That man who said about wins and loses is Man City’s real coach Pep Guardiola. He’s one of the best (if not the best) football coaches right now. And he just won the Premier League for the third time in a row. That’s why Ted and Beard were so excited Upd: he just won the treble with ManCity
When Mae is talking about how parents fuck you up, she's actually reciting a poem by Philip Larkin called, "This Be The Verse": They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the time were soppy-stern And half at one another’s throats. Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself.
Anyone else notice that Jamie got injured during a heroic defensive play - JUST LIKE ROY? Also... When Ted asked Jamie what he would say if he could to his Dad, Jamie's answers were 1. "Fuck you" and 2. "Thank You". JUST LIKE TED says to his mom later in the episode!!!
There is an absolutely ridiculous number of Wizard of Oz references in the show. From the very, very first episode. (“Coach, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”) The pinball machine (which was in s2 as well), which cuts to Rebecca's red-soled shoes. One of side banners on the pitch during a match said "No place like home." The movie last episode playing Over The Rainbow. Ted referencing the Wicked Witch when talking about Beard and Roy wanting to murder Henry's bully. The yellow (lego) brick under Ted's chair. The biscuits being yellow bricks, if you want to stretch that far. Heck, Roy's tie-dye shirt looks exactly like the spiral at the beginning of the yellow brick road!! I thought of the parallell that Jamie's the scarecrow (needed brains), Nate is the lion (needed courage), and Roy is the tin man (needed a heart). And Ted is the wizard who helped them find it, even though they had it in themselves all along. (The wizard also not originally being from Oz, and bumbled his way into becoming their leader anyway.) And the wizard says, "I'm a very good man. I'm just a very bad wizard." Just like Ted isn't that great a coach, but he's a great man. (Ted is simultaneously Dorothy, which obviously makes Beard Toto.)
Beard giving Nate a headbutt is also a callback: When Nate admitted to kissing Keileigh, but didn't admit to outing Ted's panic attacks, he asked Roy to headbutt him. Roy refused, but Beard said, "I'd be happy to headbutt you."
Maybe he'll embrace his true name again. I feel like Van Damm isn't him embracing his own identity, but borrowing greatness from someone else, the way the whole team borrowed greatness from Zava, and it turned out to be empty.
If Phil doesn't get at LEAST a nom, there is no justice in the world! He's been amazing all season (well, all series!), but this episode in particular. There are some choices I disagree with - chiefly, playing the boot room scene for comedy and the whole thing with his dad - but overall it was great I thought. The scenes with his mom nearly made me cry. You can definitely tell where Jamie got his sweetness from, and what a contrast those two are to Ted and his mom, or Rebecca and hers. Gotta love a mama's boy XD And can we get a shoutout for stepdad Simon? He's SO Ted-like. Kudos to Georgie for finding herself a good'un after the horror that was James. As you said, I could see the show going the ambiguous route for ships. Simultaneously making no one happy (no ships for anyone!) and everyone happy (all ships are possible). I have my choice of ships for the characters, but I'd much rather everyone be single than have a ship I don't like be canon lol.
I didn't think the boot room scene was played for comedy as much as comedy was used to try and lighten what otherwise would have been a VERY heavy Jamie-in-despair moment. He had been so affectless up to that point that the outpouring of dark thoughts would have been maybe too much. Certainly had me fighting my eye allergies regardless. What do you mean the 'whole thing with his dad'? Rehab is a bad thing? Confused. [There is also the darker interpretation that his Dad is in the afterlife watching the game.]
@@ulfsam-mule-son9726 Edit: Disclaimer that this is just my opinion. Well, that's the thing. Jamie is a comedic character 90% of the time and the emotions and thoughts he was going through in this episode, particularly at that point before the visit with his mom, that I think they should have been played straight. You can still get little bits of comedy in there, like the conditioner line or Roy being freaked out, but I didn't like that it wasn't taken very seriously. With his dad, the YT comment section isn't the place to get into that sort of discussion, so I don't want this to be a Thing, but for me, I'm very very tired of the "you have to forgive your abuser" narrative. Because you absolutely do not. With all the horrific things James did to his son, I think it would have been a powerful message to send to have Jamie move on *without* forgiving him. At the very least to not reach out to reconnect. If James goes to rehab, great, but the implication that that makes him a good person and that Jamie needs to forgive him and reach out I really hated.
Nobody told Jamie to reach out. That was ALL him. The forgiveness suggestion came from Ted because it would be good for Jamie to let go of that anger. Speaking as someone who comes from an abusive family, I think it's very healing to get to a place of forgiveness. It doesn't mean you need to let the abuser back into your life and I don't think the show was implying that at all.
@@laurelf.2057 Well obv, and what I posted was just my opinion. All good. 🙂 Sounds like you might have a personal connection to the whole forgiveness question, and I certainly can't & wouldn't contradict you because we don't have the same experiences. I do think forgiveness for the emotional well-being of the victim is a pretty time-tested idea. MLK, Gandhi, and wise spiritual leaders going back beyond recorded human history have mostly been unanimous on that front. Which isn't to say that I have been able to accomplish it myself, but I do see it as a goal that I hope I can attain some day. Forgiveness of an abuser is really the only way for the victim to let it all go and stop allowing it to impact their current life and future. Otherwise the abuser is still in the victim's head and interfering with the victim's chances to live their best life. So forgiveness really is for the victim - it is how they defeat the attempts of an abuser to control/influence them forever.
I'm with you on the boot room scene. It was a shame that it was played so overly comedic, I'd have preferred it to be more intense. I kinda understand why they did it that way, for the pacing and balance of the episode, but still. I feel like mostly this show leans into a more British humour but every now and then the more OTT American style comes through and those are the scenes I like less. But I adored Jamie and his mum together.
In case it hasn't already been mentioned, the scene where Roy & Keeley follow Jamie through the streets of Manchester features a blue moon - which is a reference to the official Man City song, "Blue Moon" - that we also hear the fans singing pre-match.
This episode made me wish so hard for a Roy/Keeley/Jamie throuple endgame. It's hopeless but this chemistry is too magical to be ignored, by me anyway!😍
I really hope Phil Dunster aka Jaime Tart gets a nomination this year because he was so good this season and last season as well...he was one of the most enjoyable characters in the show so far and to think he came up with the best joke of the entire show that is his pronunciation of poo-peh..LOL
It’s a fantastic episode! The scene between Jamie and Ted being transferred to his conversation with his mum. 😊 Mae was quoting a poem. The song when Ted woke up is called Fought & Lost by Sam Ryder ft Brian May. The final song was Home by Brandi Carlile originally from the musical The Wiz.
Love your reactions, as always. I am not ready for the finale tonight. Jamie's dad going to rehab was not what I had on my bingo card for this season, but seeing that hit me like a ton of bricks. It makes sense why nobody would have heard from him since some rehab facilities don't let residents bring their cell phones. Getting Beard's past explained why he's lived such a wild life and why he's so fiercely loyal to Ted but also pretty closed off and distant to everybody else (except for Jane, who maybe has lived a similar life making them such kindred spirits). Jade's sudden exit skills are on par with Batman. I also enjoyed Mae's reciting "This Be The Verse" by Phillip Larkin.
Probably way off base here because the show has rarely done 'artsy' other than Ted's Amsterdam hallucination, but the quick shot of Jamie's Dad does look similar to how the afterlife has been presented in other shows and movies in the past.
The mother of the kindest man I have ever met. Everybody is eating kababs from when Will Isaac and Colin went to Taste of Athens. Man City cheering for Jamie. His dad in rehab. Whatever the whisper was from Roy. The Pep talk is the reason I coached (another sport) for 20+ years. I think this show is brilliant because so many of us have lived many of these points to be who we are now. Jamie sending his dad a text. Ted looking in like a proud a dad at JT/Roy/Keely. The beard monolog. Ungh I love how simple the Nate's facial expressions are so good. He is a fantastic actor too. The F-U T-U convo was absolute tears for a grown ass man.
So many highlights: - when Coach Beard says "Fuuuuccc..." just like Roy - Jamie's childhood room with posters of both Roy *and* Keeley - *everyone* is eating kebabs
I have to say, emo Jamie is sooooo weird! I was thrilled that you got the Wizard of Oz/No place like home/Kansas connection on the first clue. I was born and raised in Kansas and I have heard Wizard of Oz comments my entire life so I notice references to it instantly. I'm having some doubts about a 4th season or a spinoff and the upcoming game vs. West Ham for the title I could see going either way. But Ted going back home to Kansas seems to be a lock, no matter what, and Beard would be conflicted by his loyalty to Ted, his love of Jane, and his pride in Richmond. The ideal head coach going forward is Roy - the one who sets the tone for the team and builds the culture. Nate as assistant - doing all the things Roy sucks at. Can't wait for the finale.
I loved how enamored Roy was with Jamie’s mom. I don’t feel like they’ve met before, but just found her attractive. Cracked me up when he went in for the hug goodbye and Keeley pulled him back.
The mention of Les Misérables in the hallway scene with Nate and Beard is a great call back to season 1. In season 1 we learnt that Nate was involved in musical theatre in high school as the understudy for the role of Anita in West Side Story at his all-boys school. I like to think that Nate also played Éponine in a school production of Les Misérables.
Watching you react to Ted Lasso is almost as entertaining as watching Ted Lasso. That’s very much intended as a compliment, but this has been the best TV in a very long time. I do hope against hope that they think about a Season 4
I absolutely love your reactions. I watch some other Ted Lasso reactors and you’re my favorite (probably because I agree with you 99 percent of the time)! Looking forward to when you rewatch this season with Sam!
In Episode 10, when Trent said that he heard "inappropriate workplace behavior over at West-ham", I immediately thought Rupert and Sexual Harassment. Maybe that's why Nate quit? I am going out on a limb to predict that Rupert will hire George Cartrick for West-Ham. GOOD NEWS: There is still a chance for more Ted Lasso. Jason Sudekis has said that they will do their end of the season writers room meet like always and if they have a good story idea to continue, then we will see more Ted. I know Sudekis would like to spend more time at home, so they could always have Rebecca buy a North American club. Maybe Canada?😉
how about... creating a women's club for richmond where it's not just about more money but also the power to strengthen football for women as a fuck you to sexist misogynist pigs with tiny penises?
I’ve been waiting all week for this react! Loved it! Beards talk with Nate and Ted’s with his mom broke me. This show hits hard in the feels. Will be sad when it’s gone but am grateful to have been able to watch it and hopefully be a better person going forward.
1. After Roy complaining about Ted rubbing off on him, it's nice to see that Roy has rubbed off on Ted and Beard - "Fuuudge" 2. Ted's talk with his mom being a rip off of what Jaime would say to his dad was a nice touch. 3. Sounds like the finale is going to be another long episode; 74 mins.? 4. Are we ever going to find out what number 4 is?
Pentultimate episode! Both excited & sad! 🤤 'the Jamie Whisperer' LoL! 😃 'Van Damne' I see what ya did there 😉 Coach Beard's story at the end! 🥲 What a scene with Ted & his mom near the end! 😊
I don't want to make predictions about the finale, either. Because if I'm wrong, then I'll be disappointed, and I refuse to be disappointed by the finale which is now just 3 hours away. 🤧
Watching your reactions has really helped me appreciate these episodes more. Your attention to little details & knowledge of previous episodes is unmatched 👍🏼
I may get in trouble for this, but: This episode explains everything about Jamie, from "Lust Conquers All" to teaching Roy how to ride a bike. 9:55 I'm trying to decide if Barb is Keeley's version of Higgins, or Coach Beard. 27:45 This is 'The Lasso Way'. He keeps Jamie on the field until he's got his swing back; but takes him off once he's scored the goal because that ankle needs tending to. Giving Jamie back his power is more important than saving him as a player for the next game. 23:43 Higgins is traumatized from Zava. 29:40 Ted is in even rarer form here. He knows what the problem is, but if he came out and said it, Beard would push back. Instead, he comes at it sideways; and Beard has to give the Lasso answer himself. Ted knew that would happen of course, but he was so carefully not saying it that even Beard couldn't call him on it. 31:40: "If you bring that Judas back here, I will burn this place to the ground." Ted could have said "I could have said the same about you" on the spot. Instead he waited two days.
Just found you, love your enthusiasm For Ted Lasso. Have you considered reviewing "The Good Place"? Another Series with a mixture of comedy and emotion.
This Be The Verse By Philip Larkin is the poem Mae recited to Ted. the 'They F You Up, Your Mum and Dad' one... BTW, Have you seen 'The Shop Around The Corner' w/ Jimmy Stewart? It's the film 'You've Got Mail' is a remake of, and I gotta say, the original is far superior.
Pep Guardiola started a a style of football called Tiki taka. A derivative of total football. He also popularized the false 9 strat, where he had Leo messi. Arguably the best football ever as bait. Like Nates contribution way back in season 1. Also, the opposing team clapping for the rival player, I only remember two instances of it happening. Real Madrid's standing ovation of Ronaldinho. And Juventus standing ovation of Cristiano ronaldo. The second of which, was so moved he left his team at the time to sign for the rivals who showed him love. Also, also. Great acting from Jaime.
But opposing fans almost always cheer for an injured player on the visiting team, and Jamie gutted out the end of the game after being injured, so I thought that it was totally believeable.
@@ulfsam-mule-son9726 it's believable. I'm saying them doing that for Jaime is huge. It's usually only reserved for the greats. And teams definitely don't always clap for injured opposing players lol.
@@undbiter65 Well, they do when they are taken off the field in the US, anyway. Can't speak to soccer but maybe the absurdity of all the exaggerated maybe makes it hard to believe players are ever really hurt? I saw a couple of other reactors call it not-believable, so I prob misinterpreted your post. My bad. I just thought given the injury and the fact that he was a hometown kid it made all the sense in the world to me. I have personally seen and cheered for opposing players who were from my home state when they came back to play as pros agains the hometown teams they grew up rooting for. Definitely not during the games, but after or (like with Jamie) when they were taken out of the game.
I've been refreshing this page for days! I'm SO HAPPY to share this episode with you and everyone who loves Ted! HOW AMAZING was Jamie in the episode!!!! ME WINGS!!!! I cannot cope with it ending today! We will all have to be goldfish.
You know the final game will be against West Ham. Redemption and revenge for everyone against Rupert. I can't wait. Also, I love that they waited until Zorreaux changed his name to Van Damme to give him a mask. ;)
Blue moon is Man City team song. And in which episodes have the creative people in the Ted Lasso team used a big full blue moon. Revisited ‘’Beard after hours ‘’ I love the symbolism in this show. And May recite Philip Larking is beautiful.
Love your channel. Couple thoughts 1. Jamie's mom is played by the niece of Pete Best, the original drummer of the Beatles before being replaced by Ringo. 2. Pep, the Man City coach, was mentioned in Beard's video. 3. Request: Since you are a former athlete, did you have a Ted Lasso or Beard or any other such characters during your athletic career. 4. Watching several interviews, I didn't realize the Jamie-Roy-Keeley storyline is based on Bull Durham. If you haven't seen it, would you do a reaction video? 5. We need to start a book club and we start with Trent's book.
10:40 Larkin!! 13:00 Spencer Jones!! 27:46 Bernabeu for Ronaldinho? 32:22 Blink, man!! 43:40 Maybe like Kerri Strug, gutting through the pain. 4 points behind is big, because now they’re one point behind with one game left. Even if losing that penultimate game, real world City wouldn’t bottle the last game. It’s happened too often. But this is TV, so you never know. I imagine someone’s last game will be against West Ham. Don’t know whose, and which game will have the last second goal that changes everything. Maybe Nate reveals the secret weakness that he’s placed at the heart of Rupert’s Death Star, and the winning goal will be scored by.... oh, let’s say that plain-speaking Dutchman.
Instead of it being an example of Swiss neutrality, I took the reference to Bumbercatch being passionately anti-democratic as a commentary on the fact that Switzerland is a direct democracy, where in addition to electing their government representatives, they also have the right to vote on specific issues (and even mount an individual challenge to laws they disagree with). The people are in fact sovereign. Which means that democracy is a never-ending process there, which I suspect may weigh heavily on some people, and be enviable to others.
What a great episode! I don’t think we’ll see Ted tell Rebecca he’s leaving. He’ll probably reveal that after the final match. He won’t want to distract the team.
Is it okay for me to hate You've Got Mail? I just do. Loved Sleepless - fantastic film. But You've Got Mail? What is the point of that useless waste of chemistry?
Higgins told us what was going on at west ham a couple episodes ago. Ted and Rebecca were doing “girl talk”…Ted sucked at it, Higgins said that he heard gossip that there was some issues with hostile workplace at West Ham…Rebecca said that “that is good girl talk”.
What an amazing episode! Thank you for your reaction! the only thing about this episode I didn't like is the part after the game where Ted talks to Pep Guardiola... If you know even a little about him, it is so off character for him, it took me out of the episode for a moment...
Bumbercatch, on account of being swiss, ought to be the most democratic out of all of them, it's odd that he wouldn't be. That is like the most anti-swiss thing a person could be. Any and all problems around here mandate some form of democratic process. Maybe he's just jaded from the swiss system.
🤮🤮🤮 If they ruin this show by selling off its carcass to big corporations I will be angry and disappointed. That ad better be the last one like it. Although I would be OK with a Super Bowl ad for 7-layer dip from Price-Chopper where Ted and his buddy Stevie Jewell are watching the Bills lose to anyone.
2:39 Jade is an excellent character (and proper fit, as well). 😍 3:38 The change in Ted's demeanor when his mom is around is more stark than a direwolf. 😁 And yeah, the jar thing is pretty nasty. 🤢 6:5917:35 The character arcs in the show are nigh-on unprecedented, especially for being so well-executed in a relatively short time. 👏👏👏 21:37 Aside from the many, many other accolades it deserves, Ted Lasso is a king of call-backs. 👑 26:53 Having had the foresight not to reproduce, I'm glad I can enjoy this tune, 🎵doo doo doo doo doo doo🎶 29:07 Love this tune, I think I'll make a music vid for it with just Richmond football scenes (that will no doubt get immediately blocked for copyright). 🙄 29:56 Foreshadowing!!! 😲 32:53 Truth Bombs in 3...2...1..💣💥 35:43 Dun-Dun-Dunnn..... Awesome reaction as always, Jacqui. I look forward to laugh-weeping through the finale with you soon. 👍✌❤
Tiny detail - In real life, Canada's goalkeeper wears ugly grey sweatpants in cold weather instead of shorts. They've become iconic in Canada. In this episode, Van Damme, Canada's goalkeeper, is wearing ugly grey sweatpants. 🤣👍
...Idk that I want to go "first!" in the year of our lady 2023, but also it was funny to open youtube and see stuff to watch, and catching this a mere 45 seconds after it was published. ♥ Excited!!
Just throwing this out there, but supposed Ms. Cakes is pregnant, and Becks leaves Rupert and find solace in Rebecca ... a surrogate mom, a mother figure? Maybe it's just me holding on to a dream, because there's no way in any Hell that Ted is not going to be with his son ... but with Michelle's disappointed look regarding Paris, and her rather cold response at the taxi for the unethical doctor, right after Henry's total passing the attempted fist bump ... I have a small hope that Ted returns to Kansas, he and Michelle agree to try again and they all move to London for Season 4. Okay, so I'm a friggin' Pollyana, but it's either that or nothing, or the third option ... ROY KENT, the sequel. Beard would follow Ted home, leaving Nate & Roy to coach. Rebecca needs Ted to be her rudder, and the world needs Ted to heal. Tonight, I'll know, but that's my hope, so it's my guess ... have to dream it before it can come true. And while I will miss Ted like I would miss air ... missing you doing these reactions will nearly be as painful.
My prediction (posting this before the finale) is that Ms. Kakes probably got knocked up by Rupert. And he gave her the boot. It would connect everything up. She'd go to Bex and reveal the affair. Bex would need to scheme how to leave Rupert and need advice on how to screw him over in the divorce (probably taking West Ham would do that). And Baby Kakes might need an adoption from someone who wants to be a mother....
There's something I've been wanting to talk about and I don't know where, so I'll just do it here. At the beginning of the season, everyone's predictions concerning Nate revolved around his job. He was gonna have successes, but also losses in account of his inability to connect with the team and inspire them. As a result, Rupert would end up firing him. But the show went into a completely different direction and practically ignored Nate at work and rather focused on his personal life. We've seen some conflict with Rupert, but again, it was regarding relationships, and not his performance as a coach. And it seems that West Ham is doing really well, so that must mean that Nate ended up being surprisingly good at his job.
I personally think that Nate quit because he realised that Rupert wasn't worthy of his respect anymore when he realised that Rupert was trying to actively torpedo Nate's relationship with Jade (or more accurately attempting to bring Nate down to his own philandering level). And if the approval he got from Rupert for his work was empty, then there was absolutely no joy in him working for West Ham. His triumph had all turned to ashes in his mouth. So he could either swallow these and continue to work there, or leave. Since the respect of a father figure was central to his psyche, he could only leave. Which is also why his first reaction to the embassy from the team was the hope that they had been sent by Ted, his football father, and the forgiveness for the prodigal that implied. Which is why the embassy from Ted's Shadow worked where the other didn't.
Yes give Phil an Emmy!!! As for tomorrow's ending. As to the league, with it being one point of a difference. If Man City lose and Richmond draw they will be level on points and would go down to goal difference... Might be a bit much for the American crowd to get their head round... But could be interesting to end the season level on points with the champions and lose out due to not scoring enough during the season. Though i think this will play that way until half time and Nate will have the idea on how to get the upper hand. Alowing Ted to take a backseat and see that the team is in good hands with Nate and Roy. As for Rebecca and the 'mother' Prediction. I think Ms. Cakes has something "cooking"... But as you said lets not make any Predictions.
I feel so conflicted with this ending. On the one hand, I *hate* the implication of show ending with Ted going back to Kansas. He's made a _home_ here in London, he's seeing professional success like he never has before in his life, and he's moving on from his divorce and the ugly circumstances surrounding it. On the other hand, yeah, he knows all too well the impact a parent can have on their child's life and he needs to be there for Henry. I just hope Ted will have a good system in place back in Kansas for maintaining his mental health...
Really enjoying your reactions to the series! Please look up Philip Larkin's poem, "This Be The Verse", and some early dialogue (and themes in the episode) will make more obvious sense.
I think one of the minor decisions i didnt like was teds encouragement of jamie to forgive his dad, like yes maybe for his own peace but I think having jamie contact his dad was a bit much
That man who said about wins and loses is Man City’s real coach Pep Guardiola. He’s one of the best (if not the best) football coaches right now. And he just won the Premier League for the third time in a row. That’s why Ted and Beard were so excited
Upd: he just won the treble with ManCity
And he’s the one who brought “total football” to the league. The strategy Ted’s close to winning the title with.
And he's also no where near as chill as he was on the episode, real life Pep is incapable on being still hahaha
No he is the best manager of all time
@@davidd2524 nah its Sir Alex Ferguson
@Footy.editz9 SAF did it in one league where as peps done it in 3 leagues
Is corporate pixie dream girl pregnant? That's my theory.
I think you may be onto something.
When Mae is talking about how parents fuck you up, she's actually reciting a poem by Philip Larkin called, "This Be The Verse":
They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another’s throats.
Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids yourself.
Anyone else notice that Jamie got injured during a heroic defensive play - JUST LIKE ROY?
Also... When Ted asked Jamie what he would say if he could to his Dad, Jamie's answers were 1. "Fuck you" and 2. "Thank You". JUST LIKE TED says to his mom later in the episode!!!
There is an absolutely ridiculous number of Wizard of Oz references in the show. From the very, very first episode. (“Coach, I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”) The pinball machine (which was in s2 as well), which cuts to Rebecca's red-soled shoes. One of side banners on the pitch during a match said "No place like home." The movie last episode playing Over The Rainbow. Ted referencing the Wicked Witch when talking about Beard and Roy wanting to murder Henry's bully. The yellow (lego) brick under Ted's chair. The biscuits being yellow bricks, if you want to stretch that far. Heck, Roy's tie-dye shirt looks exactly like the spiral at the beginning of the yellow brick road!!
I thought of the parallell that Jamie's the scarecrow (needed brains), Nate is the lion (needed courage), and Roy is the tin man (needed a heart). And Ted is the wizard who helped them find it, even though they had it in themselves all along. (The wizard also not originally being from Oz, and bumbled his way into becoming their leader anyway.) And the wizard says, "I'm a very good man. I'm just a very bad wizard." Just like Ted isn't that great a coach, but he's a great man.
(Ted is simultaneously Dorothy, which obviously makes Beard Toto.)
Ted's mom name is Dottie
And the final needle drop in this episode obviously over the credits is from the wiz, one of the many musicals based on the story
Surely Bill Lawrence's influence as fans of Scrubs will attest.
Ooh, very astute observations!
@@hcroussette and she's wearing green at the start of the episode
the contrast between jamies mums openness and teds mums very passive aggressive personality is so stark
Ted's mum wasn't passive-aggressive at all
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It would be more accurate to say that Ted's mom was repressed. She repressed negative emotional baggage and taught Ted to do the same.
Beard giving Nate a headbutt is also a callback: When Nate admitted to kissing Keileigh, but didn't admit to outing Ted's panic attacks, he asked Roy to headbutt him. Roy refused, but Beard said, "I'd be happy to headbutt you."
Which she quoted during the scene
Van Damme got his superpowers from 'The Mask of Zoreaux'!
Maybe he'll embrace his true name again. I feel like Van Damm isn't him embracing his own identity, but borrowing greatness from someone else, the way the whole team borrowed greatness from Zava, and it turned out to be empty.
@@rottensquid Good call ;)
If Phil doesn't get at LEAST a nom, there is no justice in the world! He's been amazing all season (well, all series!), but this episode in particular. There are some choices I disagree with - chiefly, playing the boot room scene for comedy and the whole thing with his dad - but overall it was great I thought. The scenes with his mom nearly made me cry. You can definitely tell where Jamie got his sweetness from, and what a contrast those two are to Ted and his mom, or Rebecca and hers. Gotta love a mama's boy XD And can we get a shoutout for stepdad Simon? He's SO Ted-like. Kudos to Georgie for finding herself a good'un after the horror that was James.
As you said, I could see the show going the ambiguous route for ships. Simultaneously making no one happy (no ships for anyone!) and everyone happy (all ships are possible). I have my choice of ships for the characters, but I'd much rather everyone be single than have a ship I don't like be canon lol.
I didn't think the boot room scene was played for comedy as much as comedy was used to try and lighten what otherwise would have been a VERY heavy Jamie-in-despair moment. He had been so affectless up to that point that the outpouring of dark thoughts would have been maybe too much. Certainly had me fighting my eye allergies regardless. What do you mean the 'whole thing with his dad'? Rehab is a bad thing? Confused. [There is also the darker interpretation that his Dad is in the afterlife watching the game.]
@@ulfsam-mule-son9726 Edit: Disclaimer that this is just my opinion.
Well, that's the thing. Jamie is a comedic character 90% of the time and the emotions and thoughts he was going through in this episode, particularly at that point before the visit with his mom, that I think they should have been played straight. You can still get little bits of comedy in there, like the conditioner line or Roy being freaked out, but I didn't like that it wasn't taken very seriously.
With his dad, the YT comment section isn't the place to get into that sort of discussion, so I don't want this to be a Thing, but for me, I'm very very tired of the "you have to forgive your abuser" narrative. Because you absolutely do not. With all the horrific things James did to his son, I think it would have been a powerful message to send to have Jamie move on *without* forgiving him. At the very least to not reach out to reconnect. If James goes to rehab, great, but the implication that that makes him a good person and that Jamie needs to forgive him and reach out I really hated.
Nobody told Jamie to reach out. That was ALL him. The forgiveness suggestion came from Ted because it would be good for Jamie to let go of that anger. Speaking as someone who comes from an abusive family, I think it's very healing to get to a place of forgiveness. It doesn't mean you need to let the abuser back into your life and I don't think the show was implying that at all.
@@laurelf.2057 Well obv, and what I posted was just my opinion. All good. 🙂 Sounds like you might have a personal connection to the whole forgiveness question, and I certainly can't & wouldn't contradict you because we don't have the same experiences. I do think forgiveness for the emotional well-being of the victim is a pretty time-tested idea. MLK, Gandhi, and wise spiritual leaders going back beyond recorded human history have mostly been unanimous on that front. Which isn't to say that I have been able to accomplish it myself, but I do see it as a goal that I hope I can attain some day. Forgiveness of an abuser is really the only way for the victim to let it all go and stop allowing it to impact their current life and future. Otherwise the abuser is still in the victim's head and interfering with the victim's chances to live their best life. So forgiveness really is for the victim - it is how they defeat the attempts of an abuser to control/influence them forever.
I'm with you on the boot room scene. It was a shame that it was played so overly comedic, I'd have preferred it to be more intense. I kinda understand why they did it that way, for the pacing and balance of the episode, but still. I feel like mostly this show leans into a more British humour but every now and then the more OTT American style comes through and those are the scenes I like less. But I adored Jamie and his mum together.
In case it hasn't already been mentioned, the scene where Roy & Keeley follow Jamie through the streets of Manchester features a blue moon - which is a reference to the official Man City song, "Blue Moon" - that we also hear the fans singing pre-match.
This episode made me wish so hard for a Roy/Keeley/Jamie throuple endgame. It's hopeless but this chemistry is too magical to be ignored, by me anyway!😍
That chemistry is called Friendship'.
@BTheTrue Shhh let me dream! 😄
@@SpookyBibi24 😁😁😁😁
After hearing Beard's story I understand why Michelle has never spoken to or acknowledged him .
I really hope Phil Dunster aka Jaime Tart gets a nomination this year because he was so good this season and last season as well...he was one of the most enjoyable characters in the show so far and to think he came up with the best joke of the entire show that is his pronunciation of poo-peh..LOL
Agreed! (Although did anyone else notice that he dropped his Mancunian accent and used his real accent on the line "They what?")
It’s a fantastic episode! The scene between Jamie and Ted being transferred to his conversation with his mum. 😊 Mae was quoting a poem. The song when Ted woke up is called Fought & Lost by Sam Ryder ft Brian May. The final song was Home by Brandi Carlile originally from the musical The Wiz.
“This Be The Verse” by Philip Larkin
Love your reactions, as always. I am not ready for the finale tonight.
Jamie's dad going to rehab was not what I had on my bingo card for this season, but seeing that hit me like a ton of bricks. It makes sense why nobody would have heard from him since some rehab facilities don't let residents bring their cell phones.
Getting Beard's past explained why he's lived such a wild life and why he's so fiercely loyal to Ted but also pretty closed off and distant to everybody else (except for Jane, who maybe has lived a similar life making them such kindred spirits).
Jade's sudden exit skills are on par with Batman.
I also enjoyed Mae's reciting "This Be The Verse" by Phillip Larkin.
Probably way off base here because the show has rarely done 'artsy' other than Ted's Amsterdam hallucination, but the quick shot of Jamie's Dad does look similar to how the afterlife has been presented in other shows and movies in the past.
The mother of the kindest man I have ever met. Everybody is eating kababs from when Will Isaac and Colin went to Taste of Athens.
Man City cheering for Jamie.
His dad in rehab.
Whatever the whisper was from Roy.
The Pep talk is the reason I coached (another sport) for 20+ years.
I think this show is brilliant because so many of us have lived many of these points to be who we are now.
Jamie sending his dad a text.
Ted looking in like a proud a dad at JT/Roy/Keely.
The beard monolog. Ungh
I love how simple the Nate's facial expressions are so good. He is a fantastic actor too.
The F-U T-U convo was absolute tears for a grown ass man.
So many highlights:
- when Coach Beard says "Fuuuuccc..." just like Roy
- Jamie's childhood room with posters of both Roy *and* Keeley
- *everyone* is eating kebabs
I have to say, emo Jamie is sooooo weird! I was thrilled that you got the Wizard of Oz/No place like home/Kansas connection on the first clue. I was born and raised in Kansas and I have heard Wizard of Oz comments my entire life so I notice references to it instantly. I'm having some doubts about a 4th season or a spinoff and the upcoming game vs. West Ham for the title I could see going either way. But Ted going back home to Kansas seems to be a lock, no matter what, and Beard would be conflicted by his loyalty to Ted, his love of Jane, and his pride in Richmond. The ideal head coach going forward is Roy - the one who sets the tone for the team and builds the culture. Nate as assistant - doing all the things Roy sucks at. Can't wait for the finale.
I loved how enamored Roy was with Jamie’s mom. I don’t feel like they’ve met before, but just found her attractive. Cracked me up when he went in for the hug goodbye and Keeley pulled him back.
Hysterical
If that Roy poster is not available as merch, we riot.
The mention of Les Misérables in the hallway scene with Nate and Beard is a great call back to season 1. In season 1 we learnt that Nate was involved in musical theatre in high school as the understudy for the role of Anita in West Side Story at his all-boys school.
I like to think that Nate also played Éponine in a school production of Les Misérables.
I’d like to think Rebecca’s dad making that comment about Freddie Mercury insinuates that her dad slept with Freddie
Well, he seems to have slept with everyone else...
Watching you react to Ted Lasso is almost as entertaining as watching Ted Lasso. That’s very much intended as a compliment, but this has been the best TV in a very long time. I do hope against hope that they think about a Season 4
Was hoping this would drop before the finale tonight!
I absolutely love your reactions. I watch some other Ted Lasso reactors and you’re my favorite (probably because I agree with you 99 percent of the time)!
Looking forward to when you rewatch this season with Sam!
In Episode 10, when Trent said that he heard "inappropriate workplace behavior over at West-ham", I immediately thought Rupert and Sexual Harassment. Maybe that's why Nate quit? I am going out on a limb to predict that Rupert will hire George Cartrick for West-Ham. GOOD NEWS: There is still a chance for more Ted Lasso. Jason Sudekis has said that they will do their end of the season writers room meet like always and if they have a good story idea to continue, then we will see more Ted. I know Sudekis would like to spend more time at home, so they could always have Rebecca buy a North American club. Maybe Canada?😉
how about... creating a women's club for richmond where it's not just about more money but also the power to strengthen football for women as a fuck you to sexist misogynist pigs with tiny penises?
Good prediction
And of course if Rupert offered George the job he'd take it, he's such a pushover.
(Sorry, it was right there.)
@@gregchapman2646 HA!
I’ve been waiting all week for this react! Loved it! Beards talk with Nate and Ted’s with his mom broke me. This show hits hard in the feels. Will be sad when it’s gone but am grateful to have been able to watch it and hopefully be a better person going forward.
Thank you Jason Sudeikis for Ted Lasso. And Fork You for stealing the Emmy from Phil Dunster.
Um, they weren't nominated in the same category.
1. After Roy complaining about Ted rubbing off on him, it's nice to see that Roy has rubbed off on Ted and Beard - "Fuuudge"
2. Ted's talk with his mom being a rip off of what Jaime would say to his dad was a nice touch.
3. Sounds like the finale is going to be another long episode; 74 mins.?
4. Are we ever going to find out what number 4 is?
Lol I like how you did that with number 4. And I'm sure you've watched the finale by now but yes, we did find out. And it was perfect.
And we in team “open peanut butter” think it’s genius and we don’t care what you think. Can we let it go now..?
Pentultimate episode! Both excited & sad! 🤤 'the Jamie Whisperer' LoL! 😃 'Van Damne' I see what ya did there 😉
Coach Beard's story at the end! 🥲 What a scene with Ted & his mom near the end! 😊
May was reciting a Philip Larkin poem to Ted, "This Be The Verse"
I don't want to make predictions about the finale, either. Because if I'm wrong, then I'll be disappointed, and I refuse to be disappointed by the finale which is now just 3 hours away. 🤧
Watching your reactions has really helped me appreciate these episodes more. Your attention to little details & knowledge of previous episodes is unmatched 👍🏼
I may get in trouble for this, but: This episode explains everything about Jamie, from "Lust Conquers All" to teaching Roy how to ride a bike.
9:55 I'm trying to decide if Barb is Keeley's version of Higgins, or Coach Beard.
27:45 This is 'The Lasso Way'. He keeps Jamie on the field until he's got his swing back; but takes him off once he's scored the goal because that ankle needs tending to. Giving Jamie back his power is more important than saving him as a player for the next game.
23:43 Higgins is traumatized from Zava.
29:40 Ted is in even rarer form here. He knows what the problem is, but if he came out and said it, Beard would push back. Instead, he comes at it sideways; and Beard has to give the Lasso answer himself. Ted knew that would happen of course, but he was so carefully not saying it that even Beard couldn't call him on it.
31:40: "If you bring that Judas back here, I will burn this place to the ground." Ted could have said "I could have said the same about you" on the spot. Instead he waited two days.
Ted did the same thing with Roy in Season 1, letting him come to his own conclusion about taking leadership. "He's the one, Coach."
Just found you, love your enthusiasm For Ted Lasso. Have you considered reviewing "The Good Place"? Another Series with a mixture of comedy and emotion.
I wonder if season 3 will follow what season 2 did: beginning and ending on similar scenes. S3 started with Ted in an airport.
The actress for Ted's Mom had such strong Reba McEntire vibes. The accent and cadence of her speech, especially when she was singing.
This Be The Verse By Philip Larkin is the poem Mae recited to Ted. the 'They F You Up, Your Mum and Dad' one... BTW, Have you seen 'The Shop Around The Corner' w/ Jimmy Stewart? It's the film 'You've Got Mail' is a remake of, and I gotta say, the original is far superior.
Love that movie. All hail Jimmy Stewart.
I agree!
Pep Guardiola started a a style of football called Tiki taka. A derivative of total football. He also popularized the false 9 strat, where he had Leo messi. Arguably the best football ever as bait. Like Nates contribution way back in season 1.
Also, the opposing team clapping for the rival player, I only remember two instances of it happening. Real Madrid's standing ovation of Ronaldinho. And Juventus standing ovation of Cristiano ronaldo. The second of which, was so moved he left his team at the time to sign for the rivals who showed him love.
Also, also. Great acting from Jaime.
But opposing fans almost always cheer for an injured player on the visiting team, and Jamie gutted out the end of the game after being injured, so I thought that it was totally believeable.
@@ulfsam-mule-son9726 it's believable. I'm saying them doing that for Jaime is huge. It's usually only reserved for the greats. And teams definitely don't always clap for injured opposing players lol.
I occurs to me that Jaime might do that, go back to Man City. You could feel the love, even when they were trash-talking him.
@@rottensquid oh that be super interesting if they do that 🤔. He did refer to the suit case as a drawer without a home.
@@undbiter65 Well, they do when they are taken off the field in the US, anyway. Can't speak to soccer but maybe the absurdity of all the exaggerated maybe makes it hard to believe players are ever really hurt? I saw a couple of other reactors call it not-believable, so I prob misinterpreted your post. My bad. I just thought given the injury and the fact that he was a hometown kid it made all the sense in the world to me. I have personally seen and cheered for opposing players who were from my home state when they came back to play as pros agains the hometown teams they grew up rooting for. Definitely not during the games, but after or (like with Jamie) when they were taken out of the game.
I've been refreshing this page for days! I'm SO HAPPY to share this episode with you and everyone who loves Ted! HOW AMAZING was Jamie in the episode!!!! ME WINGS!!!! I cannot cope with it ending today! We will all have to be goldfish.
You know the final game will be against West Ham. Redemption and revenge for everyone against Rupert. I can't wait.
Also, I love that they waited until Zorreaux changed his name to Van Damme to give him a mask. ;)
Episodes 6 through 12 are perfection.
Is it me or does Hannah Waddingham look like she smells great?
The actor who plays Ted’s mom was also the mom on Freaks and Geeks. She’s great.
THAT'S where I know her from!!! That show was amazing.
she was also lena dunham's mom in "girls"
Imagine if you could tell child Jamie, you will be close to both the people on those posters.
I love the Oklahoma bond.
Blue moon is Man City team song. And in which episodes have the creative people in the Ted Lasso team used a big full blue moon. Revisited ‘’Beard after hours ‘’ I love the symbolism in this show. And May recite Philip Larking is beautiful.
Love your channel.
Couple thoughts
1. Jamie's mom is played by the niece of Pete Best, the original drummer of the Beatles before being replaced by Ringo.
2. Pep, the Man City coach, was mentioned in Beard's video.
3. Request: Since you are a former athlete, did you have a Ted Lasso or Beard or any other such characters during your athletic career.
4. Watching several interviews, I didn't realize the Jamie-Roy-Keeley storyline is based on Bull Durham. If you haven't seen it, would you do a reaction video?
5. We need to start a book club and we start with Trent's book.
10:40 Larkin!!
13:00 Spencer Jones!!
27:46 Bernabeu for Ronaldinho?
32:22 Blink, man!!
43:40 Maybe like Kerri Strug, gutting through the pain.
4 points behind is big, because now they’re one point behind with one game left. Even if losing that penultimate game, real world City wouldn’t bottle the last game. It’s happened too often. But this is TV, so you never know. I imagine someone’s last game will be against West Ham. Don’t know whose, and which game will have the last second goal that changes everything. Maybe Nate reveals the secret weakness that he’s placed at the heart of Rupert’s Death Star, and the winning goal will be scored by.... oh, let’s say that plain-speaking Dutchman.
Best possible ending: Bob Newhart wakes up and this whole show has been a dream!
Instead of it being an example of Swiss neutrality, I took the reference to Bumbercatch being passionately anti-democratic as a commentary on the fact that Switzerland is a direct democracy, where in addition to electing their government representatives, they also have the right to vote on specific issues (and even mount an individual challenge to laws they disagree with). The people are in fact sovereign. Which means that democracy is a never-ending process there, which I suspect may weigh heavily on some people, and be enviable to others.
I think Rupert's assistant is pregnant and Rebecca will end up adopting the child.
What a great episode! I don’t think we’ll see Ted tell Rebecca he’s leaving. He’ll probably reveal that after the final match. He won’t want to distract the team.
Is it okay for me to hate You've Got Mail? I just do. Loved Sleepless - fantastic film. But You've Got Mail? What is the point of that useless waste of chemistry?
Higgins told us what was going on at west ham a couple episodes ago. Ted and Rebecca were doing “girl talk”…Ted sucked at it, Higgins said that he heard gossip that there was some issues with hostile workplace at West Ham…Rebecca said that “that is good girl talk”.
Watching this before I put on the last episode... hold me, Jacqui...
Not only was Sam and Rebecca's relationship like You've Got Mail, but his username on bantr was a direct reference to it
What an amazing episode! Thank you for your reaction!
the only thing about this episode I didn't like is the part after the game where Ted talks to Pep Guardiola... If you know even a little about him, it is so off character for him, it took me out of the episode for a moment...
Bumbercatch, on account of being swiss, ought to be the most democratic out of all of them, it's odd that he wouldn't be. That is like the most anti-swiss thing a person could be. Any and all problems around here mandate some form of democratic process. Maybe he's just jaded from the swiss system.
Love how these videos come out the day before the next episode is released.
Gets me so hyped especially as it’s the finale next.
Pain but joy 🥲
I have a bad feeling that Keely was about to reject Roy.
I also wonder if one of the players will come to America with Ted, and he’ll coach in the US?
Or that she will refuse to rekindle without a commitment that would stop him from so easily abandoning her again - perhaps a proposal?
I like how you needed to say that you cannot guarantee how the ending will be considering that you had no role in the making of the show.
She has a great memory lol
So if they revive this, in a US sport, what do you think it would be?
Where you at?!!
Yes, still waiting😮
I just watched the new Ted Lasso Nike commercial. It made me get all misty and emotional.
🤮🤮🤮 If they ruin this show by selling off its carcass to big corporations I will be angry and disappointed. That ad better be the last one like it. Although I would be OK with a Super Bowl ad for 7-layer dip from Price-Chopper where Ted and his buddy Stevie Jewell are watching the Bills lose to anyone.
Are you pronouncing Jade's name wrong on purpose?
The throuple of Keeley/Roy/Jamie is real to me 🥰
The song at the end is Fought and Lost by Sam Ryder.
Lets face it, you wanted to know.
Did you notice that Sam's bantr screenname was LDN152 and Rebecca's was Bossgirl?
Yes, she talked about it in that episode's reaction
When is Skyfall Jacqui?
Just watched the finale and Holy Motherforkin' Shirtballs it was Awesome! They absolutely stuck the landing. (more on that next vid) 😁
2:39 Jade is an excellent character (and proper fit, as well). 😍
3:38 The change in Ted's demeanor when his mom is around is more stark than a direwolf. 😁 And yeah, the jar thing is pretty nasty. 🤢
6:59 17:35 The character arcs in the show are nigh-on unprecedented, especially for being so well-executed in a relatively short time. 👏👏👏
21:37 Aside from the many, many other accolades it deserves, Ted Lasso is a king of call-backs. 👑
26:53 Having had the foresight not to reproduce, I'm glad I can enjoy this tune, 🎵doo doo doo doo doo doo🎶
29:07 Love this tune, I think I'll make a music vid for it with just Richmond football scenes (that will no doubt get immediately blocked for copyright). 🙄
29:56 Foreshadowing!!! 😲
32:53 Truth Bombs in 3...2...1..💣💥
35:43 Dun-Dun-Dunnn.....
Awesome reaction as always, Jacqui. I look forward to laugh-weeping through the finale with you soon. 👍✌❤
I need Jamie/Keeley/Roy 5ever
Been waiting for this one!!!!
Tiny detail - In real life, Canada's goalkeeper wears ugly grey sweatpants in cold weather instead of shorts. They've become iconic in Canada. In this episode, Van Damme, Canada's goalkeeper, is wearing ugly grey sweatpants. 🤣👍
Beard and Ted backstory! Tender moments with awesome mums/moms!
And, as always, groooooooowth! **drink**
...Idk that I want to go "first!" in the year of our lady 2023, but also it was funny to open youtube and see stuff to watch, and catching this a mere 45 seconds after it was published. ♥ Excited!!
Just throwing this out there, but supposed Ms. Cakes is pregnant, and Becks leaves Rupert and find solace in Rebecca ... a surrogate mom, a mother figure? Maybe it's just me holding on to a dream, because there's no way in any Hell that Ted is not going to be with his son ... but with Michelle's disappointed look regarding Paris, and her rather cold response at the taxi for the unethical doctor, right after Henry's total passing the attempted fist bump ... I have a small hope that Ted returns to Kansas, he and Michelle agree to try again and they all move to London for Season 4. Okay, so I'm a friggin' Pollyana, but it's either that or nothing, or the third option ... ROY KENT, the sequel. Beard would follow Ted home, leaving Nate & Roy to coach. Rebecca needs Ted to be her rudder, and the world needs Ted to heal. Tonight, I'll know, but that's my hope, so it's my guess ... have to dream it before it can come true. And while I will miss Ted like I would miss air ... missing you doing these reactions will nearly be as painful.
My prediction (posting this before the finale) is that Ms. Kakes probably got knocked up by Rupert. And he gave her the boot.
It would connect everything up. She'd go to Bex and reveal the affair. Bex would need to scheme how to leave Rupert and need advice on how to screw him over in the divorce (probably taking West Ham would do that). And Baby Kakes might need an adoption from someone who wants to be a mother....
Here's a take I don't actually want. Sassy dies, and since Rebecca is Nora's godmother, she gets custody.
There's something I've been wanting to talk about and I don't know where, so I'll just do it here. At the beginning of the season, everyone's predictions concerning Nate revolved around his job. He was gonna have successes, but also losses in account of his inability to connect with the team and inspire them. As a result, Rupert would end up firing him. But the show went into a completely different direction and practically ignored Nate at work and rather focused on his personal life. We've seen some conflict with Rupert, but again, it was regarding relationships, and not his performance as a coach. And it seems that West Ham is doing really well, so that must mean that Nate ended up being surprisingly good at his job.
Mckayla Maroney? Damn that's a deep cut 😂. I don't think Richmond will win the title. I think Man City will win it cause that's what they always do 🤣
I personally think that Nate quit because he realised that Rupert wasn't worthy of his respect anymore when he realised that Rupert was trying to actively torpedo Nate's relationship with Jade (or more accurately attempting to bring Nate down to his own philandering level). And if the approval he got from Rupert for his work was empty, then there was absolutely no joy in him working for West Ham. His triumph had all turned to ashes in his mouth. So he could either swallow these and continue to work there, or leave. Since the respect of a father figure was central to his psyche, he could only leave. Which is also why his first reaction to the embassy from the team was the hope that they had been sent by Ted, his football father, and the forgiveness for the prodigal that implied. Which is why the embassy from Ted's Shadow worked where the other didn't.
Took 3 growth shots lol
Yes give Phil an Emmy!!!
As for tomorrow's ending.
As to the league, with it being one point of a difference. If Man City lose and Richmond draw they will be level on points and would go down to goal difference... Might be a bit much for the American crowd to get their head round... But could be interesting to end the season level on points with the champions and lose out due to not scoring enough during the season.
Though i think this will play that way until half time and Nate will have the idea on how to get the upper hand. Alowing Ted to take a backseat and see that the team is in good hands with Nate and Roy.
As for Rebecca and the 'mother' Prediction. I think Ms. Cakes has something "cooking"... But as you said lets not make any Predictions.
I feel so conflicted with this ending. On the one hand, I *hate* the implication of show ending with Ted going back to Kansas. He's made a _home_ here in London, he's seeing professional success like he never has before in his life, and he's moving on from his divorce and the ugly circumstances surrounding it. On the other hand, yeah, he knows all too well the impact a parent can have on their child's life and he needs to be there for Henry. I just hope Ted will have a good system in place back in Kansas for maintaining his mental health...
I missed in the original watch that Jamie gave Ted the "Thank you and fuck you" idea.
Really enjoying your reactions to the series!
Please look up Philip Larkin's poem, "This Be The Verse", and some early dialogue (and themes in the episode) will make more obvious sense.
I love this show and I'm sure it's as much down to the directing and writing but, Phil Dunster's acting in this episode is pure pantomime.
I think one of the minor decisions i didnt like was teds encouragement of jamie to forgive his dad, like yes maybe for his own peace but I think having jamie contact his dad was a bit much
Once the whole season's over, I'll be back to you. It will be wonderful to revisit this show through you. Besides, I'm not ready to leave TL yet.
Ahh I love your reactions. I’m so sad we’re just about at the final episode. Will you be rewatching season 3 with Sam over on the shame list? 🙏
I’m wearing blue and red for the series finale-not to celebrate the end, but because it’s Richmond’s colors and red in case Rupert dies
I have been stalking your channel for this reaction. I was crying during lunch over this episode.
Just the most layered compliment sandwich ever. Nothing to see here.
I want to make a prediction somewhere before I see episode 12. I think that Rupert got his assistant pregnant and Rebecca is going to adopt.
Mae's words were a poem by Philip Larkin called "This Be the Verse."
If we acount for the amount of screentime the different characters have, then I think Jade is my favorite character.