#ted lasso's father

[theshamblewithsybles]

YOU think they have a beautiful bromance I think they are approximately .5 seconds away from fucking raw on national television. We are not the same.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

1x3 | 3x10

[scratchybeardsweetmouth]

“Mom, this is my boss, Rebecca Welton. Rebecca, this is Dottie Lasso.” | Ted Lasso 3x11

[pineappical]

would calling this something like "the sun to his earth" be a little bit too cliche? maybe...

[lunar-years]

So I know people have talked about how Roy's anger and ways of dealing with that anger might trigger some stuff with Jamie given his history with abuse which is so very true, BUT I also think there's something worth exploring in the idea that the way Jamie deals with his father and processes his abuse might trigger Roy. We don't know exactly what happened with Roy's sister and her husband and Phoebe, but we certainly know how angry Roy is about it in canon. And I also think it's not an unfair assumption to think Roy carries around quite a lot of guilt over that too, guilt that he didn't see it sooner and guilt because he thinks he maybe wasn't there for his sister enough, or in the right ways, when it mattered. Guilt that he didn't help her get out of the situation sooner, even though much of that is wrapped up in the way abuse victims often conceal what they're going through from the people who care about them. Undoubtedly there were probably things his sister was keeping from him about the situation when it was happening, but knowing Roy I can also see him reflecting back and placing the blame entirely on himself for not being involved enough in her life to have seen it coming.

So I think like, the idea that Jamie would not only invite his father back into his life but also not tell anyone (not tell Roy) anything about it might genuinely be so triggering for Roy in that sense. It's not only that he's concerned about Jamie's wellbeing (though obviously that always takes priority) it's also that he feels like he's missed something again, something critical, and that a situation he's always feared happening with Phoebe & his sister and her ex is now playing out with this other person he loves. At Wembley he could handle it because it was James intruding where he didn't belong, and Roy had something to do immediately, a place to step in and a role to play. it would be sooooo much harder for him, I think, to comprehend Jamie being the one to reach out to James and blocking Roy out from helping him. Because then it's not only Jamie's wellbeing that scares him but also the fact that he feels completely helpless to do a anything about it, like there's no purpose for him and no way to make the situation any better or easier. ahhhhh.

[coachbeards]

TED LASSO (2020-2023) ↳ 2x09 | 2x12

[everyday-is-uncle-day]

Ted’s Face vs Roy’s Face

When Jamie is NOT okay

[brilarsn]

ted taking jamie’s “i’d tell him fuck you. and thank you.” and using it on his mom

[historicalfictionenthusiast]

If you’re having a bad day I highly recommend picturing Roy Kent kicking the living shit out of James Tartt Sr

[eileennatural]

it's literally so fucked up that s1 jamie attributes his love of football and his career to his mom and how much they love each other and then for some reason in the second to last episode they pivot hard to "jamie's anger at his father is what motivated him to be good at football" no it WASNT it was about LOVE it was ALWAYS LOVE

[itsclydebitches]

[thewanderingace]

Ted Lasso 3x11

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[pineappical]

father and son

[maryisboring]

only fear god †

[schreibfederlaerm]

i've seen a few posts now about how uncle's day might be a replacement for father's day for Phoebe (since her dad is 'a living piece of shit') and I absolutely love that idea

but also if it's actually happening on the same day as father's day. can you think of anyone else whose dad can also be described as a living piece of shit and who clearly didn't hesitate for a second to join uncle's day? almost as if he too was thrilled to have an excuse not to think about fathers that day? (someone whose not-best-friend talks about him a lot, maybe enough for his niece to have overheard that they both lack fathers worth celebrating? who might have gotten a glittery uncle's day invitation the next day?) yeah <3