Ted Lasso Season 4’s penultimate episode delivered an unexpectedly agonizing gut-punch that will leave viewers teary-eyed, asking what the heck just happened, and wondering if the worst-case scenario is actually true.
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scenario → deliver → viewers
What made the devastating ending even harder to process was that most of Season 4, Episode 9, “Mae Rides the Bus,” was a joyous celebration.
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Mae → make → Bus
The AFC Women’s Team played a crucial match, Keeley (Juno Temple) shared some exciting news with her loved ones, and Mae (Annette Badland) accompanied the Lady Greyhounds on the road to live out the football dreams she was unable to pursue when she was younger.
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she → play → dreams
The team was thriving!
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team → thrive → ?
And we had high hopes for a fun finale…until the episode’s final few minutes broke our hearts — and not just because of the touching tribute to the late, great Anthony Head.
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minutes → have → Head
In a heartbreaking twist, Ted Lasso Episode 409 also appeared to end with the death of a core character.
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Episode → appear → character
But because the show left the mysterious incident up for interpretation, fans will likely be wondering if their fears are actually a reality, or if Ted Lasso will pull a “gotcha!” in the finale and reveal that the character is still alive.
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character → leave → finale
So we went straight to the source and got answers!
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we → go → answers
Curious who died in Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 9?
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who → die → Season
Who’s Ms. Green in Ted Lasso?
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Green → ’ → Lasso
Did Mae die on Ted Lasso?
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Mae → die → Lasso
And is Annette Badland leaving Ted Lasso?
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Badland → leave → Lasso
Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 9 Ending Explained:
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Lasso → explain → ?
What Happened To Mae?
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What → happen → Mae
As noted, Mae spent the episode living out her AFC Richmond dreams.
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Mae → note → dreams
She took a two-and-a-half-hour bus trip with the team to attend their big Bristol City game.
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She → take → game
The girls grilled her about everything she’d seen, heard, lost, and learned in life.
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she → grill → life
They included her in a team photo.
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They → include → photo
And she even gave an inspiring locker room pep talk, saying, “Growing up, all I wanted to do was be a footballer, but women weren’t allowed to play officially…
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women → give → talk
I had a right foot like a rosebush.
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I → have → rosebush
You’re talented.
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You → ’re → ?
You belong on that pitch.
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You → belong → pitch
And I love to see it.
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I → love → it
So go out there and make an old lady happy.
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lady → go → ?
Rather than sit in the VIP box with Rebecca, Mae opted to sit in the supporters section to get the good old-fashioned football fan experience.
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Mae → sit → experience
The team took a while to get their groove on, but after Gemma scored a goal and the crowd (including Mae) jumped around to House of Pain’s “Jump Around,” the second half was smooth sailing.
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half → take → Jump
Mae cheered and celebrated in the stands, even hugging fellow supporters whenever the girls got ahead.
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girls → cheer → supporters
But after the Lady Greyhounds won the game, the camera panned to Mae’s seat in the crowd, and she was nowhere to be found.
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she → win → crowd
Instead of cheering, she’d collapsed on the ground.
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she → cheer → ground
Shortly after a steward races to Mae’s side, a man approaches Rebecca and says, “Excuse me?
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man → race → me
I’m sorry to interrupt, but there’s been an incident.
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I → ’m → ?
It’s Ms. Green.”
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It → ’ → ?
And given the context we had and the fact that Rebecca’s face dropped, the incident seemed dire.
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incident → give → context
But did Mae really die in Ted Lasso?
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Mae → die → Lasso
Did Mae Die In Ted Lasso?
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Mae → die → Lasso
And If So, How Did Mae Die In Ted Lasso?
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Mae → die → Lasso
A somber Rebecca walks into the locker room as the team celebrates, locks eyes with Ted from across the room, and summons him outside with a nod.
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team → walk → nod
To kick off their classic penultimate episode truth bomb, Ted asks, “What’s wrong?”
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What → kick → bomb
And though their conversation is muted while the emotional “Oh Love” by Kingfishr plays us out, we see Ted drop his head down in defeat as he processes Rebecca’s words.
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he → mute → words
It’s heavily implied that Mae passed away, likely due to a medical event of some sort, which we’ll ideally get clarity on in the finale.
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we → imply → finale
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