Season 3 Speculation without Spoilers

[Night Cheese]

I'm weirdly not against the TedxRebecca pairing, but I just don't see how they would make it work and be believable with only a few episodes remaining. Anyone have any ideas how their storyline could play out if that's what the writers are going for?

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

55 minutes ago, Night Cheese said:

I'm weirdly not against the TedxRebecca pairing, but I just don't see how they would make it work and be believable with only a few episodes remaining. Anyone have any ideas how their storyline could play out if that's what the writers are going for?

I honestly don't care either way on T/R, but I don't see them actually 'getting together' until towards the very end of the series finale - IF it happens.

They're still pretty far apart right now to make it believable.  Hell, they haven't shared much screen time at all since the Zava signing, and especially not in a way that could relate romantic tension. 

Closest they've come, in some time, was their phone convo during the "Hey Jude" sequence.

[kwnyc]

Please be throwing us a red herring, show, with the green matchbook in Ted's pocket.

[Phebemarie]

I think Jamie may “parent trap” Roy and Keely. 

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

4 hours ago, Night Cheese said:

I'm weirdly not against the TedxRebecca pairing, but I just don't see how they would make it work and be believable with only a few episodes remaining. Anyone have any ideas how their storyline could play out if that's what the writers are going for?

I'm not strongly predicting this, but I could see one of the closing scenes of the series being Ted in Rebecca's office to resign - for whatever reason, and for the 3rd straight season finale - and she asks if he can't think of any reason at all to want to stick around, before they share a heart-eyed look & she kisses him.

Would be way too easy and predictable, but I am in no way ruling it out.

[Atlanta]

16 hours ago, Phebemarie said:

I think Jamie may “parent trap” Roy and Keely. 

Yes! Please, writers, make this happen.

[scenicbyway]

17 hours ago, iRarelyWatchTV36 said:

I'm not strongly predicting this, but I could see one of the closing scenes of the series being Ted in Rebecca's office to resign - for whatever reason, and for the 3rd straight season finale - and she asks if he can't think of any reason at all to want to stick around, before they share a heart-eyed look & she kisses him.

Would be way too easy and predictable, but I am in no way ruling it out.

I agree, I think it will happen in the last scenes of the season which is presumably the series finale. We saw Rebecca have an intense connection with boat guy over the course of a few hours, same thing has been happening with Ted and Rebecca slowly over 3 seasons.

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

I'm thinking Keeley and Jack are likely officially done, as a couple, and considering Jack seems to care much more about her personal image than anything else, I also see her pulling all her funding/backing of Keeley and KJPR since Keeley has no intention of going through with publishing the release that Jack's dad's lawyers came up with.

Thus, Keeley will be back at AFC Richmond by either the end of next week's new episode or shortly into the next.

Also likely that Rebecca will get Keeley set up with her own firm again before the season/series ends.

Edited May 7, 2023 by iRarelyWatchTV36

[Crs97]

Here’s an idea:  maybe Rupert sabotages their relationship by talking to Jade in front of Nate about how awesomely ruthless Nate is (“You picked yourself a winner; we love his killer instincts here.”  Names some examples.). Jade realizes by Nate’s reactions that he indeed did the things Rupert mentioned, is completely turned off,  and dumps him,  making him uncomfortable to go back ever to the restaurant.  That’s the wake up call he needs.  Maybe.

[Phebemarie]

I know a lot of people are concerned that Ted could get back with Michelle at the end of the series.  Maybe show is setting up a different conclusion.  Michelle realizes she is not interested in Dr. Jake and shows up under Ted's window with a boom box begging Ted to take her back.  Although momentarily thrilled at the prospect, Ted realizes, finally, that he has moved on from his failed marriage.  He calls Sassy Smurf.  Show concludes with Sassy and Ted enjoying a dinner date at the kabob shop.  

 

[Kel Varnsen]

On 5/6/2023 at 11:07 PM, iRarelyWatchTV36 said:

also see her pulling all her funding/backing of Keeley and KJPR since Keeley has no intention of going through with publishing the release that Jack's dad's lawyers came up with.

Would that be possible? Most of my knowledge of that kind of thing comes from shows like Dragon's Den. So my assumption is that Jack bought a percentage of KJPR with her money, and that money was used to grow the company. But I don't think those kind of purchases come with money back guarantees. So if she wants her money back she would need to sell her percentage I think. Unfortunately the only two people we have met that could have the funds to buy it would be Rebecca (good) or Rupert (so very bad).

[Phebemarie]

I’m wondering if Rupert punishes Nate by making the owner of A Taste of Greece an offer he can’t refuse…buys out and closes the restaurant.

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

1 hour ago, Phebemarie said:

I’m wondering if Rupert punishes Nate by making the owner of A Taste of Greece an offer he can’t refuse…buys out and closes the restaurant.

Could definitely see him doing something like that.

Or something else possibly happening is Rupert makes an obvious pass at Jade - wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if its with Nate right there - and she rudely rejects him.  Then Rupert takes his reaction to said rejection out on Nate and Nate takes out his resulting reaction out on Jade.  They fight and breakup.

Likely Nate's last true road bump on the way to the final destination of his redemption arc.

[Lady Calypso]

I could see Rupert buying out A Taste of Athens because he can accomplish two things by closing down the restaurant: take away Nate's favourite spot and have Jade lose her job, which also hurts Nate. It shows Nate that Rupert not only controls Nate, he controlled Jade's career. Even if she gets another job, he still lost her this one.

In which case, I would hope Nate would go scorched earth on Rupert. We've seen how Nate can get nasty with his words when he wants to. I would be 100% fine if he uses that against Rupert. I wonder if Nate would go to Bex to let her know what Rupert's been doing.

Maybe we'll see a second football club being taken away from Rupert's ex wife. 

And if that's the case, I wonder if Nate's story isn't leading back to Richmond, but co-owning West Ham with Bex. 

Maybe not, I may be overthinking it, but that's been on my mind since last night's episode.

[DEL901]

….or Rupert could buy it and make Jade the manager…but only if she dumps Nate.  

And I thought about Nate returning to Richmond, but I can’t imagine him and Roy working together…who would be the manager or subordinate?  

[Schweedie]

48 minutes ago, Lady Calypso said:

Maybe we'll see a second football club being taken away from Rupert's ex wife. 

I'm really, really hoping for this. Nate could go to Bex, help her get evidence of Rupert cheating to use in a divorce, and Bex then walking away with money and West Ham.

(This still wouldn't be any kind of redemption for shit Nate pulled at Richmond, but I'd love that for Bex, and for Rupert.)

[Crs97]

I’m hoping it plays out that Rupert assumes he’s protected by the prenup, but Bex gets the team via child support claims.

[DEL901]

When they had the reveal in season 2 about Ted’s father I was worried he’d go the same was.  Then I had hope he was healing…especially when he saw that Henry wasn’t replacing him with the Doc.  

But now I worry that he is fixing everyone, maybe even Nate but he believes he is beyond hope for himself which is why he is backsliding then he leaves when his job is done and they no longer need him…. And just walks away to sn ambiguous ending.  

[Crs97]

Where is Dr. Sharon?!?!?

[Night Cheese]

I think we'll see Roy become a member of the Diamond Dogs before the end. I envision him reluctantly joining because he needs advice about Keeley/winning Keeley back and has to reach out to the Diamond Dogs.

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

9 hours ago, Night Cheese said:

I think we'll see Roy become a member of the Diamond Dogs before the end. I envision him reluctantly joining because he needs advice about Keeley/winning Keeley back and has to reach out to the Diamond Dogs.

I agree.  And it reminds me of that scene from last week when Ted is freaking out because he's sure that Dr. Jake taking Michelle to Paris is to propose.  They had a Diamond Dogs session about it.

During said DD session, Roy yelled something from the other room, and the guys were all like "C'mere Roy, c'mon boy!  *whistling sounds to get a dog to come around*".

I couldn't help but chuckle.

[braziliangirl]

Maybe Nate will quit in a press conference after saying lovely things about Ted and Richmond? I would like that. 

 

[DEL901]

2 minutes ago, braziliangirl said:

Maybe Nate will quit in a press conference after saying lovely things about Ted and Richmond? I would like that. 

 

And spill the tea on Rupert. 

[Thalia]

At this point in the season, with only three episodes left, I'm scratching my head at some of the things the show has introduced thus far that provided precious little to the overall story of Ted Lasso.   I started to create a new topic for this, but decided an overall season three discussion should probably wait until Ep. 12 airs. 

Before I start:  I love Ted Lasso, the show and the man.  And Season 3 Ted is still something I watch the second it drops and then watch at least one more time before the next one arrives.   So none of this means I dislike the show.  But ...

1. KJPR.  I was looking forward to seeing Keeley kill it this season with her own agency.  Instead, it was used as a reason to split up Keeley and Roy, show Keeley regress professionally and appear weak and uncertain, introduce an unnecessary love interest, and generally keep her away from Roy and Rebecca, the two relationships fans most enjoy seeing her in. 

2.  Zava.  Okay, he jump-started Richmond and freed Zoreaux to change his name to Van Damme (something I truly wish had been a one episode joke.)  It allowed for a funny visual joke in Sunflowers with his former player poster (2014-2014).  But that is about it and I now don't expect him to come back. 

3.  Jack.  She was never more than a device to give Keeley something to do while she wasn't with the gang.  I think she's gone for good, thank god.

4.  Shandy.  I really thought we'd see her again, causing mischief for Keeley and Richmond.  Maybe we will, but there isn't much time left.  

I'm not including Nate in my list.  I know a lot of people hate his storyline and feels they're giving him too much attention.  But at least he's always been a major character and they have a reason to show him and he's also showing some growth, shedding his insecurities and beginning to see the light about Rupert. 

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

^ I couldn't agree more about points 1 & 3, @Thalia.

The whole KJPR & Jack felt contrived and manufactured, pretty much from the start.  And it was written in because Roy & Keeley just couldn't stay together the whole time, for creative reasons I guess? 

Even though I wish there was more of them together, it really highlights the rapport that Rebecca and Keeley have when we do get scenes of them together this season.

Shandy can stay gone, too.  Also think its way too late in the season/series to bring her back to create strife now.

[DEL901]

My prediction for the ending:

The team wins it all.   During the celebrations, no one realizes Ted has slipped away.  The next time we see him, he is waiting for his flight and on the phone with his son, telling he he is coming home.  His job is Richmond is done.  

[Lady Calypso]

1 hour ago, DEL901 said:

My prediction for the ending:

The team wins it all.   During the celebrations, no one realizes Ted has slipped away.  The next time we see him, he is waiting for his flight and on the phone with his son, telling he he is coming home.  His job is Richmond is done.  

So he pulls a Dr. Sharon (she likes to leave quietly without saying goodbye). It would be an interesting parallel, that's for sure.

It would make me sad, though, since we'll miss the dancing with the team we saw in the video of his last team in the pilot.

[scarynikki12]

I really want them to pair Jamie with Roy's sister. He's great with Phoebe, thinks Sis is hot, and Roy would be furious and delighted for his BFF to date his sister.

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

15 hours ago, DEL901 said:

My prediction for the ending:

The team wins it all.   During the celebrations, no one realizes Ted has slipped away.  The next time we see him, he is waiting for his flight and on the phone with his son, telling he he is coming home.  His job is Richmond is done.  

To be fair, it feels like he's already done that a couple episodes ago.

Not sure why this series is still called Ted Lasso, seeing as how old guys guarding the "side doors" at AFC Richmond get more screen time than he does.

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

How I think the series ends, after yet another couple huge Tedbecca endgame hints.  A bit of a big stretch, but if Tedbecca is endgame, its possible;

Ted is leaving and going home to Kansas, to be close(r) to Henry & his mom.  Rebecca realizes she loves him and doesn't want to be without him.  So she buys out the current ownership of the Kansas City MLS club and becomes the new owner & convinces Ted to take over as manager.

I'm very skeptical of that actually happening - her buying and taking over SKC - but unless they throw a big curveball and Ted stays in England at the end of the series, then Tedbecca can't happen.

[scenicbyway]

At this point I’d like to see Ted and Rebecca pull out those matchbooks at the same time. Why keep showing them individually, perhaps the lightening moment for Rebecca is Ted with his green match book? (I do realize that everyone at Ola’s got one that night, so it shouldn’t be a surprise).

I’m a little surprised that most people think Ted goes back to Kansas. To what exactly? Henry? It would be possible for Henry to move to Richmond.  
 

Really troubling are the folks who want Ted and Michelle back together. We’ve literally watched Ted in agony for 3 seasons over their divorce and separation, he should not go back to her.

[Schweedie]

14 hours ago, scarynikki12 said:

I really want them to pair Jamie with Roy's sister. He's great with Phoebe, thinks Sis is hot, and Roy would be furious and delighted for his BFF to date his sister.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if this happened in, like, a quick moment in the last episode, and I would not mind it one bit. (My favourite way would be for Roy watching Phoebe because her mum has a date, and when she's dropping Phoebe off Jamie shows up, all casual with "Ready to go?")

I really don't want Nate back at Richmond, and I hope they're not going there. Maybe he can start busking with his violin. Or go with Jade to Poland, if she's planning to go back there after she's done with her studies, and start from the "bottom" coaching a team there.

[Crs97]

4 hours ago, Schweedie said:

(My favourite way would be for Roy watching Phoebe because her mum has a date, and when she's dropping Phoebe off Jamie shows up, all casual with "Ready to go?")

Can you imagine the look on Roy’s face if she included Phoebe’s overnight things “just in case” with a smile?!?  Make it happen, show!

[Schweedie]

3 hours ago, Crs97 said:

Can you imagine the look on Roy’s face if she included Phoebe’s overnight things “just in case” with a smile?!?  Make it happen, show!

Bahahaha, yes!

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

On 5/6/2023 at 10:07 PM, iRarelyWatchTV36 said:

I'm thinking Keeley and Jack are likely officially done, as a couple, and considering Jack seems to care much more about her personal image than anything else, I also see her pulling all her funding/backing of Keeley and KJPR since Keeley has no intention of going through with publishing the release that Jack's dad's lawyers came up with.

Thus, Keeley will be back at AFC Richmond by either the end of next week's new episode or shortly into the next.

Also likely that Rebecca will get Keeley set up with her own firm again before the season/series ends.

Well, I was partially right.

But they skipped the part about Keeley being back at Richmond between Jack (or her dad) pulling funding & Rebecca setting her up, and they ended up keeping the KJPR name.

Edited May 18, 2023 by iRarelyWatchTV36

[scenicbyway]

🌈 Rainbows

Trent’s Mug

Rainbow reflection on Nate the morning after Jade spends the night.

Roy’s tie dyed shirts- red, yellow, orange, blue, purple, green

Higgins ringtone for his wife

Who’s left? Ted, Jamie?, Beard, Rebecca?  Or do only the men get rainbows? I don’t think so, because we know lightening is coming which means a storm. Since they are mirroring each other, I think the lightening comes for Rebecca and Ted. What comes after a storm? Rainbows!

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

Considering the episode title and the synopsis, who oh who could be Ted's unexpected guest in 3.11??

Edited May 23, 2023 by iRarelyWatchTV36

[Schweedie]

I just hope we get to meet Jamie's mum, too.

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

With Ted going back to Kansas at series end, I am pretty much officially ruling out Tedbecca as an endgame possibility.

Not gonna lie, I thought Rebecca was gonna 'truth bomb' him with a "love - or at least a like you a lot - confession", but that didn't happen, so there's no screen time left to make them ending up together any way even sorta believable.

That's not to say it will not happen, just that if it does, it won't feel very believable.

Edited May 24, 2023 by iRarelyWatchTV36

[Schweedie]

22 hours ago, Schweedie said:

I just hope we get to meet Jamie's mum, too.

And she wasn't at all I would've expected, for some reason, but she was amazing. Yay!

I've never believed Ted and Rebecca would end up together. I know a lot of people have believed and wanted that, but I've honestly never really understood why - I've never seen anything but strong friendship there. Who knows, maybe the finale will prove me wrong and Ted's truth bomb will actually be about Rebecca instead of going back to Kansas, but I don't *think* so. My theory is that we'll see Hot Dutch Guy in the finale.

God, I hope they win the whole fucking thing. My real team were disappointing and largely rubbish this season, I'd like to get to celebrate a fictional team winning, at least.

[scenicbyway]

Welp, with Ted mentioning Sleepless in Seattle in episode 11, I actually think Ted and Rebecca are no longer endgame.

Rebecca and Sam’s relationship was like You’ve Got Mail since they really met online.

The Dutchman and Rebecca are like Sleepless in Seattle. He lives on a houseboat with his kid. They have met by the water once, anonymously. At the end of Sleepless it’s the kid’s actions that bring them together, so I would guess we’ll see that happen. What I hate in this scenario is that throughout Sleepless we see how she falls for and pines for the guy, if Rebecca goes this route, we saw the one night (that she can’t even remember all of what happened) but no pining since. Meh.

I don’t really get having all the signs with Ted and Rebecca or why Ted has to end up alone with Henry but shows are usually disappointing.  It’s also possible that Sleepless could apply to Ted and Rebecca, he could leave, she chases after him, he has a kid etc.  But the houseboat thing is kind of an obvious tell.

[Lady Calypso]

I think they very clearly closed off Ted/Rebecca in this episode, when Rebecca came to him for a truth bomb and couldn't come up with one. That would have been the opportunity to drop the "I love you and want to be with you" truth bomb but they deliberately chose not to. Compare that with the look Sam and Rebecca gave each other during the movie, and Sam/Rebecca seem much more likely than Ted/Rebecca.

Which I appreciate, by the way. Ted/Rebecca were never romantically interested in each other and they never showed any signs of being romantically interested, so it would have been thrown in left field and felt forced, just to have the main male and female lead get together for a happy ending. I appreciate that the show avoided putting the two together just because American television dictates a happy ending is only achievable through a romantic relationship, at least when it comes to their leads (supporting characters, it's usually 50/50 on what their happy ending is).

Plus, I love their platonic friendship. 

[scenicbyway]

45 minutes ago, Lady Calypso said:

I think they very clearly closed off Ted/Rebecca in this episode, when Rebecca came to him for a truth bomb and couldn't come up with one. That would have been the opportunity to drop the "I love you and want to be with you" truth bomb but they deliberately chose not to. Compare that with the look Sam and Rebecca gave each other during the movie, and Sam/Rebecca seem much more likely than Ted/Rebecca.

I don’t think Rebecca’s truth bomb would have been about loving Ted. If anything, not having one shows us where she’s at…alone, with no prospects. She would tell Ted if she was getting back with Sam. She has no reason to confess any feelings because she doesn’t know he’s (probably) about to tell her he’s leaving.

Sam and Rebecca aren’t getting together, he is 23? She’s 48? Even if they could have a child they are at completely different life stages. Not to mention Ola didn’t like her…

I guess Rebecca not having a truth bomb also makes me wonder about the Dutch guy. She told Keeley about him and presumably Sassy but we’ve not seen anything else mentioned.

I also hate the Ted ends up alone having to interact with his ex everyday. His happy ending is just Henry.

Edited May 24, 2023 by scenicbyway

[Lady Calypso]

Just now, scenicbyway said:

Sam and Rebecca aren’t getting together, he is 23? She’s 48? Even if they could have a child they are at completely different life stages. Not to mention Ola didn’t like her…

Oh, to be clear, I don't think Sam/Rebecca are getting together either. I do think Rebecca is ending the series single, or potentially open ended with Dutch Man. But I was just saying it's more likely for Sam/Rebecca to end up together than Ted/Rebecca with this episode. 

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

I would say there is a slight possibility that Ted is getting ready to tell Rebecca its an either/or situation.

Ted will tell her he plans on staying if can have Henry move to England with him - and if Henry wants to do that - but if not, he's resigning (after the season) and going home to Kansas.  That being Henry's dad is his biggest life focus right now and where Henry is is where he wants to be.

And then we spend some time of the non-soccer parts of the series' final episode with him working on & finding out the final solution and situation of the whole staying/going ordeal.

 

But gauging things just based on the episode's title, I truly & honestly think its as simply plain as him resigning and going home to Kansas Henry .... after Richmond wins the EPL.

[DEL901]

I read that there are rumours of a Keeley spin off.  Is so, Keeley will reject Roy because Bret Goldstein has a lot on his plate and the Shrinking team is trying to convince him to appear in the series as well as write and produce and even if he doesn’t, Bret has stated how much he is looking forward to working with them in person this year, rather than over Zoom.  

[funnygirl]

4 hours ago, scenicbyway said:

Welp, with Ted mentioning Sleepless in Seattle in episode 11, I actually think Ted and Rebecca are no longer endgame.

Rebecca and Sam’s relationship was like You’ve Got Mail since they really met online.

The Dutchman and Rebecca are like Sleepless in Seattle. He lives on a houseboat with his kid. They have met by the water once, anonymously. At the end of Sleepless it’s the kid’s actions that bring them together, so I would guess we’ll see that happen. What I hate in this scenario is that throughout Sleepless we see how she falls for and pines for the guy, if Rebecca goes this route, we saw the one night (that she can’t even remember all of what happened) but no pining since. Meh.

I don’t really get having all the signs with Ted and Rebecca or why Ted has to end up alone with Henry but shows are usually disappointing.  It’s also possible that Sleepless could apply to Ted and Rebecca, he could leave, she chases after him, he has a kid etc.  But the houseboat thing is kind of an obvious tell.

This would be the rotten cherry on top of this otherwise uninspired season, for me. 

Rebecca and Ted aren't endgame, fine. Then why the baiting with all the little connections throughout the series, the Bantr texting fake-out, the green matchbook and it being attached to Ted's army man, the 12 unanswered texts and 3 un-ha ha'd gif, and so on and so forth? 

It's fine if the writers never intended to maybe pair Ted and Rebecca together romantically. Except that there were things they purposefully put in the show to hint at maybe. And those things could have easily been omitted and the story - and their friendship - would not have suffered. So on that end, BOO to the writers. And for Jason and Co to then say they're platonic soulmates or it's cliche to expect the male and female leads to be romantically linked...but act like it's fans who pulled that out of thin air. No, it's pulled from what they presented on screen just for shits and giggles. 

But then to have Rebecca, who had the most trite and random day with a stranger she never even got the name of nor heard from again, end up with said stranger in the very end without the decency to flesh out that pairing would be lazy and cheap. Nate can have his love story with the hostess fleshed out, but Rebecca - the lead female of the series - gets a random slapped-together finish and I'm supposed to swoon because it's the most romantic thing when Rebecca's whole Amsterdam plot was suss at best in the first place is... a choice. And not one that I, personally, care for. 

YMMV

@scenicbyway this isn't a critique on your post because you are probably 100% right and this will happen. My annoyance is firmly on Jason Sudeikis and the writers. A season full of long episodes and so much of it felt wasted. I'm just disappointed, but that's my own fault for having such high expectations (and clearly reading way too much into things) throughout the series. 

Oh well. At least Richmond will (hopefully) win it all. That much is deserved. 

Edited May 24, 2023 by funnygirl

[Good Queen Jane]

1 hour ago, iRarelyWatchTV36 said:

But gauging things just based on the episode's title, I truly & honestly think its as simply plain as him resigning and going home to Kansas Henry .... after Richmond wins the EPL.

What is the episode's title?

[Girl in a Cardigan]

Now that could just be about the finale, but I doubt it. 

[scenicbyway]

56 minutes ago, funnygirl said:

This would be the rotten cherry on top of this otherwise uninspired season, for me. 

Rebecca and Ted aren't endgame, fine. Then why the baiting with all the little connections throughout the series, the Bantr texting fake-out, the green matchbook and it being attached to Ted's army man, the 12 unanswered texts and 3 un-ha ha'd gif, and so on and so forth? 

It's fine if the writers never intended to maybe pair Ted and Rebecca together romantically. Except that there were things they purposefully put in the show to hint at maybe. And those things could have easily been omitted and the story - and their friendship - would not have suffered. So on that end, BOO to the writers. And for Jason and Co to then say they're platonic soulmates or it's cliche to expect the male and female leads to be romantically linked...but act like it's fans who pulled that out of thin air. No, it's pulled from what they presented on screen just for shits and giggles. 

But then to have Rebecca, who had the most trite and random day with a stranger she never even got the name of nor heard from again, end up with said stranger in the very end without the decency to flesh out that pairing would be lazy and cheap. Nate can have his love story with the hostess fleshed out, but Rebecca - the lead female of the series - gets a random slapped-together finish and I'm supposed to swoon because it's the most romantic thing when Rebecca's whole Amsterdam plot was suss at best in the first place is... a choice. And not one that I, personally, care for. 

YMMV

@scenicbyway this isn't a critique on your post because you are probably 100% right and this will happen. My annoyance is firmly on Jason Sudeikis and the writers. A season full of long episodes and so much of it felt wasted. I'm just disappointed, but that's my own fault for having such high expectations (and clearly reading way too much into things) throughout the series. 

Oh well. At least Richmond will (hopefully) win it all. That much is deserved. 

Yes to all of this! Rotten cherry indeed!

I desperately want to be wrong in my prediction. Why even start the special “truthbombs” if nothing is to come from it?

Why have all the signs and affection throughout the series? Rebecca from the beginning hasn’t wanted to be alone, and now we won’t get to see her happy ending? She doesn’t even remember if she and the random boat guy had sex? That’s crazy and not a happy ending. Ugh.

Have we seen Ted interact with anyone from Kansas while he’s been in London besides his family? Which means if they don’t end up together the friendship is probably over anyway.

I too feel like they wasted so much time and to have Nate get EVERYTHING is just bizarre to me.

It’s hard to believe the army figurine that’s she’s been carrying around for 3 years and all the texts from Ted during Amsterdam are red herrings. Did Ted make biscuits everyday for anyone else?? No. Ugh