
That said, what “No Weddings and a Funeral” does beautifully for Rebecca is it allows her to come to the understanding that she isn’t necessarily bothered by being alone right now. I adore them both on their own, but together it makes me uncomfortable. She isn’t grooming Sam, she isn’t doing anything out of malicious intent, but it’s something that I know a lot of us can’t shake off. I adore Rebecca with every fiber of my being, but the same can be said about this situation. (Age and power imbalance.) It’s evident that considering both factors, along with the press, this is sadly not something that’s going to be as well-received by the public as it can be amongst friends.Īnd sure, who gives a hoot what the public or press say, but this has to be a concern deep down especially considering how, in the first season, Rupert has been called out for dating younger women. No, neither Sam nor Rebecca or going behind anyone’s back in their relationship, nor are they committing any form of adultery, but we all know that the need to keep this a secret is because something is amiss. This idea of keeping secrets that are our own versus secrets that we’re harboring because of trauma and darkness can be off-putting at times. Until, of course, the emotions started pouring through.Ī fascinating detail to note is that while Rebecca tells Sam she likes the secrecy, when discussing how much she hates her father to her mother, she clearly notes that she’s tired of keeping secrets. And I mean, given the fact that we know what the episode is titled after, while I’m not too surprised, it took me out a bit. While we did not know much about Rebecca’s father and her relationship with him, I most certainly wasn’t expecting how unemotional the first few minutes would be. This funeral’s tone is not one I was expecting. In the same way that “Trent Crimm, The Independent” kicks a plethora into motion, “No Weddings and a Funeral” does the same. In both episodes, difficult conversations are being had, and characters come to an epiphany of sorts.

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Written by Jane Becker, who’s also responsible for the treasure that is “ Trent Crimm, The Independent,” Ted Lasso’s “No Weddings and a Funeral” is full of exemplary parallels and an overarching theme which notes that listening to people goes hand in hand with healing. This show isn’t a one-hit-wonder like Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”-no one is giving up on these characters, and they are not giving up on each other, and walking out of the dark forest will be a monumental accomplishment in due time. Seeds have been planted, droughts might occur, but we’ll see the growth through to competition, and that’s what matters. As we have now officially entered the fourth quarter of the second season, my stress levels have magnified because where we’ll go in the penultimate and finale is anybody’s guess. Ted Lasso‘s “No Weddings and a Funeral” assiduously takes viewers through an emotional wringer that is somehow, unsurprisingly satisfying still.
