The Genius that Is Buddy Garrity

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"You have been a cancer to me, you've been a cancer to my friends, and you've been a cancer to this team. And just one more thing I want to say: Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."  Buddy Garrity

Well, what more could you ask for? Buddy is one of my favorite characters on the show because he is the most like a particular brand of Texan—something about his combination of bluster, pushiness, and honor. And the episode built smoothly to this crescendo, in part by not sentimentalizing Buddy's choice: Earlier, he meets with Coach Taylor, who's trying to wring some money out of him and the boosters, and says that he just can't help him. Defending himself, evasively, Buddy says something like, "[The boosters] think I'm the one who told you about the mailbox address." Eric looks at him. "Buddy, you are the one who told me about the mailbox." "Yes," Buddy says. "But I have to unknow that right now. … They probably got my phone tapped." This is classic FNL—strong writing, strong characterization, a little bit of local twang. Buddy may invoke "Clear eyes, full hearts"— and we love it when he does—but he's also a bit of a snake-oil salesman.