“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” -Victor Hugo || I'm Mariah. GU-CA. Total fangirl, so don't mind me. Twitter: @maramosaaa & @mariahdafangirl
“If you’re not ready to stop being with someone, I don’t really know how to cope with it.” - Hannah | Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham on Richmond Till We Die, Ted Lasso Season 3
I feel that a soulmate connection on any level is romantic. It may not be physically romantic but it is still inherently romantic. I think Ted and Rebecca by design have always been cosmically soulfully connected in ways that the universe was just not going to allow this time around uh life for them not to interact with each other. -Jason
I love what Trent told Ted because HE’S RIGHT. Ted didn’t magically reach Total Football in an episode, he’s been slowly building the strong foundation to make it possible since s1.
Because if Ted hadn’t gotten through to Jamie back in s1, we wouldn’t have a Jamie Tartt who willingly and enthusiastically put himself out of the scoring position to give everyone else a chance to shine. For the team.
If Ted hadn’t vocally insisted on the team bonding and properly getting to know each other, he wouldn’t have a cohesive group that knows each other well enough inside and outside the field to truly see and guess what their teammates need.
If Ted hadn’t earned their respect and love through his unyielding kindness and faith in them, he wouldn’t have a team that in turn is willing to go along with his weird and uncomfortable training tactics. But they trust him blindly now in a way that they never would have when he first arrive.
If Ted hadn’t created an environment where every player feels seen and heard and comfortable speaking up, Jamie would’ve never taken the leadership position he’s slowly been building himself to this season.
If Ted hadn’t gotten through to Roy and later pushed for him to accept training Jamie, we wouldn’t have a Roy who volunteered to train Jamie and inadvertently made him the ideal midfield powerhouse the team needed to succeed.
And so on and so on. And Trent, who has been witnessing this since s1 and more intimately in s3, noticed that. He’s so right and he should say it.
When I went to Sunderland, my grandad told me he’d teach me how to ride when I came back for Christmas and then he fuckin’ died and I haven’t been on a bike since. And now I’m saying that out loud I realize that never learning was actually a great disrespect to his memory and now I feel ashamed so can we stop talking about it and go back to me just taking out my negative emotions on you even if you deserve it or not.
