colin made himself vulnerable in front of the entire locker room and jamie was so quick to reassure him, to tell him that they've got him. he gave colin a real hug after the match–more than just a congratulations, but a show of love and support. and it's just that maybe they never directly mentioned the man city hug again but the transformative effect of feeling supported and loved in his most vulnerable moment has been so so clear in jamie this season and watching him now provide that for other people is such a wonderful direction for his character

COACH BEARD: “so there’s probably more people in this room who are gay”

RICHMOND TEAM: all looking at bi king Jamie Tartt who is FLATTERED

TRENT CRIMM: in his vintage Dolly Parton t-shirt and blazer who later drinks his victory toast out of his rainbow mug “who could it be?”

The team messing with Richard

Ted Lasso 3x09

“as long as i’ve got a job, you’ve got a job, you understand?”

[the west wing 2x10 “noel” / ted lasso 3x09 “la locker room aux folles” ]

TED LASSO ⇢ 3x09 | LA LOCKER ROOM AUX FOLLES

And here’s a gif of Mae saying “I hope his kid shivs him in his sleep”! 

even if ot3 / roy x jamie don’t got me…i know

OUR BI KING JAMIE TARTT BEING FLATTERED HES BEEN SEEN GOT ME‼️

Frasier 2.03 // Ted Lasso 3.09

Rebecca, Bex, and Jade should get together and 9 to 5 crusty old Rupert

Ok, I know the major focus this episode was Colin and Isaac, and rightly so.

But really, the little moment where Sam was handed the captain’s armband and Jamie was like “don’t you think that should be mine” and Sam flipped him off?

Fucking gold.

trent definitely put that dolly parton t-shirt on for ted. i know he did

I see a lot of posts mocking or complaining about Ted’s Bronco’s speech. Yes, there’s an inappropriateness to comparing a sport’s team to an immutable characteristic (though considering Colin’s grandma never spoke to him after Cardiff City FC’s relegation maybe not as much as we would otherwise expect). There’s still something in the speech that deserves more attention: joy.

Saying “I don’t care” to people about their identity is a) rude and b) means that the person saying it will likely be unable or unwilling to acknowledge that person’s identity-based problems. After all, it’s hard to fix a problem if you’ve decided you “don’t see” or “care about” the issue at hand.

Ted Lasso has previously emphasized the importance of community in hard times: “There’s something worse than being sad — and that’s being alone and being sad. Ain’t nobody in this room alone.” (The show goes out of its way to emphasize that the team mourns Richmond’s defeat in community, while Rupert, whose girlfriend doesn’t care about football, is left alone.) Refusing to care that Colin is gay would mean refusing to acknowledge that he is hurt by homophobic fans or a teammate saying “sounds a bit gay, bruv” in a way that others aren’t. Everyone in the audience knows that, and it would be easy for Ted to make sure the team knows it too.

That, though, is not where the show stops. Because the story Ted tells about his friend isn’t about someone alone in a hard time. It’s about someone alone in triumph. This guy is watching his team win back to back Super Bowls. This should be awesome. But it’s not -- or not like it should be -- because he’s alone. Think about how happy we are shown the fans in the pub are when Richmond is going up. It’s joy for the team but also joy in and with community. Ted’s friend didn’t have that, because people at best “didn’t care” about what he cared about.

Ted’s point is that they care about who Colin is and how his identity affects his experiences. Colin does not have to be alone.

What is the ache Colin has inside? When they win, he wants to be able to “kiss his fella the way the other guys are kissing their girls.” He wants to have equal access to shared joy. Homophobia in football means he can’t have that on the pitch or in front of the press. At least with the acknowledgement of the team, he can now have that in the locker room, the team Christmas party, and team dinners at Ola’s. Queer joy is also important.

This is a reminder to us in the audience that when we “don’t care” about what makes people different, we aren’t just leaving them alone in pain, we leave them alone in joy, which diminishes that joy, and that is also wrong. While the speech may be a “fumble” in its own way (very on brand for many of the characters), it is an important defense of queer joy.

If no Trent and Colin personal talk in ep 9 than why big heartfelt conversation and gay bonding in ep 6

I think it's so funny that we decided that Trent (Who came out after his 3-years-old daughter was born) is the "gay mentor" when in reality he has less gay experience than Colin (who came out in his teens)

queer belonging / put simply: we are not in this alone

[ true blue, boygenius / in memoriam by alice winn / ted lasso 3x09 / stranger things 4x09 / 4x01 / stone butch blues by leslie feinberg / derry girls 2x02 / schitt’s creek 5x11 ]

i’m late to the game but i love how ted lasso did a scenario where ted told a random anecdote as advice and it just completely bombed, and i love that ted owned that it was dumb and then moved on to actually give good advice

it was just such a good moment of grace and character in an episode full of moments of grace and character