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General => Movies and TV => Topic started by: KevShmev on July 31, 2022, 06:30:10 PM
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Feels like this amazing show needed its own thread.
I finished up both seasons in just over a week, and I am ready for a re-watch of both already. :eek :eek
Love the character development that we are seeing throughout the cast, and I love how the show manages to bring the drama and feels while still maintaining the high level of comedy. I have laughed harder at this show than I have at anything in a long time, and God knows I have needed some LOLs after the year I've had.
Anyway, let's discuss all things Ted Lasso. :hat :hat
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I too loved everything about this show. The character development was the best on this show. The interaction between characters was great and I loved how it subverted many of my guesses on how the characters were headed. Next season will be their last but I'm glad they get to end on their terms.
I'm due for a rewatch and look forward to the laughs. I think I watched this show right after Handmaid's Tale season 4 so it was the perfect antidote to that gloom and doom show.
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I read that the 3rd season might be the last, and if that is the case, I am fine with it. I love seeing these new shows nowadays telling their story and ending it, rather than dragging it on just for more money. Tell your story and say good night.
Not to get too deep into the romantic stuff, but I wonder if they will eventually pair up Ted and Rebecca. Their friendship is strong now, and there was a quick moment the day of her dad's funeral where she looked at Ted that made me think they are subtly setting it up.
I think it is a given that Roy and Keeley will not be together for the long term, but it will be interesting to see how the dynamic with her changes with her no looking working for Richmond.
It will be tough to redeem Nate after the way he betrayed Ted, who was the first person at Richmond to treat him as anything more than a lackey, but his deep-rooted issues are clear as day, and this show seems to handle mental health issues really well, so how they flesh that out should be good. I suspect he will have success initially coaching Rupert's squad, but that will not last long as he has terrible people skills and his players will grow to hate him sooner rather than later, and then he truly will hit rock bottom.
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Been singing this show's praises for a long time now. I legit have watched season 1 close to 20 times now, no joke. I'm literally in the middle of a rewatch of both seasons right now.
I have a Roy Kent jersey hanging in my closet and I don't even like soccer. My Ted Funko showed up last week and is proudly displayed in my living room.
What attracted me to the show was Bill Lawrence being the co-creator and showrunner. I worship everything that man does. Scrubs is comfort food for me. Then finding out that not only is my favorite character actually a writer on the show but is the Executive Story Editor as well. He even wrote my favorite episode, Episode 5 of season 1. That's the episode that made me shout that Sudeikis deserved the Emmy. I never knew the man was as capable an actor as he is and he blew me away in that episode.
Even after 20 watches, the 'speech' in episode 6 of season 1 makes me laugh out loud. I got the joke immediately and it still is just a thing of beauty, even if Sudeikis claims it's not a joke. I thought it was epic.
So yeah, I'm a tad obsessed with this show.
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So there's a supermarket around my area that sells the shortbread cookies (at least an imitation of it) and they're sooooo goooodd. I usually buy 2-3 boxes and finish then in a matter of days.i think it was supposed to be a holiday thing but they're still selling them months later.
The show is great too :biggrin:
(https://preview.redd.it/rw5hh0559uu71.jpg?auto=webp&s=dcfa35f744564513a314a0624e96039f242c568b)
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Stew Leonard's! I have a friend from college that to this day we call "Stewie" because he used to come back to school after every break/trip home with a Stew Leonard's bag (that, and his name is "Mike" and there were, no lie, 15 Mike's in the dorm out of like 50 guys).
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I seriously love the show. :heart
It will be one I watch more than once because there are so many good lines to ponder on.
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Been singing this show's praises for a long time now. I legit have watched season 1 close to 20 times now, no joke. I'm literally in the middle of a rewatch of both seasons right now.
I have a Roy Kent jersey hanging in my closet and I don't even like soccer. My Ted Funko showed up last week and is proudly displayed in my living room.
What attracted me to the show was Bill Lawrence being the co-creator and showrunner. I worship everything that man does. Scrubs is comfort food for me. Then finding out that not only is my favorite character actually a writer on the show but is the Executive Story Editor as well. He even wrote my favorite episode, Episode 5 of season 1. That's the episode that made me shout that Sudeikis deserved the Emmy. I never knew the man was as capable an actor as he is and he blew me away in that episode.
Even after 20 watches, the 'speech' in episode 6 of season 1 makes me laugh out loud. I got the joke immediately and it still is just a thing of beauty, even if Sudeikis claims it's not a joke. I thought it was epic.
So yeah, I'm a tad obsessed with this show.
I feel like I am already as well as I want to re-watch both seasons already instead of moving on to another. :lol
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I watched the first five episodes and by and large loved it. I should continue on.
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Without Googling any of you Game of Thrones fans know a familiar face in the cast of Ted Lasso?
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Without Googling any of you Game of Thrones fans know a familiar face in the cast of Ted Lasso?
I had to think on that. My guess is you are referring to Hannah and the 'shame, shame' lady. She cleans up something fierce. Wowza!
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DING DING DING. I watched all of season one thinking, she's so familiar, and saw she won an Emmy and wondered what else she was in and stumped me that she was in GoT.
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A co-worker, who was the loudest of the "you have to watch Ted Lasso" crowd, asked me last week if I recognized Rebecca as being from Game of Thrones and I am pretty sure my blank expression gave my answer. I could have had 100 guesses and never would thought of the shame sept. Crazy.
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Season 3 premiere dropped yesterday. Off to a good start.
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I might just hold off on watching the new season week by week. I'll probably just binge the entire season after the finale.
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Looking forward to the new season. I honestly hope they don't overdo the "redemption" story lines; it's a trope and the best thing about Ted Lasso is that they don't do tropes all that often. The dart game was bad enough.
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Looking forward to the new season. I honestly hope they don't overdo the "redemption" story lines; it's a trope and the best thing about Ted Lasso is that they don't do tropes all that often. The dart game was bad enough.
First episode was alright. I binged the first two seasons pretty quickly. If I had to guess......Richmond will face that new 'villain' team in the last game and beat them, to relegate them to the lower league.....Lasso returns home...yadda yadda yadda.....
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Do we know how many episodes in this season?
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12 and they are all supposedly rather long. I think the premiere might be the shortest of the season. Most are close to an hour I have read.
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Definitely on the list for viewing tomorrow night!
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It's tomorrow? Goddamn that just improved my mood for the entire month. ^_^
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I am not going to judge too quickly, but the first episode was a little darker than I was hoping for and there weren't many laughs. The awesomeness of this show is the great balance of comedy and drama, and it felt like the balance was really titled in the first ep of S1. But, it's early. S2 took a bit of time to really get going as well, so I am going to have faith that this third and final season will stick to landing once it plays out. :hat :hat
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Loved the first two seasons and can't wait to watch the new one :tup
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Looking forward to the new season. I honestly hope they don't overdo the "redemption" story lines; it's a trope and the best thing about Ted Lasso is that they don't do tropes all that often. The dart game was bad enough.
First episode was alright. I binged the first two seasons pretty quickly. If I had to guess......Richmond will face that new 'villain' team in the last game and beat them, to relegate them to the lower league.....Lasso returns home...yadda yadda yadda.....
……Yadda yadda yadda? Really? So what….It’s a great light hearted show….simple as that.
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Three eps into Season 3, I definitely feel like the vibe is a bit off from what it was the first two seasons. Rebecca seems to have regressed after all the character development we saw in the first two seasons, and I guess they had no other way to keep Ted Crimm on the other show other than to have him hanging around to write a book on the team, but that just means we see him often now and he is just kind of there, while in the past his appearances were rare and it always felt pretty neat when he and Ted would have some type of exchange/talk. I am in till the end, but the utter magic of the first two seasons just isn't there so far this season. And the whole Zava worship thing is just stupid.
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I am in till the end, but the utter magic of the first two seasons just isn't there so far this season.
Same here and I have generally the same sentiment. It's still a 'fun' show but to me....it looks like they weren't expecting the show to succeed as well as it did and got caught with their pants down as far as having a plan or story to tell past the first season or so.
And the whole Zava worship thing is just stupid.
This is a HUGE part of the issue you described. It's annoying because it's pretty unbelievable.....just so distracting and over the top.
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I am in till the end, but the utter magic of the first two seasons just isn't there so far this season.
Same here and I have generally the same sentiment. It's still a 'fun' show but to me....it looks like they weren't expecting the show to succeed as well as it did and got caught with their pants down as far as having a plan or story to tell past the first season or so.
Agreed. Keeley, Trent and Dr. Sharon are all characters that seem like they are having to find contrived ways to keep them around. They said they originally had a 3-season plan in place for the show, which is why this will allegedly be the last, but I am not convinced of it.
And the whole Zava worship thing is just stupid.
This is a HUGE part of the issue you described. It's annoying because it's pretty unbelievable.....just so distracting and over the top.
Right. All the players except Jamie, and even the coaches, all practically dropping to their knees to service him is just stupid. I am sure this will play out where Zava gets hurt and the team will have to prove they can win without him and, boom, Jamie becomes the hero, but the team was a lot more fun to root for as the underdog as opposed to being a team full of lapdogs to the show's version of Messi.
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Apparently this Zava thing is not as over the top as it seems. After the last episode I saw a lot of people talking about some actual soccer player and saying they loved how he was pretty much just like the guy and even had screenshots from the episode along with real shots from matches the guy was in. Forgot his name but I guess soccer fans really got the joke and were nuts about it. Kind of like I was with the Iverson speech.
They have said all along they had the whole story mapped out of 30 episodes and 3 seasons. Apple threw them a curveball by ordering more eps for seasons 2 and 3.
I think losing Bill Lawrence as showrunner might have had a bit of an effect as well. He left to run Shrinking and left Jason to run his first season all by himself.
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I caught an SNL reference in today’s episode. One of the songs that plays during the match is from this sketch: https://youtu.be/nd-_UwzSSvQ
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Nate's redemption arc is already under way. You can tell he wanted to apologize to Ted and then talk to him after the match, but things got in his way both times. Plus, the seeds are being planted for him to be disgusted by Rupert sooner rather than later, and I think we will see that West Ham having success won't bring him the validation that he so desperately needs.
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Nate's redemption arc is already under way. You can tell he wanted to apologize to Ted and then talk to him after the match, but things got in his way both times. Plus, the seeds are being planted for him to be disgusted by Rupert sooner rather than later, and I think we will see that West Ham having success won't bring him the validation that he so desperately needs.
Yeah....it's there and in motion. My 'issue' with it all is that the whole "Nate going bad" arc was silly in the first place.....at least how upset he got over not being Ted's 'favorite' anymore. Pretty childish but I get that it serves as a good tool for the story.
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Nate's redemption arc is already under way. You can tell he wanted to apologize to Ted and then talk to him after the match, but things got in his way both times. Plus, the seeds are being planted for him to be disgusted by Rupert sooner rather than later, and I think we will see that West Ham having success won't bring him the validation that he so desperately needs.
Yeah....it's there and in motion. My 'issue' with it all is that the whole "Nate going bad" arc was silly in the first place.....at least how upset he got over not being Ted's 'favorite' anymore. Pretty childish but I get that it serves as a good tool for the story.
I think it works well, given one of the show's main premises, which is about overcoming obstacles. I don't think it was so much about Nate being upset about not being Ted's favorite so much as it was him finally feeling like he had found himself who treated him with the respect his father never gives him and then (wrongly) feeling like Ted had abandoned, and of course he has no idea the demons Ted himself is dealing with. Nate will quickly realize that Rupert doesn't give a damn about him, but merely sees him as a pawn to get back at Rebecca and Ted. The fact that Ted was still so friendly to Nate despite everything the latter had said to/about him (to him at the end of S2, to the press about him earlier this season) will get in Nate's head that Ted does care about him. West Ham being Richmond was key as well, as if Richmond had won, Nate's inner rage would have just intensified, but winning the match will make him realize he has gone down the wrong path in his attempt to gain true inner peace.
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Ted's speech at the end of this week's episode was great, but this last season is definitely a decline overall from how incredible the first two were. Too much of it just feels "off" a bit, almost like some one of the characters are playing caricatures of themselves (Higgins, for example). Hopefully, this week was the last we saw of both Zava and Shandy. Neither added anything positive to the show.
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Ted's speech at the end of this week's episode was great, but this last season is definitely a decline overall from how incredible the first two were. Too much of it just feels "off" a bit, almost like some one of the characters are playing caricatures of themselves (Higgins, for example). Hopefully, this week was the last we saw of both Zava and Shandy. Neither added anything positive to the show.
Agreed. Especially about the Zava and Shandy....unless there is more to come on those two storylines that seems like a waste of time and effort. I did enjoy the speech as well, nice moment there and now it's all set up for them to make a charge and beat Rupert's team (probably to keep them out of the playoffs or whatever the equivalent is for that league)
It's also set up nicely for Jamie to return to form as the 'star'....but just not as cocky as he once was. He and Roy's little side arc has been cool to see.
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Ted's speech at the end of this week's episode was great, but this last season is definitely a decline overall from how incredible the first two were. Too much of it just feels "off" a bit, almost like some one of the characters are playing caricatures of themselves (Higgins, for example). Hopefully, this week was the last we saw of both Zava and Shandy. Neither added anything positive to the show.
Agreed. Especially about the Zava and Shandy....unless there is more to come on those two storylines that seems like a waste of time and effort. I did enjoy the speech as well, nice moment there and now it's all set up for them to make a charge and beat Rupert's team (probably to keep them out of the playoffs or whatever the equivalent is for that league)
It's also set up nicely for Jamie to return to form as the 'star'....but just not as cocky as he once was. He and Roy's little side arc has been cool to see.
Shandy was easily the worst character the show has had. She wasn't even annoying in a funny or entertaining way; she was annoying in a "someone please get her off the screen immediately" kinda way.
Not that I want the show to dive deep into the romantic stuff, as I think it is better when that stuff is more of the appetizer than the main course, but it is strange how Roy and Keeley broke up and we never got any real reason, and while I never thought the May/December romance between Rebecca and Sam was overly interesting, that has been all but pushed to the side as well.
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Shandy would have been OK had she been reigned in, but there was no point to the character. Not a fan of shows bringing in new characters late in the game, that are basically 'filler'.
'Believe'.....I know we'll see the sign later on, but it rather tore up my nephew and family. His wife gave birth to a preemie last year that spent a hundred days in NICU. They had the sign up on a wall, in their homes, etc. My wife bought her sister one. Anyhoo....
Most recent episode was dull at the start, but they built it rather well. I don't believe the team hadn't planned any type of 'soiree' afterwards, but all the storylines other than the pillow fight were damn good.
Ted's finally going to start coaching? About time.
Van Dam needs to change his name back. ;) Allowing 4-5 goals a game doesn't cut it.
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Many seemed to love this week's episode, but I don't think I laughed once. They seemingly have gone the Barry route and turned this into mostly a drama, which is fine I guess, but I just feel like the massive charm of the first two seasons has been completely lost.
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Many seemed to love this week's episode, but I don't think I laughed once. They seemingly have gone the Barry route and turned this into mostly a drama, which is fine I guess, but I just feel like the massive charm of the first two seasons has been completely lost.
Certainly a different vibe and feel and agree that it's geared more towards a drama-esk show now. Which is fine....I still enjoy watching but there is a noticeable change in atmosphere.
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Many seemed to love this week's episode, but I don't think I laughed once. They seemingly have gone the Barry route and turned this into mostly a drama, which is fine I guess, but I just feel like the massive charm of the first two seasons has been completely lost.
Certainly a different vibe and feel and agree that it's geared more towards a drama-esk show now. Which is fine....I still enjoy watching but there is a noticeable change in atmosphere.
Yeah, not to get melodramatic about it, but anyone who knows me knows that the last year and change has been tough for me, and getting into this show was like a magic cure, if only for x-number of minutes a day or week. Watching this show was like what overcoming depression must feel like. It always left me feeling positive and optimistic and just in a good mood. And I am just not getting that feeling from this season, and that has been a bummer. Okay, enough of that pity party.
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I dug this latest episode.
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Good one this week, yes. :tup :tup
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Aaaaaannd….they follow a solid episode up with a pretty solid clanker. Jeesh…..this one was umm….just boring as all get out. Predictable outcome(s) galore and just a yawner.
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Aaaaaannd….they follow a solid episode up with a pretty solid clanker. Jeesh…..this one was umm….just boring as all get out. Predictable outcome(s) galore and just a yawner.
I actually thought this episode was really good, one of the best ones of the season so far.
I still think it's a little strange how they never really gave a reason why Roy broke up with Keeley, but they seem intent on putting her back where she started, with Jamie.
Nate was already showing signs of wanting to make amends, and I think Jade will inevitably be the driving force in getting him to tell Rupert to f off and helping his character make his arc go full circle.
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Glad you liked it. I thought it was a bore fest. The Keeley/Jack relationship blown up was seen a mile away……I have zero sympathy for Ted’s predicament with his wife and son. It’s not interesting to me at all. Don’t move a half a world away then?
Just thought the whole episode was paint by numbers.
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I still feel the overall vibe is way off from Seasons 1 and 2, but I just thought it was one of the better ones this season.
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I liked it.
I'm still enjoying Nate's growth. He's really starting to trust himself more, which is nice to see.
The Diamond Dogs/Love Hounds dichotomy was well done. :lol
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Keeley's two 'friends' started off OK, but then were just over the top 'fillers'.
I do wish we'd get to see a little game action, or at least see some post game reactions to find out who their goal scorers have been. All I know is that Van Damm got himself a 3-nil win.
Little things like the bar owner first refusing to hand over the beers, then stating they were on 'probation' are the cute little normal interactions I like about this show.
I'd still give the most recent episode a B to B+ grade.
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I actually thought this episode was really good, one of the best ones of the season so far.
I still think it's a little strange how they never really gave a reason why Roy broke up with Keeley, but they seem intent on putting her back where she started, with Jamie.
I think the discussion in episode 2 regarding him leaving Chelsea was an analogue for him leaving Keeley (i.e., his own insecurities getting the better of him and causing him to leave early on his own terms to save "face", rather than risk getting hurt or having the opportunity to fail by staying longer). I think his crappy response to Keeley regarding the leaks (asking who the video was for when its none of his business) reinforce the insecurity aspect. Jamie, comparatively, has grown a hell of a lot since his initial bravado. I don't think it necessarily means they will become romantic again, but he's definitely the character who has progressed the most.
Nate was already showing signs of wanting to make amends, and I think Jade will inevitably be the driving force in getting him to tell Rupert to f off and helping his character make his arc go full circle.
I think his hair is also turning more dark as opposed to last season where his downfall correlated with growing greyer, so I hope some kind of redemption is found. It's clear he hasn't found what he was looking for at West Ham, and his attempts at recreating what he lost by leaving Richmond (the diamond Dogs) and his failed attempt to approach Ted earlier in the season seem to indicate he's aware of what he gave up by leaving, and has regrets on how he left.
Overall I agree with the sentiments you and others have expressed though: overall the tone seems a bit off this season compared to the other two, or at the least its leant more heavily into the drama part of the dramedy formula with not exactly great results. I also agree that I'm struggling to see the point of the Shandy and Jack subplots, other than giving Keeley more screen time. But we still have some ways to go, so maybe it will become clearer in hindsight once the season's arcs have run their course.
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This weeks was a really good episode. Everything I love about the show.
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Damn, that was a great episode!
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Yeah that was lovely. Great character development for Roy and Nate, and glad to see the Colin subplot resolved how I hoped.
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I was expecting Nate to tell Jade he was quitting in that last scene. I feel like it’s only a matter of time until he walks out on Rupert.
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Yeah that was lovely. Great character development for Roy and Nate, and glad to see the Colin subplot resolved how I hoped.
Sensitive, poignant, and funny. "Did you just compare being gay, to being a Denver Broncos fan?!"
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Yeah that was lovely. Great character development for Roy and Nate, and glad to see the Colin subplot resolved how I hoped.
Sensitive, poignant, and funny. "Did you just compare being gay, to being a Denver Broncos fan?!"
*beat*
".......You know what, I did and I regret it."
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:lol
One of a couple dozen great moments in this episode. Everything tied in so well in what we thought was easily the best episode of the season.
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Agreed - it was my favorite of the season so far too. The closest in spirit to what I love about the show. Still not quite the perfect balance of laugh-out-loud funny and heartwarming of the S1 and S2, but a great episode nonetheless. I found Nate and Jade's hug to be so beautiful and perfect for that moment...
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This show has officially lost the plot. What a shame, as I was calling this an all-timer after the first two seasons, but this third season definitely has me downgrading it. Rupert seemed like a completely different character in this week's episode than he had been for the entire series, and I'd like to know who came up with the "hey, let's shit all over Keeley all season" idea.
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This show has officially lost the plot. What a shame, as I was calling this an all-timer after the first two seasons, but this third season definitely has me downgrading it. Rupert seemed like a completely different character in this week's episode than he had been for the entire series, and I'd like to know who came up with the "hey, let's shit all over Keeley all season" idea.
Yeah……the Rupert thing was odd. Suddenly he’s cowering and weak? Sure, they hinted at him having issues due to the assistant change but the dude is a creep and asshole. You’re not going to redeem that guy. Or, at least you shouldn’t.
Would have liked to ‘see’ Nate quitting his job rather than just saying it happened. I had a hunch last episode he was going to with the hug at the end of the episode. But, at least his character is getting an arc.
I’ll still watch the show because it has good moments but I agree it’s kind off off in no man’s land as far as direction
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I've held off so I can watch it in one go at my leisure, but my daughter is watching it in real time, and says many of the same things as here.
I know for me, "redemption" is a tired, tired trope. I get that it's very popular, but I'm sort of done with it.
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Wow, it's like I'm watching a different show from y'all.
Redemption? For who? Certainly not Rupert. Yeah, he'd suffered some setbacks with the Wonderkind quitting and his wife learning about his affair with the executive assistant so maybe he was done a peg or two. Just enough that he was temporarily disarmed by Rebecca's speech, but immediately went for the asshole move of reflexive manipulation by trying to kiss her. He's a world class asshole, but he's not a cartoon character and is in fact human.
Keeley has had so many effortless wins that her story was a bit stale...until Jack started the predatory affair with her. We could all see it happening right in front of us. She needed to pay a consequence for her naivete or it wouldn't have felt right. So she's down, really down, and it was only natural. She needed to be reminded that she was Keeley "fucking" Jones so she can rise again.
I don't know. The conflict is logical and flows naturally in my opinion. And the show is always very funny, so I'm enjoying it.
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Wow, it's like I'm watching a different show from y'all.
Redemption? For who? Certainly not Rupert. Yeah, he'd suffered some setbacks with the Wonderkind quitting and his wife learning about his affair with the executive assistant so maybe he was done a peg or two. Just enough that he was temporarily disarmed by Rebecca's speech, but immediately went for the asshole move of reflexive manipulation by trying to kiss her. He's a world class asshole, but he's not a cartoon character and is in fact human.
Keeley has had so many effortless wins that her story was a bit stale...until Jack started the predatory affair with her. We could all see it happening right in front of us. She needed to pay a consequence for her naivete or it wouldn't have felt right. So she's down, really down, and it was only natural. She needed to be reminded that she was Keeley "fucking" Jones so she can rise again.
I don't know. The conflict is logical and flows naturally in my opinion. And the show is always very funny, so I'm enjoying it.
Can't say I disagree with any of this. Rupert is fundamentally an arsehole, but being able to (pretend at least) be empathetic was how he charmed Rebecca in the first place.
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I love how they’ve made his office look like the Emperors throne room on the Death Star with that window. It’s great.
And yeah…..I get he’s no better off at the end of the episode but the feeling was they’ve laid the ground work for the while ‘I regret being an asshole my whole life’ trope. Maybe they won’t do it……they shouldn’t but it sure felt like that’s what they’re going for.
Rojas hating VanDaam was a yawn of a 1/2 episode side story also. Rebecca bailing out Keely also by being her investor was another yawn. Why wasn’t she the initial investor? Why wait until her friend was all sad to give her cash? Horrible business decision anyway…..
The show has has some good moments still and it’s certainly not ‘horrible’ but it is all over the place with what type of show it wants to be.
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"Would you like to go to Poland with me?"
"...uuuu, I don't know."
"You could help us screw in light bulbs."
"Heh, that's funny."
Sour expression, "Why?"
Frowns, "..erm. [mumbles]No, I don't think I'll go."
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My husbands Polish and we both laughed at that moment lol
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I didn't get it until reading the reviews :facepalm:
Thought this was yet another top notch episode, lots of growth and 'feel good' bits. Nick Mohammed actually playing Nate's violin part (his wife played piano as well).
Phoebe and her 'swear jar', and Jamie having to pay for making her 'think' of a curse word :lol
It would be nice to see how the pub members have been reacting to the winning streak, and no doubt would be doing double the business.
Trivial: a ten game winning streak is rather preposterous. An unbeaten streak would be a bit more believeable.
And, Rebecca should have been wearing one of Keeley's fluffy shirts at the end. I know I'd want out of a top with sauce and Chicago style dog stuff on it ;) Loved her speech to the little boys :tup
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Just caught up to the most recent episode. The Rojas hating VanDam thing was a perfect example of some of the random, dumb stuff thrown into this season that just feels so out in left field. Shandy is another perfect example of this. This season is overall still fairly enjoyable though, but it definitely feels like they just threw some stuff in to fill time.
Honestly my favorite part about this season is hearing Roy yell "whistle". It just makes me laugh!
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Pretty good episode. I’m assuming this will be the last season with how that ended and what he most likely is going to tell Rebecca. I’ll wait to comment further after more have watched.
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Pretty good episode. I’m assuming this will be the last season with how that ended and what he most likely is going to tell Rebecca. I’ll wait to comment further after more have watched.
Was that the last episode in the season? Or are there more coming (I'm waiting until they are all out).
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Next episode is the last one of the season.
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Pretty good episode. I’m assuming this will be the last season with how that ended and what he most likely is going to tell Rebecca. I’ll wait to comment further after more have watched.
Was that the last episode in the season? Or are there more coming (I'm waiting until they are all out).
Yeah....one more next week. But honestly, it's set up nice and neat to be a series finale. The way it ended, it very much appears like he's going to leave the club and go back home because of missing his son.....Nate is coming back to Richmond, so....he's the perfect candidate to take over as head coach....and, the team is set up if they win their last game then they win the whole league. so....what's to do after that?
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‘Get on your bikes and ride!’ 😉 👍
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I wasn't prepared for that episode. That scene with Ted and his mom near the end...if that scene didn't get to you a little, you might be dead inside.
And yeah, the writing is on the wall. Richmond will win next week and Ted will stun the team by telling them afterwards that he is quitting to go back to America. Beard will return as well, and Nate will be back in place as an assistant with Roy being the head coach.
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You think Roy huh? I say Nate as Head Coach with Roy as assistant still. Either way……it appears that they’ve set it up for that scenario…..Ted going out on top and Nate’s arc completed.
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Yeah, Nate is more of a number 2 than a number 1. Plus, with hints that the show could possibly go on or spin off without Sudeikis, Roy as the head coach is far more interesting and just makes more sense, not to mention that Roy is too much of an alpha to let Nate come back and leapfrog him.
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Granted I haven't watched this season, but Roy "He's here, he's there, he's every-fucking-where" Kent is infinitely more interesting to me than Nate. Nate's a little p----, IMO, and I'm not a huge "redemption" guy, so...
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Pretty good episode. I’m assuming this will be the last season with how that ended and what he most likely is going to tell Rebecca. I’ll wait to comment further after more have watched.
Was that the last episode in the season? Or are there more coming (I'm waiting until they are all out).
Yeah....one more next week. But honestly, it's set up nice and neat to be a series finale. The way it ended, it very much appears like he's going to leave the club and go back home because of missing his son.....Nate is coming back to Richmond, so....he's the perfect candidate to take over as head coach....and, the team is set up if they win their last game then they win the whole league. so....what's to do after that?
European Cup.
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Pretty good episode. I’m assuming this will be the last season with how that ended and what he most likely is going to tell Rebecca. I’ll wait to comment further after more have watched.
Was that the last episode in the season? Or are there more coming (I'm waiting until they are all out).
Yeah....one more next week. But honestly, it's set up nice and neat to be a series finale. The way it ended, it very much appears like he's going to leave the club and go back home because of missing his son.....Nate is coming back to Richmond, so....he's the perfect candidate to take over as head coach....and, the team is set up if they win their last game then they win the whole league. so....what's to do after that?
European Cup.
I meant more story wise. IF they do indeed have Ted's team win it all....that's him achieving a goal and moving on. That's the 'perfect' ending. Sure, you can then try to jump leagues or whatever and try to go win that.....but as far as the show....there really isn't much left to explore.
If they do spinn off then maybe they dig more into Jamie and his dads relationship.....Rebecca moving forward and what not....but, Ted Lasso 'was' the reason for the show and is what makes the show. Maybe they make a spin off work but it doesn't sound appealing to me.
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Roy and Nate move to America to coach American football.
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A satisfying and mostly expected finale. I couldn't wait so I watched it when Apple put it up at 11pm. Didn't want spoilers.
A few moments when I had to try and man-up. They brought the feels a few times.
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Forgot that the new one dropped last night, so a bit behind the game. I posted this in my Queen discography yesterday.
Near the end of the penultimate 'Ted Lasso' episode was a song called 'Fought & Lost' by Sam Ryder.
Not played was the instrumental and an additional chorus. The full version includes the unmistakable 'Red Special' and Brian on BVs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtQBKRgmyVc
The single was released last week.
There were other 'Queen' bits through the show: of Rebeccah's uncle having attended Ealing College with Freddie Mercury, of 'Fat Bottomed Girls' having been suggested years earlier as a Richmond fight song (though 'Don't Stop Me Now' would have made more sense), and then the playing of FBG as the team departs after their big win over Manchester City. Made a fun episode even more enjoyable in this household.
Another tidbit that the wife came across: supposedly Freddie was supposed to be listed as a past part owner of Richmond, but 'someone' (Mary Austin ?, Queen Productions ?) objected to the picture that was to be used, so Elton John ended up being the one. :facepalm:
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Nice episode to close out the series, usually not a fan of the 'happily ever after' type endings but the post script scenes they showed of how it all turned out made sense and worked.....good for those involved in producing the show to realize the story had run its course and they buttoned that thing up nicely. Certainly left some wiggle room for a future spin off or even future season maybe with a solid time jump....but....all in all pretty good series.
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This show is a like a nice, warm hug.
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Like much of the season, the finale seemed just a bit off, but there were still some really nice moments.
Overall, too many big moments this season happened off screen to where we had fill in the blanks, but sometimes we need to see those scenes for the outcome to really feel earned. And far too often, it didn't.
I will still call this an all-timer for me off the strength alone of the first two seasons, but this last season prevents it from being top tier.
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I will still call this an all-timer for me off the strength alone of the first two seasons, but this last season prevents it from being top tier.
Agreed. Very good and fun show......Maybe two 16 episode seasons would have been the way to go with it....but, all in all it was a great series to watch.
And....nice call on Roy Kent being the next Coach :tup I thought they'd go the Nate route but Roy makes just as much, if not more sense.
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I will still call this an all-timer for me off the strength alone of the first two seasons, but this last season prevents it from being top tier.
Agreed. Very good and fun show......Maybe two 16 episode seasons would have been the way to go with it....but, all in all it was a great series to watch.
And....nice call on Roy Kent being the next Coach :tup I thought they'd go the Nate route but Roy makes just as much, if not more sense.
The way Nate's whole story was handled was just weird. He quit Rupert's squad out of nowhere. And then in the finale, he is now working again for Richmond like nothing happened without even really talking to Ted first. Very strange. Considering how Nate's turn was a pivotal moment at the end of Season 2 (the reveal that he was the new coach of West Ham was literally the last shot of the season), for the turn back to be handled so carelessly and so many key moments glossed over and/or not even shown was a mark of how inconsistent the writing was this third season.
Again though, Seasons 1 and 2 were beyond amazing (so much that I bought a Ted Lasso hoodie! :lol :biggrin:), so I still have much love for it as a whole. I just found Season 3 to be a bit underwhelming.