What Really Happened At The End Of Ted Lasso

It seems as though "Ted Lasso" has ridden off into the sunset. If the third-season finale really is the end, did this show touted as a champion of kindness give its characters a fitting sendoff?
#TedLasso #Ending #WhatHappened
Previously on… | 0:00
The big goodbye | 1:19
Learning about acceptance | 2:27
The meaning of teamwork | 4:02
The importance of mental health | 4:47
Coming full circle | 5:50
Is it all a dream? | 6:44
What the cast has said | 7:48
Spin-off potential | 8:45
This might well be it | 9:43
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[@tveks]

It really bothers me that Ted wasn’t at Beards wedding

[@mracer8]

It happen in Ted’s dream while in flight

[@kinpin66]

SAME

[@kinpin66]

​@T C that is a good theory...

[@betolov]

Me too

[@JackiusDecimus]

​@@mracer8 Brendon Hunt said it was real not a dream in his AMA

[@rlopezosorio1975]

Ted Lasso is the story of how one person can heal a team, and how a team can heal a person. Love this show, and thanks.

[@dr_pinna543]

I needed this show in 2017 after a breakup. I ended up going to raves byself, found kindness, found the moments where I could release the grief, and finally realized/accepted the new directions my life was heading. Now happily engaged , my first healthy relationship at age 43, and getting married 2/2/24 ❤

[@lbozo9222]

Congratulations!

[@RexEvilMan4]

Good luck man!!!!!!!

[@dangitnicky]

This show doesn't need a sequel, but I definitely would love a spiritual successor.

[@aidanbrooksfilms]

Shrinking.

[@TheYaegerjeusmc]

AFC RICHMOND!!!

[@ryanevans2655]

The scarcity makes it so special. Do I want 7 seasons of it? Yes. But so many shows drag on until finally fizzling out. Lasso, like the character himself, accomplished what it was here to do, and departed. Loved it.

[@onlyplaywarlock434]

Couldn't agree more. It's more like real life sucks so much that we want the shows we love to give us the escape we need. At least that's part of the reason for me. I just rewatched the entire show and I think I might do it again😂.

[@user-tm5mc6vh6r]

This show had me laughing so hard that my stomach hurt, and also crying so hard my heart hurt. Sometimes in the same episode! Perfect in so many ways!

[@learnfilminaminute9509]

This was the show that would take you on a journey and you predict an ending but always surprises you.

[@ThisTall]

This ensemble cast is so strong they could easily run 7-8 seasons no problem. They could probably run entire seasons without any actual game play in it.

[@unseasoned_cabbage2487]

i think so aswell, but i feel the football just adds to the show so i think they should keep it

[@normancarter5419]

The hand-drawn picture of boobs that Roy hangs in his new Head Coach's office is one of the nude drawings of boobs that his niece Phoebe had been drawing at school, and you are supposed to maybe assume they are Keeley's boobs, but I love how Roy puts tape across the drawing of the boobs just like Ted did on Keeley's bare-breasted photo in Jamie's locker.

[@fmg337]

i hate the writer and creators of this show for making such a goddamn master piece and bringing tears and joy into my life

[@JUNKERS488]

One of the best shows on TV that was very enjoyable to watch even if you are not a soccer/Football fan. The characters are all well written and likable. Just a fun time all the way around.

[@koya6663]

What a great show. I started out skeptical and ended up absolutely loving it. All the feels

[@markthompson7503]

So many good callbacks in the finale. Ended the show perfectly. Thank you Ted (Jason Sudekis) and all involved. If there is a spinoff it would still be fun to watch....bringing in new players, the women's team starting up and new drama that brings. We do need that book though Trent Crimm!! WE NEED THAT BOOK!

[@okjene]

I'll pre-order now! 😂

[@Bunchofwackos]

The goodbye choreography is a callback to when Dr sharon finsihed working and ted made the team create a dance as good bye present. And he told them the gift was the effort they put into the choreography not the dance itself....

[@user-qk7vq2wl7r]

Unless you have been a supporter of an English club, one has no real idea as to how one loves your club. It is a part of your being. I have been a supporter of Crystal Palace, the home stadium for Richmond AFC. I saw my first game there in November 1961. Watching this show was emotional. The actors and actresses were awesome, every single one of them. I hope somehow, there will be a continuation of the show. Maybe not the mens team, but now the womens team. Football is a part of English society. It can be the very fabric of a community. Do we all want to win? Of course. But, at the end of the day we will support our team regardless of what division they are in. Even thought I am 68 and a long time supporter of Crystal Palace, I wish nothing but the best for the new arrivals to the upcoming Prmier League season, namely, Burnley, Sheffield United and the amazing Luton Town. We are all part of a wonderful experience. Let’s simply enjoy it, just like we have been able to do with Ted Lasso. Great work from Sudekis and the whole cast

[@patriciacustodio4438]

Indeed this is such a beautiful Show! So timely in where we are at the moment. This show helped me in my own personal journey having to deal with sadness. Thank you Ted! 💔💔💔😭🫠

[@benzone-bysarthakrana8560]

I'm really sad that it ended but I'm really happy that they planned it all and never let the quality go down. Honestly, a bad 'ted lasso' season would hurt way more than it ending. And it was a FUKKING PERFECT ENDING.

[@condar419]

Good summary/recap. Re the 'dream' theory, that is clearly a non-starter if people think about it... there were things in the sequence that Ted had no knowledge of, e.g. Rebecca's Dutch encounter and his daughter.

[@thezeek2745]

You don’t knowledge of it to dream it. LMAO! Oh the geniuses in here. But it’s not a dream sequence

[@condar419]

@@thezeek2745 In this case, to dream of a Dutchman who doesn’t know Rebecca’s name and who has a young daughter, you do indeed need to know about that to match the reality.

[@michaelkeller5927]

​@@thezeek2745there's too many details that the viewer knows that ted wouldn't so that theory doesn't fit. "LMAO" 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@goober8798]

@@michaelkeller5927He was probably the redditor who made the first suggestionat the dreamn theory or it's biggest contributor to the thread. Gotta stay relevant for those internet points and thank people for all the likes! Those transfer directly to LinkedIn to get high paying influencer jobs!

[@mistressmozart]

not everything is a dream in a show. The ending was great, and fitting for the show.

[@goober8798]

"maybe it was a dream?!" is such a cop out now. The only show I know that was 100% a dream was "Newhart" as verified by the end of the show. It's just people trying to get clicks and fake internet points on reddit (I guess people still use that site).

[@milanvukojcic9081]

Great family show, something we haven't had in years ... would have loved to see more but happy they went out on a high and at their own call....thank you for a great show

[@brenttaylor1866]

Family show? Fuck no! (language)

[@0fficialgabrie163]

I wish people had more access to this show it’s very good

[@Andrew-kd5oy]

what a great show. Thank you for 3 great seasons. Will be in my top 10 shows of all time.

[@ninnak-ve5ko]

It was already confirmed that the ending was not a dream

[@Me-kt3rt]

The series is a brilliant masterpiece that ended fittingly..."ended"! It's over...Leave it be. Enjoy it as it is/was.

[@dianer.9203]

I just want to read Trent’s book. 😅

[@brandonlee4110]

In all seriousness. I really want a copy of that book

[@thomaslacey8394]

I would like to see a real “The Richmond Way” book come out covering the three seasons in depth with lots of photos.

[@Roach606]

I’d like them to make The Lasso Way into a actual book

[@kingkunte5479]

I absolutely loved this series witty unpredictable and had lovely characters

[@yankeedoodledarling9232]

I loved the series. It would be so great if there were spin-offs or a film (as Downton Abbey did).

[@honeymcdonald9120]

To know there was a flash of happiness every Wednesday at 11am (Aus) - helped my mental health in this messed up world.

[@RichYan33]

Thanks for telling me what I saw with my own eyes.

[@suryaranjansengupta909]

We need a fourth season.... Richmond just qualified for the champions league

[@gaming_srbija9864]

i dont want it i need it

[@unodeldim3610]

I just finished this last night. I honestly felt like in the end Ted was actually dying and all the ending scenes were flashing in his mind - because they were so overly dramatic and definitive - like forever goodbyes!. When they cut to the plane landing I thought it would be a plane crash. Then when his wife and son come out to greet him I waited for it to cut to him having a heart attack from a panic break-down. But no. it was simply an overly dramatic ending to the story

[@dbob3405]

If there was a series on TV with a bigger heart, I missed it

[@BhaskarYadav-bm2uc]

I lived and very much loved this show, im not a football fan but it got tears in my eyes ❤

[@szatman14szat2]

Has anyone else noticed that Jane, Beard’s wife, appears pregnant at the wedding?

[@NormalNicole]

Yes I believe she is

[@sectionalsofa]

Yes, I thought that too but wasn't sure.

[@reidbonshire9014]

Everyone did.

[@sectionalsofa]

Love the dress Hanah W. is wearing in the interview with Deadline. Gorgeous. Wait... that's not on topic?

[@paulb9453]

Stop analysing Ted Lasso, it was the best season finale of any series I can think of. I don’t wish for Season 4, yet, enjoy what we’ve just experienced, at least for now 😊

[@barbarahultman5450]

I love how Nate repairs the “Believe” sign with the gold paint - a throwback to the psychic showing Rebecca her Kintsugi bowl. Stronger and more beautiful through the turmoil.

[@66jackieb]

Love this show ❤❤❤

[@jose81luis]

De las mejores series.

[@mholtebeck]

It is amazing that this show was based on a skit meant for NBC to promote the premier. They went to places that have never been explored in sitcoms before, and did it in a genuine way

[@user-wt7kw1xc7x]

I watched this when it first came out on Apple, but I took my time with the last series, forcing myself (and the wife) to enjoy it one episode a week. Now it is over. It's a hybrid Brit / American show, but it highlights what the US does badly (normally- Too many writers and no end goal). And this.. What the Brit do well, finish on a high and... STOP. There's an old British theatre saying.. "Always leave them wanting more". And in this it does. Some answered questions, but a whole lot of unanswered. That said, Lasso was unique I think. The timing (Covid) but ultimately the writing and the actors chosen to play these roles is what made it. I think just be thankful it came into our lives. Rejoice at the happiness it gave. On a side note.. I worked in Richmond for two years. It's as nice as you see. Visit. Enjoy.

[@svensmall61]

ill never love a show more than ted lasso

[@aarushquesadilla3621]

I feel like a spin-off series focusing more on the football aspect of it as well as maybe one with a women's football team would be fitting because the creators aren't unraveling any stories just continuing the ones with Richmond growing football wise

[@louiec9572]

I love the show Ted Lasso

[@AfricanAsanda]

Thank you Looper for remaining elite in Easter Egg hunting, and predictions!

[@sanketparekh9306]

I am contained withthe ending and do not care for any spinn-off or anything. it felt so wholesome to me that I just worship the series.

[@robmarino314]

Let's Go Richmond!

[@okjene]

I don't think Ted's endind was ambiguous at all! The last 2 episodes showed how Michelle shared seeing how shallow Dr. Jacob was and how really genuine Ted was. Dr. Jacob was gone IMO when Ted showed up at his house I think to try to start anew! ❤😊😊

[@dinochavez]

Ted's going back to the US. I'd be fine with that ending.

[@breewise1]

Ugh!!! Fucking loved this show!!!❤❤❤

[@sandykay178]

I took the whole sequence of Beard’s wedding and the rest before we see Ted wake up on the plane to be a dream also

[@JimInProgress]

Nah the actor who played beard came out and said it wasn’t a dream

[@tmoon9297]

Also how could Ted know what Rebecca's guy from Amsterdam looks like?

[@brenttaylor1866]

Interesting video. Especially interesting, and it always is, is that audiences, readers and listeners always receive shows, films, books and music/lyrics differently. It is subjective, and completely the purview of the receiver to interpret art. Ted's marriage is not over; it is saved. As they watch the final game it's clear Ted's wife (and son) is done with the doofus shrink, and that as Ted emerges from Uber ride home and coaches his son's soccer team, the marriage is back together. Roy is the team's coach and he gets Keely back.

[@pianonine]

Loved Ted Lasso. the most refreshing story away from the typical, type-cast and brainless shows of today. It brings positivity, vulnerability and kindness between MEN, and between WOMEN. I wonder if this message is beyond the average dumbass? Let's see how many other writers follow the trend. TL was a trailblazer and I think it's the BEST show in years!

[@sticx180]

The ending sums up whats there in the future. An AFC Richmond series cuz it was never about ted. Hear me out, the story could be alot of things like the womens football team, the path to winning the UCL and a youth team perhaps… like they could scout ted’s son and play for richmond… Ted lasso story is finished and its time the AFC Richmond story (but i still want ted to be there)

[@conorwellman8592]

If there is a spin off it has to be Roy and Beard taking Richmond to win the champions league title with the Women's team maybe being a small side story (it would be a bad Idea for them to take the Characters everyone has come to know through the series and stick them in the background or get rid of them).

[@leechristie1848]

I want another 2 seasons

[@co7314]

Ted goes in plane. Cue montage of everybody getting their Happily Ever After. Then cut to Ted in the plane, heading home.... I always thought that indicated that the previous montage was a daydream/optimistic wish.

[@TSRR-zs6pf]

I have the next Ted Lasso - Ted Lasso Down Under! Ted goes to Australia to coach a cricket team or Aussie Rules football!

[@A2-wv1xe]

goddmann im gonna mis ted lassso soooo goddamnnn MUCHHHH

[@amena8899]

I would love a AFC Richmond womens team series

[@GibbyJohnRX78]

I was hoping Ted would have learn to let go of his ex wife. I mean come on she divorced him and moved on to their family doctor, can’t remember if I was theirs family doctor, anyway. It’s sad Rebecca and Ted should have ended together or remained very close. F Ted’s ex-wife her lost. As for his son he could gotten into the best school!

[@Ezeka93]

no, it was the couples counselor for Ted and his wife, and two years later the Ex-wife new boyfriend Ted and Rebecca were platonic soulmates, i seen them in real life, two best friends that you could never seen them apart, but never as a couple, it would be weird

[@tmoon9297]

Yeah Ted and Rebecca don't suit each other as a couple just as really great friends

[@stackjoan]

Worse then family doc, Jake was their MARRIAGE COUNSELOR. The character is both humorless & unethical, yet she chooses him over Ted.

[@susiesuh1418]

I think it’s loosely implied Ted’s ex and Dr Jacob broke up. He was clearly not into soccer. During the last game he was seated by himself on the couch then further away to the barstool. And the ex and Henry were annoyed at his denigrating remarks about the game. So there is hope that Ted perhaps got his family back.

[@brenttaylor1866]

Pretty clear in the final episode that things have not worked out with the new boyfriend/therapist as Ted comes home, coaches his son's team in a game doofus boyfriend mocks and doesn't understand, with his re-marriage and family intact.

[@nataliep6385]

Is the show realllyyy that good as all media says?

[@lantern1832]

Yes

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

Its good, the last season is very political which i dont really care for. 9/10 Unless you like that stuff, then it will probably be great for you.

[@castelocl]

It is a very entretaining, feel-good show. I was reluctant to watch it, but it worth the watch for sure

[@kristinadrummond5045]

❤

[@Lospaghetto]

It's sad a lot of these British shows are only a couple of seasons long (The Office, Extras, Borderline, possibly Upstart Crow) I hope they make more seasons of the show.

[@user-nf3rz8uc8w]

There are an infinite number of stories to tell. Studios need to stop dragging shows out until the ratings are dead and fans are annoyed. There's nothing they can do with this show in the future. Just let it die a masterpiece.

[@jennyfab312]

@@user-nf3rz8uc8w any continuation/spinoff would just be a cash grab It’s perfect as is

[@mistressmozart]

it's better that way. When writing for a show that has a clear end date, the writing is better. It's awful when a show is dragged on for series afterr series until it sucks

[@mistressmozart]

it's better that way. When writing for a show that has a clear end date, the writing is better. It's awful when a show is dragged on for series afterr series until it sucks

[@jennyfab312]

@@mistressmozart Agree. I am not a big fan of “Friends.” But I did watch it for a time. It became SO popular that the creators, and everyone involved, kept going for money alone. The characters became caricatures. The storylines started to repeat themselves - Oh now Rachel & Joey (hookups with another Friend0, Joey gets a hot roommate (roommate issues), baby issues/introducing a “cute kid” (Cousin Oliver syndrome), etc. They could have ended it in any season after 5. I love British shows. They get in, tell the story exactly the way they want, and get out. Shows like AbFab will come back with 3 or 4 episodes if they need to add to the story or if there is demand. Lastly, we see how finished stories don’t seem to do as well when the book is reopened. The reboots of most shows donn’t seem to have the magic they originally had when they were new. Ted Lasso was epic lightening in a bottle. I am glad it is ending perfectly.

[@tomking2613]

Anyone Else??!!? ----- I really want to read " The Lasso Way " ------ wish it was published

[@ItsDillan]

I appreciate shorter series, so Ted Lasso only being 3 seasons long was a breath of fresh air, but they left so many loose ends with no resolution. Disappointing considering how little substance half the episodes of this season had when they could have used them to tie things up.

[@darthvirgin7157]

those other episodes you talked about as being disappointing are there to set up the payoffs you see at the last few episodes. that’s what the show has done throughout its run.

[@ReiHerrera]

the loose ends was on purpose. the audience can take their own conclusions and thats the deal. they wanted people to think about and maybe learn from the characters experiences

[@maidinulster]

No narrative needed for Ted lasso !

[@evolutionzero1705]

I believe the show is to big to not have a spin off at least but bc of the writers strike I feel the Ted lasso team is on hold on making any comments as of right now

[@theloneknightuk]

okay fine dont do a fourth season just give me, Roy Kent: The Movie 😂

[@camandsamandjen]

One story in Variety does not mean “everyone knew it was only going to be three seasons.”

[@JakeSilvester]

Great end to the show! 🎉

[@enescebesoy5593]

The ending is not "too good to be true/utopia" They all ended up with good or happy ending but they also worked hard for these to be happen. So unlike most sayings, I deny its not realistic. Yes there is a possibility to end up bad even if you have worked hard but is is much likely to get a happy ending something you have worked for.

[@bubbajay1934]

Rebecca with Ted.. we did not get that. We wanted that. Needed that. Did not get that.

[@IanLai]

I guess Nate's change is too drastic as he was flying with West Ham... A better way to explain is maybe as he progresses he realised he is out of his depth and his arrogance caused West Ham's title slip; backclash of his players & staff that he was rude to.. then only ruthlessly fired by Rupert

[@mikeoxmoll2298]

he said he quit the job in episode 9 or 10

[@basfeldbrugge8577]

Anybody know a nice show similar to Ted Lasso?

[@natashamerline]

I wonder what happened to Akufo since he doesn't take rejection well

[@rahatalha]

The thumbnail looks like a video game play screenshot

[@xcarter_carsx2848]

The first two seasons were much better but the last two episodes were awesome

[@fxleggo994]

I really wish Ted stayed at Richmond as opposed of flying back.

[@paulfox3532]

I think the show was perfect as is, and doesn't need a season 4 or even a spin off. I like the very britishness of it ending as a complete story, and they would do the show a disservice by doing the typical Americanization by extending and sequeling the heart out of it ( see the last several seasons of American Office). Please, let it be the perfectly crafted story that it is.

[@SlimshadyF]

The ZAVA RETURNS THo

[@tm502010]

I would wish Nate to coach again for Richmond…

[@stackjoan]

To be an assistant, yes. But Roy is meant to be the head coach.

[@Jgatti41]

Personally I think this is the best series to ever air. At least to me it is. As far as the ending. The wedding. In addition to Ted not being there. How is it the married woman Beard slept with is there and why? He is also wearing the pants he took from the house when he ran. Right? I'd love to see more. The characters and the actors/actresses who play them are amazing. But, if this is it..... I'm ok with it. Better to go out strong then hang on and drag it out and have it lose the shine.

[@helenc1693]

Agree! this and my other favourite ' The Great ' are masterpieces

[@nicemarmot27]

DIAMOND DOGS! Wooof! woof !Arrrf! WoooooF!

[@karsikis]

Finally Kiley choose Roy or Jamie?????

[@pyrobryan]

Don't make more Ted Lasso. Let it be over. It was great. IMO, it's one of the best shows ever from beginning to end, precisely because it ended. Don't get me wrong, when I found out it was over after season 3 I was sad. I wanted more, but how many times has a top tier show tried to stretch itself out for extra seasons and become a mediocre show because of it?

[@619onmine]

Great fuckin show.

[@wilrivera2668]

... Rebecca already knew she could not have kids. She just confirmed it again.

[@TIB5]

Reese Wetherspoon will be in the spin off for the womens football team!

[@suzannelabatt9151]

Hated the Sound of Music business but would love to have seen Rebecca sell all the team on the boat again with the Pilot.

[@GC5295]

I wish Ted would’ve told Rebecca he was the one making the biscuits for her every morning they met up.

[@cassierowe9468]

He did when he did it wasn't his best batch

[@mariadore7000]

Also when he realised he’d put salt in the m8x instead of sugar…..

[@fahadchowdhury4048]

She eventually found out. The episode Jamie went back to Man City and Ted handed her the biscuits saying he finally perfected the recipe

[@normancarter5419]

No crazy dream sequences for this show, it is not that type of show - 2 things that disappointed me were that Ted wasn't at Beard's wedding, and that Edwin Akufo did not get righteous karma reined down on him, he should have been on the cover of one of those magazines involved in an investment or banking scandal or something that all of his family's money was a Madoff-type Ponzi scheme because of how greedy and hateful and two-faced he was to everyone. I loved that Rebecca got EVERYTHING that she wanted and deserved, except for Ted, and also because Ted got EVERYTHING he wanted and deserved (and will probably get back with his wife) except for staying with his Richmond family which he called the next best "home".

[@thedude1034]

Ted missing Beards wedding is easy. Beards bride to be always thought something was going on between Beard and Ted. And in the spirit of How I met your mother. You never invite your X to your wedding.

[@zamis87]

I think the womens team would be interesting because that would be something new for tv.

[@russeldelara7386]

I don’t get it - why am I still blubbering over a Ted Lasso recap? 😭

[@T-Rich1228]

For people hoping it wasn’t a dream.. sorry it was . Once they showed Rebecca and her new beau at the picnic and everyone seeming to know him followed by football is life having 2 .. yes 2 ladies lol it became obvious. I do think a lot of those things would happen. Jamie and his dad was touching especially with cat stevens in the back ground. Sigh.. damn I love this show

[@jayseaborg3895]

So your theory is that Brendan Hunt, a writer and one of the stars, was lying when he said everything was real? Interesting take...

[@T-Rich1228]

@@jayseaborg3895 it was a interesting take when I wrote it….. 4 months ago.

[@sarnieken]

It peaked and ended when it should. It is a shame that it has ended but it couldn't go any further than it did. It was brilliant and so funny, but it needs to be left now.