Editor’s Notice: The next comprises spoilers for Ted Lasso Season 3 Episode 6.Season 3 has been an fascinating highway for Ted Lasso total. The return of Ted Lasso has introduced breakout moments for various gamers, equivalent to Colin Hughes (Billy Harris), deepened dynamics between former rivals Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster) and Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), and launched the mythic legend often known as Zava (Maximilian Osinski). Whereas the titular Ted (Jason Sudeikis) is struggling to seek out his battle and Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) is fighting infertility, there’s one character that’s struggling to seek out her place this season– Keeley Jones (Juno Temple).
The mustached gaffer of AFC Richmond might have introduced hope to the membership, but it surely’s Keeley Jones who brings sunshine to each room she walks into. In truth, her unwavering assist and optimism rivals Ted’s at instances. Not like Ted, at 5’2”, she isn’t one to again down from any battle. She’s not afraid to sit down and have arduous, uncomfortable conversations with the individuals she cares about. Keeley has her personal energy that pulls the individuals in her life– and by extension, the viewers– in.
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Keeley has at all times been a boss girl, and now firstly of the season, she’s the CEO of her personal PR agency. Keeley is bringing her shiny character and distinctive perspective to a bunch of staff that don’t know let free. This, coupled with the information of her breakup with Roy, is a daring new chapter for Keeley. It’s her alternative to step out on her personal in her fabulous stilettos and get an opportunity to see her outdoors the context of a relationship with a footballer. Due to this, it’s type of baffling to see Keeley battle to discover a place within the new season.
Keeley Experiences Rising Pains With Her New Enterprise
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As talked about, Keeley Jones is studying successfully run her new PR agency. Whether or not it’s firm spending or the workplace tradition, her bubbly character continually clashes along with her strict CFO Barbara (Katy Wix). Outdoors the information of Barbara’s charming passion of accumulating snow globes, the 2 don’t see eye-to-eye. Ted, too, struggled to narrate together with his new crew, however managed to begin cracking by way of the skepticism by a few episodes in. Half of the season has passed by and there has but to be any progress made for Keeley to attach with Barbara and the remainder of her workers.
That is additional exacerbated after Keeley hires her buddy, mannequin Shandy Wonderful (Ambreen Razia). Shandy represents the life Keeley Jones as soon as lived. Once we first met Keeley within the Ted Lasso pilot, she was a profitable mannequin relationship a soccer star. She drew consideration to herself along with her loud character, not afraid to say one thing overly sexual, and will get what she needed. Over the course of Season 1, Keeley begins to need one thing extra for herself, not simply going by way of the identical cycle. Keeley sees a possibility to pay it ahead to her buddy now that she’s able of energy. As a CEO struggling to attach her previous and her current harmoniously, it is a compelling storyline for Keeley.
Sadly, this side of Keeley’s narrative is at present falling flat as a result of there doesn’t appear to be a dedication to it. Keeley reunites with Shandy solely to fireplace her a few episodes later. On the one hand, it’s affordable, and it’s an vital lesson for Keeley to be taught what it means to be a accountable boss. Nevertheless, it’s the best way that Shandy is demonized by vowing revenge and sabotaging her workplace with lamb poop. Until Shandy is about to make a comeback within the again half of the season, her send-off feels incomplete and a missed alternative for Keeley to have a decision on this method.
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‘Ted Lasso’ Should not Have Moved Keeley From One Relationship to One other
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Initially of the season, Keeley Jones is single and never fairly able to mingle. After Roy and Keeley announce their breakup to Phoebe (Elodie Blomfield), Keeley is seen all through the season trying longingly after her former boyfriend. She’s additionally very protecting of her different ex, Jamie, when Shandy asks about him. Whereas at first it appears to counsel the season is establishing a love triangle between her and her exes, Ted Lasso switches focus to a brand new love curiosity for Keeley– her main investor, Jack Danvers (Jodi Balfour). Jack is launched throughout Episode 4 “Huge Week” after she arms Keeley a tampon whereas within the rest room. As soon as they meet in particular person, there’s an instantaneous spark between them. By the subsequent episode “Indicators,” the 2 spend a night cleansing up lamb poop and ingesting vodka collectively, which ends up in a steamy hookup in Keeley’s workplace.
It has been advised since Season 1 that Keeley is bisexual based mostly on a few of her suggestive jokes towards Rebecca. Primarily based on the reactions of Roy, Jamie, and Rebecca in Episode 6’s “Sunflowers”, the individuals who know her finest appear to already know and settle for this about her. One of these illustration is welcomed, particularly since Ted Lasso is bringing extra LGBT+ affirmation with Colin and Trent Crimm (James Lance). Sadly, it comes with the sting that Keeley has admitted she’s not totally over her breakup with Roy. One of these hookup suggests one thing much less everlasting with Jack, subjecting Jack as an object of illustration not a personality to spend money on. Talking of investing, it’s additionally repetitive to introduce one other romantic relationship between somebody and their superior, like Rebecca and star midfielder Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh) in Season 2. The ability imbalance between Keeley and Jack has the potential to be extra problematic than worthwhile.
Let the Mild Shine on Keeley
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On the core, the issue comes all the way down to this– audiences are getting loads of scenes of Keeley involving different individuals and never sufficient character moments of simply her. As a substitute of trusting Keeley to face on her personal and spend time along with her alone, Season 3 retains introducing extra individuals round her to carry up. We’re not getting the moments when it’s simply Keeley. Sure, work and recovering from a breakup are a part of her story, however that’s not simply Keeley. Audiences have gotten moments alone with Ted, Rebecca, Roy, and even Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) in his solo episode, “Beard After Darkish.” Whereas the AFC Richmond crew explores Amsterdam in “Sunflowers,” Keeley jet units off to Norway offscreen with Jack. For a collection that excels when audiences get introspective with their characters, it’s disappointing to see that not occur for a fan-favorite like Keeley Jones, particularly if that is the final season.