Nick Mohammed ends three seasons of Ted Lasso with a friendly debate about his character.
. Beginning the series as a quietly astute kitman for A.C. Richmond, he proved those “wunderkind” chops with his prowess on the side of the pitch: Nate knew how to weaponize just about every tactical play in the book, so much so that a promotion from laundry duty was inevitable. But then the daddy issues,parallels, and random spitting set in.
I was really surprised that people weren’t willing to forgive him as much as I hoped they were. Don’t get me wrong — there’s definitely people who I think got it. Our capacity to forgive is really tested in season three. Poor, odd Nate.There was one. The scene where he’s playing violin and his dad interrupts him, I remember checking in with Jason Sudeikis about that.
What’s nice is that we actually see Nate developing emotional intelligence this season. He’s shown that the stuff he found to be quite alluring and important — being with a fancy football club, managing them and coaching them to the best of his ability, driving a fancy car, or dating a supermodel girlfriend — doesn’t matter anymore. No one can teach that. He has to learn that himself. And he does. It’s slow and it’s paced out over the 12 episodes, but he does go on that journey. It’s lovely.
It’s so refreshing that we cut to that point, because not only are we now questioning what the characters in the show are questioning, but also why? I’m thinking of that scene in the penultimate episode where the trio of Richmond men come to Nate’s restaurant and beg him to return. I kept debating if this outreach was earned, especially after how we saw the players react to the sign footage earlier in the season. Where do you land on that?Photo: Colin Hutton/Apple TV+I agree that when they had seen the footage of Nate ripping down the sign … they might be furious and they played dreadfully as a result. But then they learn from it.
They’re probably not professional aspirations. He knows what he can do on the field. What a delight for him to be Roy’s new wingman. That’s a lovely dynamic and I think he’s completely content with that. He knows he can help, but it’s not all about him. He’s not trying to prove himself anymore. I love the fact that he and Jade will hopefully have a lasting and happy relationship. But, look, you know whatis like.
I think there’s possibly a slight hangover of people being like, “What would she see in Nate? He’s just this guy.” I get it. I get why people think that. But it’s like, “Well, whyshe? Why can’t she like him?” She’s not entering into some contract. We hope that we’ll see some real positives to their relationship. They make each other laugh. Even in the montage at the end, they’re still together, which is lovely. But, again, I struggled with people questioning that.
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