In a just-released statement, exec producer Jason Katims says, “Pete Berg, myself and our fellow producers have enormous respect for Scott and Gaius both as actors and individuals. In short, we love them. However, both of their characters have now graduated and in the creative spirit of the show, we have decided to give them powerful four episode arcs that will observe their characters as they launch themselves into the next phase of their lives. We certainly will keep the door open for both actors to return in the future, depending on the actors’ availabilities. We know both Scott and Gaius will go on to have enormous success and we wish the best for both of them.”

If I’ve learned anything from television, it’s that you’re always supposed to shove your characters into increasingly impossible stories in order to entrap them in a less and less realistic over-arching structure of a house or town that never changes. It’s called entertainment. But whatever. Jason Street was getting boring and Smash Williams constant bragging was one dimensional. Besides, as long as they find a way to keep failing Tim Riggins so he can never graduate high school without disrespecting the audience, I’ll be satisfied (nullus).

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