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“TED LASSO” JT REVEALED THAT THIS CHARACTER IS GAY AND CLOSETED
In this fal season, the edy has taken on some ser topics a way only this show n, cludg racism and homosexualy. And the latt episo released Wednday, Coach Lasso tells a poignant story a scere moment at halftime the locker room which a teammate is somewhat forced to acknowledge beg gay. Havg ma a very ser and cent pot, the show kept the moment om gettg too sappy by havg the player ask the ach if he jt pared “beg gay to beg a Denver Brons fan?
It’s a reference to “La Cage Aux Foll, ” the play about a gay uple that was later adapted to a French film, an Amerin film and a h Broadway mil. Eher Isaac is angry that Col is gay — a fact he disvered accintally last episo — or he is angry that Col never told him. Col’s announcement to the team is not merely the setup for a nice Lasso lson of the kd we’ve seen fewer of this season, ’s the setup for Col’s own eback: “Coach, did you jt pare beg gay to beg a Denver Brons fan?
The are two iends havg a hilar nversatn neher one envisned, but one for which they are both fally a b of a stretch that a men’s profsnal sports team would harbor zero outspoken homophob?