“Ted Lasso” Recap: Season 2, Episode 11 – Roy, Keeley and Nate

The amount of drama unfolding in the penultimate episode of Apple TV + season 2 Ted lasso is enough to give anyone a panic attack before the Oct. 8 finale.

Let’s start with Keeley, Roy and (ugh) Nate. While shopping for a new costume, the “Wonder Kid” mistakes Keeley’s cuteness for a deeper connection and kisses her. Keeley isn’t particularly confused by this, but it’s still weird. She knows it, Nate knows it. Roy, meanwhile, spends the whole afternoon helping Phoebe’s teacher organize a parent-teacher conference – and when she asks him if he’s married, he says “No.” At no point does he specify that he is currently involved with Keeley.

Later, Keeley tells Roy what happened with Nate. Roy recognizes how embarrassing this must have been for her, then tells her that he spent three hours chatting with Phoebe’s teacher. He even admits that he didn’t properly address the status of his relationship. Not to be outdone, Keeley tells Roy that Jamie confessed his lingering feelings to him during Rebecca’s father’s funeral. Roy has no answer.

The second potential breakup is between Sam and Rebecca who, if I can speak in Ross Geller’s terms, are currently on “hiatus”. During the episode, Ghanaian billionaire football fan Edwin Akufoz (played by Veep‘s Sam Richardson) makes Sam an incredible offer to leave AFC Richmond and come play for his newly acquired club, in Sam’s native Nigeria. It’s too good an offer to be true, and a Sam would be stupid to refuse her… unless Rebecca is ready to give their relationship a serious blow. (Even then, he should probably accept her offer, right?) As for Rebecca, she goes to Ted’s house and tells him about her “hot affair.” (“Sam and Rebecca are already one of my favorite TV couples,” he quipped. “Having one in real life? Yes, please!”) But rather than telling Rebecca to breaking up with Sam, he advises the boss to listen to his guts – “and coming down to your guts, check with your heart.” So at the end of the night, Rebecca confronts Sam. She can’t ask him not to go, she says, but she doesn’t. want it go, who is… something?

Episode 11 also marks Sharon’s last day with the team. Ted coordinates a big dance number to mark the bittersweet occasion – we get a glimpse of players performing the choreography of * NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” – but she leaves early, without anyone knowing. Ted, who is still working on her abandonment issues, goes to confront Sharon in her apartment, where she explains that she is not good at goodbyes. She also hands him a letter that she intended to leave him, the gist of which is that he has made her a better psychologist by teaching her that it is okay to be vulnerable around her patients. The two then head for a last-day drink at Crown & Anchor, where Ted points out Sharon’s previous attempt at an Irish goodbye. He apologizes for going to the bathroom, at which point Mae hands Sharon a beer on his behalf, with one of his army men positioned at the bottom of the glass.

Subsequently, Ted receives a text from Trent Crimm. In the text, Trent warns Ted that a story about his panic attack will appear the next morning – and the story is already underway. The independentthe website of. “As a reporter, I had to write this,” Trent says. “But as a person who respects you … My source was Nate.” Trent asks Ted if he would like to comment, but he refuses.

What did you think about Ted lasso Season 2, Episode 11: “Midnight Train to Royston”? Leave a comment with your full review (and final predictions) below.