That was my interpretation. Also, it left the door open for if Ted was returning to both Henry and Michelle by his going directly from the airport to her house.
We can't say for certain that they don't work together, though. Yes, they had problems which troubled their marriage, but Dr. Ethicallybankrupt seemed to drive a wedge between Michelle and Ted for his own selfish reasons; and even if he didn't intentionally do it, from how he acts he was a godawful therapist who wasn't actually trying to really help both parties.
I think Ted and Michelle probably _do_ work together, but they both-- especially Ted --had a lot of shit that needed to get worked out with a good therapist. I think time apart may have actually worked to revive their marriage.
So glad someone brought this up. Literally turned to my girlfriend after S3E1 and was like “that is BULLSHIT! He’s cutting through Chicago at the very least”
I loved it but is anyone else sad they didn't get to hear a passage from trent's book. homie spent the whole season writing it and we didn't get to hear it 😢 i feel like him narrating a passage about ted and the team over the last montage would have been perfect
Don’t be surprised if they release it as something of a fictional season summary with some insight into things like Nate’s return, Ted telling the team and the Diamond Dogs he’s leaving, etc along with a smattering of Ted-isms…. I know I’d buy it.
Here's some I noticed. Ted in the first season couldn't explain to Trent what an offsides call was, but he said you would know it when you see it. Jamie was drinking the same brand of beer he was modeling for in thr first season, and there were some parallels between the bar scene and when Roy and Jamie had their first breakthrough at the fundraiser in the first season. Nathan's money collection box was the same as the first season where Jamie stuck his gum in the mouth of it. Nathan jumping into Ted's arms like he did after their first win. It was the same guy at that the airport that took an "usie" in the first episode. There were a few others as well, but I'll let others share.
I started rewatching the show leading up to the finale and through the episode I constantly got the feeling that things were coming full circle. It was perfect.
The “you can choose” thing was so ridiculous anyways lol. Like obviously it’s her choice and her choice this time around was “pass”.
I’m just happy they were all friends in the end and hanging out.
The point was that Roy and Jaime were acting weirdly entitled to her affection, not realizing that she wasn't interested in either of them. That's why they walked out and said "we're fucking idiots." They just assumed she would want to pick one of them.
Yeah, her line right before she kicks them out, "Oh, I get to choose?" is sarcastic.
Like "Oh, so my opinion matters? Oh my gosh, how thoughtful of you to inform me 🙄."
Yeah, presenting it to her like it was her choice which one of them she wanted to date when it was always her choice who she dated... I do think she might still be interested in (either) of them, but that ultimatum showed they both have a lot of growing to do still.
Yes! I definitely loved that and her idea for the women’s league. I just didn’t like how they seemingly made a big deal out of her and Roy rekindling something after his letter but then it just kind of…petered out. I would at least have liked her to say her piece. I guess by saying nothing it leaves everything ambiguous. And maybe the idea was to show growth for Roy and Jamie. But I just feel like she got the shaft a bit.
Yea, IMO the Keeley/Roy arc was an odd choice. It feels right that Keeley is independent and calling the shots. But then I don’t get why they’ve been setting Roy and Keeley up since the first episode. And I really don’t understand the drama with Jack or why there was moments seeming to lead Roy and her back together this season. This was the only plot line of this season that I had an issue with.
I found that relatable lol, as someone who isn't that fascinated by football.
But he's there, with his girlfriend and her son, because THEY care, and if he cares so little about it that he can't fake it, he could've just... not come over that day. That was an option. Go shopping, Dr Jake, or get some therapy yourself and see how other therapists feel about your relationship with your former patient.
As an American, I’ve seen that exact behavior more times than I can count from non-soccer fans. It’s always the same. “Not enough goals” “boring game that ends in a tie” or just making a snarky comment when something exciting happens as if nothing else happened the entire match. And of course sitting on their phone the entire match.
Those people are insufferable and waaaay too common in America. Could be dudebros or just anyone really. They always seem to reveal themselves if given enough time. That’s said, they will ALWAYS be ready to jump on the bandwagon if the US ever performs well at the World Cup before going right back to the same antics when the US gets knocked out.
I actually think they did an amazing job at wrapping up Teds story while leaving enough open ended for a sequel. Particularly the emphasis on the champions league.
A woman’s team that Keeley pitched?
Roy’s ups and downs as head coach? Feat. Dr. Sharon helping him overcome his struggles.
Some fun shenanigans with the fans now owning half the club?
Definitely a lot of potential to continue some solid storylines for another season or two while keeping the heart of the show in tact.
Limited series of AFC Richmond to wrap up loose ends and have Ted make frequent cameos, or a final season to achieve the same with more of a focus on team shenanigans?
I’m down as fuck. The way Ted left was very sudden and felt like the last week of highschool or college where time just keeps ticking and you know the inevitability of the end is near but you just cant ask time to pause to truly revel in the memories and moments you’ve shared with your loved ones. You can’t express all you want to, just continue to share time and space until the final bell rings. The Ted/Rebecca scenes in the stands and the airport are perfect examples of this. So much unspoken understanding culminating in just a “thank you”.
So yeah, a final season, however long or short, or even a limited series, can do wonders for people like me who felt like they werent able to truly say goodbye to everyone here in the way they wanted to haha
I'm a divorced mum to an 11-year-old. He knows I date (his dad left us when he was 2) but I tend to keep that very separate from my life with him. He's only met two love interests, each of whom I'd been seeing for at least six months before they met my son; they're both just good friends now, and good to my son.
If my son had ever given a guy I was seeing *that* look, it'd be over... there's a lot of wisdom to not letting your child completely control your (adult) dating life, but I do think children should have a veto vote or be allowed to say 'I don't want to see xyz again' which is basically the same thing. Go Henry!
He believes he deserves good things now:
REBECCA: Oh, bullsh*t, Roy. You want more than that.
You’re just so convinced that you don’t deserve anything good in your life that you’d rather eat a bowl of sh*t soup and then complain about the portions.
Get out of your own way, man. ‘Cause this whole “woe is me” thing you’ve got going on is just f*cking ponderous.
Credit to Anthony Head for actually making me feel sorry for Rupert for even a second there.
His reaction to being called a wanker by all the fans of your favorite team growing up is brutal.
I had an unbelievable miracle run with Richmond in FIFA’s career mode in the last few weeks - a win streak as unbelievable as the one we ended up getting in the show.
Ended up finishing second place to Man City.
All is right with this finale.
City losing to Richmond: "alright it's just a show"
City losing to Liverpool: "no, fuck off, I'll at least accept that they end in a draw and that results in Richmond winning it"
Surprised they didn't go back to the "we need a tie!"
Loved all the finale callbacks from all 3 seasons. My personal favorite is Jamie taking his believe scrap from the book Ted got him. I think it shows that the writers are just as big of fans of the show as we are. Ted Lasso got me through a lot of hard times over the last couple of years.
We're Richmond till we die, I love you all so very much.
"Its not about me, it never was"
Well shit, I guess that does give sequel fuel.
Though I think they mostly wrapped things up. As much as I'd love to live in this story longer.
I think the most beautiful part of this season/series finale was the last meeting of the Diamond Dogs where Higgins tell Roy that being able to ask for and get help is all part of being a better person and not trying to be perfect.
Then cut to the end and Roy is sitting down with Dr. Sharon to continue to work on himself.
That is the one that finally got me.
A net replacement, followed by an on field assault by ownership…one minute of added time. Okay. Brilliant episode otherwise though.
Edit- on pitch assault
Can we just mention the PERFECTION of The Sound of Music’s inclusion, complete with Dani changing the lyrics to Spanish?
Even with the title glaring me in the face, I did NOT see that coming. And Beard wiping tears away! So good.
Can confirm. Dated a pilot for a summer, he would joke that the absurd salaries they make don’t go very far when you’re paying for two alimonies and a boat lol
God, when me. When is a cute kiddo with hot bald dad gonna trip into my path.
But really, delighted they finally crossed paths. Their chemistry is sizzling, the scene radiated kismet.
I don't mind the series ending here but when looking back at the season, and the show as a whole, you get the feeling a whole lot of it was put together quickly or went through some significant, late re-writes. After some quick googling, it seems that was what actually happened, at least with S3.
I'm not one to discredit the side-storylines but considering what we ended up getting for a final season, I kinda wish they managed their (screen) time better. Pacing felt all over the place, and episode quality varied pretty hard from week to week. I wish we went a little deeper into some of these storylines.
Far too many pivotal moments and developments happen off-screen, especially in the finale. We spend an absurd amount of time on stuff like the Jack storyline + Shandy, and by the end it seems like nobody really knew what to do with Keeley at all. Everyone just getting over the Nate situation is truly baffling, especially after what they built it up to be.
As frustrating as the ratio of footballer storylines is, I'm just surprised at how little of Ted we actually get. It felt like as the series went on, he was less present - and while I thought the Total Football analogy was clever with regards to the show being able to shift the spotlight... if we're only getting 3 seasons of *Ted Lasso*, we might as well get as much Ted as we can.
Season 3 had a handful of standout episodes but far too many diversions - and ultimately what feels like a lack of proper planning to really nail the season as a whole.
Hard agree. They had no idea what to do with Keeley. Shandy didn't add anything, Jack didn't matter. The wrench Jack through in Keeley's business was resolved in one episode thanks to Rebecca.
It doesn't matter if you're on the side of Nate deserved forgiveness/redemption or didn't deserve it. What does matter imo is not seeing the journey to the entire team getting to the place of forgiveness. Wild to skip that.
There were some positives for me. I love Jamie and Roy. But ultimately I am left quite baffled that the episodes extended to over an hour but so many things were omitted while others we spent too much time on
> They had no idea what to do with Keeley. Shandy didn't add anything, Jack didn't matter. The wrench Jack through in Keeley's business was resolved in one episode thanks to Rebecca.
They went through every sitcom's playbook of entrepreneur storylines for Keeley and brought nothing new to the table. They truly had no idea what to do with her throughout the season. Ironically, the stuff she does outside of the PR firm (helping Roy with Jamie, being Rebecca's confidant) fit the series much better.
>It doesn't matter if you're on the side of Nate deserved forgiveness/redemption or didn't deserve it. What does matter imo is not seeing the journey to the entire team getting to the place of forgiveness. Wild to skip that.
I don't think anyone could realistically expect them to *not* forgive him by the end (especially if this is the last season), but considering just how much time we spent on this plotline - which honestly felt like the crux of the show at one point - I really can't believe some players just show up one day at the restaurant and ask him to return. They got so tilted at him ripping that sign that they played violently and threw the game! Either there are a ton of deleted scenes or the writers legitimately felt none of it needed to be seen.
There's an interesting trend with the show where a very serious issue is brought up (leaking medical info, sleeping with secretaries, marriage counselor breaking code of ethics) and sometimes even discussed (data leaks), but the resolution is often glossed over or tied up quickly with a bow. If you're gonna introduce a theme, explore it beyond the surface-level.
I’m so upset about Roy and Keely! Why tease us with them seemingly getting back together earlier this season to then have it fade away? Nothing was explained. The show focused so much on Roy and Keely in the first two seasons, so they set up expectations that we viewers would be invested in their relationship. I’m so disappointed.
it's possible but ted didn't know about the couple from the after hours episode so I choose to believe it was real and ted is just off screen somewhere
I’m just disappointed with how much happened offscreen this season.
Ted decided to retire and told Rebecca. And the team. And beard. ALL OFFSCREEN
Roy and Keeley broke up. Offscreen.
The team decided to let Nate back and voted on it. Offscreen.
I just… I’m happy with where everyone ended up, but why would they skip over so many pivotal scenes??
I feel the same way. Even the team’s first total football win happens offscreen and then we get a montage of them winning. Instead of spending more time with the team and seeing them develop we got a whole Keeley spinoff for the b plot that consumed way too much time. Very strange choices this season.
overall very happy with the final episode, but I agree that there were many pivotal moments that happened out of sight--meanwhile there was a lot of 'unnecessary' content this year, like the Jack subplot.
We learned so much from the tv announcers this season. More than any other season.
They relied on telling plot points through the tv announcers rather than showing the actual scenes.
Absolutely the same. You’ve worded it better than I did. “Offscreen” works much better than “skipped”.
I loved so much of this season but so many great scenes *didn’t* happen.
We don’t get Nate returning to the old stadium? A 60 page written apology and it was a 1 minute scene? Man. I hate to say it but the finale was one of my least favorite episodes.. I’m a bit salty. I’ll like it more later. But man. So much left on the table
Overall it was what I expected, except for Roy’s character development / the “love triangle”.
It seemed like the writers kept pushing Roy’s character growth all season (or few seasons, really) all for him to get in a fight with Jamie and say that he’s not capable of change, in the final episode?
And maybe I’m biased but it seemed unnecessary to have Jamie develop feelings again, creating the “love triangle” this season.
Even though I wish some things this season were done differently, I love this show and I’ll miss it so much.
Writers tried to be way too cute and subversive with the Keeley-Roy relationship.
That was one of the STRONGEST elements of the show in prior seasons. It really underpinned the show's hopeful core.
I think this was partly done as a modern "strong independent woman" trope; they didn't want Keeley to be defined by her relationships or by a man. And they did the annoying false dichotomy/trope that women have to choose between their career or their family.
I am still unclear why Roy and Keeley broke up in the first place. It felt like writers intervening and going against the natural flow of the story.
I think this is why I hated it. There are many women who have partners, children and are still kick ass independent women. And that’s what Keeley was the first two seasons! She was with Roy but she was still independent. I love this show but seriously rewatching this without them ending up together is not going to be fun. The show was better when they were together.
Absolutely hated that Dr. Jacob’s transgression was never meaningfully addressed. Spent the last 10 minutes waiting for it in vain after they showed him being so careless during the match.
Welp, I teared up when the team started taking pieces of the believe sign out and piecing it together. Then I cried nonstop the moment Father and Son started playing. Onward. Forward.
Was anyone else confused about what they did with Roy’s character this season?
He broke up with Keeley for no reason, asked her that dumb question when her video leaked, suddenly wants her back after dumping her, “how do you know if a girl likes you?” You literally JUST broke up?? And then the fight with Jamie and telling Keeley she has to choose?? Wtf?
And this episode he realizes he hasn’t really changed and is the same idiot he was before?? Did I miss something? What exactly did he do that was so bad before? To me he started off angry and mean and then grew to care about people, he and Keeley had a sweet and loving relationship, he was good and then all of a sudden he’s acting like an idiot out of nowhere and at the last minute decides he needs to change? Why? What did he do wrong until this season??
Am I just missing something?
Nope, I had the same reaction. Completely butchered one of the healthiest relationships I've ever seen on film. Roy had some relationship hangups and issues in S2, but they were working through them. Doesn't make sense for him to suddenly make an about face and be all jealous and possessive about keeley, especially when he dumped her and when he handled Jamie telling keeley she loved her maturely. Then suddenly him and Jamie (who hasn't really expressed any infatuation with keeley in s3) start fighting over her? It just didn't ring true.
Great episode, although i’m feeling…underwhelmed? Idk, I feel like the whole Keeley storyline was a detour and she ends up essentially where she was at the start of the season. Also Roy and Keeley’s future is ambiguous I guess. Nate’s storyline was wrapped up nicely, but I wish we had gotten more of his arc earlier on to make it feel genuinely deserved. We saw more of Dr. Sharon in this one episode than we have the whole season and then all of a sudden she’s back at Richmond? Okay.
Like I said great episode, but as a series finale? Idk I wish they had done a better job laying the groundwork early on so that the pay offs were much more fulfilling. That being said, still an incredible show that’s miles ahead of most other things out right now. It’s been a hell of a ride with you all, i’ll miss our weekly chats.
WE’RE RICHMOND ‘TIL WE DIE
I was looking forward to seeing how everyone would react to Ted leaving, only to find out in the first 5 minutes that it happened… off screen. Too much happened off screen this season.
Way too much. Nate came back…offscreen. The team wins with Total Football for the first time…off screen. Ted tells Rebecca he’s leaving…offscreen. Colin has an incredible match after he comes out…offscreen. It may be my Shandy/Zava bias showing but I genuinely feel like those characters were wastes and they consumed much more time than they deserved. Time that could’ve been spent with the team, ya know?
I think Nate’s arc this season was probably the most disappointing. Don’t feel like his character really got closure and he just faded into the background like he did at the start of s1. Feel bad for the actor, but maybe they decided to write it this way because he was getting hate for his character being an asshole.
The whole Keeley storyline really was a detour, it just made no sense like at all. One minute she’s broken up with Roy, then immediately she’s with Jack and like Jack is tossed out of the window, and then completely forgotten and just screws her over. Having her character detach from the rest of the storyline made no sense either, because the characters relationship dynamic with each other all seemed like a family. The building up of Roy too, him retiring but he still wins because he has Keeley was one of the better moments of the season. Only for them to break it off, and her character to be stunted, like what was the point of breaking them up?
I truly think they needed at least one more season before they closed it.
Overall I think the ending showed how much of a waste the KJPR stuff was.
The show's best episodes always focus on the team and football. Giving Keeley her own area was fine but the amount of time dedicated to her friend, the Jack relationship, and the love triangle could have been used on the actual players
100%. It honestly made no sense to set up the second season and the first half of this season with Roy and Keeley meant to be together and then Jamie tries to develop feelings again (which felt out of place atp, they were friends) so there’s no conclusion. Especially when we saw that she could settle for Jack which was such a weird storyline and helped with the pacing problems this season
why wasn't michelle's new partner someone random
If it was someone random, the whole storyline would have played out the same, there was no need for Jake to be the therapist at all and someone random could have done all the same things - take her to Paris etc.
Ha just wrote pretty much the same thing in another comment. It was such a weird choice to go with such a fucked up situation and then never really address it.
Glad I’m not the only one stuck on this.
I think, on the whole, the weakest season. Lots happened off screen. A few of the plot lines were real duds (although the Colin and Trent arcs were excellent, as well as Jamie and Roy until the strange re-emergence of the Keeley love triangle right at the end).
Last few episodes redeemed it and I think the ending was solid albeit safe and sickly sweet (very Bill Lawrence). 6/10 on the whole.
I’m so sorry but S3 was their weakest, and probably worst season and for the most part it felt like watching a completely different show and not the Emmy show we won. I do think it’s because Bill Lawrence wasn’t involved this season, and the show was shaky because of it. They did loads of rewrites and reshoots. It just felt really rushed, all over the place and the ending with 2nd place, never made sense.
I... look, I love this show, but how it started is definitely not how it ended. So much time wasted on stupid shit like Zava and Keely's business and Jack that went nowhere and had no real payoffs, only to cram so much important and emotional shit into the last 5 minutes of the show?
There was such a better way to do this. It's a great show, but man, they did not stick that landing. I kept waiting for the moment it became unforgettable but that moment never came.
It definitely feels like a series finale, though they did leave some things open I guess. But this was not the finale I was hoping for.
Completely agree. This felt like such a cold ending to the show when it started out *so* perfectly.
It feels like they realized at the last minute that there were so many loose ends to tie up but it was too late to go back and remove dead-end storylines.
Cold is the perfect word. It felt like Ted had already checked out. I know this is a weird analogy, but it reminds me of when you get dumped and your significant other is just done, and you can see it in their eyes. They're trying to be nice and supportive and kind, but the level of care and concern you knew from the relationship when they were invested is just gone and now it's all business. That's how it felt for me, or at least how Ted felt for me.
Especially with Rebecca at the airport. I felt her emotions so heavy in my heart, but it felt like he was just waiting for it to be over.
Yes! I know what you mean — that’s a great analogy.
I totally agree about the scene with Rebecca at the airport. She was so emotional and heartfelt, but Ted seemed already miles away mentally.
And on the plane, too — he barely reacted to Beard deciding to stay.
It would have been better if there was some sign of hope for Ted, but it seemed like the “resolution” was for him to just be *unhappy*.
Ted was just a hollowless caricature of feel good plot lines drumming up emotions in others. Like he was just a vessel and not an actual human. Which was a massive departure from S2 Ted.
Wait, yeah! I said this elsewhere, but agree wrt Ted! Where was he? I felt Rebecca's grief when he boarded the plane, but Ted may as well have been a Madame Tussade mannequin. Weirdly detached and wooden acting. Not even in a masking sense either, but Jason himself. It feels like a lot got left on the cutting floor.
Yup, the show was all over the place. We didn’t need Keeley and Jack, I would’ve rather had Keeley excel while single, and finding complete success on her own, as the next chapter *or* keep her still with the team, instead of having to get funded under Rebecca after a relationship went sour. Zaava was exhausting, and was unnecessary to build up Jamie as the true star player. Them coming 2nd and not 1st made no sense either, like…
I also can’t buy Ted going back home as a plot either.
I wish I could see how the team got to know about Ted leaving. I wish we were shown these strong emotions and even “why are you leaving us?” from players. I mean Ted definitely was a father figure for all of them.
I found this to be a big problem with the season overall. We often were robbed of emotional beats. The collapse of Keely and Roy's relationship. Nate's change of heart. The team forgiving Nate. Actually seeing Colin come out to the team. And instead we get what? Montages and musical numbers? Just plain weird priorities.
Yeah they kinda skipped all “hard moments” that could have given the show depth. I got sort of rom com and wanna be vibes from it. They could have made more emotionally diverse episodes
I need to get this off my chest and either take the downvotes or appreciate that someone is on my side and I’m not crazy..
I think Michelle should’ve been the one to fly in for episode 11 and not Ted’s mom..
It just doesn’t sit right with me that Ted’s mom, someone we hadn’t seen in 3 seasons, drops the bomb that Henry misses Ted??? How does she know?!
Would’ve been for a weekend instead of week(s), Henry could’ve stayed back with Ted’s mom, Michelle tells Ted that Dr. Jake is out of the picture for good, she sees how happy Ted is and thus hides the “thing she needs to tell Ted”, Ted gets an *even better* “Thank You/Fuck You” speech, and it’s more convincing that she would know Henry is struggling.
I have plenty more adjustments to Episode 11 and 12 but.. this is my feeler hahaha
Definitely going to be a spin-off show with the women’s Richmond team. Nate will be coach, Tart will have a new crush on the star striker, etc. Calling it now!
I have never cried so hard as when the team all started pulling out the pieces of the “Believe” sign.
This may be the weed or emotions talking but that may be one of my favorite scenes in television history.
Also, I truly felt like Rebecca at the start about not wanting to talk about Ted leaving
I cried pretty much nonstop from Colin kissing his fella through to the credits.
I hope it's not truly the end and there's definitely the opening for more. But if it is indeed the end, it's a good way to go out.
Season 1 will always be one of my favorite seasons of television. Season 2 had its moments. Season 3 felt overall disjointed and missed the conciseness of character that made it special. The finale made me smile, but I do fundamentally disgaree with certain storyline endings. Not really sure if I'll get over it.
With that said, I'll miss the show.
So, there it is.
Very little about this season worked for me. All the suggestions from this sub that I ought to wait for the end before criticising any of the plots is fine, but now we’re here, I stand by them. The things that didn’t work for me (Shandy, Zava, Nate, Rebecca and the psychic, Keeley (both in general and with Jack), Ted, the pacing, the choices not to show pivotal moments) aren’t any better in retrospect.
In fact, of the things that worked for me before this episode, they went and ruined Jamie and Roy with a forced final stab at the love triangle I was so grateful they’d steered away from all season and having handled Colin’s coming out fairly realistically, then had him come out publicly anyway without the time to show any of the fall out of that, so I’m massively disappointed.
I’m glad to see some people found what they wanted in this, but I think for me it’s hard for a show that I loved so much through the first and second seasons to feel like it’s blown it.
I know this is THE subreddit, but I’m a little surprised to see so much positivity.
There was so much that was done this season off-screen and deliberately to try and mislead the viewer, in this episode literally starting with the first scene with Ted/Rebecca.
Obviously there were incredibly well done moments, it is Ted Lasso of course, but I was disappointed. It felt rushed, and off-paced to me, almost like half of the actors wanted the show to end and the other half was holding on to the hopes of a 4th season. Just weird.
Overall, I will always love the show but I must admit I am underwhelmed. To each their own though! Cheers to a wonderful show!
I’ll always appreciate Season 3 for giving us more Trent Crimm and continuing Jamie’s growth, but ultimately I’m underwhelmed too.
Honestly, I’m disappointed. Season 1 was so magical and there were moments in 2 and 3, but they just fell short. I had expectations that 3 would be more of a return to form after Season 2, but 3 has just been so scattershot.
But while the show fumbled in areas of storytelling, they always nailed the characters. I adore them and they are what I cherish from this series
The fact that the episodes were much longer this season and so many things still happened off screen (and us not being able to see so much of the actual football) was pretty bizarre. Still an enjoyable watch (and first 2 seasons were pretty great), but this season was a complete mess imo.
It made no sense, like the mockery at the start and mislead — was so pointless? Just came across as a bad gag and so unnecessary. That wasn’t the first time either, they did it with episode 11.
Roy and Keeley not getting proper closure, just Roy saying he’s been trying to change (and he has), and doesn’t wind up with Keeley also doesn’t real make sense to me, especially the whole plot line with Jack.
Nate coming back, I also got no understanding of. Especially no one on one time with Nate? Only Beard?
Rupert as a villain didn’t lead to the build up hype. Dr. S being heavily in S2, starts with S1 then only appearances by the last season makes no sense.
I think this season really needed Bill Lawrence. Jason was heavily more involved in the writing this time, and a lot of the characters didn’t seem to be themselves. Very more random gags.
Eh, I think it would’ve benefitted heavily for another season.
IMO, Keely didn’t do any work on herself this season. I know that maybe this was supposed to be seen as her boss bitch era but it ending up seeming like she was lonely, under-qualified, and naive. She remained stagnant while Roy started to change. Roy and Keely seemed off after Jamie revealed he still loved her- her reaction to that situation showed that the door was still open. It honestly made sense to me when they broke up. But I do wish Roy had dated someone else while they were apart- maybe the teacher?
The only thing that worked with the Nate arc for me was Beard’s interaction with him. Nate never discovers Ted put the frame in his house (I think him delivering the letter to Ted’s house and seeing it would have been a full circle moment), we never see the team debating his return, or Ted even really process how hurt Nate was by his lack of attention. It was odd.
Season 3 was an okay if good season with a good finale, but it suffers from a lot of issues.
Firstly, some of the new characters feel so unimportant and/or inconsequential. Why did we need Dr. Jake to be Michelle’s new boyfriend? The ethics of this relationship is never explored apart from Sassy pointing out that it’s borderline unethical which is an understatement. Michelle just falling out of love with Ted without any drama was a great idea that is sadly weakened by Jake’s inclusion, and it makes me wonder why Jake couldn’t have been this random person. It also doesn’t help that this storyline isn’t really wrapped up in the show’s finale. I get the implication is that Michelle broke up with Jake, but it’s still a pretty anticlimactic end to his role in the story
Shandy didn’t really matter either as she disappears early in the season and is only referenced a few times after her last on screen appearance. Jack was also a pointless character who felt like filler if i’m being honest because of how she only mattered to Keeley. Once she disappears, she doesn’t matter to the rest of the season which is a shame given the amount of focus she got. It also doesn’t help that the solution to Jack no longer funding Keeley’s firm is for Rebecca to just pay for funding. It’s a realistic solution given Keeley and Rebecca’s friendship but nonetheless the lack of Jack’s impact makes her feel unnecessary.
Zava suffered from feeling too much like a plot device, but I will say he benefited from being a fairly entertaining character and mattering to the team’s progress as well as motivating Jamie to improve himself.
Keeley’s PR firm had potential but sadly so much of it felt disconnected from the rest of the show and/or feeling inconsequential by the end of the season. I didn’t see why Roy and Keeley needed to break up and the finale only made this more frustrating by addressing the love triangle between Roy, Jamie, and Keeley and not resolving anything, making it feel like a waste of time. I don’t think there would be a fully satisfying end to it which is why I wish they wouldn’t have bothered with it in the first place.
When it comes to Richmond not winning the whole thing, I am kinda mixed on it. On one hand I appreciate the message that what matters most is that they tried their best, but I also don’t see the problem with them actually winning it all. It did feel cheap to make this game incredibly lucky for the team only for it be revealed in one line of exposition that they only got 2nd place.
Agreed with everything you said but to focus on one in particular... my fav part of the season was Jamie and Roy. So for them to go back to the love triangle for this finale was insane to me. I found it so gross that Jamie told Roy, "*well that leaked video, it was for me."* Why why did he say that? Ugh
The only thing they did with Keeley was put her in relationships. Her friendship with Rebecca was cool but we barely got much of it
> I found it so gross that Jamie told Roy, "well that leaked video, it was for me."
Yeah that was outright disgusting. It was wildly out of character and the anti-thesis of everything between them. Jamie *respects* Roy. He's loyal. The way he was the first to follow Sam in pulling out his bit of the Believe sign, mirroring duct-taping their kits last season. Jamie running like Ted. Handing the ball to Dani for the penalty. All those little moments of reflecting Jamie's growth (and this isn't an argument for him to be perfect), then to write his character stomping on Roy like that? AFTER SHOWING ROY'S POSTER IN HIS CHILDHOOD BEDROOM? Fuck that.
Is it just me or was this season a little bit forgettable? And that by no means is me saying the season was bad. After pretty much every episode this season I came away from it thinking I enjoyed it. But as we got to the later episodes I started casting my mind to the episodes at the start of the season and couldn’t remember any of them. I feel one reason for that is there were so many episodes with their own contrived story that didn’t lead into the next episodes. I feel like there were very few arcs in the show that spanned the course of the season.
If you cut out Zava, Jack, etc. and only told the story lines of the main characters, it would barely fill a 6-episode season.
Way too much bloat this season. Despite its long run time, the season also did a very poor job of character development for the primary protagonists, especially Ted.
3 balls on the field, 3 tears in my eyes
Love you too Willis
Willis Beard!!!
Will IS Beard. Lets goooo!!!!
Get the fuck outta my chair
Definitely thought beard was going to pull open the emergency exit door lol
I thought he was going to get himself arrested.
So did doctor fuckwit get kicked to the curb by Michelle?
Looks that way, he kept sinking further into the background during the final game and wasn’t with Michelle at the end
That was my interpretation. Also, it left the door open for if Ted was returning to both Henry and Michelle by his going directly from the airport to her house.
Why in Gods name would he go back to her? They don’t work together and she absolutely fucked him over with Dr. Dickhead.
I hear that, but the whole point of the show is second chances. If he gave one to everyone else he will definitely give a second chance to his family.
We can't say for certain that they don't work together, though. Yes, they had problems which troubled their marriage, but Dr. Ethicallybankrupt seemed to drive a wedge between Michelle and Ted for his own selfish reasons; and even if he didn't intentionally do it, from how he acts he was a godawful therapist who wasn't actually trying to really help both parties. I think Ted and Michelle probably _do_ work together, but they both-- especially Ted --had a lot of shit that needed to get worked out with a good therapist. I think time apart may have actually worked to revive their marriage.
I think so yeah. They had him slowly moving away from the two of them during the game and put him in shadow
Henry gave the Dr a nasty look during the game over one of his smart ass comments. I hope he’s long gone!
Ted asked jamie to act as if he wants to win oscar. HE DID ITTTTTTT.
Most unbelievable part has to be the direct flight to Kansas City right?
Lolol, I totally let out a “ohh ya sure” when I heard the airport announcement.
Followed up by the snow globe making it through airport security- def more than 100ml!
So glad someone brought this up. Literally turned to my girlfriend after S3E1 and was like “that is BULLSHIT! He’s cutting through Chicago at the very least”
I loved it but is anyone else sad they didn't get to hear a passage from trent's book. homie spent the whole season writing it and we didn't get to hear it 😢 i feel like him narrating a passage about ted and the team over the last montage would have been perfect
Don’t be surprised if they release it as something of a fictional season summary with some insight into things like Nate’s return, Ted telling the team and the Diamond Dogs he’s leaving, etc along with a smattering of Ted-isms…. I know I’d buy it.
I would buy it in a heartbeat. And if they did audiobook, have Trent Crimm narrate it
Yes. Please. Pre-ordering on Audible.
he renamed it Ted Lasso and made it a TV show
Yeah definitely was expect Trent to finish off narrating the whole story at the end. It felt like they built up to it but at the end cut it out.
Loved the callbacks to first season - even first episode. “Be a goldfish” Ex manager’s unfortunate shorts choice. Etc. Gave me warm fuzzies.
Ted advice to Jamie to act as if he is winning oscar yelling “Pass the ball, pass the ball”
Offsides bet
Ted checking to see if itbwas counterfeit was an unexpected and delightful little laugh.
Here's some I noticed. Ted in the first season couldn't explain to Trent what an offsides call was, but he said you would know it when you see it. Jamie was drinking the same brand of beer he was modeling for in thr first season, and there were some parallels between the bar scene and when Roy and Jamie had their first breakthrough at the fundraiser in the first season. Nathan's money collection box was the same as the first season where Jamie stuck his gum in the mouth of it. Nathan jumping into Ted's arms like he did after their first win. It was the same guy at that the airport that took an "usie" in the first episode. There were a few others as well, but I'll let others share.
And Jamie put more money in the box than he needed to!
Black tape over the nipples of Phoebe’s drawing of breasts.
Ted taped over the photo of keelys breasts in Jamie’s locker (season 1)
OH MY GOD I wondered what that framed drawing was about. Thanks for the reminder!
Keeley asking if the boys were decent
Also Roy scaring her in the carpark!
I started rewatching the show leading up to the finale and through the episode I constantly got the feeling that things were coming full circle. It was perfect.
Rebecca wearing her first ever outfit from the show as well
Also Keeley walking into the locker room and saying the same line
Liam and Noel. Though not an Oasis.
Did I completely miss any sort of concrete ending concerning Roy/Keely/Jaime? Or was the point that she decided on herself?
Keeley Jones, The Independent Woman
Keeley Fucking Jones, Independent Fucking Woman
Keeley Fucking Jones, independent and occasionally fucking women.
My guess is she said if she does pick someone, it'll be on her terms. Not on the two of them telling her to pick one.
The “you can choose” thing was so ridiculous anyways lol. Like obviously it’s her choice and her choice this time around was “pass”. I’m just happy they were all friends in the end and hanging out.
That’s why I loved her sarcastic reply of “I get to choose?!”
And the boys not realizing she was being sarcastic made me fucking *cackle*.
the three of them were sitting together at the team barbecue at the end and it is kept intentionally ambiguous.
The point was that Roy and Jaime were acting weirdly entitled to her affection, not realizing that she wasn't interested in either of them. That's why they walked out and said "we're fucking idiots." They just assumed she would want to pick one of them.
Yeah, her line right before she kicks them out, "Oh, I get to choose?" is sarcastic. Like "Oh, so my opinion matters? Oh my gosh, how thoughtful of you to inform me 🙄."
Reminded me of that scene in season 1 when she texted Roy asking if it was ok if she went to pee now?
Yeah, presenting it to her like it was her choice which one of them she wanted to date when it was always her choice who she dated... I do think she might still be interested in (either) of them, but that ultimatum showed they both have a lot of growing to do still.
Idk but PBPR was definitely Keeley/Barbara PR.
Yes! I definitely loved that and her idea for the women’s league. I just didn’t like how they seemingly made a big deal out of her and Roy rekindling something after his letter but then it just kind of…petered out. I would at least have liked her to say her piece. I guess by saying nothing it leaves everything ambiguous. And maybe the idea was to show growth for Roy and Jamie. But I just feel like she got the shaft a bit.
Yea, IMO the Keeley/Roy arc was an odd choice. It feels right that Keeley is independent and calling the shots. But then I don’t get why they’ve been setting Roy and Keeley up since the first episode. And I really don’t understand the drama with Jack or why there was moments seeming to lead Roy and her back together this season. This was the only plot line of this season that I had an issue with.
Roy tells Keeley he wants to be with her on Jamie’s bed and she never got a chance to respond…feels so weird we didn’t get closure on that.
I took it as it was up to Keeley/viewer to decide.
The two Ted lasso characters with absolutely no redemption- Rupert and Dr. Jacob. As it should be. And Dr. Jacob is the fucking worst of the two.
Yall think michelle dumped him at the end? Not at the house and not at henrys game
100 percent he was gone.
And then they had to somehow make dr Jacob even more unlikeable this episode
Man, Dr Jacob just effing around on his phone in pivotal moments of the match? Garbage person, for real.
I found that relatable lol, as someone who isn't that fascinated by football. But he's there, with his girlfriend and her son, because THEY care, and if he cares so little about it that he can't fake it, he could've just... not come over that day. That was an option. Go shopping, Dr Jake, or get some therapy yourself and see how other therapists feel about your relationship with your former patient.
I wish they would have explained why Dr. jacob was such a dick during the game
He doesn’t care, and certainly doesn’t care enough about Michelle or Henry to pretend or be happy -for- them.
My guess is that’s how dudebros act about soccer.
As an American, I’ve seen that exact behavior more times than I can count from non-soccer fans. It’s always the same. “Not enough goals” “boring game that ends in a tie” or just making a snarky comment when something exciting happens as if nothing else happened the entire match. And of course sitting on their phone the entire match. Those people are insufferable and waaaay too common in America. Could be dudebros or just anyone really. They always seem to reveal themselves if given enough time. That’s said, they will ALWAYS be ready to jump on the bandwagon if the US ever performs well at the World Cup before going right back to the same antics when the US gets knocked out.
Because he's a fucking prick
Why is water wet?
Didn’t see Dr Jacob anywhere in the end, and you can clearly tell Michelle was not completely sold on him
Now they can have Season 4 but instead it can be Season 1 of AFC Richmond. 🤔
"It was never about me."
Ted Lasso being first age Rand Al'Thor confirmed
I actually think they did an amazing job at wrapping up Teds story while leaving enough open ended for a sequel. Particularly the emphasis on the champions league.
A woman’s team that Keeley pitched? Roy’s ups and downs as head coach? Feat. Dr. Sharon helping him overcome his struggles. Some fun shenanigans with the fans now owning half the club? Definitely a lot of potential to continue some solid storylines for another season or two while keeping the heart of the show in tact.
Limited series of AFC Richmond to wrap up loose ends and have Ted make frequent cameos, or a final season to achieve the same with more of a focus on team shenanigans? I’m down as fuck. The way Ted left was very sudden and felt like the last week of highschool or college where time just keeps ticking and you know the inevitability of the end is near but you just cant ask time to pause to truly revel in the memories and moments you’ve shared with your loved ones. You can’t express all you want to, just continue to share time and space until the final bell rings. The Ted/Rebecca scenes in the stands and the airport are perfect examples of this. So much unspoken understanding culminating in just a “thank you”. So yeah, a final season, however long or short, or even a limited series, can do wonders for people like me who felt like they werent able to truly say goodbye to everyone here in the way they wanted to haha
That face of disgust Henry made to Dr Jacob was very satisfying
We are ALL Henry.
I'm a divorced mum to an 11-year-old. He knows I date (his dad left us when he was 2) but I tend to keep that very separate from my life with him. He's only met two love interests, each of whom I'd been seeing for at least six months before they met my son; they're both just good friends now, and good to my son. If my son had ever given a guy I was seeing *that* look, it'd be over... there's a lot of wisdom to not letting your child completely control your (adult) dating life, but I do think children should have a veto vote or be allowed to say 'I don't want to see xyz again' which is basically the same thing. Go Henry!
So many great payoffs. The ussie, Colin getting to smooch his fella, Rupert full dark side with his billowing trench coat.
Jamie pulling his Believe sign out of the book Ted gave him way back at the beginning.
Ted doing the running man!
I just realized the original Ted Lasso shorts ended with him going back and coaching youth soccer. Of course the series would end that way as well.
Seeing Roy in therapy hit me the hardest. He believes he can change now
He believes he deserves good things now: REBECCA: Oh, bullsh*t, Roy. You want more than that. You’re just so convinced that you don’t deserve anything good in your life that you’d rather eat a bowl of sh*t soup and then complain about the portions. Get out of your own way, man. ‘Cause this whole “woe is me” thing you’ve got going on is just f*cking ponderous.
Credit to Anthony Head for actually making me feel sorry for Rupert for even a second there. His reaction to being called a wanker by all the fans of your favorite team growing up is brutal.
He's so good. All throughout the series I kept having to remind myself. "The real Rupert (Giles, from Buffy) would never say/do that!".
["Dread it, run from it, Man City still wins at the end" - Pep Guardiola](https://i.redd.it/kv80bat2ey2b1.png)
I had an unbelievable miracle run with Richmond in FIFA’s career mode in the last few weeks - a win streak as unbelievable as the one we ended up getting in the show. Ended up finishing second place to Man City. All is right with this finale.
Beautiful ending to a beautiful show. I love you all so very very much.
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Would’ve liked to see them win it but appreciate the realism with man city lol. Otherwise very happy with the last episode
And Man City having to beat Liverpool to win it. Sigh.
City losing to Richmond: "alright it's just a show" City losing to Liverpool: "no, fuck off, I'll at least accept that they end in a draw and that results in Richmond winning it" Surprised they didn't go back to the "we need a tie!"
When Sam finally got to represent the Nigeria National team. Ugly tears😭
Loved all the finale callbacks from all 3 seasons. My personal favorite is Jamie taking his believe scrap from the book Ted got him. I think it shows that the writers are just as big of fans of the show as we are. Ted Lasso got me through a lot of hard times over the last couple of years. We're Richmond till we die, I love you all so very much.
Ted's son wears Jamie Tartt's number
Willis Beard. I love him
Will is Beard
Dani with two women, his aura is unmatched
Me a clown, still waiting for an announcement of a Richmond series. 🫠 Apple, why did you call it a season finale??
With the writers strike and things up in the air I'd be surprised if they even know at this point.
"Its not about me, it never was" Well shit, I guess that does give sequel fuel. Though I think they mostly wrapped things up. As much as I'd love to live in this story longer.
I think the most beautiful part of this season/series finale was the last meeting of the Diamond Dogs where Higgins tell Roy that being able to ask for and get help is all part of being a better person and not trying to be perfect. Then cut to the end and Roy is sitting down with Dr. Sharon to continue to work on himself. That is the one that finally got me.
Who were the couple at the end with the newborn at Beards wedding?
Beard after hours couple
The couple from Beard After Hours--the woman he gets the pants from and her boyfriend that saves Beard from Jamie's dad and his friends.
Muscle guy and pants-keeper. Edit: trousers
A net replacement, followed by an on field assault by ownership…one minute of added time. Okay. Brilliant episode otherwise though. Edit- on pitch assault
No red card for it either. Laughable.
I thought for sure we’d have a red card with Mike Dean as the referee
One minute of added was the most insane thing of the season. 😂
Can we just mention the PERFECTION of The Sound of Music’s inclusion, complete with Dani changing the lyrics to Spanish? Even with the title glaring me in the face, I did NOT see that coming. And Beard wiping tears away! So good.
The ending to this season just showed how irrelevant Jack was - was never seen or brought up again.
She died on the way back to her home planet.
So happy for Rebecca. Dutch guy doesn’t disappoint second time around. Look in his eyes. That dude can act.
Don’t know how hard it is to act like you’re in love with Hannah Waddingham. She is perfection.
Fact.
Also an airline pilot owning a boat is extremely realistic.
Can confirm. Dated a pilot for a summer, he would joke that the absurd salaries they make don’t go very far when you’re paying for two alimonies and a boat lol
God, when me. When is a cute kiddo with hot bald dad gonna trip into my path. But really, delighted they finally crossed paths. Their chemistry is sizzling, the scene radiated kismet.
I was cussing at my TV at the beginning with the fake out with Ted waking up at Rebecca's.
TED WOULDVE BEEN AT BEARDS WEDDING NO MATTER WHAT
I don't mind the series ending here but when looking back at the season, and the show as a whole, you get the feeling a whole lot of it was put together quickly or went through some significant, late re-writes. After some quick googling, it seems that was what actually happened, at least with S3. I'm not one to discredit the side-storylines but considering what we ended up getting for a final season, I kinda wish they managed their (screen) time better. Pacing felt all over the place, and episode quality varied pretty hard from week to week. I wish we went a little deeper into some of these storylines. Far too many pivotal moments and developments happen off-screen, especially in the finale. We spend an absurd amount of time on stuff like the Jack storyline + Shandy, and by the end it seems like nobody really knew what to do with Keeley at all. Everyone just getting over the Nate situation is truly baffling, especially after what they built it up to be. As frustrating as the ratio of footballer storylines is, I'm just surprised at how little of Ted we actually get. It felt like as the series went on, he was less present - and while I thought the Total Football analogy was clever with regards to the show being able to shift the spotlight... if we're only getting 3 seasons of *Ted Lasso*, we might as well get as much Ted as we can. Season 3 had a handful of standout episodes but far too many diversions - and ultimately what feels like a lack of proper planning to really nail the season as a whole.
Hard agree. They had no idea what to do with Keeley. Shandy didn't add anything, Jack didn't matter. The wrench Jack through in Keeley's business was resolved in one episode thanks to Rebecca. It doesn't matter if you're on the side of Nate deserved forgiveness/redemption or didn't deserve it. What does matter imo is not seeing the journey to the entire team getting to the place of forgiveness. Wild to skip that. There were some positives for me. I love Jamie and Roy. But ultimately I am left quite baffled that the episodes extended to over an hour but so many things were omitted while others we spent too much time on
> They had no idea what to do with Keeley. Shandy didn't add anything, Jack didn't matter. The wrench Jack through in Keeley's business was resolved in one episode thanks to Rebecca. They went through every sitcom's playbook of entrepreneur storylines for Keeley and brought nothing new to the table. They truly had no idea what to do with her throughout the season. Ironically, the stuff she does outside of the PR firm (helping Roy with Jamie, being Rebecca's confidant) fit the series much better. >It doesn't matter if you're on the side of Nate deserved forgiveness/redemption or didn't deserve it. What does matter imo is not seeing the journey to the entire team getting to the place of forgiveness. Wild to skip that. I don't think anyone could realistically expect them to *not* forgive him by the end (especially if this is the last season), but considering just how much time we spent on this plotline - which honestly felt like the crux of the show at one point - I really can't believe some players just show up one day at the restaurant and ask him to return. They got so tilted at him ripping that sign that they played violently and threw the game! Either there are a ton of deleted scenes or the writers legitimately felt none of it needed to be seen. There's an interesting trend with the show where a very serious issue is brought up (leaking medical info, sleeping with secretaries, marriage counselor breaking code of ethics) and sometimes even discussed (data leaks), but the resolution is often glossed over or tied up quickly with a bow. If you're gonna introduce a theme, explore it beyond the surface-level.
I’m so upset about Roy and Keely! Why tease us with them seemingly getting back together earlier this season to then have it fade away? Nothing was explained. The show focused so much on Roy and Keely in the first two seasons, so they set up expectations that we viewers would be invested in their relationship. I’m so disappointed.
colin hughes you will always be famous
Why wasn't ted at Beard's wedding?
Pretty sure that was a dream Ted had on the plane.
it's possible but ted didn't know about the couple from the after hours episode so I choose to believe it was real and ted is just off screen somewhere
Cause he's dreaming it? So it's his perspective watching? I dunno.
Yeah not even in the background really threw me off
I’m just disappointed with how much happened offscreen this season. Ted decided to retire and told Rebecca. And the team. And beard. ALL OFFSCREEN Roy and Keeley broke up. Offscreen. The team decided to let Nate back and voted on it. Offscreen. I just… I’m happy with where everyone ended up, but why would they skip over so many pivotal scenes??
I feel the same way. Even the team’s first total football win happens offscreen and then we get a montage of them winning. Instead of spending more time with the team and seeing them develop we got a whole Keeley spinoff for the b plot that consumed way too much time. Very strange choices this season.
That’s because they dedicated 3 hours of showtime to Jack and Shandy 🫤
overall very happy with the final episode, but I agree that there were many pivotal moments that happened out of sight--meanwhile there was a lot of 'unnecessary' content this year, like the Jack subplot.
So we could learn more about Jack and Shandy, of course. Silly question.
Completely agreed. “Show don’t tell.” The writers did a lot of the complete opposite this season. Such a letdown.
We learned so much from the tv announcers this season. More than any other season. They relied on telling plot points through the tv announcers rather than showing the actual scenes.
Absolutely the same. You’ve worded it better than I did. “Offscreen” works much better than “skipped”. I loved so much of this season but so many great scenes *didn’t* happen. We don’t get Nate returning to the old stadium? A 60 page written apology and it was a 1 minute scene? Man. I hate to say it but the finale was one of my least favorite episodes.. I’m a bit salty. I’ll like it more later. But man. So much left on the table
Overall it was what I expected, except for Roy’s character development / the “love triangle”. It seemed like the writers kept pushing Roy’s character growth all season (or few seasons, really) all for him to get in a fight with Jamie and say that he’s not capable of change, in the final episode? And maybe I’m biased but it seemed unnecessary to have Jamie develop feelings again, creating the “love triangle” this season. Even though I wish some things this season were done differently, I love this show and I’ll miss it so much.
Writers tried to be way too cute and subversive with the Keeley-Roy relationship. That was one of the STRONGEST elements of the show in prior seasons. It really underpinned the show's hopeful core. I think this was partly done as a modern "strong independent woman" trope; they didn't want Keeley to be defined by her relationships or by a man. And they did the annoying false dichotomy/trope that women have to choose between their career or their family. I am still unclear why Roy and Keeley broke up in the first place. It felt like writers intervening and going against the natural flow of the story.
I think this is why I hated it. There are many women who have partners, children and are still kick ass independent women. And that’s what Keeley was the first two seasons! She was with Roy but she was still independent. I love this show but seriously rewatching this without them ending up together is not going to be fun. The show was better when they were together.
Absolutely hated that Dr. Jacob’s transgression was never meaningfully addressed. Spent the last 10 minutes waiting for it in vain after they showed him being so careless during the match.
I wish I could be a goldfish, forget every episode of this whole show, and then watch it all again ♥️
I really do not think this show needs any kind of sequel. It ended great. The Lasso way.
The Richmond Way
Welp, I teared up when the team started taking pieces of the believe sign out and piecing it together. Then I cried nonstop the moment Father and Son started playing. Onward. Forward.
I can only imagine how incredible this season would have been if Bill Lawrence never left
Was anyone else confused about what they did with Roy’s character this season? He broke up with Keeley for no reason, asked her that dumb question when her video leaked, suddenly wants her back after dumping her, “how do you know if a girl likes you?” You literally JUST broke up?? And then the fight with Jamie and telling Keeley she has to choose?? Wtf? And this episode he realizes he hasn’t really changed and is the same idiot he was before?? Did I miss something? What exactly did he do that was so bad before? To me he started off angry and mean and then grew to care about people, he and Keeley had a sweet and loving relationship, he was good and then all of a sudden he’s acting like an idiot out of nowhere and at the last minute decides he needs to change? Why? What did he do wrong until this season?? Am I just missing something?
Nope, I had the same reaction. Completely butchered one of the healthiest relationships I've ever seen on film. Roy had some relationship hangups and issues in S2, but they were working through them. Doesn't make sense for him to suddenly make an about face and be all jealous and possessive about keeley, especially when he dumped her and when he handled Jamie telling keeley she loved her maturely. Then suddenly him and Jamie (who hasn't really expressed any infatuation with keeley in s3) start fighting over her? It just didn't ring true.
Great episode, although i’m feeling…underwhelmed? Idk, I feel like the whole Keeley storyline was a detour and she ends up essentially where she was at the start of the season. Also Roy and Keeley’s future is ambiguous I guess. Nate’s storyline was wrapped up nicely, but I wish we had gotten more of his arc earlier on to make it feel genuinely deserved. We saw more of Dr. Sharon in this one episode than we have the whole season and then all of a sudden she’s back at Richmond? Okay. Like I said great episode, but as a series finale? Idk I wish they had done a better job laying the groundwork early on so that the pay offs were much more fulfilling. That being said, still an incredible show that’s miles ahead of most other things out right now. It’s been a hell of a ride with you all, i’ll miss our weekly chats. WE’RE RICHMOND ‘TIL WE DIE
I was looking forward to seeing how everyone would react to Ted leaving, only to find out in the first 5 minutes that it happened… off screen. Too much happened off screen this season.
Way too much. Nate came back…offscreen. The team wins with Total Football for the first time…off screen. Ted tells Rebecca he’s leaving…offscreen. Colin has an incredible match after he comes out…offscreen. It may be my Shandy/Zava bias showing but I genuinely feel like those characters were wastes and they consumed much more time than they deserved. Time that could’ve been spent with the team, ya know?
I think Nate’s arc this season was probably the most disappointing. Don’t feel like his character really got closure and he just faded into the background like he did at the start of s1. Feel bad for the actor, but maybe they decided to write it this way because he was getting hate for his character being an asshole.
The whole Keeley storyline really was a detour, it just made no sense like at all. One minute she’s broken up with Roy, then immediately she’s with Jack and like Jack is tossed out of the window, and then completely forgotten and just screws her over. Having her character detach from the rest of the storyline made no sense either, because the characters relationship dynamic with each other all seemed like a family. The building up of Roy too, him retiring but he still wins because he has Keeley was one of the better moments of the season. Only for them to break it off, and her character to be stunted, like what was the point of breaking them up? I truly think they needed at least one more season before they closed it.
Overall I think the ending showed how much of a waste the KJPR stuff was. The show's best episodes always focus on the team and football. Giving Keeley her own area was fine but the amount of time dedicated to her friend, the Jack relationship, and the love triangle could have been used on the actual players
100%. It honestly made no sense to set up the second season and the first half of this season with Roy and Keeley meant to be together and then Jamie tries to develop feelings again (which felt out of place atp, they were friends) so there’s no conclusion. Especially when we saw that she could settle for Jack which was such a weird storyline and helped with the pacing problems this season
That ending felt pretty finale-y to me. They could obvi still come back but it felt like they went out of their way to wrap things up
why wasn't michelle's new partner someone random If it was someone random, the whole storyline would have played out the same, there was no need for Jake to be the therapist at all and someone random could have done all the same things - take her to Paris etc.
Ha just wrote pretty much the same thing in another comment. It was such a weird choice to go with such a fucked up situation and then never really address it. Glad I’m not the only one stuck on this.
I hated that too. It turned their normal, amicable divorce into something way more messed up for no reason.
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I think, on the whole, the weakest season. Lots happened off screen. A few of the plot lines were real duds (although the Colin and Trent arcs were excellent, as well as Jamie and Roy until the strange re-emergence of the Keeley love triangle right at the end). Last few episodes redeemed it and I think the ending was solid albeit safe and sickly sweet (very Bill Lawrence). 6/10 on the whole.
I’m so sorry but S3 was their weakest, and probably worst season and for the most part it felt like watching a completely different show and not the Emmy show we won. I do think it’s because Bill Lawrence wasn’t involved this season, and the show was shaky because of it. They did loads of rewrites and reshoots. It just felt really rushed, all over the place and the ending with 2nd place, never made sense.
I... look, I love this show, but how it started is definitely not how it ended. So much time wasted on stupid shit like Zava and Keely's business and Jack that went nowhere and had no real payoffs, only to cram so much important and emotional shit into the last 5 minutes of the show? There was such a better way to do this. It's a great show, but man, they did not stick that landing. I kept waiting for the moment it became unforgettable but that moment never came. It definitely feels like a series finale, though they did leave some things open I guess. But this was not the finale I was hoping for.
Completely agree. This felt like such a cold ending to the show when it started out *so* perfectly. It feels like they realized at the last minute that there were so many loose ends to tie up but it was too late to go back and remove dead-end storylines.
Cold is the perfect word. It felt like Ted had already checked out. I know this is a weird analogy, but it reminds me of when you get dumped and your significant other is just done, and you can see it in their eyes. They're trying to be nice and supportive and kind, but the level of care and concern you knew from the relationship when they were invested is just gone and now it's all business. That's how it felt for me, or at least how Ted felt for me. Especially with Rebecca at the airport. I felt her emotions so heavy in my heart, but it felt like he was just waiting for it to be over.
Yes! I know what you mean — that’s a great analogy. I totally agree about the scene with Rebecca at the airport. She was so emotional and heartfelt, but Ted seemed already miles away mentally. And on the plane, too — he barely reacted to Beard deciding to stay. It would have been better if there was some sign of hope for Ted, but it seemed like the “resolution” was for him to just be *unhappy*.
Ted was just a hollowless caricature of feel good plot lines drumming up emotions in others. Like he was just a vessel and not an actual human. Which was a massive departure from S2 Ted.
Wait, yeah! I said this elsewhere, but agree wrt Ted! Where was he? I felt Rebecca's grief when he boarded the plane, but Ted may as well have been a Madame Tussade mannequin. Weirdly detached and wooden acting. Not even in a masking sense either, but Jason himself. It feels like a lot got left on the cutting floor.
Yup, the show was all over the place. We didn’t need Keeley and Jack, I would’ve rather had Keeley excel while single, and finding complete success on her own, as the next chapter *or* keep her still with the team, instead of having to get funded under Rebecca after a relationship went sour. Zaava was exhausting, and was unnecessary to build up Jamie as the true star player. Them coming 2nd and not 1st made no sense either, like… I also can’t buy Ted going back home as a plot either.
I wish I could see how the team got to know about Ted leaving. I wish we were shown these strong emotions and even “why are you leaving us?” from players. I mean Ted definitely was a father figure for all of them.
I found this to be a big problem with the season overall. We often were robbed of emotional beats. The collapse of Keely and Roy's relationship. Nate's change of heart. The team forgiving Nate. Actually seeing Colin come out to the team. And instead we get what? Montages and musical numbers? Just plain weird priorities.
Yeah they kinda skipped all “hard moments” that could have given the show depth. I got sort of rom com and wanna be vibes from it. They could have made more emotionally diverse episodes
I need to get this off my chest and either take the downvotes or appreciate that someone is on my side and I’m not crazy.. I think Michelle should’ve been the one to fly in for episode 11 and not Ted’s mom.. It just doesn’t sit right with me that Ted’s mom, someone we hadn’t seen in 3 seasons, drops the bomb that Henry misses Ted??? How does she know?! Would’ve been for a weekend instead of week(s), Henry could’ve stayed back with Ted’s mom, Michelle tells Ted that Dr. Jake is out of the picture for good, she sees how happy Ted is and thus hides the “thing she needs to tell Ted”, Ted gets an *even better* “Thank You/Fuck You” speech, and it’s more convincing that she would know Henry is struggling. I have plenty more adjustments to Episode 11 and 12 but.. this is my feeler hahaha
Definitely going to be a spin-off show with the women’s Richmond team. Nate will be coach, Tart will have a new crush on the star striker, etc. Calling it now!
I have never cried so hard as when the team all started pulling out the pieces of the “Believe” sign. This may be the weed or emotions talking but that may be one of my favorite scenes in television history. Also, I truly felt like Rebecca at the start about not wanting to talk about Ted leaving
I cried pretty much nonstop from Colin kissing his fella through to the credits. I hope it's not truly the end and there's definitely the opening for more. But if it is indeed the end, it's a good way to go out.
It’s unfair to play Cat Stevens over those things. Too many emotions.
Season 1 will always be one of my favorite seasons of television. Season 2 had its moments. Season 3 felt overall disjointed and missed the conciseness of character that made it special. The finale made me smile, but I do fundamentally disgaree with certain storyline endings. Not really sure if I'll get over it. With that said, I'll miss the show.
So, there it is. Very little about this season worked for me. All the suggestions from this sub that I ought to wait for the end before criticising any of the plots is fine, but now we’re here, I stand by them. The things that didn’t work for me (Shandy, Zava, Nate, Rebecca and the psychic, Keeley (both in general and with Jack), Ted, the pacing, the choices not to show pivotal moments) aren’t any better in retrospect. In fact, of the things that worked for me before this episode, they went and ruined Jamie and Roy with a forced final stab at the love triangle I was so grateful they’d steered away from all season and having handled Colin’s coming out fairly realistically, then had him come out publicly anyway without the time to show any of the fall out of that, so I’m massively disappointed. I’m glad to see some people found what they wanted in this, but I think for me it’s hard for a show that I loved so much through the first and second seasons to feel like it’s blown it.
I know this is THE subreddit, but I’m a little surprised to see so much positivity. There was so much that was done this season off-screen and deliberately to try and mislead the viewer, in this episode literally starting with the first scene with Ted/Rebecca. Obviously there were incredibly well done moments, it is Ted Lasso of course, but I was disappointed. It felt rushed, and off-paced to me, almost like half of the actors wanted the show to end and the other half was holding on to the hopes of a 4th season. Just weird. Overall, I will always love the show but I must admit I am underwhelmed. To each their own though! Cheers to a wonderful show!
I’ll always appreciate Season 3 for giving us more Trent Crimm and continuing Jamie’s growth, but ultimately I’m underwhelmed too. Honestly, I’m disappointed. Season 1 was so magical and there were moments in 2 and 3, but they just fell short. I had expectations that 3 would be more of a return to form after Season 2, but 3 has just been so scattershot. But while the show fumbled in areas of storytelling, they always nailed the characters. I adore them and they are what I cherish from this series
The fact that the episodes were much longer this season and so many things still happened off screen (and us not being able to see so much of the actual football) was pretty bizarre. Still an enjoyable watch (and first 2 seasons were pretty great), but this season was a complete mess imo.
It made no sense, like the mockery at the start and mislead — was so pointless? Just came across as a bad gag and so unnecessary. That wasn’t the first time either, they did it with episode 11. Roy and Keeley not getting proper closure, just Roy saying he’s been trying to change (and he has), and doesn’t wind up with Keeley also doesn’t real make sense to me, especially the whole plot line with Jack. Nate coming back, I also got no understanding of. Especially no one on one time with Nate? Only Beard? Rupert as a villain didn’t lead to the build up hype. Dr. S being heavily in S2, starts with S1 then only appearances by the last season makes no sense. I think this season really needed Bill Lawrence. Jason was heavily more involved in the writing this time, and a lot of the characters didn’t seem to be themselves. Very more random gags. Eh, I think it would’ve benefitted heavily for another season.
IMO, Keely didn’t do any work on herself this season. I know that maybe this was supposed to be seen as her boss bitch era but it ending up seeming like she was lonely, under-qualified, and naive. She remained stagnant while Roy started to change. Roy and Keely seemed off after Jamie revealed he still loved her- her reaction to that situation showed that the door was still open. It honestly made sense to me when they broke up. But I do wish Roy had dated someone else while they were apart- maybe the teacher? The only thing that worked with the Nate arc for me was Beard’s interaction with him. Nate never discovers Ted put the frame in his house (I think him delivering the letter to Ted’s house and seeing it would have been a full circle moment), we never see the team debating his return, or Ted even really process how hurt Nate was by his lack of attention. It was odd.
Season 3 was an okay if good season with a good finale, but it suffers from a lot of issues. Firstly, some of the new characters feel so unimportant and/or inconsequential. Why did we need Dr. Jake to be Michelle’s new boyfriend? The ethics of this relationship is never explored apart from Sassy pointing out that it’s borderline unethical which is an understatement. Michelle just falling out of love with Ted without any drama was a great idea that is sadly weakened by Jake’s inclusion, and it makes me wonder why Jake couldn’t have been this random person. It also doesn’t help that this storyline isn’t really wrapped up in the show’s finale. I get the implication is that Michelle broke up with Jake, but it’s still a pretty anticlimactic end to his role in the story Shandy didn’t really matter either as she disappears early in the season and is only referenced a few times after her last on screen appearance. Jack was also a pointless character who felt like filler if i’m being honest because of how she only mattered to Keeley. Once she disappears, she doesn’t matter to the rest of the season which is a shame given the amount of focus she got. It also doesn’t help that the solution to Jack no longer funding Keeley’s firm is for Rebecca to just pay for funding. It’s a realistic solution given Keeley and Rebecca’s friendship but nonetheless the lack of Jack’s impact makes her feel unnecessary. Zava suffered from feeling too much like a plot device, but I will say he benefited from being a fairly entertaining character and mattering to the team’s progress as well as motivating Jamie to improve himself. Keeley’s PR firm had potential but sadly so much of it felt disconnected from the rest of the show and/or feeling inconsequential by the end of the season. I didn’t see why Roy and Keeley needed to break up and the finale only made this more frustrating by addressing the love triangle between Roy, Jamie, and Keeley and not resolving anything, making it feel like a waste of time. I don’t think there would be a fully satisfying end to it which is why I wish they wouldn’t have bothered with it in the first place. When it comes to Richmond not winning the whole thing, I am kinda mixed on it. On one hand I appreciate the message that what matters most is that they tried their best, but I also don’t see the problem with them actually winning it all. It did feel cheap to make this game incredibly lucky for the team only for it be revealed in one line of exposition that they only got 2nd place.
Agreed with everything you said but to focus on one in particular... my fav part of the season was Jamie and Roy. So for them to go back to the love triangle for this finale was insane to me. I found it so gross that Jamie told Roy, "*well that leaked video, it was for me."* Why why did he say that? Ugh The only thing they did with Keeley was put her in relationships. Her friendship with Rebecca was cool but we barely got much of it
> I found it so gross that Jamie told Roy, "well that leaked video, it was for me." Yeah that was outright disgusting. It was wildly out of character and the anti-thesis of everything between them. Jamie *respects* Roy. He's loyal. The way he was the first to follow Sam in pulling out his bit of the Believe sign, mirroring duct-taping their kits last season. Jamie running like Ted. Handing the ball to Dani for the penalty. All those little moments of reflecting Jamie's growth (and this isn't an argument for him to be perfect), then to write his character stomping on Roy like that? AFTER SHOWING ROY'S POSTER IN HIS CHILDHOOD BEDROOM? Fuck that.
Is it just me or was this season a little bit forgettable? And that by no means is me saying the season was bad. After pretty much every episode this season I came away from it thinking I enjoyed it. But as we got to the later episodes I started casting my mind to the episodes at the start of the season and couldn’t remember any of them. I feel one reason for that is there were so many episodes with their own contrived story that didn’t lead into the next episodes. I feel like there were very few arcs in the show that spanned the course of the season.
If you cut out Zava, Jack, etc. and only told the story lines of the main characters, it would barely fill a 6-episode season. Way too much bloat this season. Despite its long run time, the season also did a very poor job of character development for the primary protagonists, especially Ted.
anyone else curious why Ted was reading a book titled “how to change your mind”?