#I trust these writers implicitly to do the right thing to land this baby in a rewarding way

[stephaniejuhnay]

My take on Dutch boat guy is he, like Wingsnight and like Sam, were lessons for Rebecca. In order for her to ever get to a point where she could truly experience allowing someone who makes her feel like lightning, someone truly wonderful, to fully love her, she had to realize she couldn’t settle for fine (Wingsnight), she couldn’t keep her guard up and worry about being hurt (Sam), and ultimately that in order to ever get there, she would have to learn vulnerability (Dutch boat guy). This may have been the most vulnerable and least guarded Rebecca has been. In an unfamiliar place, soaked from a fall, injured, unable to leave until her clothes are dried, more or less forced to allow someone to be there for and take care of her.

Now whether we believe she’ll end up with him or no one or WHOMEVER, I do think that she had to experience this to know that she COULD experience lightning. Because whether we like it or not, this was definitely lightning for her. And as scary as it may have been, it was worth it, even if she had to leave it behind. My girl had a major growth moment in this episode, and it’s the turning point for her being able to accept the lightning if/when it strikes.

#now if the lightning isn’t Ted I’m suing #but that’s for a different post #lol jk jk #I trust these writers implicitly to do the right thing to land this baby in a rewarding way #I do think they’re insane for the way they set this up if it DOESNT happen #but anyway #those are my actual serious thoughts #try to get those out once a season at least #now let’s talk about Ted’s face some more #ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #rebecca welton