#what was the point of zava? to make jamie understand something about himself? could have done that better with just the roy plot
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fightingdragonswithwho Ā· 2 years ago
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hate to be a hater on the main ā€¦ but this season of ted lasso excels (once again) at team dynamic and the found family elements and i think the finale absolutely nailed that, i cried, i laughed, it was perfect on that. now as for the individual stories and relationshipsā€¦ yeah, letā€™s leave it at that
#(rant below ignore me)#i think making longer episodes allowed them to add stories that felt so pointless to me#what was the point of zava? to make jamie understand something about himself? could have done that better with just the roy plot#i would have understood roy and keeley breaking up of it was like ā€˜letā€™s both grow as individualsā€™#and roy kinda did but apparently not enough because his plot at the end is how he do better so i guess he didnā€™t#jamie had the best development only to then lose part of it by throwing the random video comment?? like why??#keeley my love ā€¦ from the random friend that added nothing to the story to an undervelopped love interest plot line ā€¦ they did u so dirty#why the hell was ted so emotionally off this last episode instead of actually talking the time to proper end things with london and everyone#rebecca was SOBBING and ted was like ā€˜well gotta goā€™ ??#itā€™s not about the ship or anything but what ?? and rebecca ā€¦ love that she stayed with the club#but to have her end up with some random creepy man she met once and whose name WE DONT EVEN KNOW#i have no issues with ted going home to his son. it makes perfect sense. but it felt so weird#the nate plot was wrapped kinda poorly too??#sam colin and most of the guys from the team were amazing#and the found family and team dynamic was still amazing as always#the beard and jane relationship was always weird to me because it feels like joke after joke of.. abuse?#do they get married or was it a dream?? and if so was the whole sequence a dream? and if it wasnā€™t WHO DID THE CGI FOR THE WEDDING šŸ’€#we spent more time with these characters this season and it doesnā€™t feel that way and idk this season felt weird at so many points#I LOVE THIS SHOW I DO!! first 2 seasons are one of my all time favourite seasons of a sitcom!! and i still enjoyed a lot about s3 <33#anyway sorry to be a hater on the main but it was just a weird season to end it on#anti ted lasso#<- i really donā€™t wanna upset anyone i just felt like ranting a little šŸ’€ pls donā€™t hate me#ted lasso spoilers
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thetarttfuldickhead Ā· 2 years ago
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Zava retired, but they didn't say anything about paying out his contract (and freeing him from his obligations to Richmond that way), right? He left, but he'd still be their player if he did return to football...
... Unless he expressed an interest in returning and was, say, ioaned to West Ham, in exchange for them covering the cost of his contract, a la Jamie in Season 1 getting loaned to Richmond...
Hiya, nonny!
I am very much not an expert on these matters, but from what little digging around Iā€™ve done, it seems unlikely that Zava would have any obligations to Richmond at this point. Either he terminated his contract early and paid compensation for it, or he and Richmond reached an agreement and tore up the contract on the understanding that Zava would leave the sport entirely. The latter seems unlikely, given that he just disappeared and the club only learned of his retirement via social media, but maybe something was agreed upon afterwards. Or maybe Zava exploited the fact that the contract wasnā€™t signed with his name but with ā€œyouā€™re welcomeā€ā€¦ or maybe there was always a very special ā€œfree to leave at willā€ clause in Zavaā€™s contract, because he had the leverage to push for that? Either way, I think itā€™s reasonable to assume that Zava has no obligations to Richmond at this point. (I might be utterly mistaken, though.)
That being said, I am hugely invested in him making a return for the final match against West Ham! That, I think, is actually made easier if Zavaā€™s completely free of Richmond because Iā€™m not sure theyā€™d agree to loan him out to their greatest rival ā€“ I mean, this is not some young player needing a bit more time on the pitch than his mother club can offer him at this point, this is a superstar! One who might admittedly have performed underwhelmingly in the end, but still not the sort of player you just want to give away to someone else? And when that someone else is Rupertā€¦ yeah, I donā€™t see Rebecca going for it (unless they have a secret hope that Zavaā€™s diva antics will wreak havoc with the West Ham team? That strikes me as a bit far-fetched, but who knows). But if Zava is free of his Richmond obligations, he could choose to join West Ham and, well. Then weā€™ll have the Zava versus Jamie showdown some of us are bloody well dying for.
Just. The team will be shocked when the hear the news, of course. (God, I cannot even begin to imagine Daniā€™s reaction. That poor boy.) Probably also rather dejected ā€“ how the fuck are they going to win now?
Then imagine Jamieā€™s faceā€¦ How heā€™s maybe a bit thrown but he is determined and heā€™s a bit put out because fucking Zava again and why the fuck is the team going crazy over that idiot again but maybe heā€™s also a little tiny bit eager because he knows how much he has improved and he wants to beat that arrogant prickā€¦ and heā€™s a little nervous, too, because what if he canā€™t? You know Phil Dunster would fucking slay at subtly portraying all these emotions as Jamie sits quietly in the chaos erupting around him.
And then thereā€™s an ā€œOi!ā€ cutting through the din and thatā€™s Roy Kent now, looking as annoyed as ever: ā€œSo they got Zava? So fucking what? Weā€™ve got Jamie fucking Tartt.ā€
And so they do. And so they win. Regardless of what we actually get on the screen (which certainly isnā€™t guaranteed to involve Zava or a final game against West Ham) thereā€™ll forever be a moment in my mind, of Zava gearing up for another insane goal, except Jamieā€™s there and steals the ball and outruns, outdribbles and outplays every single opponent until heā€™s in the perfect position to score a perfect goal. And after that Zava comes after him again and again but he canā€™t touch him; Jamie is (to steal a quote from Good Omens) finally and forever on his own ground, and while Zava plays only for himself, Jamie plays for a team now, and after his intial goal keeps setting his teammates up for opportunity and opportunity and Ted's total football and teamwork saves the day. (And Jamie. Jamie also saves the day.)
(Iā€™m also fond of a scenario where instead of Roy mentioning Jamie before the game begins, Richmond is down after the first half, and Roy declares something along the lines of: ā€œWe need to start challenge Zava heads-on or weā€™ll be fucking slaughtered. Jamie, you need to go out there and be an utter fucking prick. Be the most Jamie Tartt youā€™ve ever fucking been.ā€ Or Jamie asks for it, recognizing that the time to be a prick has very much arrived, and Ted looks at Roy, maybe a little concerned that this is a step away from their carefully cultivated total football approach, but Roy just nods, and Ted gives the go-ahead.)
(As Iā€™ve stated previously, I donā€™t actually want Richmond to win the Premier League, but maybe they can still win the final game. Some other match ends in a way that has them coming in second rather than first in spite of beating West Ham, or some such.)
(Itā€™s interesting to note, though, that if a player terminates his contract without just cause during the protected period, sporting bans might be imposed on them, which would ban Zava from playing for four or even six month after he left Richmond. Ted Lasso might not care about that, or might claim that the four months have passed by the time he joins West Ham.)
Too many parentheses there. Oh, well.
Iā€™ll take the liberty of tagging @sabra-n and @itsalinh here, as they have been generous with their football expertise in the past. Maybe they can shed some lights on the ins and outs of terminating contracts early?
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