we’re not talking enough about how ej caswell is literally captain of the madlyn ship. HE CARVED THEIR NAMES INTO A TREE. he’s insane i love him i love them.
getting in on the fun because i only have few days left to wear my clown make up with pride.
as much as i would love to see a full confirmed tedbecca endgame, i am not the most confident in that happening at this point. and even though i might be a little bummed, i would be okay with them not going there so long as they really take the time to acknowledge just how fundamentally important these two have been to one another and give their relationship the attention it deserves in this last episode.
with that being said, i believe it would truly be a disservice to these two characters if we did not get an “i love you”. and before you write me off as tedbecca trash (i mean, i am but not the point) HEAR ME OUT. i don't NEED it to be in a romantic context at all. in fact, the one thing i keep coming back to that gives me quite a bit of comfort is how 30 rock handled jack and liz.
if tedbecca really is nothing more than platonic soulmates, they still deserve no less than what jack and liz got in their finale. which was honestly a beautiful scene that paid respect to the relationship between these two characters. that acknowledged how indispensable they had been to one another. that made me cry. and if they can do that on a show like 30 rock, that never took itself too seriously and was often irreverent about so many things, surely a show as earnest as ted lasso would do AT LEAST this.
what might this scene look like you ask? oh don't worry. i got you covered.
to preface: i like to think of it as a sort of hybrid of the 30 rock jack/liz finale scene and the fantastic beasts newt/tina scene before he gets on the boat all wrapped up in an airport scene because of course it is.
i am operating on the popular assumption that ted told rebecca at the end of the last episode that he is moving back to the states. and as such, some of the finale episode is focused on ted trying to have dedicated moments with each character as a way to say goodbye (ie. crown & anchor one last time with beard).
so i would think that for rebecca it would be their last biscuits with the boss. but due to plot reasons (maybe rebecca is off helping bex with her divorce or whatever that storyline is going to be), they are unable to get the timing right and that last moment never happens.
ted, taking a page out of doctor sharon’s book, decides he will at the very least write her a goodbye letter. he pairs it with a fresh box of biscuits, along with the recipe, and leaves it all with higgins to give her.
rebecca, however, does not take this as an acceptable send off. when presented to her, her expression is unreadable, but almost looks angry. she snatches the letter from higgins and marches out.
~airport scene~
ted is in the airport with henry (yes i decided he comes to london to see the last match and if this does not happen, i blame michelle). they are walking toward their gate.
rebecca: (spotting ted & henry) THEODORE LASSO!
her tone carries across the terminal. she sounds angry. ted’s head snaps up. he sees her almost immediately. he looks confused. rebecca continues making her way toward them. once she is almost in front of the two, ted leans down to henry.
ted: hey bud, why don't you go buy us a pretzel and i’ll catch up to you in a sec?
as ted is saying this he is searching his pockets for money. at the same time rebecca is already in front of them. her expression softens a little toward henry. she pulls out cash from her pocket.
rebecca: (handing henry the money) it’s on me.
henry examines the bill.
henry: this is a hundred pounds.
rebecca: and keep the change. (&take that doctor jacob)
henry looks to his dad for permission. ted just shrugs. henry takes this as the green light to go get his pretzel. he runs off contentedly. ted turns his attention back to rebecca whose expression has returned to angry.
rebecca: (holding up the letter) what the fuck is this?
ted: (still looking confused) did you read it?
rebecca: no i didn’t fucking read it. what the fuck is this?
it’s subtle, but her tone shifts from pure anger to anger laced with hurt.
ted: yeah, i’m sorry about that. i wanted to say your goodbye in person, but you were busy all day and then before i knew it i had to make like a tree and leave (looks up, sees rebecca is unamused. this is not the time for folksy wordplay) ...for my flight.
rebecca is still holding up the letter. this did not answer her question. ted takes the hint and continues.
ted: but i didn't want to go without saying anything so i wrote that and left it with higgy for when you got back.
rebecca nods. taking in what he is saying. she folds the letter into quarters. creasing it a couple times, mulling over her next words.
rebecca: (much softer now. but the hurt is still audible) did it ever occur to you that you’re not the only one who needs to say goodbye, ted?
comprehension finally dawns on ted. a contrite look crosses his face, but he stays silent. he knows she is not done speaking.
rebecca: because i cannot fathom the idea of you back in kansas not knowing exactly how much you have meant to richmond. and to me.
she gives a soft smile. he meets her eyes, wordlessly telling her she can go on.
rebecca: (somewhat pulling back from the moment) i hope it’s something you already know. so perhaps me making the point of saying this is a terrible waste of your time. and now that i’m thinking about it this whole dramatic airport chase is starting to feel a bit foolish. i’m sorry. i shouldn’t’ve––
ted: oklahoma.
ted has not broken his gaze the whole time. rebecca meets his eyes again, a little surprised at how quickly he cut her off. she nods.
rebecca: right. then. i’ll just say it. because this is something you of all people deserves to not only know but to hear.
beat.
rebecca: and it’s the best way i can properly express how profoundly important to me you have grown.
beat.
rebecca: so i’m just going to say it now.
longer beat. rebecca is struggling to say what she wants to say. her eyes are starting to grow glassy, but not quite tear-filled.
rebecca: i don't know why this is so difficult. what i am trying to say...
rebecca closes her eyes, trying to recapture the confidence she had at the start of the conversation.
ted: it’s okay. you don't have to. (simply) i love you, too.
rebecca’s eyes dart back open to meet ted’s. her expression is blank for a moment then she quickly pulls him into a hug (very truth bomb #1), which he immediately reciprocates. she hugs him a little tighter.
rebecca: i love you.
still in the hug, ted cracks a smile.
ted: hey. there it is.
they break apart. ted is still grinning. rebecca is wiping away a tear, but smiling as well.
ted: now that wasn’t so bad.
rebecca lets out a tear-filled laugh and lightly shakes her head ‘no’. she smiles back at him.
she wipes her eyes again, happy with herself that she was able to say what she wanted to say.
rebecca: well, then. off you pop!
rebecca gives him a nod, letting him know he can go back to his son. ted turns back toward henry. about halfway he stops and looks back at rebecca, who is still standing in the same spot. she gives him an encouraging smile and a small wave, which he returns.
once she sees ted has rejoined henry, rebecca smiles to herself, turns on her heel, and starts to leave.
henry: rebecca!
rebecca turns back at the sound of her name and sees henry running toward her, pretzel in hand. ted is jogging behind him.
henry: i wanted to say thank you.
rebecca: oh no need to thank me. you’re very welcome for the pretzel.
henry looks down at his pretzel.
henry: oh not that! well, thank you for that too, but i meant thank you for everything you've done for my dad. it made it a lot easier being away from him knowing he has nice people like you who care about him over here.
rebecca: (looking at ted) well he certainly does. (turning to henry) it was my pleasure, henry.
rebecca extends her hand to henry. they shake.
ted puts his hand on henry’s shoulder.
ted: come on, bud, we should get over to the gate and let rebecca head home.
henry: the first digital biscuits with the boss, karlie kloss!
rebecca shoots ted a look. ted raises his hands in surrender and points to henry.
ted: all his idea. and only if you’re up for it. but we figured we could facetime you. even if it’s just once a week or once a month and––
rebecca: that sounds wonderful.
rebecca beams at ted and henry.
ted: good. well, we best be going. say goodbye.
henry: (waving while already turning away) bye, rebecca!
rebecca: bye, henry!
ted takes a step toward rebecca. he reaches for the letter that has been clasped in her hand this whole time. he undoes the extra folds she had nervously made, until it resembles how it looked when higgins first gave it to her (save for the additional creases).
ted presents it back to her.
ted: goodbye, rebecca.
rebecca: (carefully taking the still unopened letter) goodbye, ted.
they hold each other’s gaze for one beat longer. and then he is back with henry walking toward the gate. they don't look back again.
~cut to~ rebecca in the back of her car leaving the airport.
she is looking out the window, but redirects her gaze to the letter still in her hand. rebecca finally gives in and opens the letter.
she pulls out a piece of paper with a single sentence written on it. she rereads it a couple times over, smiling to herself: i think i’ll miss you most of all.
i was going to end it at off you pop. but i couldn’t resist giving henry the chance to interact with rebecca since we were robbed of this dynamic. i think i got a little off message along the way. well i hope you enjoyed this chaos anyway.
**bonus details for the shippers I left out of the scene:
-when ted is searching his pockets for cash, he pulls out the green matchbook again
-part of the reason this interaction can take place at all is because the flight had been delayed. due to weather. thunder and lightning.
-and as part of his thank you to rebecca, henry gives her another army man, so hers doesn’t get lonely. and he mistakenly calls it a green matchbook army man (ted politely corrects him, it is a matchbox army man, but the damage is done)
Hi people friends! With season 03 nearly here, I wanted to take another shot at writing a scene that I wish would exist in the season, but I know full well will not.
This is my take on auditions and how it comes to be that Gina and Ricky are cast as Anna and Kristoff, respectively.
I know this won’t be how it goes down, but I just love that trope of people arguing certain things about characters when they are really talking about themselves, but most of the people in the room have no idea what's going on. I might not be explaining that well, but I think it becomes clear in the scene.
Basically, this is pure Rina angst and my girl Val has no idea what's happening. (I made Val the leader of auditions for reasons that will be fairly obvious)
Anyway, enjoy! And happy almost season 03, friends!
Hello friends! So I wanted to do something ~Rina~ related for Valentine’s Day, but it’s a little tough considering the current state of Rina and Tim only knows what season three Rina is going to look like. So I decided instead to attempt what I thought (or hoped) a Portwell break up might look like.
Let me just get this out of the way: I do **not** hate Portwell. So if you were hoping for EJ hate you will find none of that. I just find that I like their dynamic more when it is in a platonic context. Plus my heart already belongs to Rina and I am not one to jump ship easily. All this to say, even though I don’t personally ship it, I still wanted to do justice to the Portwell dynamic, so I had two main goals when writing this:
1. It had to end on good terms. Soft girl Gina has been through too much. She does not deserve another heart break. And neither does EJ for that matter. Plus I liked their season two dynamic and did not want that to be ruined just because they broke up. In a way I wanted their relationship to be the opposite of Rini. Where Rini was best friends to lovers, I wanted Portwell to serve the lovers to best friends trope (is that a trope? ugh it should be)
2. It couldn't be about or because of anyone else. This was huge for me. There is such a temptation to make it because of Ricky, but I really didn’t want to do that. This is their story, it should just be about them, no one else. At least not on a conscious level. Subconsciously, I think it is there a little, but it is still not the main reason. We have already seen Ricky (intentionally or not) getting in the way of one of EJ’s relationships. It would be rude to do it again.
So anyway, feel free to read my break up scene (pages 1-5)! And then I also wrote the morning after (pages 6-8). For context, in my hypothetical season three the break up would end an episode (probs ep. 7/8) and the second scene would be where the next episode starts. And I guess the only bit of ~background~ you will need is that I imagined earlier in the “episode” Gina had mentioned to Ashlyn that she was thinking of breaking up with EJ but had no idea how to do it. THAT’s why she’s being all pensive by the fire at what I figure is 1AM.
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