#seeing colin go from the ache in amsterdam

[hey-sparcs]

seeing colin "man reborn" hughes talking with his gay dad in the lockeroom looking like the weight has been lifted from his shoulders has healed something in me

[sylvies-chen]

ooooh the long awaited amsterdam episode!! let’s get right on into it folks, with…

TED LASSO 3.06 THOUGHTS

jamie and roy were really the shining stars of this episode to me on both the comedy front and the emotional front. they really were able to break through to each other in fun but kind ways and I love. I cannot stress that enough, LOVE. that jamie taught roy how to ride a bike. this sibling energy (or maybe something more if that’s your fancy) is everything to me

but you know who was an unsung hero of this episode too? DANI ROJAS. as always my baby had THE cutest contributions to the discussion and his lines got some very solid giggles from me

ok, now on to the tedbecca front…

so it was not at all what we expected. so what? are we gonna worry ourselves about this? HELL THE FUCK NO. like I’m sorry, it was a nice moment she had with that man but like… you want me to call tod on tedbecca over a man… whose name she never learned??? LAME. try again, cause that shit isn’t stopping me from my delusion nor is it worrying me

like sorry I’m just not over this so I’m gonna keep adding more— if they were trying to tell us that this guy was *it* for rebecca, in ANY way, they would have had her show even the faintest interest in seeing this man again. but nope! she was fine with leaving! some things can be beautiful being short-lived. they did their thing, and now they’re moving on.

rebecca singing to ted was also adorable and uh y’all we literally had ted fully admit to TEXTING HER TWELVE TIMES UNANSWERED?? that is simp behaviour if I ever saw it!! they’re still strong baby don’t even sweat it

now that I’ve got that off my chest… COLIN! GAY TRENT! THE LONG AWAITED CHAT!! Ooh my god this is so good I was so incredibly happy that they confirmed trent is gay and that they didn’t take the creepy route with it of him outing colin but instead said “oh a baby gay, as a seasoned gay let me just adopt him real quick” and proceeded to listen to his problems and offer real support and mentorship from one gay man to another. they found a space within each other to be who they truly are and I am so here for it. colin isn’t ashamed of who he is, he’s just conflicted about tmerging these two sides of his identity!

also the way he described it as an ache… an ache, y’all. I cried deep queer tears at that.

as for how this might play out with trent’s book though… remains to be seen I guess 👀

the pillow fight was adorable and I had been wanting to see that since the mention of it in season 1 but in terms of episode length, I feel like that whole storyline of deciding what to do could have been scrapped. a lot of the pacing issues with this episode could have been avoided that way, but I still liked it so idc

TED FINALLY GETTING A BREAKTHROUGH AND BEING GOOD AT HIS JOB THANK GOD

roy needs to realize that instead of thinking he doesn’t deserve keeley, to just shut that train of thought down and work to actually become a man keeley deserves. that’s it. that’s all. and it’s going to happen!

all in all, I do get why this episode could be quite polarizing and the pacing was very inconsistent but overall I quite enjoyed it!!

[allthingsmustfall]

Ted Lasso, Season 3, Episode 6

Look you know, I don’t even go here, but That Episode of Ted Lasso in Amsterdam, with Trent and Collin and the complexities of coming out has been sitting in my head all week (I mainlined the third season in about 2 days, sue me).  

I’m sure Tumblr has already had several schisms on whether or not this was done well, but as someone who came relatively late in life that I’m a dyke, the conversation between Trent, who has a complex backstory that implies that he came out while he was still married to his wife and whatever hell and heartache that followed after (even if she was unhurt and supportive, that could not have been easy), and Colin, a young man with very simple, heart wrenchingly wants and goals from his life, while they sit quietly, gently in front of Homomonument while the bells of Westerkerk chime is just - 

OK, back in ye olden times of fanfic, so many of the stories were a bit hamfisted (me, me, i’m talking about me) treatises on coming out or coming to terms with attraction or what have you.  Character A wants Character B, but to see if they really want Character B, they have to bang some chicks to prove they’re not REALLY gay or something something - it wasn’t always great, but what i remember from that era was that the fear of being gay/being exposed was a part of those stories.  And I’m not saying it was always necessary or done well, but it did feel a bit more grounded in reality.  In more recent times, probably as a function of fanfiction being more acceptable and some of the stigma around queerness that i felt in the 90s and aughts easing (things aren’t good now, not with our trans brothers and sisters suffering so acutely and publicly, but i’m just saying there’s been a culture shift), those sentiments have become more of a footnote in fanfic.  And good!  Not everything has to be a realistic take on every inch of what queerness looks like, and I am 100% behind the freedom of enjoying fiction in which the sorrow and anger and confusion that I have felt is not an important part of how the characters feel.  We deserve uncomplicated joy and happy endings.  

But what I think might be missing from stories now (and oh yes this includes my own) is how earth shattering a queer community is when you’re making your first forays into being out.  Pride is our celebration because for so long what the world asked of us was shame.  The celebration of a history that you weren’t born to but came to later, that you claimed as part of your lineage because suddenly, things like Stonewall aren’t just historical events of note, but your progenitors throwing bricks through the obstacles we’ve now never known.  

So yes, a young and somewhat fearful gay man sharing his pure hopes with another gay man, who has been through his own struggles, while they sit in front of a monument to queer folk who lost their lives to blind persecution, while bells of hope peel on - it reached into that small aching part of me that clawed my way to a community that loves and accepts me, and a community that taught me my own history.  

I just adored this representation deep down in the depths of me

[thewanderingace]

I loved every single second of this Ted Lasso episode. Every. Single. Second.

I love the team spending their whole time in Amsterdam arguing over what to do in Amsterdam. I fucking LOVE these himbos so damn much. Dani and his tulip, Richard being French, Sam wanting to do movie night, Isaac losing his mind, A PILLOW FIGHT!!!! THEY DID A PILLOW FIGHT! I hope Ted finds out

I loved the Colin and Trent Crimm storyline and bonding experience. Colin's speech made me cry. Him running from Trent afriad made me cry. CANON GAY TRENT!

I loved Higgins and Will going out on the town together. Love Higgins love of jazz.

I loved that Dutch man Rebecca meets a lot. He's hot and kind and funny and if Rebecca ends up with him I'm fine with that. They're so cute together.

Everything with Roy and Jamie was WONDERFUL! Jamie running around town spouting fun facts about Amsterdam was adorable. Jamie teaching Roy how to ride a bike was HYSTERICAL and lovely and then they go off riding bikes to find a windmill!? GOD I CAN'T TAKE IT! And jeez that trauma drop from Jamie about his dad makes me sad and angry and I want to hug Jamie and murder James Sr. Jamie Tartt, my love, I am in pain. I'm going to murder your father that fucking bastard. I hate him so much. God. I do love that Jamie went back again with his mom and they did the tours and made good memories. We haven't met his mom but I love her. OMG HIM SPOUTING ALL YHE TRIVIA WAS FROM THE TOURS HE TOOK WITH HIS MOM!!! HE LEARNED IT ALL WITH HER AND REMEMBERED IT ALL AND IT MAKES HIM!!! JAMIE AND HIS LOVE FOR HIS MOM IS MAKING ME CRY! I want to meet her and nothing bad better happen to her or I riot. Also if we do get James Sr returning when they play Man City again I want Roy to beat him to death before he gets anywhere near Jamie.

Ted spending his time alone and aching for home made me so sad. SO SAD! God he's going to go back to Kansas at the end of the season isn't he. Dammit. But high ted was amazing 🤣🤣 USE THOSE AMERICAN TACTICS YOU KNOW SO WELL WITH AFC RICHMOND COACH! IM SO GLAD WE'RE FINALLY SEEING TED COME UP WITH PLAYS !!! Its been driving me buts that hes just not doing any actual coaching other than tram bonding. You're smart Ted! See! You can come up with plays too! I love to see it!

And the ending!! The whole team singing on the bus home!? Perfection.

This episode was absolute perfection.