TED LASSO 3x9 REACTION & REVIEW | La Locker Room Aux Folles | First Time Watching

[@JeffKelly03]

Roy's press conference might be my second favorite scene in the whole series, behind the dart scene. It's so good. And he's so damn right about how we never know what's really going on in other people's lives.

[@aeb712]

Colin saying he keeps his head down and thinks about global warming in the locker rooom showers, gives us a great callback to season 1. He's not looking at Roy in the shower, so he doesn't notice Ted got the water pressure is fixed, and then he gets knocked to the floor.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Bullseye 🎯

[@adriancontreras9512]

@@fayesouthall6604 barbecue sauce

[@johneagan5249]

Beard's press conference is one of the greatest scenes in the show.

[@SilentBob731]

In any show...Beard is A Boss!🤣

[@Wiley_Coyote]

Roy's is even better.

[@cozydayzandnightz]

I get the impression that because Rupert never experiences true honest love, that when he sees it in others, he gets jealous and feels he needs to sabotage it.

[@jaives]

i think it's because he noticed jade wasn't falling for his charms. so he realized she was smarter than expected and could lure nate away from his influence. the reason he can control nate is because nate didn't get the approval he craved from a father figure (ted gave that to him at first but then he felt ignored). but jade was now providing that emotional support and hers was sincere and not manipulative, so he had to sabotage it. he wanted nate to be totally dependent on him.

[@gabriellafreund3793]

@@jaives Yeah I think it was Rupert trying to isolate Nate from anyone supportive. A classic abuser move.

[@janahall7295]

I think Will overhearing things in the locker room is my favorite running joke of the whole series lol

[@korganrocks3995]

Culminating in him walking in after a huge emotional moment and Roy saying he missed a good one, and Will's reaction showing that he actually lives for the drama! 😄

[@johntate6537]

Can we also mention the little nod in Roy's response about Colin, "...a great player, and a great man." I'm pretty sure Roy's been brought up to speed at this moment and he's putting that in as a subtle acknowledgement of Colin's bravery in coming out to the team.

[@BleydTorvall]

I have to say, Eric "the guy from Cream" Clapton is a perfectly legitimate answer to the question.

[@StewartUSAF]

I mean, other than being wrong because Mark Knopfler exists.

[@korganrocks3995]

Not knowing his name does undercut it a teeeeny little bit though... 😄

[@mauriceharris1527]

7:15 Rebecca and Higgins relationship came a long way ("The guy from CREED"🤣😂) That was wonderful interaction between friends not just coworkers. 💗💯

[@Umbra451]

My favorite part of this episode is that it really shows why Roy picked out Isaac as his successor as captain; because he wears his emotions on his sleeve and barely ever bottles them up, like the veteran on Roy’s old team did.

[@bereasonable8018]

I remember the first time watching this episode and my heart almost exploded with love and pride. That there are humans on this planet who can write and create something this beautiful and inspiring gives me hope for this world.

[@DelGuy03]

The circus-y music you asked about at the beginning, as well as the vocal music at the very end, comes from the stage musical "La Cage aux Folles" (note resemblance to the episode title), a comedy about gay identity and choosing to stop pretending. (The story was adapted as the American movie The Birdcage.)

[@fayesouthall6604]

The Birdcage is one of my favourite films. Such fun.

[@vadalia3860]

As someone who's been openly gay since, like 14 years old, I adored Ted's "we don't not care" speech. People want to be able to engage in and enjoy all aspects of their lives with the people they care about, and who care about them.

[@markwood6056]

It's very true. As someone who came out in the early 80's. It seems really odd to me when I watch reactions where a character tells the "LGBTQ+ character" that they support them, and that they don't like it. Like they shouldn't even address it. Which if everyone was perfect then bringing that one aspect of a person shouldn't need to be spoken about. But let's face it people aren't perfect. When I came out and people came and told me that they supported me, it was a massive amount of emotional support. It made me feel for the first time since I was 8 (when I discover all the insults like fag, faggot, queer, homo, gay actually meant someone who likes th same sex, and I didn't have memories of not knowing that I like the same sex.). It's a powerful uplifting and freeing experience to not only behonest with others, but having others let you know that they care and support you. Only having my parents fully accept and state their love and support was a more powerful moment for me in my nearly 60 years of life.

[@yylfordt6125]

It's the ONLY right way how to express it... my pride friends don't want to be "accepted", they want people not blink an eye at something so fundamental inconsequential as having feelings for someone the same sex as you

[@TexasTransplant79]

Be strong and be you!💪

[@Imperador-Vi]

There is a captain appointed by the club (normally the manager/coach). But the rules state that the team must have a captain on the pitch, so in the case of absence of the captain, the vice-captain or someone else takes over the role for that game, but the team captain remains the same.

[@ChrisSaguisag]

Sometimes the captain will be subbed out by another player during a match and the armband is usually given to the player replacing the captain.

[@Imperador-Vi]

@@ChrisSaguisag sometimes it is, but they normally just pick any leader. But when you are removing the captain, often another leader replaces him. Used to be more of what you said.

[@Scott-ec4cs]

Roy's speech about the baby is personally one of the most powerful moments of the entire series.

[@johntate6537]

Also, also (I know, too many comments. Please forgive me!) I love the other really subtle nod to Roy's character even as a young man - after a player has 'battered' him 'properly' and he's been invalided out of the game for a significant amount of time, his first instinct on seeing that player again is not to retaliate or ignore him but to take the first opportunity offered to him to apologise for his bad-taste joke. There are so many signs throughout the series that there was always a huge amount of good and kindness in Roy, and that what Ted, Keeley and Rebecca did for him was not to install some new part of his personality but to give him permission to let that side of himself out. You realise increasingly that he was always destined to be the one who hugged Jamie when he needed it the most.

[@gabriellafreund3793]

That 99% line is so real.

[@heathergeer]

You made a good call..I never made that connection that Isaac did exactly what Ted talked about should have been done, without even hearing his speech. Literally every episode more and more confirms why this is on the list of top shows of all time for me.

[@rweishaar1066]

The character development in this show is absolutely incredible. It never disappoints.

[@KalElCanFly]

This is one of the best shows ever made, the writing and the way they weave everyone's story is just so good. I really hope they bring this show back. A few years ago, I went back to the UK and none of my family had ever heard of this show. I don't think it got the attention it fully deserved even with the award wins

[@kevincachia1977]

I love your reactions to this show. You get so invested in it, and when it comes to a fork in the road, so to speak, you're so vocal about which way you want to see them go. And your joyous enthusiasm and/or unbridled laughter at the peak moments makes it so evident how much you really GET it. Great show, great reactions.

[@artboymoy]

Such an amazing episode. Great stuff with Colin and Macadoo and OMG ROY KENT. Great moments for him and that story at the end was brutal but you could see Keely maybe getting a bit more of that vulnerable Roy she fell in love with. I also love how Jade treated Rupert. She could immediately read his BS. She's a total keeper. Good for Nate.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Hard agree re Jade.

[@holdyourfire74]

Yeah Jade read Nate's BS in the beginning too. It wasn't till he was true to himself a little bit that she began to like him.

[@bereasonable8018]

Rupert is such a sleezy snake in these scenes. I needed a shower after watching him.

[@johntate6537]

Anthony Head is a wonderful actor. Horrible role, but he inhabits it so damned well!

[@bereasonable8018]

@@johntate6537 Agreed.

[@korganrocks3995]

@@johntate6537 His portrayal of two such wildly different Ruperts shows some serious range.

[@Blazingstoke]

I will always love that final scene with Isaac and Colin talking things over while George Hearn sings "I Am What I Am" in the background

[@Crazyivan777]

Seeing you both laugh and cry at the same time at the 'we don't not care' speech did my heart good. Keep being you, sir. Keep being unapologetically you.

[@robert_bbiii]

I love Roy and Rebecca's friendship. They are the ones ones with each other. Brutally. Telling each other what they need to hear

[@StewartUSAF]

You want the tears, wait for the *next* episode. Also, Isaac’s question at the end, much as it seems self-centered, is, in my mind, a perfect question because it is really asking, “How can I be better than I am?”

[@korganrocks3995]

Makes sense coming from Isaac too, since he started out as a follower who bullied Nate to suck up to Jamie, but was the first player to make room for Nate on the bench, as well as the one who threw the chair at the tv when they watched Jamie's interview where he talked shit about them. He'd been having his own character arc in the background the whole time.

[@TheBenperri]

I don’t get anyone saying they didn’t like season 3. I think I cried every episode.

[@jmsmys13ify]

Considering we heard that season 3 would be the last before it was released, it started out pretty rough. It began introducing multiple new storylines, like it was going to stretch into another season, only to cut/resolve them in a rush. The latter half of the season had a much better flow to it. At least that's how I felt.

[@korganrocks3995]

I think season 1 is practically perfect, while season 2 and 3 feel a little messier somehow, but overall every season is great.

[@joedunams7505]

Now we know why Beard doesn't do press conferences, lol.

[@tracy4290]

OMD your "love rant" that starts at 24:24 is both beautiful and hilarious! TY for all the emotion! The blend of metaphors is so perfect for this show! This is why you're one of my favorite reactors!

[@lancex5195]

Ted Lasso is the king of making me laughcry honestly, and I love it for that

[@Term1nus3st]

Been waiting for this episode to remind us once again why its an amazing TV show.

[@bereasonable8018]

As I understand it, in the EFL if you get a straight red card (as opposed to 2 yellow cards) you are removed from the present game and also barred from playing the next game. I think 2 yellow cards just removes you from the present game only. Someone, please correct me if I have that wrong.

[@oncer.blossom_swe0538]

The red card can also depend on the severity of the offence (I’m pretty sure), so Isaac’s red would probably have earned him a few more games suspension, but that’s not decided until afterwards

[@CJB02]

2 yellows also mean you miss the next match, but that’s typically it. A straight red card can result in a player being suspended for more than 1 game depending on what they are being punished for (violent conduct, dissent etc).

[@panamafloyd1469]

@@oncer.blossom_swe0538 , if I were on the conduct committee and discovered the fan made a gay slur - I might have just given him a fine. Maybe one additional game suspension, just to 'drive it home' that you don't go into the stands. But this show's so good I'll excuse a lil' "Hollywood" about the sport from time to time.

[@fayesouthall6604]

A red card ( 2 yellows ) mean 1 further game. Straight red is 1, straight red with violence. 3 games. A player kicked a fan and got a 7 match suspension

[@korganrocks3995]

@@fayesouthall6604 If you're talking about Cantona that was more like a 7 month suspension, wasn't it?

[@Anubisblack]

God I love that Coach Beard Joe Walsh rant.

[@starrehelm9228]

I have been waiting for you to get to this episode! This is one of my favorites because of the progress that all of the characters make.

[@taneshah.1260]

As a huge "Labyrinth" fan, Goblin King took me all the way out. 😂

[@thecrispyninja1936]

The Buckethead pull was legendary

[@BleydTorvall]

I suspect that part of Isaac's cold shoulder response to Colin throughout the episode came from confused and angry feelings towards himself, for not figuring it out, for learning the secret the way he did, and for how he responded to it. I think he needed to process his own feelings as much as what he'd learned before he was ready to engage directly with Colin over the whole situation, and the longer he took to do so, the harder it got, probably because he was at least a little ashamed at himself for how he found out, how he responded in the moment, and how he'd continued avoiding Colin since then. The perceived lack of trust was foundational to the problem, but I suspect he also needed to really look at himself and question whether Colin had been right to hide it from him. And I think that's why he took Colin's little jab at Issac for getting him outted within a month in stride, it was his way of accepting some responsibility for their temporary falling out too.

[@fayesouthall6604]

They have been Best friends since episode one.

[@yylfordt6125]

8:06 SUCH an underrated line 💀

[@fayesouthall6604]

Brilliant 😊

[@Wiley_Coyote]

This is like the second best episode of Season 3, and probably one of the top 3 or 4 of the series. A great episode. Roy's press conference might be in the top 2 or 3 individual scenes in the entire series. It SO dials in to Roy's true potential as a coach and as a human being. The incredible scene with Roy and Rebecca on top of that (and the interesting fact that at the end of Roy's story at the press conference its REBECCA'S reaction the camera focuses on and not really Keeley's reaction is also key). And the stuff between Isaac and Colin on top of all of that? Extra gravy.

[@GreenFuryFM]

It's really one of the best TV show ever, full of great character.. but fuuuuuuu*k, Roy is just top class 👌

[@anakabrawn1358]

Okay so I absolutely ADORE talking about Isaac and Colin in this episode so get ready. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE FACT THAT COLIN LIED. Isaac says "You lied to me for years" but he also says "What is it about me that made you think you couldn't tell me" and my ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED BRAIN connected the two and listen. Colin lied to Isaac (I mean, it's not really lying because everyone has the right to come out when, if, and how they want to but lets focus on how Isaac saw it) and so yes he's probably thinking about all the times Colin said he was with a girl or talked about flirting with girls with he team and was probably upset that his friend had been keeping this huge secret, and yes he was also probably feeling guilty and like HE had done something wrong or was mad at himself for not being 'trustworthy' enough, but also the two can be CONNECTED. Among those other things, I think that it's also important to not that Colin is Isaac's BEST FRIEND. They probably tell each other pretty much EVERYTHING (the way that they talk so casually at the end suggests this). SO, upon realizing that Colin hadn't trusted him with this huge secret, there was probably a part of him thinking that Colin did not value him or their friendship. "You lied to me" He must've felt that this bond, this thing that was so important to him, maybe wasn't reciprocated, or wasn't even real. "What is it about ME that made you think you couldn't tell me." Why was I not good enough. Why was our FRIENDSHIP not good enough. To Isaac, he see's this huge secret and doesn't see the essence of the secret itself, but the idea that Colin does not trust him, and that, maybe, this huge important part of his life was all a lie. I really hope I did an okay job at explaining this because I have so much trouble putting it into words.

[@korganrocks3995]

I think the best friend aspect is something that people can miss first time around, since they were minor side-characters in the first season, but re-watching the show you notice that Isaac and Colin are practically attached at the hip. I agree with everything else you said too, and you definitely did a good job explaining it. Splitting it up into 2-3 paragraphs would make it less intimidating to read though.

[@panamafloyd1469]

03:36 - from the Southern US..we're joking that when self-driving cars are perfected, there will be a Country music song where the guy's truck leaves him, too. 😄 And another vote for Roy's press conference. Oh, and Walsh > Page..but Knopfler is better than both, IMO.. 🤣

[@meganpierce392]

Issac going into the crowd is actually based on a real event, only difference was the fan was saying stuff about the footballers family

[@zetzle]

TO BE FAIR TO WILL it is Literally his Job to be in that room

[@balansboy]

Almost to the end, my friend. Great job.

[@julianraygoza6220]

Love you content

[@UserName-vb4lg]

Okay. As a bi Denver broncos fan, I thought the analogy was hilarious.

[@holdyourfire74]

I think a red card gets you at least a one match suspension along with definitely an ejection from the current match. I could be wrong. It may depend on the severity of the offense. Isaac is still the team captain, but there has to be a captain on the pitch as well. Remember in the first season, Roy handed it off to Isaac because he didn't start the final match. Then when he came on in the second half, Isaac gave it back to him. Then subsequently Roy handed it back when he got injured.

[@michaelpeters364]

I don't think Rupert was trying to hook Nate up with a model to be a replacement girlfriend, instead of Jade, but to get Nate to cheat on his girlfriend the way Rupert has always cheated on his wives.

[@liamharrold3762]

yep since macadoo couldn't contiune the match he chose sam to captain the rest of the match in his place on that note a straight red card typically means the player is banned from 3 matches so in real life sam would potentially be captain for those 3 matches

[@mickdarcy3063]

This might sound strange but X Men 97 is filling a similar emotional whiplash role for me currently.

[@mjhart68]

The Captain band has to be worn by someone on the field, so when Isaac got red carded and passed the band to Sam, that made Sam the captain for the rest of that game. The punishment for a red card includes missing the next game as well.

[@welessonakadubbs1544]

I still dont know why there was only 3 seasons of this

[@marybethloup9853]

Jimi Hendrix. Only rock concert I ever attended, so I’m no expert.

[@rolandcooke]

Isaac confronting one of Richmond's own fans is probably inspired by Eric Dier's confrontation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHaclX2DrMScqaM Of course the most famous player-fan interaction is probably Manchester United's Eric Cantona....um...challenging a Palace fan (at Selhurst Park where some of Ted Lasso is filmed). Cantona is likely another source of inspiration for Zava (check out the post-match snippet at the end, very Zava! :D ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3Pboaite72boJY

[@SpookyBibi24]

Best guitarist? Easily David Gilmour

[@tomclemens5345]

David Gilmour all the way!

[@rweishaar1066]

It's Jimi Hendrix, guys. The greatest classic rock guitarist is Jimi Hendrix!

[@Connor_Arbuthnot]

Safe answer, Brian May.

[@hesamm9]

Americans reactions to the fan saying the "F word" 😂😂 It's completely normal for fans to say these stuff in European stadiums; that & the racist shit. They threw bananas at black players, say stuff that made the players cry & even led to the referee to stop the game for those chants. That's why the players said "it's nothing we haven't heard before" & their old coach said "it doesn't matter what was said, you don't do that". I'm not saying it's ok for them to do that stuff, I'm saying it's normal.

[@mikeguinness5408]

There seems to be more racist and homophobic incidents in Europe than the US, especially in countries like Spain and Italy. At least when I'm reading articles and looking up scores of football matches and come across another incident lately it's been Spain and Italy. Barcelona player Vinicius Jr. has been the target of multiple racist verbal attacks just this season. I know in the Premier League they've had problems at some stadiums with fans chanting homophobic slurs at opposing players. Some areas, whether by country or by regions of a country, are worse than others. In North America, fans of the El Tri Mexican National Team are known for chanting a gay slur, usually when the opposing keeper is kicking the ball down the pitch after a stoppage. Last time I watched the US vs Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League Final they had to stop the match and issue a warning, as are the protocols in place now. They kept doing it so they stopped the match again and this time took a time break of either 5 or 10 minutes before restarting the match. They again resumed play after the allotted time passed and they did it again. The second step is to have the players go into the locker room for 10-15 minutes and then start play again, but since it was in extra time with the match nearly over and the US winning 2-0, they blew the final whistle a bit earlier to just end the match. The third step is to suspend the match. So it does happen on this side of the pond as well.

[@SilentBob731]

6:07 Greatest Press Conference Ever...PERIOD! 🤣🤣🤣 15:43 This show excels at making you laugh through tears better than any in Television History. 😢😂 20:08 Second-best press conference ever...WHISTLE!. 🥲

[@calvg12]

Could a patron mention what shows are in the poll ? happy to have comment removed if @omn1Media wants to keep that to patrons

[@Omn1Media]

The list is: Succession Black Mirror The Bear Regular Show Only Murders in the Building New Girl Merlin Modern Family The Office Charmed (1998) The Originals Lucifer His Dark Materials Heartstopper Sharp Objects Brooklyn 99 Reacher Interview with a Vampire (TV Series) Tulsa King Big Bang Theory Shadow and Bone RWBY The Good Place Black Sails Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia Fargo Fringe Supernatural Barry The Expanse Chainsaw Man Parks and Recreation Mr Robot Bojack Horseman Lost Firefly Yellowjackets The Librarians The Nevers The Orville Chuck Beef TMNT (2012) Vikings The Owl House Sons of Anarchy Stargate SG-1 Z Nation The Last Kingdom The Glory Legion Outer Banks All American Battlestar Galactica Trollhunters Jury Duty The Magicians Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes You Atypical The End of the Fucking World Warrior The Wheel of Time For All Mankind Sopranos Justified Silo White Lotus Mindhunter True Detective Foundation Citadel Dave Timeless Blue Eye Samurai The OA Knuckles Shameless (US) She-Ra

[@julieharden2433]

@@Omn1Media Only Murders in the Building (season 4 set to start this year, I think). Also, Brooklyn 99 is hilarious, The Big Bang Theory - one of my favorites. It's my comfort watch. So funny, so smart. And...The Good Place - another funny, smart comedy. And, I read a rumor that Severance season 2 will air later this year!

[@Stephanie-es7wv]

​@@Omn1Media I would love to see you react to Justified or Mindhunter. Two excellent shows.😊

[@TheNitpickChick]

@@Omn1MediaOh damn, there are some GREAT choices on that list!

[@MikeWillisUK]

@@Omn1Media Crazy list... how do you even begin to choose! lol. I struggle to even narrow that down to 10.