#ted lasso s03e09

[v0idwraith]

[lauranthalasah]

I think 3x09 was not about coming out, not entirely, it was about confronting one's fears. Colin's fear of rejection, even when he was almost completely sure the team would react well and be supportive, that knowledge didn't erase his fear, and that fear brought out some ugly aspects of what he was willing to do or say in order to protect his secret (previous episode as example). Then is Isaac's fear, in this case it was about himself, he could've gone immediately to Colin and asked him why he didn't trust HIM. But he didn't because he was scared of the answer, he was scared of what it was about him that Colind didn't trust. I think both Colin and Isaac's fears are tied to how they acted in season 1 and even season 2, the bullying so the most important player in the team will approve of them, they way they turned their back to Jamie the moment he was kind of "disgraced", we saw how Isaac struggled with finding himself as a captain, etc. And of course... Roy. I've said before (and so has the show) that Roy thinks that he doesn't deserve some things, that he isn't good enough for them, the root of his problem is his fear of FAILURE. He thinks he is going to fail in the pitch cause he is getting old so he leaves Arsenal. He thinks he is going to fail in his relationship with Keeley so he leaves her. He thinks he is going to suck at the press conference thing so he doesn't even try it. It comes back beautifuly to that little piece that Trent wrote about him when he was a teenager, he failed, he was judged, ridiculed even, and since then he has been trying to do things in a way that will never put him in that position again. Hell! We even have Nate confronting his fear of judgment and disappointment from a "father/authoritative" figure to do what he feels is the right thing to do. This episode was about how fears can stunt us, sabotage us even, how they can be insidious and quiet, and so easy to mask as "personality traits", even to ourselves, how confronting them is terrifying, but in doing it we grow as a person. As someone that struggles with some of these things (I'm identifying myself with Roy lately), I fucking adore this episode!

[fritzllang]

trent repressing every feeling in existance during this scene

[ericeffiorg]

another week, another ted lasso rant (lol)

this latest episode had so much potential to do something of importance. they set everything up so well for colin to have a meaningful coming out story with a supportive team that made it about him, but there’s this thing that straight creatives do where they try to make being gay not seem like a big deal and try to normalise it, but their method of normalising it is to remove its importance and try to minimalise the dangers, fears and liberation that comes with coming out.

they spent half the episode dealing with colin and isaac’s issues fairly well, as isaac was processing it. it was a bit on the nose and felt more like how a parent would react initially rather than a 20 something man in 2023, but whatever, it still felt like it was going somewhere.

but then the fight happened, and suddenly it was all about isaac. everyone was talking about isaac’s anger, his ability to be team captain, what that means for richmond, and whether he is gay. 

and then it came to colin actually coming out, and instead of getting colin to say the words “i’m gay”, we cut straight back to isaac, who gets comforted by roy, and we then focus on roy and isaac, the former of which is only here so he can develop his own personal story. so again, nobody here’s story is relevant to the actual queer person in question.

we then go back to colin coming out, and ted makes a stupid story about someone being a fan of a different football team and they even point out how irrelevant it is, so literally what was the point? colin had so much time taken away from actually coming out and it was given to his straight friend and straight coaches. and then they make these references to oprah and “what’s a top or bottom?” which feel like they’re being written by a 50 year old who googled some gay forum from the 2000s to get his knowledge.

the whole story was just silly because we spent so long focusing on isaac, and even then, that wasn’t even about isaac. it was about isaac worrying about colin and in turn taking away time from colin so who was this whole story even about? who benefitted? because we know nothing more about either man, and there was next to no development that came from it. just isaac acting out and colin being silenced. roy and ted got more from this than isaac or colin so what was the point of it all...

a big issue this show has is that it doesn’t know how to tackle toxic masculinity without making it a big joke. homophobia in football is something we’ve seen in real life a few times, and we know horrific it can get. and this show - based in a very male dominated avenue and constantly dealing with toxic masculinity - had a huge chance to do something but because their take on the topic never goes beyond “isnt it funny how anti toxic masculinity i am?”, they couldn’t hackle.

isaac’s dialogue was written like he was a freshman from high school (because what man in their 20′s reacts to his friend coming out like that?) this show constantly infantilises these men as a way to “challenge” toxic masculinity, and it’s just so irritating. why are ted and roy the only men allowed to actually confront anything in a serious way?

atp, i just don’t want ted lasso to touch queer stories ever again. they don’t know how to handle it without putting in some dumb joke that takes up half the screen time just to get to the punchline.

colin and isaac had so much potential and neither of them benefitted. it was just a way to give jason a “funny” monologue for his emmy campaign and for roy (a grown man who has been in this business for decades) to learn how to speak to people. 

[tedlassosource]

#FAMILY

[waterisntreal]

Ted Lasso Season 3 Episode 9: La Locker Room Aux Folles

[bob-belcher]

TED LASSO (2020 - ) S03E09 · La Locker Room Aux Folles

bonus:

[jdmorganz]

TED LASSO S03E09 - La Locker Room Aux Folles  

[skulandcrossbones]

OI, KENT!

↳ Ted Lasso S03E09: La Locker Room Aux Folles

[depressedpanda69]

Ted Lasso s03e09

I’m glad the writers decided to shutdown the notion that “we don’t care” is an acceptable response to someone coming out!!!!

[underrtheskinn]

TED LASSO S03E09: LA LOCKER ROOM AUX FOLLES

[v0idwraith]

TED LASSO S03E09 PROMO PICS

[writer-and-thrasher]

The Dichotomy of a Friend

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Ted Lasso (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings Characters: Colin Hughes, Isaac McAdoo, Trent Crimm, Roy Kent, Trent Crimm's Daughter, Trent Crimm's Ex-Wife, AFC Richmond Players (Ted Lasso), Ted Lasso Additional Tags: Character Study, Canon Compliant, Missing Scene, Episode: s03e09 La Locker Room Aux Folles (Ted Lasso), Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Homophobia, Coming Out, Internalized Homophobia, sorta, Homophobic Language, More Homophobic Language Than in Canon, Homophobic Violence (past), LGBTQ Themes, Friendship, Team as Family, The Author is a Lesbian Your Honor, I have to say it this time, Because I wanna fuck Trent's Ex-Wife, Trent Crimm's Crush on Ted Lasso, It features heavily

Summary:

Colin was adamant about maintaining his well-crafted disguise, and Trent couldn’t begrudge him that. So there were no rendezvous or late-night text messages or even casual hangouts. Just because Colin now had someone who saw him in the closet didn’t mean he was keen to crack the door open any wider. He’d been doing just fine without Trent, and he could be fine for longer with him.

Which is why Colin’s presence in the office, clearly to talk to Trent individually, is so alarming. The blinds are open, his teammates are feet away, and yet Colin is breaking every rule he has to talk to Trent right now. ________ Or, Trent's perspective on Colin and Isaac's fraying friendship.

SEE NOTES FOR RATING AND WARNING-RELATED INFORMATION

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It took me over a month extra to write it, so I more than doubled the word count for what I expected -- seemed fair. For real, though, I really hope you enjoy this, it's a huge labor of love for me, so let me know what you think!

[fritzllang]

trent we know you're crushing. you can tell

[ao3feed-tedlasso]

Romance & Bromance

https://ift.tt/IzVcpvB by Lakespider JAN - Colin is like a fake plant left out in the rain SAM - Soggy? JAMIE - Nah, most fake plants are plastic SAM - Uh… sad? MOE - A metaphor for capitalism. OR: The truth comes out (and so does Colin). Words: 6089, Chapters: 1/4, Language: English Series: Part 4 of Colin Hughes and the Big Gay Secret Fandoms: Ted Lasso (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen, M/M Characters: Colin Hughes, Michael (Ted Lasso), Isaac McAdoo, Roy Kent, Will Kitman Relationships: Colin Hughes/Michael, Colin Hughes & Isaac McAdoo, Isaac McAdoo & Michael, Roy Kent & Isaac McAdoo, AFC Richmond Players & Isaac McAdoo Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Humor, Awkwardness, Awkward Conversations, Secret Relationship, Secret Identity, Art welcome, Translations Welcome, Podfic Welcome, The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Known, Coming Out, Loss of Trust, Angst and Feels, No Beta We Die Like Earl the Greyhound, Season/Series 03, Canon Compliant, Episode: s03e09 La Locker Room Aux Folles (Ted Lasso), Colin Hughes is a Strong and Capable Man, Colin Hughes & Isaac McAdoo Friendship, AFC Richmond Players are Himbos (Ted Lasso), Supportive AFC Richmond Players (Ted Lasso), AFC Richmond Boot Room (Ted Lasso), AFC Richmond Football Team (Ted Lasso), Relationship Reveal, Good Friend Isaac McAdoo, Secrets, Panic Attacks, Episode: s03e08 We'll Never Have Paris (Ted Lasso) source https://archiveofourown.org/works/53895895 February 19, 2024 at 01:39AM

[tedlassosource]

#an adoptive dad and his adopted son (clearly)