Anonymous wrote:The soccer debate makes me wonder whether someone like gene Kelly who was a decent athlete (played baseball growing up) and amazing with his feet/body could have faked a fairly good soccer player if he needed to do so for a roll. My guess is he’s. I think the actor who played Jamie did amazing at the hall handling scenes — I’d guess he is a good dancer and generally the kind of person who could pick up complicated footwork quickly. I’m trying to think which others we are doing complicated hall handling or shots — Jamie really bore the brunt of that. The guy playing the goalie was also amazing and I’d e curious what his background is and how he trained for it — but I’d think somewhat easier because they told him where to jump to block the ball.

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Anonymous wrote:One thing that always amazed me is how these actual soccer players were also really good actors.

Name one who is an actual soccer player on a professional team.

Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernández)
According to Decider, Fernández played second division soccer in Mexico for the Tecos of Liga MX. His debut for Estudiantes Tecos at 15 years old involved playing in the top professional football division of the Mexican football league system.

Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni)
In an interview with AwardsDaily, he revealed that he played semi-professional football before turning to acting.

I'm not going to call these professional teams. 2 players played non pro soccer.

Anonymous wrote:The beard thing felt natural to me. He’s spent his whole adult life following Ted. If anything, the big theme for the show for me was people learning to each come into their own and find themselves away from the trauma of their past. Ted learned he doesn’t always have to be on the sunny side. Rebecca learned she is good enough on her own and doesn’t need to revolve around Rupert. Jamie learned he doesn’t have to define his life by trying to piss off/prove himself to his dad. Keeley learned she’s not just a hot bod who has to flirt her way to the top (although we never really learned what made keeley so keeley). And Beard learned that he can be okay without Ted who has been the only stable thing in his adult life. Beard’s arc was just a little bit less explicit

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Anonymous wrote:I hated the bit with the opposing West Ham coach and his crotch shot when Rupert pushed him down. What a crass joke in the midst of real dramatic tension.

That whole sequence was tonally really weird. I think part of what they were doing there was trying to show that Rupert is still Rupert, but also to show that to some degree he's playing a role that is a response to how others view him and expect him to act. They definitely made an effort to create some empathy for him as the crowd starts changing "wanker" at him -- they cut to Ted and Rebecca both looking uncomfortable and probably recognizing how hard that would feel. But then with the joke about the coach's junk hanging out of his shorts and quickly returning to play, they didn't quite pull it off.

I feel like they were trying to flesh out Rupert's character all season in this way, showing him sometimes being kind to Rebecca, or helping Nate find some confidence. But obviously he is also shown doing terrible things to both of them, and others. I think it was an interesting idea but not quite fully executed, which is how I feel about a bunch of stuff on the show this season. It's like they needed a few more episodes, honestly.

I think the "wanker" bit was a call back to when the crowd was chanting that at Ted.

Definitely. I didn’t pick up on all the callbacks but that was definitely one. Also loved that Ted recognized that someone was offsides so he finally figured out what that means.

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Anonymous wrote:One thing that always amazed me is how these actual soccer players were also really good actors.

Name one who is an actual soccer player on a professional team.

Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernández)
According to Decider, Fernández played second division soccer in Mexico for the Tecos of Liga MX. His debut for Estudiantes Tecos at 15 years old involved playing in the top professional football division of the Mexican football league system.

Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni)
In an interview with AwardsDaily, he revealed that he played semi-professional football before turning to acting.

I'm not going to call these professional teams. 2 players played non pro soccer.

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Anonymous wrote:One thing that always amazed me is how these actual soccer players were also really good actors.

Name one who is an actual soccer player on a professional team.

Dani Rojas (Cristo Fernández)
According to Decider, Fernández played second division soccer in Mexico for the Tecos of Liga MX. His debut for Estudiantes Tecos at 15 years old involved playing in the top professional football division of the Mexican football league system.

Isaac McAdoo (Kola Bokinni)
In an interview with AwardsDaily, he revealed that he played semi-professional football before turning to acting.

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Anonymous wrote:One thing that always amazed me is how these actual soccer players were also really good actors.

Name one who is an actual soccer player on a professional team.