Friday Night Lights: Little Girl I Wanna Marry You

Um, y’all? Can we talk about how I cannot wait for Buddy Garrity to find out that the Lady Mayor is also a lover of ladies? And even more scandalous, her partner is an old school democrat? It’s like she’s with Anne Richards if Anne Richards was 1) still alive and 2) totally into chicks.

In the land of Parenting Skills, we saw the good, the bad, and the well-intentioned:

Good: MamaSmash finds out her baby’s been doping and flips the hell out. She goes straight to the coach to accuse him and upon learning that Brian got his own juice, refocuses her wrath.

Bad: Tyra’s mom is still whining about the dude over whom she chose her daughter. Apparently being abusive was something she’d be willing to overlook if he was around to pay bills. Poor Tyra. That woman’s a wreck and it’s only a matter of time before that job at Garrity Motors turns into a slimy affair with Buddy.

Well-intentioned: Speaking of Buddy, he admitted to a very direct Jason that he would rather his daughter wasn’t a caregiver her entire life. Jason’s future is anything but certain and Buddy doesn't want that for Lyla. Y'all? I'm starting to kind of love Buddy. I don't agree with him, but I always see where he's coming from and it's usually not a bad place.

In other news, Jason thought about Buddy's concern and decided that by striving to be even better than he was before the accident, he will deserve Lyla. Then he popped the question and she accepted enthusiastically. Matt's dad went back to Iraq and his Grandma's still senile enough to think he can watch high school football from the base in the desert. Tami’s agreed to work for Lady Mayor on her upcoming campaign, despite Coach's worries that the whole "lesbian thing" is gonna come out and cause a stink. And Coach has decided to keep quiet and let Smash remain on the team. Something tells me it’s that last bit that’s going to get really ugly.