Ted Lasso‘s Season 4 finale promised “Big changes in bunches,” and boy did it deliver.
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it → promise → bunches
After a three-year hiatus, Apple TV’s Emmy-winning comedy made its highly anticipated return and saw Ted (Jason Sudeikis) leave Kansas City behind, move back to London, and coach AFC Richmond’s new women’s team alongside his buddy Beard (Brendan Hunt) and the talented Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds).
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Ted → win → Beard
Over nine episodes, we met a slew of new characters, got to know the Lady Greyhounds (though still not enough for my liking!), saw Roy (Brett Goldstein) and Keeley (Juno Temple) FINALLY get back together, said a heartwrenching goodbye to the late Ted Lasso star Anthony Head (who played Rupert Manion), unexpectedly lost our beloved Crown & Anchor pub owner May Greene (Annette Badland), and watched Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) struggle to figure out who’s secretly trying to take control of AFC Richmond away from her.
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who → meet → her
Thanks to Ted Lasso mysteriously changing its finale title from “The Departing Lass” to “Being Alive,” burning questions and fan theories have been swirling.
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questions → change → Lass
Will Ted give the head coaching gig to Alice and step down to become Assistant Manager?
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Ted → give → Alice
How will the team honor Mae?
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team → honor → Mae
What happens to the pub?
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What → happen → pub
To the stage manager Ted’s crushing on?
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Ted → crush → manager
Will Roy and Keeley share their big baby news?
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Roy → share → news
Will any other OG Ted Lasso stars make appearances?
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stars → make → appearances
And will Rebecca lose majority control of the club?
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Rebecca → lose → club
Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 10 and Decider’s Ted Lasso Season 4 finale recap have answers.
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Season → have → answers
So without further ado, let’s dive in!
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’s → let → ado
Ted Lasso Season 4 Ending Explained:
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Ending → explain → ?
Ted Lasso‘s Season 4 finale opens with “The Tracks of My Tears” playing and rain falling outside the Crown & Anchor pub, which is closed for a private event: Mae’s celebration of life.
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which → open → life
Trusty trio Paul, Baz, and Jeremy are there, honoring the woman who was like a “mum” to them, the women’s team turned out, and everyone chugged Guinness in honor of the icon.
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everyone → honor → icon
Higgins ditches to answer a call from “HR.”
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Higgins → ditch → HR
And Keeley and Roy head home as her pregnancy nausea rages on.
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nausea → head → ?
Roy admits, “I worry Mae’s death is our fault.
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death → admit → ?
We’re bringing one soul into the world, so another one has to go,” but Keeley calms him down and takes a moment to acknowledge how much is changing in their lives.
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much → bring → lives
Roy’s Prick Agent Derrick calls and drops a bomb: Roy’s been offered the head coaching job at his former club, Chelsea.
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Roy → call → club
And just like that, he’s the one barfing!
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he → ’ → that
Back at the pub, Ted Lasso dares to have Jane crash Mae’s funeral and call her “Meg” so she can brag about her show starring Emma Stone and Richard Schiff opening in West End.
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she → dare → End
Thankfully, Beard seems to be done with her, too.
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Beard → seem → her
And tributes like Alice framing the team photo with Mae to hang behind the bar and the twins singing “The Parting Glass” in Mae’s honor help cleanse the energy.
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twins → frame → energy
During the moving song, Ted clocks a teary-eyed Henry heading upstairs to their apartment and follows him to some quality father/son time.
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Ted → clock → time
Ted tells him that sometimes life throws “big changes at you in bunches,” and shares that losing someone not only puts things into perspective, but makes his deep commitment to football seem silly.
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commitment → tell → football
With death on the brain, Henry asks how Ted’s dad died, and recalls the story his nana told him — that he fell down the stairs and hit his head.
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he → ask → head
Emotional and unsure if he should share the truth about his dad’s death by suicide, Ted lies, confirms his mother’s version of events, and promises Henry he won’t lose him any time soon.
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he → share → him
After a special cover of the “Ted Lasso Theme” sung by Brandi Carlile plays, we see the women’s team prepping for their sold-out final match at Nelson Road.
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team → sing → Road
Lizzie shows up late with her two boys, unable to find childcare.
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Lizzie → show → childcare
And Keeley creates a new video to hype the team that goes viral — SO viral that Nate the Great (Nick Mohammed) sees it and pops by for a visit.
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Nate → create → visit
Turns out he’s coaching the Polish National Football team.
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he → turn → team
And he’s just in time for a Diamond Dogs reunion, featuring “The Cat People,” Alice.
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he → ’ → People
The group advises an anxious Roy on how to be a good dad.
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group → advise → Roy
But Alice’s words of wisdom, “Don’t disappear when you feel inadequate,” hit the hardest.
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you → disappear → hardest
Ted honors Mae again in his pregame speech, saying, “I can only think of one person who ain’t gonna be here that I know would want to be here.
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I → honor → person
But assuming they got good Wi-Fi at the pubs up there in heaven, she’s gonna be watching y’all.
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she → assume → all
To add to the final match magic, Ted Lasso shows OG men’s team players Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh), Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni), Colin Hughes (Billy Harris), Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernández), Moe Bumbercatch (Moe Hashim), Zoreaux (Moe Jeudy-Lamous), Maas (David Elsendoorn), Montlaur (Stephen Manas), and even Will Kitman (Charlie Hiscock) in the stands cheering the women on.
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Lasso → add → women
Thanks to Roy asking, “Do you ever second-guess leaving Richmond for Man U?”
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you → ask → U
…and 40 more, not listed.
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