When the end credits roll on Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 9, fans will understandably be confused.
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fans → roll → Season
Others will wonder what exactly Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) said to Ted (Jason Sudeikis) while “Oh Love” by Kingfishr swelled, intentionally drowning out their dialogue.
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Love → wonder → dialogue
Some will wonder who died?
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who → wonder → ?
And others will still be asking, “Who is Ms. Green?” The name
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Rebecca’s face drop when she heard it in the stands
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she → drop → stands
For those who need a refresher, with minutes left in Ted Lasso Season 4’s penultimate episode, a man approached Rebecca and said, “Excuse me?
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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 → ’ → ?
A stunned Rebecca then walked into the women’s locker room as the team was celebrating, locked eyes with Ted from across the room, and summoned him outside with a nod.
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To kick off their classic penultimate episode truth bomb, Ted asked, “What’s wrong?”
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What → kick → bomb
And though we didn’t hear their conversation, we saw Ted drop his head down in defeat as he processed Rebecca’s news; the same news she learned about Ms. Green.
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she → hear → Green
What happens at the end of Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 9?
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What → happen → Season
And who died on Ted Lasso?
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who → die → Lasso
Who Died On Ted Lasso?
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Who → die → Lasso
As noted in a previous piece, Season 4, Episode 9, “Mae Rides the Bus,” saw Mae (Annette Badland) accompany the Lady Greyhounds on the road and live out the football dreams she was unable to pursue when she was younger.
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After delivering one heck of a pregame speech in the locker room, Mae denied Rebecca’s invite to sit in her special section of the stadium, and instead spent the game cheering from the supporters section and getting the good old-fashioned football fan experience.
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Throughout the episode, Ted Lasso checked back in with Mae, who was smiling and celebrating the team.
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who → check → team
But after the Lady Greyhounds won the game and the camera panned to Mae’s seat in the crowd, she was nowhere to be found.
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she → win → crowd
She’d collapsed on the ground in front of her seat, and after a steward raced to her side, Rebecca was told, “There’s been an incident.
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Rebecca → collapse → side
It’s Ms. Green.”
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It → ’ → ?
It’s Mae!
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And though Ted Lasso left Mae’s fate up for interpretation in the episode, Badland sadly confirmed Mae’s death for DECIDER in a Zoom interview.
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Did Mae Die In Ted Lasso?
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Mae → die → Lasso
Why Did Ted Lasso Kill Off Mae?
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Annette Badland Explains Season 4, Episode 9’s Ending:
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DECIDER had a lovely chat with Badland ahead of Episode 409, in which she confirmed that leaving the series wasn’t by choice; rather, Jason Sudeikis presented the storyline to her and explained how it fit into Mae’s Season 4 arc.
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“Yes, Jason told me himself.
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He came to my dressing room.
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The kids were in the foyer, and I came through, and Chip [Hamilton, Jason’s assistant/Ted Lasso‘s coordinating producer] said, ‘Oh, Jason wants to see you.’
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And I said, ‘Oh, I’ll go to his trailer.’
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And he said, ‘No, no, he’ll come to your room,’ which I thought was a bit odd.
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And I joked with the kids and said, ‘Oh, Jason wants to come to my room!
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You might not see me again!'” Badland told DECIDER with a chuckle.
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“Then Jason came and spoke to me, and told me the storyline.
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So, I began to think, ‘Oh, this is great.’
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Because he told it episodically, as the events and scenes happened.
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And then it came to, ‘And she passes.’
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And you kind of go, ‘Oh.’
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But we talked afterwards and discussed it, and I gave him a couple of ideas which have changed Episode 10, which I can’t talk about.”
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Though Ted Lasso will be saying goodbye to Mae in Season 4’s finale, Badland says “you never know” what could happen and even has an idea for her return.
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