Ted Lasso
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Astleys weightless song takes on new gravity by association.
Songs can be a lot of things at once.
As the episode opens, itlookslike shes started to figure that out.
The big question, however: What should they do next?
Sam wants to go public.
Rebecca does not, claiming she finds the secrecy sexy, though that seems like a dodge.
But the answer will have to wait when Deborah shows up with the news of Rebeccas fathers death.
This stirs reflection and conflicted emotions, not just for Rebecca but for everyone in the Richmond organization.
Nate imagines being reborn as a revenge-seeking tiger, a fantasy that causes Ted to raise his eyebrows.
Roys often curt, but hes rarely a jerk.
His timing is good, for once, but this triangular subplot clearly isnt over.
It only gets a little space in an episode that mostly divides its time between Rebecca and Ted.
Isaac, again showing why hes team captain, enforces the dress code (no sneakers).
Colin is baffled at the concept ofnothaving to line up at midnight to buy shoes.
But its the twin crises faced by Ted and Rebecca that provide the episode with its focus.
In some ways, Teds journey to that moment is more straightforward than Rebeccas.
These feelings have begun bleeding into her thoughts about Sam.
(The hurt-but-undeterred look on Sams face alone says as much.)
In fact, No Weddings and a Funeral leaves a bunch of threads dangling.
Rebecca and Sam, Jamie/Keeley/Roy, but also Ted and Sassy.
Sassy seems quite interested in Teds whereabouts pre-funeral and leaves with him, her wounded bird, post-funeral.
Theres also the matter of Nate.
Beyond the tiger-reincarnation fantasy, theres the simmering look that crosses his face when others mock his clothes.
He also shares an unheard exchange with Rupert, which can only be trouble.
(He must have an ulterior motive gifting the Richmond shares, right?)
All that will have to wait, however.
The episode ends with Rebecca and Deborah sharing pleasant memories mined from an often unpleasant past.
Jane also makes an appearance, if remotely.
She seems like the bang out that never wants to miss a funeral.
