![]() ![]() I very much do want to go to Chelsea, with Roy specifically, because I am utterly obsessed with the implications about his career from the small hints we’ve gotten before and I’m just so keen to centre him and his career, past and present, in this story. Natalie: So, episode 2 is called “(I Don’t Want To Go to) Chelsea” and it is a lie, because I do. Read on for our in-depth discussion of ‘(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea.’ ‘Ted Lasso’ season 3, episode 2 review in conversation If Brett Goldstein has a stronger episode than this one, this season, we’re simply not going to survive it. The moving incident, which echoes the story of Roy’s real life Chelsea counterpart John Terry, the club’s long term captain of Roy’s generation who retired out of Aston Villa and went on to immediately become their assistant coach, causes Ted to enquire how Roy felt about the experience, and what Roy dredges up in reply is as devastating a moment as any we’ve seen in Ted Lasso so far. Related: A ‘Ted Lasso’ season 3 trailer breakdown so exhaustive it may actually be unhinged And returning to Stamford Bridge in competition for the first time since he retired from football, Roy is overwhelmed by a loving homecoming reception from the Blues fans, a moment that we predicted in our trailer breakdown. The team finally discover that he and Keeley have split up, and are baffled by it - the fact that Roy did the dumping, in particular, is met with a consistent refrain of “Why would you do that?” starting with Jamie, who tries his best to offer comfort to a very unreceptive Roy. The words wounded Roy so deeply that he’s been carrying the article around in his wallet ever since, in a mix of self-flagellation and spite, and it’s clear that he does not want Trent to spear his players in the same way.īut even after the two bury the hatchet and quickly seem to become firm friends, Roy’s inability to accept love or choose happiness is the main connective tissue of the episode. The source of Roy’s grudge is specific - Trent penned a scathing review of Roy’s Premier League debut, back when he was in his twenties and Roy was just seventeen. Trent’s biggest adversary at the club is Roy, who is forced to share an office with Trent and forbids the players from letting anything slip in front of Trent at all, but when Roy’s gag order threatens the outcome of the match, and apparently more than just that, Ted pulls him up on it and makes him sort it out. Zava’s reputation as a crazy, mercurial diva does nothing to dissuade Rebecca once she hears that West Ham is also in the running, and even though Zava has almost completed contract negotiations with Chelsea, she and Rupert both accost him on the day of the match in order to try and make him change his mind.Įven before the prospect of Zava comes to light, journalist Trent Crimm is keen to follow the club for the year in order to write a book about their story, and despite Rebecca’s objections, Ted allows it. In Ted Lasso season 3, episode 2, the new football season is finally about to begin, with AFC Richmond facing Chelsea away at Stamford Bridge as their first fixture. When news breaks that Zava - a European superstar striker based on Zlatan Ibrahimović and played by Maximilian Osinski - is leaving his club in Italy and is keen to play in move to England and play in the Premier League, the powers that be at Richmond discuss the possibility of signing him. Read on for our review of Ted Lasso season 3, episode 2, ‘(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea.’ Rebecca tries to beat Rupert to the signature of a difficult superstar player and Keeley goes to bat for a friend from her old life. The legacy of the great Roy Kent is at the heart of this week’s Ted Lasso, as a warm reception from his former club and a scar from a decades-old wound lead to a painful reflection over the way he’s chosen to live his life. ![]()
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