the idea of ted going back to kansas make anyone else really stressed? like he’s going back to henry of course, but also: back to his complicated relationship with his emotionally unavailable mother and his ex wife who left him for their therapist with whom she’s currently in a relationship with? besides henry, what waits for him?
and left behind is a found family full of people who would die for him (sam’s line about this was a joke, but you can’t tell me those himbos wouldn’t kill if not die for ted lasso, rebecca would definitely hire a hit man for ted, and don’t get me started on beard, roy, and trent)? and ADDITIONALLY, since ted mentioned her last episode, i’m assuming he’s still seeing doctor sharon. i’m not up to speed on how this works, but i feel like she’s not able to be his therapist if he goes back (this could be wrong, but if it’s not, then color me concerned, it seems like he still really needs her. where was she was he was hiring a PI to follow his ex wife?)
and if BEARD stays in london? truly, what is waiting for ted on the other side save for henry, a child, who needs his dad to fill his own cup first, and is too young to be any kind of real emotional support to his fragile father.
i trust the writers, truly. so if they convince me this week that ted needs to go back to kansas, alright. but at the moment, i am wary
that last scene on the bus of this group of people on the other side of this really freeing night of openness and introspection and adventure and support coming back together and just sitting and singing with each other and just existing within joy with each other and then colin leans forward to embrace trent’s shoulder that promise of healing to come and trent’s smile and ted laughing flanked by his two favorite goofballs and will playing air bass and jamie singing to roy and sam coughing up feathers from the pillow fight god i love this show so much