There is no confirmation that Season 3 is Ted Lasso’s last. However, if the finale is any indication, this is indeed the case. While there’s an opportunity for spin-offs, the story Jason Sudeikis says he wanted to tell for this character has been notified.
And the way the season ended suggests that the character, at least, has hung up his whistle. Every main character goes on a satisfying journey of personal and emotional growth, and each comes out better for it in the end.
The ending of ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 reveals AFC Richmond earning second place after losing to Manchester City. Roy is the new manager, and he’s on a path to better himself personally, finally joining the Diamond Dogs and even seeing Dr. Sharon (Sarah Niles).
Coach Beard shares an emotional clip when Richmond players prepare for the finals. It was a casual thing for Ted to give a boosting speech to them. However, this time he didn’t. Ted explains that he has nothing to say, but Coach Beard created something motivational for the team which melts their heart away.
A short clip with a recap of the team’s exceptional plays, left all the players teary-eyed. It was a reminder of how the group got up every time they struggled and Ted’s exceptional support at every step of the way.
It was a nostalgic clip from Season 1 to the Season 3 finale.
Ted Lasso’s touching speech for Richmond
During the first half of the final match, the team had bad luck and needed to get suitable touching stones to win. Well, Ted’s motivational and inspiring speech solved it all. When the team returned to the locker room, Ted gave an emotional speech to the players, thanking them for all they did and for being patient with him.
He showed gratitude for making him a part of their lives and enabling him to see them become men. The players were pumped and fiery, and ensured that the unwavering knack to win stayed, they collectively re-pasted the ‘BELIEVE’ poster, which used to hang on the top of the door. One word made them all stand together and be a “goldfish.”
On the other hand, Rebecca purchases a first-class airport ticket to bid a final teary goodbye to Ted and sell forty-nine percent of the club. The twisting turn, which we all somewhat anticipated, was Coach Beard’s stay back.
Rebecca meets a young girl at the airport who turns out to be the daughter of the stranger she had a romantic evening with in Amsterdam.
Finally, the team had a fun evening at Higgins Place, Roy attends Dr. Sharon, and Nate puts the ‘BELIEVE’ sign back where it belongs. On the other side of the country, Ted is last seen coaching Henry’s little league soccer team and telling him to be a “goldfish.”
How does Ted Lasso Season 3 End?
Officially announcing that he’s leaving, along with Coach Beard, the team rallies around Ted and adorably sings and performs “So Long, Farewell” from The Sound of Music after their final practice. They’re about to face their biggest adversary, West Ham, and Ted wants to end on a high note.
Rebecca pleads with Ted to stay, urging him to convince Michelle and Henry to move to England. But he has made up his mind. She contemplates selling the club because she doesn’t want to do it without Ted and no longer cares about angering Rupert.
The game starts, and Richmond is down by 2 points until Ted delivers another one of his inspiring pep talks. The team reaches into their socks, lockers, books, and other hidden places to pull out pieces of the ripped “Believe” poster they had kept all this time. They reassemble it, and it’s just the motivation they need.
They get back out there and win it. Rupert storms down to the field to yell at his new manager as Nate, who has rejoined the team as an assistant, looks on. After pushing his coach to the ground in anger, the crowd chants, “Wanker! Wanker!’ to Rupert, just as they had done at the beginning to Ted. It’s a wonderful full-circle moment.
Rebecca makes one tearful, last-ditch effort to stop Ted from leaving, but he has decided. She has, too. After coming in second to Manchester, she’s selling 49% of the club to the fans, retaining majority ownership while giving back to those who have supported her and the club for so long. They got farther than they ever had before.
Keeley presents her with a plan for a women’s team, suggesting they may expand Richmond. While leaving the airport, Rebecca has a chance encounter with her mystery man from Amsterdam; love may be in the cards for her after all.
While on the plane, Coach Beard reveals to Ted that he wants to stay but doesn’t want to disappoint him. Ted gives him his blessing to abide and be with Jane (Phoebe Walsh), and a flash-forward shows the two getting married. Meanwhile, another moment forward shows Ted coaching Henry’s soccer team as Michelle cheers her son on from the stands.
When Henry gets upset about missing a play, Ted asks him to repeat his advice. “Be a goldfish,” he replies, and Ted smiles widely.
With room for spin-offs and a possibility for a fourth season, fans will be satisfied either way. The ending accomplished what it set out to do, showing Ted’s journey, personal growth, and the entire team.
When Trent provides an advanced draft of his book The Lasso Way for Ted to read, Ted leaves a sticky note saying that he loves it. But he suggests a name change. “It’s not about me,” he writes. “It never was.”
About Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso is an American sports-comedy streaming TV series developed by Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Joe Kelly, and Brendan Hunt. It’s based on a character of the same name that Sudeikis first portrayed in a series of promos for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Premier League.
It follows the life of Ted Lasso, a coach of college-level American football who is unexpectedly recruited to coach an English Premier League team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience at all in association football.
It stars Sudeikis as the titular character, Ted Lasso, joined by Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Nick Mohammed, Juno Temple, and Sarah Niles among many others.
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