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《》 : 家庭

In an episode that felt very much like a series conclusion, Ted does
what he has to do, Richmond plays for a title, and Rebecca finds
what she has been waiting for.
這集感覺像整個劇集系列的大結局，泰德做了他必須做的事情，里士滿球隊為冠軍而戰，而麗貝卡找到了她一直在等待的東西。

And so it ends, after three seasons of uplift and heartbreak, corner

kicks and penalties, crummy dads and supportive moms, goofy
aphorisms and movie references. But mostly uplift.
就這樣，在經歷了三季充滿振奮和心碎、角球和點球、糟糕的爸爸和鼓勵性的媽媽、傻乎乎的格言和多次提及其他電影後迎來了
結局。但整體而言，整季能帶給精神上的鼓舞。

There are TV finales that go out with a shock or on a sad note or

with a healthy dose of ambivalence. (“The Sopranos” pulled a
trifecta.) But that was not how “Ted Lasso” was ever going to end.
It offered its goodbyes (and so longs, etc.) in much the manner it
first introduced itself, with cheer and optimism. Was it a bit much
at times? Yes, it was. But with one arguable exception, it went out
nicely. If, in fact, it is over at all: No one associated with the show
has yet confirmed that this will be the final season.
《》《》? 沒錯，確實有點。但除了這個可以爭辯的例子之外，系列還是很好地結束了。如果它真的結束了的話──雖然目前還
沒有任何與該劇相關的人員確認這將是最後一季。

Were you one of those who fell for the Rebecca–Ted fake out at the
breakfast island that opened the episode? By which I mean, one of
the (sane) viewers who was horrified at such a terrible idea or one
of the (I’m sure very nice, though highly misguided) viewers who
felt vindicated? It was a sneaky move, but with time running out
I’m not sure how else we were ever going to see Beard in a
banana hammock. Remarkably, his performance would prove only
the second-most testicular of the episode.
你上了麗貝卡-泰德開場時在早餐島假戲真做的當嗎？我的意思是，（理智的）觀眾會對這樣一個可怕的想法感到恐懼? 而（我
確信非常好但非常被誤導的）觀眾會認為自己被證明是對的? 那個場景是一個狡猾的舉動，但時間不多，我不確定還有什麼方
法可以看到比爾德穿著男士丁字褲。值得注意的是，他只是展露了這一集中第二大的「檸檬」。
Regular readers know that I never gave up faith in Rebecca’s
happy ending, that I have waited patiently, or at least patiently-
ish, for six episodes for the return of … well, you know whom, but
I’m going to save it anyway just to re-savor the anticipation.
我的忠實讀者都知道，我從未放棄對麗貝卡幸福結局的信心，我耐心地，或者稍微有一點點耐性地等待了六集……好吧，你
知道我心目中她的伴侶是誰，但為了重新細味我期待已久的劇情，我還是不多作解釋。

At the end of the last episode, Ted was about to offer Rebecca a
“truth bomb” of the kind she had given him late in Seasons 1 and
2, when he was cruelly interrupted by the credits. Or was he,
really? Brandi Carlile’s cover of “Home” from “The Wiz”— one of
several references to “The Wizard of Oz” in the episode — was
perhaps more a continuation of Ted’s confession than an
interruption.
《》《》《》

And indeed, as anticipated, Ted is leaving to return to Kansas and

his son, Henry. Whether he and Michelle are getting back together
is not entirely clear — OK, there’s some ambivalence to the finale
— but it at least seems likely that the world’s worst couples
therapist, Dr. Jacob, is out of the picture. (Now all we need is for
him to lose his license.)
事實上，正如預期那樣，特德將和他的兒子亨利一起返回堪薩斯州。他和米歇爾是否會重歸於好尚不完全清楚──好吧，結局有
些矛盾──但至少世界上最糟糕的夫妻治療師雅各布博士似乎已經被排除在劇情外了。（現在我們需要的就是讓他失去駕照。）

Responses to Ted’s departure from the AFC Richmond crew range

from the sad to the very sad. “It’s not that I refuse to talk about
you going home, Ted,” Rebecca explains. “It’s that I refuse to
accept that you’re not coming back.”
對於泰德離開 AFC 里士滿球隊，人們的反應介乎於傷心到極度傷心之間。麗貝卡解釋道:「泰德，我並不是拒絕談論你回家
的事，只是我不肯接受你不會回來的事實。」

And so begins an episode’s worth of goodbyes, most literally with

a full-squad serenade of “So Long, Farewell” accompanied by Will,
who hefts a boom box like a trans-Atlantic John Cusack. When I
saw the title of the episode, I anticipated a “Sound of Music”
reference, just perhaps one not quite so literal. Hokey? And then
some. But a modest delight nonetheless, and never more than
when Dani concludes the song with his impression of wee Gretl.
就這樣，一集的告別開始了，最確切地說是由全隊小夜曲《再會歌》伴隨著威爾，他像舉著音箱跨大西洋的約翰·《》麼直白。這
樣做作嗎？其實不是只有造作這樣片面。這樣做還是有種恰到好處的愉悅，尤其是當丹尼用他對小時候格雷特爾的印象來結束這
首歌。

It might be argued, if one were inclined to nitpick, that this is the

worst imaginable time for Ted to announce his imminent
departure. After its disastrous start, Richmond finds itself in a
position to win the Premier League title! All the team needs is to
win its final game (against, of course, the loathsome Rupert’s West
Ham squad) while Man City loses theirs. Maybe wait until after the
match to drop your truth bomb, Ted?
如果有人願意吹毛求疵的話，可能會說，現在是泰德宣布馬上離職的最糟糕的時機。在經歷了災難性的開局之後，里士滿球隊發
現自己有能力贏得英超聯賽冠軍！球隊所需要的只是贏得最後一場比賽（當然，對手是令人討厭的魯珀特的擁有的西漢姆聯足球
俱樂部），和曼城落敗失分。或許泰德，你可以等到比賽結束後再拋出你的「真相炸彈」？

But this doesn’t feel like the time to nitpick.

但我覺得現在不是吹毛求疵的時候。

In addition to the goodbyes, the finale spends a lot of time finale-

ing. The scenes that we had to see coming — Colin finally getting
to kiss his fella on the pitch after a win, Ted doing the “Running
Man” dance that introduced him way back in the very first
episode, the “ussy” kid re-ussying — do in fact arrive. And a range
of fan-favorite supporting characters make brief appearances.

除了告別之外，大結局還花費了大量時間來圓滿收結。我們期待已久的場景終於到來──科林在球場上獲勝後終於親吻了他的哥
們，泰德跳起了「奔跑舞」，呼應了第一集。那位曾經找泰德合照的年青男孩再次出現，這些都是我們預料之中的場景。還有一
系列深受粉絲喜愛的配角也短暫亮相。

The marvelous Sassy returns to sass Rupert once again though not
quite as memorably as she did in Season 2, when she hit him with
one of my favorite-ever “Ted Lasso” lines: “I think of your death
every single day. Ooh, I can’t wait.” Dr. Sharon is here, too, or
rather there, alone in what looks like a hotel room. Really?
Rebecca couldn’t spring for a ticket to bring her back to Nelson
Road for the big match? The show couldn’t give her more than a
handful of words of solo dialogue? Somebody needs a new agent.

出色的佛羅倫斯再次對魯珀特大加嘲諷，儘管不像第二季那樣令人難忘。當時她用我在整個劇集中最喜歡台詞之一狠狠地對魯珀
特說：「我每天都想到你的死。啊，我已經等不及了。」莎倫博士也在這裡，或者更確切地說，在那裏，獨自一人待在一個看起
來像飯店房間的房間裡。真的嗎？難道麗貝卡無法搶到一張票回到尼爾森路(里士滿的主場)觀看重要的賽事嗎？劇集中不能多
給她幾句獨白嗎？得換經紀人了。

We also get another look at Richmond’s old coach George Cartrick

and his conspicuously under-underpanted crotch. (“Put ’em away,
George,” the ref tells him.) John Wingsnight shows up as well,
using his face as a much-needed backstop. We get a late glimpse
of Phoebe, which would be more painful if we hadn’t gotten a
healthy dose of her two episodes ago. James Tartt Sr. likewise
shows up again. And am I mistaken, or was that the couple from
“Beard After Hours” — the man large and bald and wearing a baby
in a snuggle carrier — at Beard and Jane’s Stonehenge wedding?
我們還再次看到了里士滿的老教練喬治-卡特里克和他顯眼的褲襠。（裁判告訴他:「把它們收起來，喬治」）約翰·溫斯奈特也
出現了，用他的面當作必要的障礙物，擋住足球。我們很晚才看到菲比，如果我們沒有在兩集前得到她的「健康劑量」，那會更
痛苦。老詹姆斯·《》──男人身材高大、禿頂，懷裡抱著一個嬰兒，真的剛好出現在比爾德和簡的巨石陣婚禮上？

But my favorite cameo of the episode was Rebecca’s mother,

Deborah. This is partly because she is played by the great Harriet
Walter, and it’s partly because many of us just watched her play
another inattentive mother telling her wealthy offspring to sell the
family business in another much-anticipated finale, in
“Succession.”

不過，這一集我最喜歡的客串是麗貝卡的母親黛博拉。這一方面是因為飾演她的的著名的哈里特-《》

Nate’s return to Richmond is nice, but he’s the kit man? Scratch
that, the assistant to the kit man? I mean, given that they were
going to use his play at the most important moment in Richmond’s
history — yes, of course, another finale necessity — maybe they
should have just made him an assistant coach to begin with? (The
late montage suggests that will be the case under the new
manager, Roy.) Still, compressed though it might have been, the
“sorry” scene between him and Ted was a nice one, and concluded
with what is surely a Top-5 series hug.
內特重返里士滿是件好事，但他是裝備管理員？ 是裝備管理員的助手嗎？ 我的意思是，我們都知道他們要在里士滿歷史上最重
要的時刻利用他的表現──是的，沒錯，這又是大結局的需要──也許他們一開始就應該讓他做助理教練？（最後的剪輯暗示，
在新任足球經理羅伊的領導下，將會有這個安排）儘管如此，他和泰德之間的「道歉」場景還是很不錯的，最後還來了一個肯定
是系列前五名的擁抱。

Which brings me to the Big Game itself. It’s full, as usual, of inane
decisions — really? Give the penalty kick to Isaac, who’s never
shot one in his entire career? — and tease-the-audience reversals.
There was Isaac’s apparent miss that actually tore through the
net, and later a West Ham goal that was wiped out by an offsides
call. (Well spotted, Ted.)
這讓我回想到劇中的大戰。像往常一樣，這場比賽充滿了無厘頭的決定──真的嗎？ 把點球判給伊薩克，但他整個職業生涯都
沒射過點球？還有戲弄觀眾的逆轉。艾薩克犯下的明顯失誤竟然射穿了球網，後來西漢姆的進球也因越位而被判進球無效。
(泰德真的好眼力!）

But for a show that has never paid much attention to what takes
place on the field, this match at least felt like it had stakes, and
the Richmond win was as gratifying as it was meant to be. Little
wonder, however, that Man City won their game, leaving
Richmond stuck at No. 2 in the standings: “Ted Lasso” knows that
at its core, it’s still an underdog show. And this way the team will
still have something to aim for in the event there ever is a Season
4.
但對於一個從來沒有過多關注球場上發生的事情的劇集來說，這場比賽至少讓人感覺它有爭持不下、緊張的感覺，而里士滿的勝
利有一定的意義，令人欣慰。然而，曼城毫無懸念地贏得了比賽，讓里士滿在積分榜上排名第二：泰德·拉索知道，從本質上
講，這仍然是一場不被看好的一方表現。這樣，即使有第四季，團隊仍然會有一些目標。

Was I disappointed that Rupert’s downfall was not more

precipitous and humiliating? Of course I was, but that was perhaps
inevitable. I will console myself by replaying Sassy’s line in my
head.

如果你問我，有沒有對魯珀特的垮台沒有來得更加急劇和羞辱感到失望？ 我當然有，但這也許是不可避免的。我會在腦海中不
斷重播佛羅倫斯的台詞來安慰自己。

That leaves, I suppose, the two major story lines that were finally
concluded this episode. I’ll start with what I consider the bad one:
Roy and Keeley (and Jamie). I’ve covered this subject often enough
that I won’t belabor it here, but the relationship between Roy and
Keeley was a principal driver of Season 2 and arguably the best
thing about it. It’s almost hard for me to remember that at times
Roy seemed to have usurped Ted’s role as the show’s central
figure.
我想，剩下的就是本集最終結束的兩個主要故事情節。我首先說說我認為不太好的那個: 羅伊和基利（以及傑米）。我已經經常
討論這個主題了，所以我不會在這裡贅述，但羅伊和基利之間的關係是第二季的主要推動力，可以說是第二季最好的事情。我幾
乎很難記起羅伊有時似乎取代了泰德作為劇集中心人物的角色。

This season, by contrast, has been all over the map. First, Roy and
Keeley broke up offscreen for reasons never made particularly
clear. Then Keeley meandered through a series of tedious subplots
while Roy demonstrated an unexpected aptitude for painted-rope
and genital-string sadism. Then the two seemed to get back
together in Episode 10, only for it to become unclear whether they
were back together in Episode 11. And the finale rushes its way
through Roy and Jamie becoming rivals again, behaving like
imbeciles and persuading Keeley she has no need for either one of
them. What a mess.

相比之下，本季的主題跳來跳去，思緒混亂。首先，羅伊和基利在銀幕外分手，原因尚未明確。一方面，基利不著邊際地在一系
列乏味的次要情節中發展，另一方面羅伊表現出了對彩繩和生殖器繩索施虐的意想不到的「天賦」。 然後兩人似乎在第 10
集復合，可是到了第 11 集他們是否復合又變得含糊不清了。最後結局是羅伊和傑米再次成為對手，表現得像傻瓜一樣，說服
基利可以選擇他們之中任何一個。 真是一團糟。

I suspect that much was left on the cutting room floor and that it
could have been assembled far better than it was. The gradual
friendship between Roy and Jamie was quite charming. But if
you’d told me that their relationship with one another would prove
more important than either’s with Keeley, I’m not sure I would
have believed you.

我懷疑剪輯過程中遺下了很多內容，而這些內容本來可以被整合得更好。羅伊和傑米之間逐漸建立的友誼非常吸引。但如果你告
訴我，他們之間的關係會比他們與基利之間的關係更重要，我肯定我會認同你。

But let’s conclude — like the show itself — happily. How would
Rebecca finally find the family promised her all the way back in
Episode 3? Would Sassy die in a stormy car crash and leave Nora
to be raised by Rebecca? Would Bex or even Ms. Kakes have a
child they couldn’t bear to raise with Rupert? Would Rebecca wind
up with Sam? With Ted? With a rehabilitated John Wingsnight? As
former Richmond owner Freddie Mercury might say: no, no, no ,no,
no, no, no.
讓我們就像劇集本身一樣，愉快地總結吧。麗貝卡最終如何找到第三集中答應了她的家人？佛羅倫斯會不會在一場暴風雨中的車
禍喪生，留下諾拉由麗貝卡撫養？ 貝克斯甚至凱克斯女士會否無法忍受與魯珀特一起撫養一個孩子？ 麗貝卡最終會和山姆在一
起嗎？會和泰德一起嗎? 還是與康復的約翰·溫奈特重修舊好？讓我引用里士滿前老闆弗雷迪-墨丘利的說話：「不，不，不，
不，不，不，不。」
I don’t know whether Rebecca was pining for her nameless
Dutchman ever since Episode 6, but I know I was. Though I was
rather mixed on that episode overall, I thought the scenes of
Rebecca letting down her hair on the houseboat were the best of
the whole season. That wasn’t — couldn’t be — an accident, any
more than the revelation of his daughter’s bedroom could be a red
herring.
我不知道麗貝卡是否從第六集就開始苦苦思念她身邊那位無名的荷蘭人，但我知道我是。雖然我對這一集的整體看法很複雜，但
我認為麗貝卡在船屋上放下頭髮的場景是整季中最好的。 這不是──也不可能是──意外，就像就像揭露她女兒的臥室一樣，
都可能是為了轉移注意力。

Late in the finale, when Rebecca was at the airport, I swear I could
feel the moment approaching. And when I saw that little girl
running along the sidewalk? Gezelligheid, pure and simple.

在結局的結尾，當出現麗貝卡在機場時，我發誓我一開始已經有預感那一刻即將到來。當我看到那個小女孩沿著人行道奔跑的時
候，我有什麼感覺？就是歡樂，純粹而簡單。

And on that happy note, I’ll turn it over to the rest of you to
discuss. I’m certain there’s plenty I’ve left out, but I began this
recap in the wee small hours and the hours are no longer wee nor
small. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night.

在這愉快的氣氛中，我把時間交給大家來討論。我肯定我還有很多遺漏，的地方，但我是在凌晨時分開始回顧的，現在時間已經
不再凌晨，也不再短暫。再見了，再見了，晚安。