re: Ted Lasso Season 3 Thread *Spoilers*

Another post that starts with *FUUUCCCCKKKK* in Roy's voice.

Started out pretty damn slow, almost a filler episode. First third of the episode was meh, but man it flipped the switch quickly.
Yeah, had some Rebecca and the psychic shtick, but not much compelling story behind it.

The Zava turn finally happened! We were all correct about him leaving, whether retirement or injury, we got it correct in one way or another. He gone.

Keeley has excellent tits.

Didn't care for the keeley/jack lesbo angle, seemed a tad unnecessary.

Also didn't care for the Henry being a bully situation, but that's just my opinion. I did love the story from Roy about beating someone in their bed with a rope with red paint that seemed to be foreshadowing, but who knows at this point.

Good lord, I'm rewatching the episode and there is a bunch I didn't catch the first time...

Nate and Jade getting along?!?! frick off.

Jamie is the "Shite in knighting armor for Richmond," I've said it before and I'm sticking with that. Jamie is the hero at the end. That's the only thing I fully believe as of now.

Again, I'll reiterate *FUUUUCCCCKKKK* in Roy's voice.

I love this fricking show.

I’m starting to get annoyed at how little Ted has grown as a character.

It’s year 3.

The fact that he cannot contribute it strategy discussions isn’t funny or endearing anymore it’s in fact the opposite.

He’s being fed to us as this all around good guy-well at this point it’s lazy. I thought they foreshadowed some changes with Henry saying “well you have to at least try” and him starting to read that book but no Trent crimm is contributing more to the meetings than Ted is.

Outside of coaching he’s still an emotional mess having frequent panic attacks. I guess he’s slightly better at handling then now.

It sure does look like they are setting this all up for a Nate redemption and return to Richmond to turn the team around. Ted resigns at the end of the Season, Nate is appointed as Manager. Ted knows that there is nothing left that he can do to make the team any better and he'd rather be back home spending time with his son.

Lol. Keeley was a high profile glamour model in the UK. Her being bisexual is the least surprising thing ever for that industry. And it’s not even that surprising.

Sassy has been Ted’s rebound. Sam was Rebecca’s rebound. Keeley’s is a rebound on someone who’s hot and has the boss energy she wishes she had, she was drunk on Vodka, and wanted to smash after just admitting thinking about Roy still makes her sad.

Sex to cover that over is also least surprising thing ever.

In other observations.

Michelle is shite and putting parenting duties into the unethical POS Dr. Jake is gross. Is that plot line going anywhere to the point his license gets revoked?

Zava retiring was unsurprising. His philosophizing was weird but in his weirdness probably realized Richmond was a family and team and needed to without him. And that last pass he had to Jamie was clearly him turning the team over to him.

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As was mentioned, she had said before she was bi.

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I just meant, it felt forced and not needed for the story of the show, which only has a few episodes left. Oh well.

A lot can happen in the remaining seven episodes

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I think the show pivoted pretty hard from a storyline similar to the movie Major League to more of an aggressive angle on mental health. Focus isn't going to be on Ted's coaching skills (unless necessary to the plot) and more on how each character is handling their internal issues.

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Yeah as I said he’s still an emotional mess having panic attacks in this episode.

Also yes technically soccer (actual games/practice) has been deemphasized but it still is the basis for every interaction of Teds in the show on a daily basis and his lack of knowledge and effort directly impacts one of his primary points of conflict (Nate)

Nate did a lot of things wrong but he was dead on in that he had no effort to learn his craft and received credit for things that Nathan came up with (and albeit did defer credit to Nate)

Ted not progressing as a coach is emblematic of his lack of progress as a character. He left America because superficially he’s happy go lucky but has no real way to deal with interpersonal conflict.

He refuses to say that he was bothered by Nate’s blows. As soon as his ex mentioned the new guys name in this episode he switches from pouring water to pouring whiskey. Instead of acknowledging that his performance impacts the livelihoods of every player on that team, Rebecca, higgins etc he continues to coast on dealing in platitudes. To quote this very show being accountable matters. He can’t be tasked to learn even the basics of the game to help those around him.

The only progress he has made is one time for one sentence he expressed anger about the former marriage counselor and instead of panic attacks lasting an entire soccer match they go away faster.

Jade is a real one. Yeah, she dismissed Nate when he was a nobody, but she also dismissed him when he was a somebody. The only times she has truly acknowledged him is when he has been himself and is comfortable in his own skin like when he argues for the window table in season 1 and when he acknowledges that the restaurant isn’t cool or fashionable but is important to him and defends it this episode. She isn’t a snob per de just sees a person who wasn’t being himself. When he is himself, she is more than willing to respond to him on a personal level.

Yeah especially with Roy training him. Jamie’s arc has changed too much for him to not be the hero.