#royxkeeley

[snow-licity]

These parallels with Phoebe are so cute but so sad now!

#ted lasso #reeley #roy kent #keeley jones #rkj #royxkeeley #ted lasso spoilers

[kentray]

Roy & Keeley going forward

It may take too long for my taste, but I still think Roy & Keeley are each other’s yin & yang. She's his sunlight that helps him open up & he's her rock that raises her up to where she can shine her light best. But Roy’s in a dark place & Keeley is still a bit lost. Both are so unhappy.

I am so sad for them and for me because I really wanted to see them to face their issues and challenges as a couple so they could grow together.

#roy kent #keeley jones #royxkeeley #roy x keeley #roy and keeley #keeley and roy #roy & keeley #Reeley #keeley x roy #RoyKeeley #yin and yang #yin & yang #light and dark #I miss them #missed opportunity #Ted Lasso

[whosyourdaddienow]

tbh i think jamie would ship roy and keeley so hard. like once he’s over his feelings for keeley?? he’s literally waiting to help them plan the wedding. he’s got a pinterest board. he’s got Thoughts.

#jamie tartt #roy kent #keeley jones #ted lasso #jamie’s character arc involves him becoming a royxkeeley shipper

[blogmusicismydrugxo]

Ted Lasso has completely taken over my life rn so as a coping mechanism and as a lil treat for the finale tomorrow here's my ✨predictions✨ for what will happen:

- the writers are pulling a camp rock 2 move aka Richmond will not win de cup but instead lose at the last moment

- their opponents are West Ham (idk if they mentioned the opponents yet but i feel like we're still owed a rematch with WH), Nate's players will try to celebrate with him

- Ted returns to Kansas, where he will start coaching a football (soccer for y'all Americans) team. I can't tell whether Beard will stay or go back home too...

-Roy becomes head coach, with Nate as his main strategist

- they're not gonna make RoyxKeeleyxJamie explicit, but will frame things so that you can definitely read that into it if you want. They will make RoyxKeeley a thing again, but idk if we're ready for an actual throuple on this show with arguably not working up to it enough so far

- Colin will get to kiss a fella in semi-public but it won't be a team mate (y'all heard he thinks Bumbercatch is fit and really ran with it lmao)

- Rebecca and Sam won't get together as long as he stays with Richmond, cuz of the power dynamics

- Some of the players will get traded. If it's Sam (he's underutilised at Richmond with so many ace players already there), he and Rebecca give their relationship another go

- Bex divorces Rupert. She, Rebecca and the secretary start an ex-wives club, and the three of them become Rupert's daughter's mom-coven

- Trent's book will be an absolute success. He will stay at Richmond, either as press liaison or bc he starts his own sport column/blog

- Keeley hires some new employees for KJPR and finally has the fun office vibes she's always dreamt of

- They throw the biggest goodbye party for Ted and everyone cries super hard when he leaves. They all go to wave him off at the airport. Ted goes back to England every six months bc he misses all of them so much

#i might add more but these are the main ones i can think of rn #ted lasso #roy kent #keeley jones #jamie tartt #rebecca welton

[lunar-years]

I agree- I don’t think the show is making Jack out to be “the evil lesbian” at all, and honestly anyone who seriously claims that should calm down. LGBT+ characters having flaws, even bad flaws, doesn’t mean they’re evil or that the writers are homophobic, it means they’re characters. JackxKeeley are obviously not going to be long-term for a # of reasons. Like you said, a show doesn’t introduce a long-term couple by having them drunkenly hook up 10 seconds after one of them admits to not being over their ex (and can’t even say his name). Besides, I can’t imagine Brett being ok with ending the show with them still apart lol.

Anyway IMO as a RoyxKeeley shipper, I don’t think Jack was written to be a shit gf that drives Keeley back to Roy. I think it’s kind of the opposite. You could argue that on paper, power imbalance aside, Jack and Keeley make more sense than Roy and Keeley. They’re both similar ages, fun, bi, independent + rich businesswomen, and good communicators. I think Jack’s biggest flaw will be that she’s just not Roy. It was their differences that made Roy and Keeley such a compelling and electric couple. And remember, Keeley doesn’t even know why Roy ended things. I can’t imagine finding out that Roy gave her up bc he thought she would realize that she deserved better would have no impact on her. Obviously Roy’s arc this season has been learning to accept that he’s worthy of good things, and although it’s less clear cut I think Keeley’s arc is similar to the team’s: succeeding takes a lot of trial and error. I think the second half will see her gain confidence as a boss bitch and go after what she wants. And I think part of that will be confronting Roy. Sorry for rambling lol

No worries on the rambling. My entire blog is just me rambling :)

I do understand where queer people who are upset about the direction Jack/Keeley is going and/or who have concerns re: the "evil lesbian" trope are coming from. As I said in my initial post on this, I think it's a complex issue and mileage is going to vary for different people given their own experiences. A lot of wlw representation in media has been god awful, with wlw characters portrayed as horribly toxic or else killed off needlessly. I see where the concerns are rooted and I am always going to be understanding and sympathetic to queer people who just want to see themselves represented in healthy and loving relationship portrayals onscreen.

Is giving Jack unfavorable traits "fuel" for homophobic people? I mean, of course. I have already seen a number of people latching on to the issues with them last episode and using it as justification to immediately call Jack a "creeper" "abuser" and any other number of things that all more or less translate to "I hate Jack and I think Keeley deserves to return to a REAL MAN, Roy Kent, because I am a flaming bigot." However...that doesn't mean the answer is that the show shouldn't give her any unfavorable traits? The unfortunate reality is these people were always going to be homophobic regardless of whether Jack/Keeley break up or are endgame. It is really disgusting behavior to see, obviously, but I think it's important to remember that it is viewers and not the show itself who are demonizing Jack (at least at this point).

My PERSONAL opinion as a bi woman is this: I think it is silly to say that introducing a wlw relationship to the show is only worthwhile if it's perfect and wonderful and ultimately endgame, or that the writers are only allowed to have a "messy" wlw relationship if they also have a second, "perfect" wlw relationship to counterbalance it. As you said: the writers are just writing characters as people. Putting all these restrictions on the stories people want to tell and demanding they fit into certain boxes to be "acceptable" is going to leave us with a lot of really shitty media, at the end of the day.

We do have excellent queer representation on the show this season and it is in the form of three beautiful queer characters: Colin, Trent & Keeley. I think it is a little reductive to say that the show will only pass the "good representation" checkbox if these characters end up in certain relationships. Keeley is an incredible, complex character who has always been bi, will always be bi, and is wonderful bi representation regardless of whether she ends up with Jack, Roy, Jamie or nobody at all.

OKAY xx now on to the other part, Roy/Keeley:

I agree with so much of what you said. Roy/Keeley certainly had their issues (personally I think it goes beyond just "Roy doesn't think he's good enough for her or deserving of love" even though that was clearly component #1 in the break), but their differences definitely balanced in certain ways that made them an electric, compelling couple! I think both of them really needed this season to explore who they are individually and come into themselves a little bit on their own before their relationship would actually work long-term. And I do think there is going to be a reckoning between them where they lay it all out there (and we learn more about their actual break) and they decide how to move forward together, friends or partners or otherwise.

Personally I do think it would be a little rushed to put them back together at the end of this season with only five episodes left, as there are still so many loose threads between them (together as well as within their individual arcs) and only so much screen time. But the writers tend to surprise me, so if they do it, I just hope they do it in a satisfying way :)

#ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #Keeley Jones #Jack Danvers #Roy Kent #remember when i said i wasn't going to get into that first part. well. oops. #apologies for discoursing on this random thursday #asks #roykeeley

[littlelostmaybelots]

i just watched the last season of ted lasso and one of the key plot points when they're foreshadowing RoyxKeeleys breakup is that Jamie Tartt told Keeley he loved her at Rebecca's dad's funeral, and Roy forgave him for it. Like. I do think. From my heart. We're building up to RoyxKeeleyxJamie endgame.

#ted lasso s3 #ted lasso #jamie tartt doo doo doo doo doo doo #jamie tartt #ted lasso spoilers #tedlassoedit #jamie tartt x roy kent x keeley jones #conflict resolution #roy kent #rebecca welton #trent crimm

[wewillbehappyagain]

Shipping fictional characters can be a painful experience, and I’m just glad I feel relatively safe, especially after this interview! I agree on JamiexKeeley and TedxRebecca (not to say I don’t get the appeal), and I think Jamie is gonna stay single for now, and RoyxKeeley will end up together or it will be hinted that they’ll get together once they’re ready.

#i can see the throuple or royjamie appeal in an AU setting #but as ted lasso is right now? i don’t think jamie and roy could work and i don’t see jamie and keeley getting together either #like at all #phil dunster #ted lasso #ted lasso cast #jamie tartt #my post

[hamletisabitch]

rules: tag 9 some people you want to know better and/or catch up with, then answer the questions below! — tagged by @l3o-lion, thank you!

Last song: Same as Cash by The Mountain Goats

Three ships: I'm going to try and stretch beyond the obvious ones (blackbonnet and jonmartin). RoyxKeeley (Ted Lasso) KatnissxPeeta (The Hunger Games) HawkeyexBJ (M*A*S*H)

Currently reading: Water by the Spoonful, for a paper lol but it's still good.

Last movie: Coraline! Funky comfort movie!

Craving: another cup of tea

some zero pressure tags! @stedebonnit @jaskierx@frmulcahy@asneakyfox

#tag game #i know i am usually a lurker and nothing else so I hope this isn't weird

[ncutii-gatwa]

forever rewatching season 2 for my royxkeeley fix

#random emma thoughts #ted lasso #i need them in my life #to me they never broke up on s3

[nessa007]

Have you done or do you know of anyone who has done royxkeeley christmas icons/headers?

i haven’t but if you want to message me off anon, i could make an icon and header for you personally. i don’t think i’ll be able to make a bunch.

#*replies

[selina-meyer]

#og #bbelcher #cinematv #filmtv #ted lasso #tedlassoedit #nessa007 #keeley jones #roy kent #juno temple #brett goldstein #mio #gifset #2021 #2021365 #m:lasso #1K #royxkeeley

[snow-licity]

I SWEAR IF YOU LOOK AT KEELEYS LEFT HAND THERE IS SOMETHING SHINY ON THAT FINGER!! IM SO EXCITED IM GONNA CRY!!!

#reeley #reeley endgame #roy kent #keeley jones #RKJ #royxkeeley #ted lasso #ted lasso easter eggs

[kentray]

Yet another theory: Roy/Keeley break-up

Near the end of S2 there were theories on Reddit that Keeley might be pregnant. They died down but I think that it might have been the case. So my theory is, I think a miscarriage or abortion may have caused Roy & Keeley’s break up. Again, it's long... so bear with me. And as always, this is just a theory because I felt there was more to the break-up and the show purposefully wants to keep us in the dark only for a major reveal later.

Keeley wasn’t shown drinking past S2E7 – yes, she had drinks in her hand & spoke of them, but she never actually drank – a kind of unwritten rule in tv with a pregnant woman. Nor did she smoke. (S1E10, 11, 12)

S1E10 Keeley’s behaviour at the funeral was erratic and a bit disrespectful of the environment but I chalked it up with her being emotional about death but what if her hormones were out of whack? She didn't know she was pregnant yet or she’d just realized?

She talked about wanting people to be nourished by the fruit from her tree – that’s a very allegorical parallel to pregnancy.

If Roy didn't know about the pregnancy until after the fact (miscarriage or abortion), the line in the funeral episode "I didn't know about the fucking child" was foreshadowing.

She looked directly at Roy when the reverend spoke about Rebecca’s father being a devoted husband and father.

She also did not do her PR duty with Rebecca. She needed to properly warn her of the repercussions of Rebecca’s relationship with Sam. I mean think of how aware Keeley was about that with those photos of her and Ted in S1 when she was dating Jamie. But if she had a pregnancy on her mind? Was she distracted?

In S1E12, having this huge opportunity to start her own company and being given the news via email? Is that realistic? Did she question any of this? Due diligence? Again, if she wasn’t thinking straight, if she had lots on her mind, it would all seem like too much at one time.

When Roy wanted to open the champagne in S2E12, she said, "I thought we wanted to save this for something really, really special?" What's more special than opening your own company? She then distracted him by proposing sex... avoiding having to drink but not having to say anything about why.

She also was at a crossroads. Her dreams were coming true as her career was soaring. She had the love of her life supporting her - but a baby? That wasn’t in the cards.

And then the trip to Marbella, she couldn’t go away. Fair enough… but encouraging Roy to go alone when he’d just arranged it all for them both? (I do not approve of his sudden surprise trip but that’s separate issue.) Having him away for six weeks would give her time to decide whether to keep the baby or not. She is scared and has never been in a long-term relationship before. Maybe has even dealt with pregnancy scares and been disappointed by partners?

So we get to S3 and they are broken up. She wanted a break, Roy wants a break-up. We know Roy has self-worth issues. He feels he weighs Keeley down. I believe he feels he’ll impact her ability to succeed – he’s got a lot of baggage and Keeley has been more than supportive. It’s unfair for her to have that burden. So that's what we see as his reason.

Fine… but Keeley – why won’t she work at it? Yes, she’s preoccupied but it’s obvious “being busy” is not the reason for the break-up. That’s an excuse. It seems obvious that they are covering with Phoebe and fine... but the carefulness with how they word things sticks out to me.

It’s also obvious Roy wants it to be known that HE is the reason for the break-up but he's still kind to Keeley. It's as if he’s protecting her.

So, what if she miscarried or chose to have an abortion?

We see Keeley as serious and sad at the beginning of S3, and in Episode 2, when Roy gives back her things in a bag at the club, her hair is ragged and she looks unhappy, putting on a brave face.

We then get a scene pointing out that her period is early due to stress. That surprised me. I would have considered Keeley to be a woman on the pill, or even more likely, an IUD. It's not impossible to have an early or late period on the pill but to show that scene? We now know she could get pregnant.

Also for symbolism? The use of the lamb with Keeley's storyline? Lambs represent gentleness, innocence, and purity and babies are often called little lambs. Also, the little lamb pooped over her work, twice, as if to say the lamb (the baby) impacted the quality of her work.

When Roy received all those sympathy well-wishes - what did it look like? Balloons and teddy bears and flowers? Mostly white? It looked like what people give new parents. No wonder Roy was angry. (Poor Trent.)

Her not knowing what CFO means? Not knowing who her VC “boss” was? The person who funded her? Her bad decisions? Even her decision to enter a relationship with Jack? All of this is Keeley regressing. She is new to all this but really not doing herself any favours. She is heartbroken, perhaps suffering from trauma from everything that's happened.

What she does do, is to seek comfort in a woman, rather than a man - and yes, while that provides LGBTQ+ representation, it also protects Keeley from getting pregnant again.

And Roy? What if he didn’t know until after the fact? And if that was the case, I think he would respect her agency. Her body, her choice, but it would indicate to him that she didn’t trust him to talk about it. It would confirm all the self-hatred in his head, the idea that he wasn’t enough, that no one could love him. And above that, if she did miscarry, he would feel immense guilt for causing her pain and sadness, especially as she was at an exciting time in her life. He would blame himself because Roy blames himself for everything.

Remember in S2E8,he told Phoebe he was afraid of infecting her with the worst parts of him? That is not a man who thinks he would be a good father even though S2 showed the audience why Roy would be a good father. Fatherhood is a major theme in the story. I thought it was foreshadowing at the time, perhaps it was.

Also, what if post-miscarriage/abortion Keeley had regrets? What if she talks about wanting to be a mother? This would also encourage Roy to bow out, because if she does eventually want a child, she should be with someone who is worthy of being a father. He likely might not word it that way - he might just be firm in the idea that he doesn't want to be a father.

Keeley would be devastated but would also respect Roy’s decision. She doesn’t have the energy to fight. She might think she's the one who has hurt him and he thinks he’s doing the right thing even if it’s hurting her.

I actually think Rebecca would know what happened and even would respect Roy for walking away if he doesn't want to be a father, because Rupert didn’t give her that choice. Which then would have led her to think of trying to be a mother again. And I noticed Rebecca didn't seem to be angry with Roy for breaking off with Keeley and hurting her, just frustrated. She understood and then she got after him to get a move on.

Now here we are. Roy and Keeley are both a mess. They are both regressing to old versions of themselves. Keeley is back to living life superficially and Roy is back to living life full of anger and hostility.

In S1, Keeley mentioned she had abandonment issues. Until Roy most of her relationships have been superficial, never getting close enough to be truly hurt. In S2, it sounded like she didn't have a good relationship with her mum. We never got to see this but perhaps she feared Roy would reject her, which he did.

And then of course Ep 9, ROY'S SPEECH ABOUT A FOOTBALLER'S WIFE MISCARRYING, Roy said, "He didn't tell anyone. He kept it all inside", Keeley gave an almost imperceptible nod and was near tears.

In S2E9, the man many called "Roy on 'Roids" & his sexy partner Mary were expecting a baby. A nod to Roy & Keeley? Guess who is at Beard's wedding with a baby on his chest?

When they were finally about to talk about their relationship, it was in Jamie's childhood bedroom... a child's bedroom. Sadly Jamie interrupted.

In S2, Headspace, Roy reads the DaVinci Code & quotes the point where the "old geezer" inflicts wounds on himself for his perceived guilt which is exactly what Roy has done all season because he felt he caused Keeley pain.

I tend to think it was a miscarriage and even the possibility that she talked to Roy about the pregnancy/the options prior to losing the baby, but that's all just guess work at this point.

While I could accept this as a reason, I still think they’ve missed the mark on storytelling by keeping it a mystery. It’s not fair to the viewers who have been on this journey and waited for 500+ days between seasons only to be left with no answers. It's been a really sad season if you love the Roy & Keeley love story.

#keeley jones #roy kent #roykeeley #ted lasso theory #ted lasso spoilers #royxkeeley #pregnancy storyline #roy and keeley #reeley #roy x keeley #roy kent keeley jones #keeley x roy #keeley jones independent woman #keeley/roy #rebecca welton #relationship trauma #PTSD #hidden storyline

[odegoob]

haven't even seen the new ted lasso ep but juno is posting non-stop about royxkeeley on her instagram so like. im feeling very safe

#shes asking if people prefer reeley or royxkeeley like. she is saying we're safe without saying it #ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #ig #roy x keeley

[oretsov]

i’ve been having a hard time adjusting 

rating: t 

word count: 6k

tags: 

modern au, football au, ted lasso inspired, specifically royxkeeley inspired, mal is more grumpy than normal but still trying his best 

summary: 

But mostly, Mal is just tired, and he just wants to play some football, and he just wants to be a good captain.

And somehow Alina fits into there too.

#malina #mal x alina #alina x mal #mal oretsev #aka mal pov. as you know i am want to do #if ur like wow eva you're really bad at writing summaries and endings! please be aware that i know <3 #my writing #fic

[snow-licity]

I need some Phoebe and Keeley scenes where Phoebe tells Keeley that Roy still loves her and is regretting his choice

I need Phoebe giving Roy a piece of her mind and using stronger words than "stupid"

I need Rebecca with the KILLER advice for Keeley about what to do. Something like "you need to yell at him" "or be the lion you are and tell him off"

I need Rebecca being mad at Roy and telling him off and reminding him about the whole "Struck by lighting" shit!!

#ted lasso #reeley #roy kent #keeley jones #rkj #royxkeeley #ted lasso spoilers #rebecca welton #phoebe