The Ted Lasso series finale was a remarkably miserable end to a great series
SPOILERS for the final season of Ted Lasso.
I didn’t write anything about Ted Lasso’s finale yesterday because I only watched the final episode late in the day on Wednesday. I have to admit, the third season was not “must watch” for me at all, and there were several weeks where I delayed watching the latest episode until the weekend. While there were some good parts of Season 3, I hope even diehard fans can be honest and recognize that this final season was a bloated mess of half-finished and forgotten stories, weirdly uneven storytelling and Jason Sudeikis completely sleepwalking through his performance.
That is something that will stick with me, and I hate that it will stick with me – Jason Sudeikis was absolutely f–king miserable in Season 3, and his misery affected every part of the show. It was shocking to watch “Ted Lasso” disassociate with everyone (especially Rebecca!!) as they were sobbing and telling him how much they’ll miss him. There were also so many parts of these really significant plotlines which just… happened off-camera. We never saw Nate make the decision to quit working for Rupert and handing in his resignation. We never saw Lasso tell Rebecca and the team that he was leaving. We never even saw Colin *actually* come out and tell his teammates that he’s gay. The choices were so f–king weird.
As it’s been said, I understand that Sudeikis was going through a lot of sh-t in his personal life with Olivia Wilde and the custody fight for their kids. That drama was peppered into so much of the third season in really obvious ways as Sudeikis “worked out” his feelings through Lasso and his ex-wife. Then at the end, Lasso goes home to Kansas and actually returns to the home he shared with Michelle and their son? Are we supposed to believe that they got back together? The final shot of Lasso breaking the fourth wall as he coaches his son’s soccer team was also just… like, he didn’t look happy. He looked like a man trying to get through the day as he has a nervous breakdown.
Do you think they’ve set it up for the spinoff? The Richmond Way? With Beard and Roy Kent and basically all of the cast except for Sudeikis? Maybe.
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Jason Sudeikis attends the Apple original series ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 red carpet premiere event at Westwood Village Theater on March 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California,Image: 761157998, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Jason Sudeikis, Credit line: – / JPI Studios / Avalon
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London, UNITED KINGDOM – Jason Sudeikis gets back to work as he reprises his role for season 3 on the set of Apple TV’s ‘Ted Lasso’. The hit show won four awards at the 2021 Emmys. Jason Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Toheeb Jim, Cristo Fernandez, David Elsendoorn, Kola Bokinni and Charlie Hiscock were all seen sporting Richmond’s team warm-up suit as they filmed a scene in Richmond this morning. Interestingly, Phil Dunster who plays Jamie Tartt was not spotted I the scene. Pictured: Jason Sudeikis , Cristo Fernández , Brett Goldstein BACKGRID USA 15 MARCH 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: Click News and Media / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication* 
London, UNITED KINGDOM – Jason Sudeikis gets back to work as he reprises his role for season 3 on the set of Apple TV’s ‘Ted Lasso’. The hit show won four awards at the 2021 Emmys. Jason Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Toheeb Jim, Cristo Fernandez, David Elsendoorn, Kola Bokinni and Charlie Hiscock were all seen sporting Richmond’s team warm-up suit as they filmed a scene in Richmond this morning. Interestingly, Phil Dunster who plays Jamie Tartt was not spotted I the scene. Pictured: Jason Sudeikis , Cristo Fernández , Brett Goldstein BACKGRID USA 15 MARCH 2022 BYLINE MUST READ: Click News and Media / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
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