Ted Lasso 3x10 REACTION - Some great humour in this one. Plus THE RETURN OF FRANCIS!

[@jq8913]

Between Jamie wearing 24 for Sam, asking Sam twice if he was ok, and gifting Roy his old world cup jersey hes definitely become my favorite character. Add in evil Dani Rojas (Rani Dojas?), Nates redemption arc that includes the talk with his dad and Rebecca denying Rupert and this was one great episode. They wrapped up so many plots and now i cant wait to see how Nate and Ted reconcile.

[@stephaniebedworth2470]

LMAO @ Rani Dojas

[@ZachWilsonsMomsFriend]

Rani Dojas 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Photojennnnic]

Nate picking up the violin and playing it was a masterpiece. Not only was it beautiful, but reminded us he’s capable of picking up who he was once again 😭

[@uncmello]

And it was Nick Mohammed actually playing and his wife was playing the piano

[@edgarpan]

Also, if you notice, back when Nate was slowly turning bad. The moment his transition to bad becomes official you hear a violin playing and it abruptly stops. I think it's also out of tune. And Nate playing the violin in this scene shows his transition back into his old, kind self. The kind melody was perfect. But what made it all complete, was when Nate's dad walks in and apologizes to Nate. The true closer Nate needed.

[@Lineman72T]

The European Super League was announced out of the blue in April 2021 as a competition between some of Europe's largest, most popular clubs (6 from England, 3 from Spain, 3 from Italy). The teams involved in it would no longer be competing in the Champions League and Europa League, which are typically the only ways you'd see most of these teams play each other (outside of playing in their own domestic leagues). There had been an announcement of other teams possibly being able to earn their way in to the league, but the 12 founding teams would always be in no matter how good or bad they were (more of an American sports league way of thinking, which 3 of the owners of Super League teams are American) while other teams could be relegated. The amount of money the Super League was estimated to generate for each of the 12 teams was an absurd amount, and by removing the most popular teams from the Champions League and Europa League, effectively kill those competitions and also widen the gap even further between the rich and poor teams. As Rebecca pointed out, the cost of admission to the games would increase as well (because why make some money when you can make more, right?) which would price out the average fan from attending the Super League matches. This announcement was immediately received with near universal hate and vitriol from fans, media, UEFA, and all the domestic leagues/organizations. Basically everybody outside of the greedy owners of the 12 clubs. Even some of the players and managers from those 12 teams spoke out saying it was a terrible idea. The domestic associations threatened to remove the Super League teams from their domestic leagues (Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A), and UEFA came down saying any players from the Super League teams would be ineligible to compete for their national teams (i.e.; no World Cup for them). A couple days later, the Super League teams withdrew. I don't think they expected as much backlash as they got, and figured most people would be on board some of the biggest clubs playing each other every year without earning their way into it through domestic competition. There's still slight rumblings of the Super League trying to be reorganized, but the damage from this makes it most like irreparable. Also the Russian owner being excused was a nod to former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, who was one of the owners involved in the Super League. In 2022, he sold Chelsea due to the ongoing situation with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some people believe he may have been forced to sell by pressure from the Premier League, other owners, the UK, or a combination of outside factors

[@Adamdidit]

Also they immediately tried to blame the American owners who largely had nothing to do with it.

[@franciet99]

Thank you! Now that you mention this, I remember this. I’m not a sports fan but remember that there was something that had happened but couldn’t remember the details.

[@MikeTaffet]

Canadians apologizing for the language is my favorite gag in this episode. They’re such a polite people

[@clindholm9396]

There were many Canadian jokes in that short bit - the guys being called Lanny and Bruce for example.

[@spidavenom4]

I didn’t get any of those jokes. Where were they?

[@hcroussette]

btw, the Canadian commentators were Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles

[@franciet99]

@@hcroussettehad to look that up too😂😂😂 great pick for 2 Canadians that also worked in the UK.

[@jonathanrupert5592]

Are they afraid of the dark too?

[@JordanLove593]

As a football fan, I loved Rebecca's speech about a Super League taking away from all the fans that funnel all their money into their team. She brought up a great point of just because they own the clubs, doesn't mean they own the club. At the end of the day, us fans make the club what it is

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

That speech was one hell of a love letter to the sport.

[@thewheezingdead]

I love Dani being a completely different player for club and country, in true Dani fashion he takes it so far he becomes a completely different person.

[@Matthew_Calmert]

Went full Mexican pride

[@arwyss]

Rani Dojas

[@SkiiMedia]

Definitely did not feel long. This season has been nothing short of fantastic.

[@TrackMaster844]

14:58 - The Canadian commentators are voiced by Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie of Whose Line fame!

[@hellooomarc2750]

I think Rupert gave Rene the security guy a raise for the years he protected the club. That was his most precious commodity at one point.

[@kkycble47]

I think Rupert wanted Rebecca to be there in that meeting was because he knew she would reject the idea of super league.

[@Adamdidit]

Exact same thought I had. All of his behavior leans towards it.

[@jq8913]

I like how Mae told Keeley that once you make it to the top all thats left is the lightning. In season 2, Roy told Rebecca after the double date that she deserves someone that makes her feel like she got struck by lightning.

[@bereasonable8018]

The mention of lightning also made me think of the psychic prediction for Rebecca. There is still no mention of thunder yet, but I’m guessing it may be thunderous applause?

[@eberwald4438]

I like how Keeley did to Roy what Roy did to Nate. Don't read it, say it to my face. :)

[@1234thisistemporary]

Aww Jamie wrapped Roys gift in all black 🖤idk if it was done on purpose or not but it’s cute

[@rejoyce318]

One of my favorite scenes was the spectrum of expressions on Phoebe's face as she figured out what exchanging the E for a U meant... and then demanded swear money from Jamie "You made me think it, and that's basically the same thing."

[@itsswtrwthr]

10 game win streak 30/30 pts in the table Dani shows his true Mexican blood hahaha Nate shocked me with this violin skills & got some redemption back Rebecca controlling the room as always rupert realizing what he lost roy & keely back together great episode seriously

[@henninggirl261]

I honestly don't blame Beard for being as hard on Nate as he is. Ted is his best friend and has been nothing but encouraging and supportive to basically everyone in that club. Beard is (maybe) the only one who sees that Ted is somewhat expected to be everything to everyone and he doesn't get a lot of credit for it. Everyone loves him, of course, but it's considered 'Ted being Ted' as opposed to major emotional labor. So for Nate to weaponize Ted's mental health struggles, the history of which Beard is probably aware of, and STILL feel entitled to that love and attention, is...audacious. We, the audience, know Nate is making moves to take responsibility for his actions, but Beard is thinking "yeah, sorry screwing over the person who put you in a position to even be considered for the West Ham United head coach position, didn't work out."

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I feel like Jane is a bad influence on Beard. That vengeful, punishing, punching down mentality is the opposite of what Ted would want or do, and Jane seems very involved in this celebration of another man's downfall. Beard isn't being a goldfish and I blame Jane Pain... again

[@bereasonable8018]

Roy’s sister is the nurse from the scene with Dr Sharon at the hospital after the bike accident

[@bobkatfan2013]

*doctor

[@bereasonable8018]

@@bobkatfan2013 oh thanks for the correction. Don't know why, but I thought in S1 Roy said she was a nurse at the hospital.

[@woltervandenberg]

I was rewatching this and I noticed the same thing. What bothers me is that in S02 she doesn't seem to know who Ted is. That either means her casting was a mistake or it shows how stupidly naive Americans are about football. It would be unimaginable that a sister of a premier league player wouldn't know the coach of the team her brother plays for.

[@bereasonable8018]

@@woltervandenberg admittedly we are naive about a lot of things but in this case I’m going to defend the writing. Roy’s sis is an emergency room doctor who regularly saves lives. Her brother is an elite athlete in a sport where the teams often hire and fire coaches and trade teammates. I don’t expect her to remember everyone of them that he has worked with. And especially because Roy doesn’t seem like the sort of person who used to go to her to chat about his job. Also, maybe she just doesn’t care about the sport enough to look it up.

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

There are only a few KZbinrs I know whose laughter is so infectious that it could be prescribed as an antidepressant. You're right up there. Cheers!

[@migge5714]

I think Keeley just said she couldn't read his handwriting so he would be vulnerable infront of her. She definitely read it first, but wanted to hear it.

[@PatriciaHoferMsPattiMarc]

Jamie wearing 24 to honor Sam!! My heart! 💜 PHOEBE IS BACK! YAY! I have missed Uncle Roy and Phoebe scenes! It has been made canon that the doctor that looked after Dr Sharon in S2, is in fact Roy’s sister! There were theories and speculations but it’s canon now! YES, Jack is a dickhead! I have a feeling she had designs on Keeley before she actually met and also why she funded Keeley’s PR Firm. Edwin Okufo is a spoiled child used to getting what he wants and not used to not getting his way. That end scene! AHHHHH! Full circle now! It’s a thing now! Barbara coming back to work for Keeley says something. About Barbara a corporate professional and as Keeley as a boss. Rebecca making that comment about having THAT AMOUNT of money on her person as cash!!! RICH LADY! The matchbook and the army man! Then the zoom and emphasis on the army man! HER LITTLE SMILE! 😊😍💜 The security guard was doing his job and Rupert appreciated it probably. But I still hate him for all the things he did and is doing. Nate’s dad’s “apology” is kinda late now. He’s lucky that Nate didn’t decide to be no contact with him after his treatment of Nate. Him saying that he didn’t know how to parent a genius, WELL YOU ACT LIKE A PARENT! And don’t blame the child with your own misgivings. I love all the pink in this episode! Welcome back Biscuits with the Boss! Woooo! 💜

[@i.m.v.a.l.k.y.r.i.e]

I dont agree with your view on Nate's dad, Its hard to a immigrant parent specially if you are coming from Indian Subcontinent with extremely rich culture, tradition and family values and then always be a second class citizen under shadow just for a better future for your kids you tend to get a bit tough and even though they are born here kids from such families also feel it all their life so they do understand their parents feelings sooner or later like Nate not just go cut contacts like society without any family values do. I was hired as CTO of my company and invited to immigrate and i still feel like second class citizen, I can totally understand Nate's dad or any such immigrant parents who worked 100x harder than me.

[@PatriciaHoferMsPattiMarc]

@@i.m.v.a.l.k.y.r.i.e Totally get what your saying. Am just associating the events in Ted Lasso, also it might have influenced a lot of Nate’s decisions in the show and in his life. As he said to his Dad, the comments his Dad said stuck with him. I am not disqualifying his Dad’s experiences and life.

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

I agree about Nate's dad

[@silviossocks]

Nick Mohammed is a violinist! And his wife played the backing piano to accompany him

[@wozzablog]

This could have been 90 minutes and i wouldn't have thought it was too long. It brought so much together. Roy and Rebecca saluted each other in season one when he was lurking in ghe shadows outside the karaoke place to walk keely back to the hotel

[@nelsonmitchell6822]

Beard was a lumberjack world champion qualifier. Of course he's got an axe collection.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Thats right lol

[@kevincachia1977]

Thank you!!! I completely did not get the "screw in light bulbs" joke. Somehow it sank in because of your reaction.

[@chwilhogyn]

The actor that plays Barbra is also in the BBC comedy Ghosts!! I had to do a double take because they are both totally different!!

[@wozzablog]

Also worth noting the old boss from the first episode completely changing his tune about Nathan on Soccer Saturday from 'nathan shelly is the real genius' during one of the Zava episodes to "Rupert Mannion is the brains" now that there's a job vacancy there....

[@jamesharrison2512]

I think one of the great joys in Jade's relationship with Nate is telling him jokes in a dead pan way to Nate (who we know is not good at discerning what is a joke) to enjoy seeing him try to figure out what is funny. The Polish joke alluded to in this episode, "Mr. Shelby" in the last episode. Even when she first warmed up to him over baklava and accepted his date, she seemed to enjoy seeing him a little uncomfortable. They have shown us that she is very observant and they are clearly good together, but it is interesting to see where she gets some entertainment.

[@ianp1986]

This one definitely had the most loud out loud moments in the season so far. As for the screwing in light bulbs thing, I might be wrong but it’s a stereotype here in the UK that all tradesmen here are from Eastern Europe. It’s died out a lot now, really. The European Super League was a real idea about 5 or so years ago but there were mass protests by the fans so one by one, most of the teams pulled out of it

[@AdamfromFWCI]

I thought of the typical joke of "how many *insert nationality here* does it take to screw in a lightbulb" was what she referenced which is why nate giggled then apologised

[@DrEsky914]

@@AdamfromFWCI Yes, it is unfortunately a terrible stereotype but it weirdly reminded me of my best friend growing up had a dad who was in the Polish army at the beginning of WWII and he was immediately captured and spent the majority of the war as a POW in Germany making LIght bulbs! of all things and he wrote a book about his life and said that they made the bulbs very slowly and very badly on purpose of course! Jade can be scary because she has such a straight face about every thing so Nate has to be careful around her!!

[@emilymcplugger]

Okofu’s outfit is basically Kang the Conqueror.

[@Cicero82]

Joker too

[@georges1991]

4:49 "by the way, is that not the most romantic thing you could do for a woman you're trying to court, quit a job that encourages you to cheat?" *stares at trent crimm*

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Holy shit lol great pick up

[@Deepthoughtsabound]

Only Lasso can communicate 4 men's thoughts with "hmmm".

[@slingbot191]

You were almost right about the moment Roy had while talking to the teacher but there was another level. The teacher told him that she hoped the relationship he was in that failed hadn't hurt him too badly. That's when he realized that he was actually the one who had hurt Keely, not the other way around and felt the need to apologize for how he left.

[@jbashore3468]

Akufo's guy Francis did the "up high, down low, oops too slow" hand slap to Sam.

[@FiresCollide]

The guy that plays Edwin Akufo is Sam Richardson, who is a GREAT comedian in his own right. And yeah, Nick Mohammed is actually an excellent violinist. He's played it in other roles before.

[@BigTulsa]

Long episode, but someone else pointed out that we have seen Roy's sister in a previous episode. When Dr Fieldstone was hurt and Ted went to pick her up from hospital, the doctor he was talking to was her.

[@deleciadean5742]

Yes! I was going to write that in the comments. We saw her when Ted went to pick up Sharon from the hospital and Roy's sister was the doctor that released her. I wondered why she looked at Ted the way she did. Go back and watch that scene.

[@dapeach06]

That teacher is awesome, I love her flirting with Roy

[@laurad119]

I think Rupert wanted Rebecca there because Richmond is his first love. The little boy who used to sneak into the ground couldn't imagine a super league without AFC Richmond.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Oooh good take

[@sharongillesp]

Best episode of all! Loved it ❤!

[@MaynardMaynMan]

'What you doing here motherfucker?!" - Damn that went from 0-100 quick

[@DaniG-ex3vf]

I was nervous about today’s episode of #TedLasso. I thought it would bring big change and, in some ways, it did because many arcs that the show has been building over years are now closed. Really nicely done. It really is starting to feel like the end of an era.

[@philiptom2799]

I wanted more. Favorite line? "I'll cut your eyes out"

[@ZachWilsonsMomsFriend]

Dani’s heel turn was the least expected but most necessary change in the show

[@tgram2307]

The actress who plays Barbara, Katy Wix, is on Taskmaster. Not until series 9 tho, so you got a while.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Oh hell yes!

[@franciet99]

I love that Keeley ‘can’t read his handwriting’ 😂😂😂

[@Crazyivan777]

I am SO behind the Francis High Five spinoff idea!

[@reflectionist]

The talk between Nate and his Dad at the end of this episode had me bawling. My dad tried to give me that talk, and couldn't figure it out, and never got a chance to. And I didn't realize that until I saw this scene. I'm a 35-year-old man. And I was bawling like a little kid during that scene. Holy fuck. Shout-Out to KZbin's automated captioning telling us the story of the awkward "Eddie Nimble" and his loyal army of easily offended elephants.16:12 (Not your accent, just the silly caption, forcibly sans context.)

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Wait till you get to my finale lol

[@hcroussette]

Ted made a funny reference to my favorite movie Clue. That made me so happy. I haven't seen any reactors commenting on that yet. If I were a reactor, I would have gone on a rant about it! lol

[@AdamfromFWCI]

🤣🤣 I respect that

[@fayesouthall6604]

This was a terrific episode and Roy kelley back is amazing

[@BearIslandComics]

Higgins went all in on the Willy Wonka thing 😂

[@ajstyles5143]

This season has been great. One thing I will say though it seems like the last couple episodes Ted had kinda been an afterthought. He’s just been in the background since Henry left

[@MikeTaffet]

Interesting about the Polish/Irish thing. For us (at least in US), Irish jokes lean more into stereotypical drunk jokes.

[@BigTulsa]

IMDB has the director of this episode as Matt Lipsey.

[@khaderach19]

@20:00 the super league was a pitched as European Football with a franchise model (ala American Sports). They wanted to get rid of Promotion relegation so the owners investments are protected - there's a massive drop in revenue since distribution and tv rights from lower leagues arent as lucrative as the top leagues. Its one of the reasons why several MLS clubs are highly rated, in a financial way, since MLS operates in a franchise model even if you are bottom of the league you're still able to make profit compared to being in the NSL. Florentino Perez (Real Madrid owner) was the architect but saw that the PL league was overspending on player acquisitions - turning the rest of the world into a Farmers League. The one thing these super leagues didnt address is pay structure. In the American Sports model there are salary caps and complex player payment schedules to make the league balanced - Perez's Super league forgets this and would balloon player payments and would basically have an unbalanced league structure. One solution to protect these investments would be what MLS did with Apple and find a streaming partner for all games in lower divisions. It would protect some value and provide a better fan experience to these teams with a smaller fan base - look what it did to Wrexham.

[@fire_chief94]

I think that’s the same painting in the first episode??

[@fairytoffee3159]

I mean it when I say it: I enjoyed every minute of this episode. Some great payoffs. Sam better get his happy ending.

[@tiger1chu]

Not really a Polish joke but I met an English guy here in Australia who told me "If you ever go to England and see a really fit girl. It's a good chance she's Polish."

[@bLuGhOsT_]

I'll say it. That teacher is hot. Roy should have given her a chance

[@thesimpsons17]

Dani has zero mero miedo. Wondered to myself if that was a reference to Penta or just a saying then noticed you were wearing a wrestling shirt! Totally a reference Haha!

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Nailed it. I unboxed a crazy pentagon figure on the channel a month or so ago

[@chrisjones4702]

in the intro the clip with the guy dressed kinda like black bolt. where is that from? i've seen it before but can pull it out of my mind. it's driving me crazy. LOL

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Lol! Soldier Boy from "The Boys" singing Rapture by Blondie

[@j94_couch]

10:24 That laugh is Phil Dunster breaking character and no-one can tell me different Also, is it just me, or is Nate's hair getting darker?

[@TheOligoclonalBand]

He may break character, but it also symbolizes that Jamie and Roy are really friends and comfortable joking around each other.

[@CaptainFirefred]

Dicky Dany was an experience

[@DrEsky914]

It took me a while to figure out who Francis is!! LOL!

[@AdamfromFWCI]

🤝

[@dominicschaeffer909]

the show BEGAN w Rebecca looking at the Hockney

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Not only that, she offered it to Higgins. Foreshadowing for Higgins to assume ownership of the club?

[@TheBenperri]

I bet Ted goes back home and Beard stays

[@JosefVlogable]

Did you notice that Roy’s sister was the doctor in the Season 2 episode 8 episode?

[@AndrewAHynd]

The two Canadian announcers of the game vs Mexico. Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles, famous from the tv show, 'Who's line is it anyway?'

[@TheDeadWax]

If it was The Devil, and it was SNL Jason Sudeikis...

[@stdwynwen]

My prediction for Sam's story: There will be coup in Ghana which will dethrone Akufo. Something has to take this guy down. I'm a little scared for Rebecca and how he'll retaliate for her squashing the Super league.

[@annunciataparchesi1832]

Anyone who jokes about solar powered flashlights just isn't keeping up with the technology.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Tbh I haven't heard that joke in about 25 years lol

[@villan7h]

I think this episode was the true lasso, it what it shoulda been

[@tgram2307]

A couple of years back they tried the super league thing. Most of the big clubs signed up for it, including all the big English ones. The fans went nuts, the English clubs withdrew but the Real Madrid's and Juventus of the world are desperate for a slice of the premier league money, so they still want it. The premier League is the super league and the European giants are struggling to compete financially, they're desperate for the super league to succeed and I think are still signed up for it?

[@tgram2307]

Man City now 3-0 up on Real Madrid. They've got nothing. I rest my case.

[@henninggirl261]

#ranidojas is trending

[@anna_cgn]

James Corden explaining the super league to an US audience: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJPbp5qtq8aLlZY He explains why it is so outraging und shows what it means to the football fans worldwide

[@BOSSMAN-xz3hw]

Danny is just Mexican

[@antidave]

RoyKelleyJamie is still possible 🤔

[@i.m.v.a.l.k.y.r.i.e]

Dear, you will never be able to understand the relationship between a immigrant parents and kids born and grew up in immigrated country is like. One accepts to be under shadow as second class citizen and another one to be denial of that and logging head with eachother.

[@AdamfromFWCI]

Your totally right. I lived with a Polish family for a while in my teens, I got kind of addopted into their Polish community and I saw some very complicated relationships between my friends and their parents. And I'm sure for Pakistan immigrants in the UK it's even more intense. Thankyou for sharing your thoughts with me

[@worldofjacas21]

Some latinos are very proud of Futbol is like a religion to them, México is one of those country where is stronger, thats why Danny at like that. My country play against Mexico in a tornoument and it a shitshow and scandals cause Mexico bougth the game .

[@KLawrence-mn7gh]

Strongest 🤣

[@arrv544]

Mate, just Google European Super League

[@RevolHUTion]

bc of your intro, im not glad to tell you this is the final season for now if the don't change their plans for this show. Only two Episodes and the Show is over :/

[@aarowbach8711]

making up language is offensive

[@AdamfromFWCI]

this a joke? or......?

[@ForsbergGirl21]

To be honest, this episode was really uneven to me. I loved Rebecca and her arc seems complete, and her speech shows how much she's grown. A little on the nose, but considering how much other storylines seemed to wander and not go anywhere, I will take on the nose. But to be honest, I hated Nate's Dad's speech. It felt unearned, trite, schlockey, out of left field. (Maybe I'm taking it too personally; as someone with a similar abusive father, I found it pretty insulting and cheesy.) There's no evidence he EVER thought of Nate as a genius, but suddenly it's sobs and saccharine lines about his son's happiness? That was a total 180 from his shown characterization. I loved Nate's note to Will but to be honest . . . that was the actual start of his redemption and should have happened like four episodes ago, at least. Redemption is external. Redemption is work. It needs to be shown and earned. It's not a feeling. I'm sorry, I absolutely HATE everything leading up to it. All of it. He went from absolutely vicious last year to totally de-fanged this season, to sort of stalking Jade, who never showed ANY interest in him before AND had a totally deadpan thing that worked FINE for a minor villain but not at ALL for . . . whatever this is, and then went DIRECTLY to "I like when you smile because you're my boyfriend uwuwuwuwu," which is like, omg, incel city, he got "changed" because a girl was nice to him, I'm sorry, I know they didn't mean to paint it that way, but because they made literally all of his changes internal, that's what it looks like. I just hate this entire storyline. I'm sorry, I'm going way off. I know a lot of people love it. Anyway. I did think the long bits were too long and again, too internal. Nate in bed and Keely moping were not things that moved anything forward and were entirely too passive and static for characters who used to be interesting and dynamic, and took up too much time from other plots. I don't know, the writing has just been all over the place this season. I actually loved a lot of this episode, but I think that makes me even saltier about the bits I didn't like, because there's just such a contrast between a character that does something and a character that . . . doesn't, and lets things happen to them. I just wish they had been edited better and made more tight by a showrunner who understood how to get an overarching story across a whole season.

[@spankyhi]

6:20 while i agree with you about dating your boss, keely would have lost her funding anyway because of the leaked vids