TED LASSO season 3 | an exhaustive review

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Ted in Episode 12 was quiet. He was at peace with his choice, his understanding of his priorities. His busy talky energy was partly a coping mechanism he no longer needed. He cares deeply for everyone he’s saying goodbye to, but he’s at peace it’s right for him. First time we’ve seen him at peace. Beautiful. And thank you so much for your insightful videos on Ted Lasso. Wonderfully done with care, passion, curiosity and humor. Cheers

One of the things I noticed about Jamie’s arc is his left foot cross, in season one when he talks with Ted after the match where he made the meaningless goal it’s what he mentions he think he needs work. In the game against Manchester, when Jamie finally let’s go of his anger towards his father he actually does a perfect left foot cross during his goal scene. That is a neat attention to detail

The last shot of Jamie with his dad worked for me because it appears that his dad is still in rehab, and that Jamie is supporting him by starting to rebuild a connection

When they’re chanting “wanker” Rebecca is visibly not taking pleasure in it (contrasted to Sassy, whose schaudenfruede is to be protected and celebrated at all costs) and I think it’s a nice way to show what we’ve been told the last half-season

I think what would have made this season much better is a Nate-Centric episode wherein we see him realise who Rupert really is, and lays the groundwork for Nate leaving. I would also have personally preferred if Zava ended up signing for West Ham and being Jamie's opposite number in the final match of the season. Would've tied a lot of stuff together imho, as well as giving us the foreshadowed standoff between Jamie and Zava.

I thought that the George scene worked because they make a point to show that none of the main characters who we respect are laughing at him. They just feel bad for him. I didn't feel like laughing at him, which made me feel like the scene did its job

Brendan Hunt clarified that Beard's relationship is based on someone he knows in real life who was in a relationship that seemed toxic to outsiders but really worked for the two people involved and when he commented on it being unhealthy to his friend it caused a rift in their friendship for awhile. So, essentially, his argument was that their relationship was never supposed to be toxic, just weird. That it worked for them regardless of how other people judged it.

I think the way Roy trains Jamie makes sense with the few hints we hear about Roy's play style over the seasons. Namely, he's a box-to-box midfielder who rarely scored goals. He's basically trying to turn Jamie into a box-to-box STRIKER, which would require an insane level of fitness to pull off, especially for a player expected to go the full 90 every game like Jamie seems to be.

In the last video I commented that for some reason I didn't feel as emotional as I expected to be when watching episode 12. Just now I realized it's because it seems like my emotions were in conflict with Ted's. Your comment on him not crying made me realize that I was going through something similar to what I experience when I re-re-re-re-re-re-watch Spirited Away. It's that feeling of being in a world that feels so nice and (in the movie's case) fantastical, that understanding why a character has/wants to leave it doesn't mean that I want to leave it. Which I'm guessing it's also why a lot of people didn't feel like Ted going back to America was "right". We like Ted's crazy journey in England, we like the relationships he's created with the other characters and so WE are not ready to see them separated. We don't want it to end so we can't fully relate to him wanting it to end, especially when he seems so content with his decision.

I like and agree with your suggested changes. I felt they kinda bungled Nate's arc and it definitely needed some additions. It just felt like there was an episode missing. When they announced Nate had left West Ham, i stopled it and went to check if i missed an episode. It felt that jarring

Your analysis throughout this series has been impressive. A couple thoughts: - overall, seems like your biggest critique is that this season needed to be tighter and have a bit more central drive, and I agree. I think an extra episode would have given that space and allowed for some of the subplots to take place in a slightly better spot. - I think Rupert's cartoon villian moment is meant to hold a mirror to the audience. Do we celebrate the "wanker" chant, or do we, like Rebecca, somewhat pity that he has not become a better man and no longer feel like he must be beaten? - I get the point of Ted having progressively less screen time being that he's done his job building the club and now we get to see how the team flourishes. But it would have been more satisfying payoff if Ted got more screen time in the last couple episodes passively receiving the fruits of his labor, not just people saying thanks but others helping Ted in some way. - as someone who works in the medical field, I share your frustration that the ethics of the many power imbalance/ work-related romantic relationships is not discussed (Dr. Jacob/Michelle, Jack/Keeley, Rebecca/Sam)

The psychic, just like the Wizard of Oz references, are a bigger theme: everything comes true in multiple, wonderful ways. Rebecca is no longer haunted by Becca and her child (and she mentors and mothers her and the assistant), she becomes a kind of mother to the team, she sells half the team, becoming a mother to the larger community, and hot Dutch guy has a daughter, so she becomes a kind of stepmother. Every prediction had multiple fulfillments.

100% watch "Shrinking", explores some really interesting themes.

You are undoubtedly my favourite reviewer of Ted Lasso on YT, I was very excited to wake up and see an hour+ video! Good job dude you make great videos!

I don't really know if having Roy as head coach is the best thing for Richmond yet. We've seen with Roy and Beard, their decisions when motivating the team is pretty bad... Maybe Nate being in his new state of mind is the one to keep them on track.

Marcus Rashford is my favorite footballer because he’s an awesome human, & I saw him instantly in Sam’s actions. LOVED that inclusion in the show!!! ❤❤❤

Ted shows emotion in the finale. he is less upbeat and less bubbly than usual. he is solemn, more serious, quietly sad. because he's leaving. but not too sad, because he is happy to go be with his son. As for Ted not crying, it is actually quite consistent - we never see Ted cry unless he's sad about his family. His son, his divorce, his father. Ted mentions that he also cried when watching some movies but we never see that.

I found this season definitely had more jokes that I found contradictory to the point of the show- I really find the show funny, but that's more because I am very attached to all the characters so seeing them joke with each other and act as friends do is genuinely funny and heartwarming and makes me giggle (like sam and jamie jokingly battle over the captaincy). It seemed like this season there were lots more obvious plays for laughs that could be on any character in any show that undermine the whole message. The red bull scene was really jarring to me- were we meant to think 'haha look at him crying'? It undermined the emotional core of the episode- Jamies growth and forgiveness -for a quick laugh about some overexaggerated crying. It felt a bit like old comedies laughing at male characters for showing any emotion which is so opposite everything ted lasso has to say about masculinity. that is very small issue though and I loved so much about this season, it has taken up so many of my thoughts the last 12 weeks and the writers on the whole did a brilliant job. I have really enjoyed your videos and thinking about ted lasso more deeply, thank you!

Your idea of using the game against their two teams as the trigger for Nate to leave and ask to go back to Richmond is a great one. I can picture Rupert, at the end of the game, tearing into Nate almost like Jaimie and his dad from the season before. And just like then, Ted walks by in the middle. Except this time, instead of walking away in embarrassment, he interrupts to let Nate how proud he is of him or something similar. Nate then walks out on Rupert and quits. There is probably a better way than I've described, but your idea opens up several great possibilities for bringing that arc home. 1:13:08