So Grayson Has A Kid--So What?

Cougar Town, S03E06

We get reminded of Grayson's former life as a "ho bag" in this episode.  Laurie tries to reconnect with her buddy Travis, but finds that it's not as easy to turn back the clock as she had thought.  Bobby also took the task of teaching Ellie to surf, not taking Andy's advice to hear that it too, like Laurie's endeavor, isn't as easy as he thought it would be.

Jules seemed a little off base about wanting to get counseling with Grayson before they got married to make sure they started things without baggage, but it backfired on her and they discovered that Grayson actually had a daughter through one of his random hookups.  This was less of a shock to me, but it was a convenient way to get around Jules having to conceive another child.  Travis is enough.  I can't imagine her having another kid, especially at her age and with her current lifestyle (all that wine drinking).  I'm not sure how I think Grayson will be as a dad.  I think he might do okay with a girl rather than a boy (as a man, I don't think he would be the best teacher), but I'm sure he can spoil Tampa (I would have never chosen that name) rotten.

I almost felt a little bad for Laurie who couldn't snap her fingers and make Travis follow after her like a puppy.  It only makes sense though; he's in college now and supposedly a grown man.  Of course, he would move on from hanging out with her so much when he knew that she would never like him the way he did.  Thanks to Sig, though, Laurie finds an opening to bring she and Travis back together.  She was incredibly skillful in teaching the two how to do the steps for the "black frat."  I also enjoyed watching all the guys move in rhythm together.  That kind of stuff, no matter for what purpose, is impressive to me.

Also, Travis' attempt to name their house was funny.  I'm glad Laurie was there to give her opinion about Travis' ideas such as the "Phallus Palace" and "Wang Town."  She was right that it sounded like a good name for a gay bar.  Her suggestion of "Panty Graveyard" was a good one.  She's a much better dude than Travis will ever be (though that probably has a lot of do with all the smothering his mother did).

I was expecting more from the surfing lessons from Bobby, seeing as the pupil was Ellie, but there wasn't much to it.  He gave up on her for a moment, than he changed his mind and stuck with her.  I was expecting her to have all these funny failures as she was trying to surf.  I actually liked her idea of just sitting on the board and chilling in the middle of the ocean.  I think that's a genius way to get a little peace from all of the intrusive friends she has where she lives (the place where it's supposed to be like your sanctuary).  But I guess her learning to surf, too, is good since Bobby is going to be out there anyway so solitude is out of the picture.

I'm pretty interested to see Grayson having his first scene acting like a real father.  I wonder how Jules will interact with the little girl.  She shouldn't be too overbearing because it's not her baby boy, so maybe she will treat her like a normal person (as normal as she can act toward anyone on Earth).  There wasn't enough Ellie-isms in this episode to suit my needs and not enough comedy overall for me to like it too much.  If it wasn't for all of the "baby mama drama," I think I could have lived skipping this one.