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Believe it or not, we're going to need more than one box of tissues for this one! Join us as we count down the most emotionally devastating and uplifting moments from Apple TV 's beloved dramedy "Ted Lasso"! From panic attacks to heartfelt farewells, this show has never been afraid to make us sob. Which moment hit you hardest? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00Hoping that the words might help him somewhere down the road.
00:04Along a winding road?
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:10for the most tear-jerkingly resonant scenes on the beloved Apple TV dramedy Ted Lasso.
00:15Before kickoff, we have to warn you that there will be spoilers.
00:18You've always seen things other people couldn't, and that's a blessing.
00:25Yeah, I know it must also be a curse too.
00:28Number 30. Roy Reconciles with Trent
00:31We always figured that Roy's disdain for Trent Krim cut across all press.
00:42The tension is revealed to be personal when the coach bans Richmond
00:45from participating in the journalist's embedded research for a book.
00:48With Ted's encouragement, Roy corners Trent with a newspaper clipping
00:52he'd been carrying his whole career.
00:53A young sports writer's edgy critique of a 17-year-old Roy's professional debut
00:58left lasting emotional damage, for which Trent sincerely apologizes.
01:02Just trying to make a name for myself.
01:05All I really did was look for the worst of people.
01:10I'm sorry.
01:11Both men put down their defenses in a tender moment of reconciliation
01:15that speaks to everyone who's endured or remorsefully dealt harsh words.
01:19As Roy lifts the press ban, Trent prepares to finally listen
01:23to these superstars' side of the story.
01:25We both fought one another such shit at their job.
01:29And now look at us.
01:33Gone.
01:33Yep.
01:34Number 29. Higgins' Home for the Holidays
01:37I just want to thank you all for coming.
01:40To the family Higgins!
01:42Yay!
01:44The holidays can be an especially isolating time
01:47for people living in a different country than the rest of their families.
01:50In the spirit of Christmas,
01:51Leslie Higgins and his enormous family
01:53make room at the table for the stranded greyhounds.
01:55He eventually pauses the festivities for a rousing speech
01:58about remembering the families we're born into
02:00and embracing our found families.
02:02The family we're born with
02:04and to the family we make along the way.
02:07And most importantly,
02:10to Richmond!
02:12The party then rushes outside
02:14as Rebecca and Ted arrive singing
02:16Darlene Love's Christmas Baby Please Come Home.
02:18It's a euphoric way to punctuate
02:20the usually mild-mannered Higgins
02:22stepping up as a motivational leader
02:23to rival Ted Lasso himself.
02:25We can all learn from the Richmond family's ability
02:27to make outsiders feel welcomed
02:29and not just around the holidays.
02:31Yes, sing and deck the hall
02:33But it ain't like Christmas at all
02:37Cause I remember when you were here
02:40Number 28
02:41Be Curious, Not Judgmental
02:43So Rupert,
02:45y'all take your darts over here pretty seriously, huh?
02:47Ted wagers Richmond's starting lineup
02:49in a game of darts with the team's former owner.
02:52The smug Rupert Mannion realizes too late
02:54that his opponent isn't just talk.
02:56With one near impossible play to go,
02:59Ted reflects on the Walt Whitman quote
03:01Be Curious, Not Judgmental
03:02Be Curious, Not Judgmental
03:06I like that.
03:10Rupert should have been curious enough
03:12to ask where Ted got his dart skills,
03:14honed from weekly matches with his father
03:16until one tragic day when he was 16.
03:18This is the first time we hear about
03:20the death that would define Ted's enduring spirit,
03:22as well as the trauma underlying it.
03:24To go from that to the exhilarating victory
03:27over Rupert exemplifies the show's own skills
03:29at putting its audience through an emotional rollercoaster.
03:32Barbecue sauce.
03:40Number 27, Beard's Redemption
03:42Yeah, kill me.
03:45Ted and I met playing college football.
03:48He was a backup punter, I was a backup kicker.
03:51As much as we love the quirky mysteriousness of Coach Beard,
03:54that quality and his friendship with Ted
03:56have a solemn origin.
03:57He ambushes a remorseful Nate at his apartment
04:00with the story of how he used to struggle
04:01with homelessness and drugs
04:02before police got him stealing Ted's car.
04:05Rather than let some troubled punk go down,
04:07Ted gave Beard a place to stay,
04:09a job, and a new lease on life.
04:11And I would have gone straight back to prison
04:13if Ted didn't come down there
04:15and convince those cops that he gave me the car.
04:19Just like in Les Mis?
04:20Our story is very similar to Les Mis, yes.
04:22Now Beard is paying that grace forward
04:24by offering Nate an assistant coaching job at Richmond.
04:26Despite their rivalry born from betrayal,
04:29this moving, if self-admittenly Victor Hugo-esque confession
04:32not only reframes Beard's stoicism,
04:35but affirms forgiveness as a lineage.
04:37Monday, 10 a.m.
04:46Number 26.
04:47Colin runs into Trent
04:48Just stick around for the party later on.
04:50Thunderdome.
04:51Good vibes, good place to make friends.
04:53Sounds fun.
04:54I'm in.
04:54Trent!
04:55Hey!
04:56Uh...
04:57A secret escape to a gay bar in Amsterdam
04:59turns awkward when Colin Hughes,
05:01who hasn't yet been open about his sexuality,
05:03finds Trent.
05:04The journalist reveals that he's long known the truth
05:07about this sports star, but never reported it.
05:09He then tells the story of how he came out
05:11to his ex-wife and daughter,
05:12and how lifting that burden
05:13actually strengthened their relationship.
05:15My point is,
05:17it was really difficult to hold on to that secret.
05:21Colin is confident that his peers would accept him,
05:23but he first has to accept the gravity
05:25of being a gay man in a hyper-masculine world.
05:28At least he finally has a confidant
05:30who understands the daunting process
05:32of self-acceptance in their community.
05:34Sometimes it's not about wanting to avoid prejudice,
05:37but just about wanting to be seen for who you are.
05:39And I know we can't fix every ache inside of us.
05:45But I shouldn't have to pretend it's not there either.
05:48Number 25.
05:49Nate's father apologizes.
05:51I thought you'd gone out.
05:52I did.
05:53But my acid reflux started playing up,
05:55so I came home.
05:57Didn't know you had acid reflux.
06:00I don't.
06:01After flaming out at West Ham,
06:03Nate begrudgingly moves back into his parents' house
06:05with the expectation that his father
06:07will be colder than ever.
06:08He instead tries to comfort his son
06:10after interrupting his beautiful violin practice.
06:13Lloyd Shelley always recognized Nate's potential
06:15and worked to foster it,
06:17with the harsh demeanor passed down from his own father.
06:19It's not a sentimental heart-to-heart,
06:21but a cathartic confrontation
06:22about the burden of expectations
06:23and hereditary insecurity.
06:25I pushed her to be the best at everything,
06:27even the violin.
06:31And I thought that's what I had to do.
06:34I thought that's what you wanted.
06:36Hearing his dad's unguarded pride
06:38forces Nate to finally come to terms
06:40with how he himself turned his shame into cruelty
06:42against his friends at Richmond.
06:44This sets the stage for redemption,
06:46while we, the audience,
06:47are left in our own emotional wreckage.
06:50Nathan, be successful.
06:51Don't be successful.
06:53I never cared about any of that.
06:57I just want my son to be happy.
07:00Number 24.
07:02Keeley Can't Go
07:03Your uncle Roy and I have something we need to tell you.
07:08Okay.
07:11We're going on a break.
07:13We sense that Roy and Keeley are doomed
07:15when they uncomfortably confess to romantic encounters
07:18during a magazine photo shoot.
07:20Between Richmond's promotion
07:21and Keeley starting her own PR firm,
07:23Roy decides to celebrate
07:24with a couple's holiday in Marbella.
07:26The carefully planned package
07:27even accounts for Keeley needing to get some work done.
07:30But when she insists on focusing
07:32on getting her business off the ground,
07:34Roy's mind goes straight to concerns
07:35that this is a breakup.
07:37We're too busy.
07:40But you were both busy before.
07:45We're more busy.
07:47Though Keeley dismisses the accusation,
07:49we all know they're just in denial.
07:51Seeing this long divided couple
07:53try to fight for their relationship
07:54to the very end is still a disarmingly devastating way
07:57to close their second season.
07:59Besides, my mom and dad split up when I were four.
08:02So one of my core beliefs is that
08:04nothing lasts forever.
08:07Number 23.
08:08Rebecca Tells Ted the Truth
08:09The first season was always building
08:12toward Ted learning why Rebecca hired him.
08:14But we didn't anticipate how the truth would come out.
08:17A lesser show would have seen a third party
08:19let the cat out of the bag,
08:20creating a lasting rift between Ted and Rebecca.
08:23This show doesn't go for the cheap shots, however.
08:26I mean, what would be the point of telling Ted now?
08:29It doesn't change anything.
08:30It would change how I feel about you.
08:32Encouraged by Keeley,
08:33Rebecca sincerely sees that her motives were wrong,
08:36tearfully confessing everything to Ted.
08:38This club is all that Rupert has ever cared about
08:41and I wanted to destroy it.
08:43To cause him as much pain and suffering
08:46as he has caused me.
08:49And I didn't care who I used
08:51or who I hurt.
08:53We're not sure whether to feel worse for Rebecca,
08:56who is visibly overcome with guilt,
08:58or Ted, who finds out he was a pawn
09:00in a vengeful scheme.
09:02While Ted is hurt,
09:03he's quick to forgive Rebecca,
09:05appreciating her eventual honesty.
09:08Divorce is hard.
09:11And it doesn't matter if you're the one leaving
09:13or if you're the one who got left.
09:17It makes folks do crazy things.
09:19Number 22.
09:20Hey Henry.
09:21Hey Jude.
09:24Don't make it bad.
09:26Dad.
09:27Yeah.
09:28Listen.
09:29What?
09:30The Beatles.
09:32Oh, yeah.
09:33Of course an American show about British culture
09:35had to have the Beatles hey Jude.
09:37The cliche especially hits Henry Lasso,
09:40who's about to leave London
09:41when he, Ted, and Beard
09:42notice a busker at the Crown and Anchor.
09:44Beard explains to Henry
09:45that Paul McCartney originally wrote the song
09:47to comfort young Julian Lennon
09:49during his parents' messy divorce.
09:50This parallels Henry's predicament,
09:52giving him confidence
09:53that he can thrive
09:54through his family's collapse
09:55with a little help from his friends.
09:57You have the power
09:59to take a sad song
10:01and make it better.
10:02Oh, I like that.
10:04Yeah, me too.
10:05As the pub patrons inevitably sing along
10:08to the legendary finale of Hey Jude,
10:10it's hard to not join in
10:11on the celebration of communal healing.
10:13Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
10:22Hey Jude.
10:23Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
10:26Number 21.
10:27Trent Names His Source
10:29Ted recognized Nate's talents
10:31when most wrote him off
10:32as a lowly equipment manager.
10:34By the power vested in me
10:36by the Associated Football Club of Richmond,
10:38I now pronounce you
10:40Coach Nate.
10:43It seemed like such a joyous moment
10:45when Nate got promoted to assistant coach,
10:47but this marked the beginning
10:49of his dark descent.
10:50You made me feel like
10:52I was the most important person
10:53in the whole world.
10:56And then
10:57you abandoned me.
11:01Like you switched out a line
11:02just like that.
11:03Slowly but surely,
11:05Nate's newfound position
11:06brings out his insecure,
11:07narcissistic, toxic side.
11:09This culminates with Nate
11:10tipping off Trent Krim
11:11about Ted's panic attack.
11:13Ted learns of this
11:14in the most impersonal way,
11:15through a text from Trent.
11:24The fact that Trent reveals
11:26his anonymous source
11:27speaks volumes about
11:28his growth as a character,
11:29but it also exposes
11:31Nate's devious turn.
11:32Aside from the fear
11:34of what's to come,
11:35the look in Ted's eyes
11:36unearths the heartbreak
11:37of being betrayed
11:38by someone he thought
11:39was a friend.
11:40Number 20.
11:41Ted learns about Jake.
11:43When Ted left Kansas,
11:44he underestimated
11:45how much would change.
11:46Despite being away
11:47from his family,
11:48Ted maintains contact
11:49with his son Henry,
11:50who understands that his dad
11:52needs to see Richmond
11:52through the season.
11:53A playful conversation
11:54turns soul-crushing
11:55when Henry shows Ted
11:57his infinity gauntlet,
11:58saying that he got it
11:59from mom's friend Jake.
12:00Just as Thanos wiped out
12:02half of all life
12:02in the universe,
12:03this revelation breaks
12:04at least half of Ted's heart.
12:06What is that?
12:07Thanos' infinity gauntlet.
12:09Jake gave it to me.
12:11Oh, snap.
12:12Well, that's cool.
12:13Who's Jake?
12:15Mommy's friend.
12:16He tries to put up
12:17a chipper front,
12:18but on the inside,
12:19Ted is overwhelmed
12:20with sorrow knowing
12:21that Jake is probably
12:22spending more time
12:23with Henry than him.
12:24This moment marks
12:25the beginning
12:26of a turning point
12:26for Ted,
12:27who will soon have to make
12:28another life-changing choice.
12:30Great.
12:31Number 19.
12:32Rebecca can't get pregnant.
12:33Rebecca didn't think
12:34motherhood was in the cards
12:36for her until she saw
12:37a psychic.
12:37After several premonitions
12:39came true,
12:40Rebecca decides
12:40that the fertility clinic
12:42might be worth a visit.
12:43She receives a call
12:44shortly after.
12:45Hello, doctor.
12:47Ah, yes.
12:48Yes.
12:50Big loss today.
12:51While we don't hear
12:52the doctor over the phone,
12:53the expression on Rebecca's face
12:55says everything.
12:56Although she's alone,
12:57Rebecca still tries
12:58to hide her disappointment
12:59behind a forced smile.
13:01She then calls Keeley,
13:02who doesn't pick up,
13:03emphasizing that Rebecca
13:04has nobody to go home to.
13:06Right, yes.
13:07That's what I thought.
13:10Oh, it's definitely
13:11to be sure.
13:13Rebecca doesn't dwell
13:14on this news,
13:15figuring that having a child
13:16was always a long shot.
13:18Rebecca forgets
13:19that you don't need
13:20to have a child biologically.
13:22Sometimes,
13:22one unexpectedly
13:23comes into your life.
13:25Number 18.
13:26Ted Talks to His Mother
13:28Therapy helps Ted
13:29to address the trauma
13:30he's been repressing
13:31since his father died.
13:32Ted isn't the only one
13:33who's been shielding pain
13:34behind a folksy
13:35Midwestern attitude.
13:36When Ted's mother,
13:37Dottie,
13:38spontaneously comes to town,
13:39Ted finally confronts her.
13:41Of course,
13:41he does this
13:42the Ted Lasso way.
13:44For every criticism
13:45directed at his mother,
13:46a compliment follows.
13:47If you're not working
13:48on yourself
13:48or seeking help
13:50after we lost Dad,
13:51and if you're not
13:52talking to me
13:53about it either,
13:54just glossing over
13:54the whole thing
13:55and acting like
13:57everything was all right.
13:58While Ted loves his mother
13:59and appreciates everything
14:00she's done for him,
14:01ignoring the tragedy
14:02that's loomed over
14:03their family
14:04was her biggest mistake
14:05as a parent.
14:06Dottie owns up
14:06to her missteps,
14:07but takes this opportunity
14:08to tell Ted
14:09that he needs to be there
14:10for his son.
14:11Your son misses you.
14:17Yeah, I know.
14:21I miss him too.
14:23They conclude that
14:24no parent is perfect.
14:25If you keep playing, though,
14:27you're doing something right.
14:28Number 17.
14:30Bittersweet Promotion.
14:31You made me feel like
14:32I was the most important person
14:34in the whole world.
14:36And then,
14:38you abandoned me.
14:40Ted goes into a pivotal match
14:42with Brentford FC
14:43embattled with Nate,
14:44who lets loose
14:45that he's felt unsupported
14:46ever since becoming
14:47assistant coach.
14:48From this tension
14:49comes triumph,
14:50as Richmond ties the game
14:51and earns promotion
14:52back into the Premier League.
14:54The team's elation
14:55is enough to throw
14:56the audience
14:56for an emotional loop,
14:57and then we're thrown
14:58overboard along with Ted
15:00when he returns to his office
15:01to find the Believe Banner
15:02torn in half.
15:09Nate has got some deep problems
15:11to leave a boss
15:12like Ted Lasso
15:13on bad terms.
15:14Now, he presents
15:15a problem for Richmond
15:16as Rupert Mannion's
15:17new manager
15:18for West Ham United FC,
15:20solidifying his
15:20heartbreaking heel turn.
15:30Number 16.
15:31Jamie apologizes to Keeley.
15:33When Jamie and Keeley
15:34break up in season one,
15:36she tries explaining
15:37accountability to him.
15:39What are you saying
15:39sorry to him for?
15:40Being accountable
15:41matters, Jamie.
15:45We're done.
15:46Jamie doesn't process this,
15:48although Keeley's words
15:49finally get through
15:50to him two seasons later.
15:51Following an explicit
15:52video leak,
15:53some people act
15:54as if Keeley's to blame.
15:56To Keeley's surprise,
15:57Jamie is there for her
15:58when nobody else is.
16:00Jamie forgot to delete
16:01the video after
16:02they broke up.
16:03Keeley tells Jamie
16:04that this isn't his fault
16:05since he wasn't the one
16:06who made the video public.
16:08Nevertheless,
16:09Jamie feels that
16:09Keeley deserves an apology.
16:11So stupid,
16:12I should have been more careful.
16:13I should have picked
16:13a stronger password
16:14or something.
16:15Oh no.
16:16Don't tell me your password
16:17was password, Jamie.
16:19Yeah.
16:20When Keeley hugs Jamie,
16:22it isn't just
16:22for providing comfort.
16:24It's because he's matured
16:25into somebody who understands
16:26that being accountable matters.
16:28Jamie might not realize
16:29how much he's grown,
16:30but Keeley does.
16:32Number 15.
16:33The team joins Sam's protest.
16:35I'd like to pull out
16:36of my campaign
16:37with Dubai Air.
16:39What?
16:40Why?
16:41Well,
16:42it has come to my attention
16:43that Dubai Air's
16:43parent company,
16:44Cerithium Oil,
16:45is destroying Nigeria's
16:46environment
16:47and at the same time
16:48bribing government officials
16:49to look the other way.
16:50Mirroring real-world struggles
16:51that still persist,
16:52Sam is left
16:53in a difficult position
16:54upon realizing
16:55that Richmond's sponsor,
16:56Dubai Air,
16:57is polluting
16:58his homeland of Nigeria.
16:59This also puts Rebecca
17:01in a tough spot
17:01when Dubai Air
17:02tells her to fire Sam
17:03for boycotting
17:04an ad campaign.
17:05Sometimes you have
17:06to do the right thing,
17:08even if you lose.
17:11Yes.
17:13Yes, you do.
17:14While Rebecca pushes
17:15back against the sponsor,
17:16Sam puts his career
17:17on the line
17:18by protesting Dubai Air
17:19on live television.
17:21Isaac and Winchester
17:22join Sam,
17:22but their cause
17:23isn't limited
17:24to the team's
17:24Nigerian members.
17:26What do you think
17:26you're doing?
17:29Retainment, man.
17:31I'll wear the same kit.
17:33As Jamie sets aside
17:35his ego,
17:35he finally learns
17:36the value of teamwork,
17:38encouraging the rest
17:39of Richmond to follow.
17:40Watching the team
17:41march onto the field
17:42in solidarity,
17:43it's hard not to break down
17:45in tears of inspiration.
17:46Hey, hey, hey, hey.
17:47I toast to Sam
17:48who did something
17:50incredible tonight.
17:51The Nigerian prick
17:52stole my thunder.
17:55No, but seriously,
17:57to Sam.
17:58To Sam!
18:00Number 14.
18:01Colin comes out.
18:02Colin finds that
18:03he isn't alone
18:04after confiding in Trent
18:05about his secret.
18:06An ache.
18:09An ache
18:10for both my lives
18:13to be my only life.
18:14After Isaac learns
18:16the truth, though,
18:16their friendship
18:17begins to sour.
18:18We aren't entirely sure
18:20what's going through
18:20Isaac's head
18:21until he confronts
18:22a homophobic spectator.
18:23As the team discusses
18:25what prompted this,
18:26Colin is compelled
18:27to come out.
18:27While the team
18:28is quick to accept Colin,
18:29Ted naturally goes
18:30the extra mile.
18:31We don't not care.
18:34We care very much.
18:36We care about
18:37who you are
18:39and what you must
18:40have been going through.
18:40In his own unique way,
18:42Ted explains
18:43they care
18:43that Colin is gay
18:44but for all
18:45the right reasons.
18:46Although a weight
18:47has been lifted,
18:48there's still one person
18:49Colin needs to speak with.
18:50Despite initially
18:51coming off as cold,
18:53Isaac cares about
18:54Colin most of all.
18:55I hid it from people
18:56for years
18:56and the second
18:58you find out
18:58I didn't last a month.
19:06I'm sorry about it.
19:07Going forward,
19:08there's nothing
19:09Colin can't tell him.
19:11Number 13.
19:12Ted accepts
19:13the end of his marriage.
19:14Ted's friendly nature
19:15is his greatest strength
19:16and his one weakness.
19:18Ted is such
19:19a genuinely nice guy
19:20that he goes through
19:21mental gymnastics
19:22to avoid issues
19:23staring him in the face.
19:24It's apparent
19:25that his marriage
19:25to Michelle is over.
19:26Although Ted doesn't
19:28want to admit this
19:28to himself.
19:29Even after he moves
19:30to another country,
19:31Ted believes
19:32there's still life
19:32left in their union.
19:34It isn't until
19:34Ted sees Michelle
19:35in tears
19:36that he realizes
19:37how much hurt
19:37she's been repressing.
19:39You don't have
19:39to keep trying anymore.
19:42It's okay.
19:44I'm gonna be okay.
19:46Michelle isn't
19:47in love with Ted anymore,
19:48but she still cares
19:49about him enough
19:50to put on a smile.
19:51As hard as Ted tries
19:53to tiptoe around
19:53the D-word,
19:54the idea of Michelle
19:55being unhappy
19:56convinces him
19:57to let her go.
19:58I promised myself
19:59I would never quit
20:00anything in my life.
20:02You're not quitting, Ted.
20:05You're just letting me go.
20:07Number 12.
20:08Repairing Sam's Restaurant
20:10Mirroring real life,
20:12Sam enters a Twitter feud
20:13with Home Secretary
20:14Brenda Barrow,
20:15who seeks to keep
20:16refugees out of the country.
20:17When Sam condemns her,
20:19Barrow borrows a line
20:20from Laura Ingraham's
20:21playbook.
20:22Sam calls Barrow out
20:23for what she is,
20:24but their rivalry
20:25soon stretches
20:26beyond social media.
20:27Finding that his restaurant
20:28has been broken into
20:29and vandalized,
20:30it becomes clear to Sam
20:31that bigotry
20:32doesn't end with Barrow.
20:33My son,
20:35listen to me.
20:37Don't fight back.
20:40Fight forward.
20:41Fortunately,
20:42Sam's father's in town,
20:43providing a shoulder
20:44to cry on
20:45with wise advice.
20:46The team is there
20:47for Sam as well,
20:48wasting no time
20:49getting construction
20:50underway.
20:51Sam learns that
20:51there may always
20:52be bigots,
20:53but as long as
20:54there are people
20:55like his teammates,
20:56there's nowhere to go
20:57but forward.
20:58The surprise is ruined.
20:59What are you guys
21:00doing here?
21:01Why don't we all
21:02just ask ourselves,
21:03what does this
21:03situation need?
21:05We thought your
21:06situation needed us.
21:07Number 11,
21:08Ted's Panic Attack.
21:09Although Ted agrees
21:11to the divorce,
21:12the reality of the
21:13situation doesn't
21:13truly sink in
21:14until the papers arrive.
21:16He finally breaks down
21:17during a performance
21:18of Let It Go,
21:19which is usually
21:20an uplifting song,
21:21but its title
21:22hits too close
21:22to home for Ted.
21:23Let it go,
21:25let it go,
21:27let it go.
21:31His hands
21:32uncontrollably twitch,
21:33he becomes short
21:34of breath,
21:34and the sounds
21:35surrounding him
21:36are drowned out.
21:37As Ted secludes
21:38himself in a bubble
21:39of anxiety,
21:40Rebecca,
21:40of all people,
21:41comes to his aid.
21:42It's okay.
21:44Try to breathe.
21:46I can't,
21:46I can't,
21:47I can't,
21:47I don't know
21:48what's going on.
21:48I'm sorry.
21:50It's okay.
21:51You're having
21:51a panic attack.
21:52Just breathe.
21:53It's the moment
21:54that confirms
21:55Rebecca's heart
21:56isn't made of ice,
21:56and that behind
21:57Ted's chipper optimism,
21:59there's a complex soul
22:00battling internal pain.
22:02Oh,
22:02hey,
22:03do me a favor,
22:03just let Beard know
22:04I went back to the hotel.
22:06Of course.
22:07You just get home safely.
22:08Okay,
22:09thank you.
22:09All right.
22:10As Ted walks home,
22:11our hearts break
22:12along with Rebecca's,
22:13who begins to see
22:14the error of her ways.
22:16Number 10.
22:17Nate apologizes to Ted.
22:19Nate spends most
22:20of season three
22:21regretting how he left
22:22things with Ted.
22:23Despite Nate's
22:24past behavior,
22:25Richman doesn't hesitate
22:26to invite him back.
22:27Even Beard is willing
22:28to put his reservations
22:29aside as a thank you
22:30to Ted.
22:31So to honor that,
22:33I forgive you.
22:36I offer you a job.
22:39The life part's up to you.
22:40Although all appears
22:42to be forgiven,
22:43the believe sign's absence
22:44serves as a reminder
22:45of how awful Nate acted.
22:47Alone with Ted,
22:48Nate unleashes the guilt
22:49he's been carrying
22:50since leaving.
22:51While Nate's redemption arc
22:52can admittedly come off
22:53as rushed and uneven,
22:55we'd be lying if we said
22:56watching him break down
22:57and Ted's arms
22:58didn't get us choked up.
22:59It's okay.
23:00Please, please,
23:01can you just let me say it?
23:04I'm sorry.
23:06I'm so sorry.
23:08Even if the journey
23:10might have been bumpy,
23:11the closure point
23:12feels just right
23:13as Ted and Nate bond
23:14over the torn sign.
23:16Number 9.
23:17Ted seeks help.
23:18Hey doc,
23:19you in any trouble last night?
23:20Nothing I care to speak
23:21about at work.
23:22Woo, doc,
23:23you are more mysterious
23:24than David Blaine
23:25reading a Sue Grafton novel
23:26at Area 51.
23:27Well, Ted,
23:28make an appointment
23:29when you need to talk.
23:30Hey, I talk all the time, doc.
23:31Just let me follow you around
23:32for 10 minutes.
23:33After 5,
23:33you want me to hush my butt.
23:35Ted's first major panic attack
23:37isn't an isolated incident,
23:38but he remains in denial
23:40that he has a problem
23:41that requires outside assistance.
23:42He's especially resistant
23:44when Dr. Sharon Fieldstone
23:45comes on board
23:46as the team's psychologist.
23:47You don't know me.
23:48We don't have history.
23:50And yet you just expect me
23:52to spill my guts
23:53about all the gory details
23:54of my life.
23:56The fights,
23:56the mistakes,
23:57my deep, dark secrets.
23:59Sharon can tell
24:00that Ted is harboring
24:01something negative
24:02underneath the jolly persona
24:03he's maintained.
24:04Her suspicions are confirmed
24:05when Ted endures
24:06another panic attack.
24:08Sharon finds Ted
24:09waiting in her office,
24:10ready to make an appointment.
24:12Are you okay?
24:17I want to make an appointment.
24:19Although Ted takes
24:20his first step
24:21towards acknowledging
24:22that he has
24:23a mental health condition,
24:24the vulnerable expression
24:25on his face
24:26is beyond disheartening.
24:28Even Sharon didn't seem
24:29to realize how much
24:30Ted has been concealing,
24:31and the walls
24:31are just beginning to crumble.
24:33Number 8.
24:34Richmond's Loss
24:35The season 1 finale's
24:37title says it all,
24:39the hope that kills you.
24:40I disagree, you know?
24:43I think it's the lack of hope
24:45that comes and gets you.
24:47See, I believe in hope.
24:50I believe in belief.
24:52Ted has spent the season
24:54earning the team's
24:54respect and friendship.
24:55His positive energy
24:56proves infectious,
24:58giving Richmond
24:58and the audience
24:59confidence to believe
25:00that victory is impending.
25:02Hold on.
25:03Can you believe it?
25:05It's Kent!
25:10Give it a round for Roy, Roy!
25:12Although Roy suffers
25:13a devastating blow
25:15that solidifies
25:15the end of his time
25:16on the field,
25:17a win still appears
25:18to be within reach.
25:19Richmond celebrates
25:20too early,
25:21as Jamie makes
25:22an extra pass
25:23that nets his team
25:24the game.
25:25Manchester City win,
25:27and AFC Richmond's time
25:29in the Premier League
25:30is over.
25:32The one silver lining
25:33is that Jamie's actions
25:34demonstrate his maturity
25:35as a team player,
25:37learning to not hog
25:38all the glory for himself.
25:40Unfortunately,
25:41Jamie is chastised
25:42by his father
25:42for sharing the spotlight,
25:44leaving Ted to act
25:45as a true father figure.
25:59Number 7.
26:00Rebecca Asks Ted To Stay
26:02Win or lose,
26:03Ted is ready to move on.
26:05Rebecca also appears
26:06ready to start a new chapter.
26:08But only if this is
26:09truly it for Ted.
26:10In a stadium of empty seats,
26:12Rebecca pitches the idea
26:13of Ted staying.
26:14I respect that you need
26:16to go home to your son, Ted.
26:18But I just want you
26:20to consider the possibility
26:21that this is your home.
26:24Ted already knows his answer,
26:26and deep down,
26:27Rebecca always knew
26:28what he would decide.
26:29She still had to ask.
26:30You already know
26:31your answer, don't you?
26:36I do, yeah.
26:37I don't know.
26:39I just had to try.
26:41They share one last tearful
26:42goodbye at the airport,
26:43where Rebecca tells Ted
26:44she's decided to stay
26:45at Richmond after all.
26:46What the heck
26:47are you doing here?
26:48I just bought a ticket
26:50to get through security
26:51so I could come
26:52and say a proper goodbye.
26:53Rebecca might have hired Ted
26:55with the intent
26:55of destroying Richmond.
26:57Not only did this
26:58have the opposite effect,
26:59but Ted and Rebecca's friendship
27:00would get them both
27:01where they needed to be.
27:02It's a fitting farewell.
27:04Until the next season,
27:05that is.
27:06Number 6.
27:07Roy returns.
27:08After retiring
27:09from playing soccer,
27:10Roy struggles
27:11to leave Richmond behind.
27:12While he makes
27:13for a highly entertaining
27:14sports commentator,
27:15Roy realizes
27:16that there's only
27:16one place
27:17where he belongs.
27:18Deciding to take Ted
27:19up on his coaching offer,
27:21Roy leaves mid-broadcast.
27:23Adding to the unprofessionalism,
27:25Roy tells off
27:25his co-hosts,
27:26although even they seem
27:27to respect
27:28that he's following
27:28his heart.
27:29Roy!
27:31Jeff,
27:33I have to go.
27:37Roy heads
27:38straight to Richmond
27:39where he's greeted
27:40by a cheering crowd
27:41who missed him
27:42almost as much
27:43as he missed the game.
27:44It's the sports equivalent
27:45of somebody rushing
27:46to the airport
27:46to declare their love
27:47for somebody.
27:48Just when you think
27:49this couldn't get any more
27:50like a rom-com,
27:51Roy throws in
27:52a Jerry Maguire reference.
27:53Hello, coach.
27:56Really glad you decided.
27:57Shut up.
27:58Just shut up.
28:00You had me at coach.
28:02Number 5.
28:03Rebecca's eulogy.
28:04The death of Rebecca's father
28:06summons mixed emotions.
28:07While the sudden loss
28:08hits Rebecca hard,
28:09she struggles to celebrate
28:11the life of a man
28:12who cheated on her mother.
28:13Even after Rebecca learns
28:14that her mother
28:15was aware of his infidelity,
28:17the anger she feels
28:18towards him remains.
28:19You knew and you did nothing.
28:21Of course I knew.
28:22I know everything.
28:25Then I hate you too.
28:31I hate you for letting him
28:32treat you like that.
28:33Although Rebecca agrees
28:35to deliver a eulogy,
28:36she's at a loss for words
28:37until Ted arrives.
28:38Rebecca finds it easier
28:40to express herself through song,
28:41reciting one of her parents' favorites.
28:44Never gonna give you up.
28:48Never gonna let you down.
28:52Never gonna run around
28:57and desert you.
29:00What's often seen as a campy song
29:02becomes heart-wrenching
29:03and almost solemn
29:04as Rebecca tears up
29:06through the first verse.
29:07With Ted encouraging
29:08the rest of the church
29:09to provide backup,
29:10Rebecca makes it through
29:11the eulogy in one piece
29:12and emerges a little stronger.
29:15Never gonna give,
29:16never gonna give.
29:17Give you up.
29:20Never gonna give,
29:21never gonna give.
29:22Give you up.
29:26It might have started as a lie,
29:28but a true friendship
29:29has developed.
29:31Number four.
29:32Fixing the believe sign.
29:33There were moments
29:34when even Ted struggled to believe.
29:36As he prepares
29:37for his last game
29:38at Richmond, though,
29:39Ted sees how unbreakable
29:40the team has become.
29:41After Ted previously
29:43ripped up the believe sign
29:44as a motivator,
29:45the team reveals
29:46that they kept the pieces.
29:47Before heading out to the field,
29:49they reassembled the poster.
29:50This heartwarming display
29:52is a perfect metaphor
29:53for what Ted Lasso is all about.
29:54There it is.
29:56Number four.
29:57Yeah.
29:58Belief is fragile
29:59and sometimes seems beyond repair.
30:02But when a team supports one another,
30:04there's nothing
30:05that a little tape can't fix.
30:06Just because Ted
30:07is returning to Kansas
30:08doesn't mean he won't miss
30:09the friends he made
30:10along the way.
30:11There's no place like home.
30:14That's true.
30:21Man,
30:22there ain't a whole lot of places
30:23like AFC Richmond either.
30:25Number three.
30:26Ted opens up about his dad.
30:28In one of the show's
30:29most uplifting moments,
30:30Ted bests Rupert
30:31in a game of darts,
30:32revealing that he used to play
30:34with his father
30:34until he passed away.
30:35Have you played a lot of darts, Ted?
30:42Which I would have answered,
30:44yes, sir.
30:46Every Sunday afternoon
30:47at a sports bar
30:48with my father
30:48from age 10 to 16
30:50when he passed away.
30:51As life-affirming
30:52as this scene is,
30:53it takes on a darker sentiment
30:55when we later learn
30:56how Ted's father died.
30:57Do you want to talk about it now?
31:02No.
31:03No, not right now.
31:04I need to get back inside
31:05of the team.
31:05I just wanted you to know.
31:07As Rebecca grapples
31:08with the grief
31:09of losing her father,
31:10Ted tells Dr. Sharon
31:11about the day
31:11he lost his dad.
31:13An ordinary day
31:14became probably
31:15the most traumatic
31:16of Ted's life
31:16as he found his father's body
31:18following a gunshot.
31:19I think if he would have known
31:21how good he was
31:22and stuff,
31:23he didn't really care
31:23about being good at,
31:25he...
31:26I don't think
31:27he would have done it.
31:31And I wish I would have told him.
31:33I wish I would have told him more.
31:35Suddenly,
31:36Ted's history of panic attacks
31:37and repressed emotions
31:38makes more sense.
31:39Ted unleashes the anger,
31:41regret,
31:41and sadness
31:42that has been boiling
31:43inside of him
31:43since he was 16,
31:45needing a hug afterward.
31:46Are you going to charge me
31:48for this session?
31:50Of course I am.
31:51For the house call.
31:53I appreciate your integrity.
31:55You're welcome.
31:56Number 2.
31:57Roy Hugs Jamie
31:58Speaking of hugs,
32:00Roy and Jamie
32:01gradually work through
32:02their rivalry
32:02as season 2 progresses.
32:04A turning point comes
32:05when Richmond loses
32:06to Manchester City,
32:07much to the dismay
32:08of Jamie's father.
32:09You know that
32:11equal TV show you made?
32:13You just made it easier
32:15for Manchester City
32:16to kick you to the curb.
32:18Look where you are now.
32:20I'm twaddling about
32:21with a bunch of amateurs.
32:22No offense,
32:23no offense.
32:24Although this isn't
32:25the first time
32:26we've seen Mr. Tartt
32:27mistreat his son,
32:28this public display
32:29of animosity
32:30pushes Jamie
32:31to finally strike back.
32:32The only thing
32:33more satisfying
32:34than seeing Jamie
32:35punch his old man
32:36is watching Coach Beard
32:37kick him out.
32:40Oops.
32:41The biggest surprise
32:42of all comes
32:43when Roy embraces Jamie,
32:44giving him permission
32:45to unleash
32:46the waterworks.
32:56As Jamie and Roy
32:58have a breakthrough,
32:59Ted is unable
32:59to stay in the room
33:00as memories
33:01of his own father
33:02are summoned.
33:03Ted's influence
33:04on Roy
33:04is felt through
33:05this hug, however.
33:06Number 1.
33:08The Richmond Way
33:18Before returning to Kansas,
33:20Ted leaves just one note
33:21for Trent's manuscript
33:22for The Lasso Way.
33:24Change the title.
33:33Season 3 then ends
33:34with the Greyhounds
33:35setting up their own
33:36next chapters,
33:37from Roy becoming
33:38manager of AFC Richmond
33:39to Coach Willisbeard
33:40marrying a pregnant Jane.
33:42In between is Trent
33:43hosting a signing
33:44for his hit book
33:45The Richmond Way.
33:46It's a devastatingly
33:47perfect reminder
33:48that the ensemble series
33:49has always been
33:50Ted Lasso
33:50in name only.
33:52The montage
33:52still scores
33:53a winning goal
33:54with Ted coaching
33:55his son Henry
33:55at soccer,
33:56reminding him
33:57to be a goldfish
33:58by moving on
33:59from his mistakes.
34:00We are certainly
34:01eager to move on
34:02from the showrunner's
34:02mistake of wanting
34:03to end this
34:04heart-rending show here.
34:05Atta boy.
34:07Come on, boys.
34:08Good job, Henry.
34:15What other Ted Lasso
34:16moments scored tears
34:17with you,
34:18whether from heartbreak,
34:19uplift, or laughter?
34:20Give us an inspirational
34:21speech in the comments.
35:11You
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