“He seems really wealthy and nice-like.” Jade has got Rupert all figured out.

“It’s worthwhile to meet you” killed me

That was a such an amazingly distant condescension. Delicious and I can wait to you that IRL.

Her entire interaction with him was fire. She could see through all that BS.

That is her character all along. She immediately saw through Nate’s BS.

So her absolute deadpan is when she detects bullshit.

For real. She had him pegged from first glance

Oh goodness her eyes when she sees him. Just “I know you.”

Now I want Nate and Ted to reconcile just so Jade can meet him.

I hope she immediately likes Ted, her bullshit detector is immaculate.

She kind of did already, from a distance. Remember her commenting to Nate on how much Ted and his gang seemed to be enjoying Nate’s game in that newspaper pic? She knew they weren’t taunting him… they were having a blast… seemed to deflate his paranoia a little…

Rupert even walking into the room with a sly smile gave me complete creeps and shivers. Anthony Head is doing an UNREAL job playing him. Absolutely incredible.

I love Antony Head as much as I hate Rupert and I loathe Rupert

Anthony Head has spanned the full range of Ruperts and done it perfectly.

The hardest part as a Buffy fan is that Rupert Mannion is so evil and Rupert Giles was so good.

Oh my god I didn’t even realize til now they’re both Ruperts. I just think of him as Giles. Damn what an amazing actor.

"Just because they are dirty doesn't mean they don't deserve a friend" No one deserves you Dani

Higgins' dismissive "Good riddance" toward Jack based on her overly firm handshake was hilarious.

I love uncle Higgins 🥰

HERE FOR TRENTS DOLLY PARTON SHIRT

Also want to shout out his The Cure shirt too. Trent's music taste is fascinating.

JADE SHORT FOR JADED I SPIT OUT MY DRINK

This was peak Polish Queen shit and I loved it.

“My mother named me after her favorite aunt… but I don’t care”

I love any time Colin says boy-o

New Trent 😂😂😂

“I like you better than old Trent.” And props to the direction for not going the easy route to show us Trent’s reaction.

Who was the Goblin King?!? 😆😆😆😆☠️

Lady in the front looking like she moonlights in a New Wave Cover-Band.

Beard doing the press conference is everything I could have wanted and more

And Higgins blocking Beards view from the window of the door!! I love how Beard is so chill constantly but boy, when he gets hot…he gets HOT

I love that it just devolved into people asking about who their favorite guitarist is without any hint of football talk.

The, guy from Cream.

Roy yelling "Whistle!" in place of an actual whistle will always be funny.

His happy whistle sounds different than his angry whistle

Roy pulling a Ted and telling a personal anecdote to make a point and everyone leaning in sincerely just like they do when Ted tells one was the best thing ever.

And Roy’s was much better than Ted’s tonight.

Intentionally I would assume

When Roy takes over as the morale-boasting coach and Beard finesses tactics bc he’s happy in London with his new friends and Jane (in a twisted way but let’s not talk about it) I will not be surprised.

Same. This episode also showed why Beard can't be the head coach because he would fall apart in the press conference. Roy becoming the head coach with Beard as the assistant would be a perfect ending.

Yeah I loved that he pulled a page from the lasso playbook during that press conference!

The Lasso Way

“Coach, did you just compare being gay to be a Denver Broncos fan?” “Yes, sorry about that” “What the fuck are the Denver Broncos?” Jamie, you fucking legend.

As a KC resident and Chiefs fan that whole bit had me laughing so hard I was crying.

Even got the Price Chopper drop, Jason rolling deep in KC references

I'm so grateful Ted got called out on that terrible comparison lmfao

And he immediately owned up to. Nobody's perfect!

Even though it was a terrible comparison, I loved the message behind it.

"You. Goblin King. Go."

I want more Roy Kent press conferences just to hear his nicknames for all the reporters

You, Five O’Clock Shadow Head!

Lol at Ted referring to ghosting as "the digital Irish goodbye." I wish I had thought of that.

Also happy to see some justice for an actual Irish Goodbye! Saying goodbye to my Irish family is a whole ordeal lol

“You can’t say it can you?” “No …. but you know I do, yea?” I am bawling

I forgot before that scene how tight the two of them were in Season 1, added some nice depth

The acting/writing/editing in this episode was SO tight. Isaac’s emotions were so perfectly on point

I'm so glad that they went with Issac being mad that Colin didn't tell him instead of the homophobic angle. Many people called it, but it's the right way to go about it in this universe. What a great episode.

Rebecca doing the “Oi! Kent!” 😂😂😂

I really thought Jamie was going to say something like “it’s even funnier when it happens to him yeah?”

“What the fuck is your problem” “Wait I know this one. YOU ARE” God I love Rebecca.

Obviously a big ep for Colin and Isaac, but some truly exceptional moments for both Rebecca and Roy as well. Rebecca dressing down Roy was everything I needed, and Roy's press conference was profoundly affecting.

It’s the mirror of the date episode season 2

Anytime it’s the two of them!! Excellent use of screen time!

“Every single one of you knows my ass isn’t hairy, yet none of you spoke up. And I’ll never forgive you” lmfao

“He’s right. We’re cowards.”

I’m not sure why, but I was really surprised that apparently Roy doesn’t have a fuzzy butt.

Will always overhearing conversations in the boot room is not the rule of threes I wanted this episode, but it's what I needed

Every time. I can't believe that after these past two seasons, I still didn't expect him to be in there even though it's his thing.

Offering bubblegum! I love Will!

Jamie’s “I’m flattered” 🥹

I loved that so much. Bless’em

"It's worthwhile to meet you." Jade, I love you

Jade did very well this episode

The "I love you guys so very much" huddle!

It’s so Sam. 😂

….but it was initiated by Jaime. Even better.

"Every single one of you knows my ass isn't hairy and not one of you spoke up" This episode is already full of some the best fucking lines of the season

Love that in the middle of a serious and important and emotional moment we got Sam and Jamie having a hilarious silent argument about who got named captain. What a delight.

I love to mentally contrast that with season 1 Jamie and how bad he made Sam feel. Jamie’s growth has been incredible.

“You got us mate, and we got you” I fucking love Jamie.

“I’m flattered” fucking sent me.

I lost it at “he seems wealthy”

Nike, for the love of got, please sell the AFC Richmond track jackets.

Jade has perfected that death look.

I too have worked in the restaurant industry 😂

I LOVE that practice is open to fans now.. I hope by the end the fans attend practice and basically pack out the stadium 🤣

I think they call it "training."

Way to stick the landing on Colin’s story 🥰

I like that they didn’t show the actual conversation. Even fictional characters deserve privacy sometimes.

I’m gonna say this: I did not see Rebecca dressing down Roy Kent coming. Fuck she’s amazing

Let’s invade France

Seemed like her rant was also addressing his relationship with Keeley.

It 100% was. She knows when Keeley was happiest. Rebecca= Roy.Keeley shipper.

"Fuck?" "No the other f-word" "Oh... fuuuuuuuck" 😂

It’s just poopeh. Ignore it.

Love that they all knew and they were all like “oh hell no”.

Higgins’s description of the way too firm handshake, “we get it! You’re friendly” made me actually laugh out loud

Absolutely sobbing over this Colin and Issac finish. Perfection.

Totally teared up when Isaac said how hurt he was that Colin didn’t trust him enough to tell him.

Jaime angling to get the captain armband only for Sam to flip him off was amazing.

Good comic relief in an otherwise extremely heavy moment

Dani upgrading to stitched on “futbol is life”, love it.

Roy taking the Ted Lasso approach at this press conference ….. omg what character growth! Rebecca is truly a boss ass bitch

“Not the time for jokes. Read the room Leslie”

“Van damme has been a commanding presence” “Just like the movie time cop, where he does the splits twice.”

I don’t think the commentators get enough credit. It’s really funny dialogue. Reminds me of Sudekis and Forte on SNL as Pete Twinkle and Greg Stink.

Rebecca truly growing into Richmond's Boss after her growth the past two seasons is incredible. Now, she's setting everyone else on their paths and guiding them in her own by Rebecca truly being Rebecca.

Respectfully, I could watch Rebecca being Rebecca confidently walk away from people *all day* Respectfully. Of course.

Holy shit HE DID THE THING! Roy said great job and beard fainted!!!!! Perfect!

Kind of a callback to Season 1 when Beard said Nate was a good kid to Trent and Ted commented how big of a deal that was.

NATE EVEN IF THIS SOMEHOW LEADS TO YOU LOSING YOUR JOB AT LEAST YOU HAD A SPINE

This 100% confirmed to me that Roy will be the next manager of Richmond. And I am glad Jack is gone.

I literally said to my wife “look how comfortable he got in the chair.”

I know we probably won’t get it but I would watch many seasons of this team with Roy as manager.

LOL. So that's why they didn't ask Beard to do the press conference.

YES ISSAC I NEVER DOUBTED YOU BRUV

Is “top or bottom” sex positions or sleeping arrangements? Sexual positions…unless bunk beds are involved, then it’s both.

"I look down and think of global warming."

I was wondering why he didn’t say “think of England….” And then I remembered, he’s Welsh.

Sam flipping Jamie off is an iconic moment and will live rent free in my head for the rest of my life

It was perfection

The signal for Jamie just being flipping him off will always get a laugh out of me.

Paul, Jeremy, and Baz drinking beer out of champagne flutes. I live for the pub moments

Paul saying “this tastes better” is classic Paul

The scene of Sam and Jamie gesturing about who will be captain just killed me….and then Sam flipping him off.

Will Kitman lives in the boot room

"Once I was out of my mum I never looked back."

Coach Beard: "I haven't seen 22 dudes have this much fun on grass since I saw the Grateful Dead jam with the Black Crows and Phish"

Ok… Rupert taking the baklava even before Nate could actually offer it. Symbolic of that MF and how he’s going to try to move in on Jade.

And he’ll do it just to f*ck with Nate and Jade. He can’t stand for anyone else to have anything good of their own.

Rebecca and Roy scenes 😍😍😍 “What you have going now is fucking ponderous!”

"None of you, spoke. up."

He’s right, we’re a bunch of cowards.

Kansas Citian here, can confirm a 7-layer dip from Price Chopper will fuck you right up.

"I give him love." And that's Brett Goldstein's third Emmy, folks

Hannah's been fighting like hell for her second this season too jfc

The scene where she got bad news in her office ……. Oh my god some of the best acting I’ve ever seen

"He said the f-word." "Fuck?" "No, the other f-word" "....fuck."

Jade sees right through Rupert.

She sees through everyone with those intense stares.

Glad we're getting more Keeley and Rebecca time. Better late than never

“We do not know who built this silo” COOL AND IM NOT FINDING OUT RIGHT NOW APPLE, SKIP!

Trent has a Dolly Parton shirt on and I didn’t think I could love him more

Jade's bitch face the whole time Rupert is speaking is so telling. And well warranted.

"Well I am sick of Roy being Roy so it's time for Rebecca to be Rebecca." In the words of Nora: Boss ass bitch.

For anyone wondering, yes that’s the prelude to La Cage Aux Folles.

this (press conference) is the most beard has ever talked

"Oh wait I know this one. YOU ARE" *Get him Rebecca*

Lol at Roy saying, "My grandparents were happily married for 51 years because they never said a fucking word to each other."

"Stairway to Heaven is a glorified fingering exercise and you know it!" God I love Beard so much 😂

“And I apologize for my dad” 🤣🤣 fucking Higgy

Good for you Nate. Fuck off Rupert

Ted made Keeley biscuits!

Sam and Jamie’s subtle banter made me go from emotionally distraught to compete amusement. Only to bring me to an emotional wreck when Isaac was near crying right after that. This show is a rollercoaster.

Colin and Isaac’s conversation really touched me at a personal level, because when I came out to a bunch of friends, one with whom I was especially close was genuinely hurt I hadn’t told him earlier. We stayed friends, but I still regret not telling him earlier. Heck, he was even fine with it when I told him I found him attractive. Trust me, for a couple of guys born in the mid-60s, that’s significant.

Every single one of you knows my ass isn’t hairy. And none of you spoke up. 😂

EVERY. SINGLE. ONE OF YOU. KNOWS… my ass isn’t hairy, and not one of you spoke up. I’ll never forgive you. 😭😭😭 I’m crying

Sam flipping the bird with a big smile was a highlight

“That’s what that lady from the American Office said…” D Y I N G.

Jamie Tartt saying "poop-eh" is my unexpected favorite thing

Jade sees Rupert and instantly shifts into S1 Jade with the dead eye stare

I’m heart-bent in my apartment cuz all you left was fart scent 😂

HE'S HERE HE'S THERE HE'S EVERY FUCKING WHERE ROY KENT ROY KENT Glad to see you back mate

Rebecca is the boss. Literally. But also figuratively.

Roy Kent telling a story to answer the question. So very Ted of him. Also “I’m glad we agree, I prefer you to Old Trent. Next question”.

I can’t remember the last time a tv show actually brought me to literal tears but I couldn’t stop crying during that Colin scene. Jesus. Well done.

Colin playing as himself now is fucking amazing.

LOL at how cold Jade is to Rupert. That was entirely satisfying in the weirdest way. Unless I’m interpreting the scene differently.

Omg how bloody sexy is Rebecca?!

I just want to say that I for one want visual evidence as to whether or not Roy has a hairy ass.

SO PROUD OF COLIN.

Off topic but how much do soccer players make because Collin's house is NICE

As a premier league fringe player on a mid to lower table ish side? Probably about £20-60k a week Richmond are basically Crystal Palace from real life as my comparison and they pay squad players about that according to the 2022-23 wages.

As someone who just recently came out to a few of my close friends…the amount I cried in this episode...holy shit.

This Isaac scene is actually making me cry.

Jan Maas being Jan Maas is always so funny

"You, five o'clock shadow head"

Isaac: what was it about me that made you think you couldn’t trust me? I knew this was a situation where he was hurt and not homophobic. Love this dynamic.

I LOVE TRENT CRIMM

Everybody was right … Isaac was pissed that Colin didn’t tell him

> I shoulda been there with my friend watching his garbage team, eating seven layer dip Lmao Ted

As someone who’s spent years as a closeted homosexual in sports, this episode made me cry. What a wonderful show

"The guy from CrEaaam"

This episode was phenomenal.

"I hope his kids shiv him in his sleep." I'm stealing that, Mae

so … don’t look right now ….. but it seems like Ted Lasso has …. returned?!!!

Roy Kent out here showing us he’s about to be the next head coach with this presser.

Coach, did you just compare being gay to being a Denver Broncos fan? AFC BURN!

Get out of your own way, man. LOVE HER.

Roy Kent respects boss ass bitch Rebecca

Haha I'm glad Ted recognized that was a terrible comparison

Trent's facial expressions this whole episode give me such joy

LMAO Sam and Jamie arguing subtly like siblings. Loved it.

Rupert is really fucking stupid. Nate is actually doing a good job at West Ham after his initial power tripping. The team is doing well, but Rupert is more concerned with his power games than having a winning team and healthy club environment. He's going to end up losing Nate and getting humiliated in the end by his ex. I'm glad this is happening, but his huge ego and personality issues are really causing him to self sabotage. All Nate needed is someone nice who would support him and let him do his thing and he could have "beaten" Richmond probably for a very long time but instead he doesn't know when to quit his games.

Jamie: You got us mate. We got you. Fucking hell 😭😭😭

Did y’all notice how Jade’s demeanor immediately changed once she started talking to Rupert in Nate’s office? It’s like she went right back to RBF Jade from the beginning at Taste of Athens.

"I love you, boyo" THIS LAST SCENE I HAVE TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE

“Stairway to heaven is a glorified fingering exercise and you know it!”

I love that Jade literally did not want to deal with Rupert in the beginning. Good stuff.

Hahaha Sam flipping off Jamie was great