Warning: This article contains spoilers for Ted Lasso season three, episode 11.
Recommended VideosWith just one episode to go of its entire run, Ted Lasso might’ve just definitively proven why everyone’s been mischaracterizing it all along. In the wake of the third and final season earning some flak for arguably not being as funny as the previous two, the show’s penultimate ever episode patiently pointed people towards the fact it’s officially billed as a “sports comedy-drama” not a “sports comedy” by leaving them utterly devastated.
With previous episodes this season getting ever more emotional, season three’s eleventh installment just went even further by setting up next week’s finale with a killer callback to past years that surely only promises even more trauma to come. So while they drown in their own tears, fans are rocking back and forth in a fetal position and telling themselves over and over again that they’re watching a comedy.
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— 🌻Be curious, not judgmental🌻 (@Lassofiasco) May 24, 2023Let’s keep telling ourselves that.
Me, after tonight's episode, tears streaming down my face, eyes all puffy: Ted Lasso is a comedy
— regan (@theindiealto) May 24, 2023We are all Pedro Pascal.
It’s a comedy they said #TedLasso pic.twitter.com/npn7VgbSL0
— Bella (@liesmithed) May 24, 2023That‘s the funny thing about Ted Lasso?!
funny thing about ted lasso is that it was supposed to be a fun heartfelt comedy but it's also the most traumatizing experience the timeline has ever gone through
— malu (@mattsjulies) May 24, 2023Comedies are supposed to make you cry uncontrollably, right?
The media and universe: “Ted Lasso is a comedy series!”
Me not knowing peace as the world knows it and crying uncontrollably every week: #TedLasso pic.twitter.com/GrkQOW33xd
To misquote Ron Weasley for a moment, Ted Lasso fans may suffer, but at least they’re happy about it.
Let’s be honest. Ted Lasso has put me through the ringer with their fake outs a few times in the last few years. But the biggest lie of it all was that this TV show is a comedy. I’m crying since 2 am. It’s 4:15. LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH pic.twitter.com/SMf4RALalT
— ⚡️Hello, Rebecca 💜|Ted Lasso Spoilers (@TedLassoisaVibe) May 24, 2023To get specific, episode 11 ended with a pitch-perfect reversal of the trope of every penultimate episode concluding with Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) telling Jason Sudeikis’ soccer coach that she has some big news for him. This time around, Ted surprised her by revealing that he’s got some news for her. Cue cruel cliffhanger ending.
“Watch Ted Lasso, it’s funny” they said. It’s the hope that kills you. pic.twitter.com/6yjd8teZqr
— laura || lu✧*･ﾟ Mercy Buckets, boss (@rebeccasbiscuit) May 24, 2023Whether you want to call it a comedy, a comedy-drama, a dramedy, or whatever, let’s just agree to call Ted Lasso a modern masterpiece.
How is Ted Lasso marketed as a Comedy?!?!😭😭😭
This show is genius, through and through. An actual modern Masterpiece. pic.twitter.com/9hpHE38LlB
— 🍄KG🍄 (@XxiKGixX) May 24, 2023You can catch the Ted Lasso series finale when it streams on Apple TV Plus this May 31. Oh, and bring some tissues.
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