What I did notice was Claire’s dialogue when she and Zach were heading out to visit her biological mother (aka the aquarium in Lubbock, which apparently doesn’t really exist). She notes that in order to not get caught they have to “be perfect.” Perhaps it wasn’t intended as I can’t find any references to it online, but the Bennet family lives in Odessa, TX, which is also the town on which the book and movie “Friday Night Lights” is based. At least in the movie version (again, searching online so far has not resulted in any references), one of the main themes is of the players becoming “perfect.” I particularly remember a scene in which Christian Kane‘s character (I probably remember this due to his role on Angel) asks, “..you perfect yet?” I don’t even recall what the response is to his question, but he replies “You will be.” The final quote from the coach on being perfect (from Wikipedia):
Coach Gary Gaines: (halftime speech) Being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there. It’s not about winning. It’s about you and your relationship with yourself, your family and your friends. Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know that you didn’t let them down because you told them the truth. And that truth is you did everything you could. There wasn’t one more thing you could’ve done. Can you live in that moment as best you can, with clear eyes, and love in your heart, with joy in your heart? If you can do that gentleman – you’re perfect!
Since I haven’t read the book, I can’t confirm if Being Perfect is a local mantra or just something they came up with for sales, but I wondered if it would have been something Claire would have heard, being a part of the sports at the high school there. If anything, perhaps a nod in the direction of the town that has been in the spotlight more than once.