So this might just be that I’ve rewatched Ted Lasso so many times now and seen so many headcanons… BUT upon each rewatch I see more and more red flags when it comes to Sassy.

I feel like she is going to serve a bigger purpose in the plot. Yes she serves love triangle potential but like we don’t see much interaction between her and Ted. And yes she provides insight into Rebecca’s past but most of those revelations don’t paint Sassy in a real positive light, and we only get Sassy’s commentary on their relationship. While with Rebecca she provides cursory information like longest best friend etc… (but tbh I feel like Keeley knows Rebecca better than Sassy at this point, heck Ted provides a better support system for Rebecca than both Sassy and her mother).

Other than that she seems real quick to jump on being selfish. Like the fact that it’s just assumed that Rebecca will pay. Or that she’s looking to hook up with Ted AT Rebecca’s dad’s funeral… Also as a therapist she knows what abuse looks like but she’s too focused on her own hurt and Nora’s hurt. She could’ve said “hey I know Rupert’s horrible but Nora felt abandoned and you should keep that in mind going forward. and even though i logically know Rupert influenced a lot of decisions it hurt me too but i can work through that etc.” AND THEN JUST SUPPORTED HER FRIEND JUST OUT OF A 12 YEAR ABUSIVE MARRIAGE

Idk I’ve had toxic bff relationships before so maybe that’s informing my viewing of Rebecca and Sassy’s friendship. But then again I do know what a healthy longterm BFF relationship looks like as well so I’m conflicted…

Last thought: all of this just sort of adds to my feeling that I’m missing something in the Sassy Smurf puzzle of how exactly she’s going to influence the overall story.