#ted lasso 3x7

[saturn-valleys]

SPOILERS FOR SEASON 3 EPISODE 7 OF TED LASSO

Okay so this was probably my favorite episode of the season so far. I loved the theme of togetherness and family and support and aah really good.

And more TRENT MY GUY😭

Okay but now I'm going to talk about the moment that really stuck with me. And that's Ted's mustache speech.

I've seen a few people on here already talking about it and the bits where Ted says he WAS a straight man and that he possibly has a tattoo which are great details BUT we are missing the big picture.

Each Blue Collared Comedy Tour member is each Diamond Dog.

Foxworthy is clearly Ted with the basic mustache.

Larry the Cable guy is Coach Beard with the bushy goatee.

Bill Engvall is Roy with the cleaner goatee.

And Ron White(which Ted also says was his favorite 👀) is definitely and probably Trent with his clean shave.

Now you can argue in this episode that Ron White is Jaime since he's the one who also steps up to lead the team and he's also clean shaven BUT Trent was also there and while he isn't a coach he's definitely now a main face team, he shares an office with Roy and is always there at the practices. Plus since Nate left and Higgins is as active with Ted,Beard, and Roy that much anymore they're really missing a fourth member and who's there to complete the diamond? Trent Crimm.

What also solidified this idea was Trent's conversation with Ted in the end. How he spoke strategy despite not being as active. He knew all that as the observer. And Roy and Beard's reactions as well were *chef's kiss*.

So yes, I'm fine if TedTrent isn't canon. What is want now is for Trent to officially be a Diamond Dog member by the end of the season😭

#tedtrent #ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #ted lasso spoiler season 3 episode 7 #ted lasso 3x7 #trent crimm #roy kent #coach beard #tedependent #ted x trent #saturn rambles

[chainofclovers]

Ted Lasso 3x7 Thoughts

Having only five episodes of this television show left is…something. I have a lot of feelings about Ted Lasso and this team he’s “borrowing for a while.” 

These thoughts are kind of a jumble!

Common thread: good relationship advice, a dream I’ve been dreaming about since s2 contained so much bad dating advice (or, more importantly, people who didn’t want to give their opinions on relationships because they didn’t want the responsibility of meddling). I’ve been certain that as the characters start to wind their way back to each other, the questions people ask about themselves and each other will get more honest, and the answers they receive in response will be more open, too. It’s actually pretty thrilling to see that happening. It feels like the closest thing to a single string (ba-dum tss!) running throughout this season, and I love it.

I’ve liked the Nate and Jade stuff a lot more than I expected to. Getting to see more of Nate’s family was such a delight, and I love that even if the whole family is kind of navigating around Nate’s dad’s ire, there’s so much love in the house and Nate gets some genuine support. And some good advice: you have to ask for things, and you have to do it with the full awareness that it might not work out. I’m so glad Nate got to see the map his father designed for his mother in all its grandeur. And I’m so glad his own attempt at replicating the grandeur got destroyed by a vehicle, freeing him up to rely on himself simply asking the question. 

It also did my heart good to catch the tail-end of Rebecca recapping Amsterdam for Keeley, and to see Rebecca sharing her fears about Jack. It was really something—she actually shares her concerns straightforwardly, and makes it clear that she isn’t saying Keeley’s new girlfriend is like her abusive ex-husband, but that Keeley has an opportunity to keep her eyes open and respond to what she sees. I also loved that Rebecca makes it clear that she isn’t jealous of Jack and is happy for Keeley, even as she’s also got concerns and of course has experienced some significant lonely moments as a result of Keeley being wrapped up in Jack. I dunno, it all feels realistically complex but also realistically drama-avoidant, and it felt like major growth for Rebecca. And it comes right off of Keeley pointing out the growth Rebecca exhibited in not sleeping with Boat Guy even if she might’ve liked the opportunity to! 

I was also very relieved to get a return to Beard and Ted at the pub! I missed them sitting and drinking their beers together! I did not really buy that Ted thought Jane might be hinting at marriage, but if he was joking, I think he needed to be more joke-y. Alas, I think that line was in there to get them to the pegging conversation, which was in there to get them to the pegging-marriage comparison joke. It admittedly paid off, but I think Phoebe Walsh and team could’ve found a smoother transition to the pegging discussion.

Very into Simi and Sam and very into Sam figuring out his wording and positioning with the racist home secretary on his own, albeit with Simi’s influence. I appreciated his anger and sadness in the locker room so much, and his father being there just in time for Sam to be able to hug him and cry on him was such a balm. I looooove that Ola really leans into the whole thing about visiting dads being allowed to be very awkward and make things uncomfortable, whether talking to the ex or the new love interest. I love that Ola knows about Sam and Rebecca and almost certainly has opinions but was also able to laugh about the whole thing with his son. Because, you know. Everyone is fine. It’s okay. And there are much bigger concerns, like the vandalism of the restaurant. When the team is there helping and Ola sees the sign light up as the first reveal that the restaurant is named for him…ahhhhhhhhh. It all made me wonder if Sam intentionally downplayed some of the presumably-notable London media coverage of the restaurant opening specifically so he could have that surprise moment with his dad. And when the restaurant was damaged, he felt like that moment couldn’t take place the way he wanted, but then it turned into something even better than he could’ve imagined—an opportunity to bring his dad into his community and team (his home in London, all working together to repair the place he created so that Nigerian people missing home could feel a connection to Nigeria!) and cook with Simi and his father.

In keeping with the pattern of trending-up experiences with good pals (and sisters, and best friends) talking about relationships of all sorts, I love that Total Football became a very literal (and very fun to watch) reflection on space and energy and interplay, the relations between people. I LOVED that each of the coaches takes their own role in explaining the what and why of Total Football. I was a little afraid that Ted was passing it off to Beard because he was scared that he didn’t actually understand the tactic well enough, but that wasn’t the case at all—all three primary coaches were fully engaged. And then Trent’s got the spirit, with some absurdly meta commentary! And then Jamie is the one who really cracks the code, which I absolutely adored. (Side note: how adorable was it that they all brought back the signal and flipped him off.) (Side note 2: they really said “we hear a lot of y’all are extremely into this red string of fate thing” and turned it into a dick joke! And Roy didn’t fully understand that this tactic was a one-time-only situation!) 

Speaking of things I absolutely adored, the whole rom-com montage motif throughout, with storefronts opening and flowers and the promise of an early morning…..YES. And I’m forever obsessed with Roy and Jamie being folded into the quaintness of that as, briefly, just two quirky extras giving the neighborhood some flavor. The string that binds jogging Jamie to Roy on his bike! Ahhhh!

I feel like there was more. These episodes contain so much. But I have got to go to sleep, and I feel happy to be able to do that while feeling generally very glad about that entire episode. I can think of a couple characters who should talk to each other more. (More than a couple, in fact!) But I loved the sense of progress and purpose to this episode, and I feel like things this season have generally been really beautifully paced, so for the most part I’m happy.

#ted lasso #ted lasso s3 spoilers #meta by me #ted lasso meta #ted lasso 3x7 #hot dork club #also ted and rebecca both wore red shirts in this episode :) :) :) #ooh and i loved the stuff happening with the pub guys + more fans watching training! #and will kitman - shoutout to that dude for a great beard impersonation

[destielcowboy]

“since i was:

🤔 a straight

✅ fella

❌ in middle america

✅ working in sports”

this was targeted, but it can’t stop me because i choose to not see it. jason you can’t hide.

#ted lasso #ted lasso season 3 #ted lasso 3x7

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

#love this callback #cackling #peak comedy #love them #faves #jamie tartt #trent crimm #ted lasso #tedlassoedit #roy kent #phil dunster #jason sudeikis #brett goldstein #gif #gifs #gifset #2x6 #3x7

[ughhhdavid]

"It's going to work!"

#ted lasso #Trent crimm #Ted x trent #Tedependent #Season 3 #Epsiode 7 #The strings that bind us #3x07 #3x7 #Art #Fan art #My art #My post #Tedtrent

[queen-mabs-revenge]

I watched Sunflowers with my mom when it came out and at the end she went “aw, so is that the last one? The last Ted Lasso episode ever?” And at the time obviously I was like “huh? No, where did you get that idea?” But now I think she was onto something

give your ma a salute from me bc she was obv on some wavelength that we were all deluding ourselves from tapping in to s2g she's RIGHT.

#ted lasso spoilers #i want to keep the dork!trent scene from 3x7 but honestly i'm willing to sacrifice it #to prevent myself from getting more attached to a character who was never meant to be attached to apparently #fucking hell #ted lasso critical

[blacksailsgf]

something's off with this ted lasso episode like i know this is the live laugh love of tv shows & i'm glad they try to sometimes tell relevant stories that mirror real life but in 3x7 they truly point blank said that you need to forgive racists that encourage others to take actions against you like...... "big whoop" "don't fight back" ?? is your writer's room full of white people?????? Sam's anger is justified actually. like i do appreciate that most of the time they try to encourage putting your own joy first or whatever but this is different. max blacksails voice get your fucking house in order

#ted lasso spoilers #& im not even like. fully committed to this show honestly idc that much but this is soooo fucked

[shrinkthisviolet]

☕️ ted lasso

There was a time when I unabashedly loved all parts of this show, rather than liking some parts and disliking others, and that was back in s1. I loved all the character arcs in that, and although shows are rarely perfect, I think s1 came pretty close.

S2 was…kind of a mixed bag, but tbh the only plotline I really hated was the S*mbecca bs. I know some people who ship it defend it (especially against Tedbecca shippers like me) with “Tedbecca is also a power dynamic relationship!” But…the power dynamic between the club owner and a player is different from that between the club owner and the coach. Not to mention, Rebecca and Sam have a not-insignificant age difference (and given that Sam is around my age, that added to me finding it gross). And that’s ALSO not to mention how the writers made that relationship all about Rebecca and her baggage. They treated Sam like such a stepping stone in Rebecca’s development, and that’s just icky to me. I also didn’t like the Sassy/Ted stuff, and I still don’t, but that’s personal preference (if they become canon, I might not like it, but I can live with it).

I also didn’t like Roy and Keeley’s love drama in s2, now that I think about it. Or throwing Jamie into the mix for no reason. But hey, I wrote a fic about it and made my peace with it, so…moving on.

s3 is really where things get…interesting. I’m holding off on judging it for now, because this show has a thing about building arcs and paying them off well in the finale (ex: the Nate arc throughout s2), but here’s a few things I will say (and…bear in mind, this is written at a point where Ted Lasso has only aired up to 3x7, so I’ll be happy to eat my words about any of this later): –Nate and Jade as a pairing is awful, and I’ve talked about that more here. I don’t think there’s anything more I can say about that, and I can only hope that Jade at least apologizes for treating Nate so terribly at first if they’re committing to this romance plotline. I also hope they actually develop that romance if they’re committing to it, because I’m not seeing any sparks.

–Jamie’s arc this season has been fantastic, no notes. I know a lot of people were upset that the Zava thing didn’t seem to go anywhere, but I think they paid that off well in 3x7 with him fixing the Total Football play and leading the team (but also, not dominating the play, but rather serving as a middleman). I also loved his dynamic with Roy this season!

–Roy and Keeley’s breakup…I’ll admit, I didn’t really like it, but it does seem like this season is building to their endgame, so I’ll let it slide.

–I’m still mad about what they did to Shandy. I wasn’t at first, I’ll admit, but the more I actually sat with it, the more I was upset that they introduced a WOC who was clever and innovative and then flanderized her so quickly and turned her into someone completely unrecognizable. And all just so Keeley could…realize she’s alone and fire her? For why? Why not come up with another reason for Shandy to leave? Something like wanting to stretch her wings somewhere else, and Keeley’s too good of a friend to stop her? It could’ve contributed to Keeley feeling like everyone’s moving on without her, and she’s feeling stuck!

–I’m not sure what to make of Jack just yet, so that’s one of the things I’m staying quiet on for now. Same for Barbara

–3x6 is my favorite episode, it felt really cozy and felt like filler without feeling unnecessary (Mando s3 could learn a thing or two from this, but I digress). Everyone developed in their own ways and got what they needed to out of that night, and I think it’s lovely!

–Sam’s plotline in 3x7 was handled abysmally. The ending with the team was sweet, but…given how racially charged the whole thing was, it felt ~too~ neat and tidy. The forgiveness message felt patronizing (especially since it was written by white people. Where’s the nuance? Where are the writers of color? This situation calls for both!). It seems like the writers in general have forgotten how to write Sam ever since the Dubai Air stuff tbh, which is a shame because I love him dearly. You deserve better writing, Sam.

–I’m also not really sure what Ted’s plotline is driving towards…I think it’s “leave or don’t leave,” and tbh, either option could work for me if they write it well.

A lot of this really depends on the rest of the season, and especially the finale. I had my problems with s2, but only one major issue, and I liked the season overall. Hopefully with this season, it’ll be the same situation or better. I do still love this show, and I have faith in it because of what I’ve seen from it before…but I’m also hyperaware of the dreaded third-season curse (the Flash, Cobra Kai, Mandalorian, and other shows have fallen victim to it already), where the show just dips in quality and never recovers. I hope Ted Lasso proves me wrong and avoids that, but…it’s too early to say one way or the other.

After all, if you’d asked me about this show at this point in s2, I might’ve been much more unfavorable towards it. It all depends on how it’ll culminate, and this show is usually pretty good about that, so we'll see how it turns out.

send me a "☕️" and (optionally) a topic, and I'll talk about it!

#tea ask game #spilling the tea ask game #ted lasso #anti sambecca

[singofsolace]

Ted Lasso Season 3x7 Reaction *Spoilers*

This is the very first episode of the third season where I finished watching it in a genuinely uplifted mood. Cheers! They finally recaptured the happiness that the first season inspired in me, and I'm so glad for that. The team coming together to repair Sam's restaurant was such a beautiful moment, and Jamie being the one to fix/explain the "total football" strategy was just brilliant.

I thought the love-bombing conversation was interesting. I worry, sometimes, that shows are going to over-simplify really complex issues related to abuse, and I have to admit, at the beginning of the episode, I thought they were going to go that route... but by the end, I was left with the feeling that maybe we were going to get a nuanced representation of what can resemble love-bombing (if Jack is intended to be a good character) or else what can be mistaken for genuine good intentions / grand gestures of romance, but is, in reality, a manipulation tactic... or, if they're going the direction Rebecca thinks they are... a frank/not-nuanced representation of what it can look like, if it is intended as abuse (if Jack is intended to be "bad"). I'm still not sure where they're going with the Jack storyline, but after this episode, I'm certain Jack won't be Keeley's "endgame," because I highly doubt that they'd present what she's doing as even possibly abusive if they intended Jack to stick around.

As a whole, I really loved this episode. I think it was an important stepping stone towards... wherever the show is heading. I just hope we get "there" soon... wherever "there" is.

#ted lasso spoilers #ted lasso #rebecca welton #sam obisanya #jamie tartt #keeley jones #abuse mention

[ao3feed-tedlasso]

Mirren

by chainofclovers

Beard finds a baby in Waterloo Station.

Words: 3344, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Ted Lasso (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, Multi

Characters: Coach Beard (Ted Lasso), Rebecca Welton, Ted Lasso, Original Child Character(s), Ted Lasso's Mother (mentioned), Henry Lasso (mentioned) - Character, Keeley Jones (mentioned), Jack Danvers (mentioned)

Relationships: Coach Beard & Rebecca Welton, Coach Beard & Ted Lasso, Ted Lasso & Rebecca Welton, Coach Beard & Ted Lasso & Rebecca Welton, Coach Beard/Rebecca Welton, Coach Beard/Ted Lasso, Ted Lasso/Rebecca Welton, Coach Beard/Ted Lasso/Rebecca Welton, background Keeley Jones/Jack Danvers

Additional Tags: No Pregnancy, spoilers through 3x7, Ted Lasso (TV) Season 3, post-canon imaginings, extremely oblique/non-graphic descriptions of suicidality, CW: references to cancer, CW: heavy use of alcohol, the & and / ship tags are all intentional, it's very much a grey area future relationship-y kinda thing

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/46912414

#Ted Lasso #Ted Lasso Fic #ao3feed

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

3x6 | 3x7

#i cant #they are my favorite part of this season #dead #peak comedy #jamie x roy #roy x jamie #roy kent #jamie tartt #in love #ted lasso #tedlassoedit #3x6 #3x7 #brett goldstein #phil dunster #haha #gif #gifs #gifset

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

#stop they are so cute your honor #i wanted to hate nate but this is making it really hard #damn you writers #ted lasso #tedlassoedit #nick mohammed #my heart #so romantic #love #jade #Edyta Budnik #gif #gifs #gifset #3x5 #3x7 #nate x jade

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

#ted lasso #tedlassoedit #tedbecca #ted x rebecca #rebecca x ted #faves #soulmates #my heart #rebecca welton #hannah waddingham #jason sudeikis #love #gif #gifs #gifset #3x7 #i love them #invisible string

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

#ill take my crumbs and eat them too #haha #im reaching #but she literally moves her ring when she says it and its a lasso #like what the heck? #its got to be a sign #tedbecca #ted x rebecca #rebecca x ted #tedlassoedit #ted lasso #hannah waddingham #rebecca welton #gif #gifs #gifset #jason sudeikis #3x6 #3x7

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

Sleepless In Seattle | Ted Lasso 3x7

#magic baby #cinematic parallels #poetic cinema #rom communism #sleepless in seattle #rebecca welton #meg ryan #movie #movies #filmedit #filmedits #gif #gifs #gifset #3x7 #love #ted lasso #tedlassoedit #hannah waddingham #annie reed

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

1x10 | 3x7 

#me trying to connect the dots and making up my own stupid paralells #im not insane i promise #okay maybe a little #ted lasso #tedlassoedit #ted x rebecca #rebecca x ted #tedbecca #hannah waddingham #jason sudeikis #rebecca welton #gif #gifs #gifset #soulmate things #1x10 #3x7