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Lyla Garrity (portrayed by Minka Kelly) is a main character in the first three seasons of the television show, Friday Night Lights. Lyla is the daughter of Buddy Garrity and Pam Garrity. She attended Dillon High School, where she was a cheerleader. She has a reputation for being a spoiled good girl.

Personality and Traits[]

Appearance[]

Relationships[]

Main article: Lyla's Relationships

During her time on the series, Lyla had more romantic interests than actual friendships. The only other female character she interacted with the most is Tyra and that relationship was never a friendly one until after the first season. She has a good relationship with her family, especially her father until his affair was revealed.

Buddy Garrity[]

Lyla was very close to her dad, that is until she found out he was cheating on her mom with Angela Collette. This revelation put a strain on their relationship that was never fully repaired. Didn't help that Buddy spent Lyla's college fund on shady business.

Pam Garrity[]

Lyla and her mom got along. Lyla was supportive of her mom during the revelation of her father cheating

Buddy Garrity Jr.[]

Tabby Garrity[]

Kevin Turner[]

In typical 'child of divorce' fashion, Lyla was very hostile towards Kevin when he started dating her mother after her parents' divorce. She did eventually warm up to him and supported her mom's marriage to him.

Appearances[]

Season 1
Pilot Debut
Eyes Wide Open Appears
Wind Sprints Appears
Who's Your Daddy? Appears
Git'er Done Appears
El Accidente Appears
Homecoming Appears
Crossing the Line Appears
Full Hearts Appears
It's Different for Girls Appears
Nevermind Appears
What to Do While You're Waiting Appears
Little Girl I Wanna Marry You Appears
Upping the Ante Appears
Blinders Appears
Black Eyes and Broken Hearts Appears
I Think We Should Have Sex Appears
Extended Families Appears
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes Appears
Mud Bowl Appears
Best Laid Plans Appears
State Appears
Season 2
Last Days of Summer Appears
Bad Ideas Appears
Are You Ready for Friday Night? Appears
Backfire Appears
Let's Get It On Appears
How Did I Get Here? Appears
Pantherama! Appears
Seeing Other People Appears
The Confession Appears
There Goes the Neighborhood Appears
Jumping the Gun Absent
Who Do You Think You Are? Appears
Humble Pie Appears
Leave No One Behind Appears
May the Best Man Win Appears
Season 3
I Knew You When Appears
Tami Knows Best Appears
How the Other Half Lives Appears
Hello, Goodbye Appears
Every Rose Has Its Thorn Appears
It Ain't Easy Being J.D. McCoy Appears
Keeping Up Appearances Appears
New York, New York Absent
Game of the Week Appears
The Giving Tree Appears
A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall Appears
Underdogs Appears
Tomorrow Blues Appears
Season 4
East of Dillon Absent
After the Fall Absent
In the Skin of a Lion Absent
A Sort of Homecoming Absent
The Son Appears
Stay Final
In the Bag Absent
Toilet Bowl Absent
The Lights in Carroll Park Absent
I Can't Absent
Injury List Absent
Laboring Absent
Thanksgiving Absent

Quotes[]

Season One[]

Lyla is a bubbly, smart, popular cheerleader who is completely in love with Panthers quarterback and captain Jason Street. When Jason is hurt during the first game of the season and it is discovered he'll never have the use of his legs, Lyla tries to find comfort in her faith and becomes convinced a cure can be found for her high school sweetheart. Her hope alienates her from Jason, who is angry at the world and annoyed with her incessant optimism.

While Jason is in the hospital, she begins an affair with Jason's best friend Tim after confronting him about why he refuses to visit Jason.

Jason discovers the affair and breaks up with Lyla, also ending his friendship with Tim. Lyla is shattered and ashamed, and the entire school looks down at her.

She repeatedly apologizes to Jason, who realizes he still loves her and eventually takes her back. Jason proposes to her and she accepts. However, some tensions arise between the two when Lyla isn't supportive of Jason's dream to play professional quad rugby and feels like she doesn't know him anymore. When Lyla's family is falling apart, Jason is too busy down in Austin, which only makes things worse.

Lyla drives to visit Jason in Austin and becomes jealous of Suzy Quinlan, a cute tattoo artist whom Jason has become close with. Although Jason promises there isn't anything between them, Lyla finds them kissing and breaks off the engagement.

Furious at her father for his affair, Lyla wrecks his dealership. The stress of Lyla's life takes a toll on her, and she quits the cheerleading team.

Season Two[]

Lyla rediscovers her faith over the summer and is baptized during the first episode of the season, becoming a born-again Christian.

She begins dating Chris Kennedy, who she meets while doing a Christian Radio Show, and they both attend the same church.

Tim realizes that he's in love with Lyla and professes his feelings for her. She is reluctant to accept them.

Season Three[]

Lyla is in a relationship with Tim, but her ambition and desire to attend Vanderbilt University conflicts with Tim's contentment with his life and desire to stay in Dillon. Lyla briefly commits to San Antonio State University to be with Tim, much to her father's displeasure. However, when Lyla's father, Buddy Garrity, loses all of her college money, she is unsure of how she would even be able to afford Vanderbilt. Nevertheless, Lyla ultimately manages to attend Vanderbilt.

Season Four[]

Lyla returns to Dillon for Henry Saracen's funeral. She and Tim briefly rekindle their relationship, but realize that their different dreams mean that there's nothing left for them anymore. Lyla returns to Vanderbilt.

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