How is no one talking about Jamie’s dad right now??
In a show that’s ostensibly about forgiveness, there were two notable exceptions until s03s10: Rupert (aka The Devil) and James Tartt Sr. (aka that abusive piece of shit). And we were OK with those exceptions, because their actions really do seem unforgivable.
But then the show takes “everyone deserves a second chance” to an extreme, because they really mean EVERYONE.
Not just the woman who hired to as an elaborate scheme and set up up for failure.
Not just the man who wrote an article outing your mental health issues to the world.
Not just the man who shared said mental health issues with a journalist in the first place.
Not just the man who stole your car after you took him in.
But also the serial cheater who bought a whole ass football club just to antagonize his ex wife. If he is willing to apologize and work on himself, he deserves forgiveness. Doesn’t mean Rebecca has to take him back, but they both get to live their lives without hatred weighing them down.
And also the abusive father who was still hurting his son as recently as last year. Now, let me be clear on this, Jamie doesn’t EVER have to repair his relationship with his dad. Even if his dad is clearly getting the help he needs and comes out of that facility a changed man. But he can let go over his hatred and they can both move on.
Forgiveness doesn’t mean taking back the person who hurt you (although it does allow that). It means setting you both free of that hurt.
do i actually ship ted/trent or do i just know in my heart that trent fancies ted and just need in my heart for ted to be queer and tedtrent would be a way to get both of those and a nice little extra because trent deserves to be kissed by someone dammit and it’s unrealistic if no-one fancies this beautiful-haired man
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Leslie Higgins is the goal of Ted Lasso. Leslie Higgins knows who he is, what he has to offer, and understands how to help while also respecting his own boundaries.
It’s not that Leslie’s exact life (wife, kids, career) is the goal. It’s the VIBE. Leslie Higgins made some mistakes (RUPERT) and learned and grew from them since seasons 1. He is happy in his relationships. He is loved and adored by his children (both his and from the team), and he is respected simply as a good man.
Before, after, and inbetween, Ted wants to be Higgins. Higgins is the best version of us all. We can learn from our mistakes and build a better, healthier life from them.
ALSO not that anyone has to follow the canon or anything (obviously), but I for one am very interested in seeing a potential explosion of inexperienced!Trent fic. The fandom has spent two years imagining Trent being this out, proud, super confident queer elder who’s going to take Ted under his wing and either help him through discovering his own sexuality, or spark what was previously just a label he rarely, if ever, acted on. But now we’ve got a timeline implying the possibility that Trent has only recently come out, leaving us with a character who is perhaps not the experienced queer elder, but a baby gay still figuring his life out - right down to ditching a 20+ year career - in his 40s.
I’m saying that Ted could feasibly be the experienced one here, depending on his own, imagined past. Trent’s confident “vibe” might be a new-ish deal courtesy of Ted’s influence. Have his outfits gotten more gay as the series goes on because he’s been coming into his own identity? Did he buy the cheetah print shoes after throwing away his job for this man??
Trent Crimm after one (1) meal with Ted Lasso: I need to rethink my career and my wife and also my wardrobe.
Cant stop thinking about what their friendship is going to mean for the rest of the season.
I’m hoping for Trent to take on a more fatherly role over Colin similar to Roy and Kent, Will and Higgins, and generally Ted and the whole team. For Trent to be there for Colin so he knows that even if he can’t come out to the team or has to work his way out to them..!
I’m imagining the subtleties shared between the two of them—Colin and Trent passing glances between each other when the other guys talk about a hot model or their girlfriends, Colin smiling understandingly at Trent’s mug.
It’s going to give their characters and scenes so much more depth, as there’s so much more going on and shared between the two of them. Even just this small bit. On surface level, it’s two people who just became friends and are getting to know each other. On a much deeper, more significant one, it’s two characters who have found a safe haven in each other. Colin won’t have to feel alone in his workplace, in his experiences, and Trent won’t have to feel so alone either.
While Ted is an elder queer and has gone through similar experiences at Colin, he’s still only recently come out to their family. He can’t be there guiding him and taking him under his wing fully, because he’s still figuring out things for himself. The two need each other to be there for them, not just Trent being there for Colin.
no but the way they portrayed Trent as an Elder GayTM was so good. The way, immediately after he finds out about Colin, we see his clothing get more and more visibly queer, we see him clock every little glimpse Colin lets through, we see him with his gay little rainbow mug… and the whole time all Trent is doing is signaling: i’m here, i’m safe, me too, me too. And so, when he finally follows Colin to have that conversation —in a random bar, just the two of them, in an entirely different city because that’s the safest place for it— he comes and hears about the LGBTQ party and says “that sounds fun, I’m in” and he’s really just trying to let Colin casually know me too me too me too but Colin is too terrified and too used to lying and then Trent has to be straightforward and finally they get to talk and Trent doesn’t give lessons or pass on wisdom or tell him to come out, he asks “how do you do it?” and basically just checks in to see if Colin is alright, and he listens, and he shares his own story, and that’s it. They party, they go home. And all Trent did was offer Colin a little bit of safety and let him know: me too.
