For me, the Keeley character has been the week link of this show since day one.

Her role in bridging the bap between Roy & Jaime as well as humanizing both of them has been critical. Otherwise, all attempts to make her relevant have fallen a little flat in my opinion.

The contrast between her relationships with Jack vs. Rebecca were evident in this episode, so the writing is on the wall thankfully.

I really hope this thing doesn't resolve with everyone returning back to their norm. If we get Nate coming back to Richmond/Ted, Keeley coming back to Rebecca/Richmond and Jaime/Roy, and Ted going back to his wife, it's going to feel cheap. I think it's a foregone conclusion that Nate comes back and Keeley comes back to Rebecca/Richmond.

I doubt Ted goes back to his wife. I think this episode planted the seeds for him moving on from that. I still do think he goes back to the states, though.

The show is completely saccharine so all happy endings that can be imagined will probably happen.

I think Michelle and Henry move to London.

BowSowy said:

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I really hope this thing doesn't resolve with everyone returning back to their norm. If we get Nate coming back to Richmond/Ted, Keeley coming back to Rebecca/Richmond and Jaime/Roy, and Ted going back to his wife, it's going to feel cheap. I think it's a foregone conclusion that Nate comes back and Keeley comes back to Rebecca/Richmond.

I doubt Ted goes back to his wife. I think this episode planted the seeds for him moving on from that. I still do think he goes back to the states, though.

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I think Nate & Ted can reconcile without Nate "coming back to Richmond/Ted," especially if Ted returns to the US as I assume he will. But Nate leaving Rupert for Ted in some fashion is almost a certain.

I don't think Keeley ever really left Rebecca or Richmond although her employment did. I think she'll lose her company, but i think her relationships with the people can remain regardless of her employment status. I do imagine they'll resolve her status though, regardless if it's with Richmond or not (and I agree that I hope it's not with Richmond).

I think Keeley ends up with neither Roy or Jamie. She's been attached to someone this whole time almost like a dependent. It think her triumph will be as an independent Keeley.

Ted going back to his wife would be the worst storyline ever. On that, we most definitely agree. Please don't let that happen!!!

My real confusion is what happens with Rebecca. I think she has her family with "Keeley & Ted," regardless of where in the world they work or live. But there's so much more to life than that, so I hope they fill in the gaps along the way.

I dont think nate comes back. I think he could leave/get fired from west ham due to Rupert. But, he's going to find his own way and break free from another man dominating him, whether that be his dad, Ted or Rupert.

Nate is going to replace Ted at Richmond.

Ted goes back to Kansas to coach Sporting KC.

Chuck Cunningham said:

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Most unbelievable part was them in bed together wearing bras.

I've lived with a woman for 21 years and she's never slept with a bar on.

And President Ellen Wilson had some bad tats.

And the 2nd most unbelievable thing is that actor playing Ted's son not being British.

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Your comments about the bras, tats, and Henry not looking like a little British kid all deserve their own blue stars.

Two lesbians sleeping in bras, and one is a billionaire heiress with cheap tats? This show should be better than that.

PanzerAggie06 said:

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And as a former professional closet case myself, Colin's behavior continues to confound me. A closeted gay man, in Colin's position, would have probably thrown punches before he just sat passively by and let a teammate scroll through his photos.

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My take was that he thought the team captain was maybe too dumb to figure out what was on his phone.
And if he was going to try to fight McAdoo, obviously he'd get his ass kicked.

Now that the team captain has the information and didn't throw a fit about it, just sort of walked away in disgust, I wonder if it will go anywhere. I could imagine some sort of acceptance team building session coming in the next episode, or maybe a situation for McAdoo to shut down somebody making fun of poofters.

i've got a similar situation at my work where a female who reports to me has come out to me but, nobody else knows (AFAIK) and it's certainly never discussed. If somebody did bring it up, I'd steer the conversation in a different direction because frankly, it's her business and not anybody else's.

They've recently started a new LGBTQIAA++ etc. affinity group at work and she's expressed zero interest in participation or getting her picture in with all the trendy gays in our Bay Area HQ.

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Lots of crap on this episode but the good parts outweighed the bad.

It's funny how season 1 I hated Jamie and now I root for him. I know they want me to do that and dammit it worked.

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Same with Jamie. He's pretty much my favorite character now although I still love Roy's gruffness.

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My real confusion is what happens with Rebecca. I think she has her family with "Keeley & Ted," regardless of where in the world they work or live. But there's so much more to life than that, so I hope they fill in the gaps along the way.

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Well, the Dutch guy could always sail into town. Or, she could come above board with her relationship with Sam. And don't count Keeley out. There's definitely chemistry there.

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The locker room philosophical discussion over the validity of nudes being leaked, and then the conversation of deleting everything from your phone.

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The toughest part was watching the Frenchie guy relive all his conquests of twins, mother/daughter combos, etc. I've been around rock and rollers but I can only imagine that European footballers must be getting it thrown at them 24/7.

Now that the Keeley / Jack relationship appears to have run its course, I'll say that I'm glad it's over and the ending was not really a surprise.

When I lived in Australia, I wound up coaching women's softball for several years. I'm Puerto Rican so I love beisbol but I can only deal with so much drama. Women in their 30s and older who wind up experimenting in Lesbianism usually create so much drama that they ruin the entire team. I could deal with coaching under 10 girls, even girls aged 13-18 (which was pretty difficult). After a few years of coaching the Over 35 Women, I had to call it quits because I just couldn't deal with the fallout from the lesbian relationships.

But what's funny is, softball wasn't nearly as bad as O35 women's soccer. By this age, there were a fair number of women who were open to experimenting and there were also a few women who there's not other way to say it but to say that they were recruiting.

My wife wound up playing on a soccer team with several couples and a few new recruits among them. Several of the women were married with boys aged between 7-15 or so. It was almost like a stereotype.

There was one lady who came on really hard to my wife. She was 6 feet tall and gorgeous but she was only interested in speaking to me as a gateway to get to my wife. It was really strange.

I watched several of these relationships come and go and almost every one of them wound up in a death spiral with nuclear fallout. The only one that really lasted were two women about 55 years old. There were plenty of explosions between those two - frequently on the field, sometimes during a game.

So, when Jack acted controlling and chastised Keely about the pix, that relationship was over.

Their callbacks are flawless

Added another unrealistic thing:

Is Jamie smart or dumb? They go back and forth him pretty severely.

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Complete Idiot said:

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The show is completely saccharine so all happy endings that can be imagined will probably happen.

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Been thinking about this and yes, to some extent I agree.

But I'd offer that the show is uncomfortably aspirationally saccharine. It paints an optimistic picture of what humanity ought to be like, yet makes us confront the cynicism in our own hearts that perhaps doesn't really want things to be that good.

Take Ted for example. The ex-wife and Nate storylines bother us. Why doesn't he fight back? We would fight back! And yet if the shoe were on the other foot, we would absolutely want a Ted on the other side who forgives us unconditionally. It's an internal conflict we all struggle with - we frequently treat others the exact opposite of the way we'd like to be treated.

So I predict, that yes, the show will have a "happy" ending - and probably in an overly contrived and fake way… but I think that's the point, because it will leave us with a bit of lament that the world doesn't actually work this way.

And now that I'm done preaching, I'll state that I totally hope they end it in a Sandlot style recap of what happens to everyone.

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Well, we agree - you added additional color to my comment, and I agree with your sentiments. It's saccharine and unrealistic but hopeful and aspirational. I think this played perfectly when the series was initially released in 2020, 5 months after the pandemic blew up. I think it was the perfect show for that time.