It’s the end of the line for Jason Sudeikis’ charming American football-turned-soccer coach Ted Lasso – the star of what has been arguably Apple TV Plus’ biggest hit yet. The last episode of season three and possibly the show as a whole aired Wednesday to split opinions from fans, ranging from disappointment to a lot of love. For the cast, there’s only the latter.
Apple TV released a featurette celebrating the show in the words of its considerably large cast, starting with soccer chants, moving on to the incredible “So Long, Farewell” musical number, and ending in tears.
The feeling among most of the cast seems to be that they were left wanting more. Brett Goldstein — who plays the sulking Roy Kent, and who occasionally wrote for the show — confessed that, if it were up to him, he’d “never do anything else.” Sudeikis, who helped create the show as well as write it, said Ted Lasso brought a lot of “fulfillment” and a range of other emotions, from warmth to goosebumps, to his life.
Between all the players, there’s only respect and appreciation. Toheeb Jimoh, the adorable Sam Obisanya, and Anthony Head, the menacing Rupert, both described the cast as their “family,” while Juno Temple described hers and Hannah Waddingham’s on and off-screen friendship as a “beautiful, magical whirlwind.”
As for the last day on set – it played out more like the crying Olympics. As each cast member says goodbye to Ted, the hope remains that the show could go on, even if in a new direction.
All three seasons of Ted Lasso are streaming now on Apple TV Plus. Make sure to read We Got This Covered’s review of the last season.