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Which of Rebecca’s psychic’s predictions have already appeared on Ted Lasso?

Rebecca’s journey in Ted Lasso’s third season is getting closer and closer to a happy ending.

In the third episode of Season 3 of Ted Lasso, Rebecca Welton — everyone’s favorite fictional football club owner — went against her better judgment and visited Tish, her eccentric mother’s psychic.

Rebecca is suspicious of the entire process, but also at a dead end in her love life after Season 2’s failed relationships. So she indulges her mother’s wishes and tries to have an open mind, but Tish’s premonitions about Rebecca’s future weren’t easy to hear.

“I can see something. It’s in your hand — an object; it’s very special. It’s a green matchbook,” Tish says to a skeptical Rebecca, followed by babbling about a “[expletive] in nining armor,” and “…thunder and lightning and you, and you’re upside down and you’re drenched, but you’re safe.”

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Exasperated, Rebecca tries to leave without offending Tish — until she says something that strikes Rebecca’s most exposed emotional nerve.

“You will have a family. You’re going to be a mother.”

We’ve known since Season 1 Rebecca resented her ex-husband, Rupert, for not wanting to have children and even more when he told her he was having a child with his new girlfriend. It seems Rebecca’s reached a point in her life where she deeply wants a family, but worries that future has passed her by. Hearing the psychic assure her of something she doesn’t believe will come true was the final straw before Rebecca storms out of her office.

Here’s the whole scene:

As we’ve progressed through episodes since this visit to the psychic, which predictions have come to fruition in some way and which are still outstanding? Let’s dive in!

How this beautiful Ted Lasso scene captured the ‘ache’ of being a gay man in professional sports

Ted Lasso’s Trent Crimm and Colin Hughes had a powerful conversation at the Homomonument in Amsterdam.

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Some Ted Lasso fans were initially concerned that journalist Trent Crimm would “out” AFC Richmond wing Colin Hughes after initially discovering his sexuality earlier this season. It took a few episodes, but we finally got our answer.

Colin (portrayed by Billy Harris, who made his TV debut with this show) was also skeptical when he discovered that Trent (played by James Lance) was at the gay bar that the Richmond footballer snuck out to attend. But he eventually realized that the writer is approaching this conversation with good faith.

It was an important conversation for Colin and Trent, who was potentially the first person in sports he had ever spoken to about his sexuality.

Trent and Colin eventually made their way to the Homomonument, a memorial in Amsterdam that commemorates all LGBTQ+ individuals who lost their lives in World War II and who have been persecuted due to their sexual orientation.

Trent, who revealed that he is also gay and has the support of his family, gave Colin an opportunity to share his truth.

They spoke about the ache — such a powerful word — that they have each felt. Trent, formerly of The Independent and now independently writing a book about Richmond much like Grant Wahl did with the L.A. Galaxy, did not take out his microphone or his notebook. He just listened.

The writer allowed Colin to feel comfortable enough to open up and share details about his experience as a privately gay athlete playing at the highest levels in the English Premier League.

REVIEW: Ted Lasso’s third season feels like the end — now we have to trust them to stick the landing

Trent shared that it was “really difficult” for him to hold on to his secret.

“I’m not a professional athlete,” Trent said. “How do you do it?”

Colin detailed how he essentially has to live two lives — one is his work life, where he has kept his sexuality a secret, and one is his dating life. He explained that his work in therapy with Dr. Sharon helped him realize how much this divide has hurt him. Why can’t they be the same life?

“I don’t want to be a spokesperson. I don’t want a bunch of apologies. All I want is for when we win a match to be able to kiss my fella the same way that guys get to kiss their girls,” Colin said. “I know we can’t fix every ache inside of us. But I shouldn’t have to pretend it’s not there, either.”

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There are plenty of gay athletes who are speaking out and leading the way to advocate for social progress, but as Colin explained, some folks simply don’t want the attention. This is one of the many reasons there are few openly gay male athletes in pro sports. From Cyd Ziegler:

“Some athletes don’t want their being gay or bi to be part of how they’re most-known. For that reason, some of these men will choose to keep that part of their life private… which delays when they won’t feel they have to anymore.”

We had more openly LGBTQ+ athletes at the 2021 Olympics than ever before, and we’re seeing more and more openly gay men playing at the professional level.

Although the English musician Sam Smith identifies as non-binary and genderqueer, when they were asked about their sexuality in 2014, they said they don’t want to be a spokesperson — they only wanted to live their life and write music about it.

So if all Colin wants to do is live his life and play football, that is what he deserves as well.

The catharsis and euphoria that these two individuals share when they’ve landed on the same page and can just be themselves is so powerful — and looks so fun.

It is wonderful to see that type of male friendship depicted on TV, no matter the context. But the gay male friendship in the world of sports on a show as big as Ted Lasso was even more powerful.

I’m a professional sportswriter. One of my goals in my career is to earn the trust of the subjects that I’m writing about. This episode nailed that.

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But to accomplish this is not easy and requires a certain level of empathy, catching someone at the right time, and presenting yourself as someone who is willing and able to connect on a human-to-human level. It is an incredibly delicate balance and candidly, it does not always work.

It was so moving to watch how well Trent Crimm accomplished all of that (and more) during his heart-to-heart conversation with Colin Hughes.

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Ted Lasso hid a touching tribute to late journalist Grant Wahl during the newest episode

“It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe.”

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“It ain’t no use to sit and wonder why, babe.”

Those were the Bob Dylan lyrics that fans heard during the end credits as the latest episode of Ted Lasso paid tribute to the late journalist Grant Wahl. It is a perfectly fitting way to memorialize Wahl, whose unexpected death in December shook the sports world.

Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm while covering the World Cup in Qatar.

Ted Lasso co-creator Brendan Hunt said he and the showrunners felt obligated to “carry on the train of salutes to his memory” during the new season.

But it wasn’t actually just a tribute during the end credits. In fact, midway through the episode, there is actually an Easter egg that you may have missed if you weren’t watching closely.

Coach Beard was holding a copy of Wahl’s book. Here is how it looked:

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Beyond his contributions to the game of soccer, Wahl was actually directly affiliated with this show. Hunt says that the writer’s room reached out to Wahl to ask about his book The Beckham Experiment.

They hoped to hear what it was like for Wahl to write a book while embedded within a team with a new superstar on the roster so that they could apply it to their characters Trent Crimm and Zava (via Rich Eisen Show):

“Grant Wahl came back with paragraphs of answers within two days. He was incredibly generous with his experiences and it was really, really great and pretty helpful. We have a little nod to him coming up in this next episode. This was when he was still with us. We did not know what was going to come to pass.”

Hunt and Jason Sudeikis also appeared on Wahl’s podcast; it was the second-most downloaded episode he ever had.

Wahl later visited the Ted Lasso set in England and wrote about the experience on his Substack.

“The show brought a lightness that I didn’t realize how much I needed. It was a little like the effect the show itself had on me when I started watching during the pandemic.”

The show continues to bring light to Wahl’s loved ones. Wahl’s wife, Dr. Céline Gounder, tweeted that the tributes in this episode “means so much” to her and her family.

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Why everyone is talking about Ted Lasso’s first LGBTQ+ character

This is a big deal.

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This was a huge episode for one particular player on AFC Richmond: Colin Hughes, portrayed by actor Billy Harris.

Although he was often in the background as a tertiary character during the previous two seasons, the latest episode of Ted Lasso brings him to center stage in his reveal as the show’s first LGBTQ+ character. It was a strong decision to give Colin the justice that he deserves.

Ted Lasso co-creator Brendan Hunt spoke about including queer representation on the show (via Radio Times):

“It was just a matter of when we were going to finally get to that. It’s still a taboo in football, but there are more active players who are coming out … It’s just part of what’s happening in football. We may be a fake football club, but we’re trying to show a little bit of football reality here.”

According to Hunt, the showrunners have known for “a while” that Welsh wing Colin Hughes is gay.

Some careful viewers may have noticed that in the third episode of Season 2, Hughes mentions that Keeley’s dating app Bantr is spelled like the gay dating app Grindr.

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Why Ted Lasso fans loved this moment between Roy Kent and Jamie Tartt

We love the character development we’re seeing.

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When Ted Lasso ended Season 2, the future of the show’s beloved power couple, Roy Keny and Keeley Jones, was clearly in trouble.

Keeley’s career was skyrocketing as she earned her own PR firm. Roy’s wasn’t necessarily going the other direction, but his time as a star on the football pitch had ended and had transitioned to the sideline as a coach at AFC Richmond.

At the start of Season 3, our favorite gruff footballer and spunky public relations guru explain to Phoebe — Roy’s niece — that they’d be splitting up. She becomes the first to hear of the breakup (after AFC Richmond owner Rebecca, we can assume), and it wasn’t until this week’s Episode 2 that the rest of the team finds out the news.

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They took it about as well as fans of the show did:

But there was one moment in particular that stood out to viewers.

It was when AFC Richmond star Jamie Tartt, who also dated Keeley, found out that Roy and Keeley split. Jamie, who professed his love for Keeley in Season 2’s “No Weddings and a Funeral” episode, exemplified the growth of his character by comforting Roy, his former teammate-turned-assistant coach.

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It was a wonderful moment where both showed vulnerability, which the two characters also shared during a pivotal moment in Season 2. Here is is what happened:

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This new striker looks a whole lot like Zlatan Ibrahimović.

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AFC Richmond was down in the dumps during the premiere of Season 3.

But things started looking up during “(I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea” and suddenly, this club could actually be a real contender in the English Premier League.

Although this season is clearly building up to a match against the Nathan Shelley-led rival West Ham United, the second episode of the season featured a big match against Chelsea FC.

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Ted Lasso’s Jason Sudeikis advocated for mental health support in White House visit

Good on Jason Sudeikis and the Ted Lasso cast for shedding light on mental health support.

As the cast of Ted Lasso visited the White House on Monday, show star Jason Sudeikis talked about the importance of helping those who are going to struggles related to mental illness.

That was the subject of the visit this week, as the show’s cast members were invited by President Joe Biden to discuss the importance of advocating for mental health issues.

One of the running themes through the AppleTV+ series has been the importance of self care, Sudeikis discussed how people at home can support themselves and those they know who are dealing with mental health struggles.

“It’s something that we can all, and should, talk about with one another when we’re feeling that way, or when we recognize that in someone feeling that way,” Sudeikis said about mental illness during the White House press briefing.

It was an admirable step for the Ted Lasso cast to make as the show’s new season premieres, and it will surely help bring awareness to one of the most prevalent issues people face around the globe.

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Trent Crimm made a surprise appearance at the Ted Lasso White House press briefing

Trent Crimm of The Independent made his White House press briefing room debut on Monday.

The cast of Ted Lasso got to see a familiar face while visiting the White House on Monday.

As previewed by President Joe Biden, Ted Lasso stars Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Toheeb Jimoh, Brett Goldstein and Brendan Hunt appeared at the nation’s capital this week to discuss the importance of talking about mental health and supporting those who are struggling.

Toward the end of the day’s press briefing, Sudeikis got asked a question by an old friend. It was none other than Trent Crimm of The Independent.

Yes, Ted Lasso actor James Lance showed up to the briefing in character as Crimm and fittingly asked Sudeikis about Kansas City being named a host city for the 2026 World Cup.

Of course, Sudeikis, a Johnson City, Kansas, native, gave a very Coach Lasso-inspired answer to Crimm’s question.

As the Ted Lasso cast advocated for something as vital as mental health care, it is nice to see them embrace the moment to do some good and add a little fun into the mix.

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Jason Sudeikis and Ted Lasso stars sat courtside for Knicks-Nuggets at Madison Square Garden

AFC Richmond, meet the NBA.

Four stars from Ted Lasso took a break from promoting the new season to take in an NBA game on Saturday.

Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso), Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard), Toheeb Jimoh (Sam Obisanya) and Kola Bokinni (Isaac McAdoo) were courtside at Madison Square Garden for the day’s New York Knicks/Denver Nuggets game.

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It’s always good to get a break from the pitch when you’re AFC Richmond, and it’s even better when you can watch two of the best teams in the NBA in the Nuggets and the Knicks.

It’s all smiles for the Ted Lasso cast as they took in a marquee NBA game.

Could this inspire a Ted Lasso spinoff where Coach Lasso and Coach Beard leave AFC Richmond to take over a basketball team somewhere?

Well, if so, the two unlikely soccer coaches picked a good game to learn from!

Season three of the Emmy-winning AppleTV+ show is now streaming.

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Penn State’s coach used the Ted Lasso ‘Believe’ sign to hype his team up after NCAA tourney win

Penn State has its guys believing. Ted Lasso would be proud.

Penn State men’s basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry borrowed from the world’s most inspirational television coach to hype up his locker room after its big March Madness win.

After the Nittany Lions took down Texas A&M in the first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament on Thursday night, 76-59, Shrewsberry gave his team a Ted Lasso-inspired slap on the show’s yellow “Believe” poster.

The team has reportedly been traveling around with the poster as a token of good luck, as a February losing streak turned into the Nittany Lions winning nine of their last 11 games.

Penn State is dancing for the first time 2011, and the team made the most of it with Thursday’s major win in the opening round.

We can imagine Coach Lasso would be proud to see Coach Shrewsberry using one of his main motivational techniques to inspire his team.

No. 10 Penn State will next face No. 2 Texas on Saturday night in the round of 32. Will Shrewsberry be able to inspire the Nittany Lions to defeat a formidable Longhorns team and advance to next week’s games?

Well, if they can channel some of that AFC Richmond underdog spirit, perhaps they’ll survive and advance once more.