Here’s everything we noticed in Ted Lasso‘s season three trailer
The first full trailer for season three of Ted Lasso prefers to show, not tell
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Television’s most feel-good and/or corniest show Ted Lasso officially makes its season three premiere on March 15. Ahead of the new batch of episodes fueled on biscuits and believing in oneself, Apple TV+ has shared a new trailer, teasing new relationships, a continuing rivalry, and lots of love. Cue the gentle guitar music and the “Awwws.”
With little actually said in the newest trailer, we’ve broken down the major moments we’ve keyed into when it comes to the third season.
Keeley and Roy’s romantic fate remains uncertain
After avoiding a breakup in the season two finale, it looks like Keeley (Juno Temple) and Roy (Brett Goldstein) still need to figure out their relationship status. In the trailer, the two sit on a soccer-themed twin-sized bed and hold hands, before Jamie (Phil Dunster) comes barging in. This quick moment doesn’t give a lot away, allowing fans to speculate wildly—including the possibility that the three will transform into a throuple in season three. However, no one looks too heartbroken in the scene, so maybe the two are alright (and don’t need a third to spice up their relationship).
Ted’s still having panic attacks
Jason Sudeikis spends much of the Ted Lasso season three trailer being cheery, classic Ted. But if you look closely, there’s a brief moment when he’s on the field and struggling with a potential panic attack: His hands tremble, and the camera zooms into his widened eyes. Ted spent most of season two dealing with his mental health, turning to Dr. Sharon Fieldstone (Sarah Niles) for help. It’s how we learned more about Ted’s tragic backstory with his father. Season three will probably build out on this storyline, along with the aftereffects of Ted’s divorce and Richmond’s championship loss. Ted’s ongoing anxiety isn’t surprising, but the trailer doesn’t really feature Niles at all. However, series co-creator Bill Lawrence has already revealed she’ll have a “significant” role in the show’s final episodes, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed.
Jamie Tartt steps into role of beloved team player
Who would’ve thought Phil Dunster’s Jamie Tartt would be a pivotal team player when Ted Lasso began? After his evolution in season two—including the public revelation of how poorly Jamie’s dad treats him—he’s become a fan-favorite. The season three trailer reveals that, despite another terrible hairstyle, he’s wholly devoted to Richmond AFC; the days of switching football clubs or participating in reality shows are long gone. Based on the trailer, Jamie gets along superbly with everyone, including Sam (Toheeb Jimoh). He’ll probably spend the final season encouraging his teammates with optimism, a.k.a. the Ted Lasso effect. What if he’s the one who convinces Keeley and Roy to find common ground again? Talk about character development.
Nate Shelley is in his villain era
Ted Lasso’s most contentious has been Nate’s (Nick Mohammed) slow heel turn. He started off as a soft-spoken assistant but morphed into an egomaniac once he became a coach. By the end of season two, Nate is a full-fledged villain, the kind who spits on the mirror and tries to kiss Keeley. He yelled at Ted for being incompetent and promptly left Richmond to join forces with Rupert at West Ham. Based on the trailer, Nate is enjoying his negative turn, even if it makes him lonely. No shot encapsulates that more than him dining alone at A Taste Of Athens. In case you needed a reminder, he tried to reserve the window seat at this restaurant in season two to impress his parents. It didn’t work out then, but Nate’s not over the humiliation. He’s sipping his wine while staring out—he may have gotten the desired table, but at what cost? That’s what we’re about to find out in Ted Lasso season three.
Anthony Head looks even hotter and more evil
After cropping up in the last few episodes of season two, it looks like Anthony Head will be making regular appearances in the new season as “wonder kid” Nate begins his work for West Ham United. Ted Lasso’s got Rupert and Nate fit with silver hair and sleek black suits to let you know these are the villains of the season. In the coming installment, Rupert (which is possibly a nod to his Buffy The Vampire Slayer character, Rupert Giles?) will go head-to-head with Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), as she sets on taking him down. Just two British hotties, trying to destroy one another. Good luck, Ripper!
The third season of Ted Lasso premieres on Apple+ on March 15.
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What a positive, uplifting show.
And I hope Nate gets his dick eaten off by a badger.
With or without TB?
Oh, we can go without. I’m not a monster.
I can’t stop laughing how clearly Nate’s new look is based on Mourinho. Don’t get me wrong, the only way to go, but just not even attempting to subtle about it is pretty funny.
Very much hoping they resolve the Roy-Jamie-Keeley thing early in the season because absolutely no one cares about it.
This is going to sound strange, but watching the trailer I realize what I really want from this show is for Roy Kent to be happyÂ
With Keeley. They work so well together as a couple.
I would just love it if somehow, some way, Murray Head would make an appearance as Rupert’s even richer older brother who ends up taking him down with Rebecca’s help at the end of the season, and then Murray and Hannah close things out with an epic karaoke of “Nobody’s Side.”
I would die for this. DIE.Â
Seconded
In fact, let’s go full “concept” and have an episode set on a pre-season tour which takes AFC Richmond from Merano to Bangkok and sees multiple Chess songs.
“The man is utterly mad” Coach Beard says to Ted, referencing Nate. “We’re playing a lunatic!”
“Thats the problem,” Ted responds “He’s a brilliant lunatic and you can’t tell which way he’ll jump. Like his game, he’s impossible to analyse, you can’t dissect him, predict him. Which of course means he’s not a lunatic at all.”Sorry… I may have got away from myself
Say it Ain’t So, Teo.
Putting this twat in charge of my beloved Hammers… Mind you, he can’t do worse than Avram Grant.
I’ll see your Grant’s 31% win rate at West Ham and raise you Jesse Marsch’s 29% win rate at Leeds…
at least he didnt take them down. But that remains to be seen I suppose.
It is pretty funny how they chose West Ham for Nate’s defection and now they’re in a relegation battle IRL
With it being the final season, I’m guessing Ted will leave at the end to go back to the states (partly to be closer to his kid) and Roy and Jamie will end up running the team – possibly with a redeemed Nate.
Fuck Nate. There is no redemption.Â
He’s so broken and sad. There is redemption. What did he do to not earn redemption? Tear up a sign?
Ted did nothing but look out for him and Nate invoked Ted’s son. He can die in a fire made of snakes
Sure, right after you do.
I have to say, I’m glad this is the last season because I’m really disappointed with what they are doing, this whole Nate thing is terrible.
This is the first I’ve heard about this being the final season. So weird; to me, this should be a light, fun show which runs like six or seven breezy, low-stakes seasons. Somehow turning this season into a culmination/conclusion to the Story of Ted Lasso feels so self-serious.
It’s only the final season of Sudeikis wants it to be. He’s waffled on that more than before but he’s always wanted it to be a 3 season show (get relegated s1, get promoted s2, win it all s3)Everyone else is down to keep it going and there is always the chance Ted goes back to America and you get Roy/Beard coaching and just continue the series.
I believe some of it comes down to Jason Sudeikis not wanting to be in the UK as much because of his kids and Olivia Wilde drama, but it has been reported as the likely final season.Â
It has not been officially announced the third season will be the final season
True, I’m happy to amend to “the likely final season given reports.”Â
Yes it has:Despite some chatter last year of a multi-season extension of the show, writer Brett Goldstein recently confirmed that season three is being written as the show’s last, as originally planned.
I think their comments were not quite that definitive https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/ted-lasso-season-3-finale-brett-goldstein-1235285990/
I wouldn’t be surprised if Nate went through a redemptive arc given the kind of show Ted Lasso is, but I really hope he doesn’t get one cause I honestly don’t think he deserves one. Should he eventually realize the error of his ways and seek professional help rather than just stewing in his arrogance and resentment and lashing out at people? Absolutely. Should Ted and the others forgive him and invite him back into the fold? Hell no.
Yeah, I don’t think the show would decide that a character is beyond redemption, and I think people wanting that are kind of missing the point of the show entirely. But his specific heel turn (compared to something like Rebecca’s) is so motivated by a level of pettiness and anger towards people that have only been decent friends to him, that it feels like “not only do we forgive you, we let you come back to your past situation with absolutely no pushback” starts stretching the show’s focus on compassion and forgiveness into something that in real life would be incredibly toxic. I doubt the show is going to try and make you root for Rupert or Jamie’s dad, for instance. At best, they’d just have them be slightly less shitty.
Don’t sleep on the fact that Nate has been shown to have a terrible dad…in a show where fathers and fatherhood are the Theme of Themes. Ted took Jamie back to the team once he remembered what Jamie’s dad is like. Can’t you see him likewise forgiving Nate – who needs approval so badly, thanks to his withholding father, that he went looking for it in all the wrong places?
Yeah, but look at what they did with Jamie.It will depend on what the redemption arc looks like, but I do think it is coming.
Roy is DEFINITELY the new coach, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Coach Beard decide to remain in England. Nate gets redemption but not a head coaching job.Â
That header pic looks like it’s from a space movie.
I could get behind a Ted Lasso/Babylon 5 shared universe.
Are we just glossing over the fact Ted’s son is shown wearing a West Ham kit?
If the actual show has no dialog like the trailer I might watch! just kidding I will never watch this embarrassing crap
Also really pulling for Trent Crimm of The Independent now that he is actually independent, and curious to say where his path leads this season
Trent mentions something in S2 about wanting to do deeper work. I’m guessing he pitches writing a book with/about Ted.
I was genuinely surprised that he got his own dedicated shot in the trailer. I was expecting him to maybe pop up once or twice, but it looks like he might be getting set up for an even bigger role. I’m not mad at it, I like the character.Â
I remember someone associated with the show comparing the three seasons to “Star Wars” movies (with Season 2 an “Empire”-type downer)… It definitely seems as if Nate/Vader has been corrupted by the dark side of the Force (pride, ambition, vanity) and by Rupert/the Emperor — and that Ted/Obi-Wan/Luke will bring him back to the light and redeem him by the end of the show.
will it be as overwritten as season 2 where every bad behaviour is explained by a trauma? Can do with the corniness, I love it. But the sitcomminess was too much in s2, it was all like a bunch of special episodes.Â
I mean, one of the major themes of the show is how trauma affects people in different ways, so it makes sense some of that would be looking at how people lash out. Ted’s trauma makes him toxically positive, Beard’s relationship trauma and self-worth issues give him a bit of a nihilistic, self-destructive streak. Rebecca sought revenge, Jamie was paranoid and narcissistic, and Nate’s, well, a prat, because that’s how he’s learned to be.And there are characters who are awful without exploring any trauma. Rupert’s just an evil rich asshole. Jamie’s dad is horrible (I do expect that there’s some generational trauma there, but I doubt it will be explored, and if so only to help Jamie get some peace). Same with Nate’s dad. And the original Greyhounds coach, who pops up now and then, is a complete tool.To me, the point isn’t that trauma causes negative behavior. It’s that even if there are reasons that explain terrible behavior, the person engaging still has to own up to their actions.
I know not all the characters have the trauma or The Fathers to explain their behaviour but in S2 this theme was so obviously hammered into your eyes… and there is the other thing: this is not a realistic series talking about trauma and the characters are not relatable, because they jumped into the Special Episode for every one of them in Season 2. It just needed Sudekis to look at the camera and explain the moral to the kids.
I’m looking forward to Dani Rojas’s continuing recovery from killing Earl.
Surprised there’s no mention of the fact that Sam Obisanya is now the captain of Richmond. I mean, it makes sense and is the natural progression for his character. But it’s certainly noteworthy.Â
I’m wondering what that means for the current captain? I admit the first time I watched S1 I didn’t get what Isaac was doing there, but on a rewatch you see the small moments that lead to Roy giving him the role, and S2 they did a nice job expanding his role. It’d be kind of a shame if Isaac just gets sidelined for Sam, who hasn’t suffered for character time (and, to be honest, feels a little too nice and deferential to be a good leader of a sports team.)Â
EDIT: I totally  misread the first line of your post. Ignore, if the edit doesn’t take hold soon enough!
Isaac is wearing the band in the beginning, too… and he’s not in the huddle with Sam at the end (that I can see.) Reading between the lines – he either gets hurt, or gets transferred out due to money troubles? His awkward jump to the believe sign makes me think “hurt”…
“Who would’ve thought Phil Dunster’s Jamie Tartt would be a pivotal team player when Ted Lasso began?”Who would have thought the arrogant handsome idiot who was due to get humbled, would be given a sympathy push in this show that seems to focus exclusively on positivity and redemption? This is only the thing that happens every time this type of character is introduced in a series
I’m sooooooo looking forward to the Sudekis thinkpieces that come every time Ted is not the perfect co-parent or most understanding ex-husband.
Anthony Head is definitely a handsome man.Â
What does “Richmond’s championship loss” mean? They’ve never played for a championship of any sort?They were in the Championship, and they won promotion. They lost in the semis of the FA Cup, but that was never the primary goal. The prior year, they lost a game against Man City that got them relegated TO the Championship, but again – they weren’t competitors, they were in 17th-18th place out of 20.
i’m surprised nothing has come of the sudeikis allegations yet