Crickett Watts, Hart of Dixie

Crickett Watts (Brandi Burkhardt)

Comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie centered around the people in small town Bluebell, Alabama. Crickett was introduced in Season 1 as one of The Belles, an elite group of young ladies chosen to keep the history of Bluebell alive. Crickett’s screen-time during the series was very limited. She was assumed to be straight for the first 3 seasons, and was married to a man named Stanley.

Season 3

In the Season 3 finale, Crickett and Stanley were about to renew their wedding vows on their 10-year wedding anniversary, when Crickett stopped the ceremony and announced, “Stop the music. Please. Folks, um sorry. I can’t do this. It’s 2014. Nobody has to pretend to be something they’re not anymore. It’s time you knew the truth: I’m gay!”. After getting a divorce from Stanley, she later explained to her friends that she had known about her sexuality since college, where she was romantically involved with a girl named Donna Lynn. Because of her parent’s expectations, however, she decided to be with, and marry Stanley, thinking that due to him fulfilling certain stereotypes, he was gay as well. However, as it turns out, he was not.

Season 4

In the season 4 premiere, Crickett met firefighter Jaysene, who asked her out. The two started dating off-screen and Crickett was seen mentioning her a couple of times, but it wasn’t until episode 7 that Jaysene returned. However, even when Jaysene appeared in an episode the couple’s screen time was very limited and they were only seen holding hands on a couple of occasions. Then in the series finale they happily announced that they were moving in together.

Appearances:

• 49 episodes.

Female love interests:

• Jaysene Charles (Erica Piccininni, lesbian, guest)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Questionable

Male love interests:

• Stanley (Tony Cavalero, ex-husband, recurring, 9 episodes)

Relationship story arc with a man: Yes

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Male (Recurring)

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.