What Ted Lasso does well is it focuses on subverting expectations and gives you a moment of calm amongst the chaos of everyday life. This episode does that just as well as always. Ted Lasso is insistent on teaching us lessons, sometimes it does this more subtly than others, and the best lessons it teaches us are the ones about ourselves.
We learn about accepting loss and accepting our own imperfections through this show. We learn that someone who seems like the happiest man on earth is just as sad as so many of us. We learn that people can change for better and worse and that the way we change is by growing parts of our character that have always been there. This final episode of Ted Lasso makes sure to remind us of all of this before it says goodbye.
I do believe there are more stories to be told, but if the creators decide that this is not a show they want to return to, if they decide that this is already an amazing end and don't want to mess with perfection, then I can live with that. This is a rare finale that doesn't feel like a climax, and it definitely does not feel like a let down. It is simply a stepping off point.
You can tell the showrunners looked at this episode and asked themselves what the point was. They asked themselves why they made the show in the first place. It was meant to be a light in the darkness and a show that focuses on the beauty of us. This finale keeps this in mind and reminds us on several to 'believe'.
There are some beautiful symmetries between the start and end here. Character's remind us of who they were and who they are now. Honestly, I watch a lot of shows but I have never felt for characters the way I feel for these ones. When they say thank you and goodbye it carries so much weight. That can hopefully show other creators that the power is in subtext and not exposition. All the emotion is felt through actions, not words. No one says I'll miss you because you made me a better person. Instead, we are given a reminder of what these characters have been through and then we add the emotional weight ourselves. Truly powerful storytelling.
It also would not be so well delivered if the actors did not perform so well. Every leading actor has at least one moment to shine here. They all know their characters so well that they make the impossibly difficult task of rounding off their arcs seem effortless. The only disappointment here is the conclusion to the biggest love triangle of the show, but that only matters to those who saw it as a big part of the show to begin with. If I'm being honest, I was much happier with the work put into Roy and Jamie's friendship this season than anything to do with them and Keeley.
To put it bluntly, I'm upset and happy all at once. I wasn't ready to say goodbye to Ted Lasso, yet I found myself putting it on straight away as I woke up this morning. I know some would say there are low points to the show, but I can honestly say I have enjoyed every episode. This finale is one of the many high points though. Well done to everyone involved.
Now, I'm going to start watching Ted Lasso from season 1 episode 1 again so that I can pretend it isn't over.
The tag line for Ted Lasso is 'BELIEVE'. If you've watched the show, you'll know why.
We learn about accepting loss and accepting our own imperfections through this show. We learn that someone who seems like the happiest man on earth is just as sad as so many of us. We learn that people can change for better and worse and that the way we change is by growing parts of our character that have always been there. This final episode of Ted Lasso makes sure to remind us of all of this before it says goodbye.
I do believe there are more stories to be told, but if the creators decide that this is not a show they want to return to, if they decide that this is already an amazing end and don't want to mess with perfection, then I can live with that. This is a rare finale that doesn't feel like a climax, and it definitely does not feel like a let down. It is simply a stepping off point.
You can tell the showrunners looked at this episode and asked themselves what the point was. They asked themselves why they made the show in the first place. It was meant to be a light in the darkness and a show that focuses on the beauty of us. This finale keeps this in mind and reminds us on several to 'believe'.
There are some beautiful symmetries between the start and end here. Character's remind us of who they were and who they are now. Honestly, I watch a lot of shows but I have never felt for characters the way I feel for these ones. When they say thank you and goodbye it carries so much weight. That can hopefully show other creators that the power is in subtext and not exposition. All the emotion is felt through actions, not words. No one says I'll miss you because you made me a better person. Instead, we are given a reminder of what these characters have been through and then we add the emotional weight ourselves. Truly powerful storytelling.
It also would not be so well delivered if the actors did not perform so well. Every leading actor has at least one moment to shine here. They all know their characters so well that they make the impossibly difficult task of rounding off their arcs seem effortless. The only disappointment here is the conclusion to the biggest love triangle of the show, but that only matters to those who saw it as a big part of the show to begin with. If I'm being honest, I was much happier with the work put into Roy and Jamie's friendship this season than anything to do with them and Keeley.
To put it bluntly, I'm upset and happy all at once. I wasn't ready to say goodbye to Ted Lasso, yet I found myself putting it on straight away as I woke up this morning. I know some would say there are low points to the show, but I can honestly say I have enjoyed every episode. This finale is one of the many high points though. Well done to everyone involved.
Now, I'm going to start watching Ted Lasso from season 1 episode 1 again so that I can pretend it isn't over.
The tag line for Ted Lasso is 'BELIEVE'. If you've watched the show, you'll know why.
