#rebecca complains

[lunar-years]

I wouldn't say Ted Lasso did any of its abuse/abuse recovery narratives "well" but I do think they did parts of all of them like really well, which is what makes it all so incredibly frustrating. Like, showing how hard it can be to intervene by having the Diamond Dogs be avoidant and non-confrontational despite their mutual concern about Beard's relationship with Jane, but then having Higgins step up and say something anyway (and even though Beard didn't take his advice, it still felt like okay, this is a good, this is a realistic and messy and complicated narrative to tell that nevertheless highlights the importance of speaking up and being there for your friends even if it doesn't always work out how you'd planned), having Beard & Roy jump in to help Jamie at Wembley and Roy respond so well to Jamie's story in Amsterdam, humanizing Rupert in International Break and giving the backstory for why Rebecca fell in love with him and offering them a moment of real connection again without once pushing the narrative that he should be forgiven or that Rebecca even considers for a second taking him back...all that shit was GOOD!!! it was really nuanced and complex and good!! andddd then it ended with the BeardJane wedding, a James Tartt Sr. forgiveness agenda and Rupert morphing immediately into an over-the-top cartoon villain like what 😭 they had the capacity...and yet!!! nooooooo.

[toxicroyjamie]

New biscuits with the boss is just Rebecca and Roy bonding over their mid life crisis early-to-mid-twenties (ex) boytoys

Noooo you have no idea how real the Roy and Rebecca/Sam and Jamie alliances over Torrid Affairs With the Boss are to meeeee

[feketeribizli]

finally watched dune part one and this really couldve been an email. like three things of note have happened how have we been here for two and a half hours

[kvetchinglyneurotic]

My hot take is that it should have been Rebecca, not Ted, who talked to Jamie about his father in 3x11. Here are my reasons:

1. So much of Rebecca's arc is about recovering from an abusive relationship while her abuser is still, somewhat unavoidably, part of her life. Her experience with Rupert and Jamie's experience with his father aren't identical, but she knows better than anyone else at Richmond how it feels to have someone like that turn up at her place of work, and how stressful their planned encounters are, even when they're just in the same large stadium and don't need to directly interact.

2. As the owner of the club, Rebecca almost certainly knows what happened at Wembley, and she's not only well-placed to make practical arrangements like getting James banned from the match (since none of them knew he wouldn't be there) but also, as of 3x10, has come to terms with with her relationship with Rupert — both the good parts and the many, many bad parts — in a way that enables her to interact with him when necessary without massive emotional distress, while also keeping very firm boundaries in place. Basically, she, unlike Ted, could offer advice based on relevant personal experience.

3. Jamie could finally find out that Ted didn't have him sent back to Man City — while it would be nice for Ted to say it, Rebecca is better placed to give the full story, and she and Jamie have a lot in common when it comes to expressing their hurt in a way that leaves a lot of collateral damage.

4. Explains why they're hugging in the finale.

[jedinightsister]

[hkpika07]

*throws santa costume on gordon*

now he goes with his son all of his other kids can even be reindeers too dont worry james rudolph is the most important reindeer -trainblogging anon

Congratulations you've caused him great indignity ♡

[wuffgang-ameowdeus-moozart]

whenever someone reads a prequel or a retelling and complains about knowing how it will end since the beginning I'm like. bro. dude. bitch. however you prefer to be referred to.

✨THATS THE FUCKING POINT✨

It's about the tragedy of reading all the ways the characters are unknowingly building towards the very same fate they are so desperately trying to avoid.

ITS ABOUT THE BITTERSWEET JOY OF KNOWING THEIR STORY IS STILL WORTH TELLING.

REGARDLESS OF HOW IT ENDS.

if your story is only good when reading through it the first time? if the reading experience is spoiled by knowing what happens?? (pun fully intended) it's not that well crafted a story imo.

Sometimes it's not about what is going to happen. Sometimes it's about reinterpreting the characters. Sometimes it's about exploring themes through a story we already know.

Sometimes the storytelling is enhanced by knowing how it is going to end.

[lady-of-the-spirit]

Something about how in the finale, in the shot of the team party at the Higgins's house, we see Rebecca and Jamie hugging. Depending on your interpretation, this can be real, or it could be Ted's dream sequence, the way he hopes things will turn out. Either way it prompts questions from me. If it's real, what exactly happens to get Jamie and Rebecca - who we've never seen interact - to hug when Rebecca arrives? And if it's a dream sequence, is Ted simply wishing for the whole team, Rebecca included, to be closer than before? Why is he wishing for Jamie and Rebecca in particular to be closer? is it at all tied to the unanswered question of whether or not Jamie knows Rebecca sent him back to Man City? Could either option simply be based on the fact that Jamie has become an important person in both Keeley and Roy's (both being people Rebecca is already close to) lives, as in by being around them means that Jamie will inevitably be around Rebecca more? I'm overthinking this but I have Questions.

[ask-artsy-oncie]

Baloo doesn't make "hate my wife" jokes he makes "hate my boss" jokes and you have to understand it's different, its different okay, it's different

[pretend-of-beginning]

"Oklahoma" PEOPLE DIED.

[kyros-tha-soldier]

Kyros the type of dad who watches silly pictures of his daughter back when she was a child in the family photo album and spend 90$ making a frame for each one of them and writing little goofy notes behind them. He likes to proudly show them to every guest who enters the house (Rebecca just sits far away while groaning and hiding her face behind her hands while Viola and Riku are laughing)

Rebecca the type of daughter who keeps sending cheesy glitter "good morning" GIFs and weird but wholesome photo edits of kittens to her dad and aunt and grandpa every morning even when she's in school

Scarlett the type of mom who lets her daughter drive the car while she's dramatically holding onto her passenger seat and gasping at every turn, she herself is a good driver. She also likes to play the radio in the car but always picks on the stations where it's right in the middle of two other stations like when you can hear radio static and music at the same time.

and Viola is the aunt who basically always "knows a friend who can help" in basically anything starting from skipping lengthy lines and waiting times at the airport to literally going to the backstage of every concert, she just KNOWS what she's doing!

Riku is the type of grandpa who HAS to read the small shiny and barely visible sticker at the back of the remote control while wearing his grandpa sunglasses, everybody convinces him not to bother but he's too curious to listen

Riku Matriarch (screw you Oda for not giving her a name) is the type of grandma who always, in some way, brings the most limited edition candy that has been on sale for only the last thirty seconds of halloween (she definitely has a dealer for those)

[madisoncounty]

is this saying what i think it's saying

[biskysposts]

Today’s weather was hell.

[boasamishipper]

ted lasso writers: i love all the main characters of our show!! ted, beard, roy, colin, trent *looks at smudged writing on hand* roberta, kylie, isaiah *squints* sum, donny, and nut.

[uselessalexis165]

FATHER AND DAUGHTER DUO!! 🚂💙💛

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You probably need to turn up your audio

[mthevlamister]

I'm at 5090 words now and I reallyyyy want to keep writing but I need to start my hw it's due tomorrow 😭

Homework. It calls. You can write once you’ve answered the call