“Be a Goldfilsh”, “Football is life” and “Believe” are phrases and words that have a special meaning for Ted Lasso fans, who are surely wiping away tears at the end of the great Apple TV+ series. Will we see more of this story?
If you were still recovering from the end of successionthe last and emotional episode of ted lasso It probably didn’t help much. After all, it’s not every week that you say goodbye to two big and popular series, let alone the most optimistic and beloved coach of all. Although the hit comedy AppleTV+after three seasons and 34 episodes, gave us a kind of closure for each character, it also left the door open for some to return.
Everything indicates that, with the chapter called So Long, Farewell, ted lasso It came to an end that seems definitive. More than anything if we remember that the co-creator of the series and protagonist, jason sudeikis, had said that this was the end of the story they wanted to tell and that he hoped fans would understand why once all 12 episodes of the season have been released. However, sudeikis He never ruled out the possibility of spin-offs, saying that he left some stories open in case the need to continue them arose.
This takes on more weight when we notice that AppleTV+ He has not yet spoken of a definitive closure of the series. After all, we must not forget that ted lasso is his most successful production, getting to be nominated for Emmy 20 times, of which he took home seven. For this reason, we can think that the “end” of the program could refer to the stage of ted and its history in particular.
But hey, we suppose that if there is any news about spin-offs of this emotional and beloved comedy we will find out later. Now let’s go to what happened in the last episode, which was full of winks and references so that every good fan of the A.F.C. Richmond smile.
Directed by Declan Lowney and written by Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly and Jason Sudeikis, the last chapter of ted lasso focused on the game AFC Richmond vs. Westham. If the team of Rebecca Welton get the win and Manchester City loses or draws its last game against Liverpool, the Greyhounds would win the Premier League. But before we get to the game and its outcome, there are a lot of other things that happened with the characters.
The beginning of the episode makes it clear that ted already dropped the bombshell on Rebecca that once the league is over, he (and supposedly beard) would leave Richmond to return to the United States with his family, something that is difficult for him to assimilate (and speak) to Rebecca for almost the entire chapter.
After that and finding out that rupert mannion is getting divorced (again) and about to lose the power of the Westham (due to allegations of sexual harassment), the series shows us that nate He returned to work as a prop assistant for Will in Richmond and? Trent Crimm already has a draft of his book titled The Lasso Way.
On the other hand, the series presents us with a turn that attracts attention. As the Richmond already has secured its participation in the next edition of the Champions League, Rebecca You have the possibility to sell part of the equipment, since it has more value. leslie He proposes that she sell 49% so that she can continue to maintain control and, at the same time, earn money to strengthen the club (both in structure and in players). However, Rebecca is interested in selling the entire team, an action that would earn her £2 billion.
Later, after the team’s training, the players say goodbye to Ted and Beard singing and dancing “So Long, Farewell” song from the musical The Sound of Music which gives the episode its name. In addition, shortly after we have an emotional scene between Nate and Lassowhere the former coach of the Westham he finally apologizes for his past mistakes and for breaking the poster of Believe.
The last episode of ted lasso also gave us a rare and strong discussion between Roy and Jamie, who had been having a nice relationship during the season. Why did they fight? For who stays with Keeley. However, once she finds out she rejects them both. For this, Roy will later ask to join the Diamond Dogwho remind him how much he has changed for the better in recent times.
Before the match, Rebecca talk to ted about his departure from Richmond and tries to convince him to stay in England and bring his son Henry to live with him. However, ted You already have a decision made. Given this, Rebecca she tells him that since he is leaving, she will sell the club.
Game day arrives and, before entering the pitch, beard shows the team an emotional video with some of the best moments of the Richmond in these three years. However, during the first part of the game not only the City scores a goal, but he Westham win 2-0. On the break, ted He takes the floor (true to his style), encourages his players and tells them that it was a “real privilege” and “a gift of life” to have been their coach.
Behind this, Sam, Jamie and the rest of the players take out a piece of yellow paper that each one had kept from the torn poster of Believe. In this way, together they rebuild that iconic poster and return to the field. That emotional moment gave them enough strength and unity to equalize the match, with goals from tart and mcadoo. Desperate for a possible defeat, rupert asks the new coach of West Ham, George. that injure Jamesbut upon his refusal, rupert he shoves him in full view and leaves the stadium to the booing of the crowd.
With the match about to come to an end, Richmond he gets a foul in his favor and the coaches come up with strategies to score the winning goal. The winning move, which was one he had proposed nate in the past, it comes from the hand (or foot actually) of Sam. This way, Richmond win the game and madness breaks out in the stadium, including a pitch invasion, similar to what happened with the team Ryan Reynolds, Wrexham AFC.
After the celebration, the screen goes black and we find ourselves at the airport, where a young man recognizes ted and reveals to us that Richmond did not win the Premier League, but he did it Manchester City. In the same scene we also learn that rupert Lost the Westham and? Rebecca not only stays in Richmondbut also decided to sell 49% of the shares to the fans of the team.
Rebeccawho went to fire ted At the airport, she meets the man she met in Amsterdam and we are given to understand that he and his daughter will become the family the seer had predicted for her. What’s more, almost at the end of the series, we see them together in a meeting with all the members of Richmond.
already on the plane ted he asks beard if they are doing well to go, to what beard tells him that he doesn’t really want to leave England, as he wants to stay with his girlfriend (and future wife) Jane. After the approval and encouragement of Ted, Beard gets off the plane and stays in the Richmondnext to Nate and Roy, who is the new coach of the team.
To close the other plots, the series shows us that Trent Crimm changed the title of his book (at the suggestion of the protagonist) to Richmond Waysince it was never only about Ted Lasso. We also see that Keeley founds his own public relations company and proposes to Rebecca form a women’s soccer team; Sam fulfills his dream of playing with the Nigerian national team; James he reconciles with his father, who is recovering in a rehabilitation center; and Roy begins to go to therapy with the psychologist of the second season.
And refering to tedhe returns with his son to the United States and becomes the coach of the soccer team of Henry. That’s how it ends ted lasso, with an emotional ending that gives our beloved characters a happy ending. It couldn’t be any other way, after all, this series is known for its optimism, humor, and basically for being a caress to the soul.
Now what ted lasso and the rest of the characters won the hearts of a lot of people, AppleTV+ You can think calmly about what to do with the possible stories and spin-offs that could continue what we saw in the series. Until then, we just have to look again at all the seasons and episodes of this beautiful series, which are already available on AppleTV+.