough of it for everyone to get a little piece. More than any other episode, this one balanced everything out so the entire cast got to play. And with one exception, which we'll get to later, all of the stories were very good.

First up, Smash. I was initially unsure about this story, but now that it has played out, I like what they did with it. This is a much different Smash than we originally met in the pilot and Gaius Charles deserves a lot of credit for doing a great job. As good as he was though, the standout of this episode was Liz Mikel, who plays Corina Williams. All of her scenes were great. I loved her explanation for going to Coach Taylor, "I didn't want to think that you were dumb enough to do something so stupid on your own." Of course, the Smash revelation caused some big problems for Eric as well.