Ted Lasso Season 3 Biggest Problem? Not Nearly Enough Ted
One problem almost ruined the last season.
The Apple TV+ comedy-drama Ted Lasso wrapped its final third season almost three months ago, but fans are still passionately discussing the show and wondering why the last installment was such a huge disappointment. Don't get us wrong, Ted Lasso's final chapter was still better than most other comedies on the air right now, but compared to the first two seasons, it just felt like a huge step back for the show as a whole.
And it looks like fans finally managed to figure out what was wrong with Ted Lasso Season 3 and why it failed to live up to the high standard.
For starters, everyone was disappointed that Apple TV decided to double the episode length in Season 3. While some people were initially pleased they would spend more time with the beloved characters, the show started to feel bloated in its final chapter and seemed to have overstayed its welcome.
Instead of developing the story of Ted Lasso himself, the writers decided to focus on other characters and even introduced a bunch of new ones. And while it was sort of fun to see the secondary characters take center stage, the novelty quickly wore off, forcing fans to wonder why Ted was sidelined in the show named after him.
'At first, I didn't mind Ted not being shown as much in Season 3 because there were so many character arcs. Then after a while, I realized they'd all but entirely phased him out of the show. I know this is very clearly referenced when he says, "It's not about me, it never was,"' a fan commented on Reddit. 'It still felt odd though. Especially with [...] the biggest moments happening off-screen. It was weird watching Season 1 basically just for his character, and then by Season 3, we don't see him much.'
Yes, for a show called Ted Lasso, there was not enough Ted Lasso to engage the audience. That's the main reason the whole season began to look contrived and ill-conceived, even though it was a great quality show as usual. The writers should have really thought about this before they downgraded Ted to a supporting role.
Source: Reddit.