I mean wtf ..
why even make Nate the bad guy in the first place ? Taking him back was dumb
Also why would Ted take the job in the first place if he was going back home cause “ he misses his kid” I mean don’t take the job in the first place then ..
Also is he going to be a cuck living with his ex wife and kid along with her boyfriend cause he was walking with his bags in the same house the guy was in .
I agree that the ending was a bit underwhelming as they tried to make everybody happy. However, to your points: plenty of people take a job and then regret it. I also believe (based on my memory) that he expected his wife and son to move to London at some point. I also took it as him and wife are getting back together. This was based on how they portrayed the boyfriend during the final game and that he was not at the son's soccer game. They did rush the whole Nate redemption arc. I also thought it was odd that they didn't have Ted at Beard's wedding. Clearly green screen so why not have him there. I don't think he would have missed it.
shareDefinitely great points
sharewhat about the after-school special episodes?
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"Also is he going to be a cuck living with his ex wife and kid along with her boyfriend cause he was walking with his bags in the same house the guy was in."
Exactly 👆🏼
shareEvery plot point doesn’t need some take away message….whatever that is.
shareEvery plot point is literally a message, it’s impossible for it not to be. The take-away is what the viewer takes away from it. But I’m sure you already know all this.
shareEvery plot point is a message to move the plot forward, but every plot point doesn't have to have some sociological or ideological message. The best comedy shows are not the "teachable moment", "very special" variety.
shareI agree that good comedies don’t have to be sociological per se, but lasso seems to have been going for social commentary.
shareYou need to go back and re-watch the series. At some point, Ted acknowledges that he and his wife were having problems and needed space to figure out where their marriage was going. I took the finale to mean the finally decided to get back together. He decided to come back to the US because his mom came to the UK and told him his son needed him. So basically you didn't pay much attention during earlier episodes.
For myself I mostly like the finale except I think he should have stayed in the UK and that Roy and Keeley should have been clearly shown to be back together. Loved that Rebecca and the mystery Dutchman found one another.