There's More to Life Than Television?

“Whether you want them to be together romantically or want them to stay friends, the fact remains that Ted Lasso and Rebecca Welton have one of the best relationships on television right now. The two have come so far since the people we meet in the Pilot, but more importantly, it’s the intrinsic way in which they’ve grown to understand each other that leaves us in awe. Ted and Rebecca are kindred spirits. They’re two sides of a coin, and they’re two complete halves of a whole—neither is empty without the other, but they’re significantly better and stronger after knowing each other. But to break it down even further, where some believe the two getting together romantically will fuel a Hollywood cliché, the truth is, they’d be a leading paradigm of what it’s like when 40+-year-old divorcees get a second chance at love. This trope is not only a rarity on TV, but it’s seldom ever done in a way that showcases a healthy, mending relationship where both parties continuously grow by virtue of the love they receive. Where neither Ted nor Rebecca was ever enough for their former partners, they’re just right for each other. There is also something to be said about how Ted Lasso Season 2 challenged both of them in ways where only the other person could understand the mammoth depth of. Whether the series allows them the chance to be together, there is no disputing that the profound connection that binds them eclipses anything the two will uncover with another person.”