Mohammed clarified in his Tweet (posted above) that while he does have gray specks in his own hair (perhaps at first the show just stopped coloring his hair), the show deliberately colored his hair with more and more gray as his transformation into the new Nate came to be. If you noticed Nate's hair slowly but surely changing color as Season 2 went along.nice job. And even more likely considering the fact that Rupert owns the team, and seems like the kind of guy who would take any opportunity to take a swing at Ted and Rebecca. The way he's watching the players from a removed angle, and with his newfound social media fame as "The Wonder Kid," it seems likely that he could have gotten a head coaching opportunity. That's why he spit at himself in the mirror after kissing Keely he's disgusted at what he's become over the course of Season 2.Īnd while it's not entirely clear, we would venture to say that Nate has become the head coach of the team. This isn't what he wanted, but it's where he's taken himself. But the scene-expertly acted by both parties-is sad because what has happened can't be undone, and while Ted's nature is still to wan to try to make things right, it's clear that Nate is both mad at Ted, but also mad at himself and how far down this new road he's gone.
We knew that Ted was going through a lot all season, and we could tell that Nate was unraveling, at least a little bit at a time (remember him yelling at the new equipment manager, making a remark about Dani's salary, and feeling so slighted that he couldn't get his table of choice at his favorite restaurant). While it doesn't make what Nate did-acting out, exposing Ted's private information, etc-OK, it really cuts deep into what led both characters to this moment. The scene between the two is actually really sad and quite heartbreaking. And while you may not have noticed because there was so much else going on, that confrontation was the only scene just between Nate and Ted in the entirety of Season 2 their last one-on-one scene was back in Season 1, Episode 7, when Ted apologized to Nate for snapping at him (in the same episode where everyone goes to Karaoke and Ted has his first panic attack). But it actually has been telegraphed all along, slowly but surely, throughout the season.Īs Nate revealed to Ted in the Season 1 finale, he was mad at Ted because he felt like the coach gave him so much love and attention and positivity in Season 1, when they first met, and then abandoned him and hung him out to dry ever since. It really is quite a shift, and for anyone not paying attention, it may seem a little bit sudden.
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By the very end of the season-and we'll talk about this moment in a bit-it's clear that Nate has gone full villain.
It continues from there, as Nate blows up at Ted, cursing at him, and eventually even storming off the pitch and ripping the AFC Richmond "Believe" sign in a fit of rage. This incremental change hits a climax when it's revealed that Nate-who's been going on about wanting to be a boss-leaked the information about Ted having a panic attack during a game to Trent Crimm (from The Independent). After a promotion late in Season 1 to assistant coach, his personality seemed to shift little by little in Season 2.
But perhaps the most surprising development of Season 2 was that of Nate, who in the first season was a timid and overlooked equipment manager. Now, it was still a comedy at its core, a story about the titular uber-positive head soccer (or, football) coach ( Jason Sudeikis) and the power that his relentless positivity has on everyone and everything in his orbit.īut Season 2 also added shades of gray we explored mental health through Ted Lasso's lens, saw Coach Beard navigate through his own potentially toxic relationship (and get an incredible After Hours-esque episode of his own), and saw how the relationship between Roy, Keely, and even Jamie helped all three of them to grow as people. While the first season of Ted Lassomade its mark instantly as the feel-good show that everyone needed in the dark summer of 2020-and was instantly one of the year's best new shows in the process-Season 2 dug deeper. The following story contains spoilers for Ted Lasso Season 2.
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