Ted Lasso Nates Betrayal Makes The Football Matter Again

Ted Lasso: Nate’s Betrayal Makes The Football Matter Again

While Nate’s betrayal in season 2’s finale is heartbreaking, it sets up a fierce rivalry that makes the football matches matter again in Ted Lasso.

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Ted Lasso Nates Betrayal Makes The Football Matter Again

Despite its gut-wrenching impact, Nate’s defection to West Ham in the Ted Lasso season 2 finale ensures that football will once again be at the forefront of the series’ plot. Ted Lasso’s inaugural season is firmly centered around the quirks and intricacies of the U.K.’s Football Association pyramid, with the series garnering praise for its accurate portrayal of life as a football team within the Premier League. Ted Lasso season 2 moves away from this template, favoring the development of its compelling characters’ relationships, but this has done little to reduce Ted Lasso’s appeal, with the series bringing home eight Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021.

One such example of poignant character development is Nathan Shelley’s (Nick Mohammed) rise and subsequent fall as AFC Richmond’s coaching staff member. While initially excelling with his tactics under Ted’s (Jason Sudeikis) tutelage, Nate begins to lose his way following continued media exposure in which the English press dubs him “Nate the Great.” By the end of Ted Lasso season 2, Nate’s ego and insecurities have conspired to compel him to his greatest betrayal, which is his decision to leave Ted and AFC Richmond to join Rupert Mannion’s (Anthony Head) newly purchased West Ham United.

Yet Nate’s betrayal makes the football that was such a cornerstone of Ted Lasso season 1 matter again. Nate’s decision to join Mannion’s aesthetically sinister West Ham reignites the sense of sporting rivalry that often played second fiddle in Ted Lasso season 2 while also setting up the classic athletic narrative trope of “good guys vs. bad guys” so far unseen in Ted Lasso’s story. This burgeoning conflict will also allow Ted Lasso to return to its sporting roots from season 1 while still retaining the emotional depth that has made the series such a success.

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In Ted Lasso season 2, the football matches and sport-based tension that characterized the early phases of the show take a backseat to the main characters’ personal growth and stories. Despite Richmond winning promotion on the last day of the league, this victory felt like a foregone conclusion in the context of the season 2 finale’s drama, which hinged on far more personal stories such as Sam Obisanya’s (Toheeb Jimoh) choice between Richmond and Casablanca F.C. In some ways, the Ted Lasso ensemble growing beyond the insular world of AFC Richmond makes sense, with Roy’s (Brett Goldstein) retirement and Keeley’s growth in PR bringing new narratives to characters becoming less involved with the club.

Yet Nate’s betrayal and subsequent allying with the sneering Mannion can reignite the sense of occasion for the football matches that were often lacking in Ted Lasso season 2. The season finale ended with a shot of Nate overseeing a West Ham training session, with the coaching staff in a very deliberate color palette. Far from the shy kit man of season 1, Nate ended Ted Lasso season 2 dressed in a severe, all-black palette favored by Rupert that promotes a very arch aesthetic. These outfit choices are designed to reflect the burgeoning sense that Nate’s West Ham will be as close to a villainous team as Ted Lasso can get within its established setting.

The incentivization for AFC Richmond to beat West Ham both on the pitch and in the boardroom will result in Ted Lasso season 3’s football matches carrying gravitas again. This classic good team/bad team dynamic will allow higher stakes to be placed on the sporting action in Ted Lasso reminiscent of the ambitious half-episode match in “The Hope that Kills You” which resulted in Richmond’s relegation. Ted Lasso is undoubtedly a show for romantics, but Nate’s deceptions mean Ted Lasso season 3 can return to its initially accurate and enthralling portrayals of the beautiful game.

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