La Locker Room Aux Folles

I am not sure why there is so much blow-back on this episode because of the gay and lesbian themes. The arcs are actually the opposite of "political correctness" -- I am sad to say that in many places in the U. S. in 2023, it is dangerous for gays and lesbians -- or, heaven-forbid, trans people -- to come out; political correctness would be to have all of the stories about white heterosexuals. But, I digress.

I found this episode to be excellent, the best of the season so far and one of the best of the series. We are starting to see Roy in a different light. We've always known that he had a soft spot for people because of his love for Phoebe. Now it comes out to the adults as well.

Now, about the relationship between Keeley and Jack. The interesting part of that story was Keeley in a post-Roy relationship. I think that we all knew that it wouldn't last and, dare I predict that they will be back together by the end of the series (it really is a guess -- I have no insider knowledge). I guess that the story was more titillating as a lesbian relationship and I hope that the writers didn't stoop to that just to add spice. In fact, the story -- and the dialogue -- would have been identical if Jack had been a man.

Much more compelling, of course, was Colin's story unless any viewer harbors the illusion that there are no gays and lesbians, closeted and out, in the locker room. One of the themes of the season seems to be stories of the team coming together as a family, both on and off the field.

OMG. I had tears in my eyes for more than one scene in this episode! And the build up has been masterful, everyone in this episode in my opinion is exceeding expectations.

I would say the one storyline touched me the most would be Nate's one and how his state of mind would have been throughout the unknowing. The ending was very fun as well lol.

The speed Roy did showed growth! And even though what he had done in the story still sounds cruel to me but he is learning from his mistakes.

Ted's talk in the locker room, as he always has, said exactly what my mind was contemplating. It's not "we don't care. We actually cared a lot!"

After a brilliant Season 1 and okay but not-in-the-same-league-as-Season 1 second season, Season 3 was bit frustrating to watch. I desperately wanted the show to recapture the heights of Season 1 but from the start it seemed to struggle to get there.

There's moments of greatness followed by moments of dullness and clumsy writing. The best moments generally involved AFC Richmond's progress, or not, on the pitch and the worst were unengaging sub-plots involving secondary characters.

The previous episode was the low-point, not just of the season but of the show, with the show being reduced to a soap opera. There was very little in the way of sport or even a dramatic arc, it was really all about Keeley and was mostly quite dull. Getting through it was a grind.

Just when I was worried that this was the direction the show was taking, it bounces back with this, one of the best episodes of Ted Lasso. Great football/soccer action, a good dramatic arc, a profound, emotional theme and powerful conclusion. Why couldn't all of Season 3 have been like this?

Look, let's be real for a second; last week's episode of Ted lasso was easily the worst episode of the series by a landslide. Heck, the IMDB score and the reviews speak for themselves. So of course, many, including myself were definitely worried if we were going to have an episode just as bad as this one. However, I was very much surprised.

Look, it's not perfect; most episodes of television aren't. But this was leagues better, and arguably has one of the strongest cores of the season. It's an incredible episode for the development of Colin and McAdoo, same with Roy Kent as well to a smaller extent. A lot of interesting things are set up, and by far one of the best episodes to handle Nate; it finally feels like they're going somewhere with his arc.

Overall, while not perfect, it gives me hope that the rest of the season will kick into the goal.

Season 3 has really been a mixed bag. We're already past the halfway point and i still don't where this is all going. Unlike the previous two seasons there is a lack of direction and coherent story telling. Each episode feels like a standalone episode that doesn't add up or build to the overall story arc with the exception of the storyline of Colin which was introduced at the beginning of the season. This is supposed to be a sports story with the development of the characters around it and with Ted at the epicentre. Now i honestly don't know what to make of it. The episodes feel random and I honestly feel the whole season is a filler, a cash grab and that the writers are making things up on the fly. I hope they turn things around soon as they will continue to lose their audience.