So Shandy, was she my favourite character?? Not really, Did she deserve better from the show?? Absolutely
I saw a critique that really annoyed me (Im writing a more coherent/fulfilled post), but one of the plot devices in Ted Lasso is to convey overall views and values through certain characters and character dynamics to question/critique social norms of masculinity (in football). So the relationships are significant, but also represent other notions in the show. (E.g Rebecca, Colin, Keeley, Isaac, and Nate)
Since AO3 is down, I’ve resorted reading fanfic that I wrote and never posted when I was around 14 and 15. Wish me luck.
Every time I check if AO3 is up again, I’m like a poor mother of an ill child who is sleeping in the only bed in the small farmhouse in the 19th century. And that every time i refresh, im dabbing a damp cold cloth to their forehead and looking at the village doctor asking if my child will survive the winter in their condition
PHIL DUNSTER Behind The Blinds
An episode I think we should have had was a fleabag style narrative dedicated Will trying to do his job while everyone at AFC Richmond having their own little dramas around him
I think one of my favorite moments from the series final of Ted Lasso was the destruction of Rupert. Because through the series, we view him as having no consequences for his actions, he was still adored, his reputation was never impacted, he still had his wealth, and he was still able to do whatever he wanted, but during the last episode, he lost all of that. We saw it begin to be tarnished as people started to see him as the "wanker" he always was. And I think the best thing was the fact that Rebecca or Richmond had no direct input to it. It was the fault of Rupert Mannion himself that lead him to his own demise.
This is the last chance for me to hope that they say this piece of dialogue I thought of in my chem class:
Ted: it’s not my cup of coffee
Rebecca: Isn’t the phrase it’s “not my cup of tea” Ted
Ted: well no, no cup of tea is my cup of tea if you get what I mean
I don’t know what's better, Nates story line, Nate’s (earnt!!) redemption arc, Nates hair, or how Nick portrays everything flawlessly
people who hate the redemption arc nate's getting are suddenly forgetting that at one point rebecca, colin, isaac, and jamie all did terrible things at some point. yes, nate's betrayal was big both as a plot point and as a meaningful change in his character and relationships, but we know where he comes from and we know hes not a bad person- he just did a very bad thing born out of a shitload of trauma and insecurity
I really miss hearing you play. You do? Of course. Thought you hated it when I played. Why on earth would you think that? 'Cause you literally said that to me once, Dad. You said I wouldn't practise enough, how I was squandering my potential and wasting my privilege. You were given opportunities I never had, and so I expected a lot from you. Well, it scared the shit out of me. I know that now.
TED LASSO, 3.10
How do I explain to people that my type is the AFC Richmond team
I believe that Ted will go back to America for Henry at the end of the season.
This is because Ted has done all that he can, he is no longer the driving force of making the environment better, as the other characters are doing so. We see Rebecca help and comfort Keeley, Jaime becoming a better team member, Trent becoming optimistic, Sam becoming more confident, and Roy taking initiative and helping Isaac. These characters are not the same from season one, they might still harbour some pain and insecurities but they are still growing and becoming better people with the help of Ted. Now Ted is no longer being needed, we see this through his narrative being more removed from other characters and focusing more on Henry. Shown in the most recent episode, Ted is becoming distant with work for Henry’s parent teacher interview, and his “fumbled” speech comparing being gay with an American footy team. Ted has made his input to the club, he helped others to become better and so they can help other people too. I think this is foreshadowed with his favourite Julie Andrews film being “Mary Poppins” that she stayed to help people and spread joy, which is what Ted did. And so Ted “shall [only] stay until the wind changes”, and he changed people to become better versions of himself, so he isn’t needed anymore. This Leads Ted leaving with a positive input to an hostile environment and helping others to become better. Ted is now then allowed to focus on his happiness and his son.
in light of all the great discussion of colin using sexism as a shield against homophobia, i just want to put it out there that my dream scenario for this show is for them to tie his (+ isaac’s) storyline back into nate’s.
like one of the points that gets raised against the dislike of nate’s character is that he’s not the only one who’s hurt people and it’s like yeah! that’s true! if we’re looking at everything we’ve seen so far, the way isaac and colin’s bullying of him was handled was “well you know that they’re ultimately good people so they don’t have to really confront their actions or nate’s feelings, it’s fine”. and it’s not fair to then turn around and demand that nate suffer or grovel to ted and will.
but it would be so, so satisfying if ted “accountability matters” lasso had colin realize that part of the reason he was scared to come out and isaac the reason that his friend couldn’t confide in him is because of this environment that punishes people who deviate from “the norm” that they both had an active hand in perpetuating. and having them realize this leading to an apology to Nate which in turn is the thing that leads to Nate to make atonement for his own cruelties and his own role in passing his pain on to other people
one of legitimate criticisms of this season is how isolated everyone’s storylines are and i really hope that the show reverses course on this in the last batch of episodes by resolving these arcs in a way that ties these characters back together
#you are completely right#I always felt like it was never explanned#I want some sort of acknowledgement#to their past behavior#It makes sense for their character#I felt like the characters moved way to quick from the teams behavior to Nate then expected Nate to forgive everyone just like that#Nate Shelley#isaac mcadoo#Colin Hughes#ted lasso#jaime tartt
AGAIN, on the one hand: Isaac talking about privacy and then taking Colin’s phone to delete his pictures himself creates something of a dichotomy
on the other hand: if my friend said he was going to be getting off to the intimate media of women who absolutely had not consented to him seeing them, vocally resisted deleting intimate media of exes who he was no longer seeing, and then sloped off while everyone else in our friendship group was being suitably accountable and told me to fuck off when I called him on it, I too would be wanting to delete his pictures myself. OR throw his phone into a wood chipper. (And this is Isaac, king of the big cranky physical gesture. my man was being RESTRAINED.)
I think it's ironic (not deserving) that Colin, the “my stuff, don't touch it” guy who was intense on keeping his “private property” was exposed to Isaac, the “it wasn't meant for us [to see]” guy because “it was their private property”.
It’s such a shame that make-up and costumes didn’t win an Emmy for season one of Ted Lasso because they really encapsulated the douchiness of Jaime Tartt with his hair
“I thought I just ripped Jaime’s knob of” is one of the funniest lines I have ever heard
OH MY GOD Colin wears a cheetah print shirt in season two, the same season he wears his camouflage jacket. Cheetah print is another form of camouflage… he’s been a chameleon the whole time