#trent crimm: independent of the independent

[leupagus]

I was pleasantly surprised to see Trent’s return at the start of the episode, because his ending struck me as a definitive one. Were you also surprised to have a bigger role this season? I found out that Trent would be featuring more in season three in between seasons one and two. You see, I had a really interesting thing happen with this role. After I finished my very first scene in the first season, I was walking through the car park and Jason stopped me and said, “Hey, it’s really good to have you onboard. I love what you’re doing with Trent.” And we had a three-minute conversation that changed the course of my career and Trent’s life.

Well, now I have to hear about this conversation. I said to him that I felt the reason Trent was the way he was has to do with his father. He had a dad who really wanted him to be a manly man and be sporty, but Trent wasn’t that guy. So he hit the library and donned intellect as his shield and armor. Jason was looking at me sort of mystified, and he said, “Hey, I’m going to tell you something. This whole show is about bad dads.” And I said, “Really?” And he said, “Yeah. The reason Ted is the way he is is because his father committed suicide and he decided to embrace life and adopt that positive attitude.” And I was like, “Oh, wow. Well, this is really resonating with Trent as well.” And then I said, “I think he’s bored of sports journalism. There’s more in there. He’s not living the life he wants to live.” Jason just nodded and went, “Okay, yeah, great.” And that was it. It sparked something that was maybe already in Jason and it certainly fanned the flames for what’s going to happen in season three.

There’s a moment in the season-one episode “Trent Crimm: The Independent” when Trent is tasked with basically eviscerating Ted in the press. Of course, that’s not what happens at all because he realizes he’s dealing with somebody quite special and unique. During that scene in the Indian restaurant, Ted says something that blows Trent’s heart open: “It’s not about the winning and losing, it’s about these boys becoming the best versions of themselves both on and off the pitch, and it ain’t always easy, especially if they’ve had a tough childhood.” That spoke directly to me with Trent’s backstory. As a boy, he’d always wanted to hear something like that. He’s now looking at this extraordinary father figure, which really does change Trent’s perspective and sends him on a journey in the background.

[please click on the link for more of the interview, including the fact that Lance did in fact flinch like a motherfucker every time Roy yelled at him]

#ted lasso #trent crimm #mcLOSING IT #JAMES LANCE LITERALLY CHARMING HIS WAY INTO A BIGGER ROLE #also the daddy issues #just - chef's kiss #I just need to go lie down this whole article is a lot #trent crimm: independent of the independent #believe mothereffers

[singaroundelay]

How anyone ever thought this man was straight is beyond me.

#ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #ted lasso spoiler #trent crimm #Trent Crimm GAY ICON #trent crimm independent #Now it's time to manifest tedependent

[hosseinis]

trent crimm + the crinkly smile

#trent crimm #ted lasso #james lance #tedlassoedit #ive been WRECKED by this character i simply love him so fucking much #he makes me INSANE #there are undoubtedly more but these are my FAVORITES #my edits #the independent

[cinematicnomad]

TED LASSO ▸ 3.06 sunflowers

#tedlassoedit #tledit #colinhughesedit #ted lasso #colin hughes #trent crimm #trent crimm the independent #spoilers #cnomadedits #dailytvfilmgifs #tvedit #filmtv #userbbelcher #cinematv #dailyshowbiz

[punkcornzero]

#what can i say #am i obsessed #no #but i will protecc #ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #trent crimm #trent crimm independent #trent crimm gay #ted lasso season 3 #ted lasso 3 #james lance

[obrienpolycule]

Slay

#I love him #trent crimm #trent crimm independent #ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers

[hacash]

Underrated little moment, but I love that when Rebecca, Ted and Trent - three people who have reason to think poorly of Nate - discuss the rumours of inappropriate workplace behaviour over at West Ham, all of them instantaneously say Nate would never have anything to do with it.

#ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #rebecca welton #theodore lasso #Trent crimm: the independent #nate shelley #(also this is DEFINITELY being touched on later #this show doesn't lay out things like that without coming back to them)

[beetlejuice-maitland]

Just when I think Apple has finished fueling my Ted Lasso obsession 😭😭😭😭

#ted lasso #hannah waddingham #apple tv #phil dunster #billy harris #kola bokinni #james lance #brendan hunt #that’s all I saw in ad #fingers crossed the whole team just shows up #also #the fact that it’s Phil & Billy & Kola from the team is sending me #merry Christmas to all the Ted lasso fans out there #jamie tartt #colin hughes #isaac mcadoo #trent crimm #the independent #coach beard #rebecca welton

[tubesock86]

sweet boys

#trent crimm #trent crimm the independent #tedtrent #ted x trent #ted lasso #my art #ted lasso art

[kcsplace]

Flirting, Lasso style

#ted lasso #trent crimm #jason sudeikis #james lance #trent crimm independent #trent crimm the independent #tedependent #ted/trent #ted x trent #trent/ted #trent x ted

[pineappical]

smoke break

#ted lasso #ted lasso fanart #trent crimm #ted x trent #tedependent #s1 trent... i miss him every single day of my life...... #pn.art #smoking cw #mr independent and his silly silly crush

[leupagus]

Since we know that the Snoopy rainbow mug is indeed from James Lance's own personal collection, I'm gonna go ahead and assume that Lance just keeps dragging in his own clothing and jewelry for the costume designer to approve and she's like "yeah let's roll with it" every time.

#James Lance is about 10x as twee in his day-to-day styling life #which just makes me so happy #he and his wife have matching onesies this is a ridiculous man #trent crimm #ted lasso #trent crimm: independent of the independent #believe mothereffers

[v0idwraith]

i am actually hyperventilating right now help

#WE WERE RIGHT I WILL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT THIS #no but seriously #how the fuck did anyone look at that man and think #yup that is a heterosexual #ted lasso #trent crimm #ted lasso spoilers #ted lasso season 3 #trent crimm the independent #lgbtq #also this is my first attempt at doing the image ID thing so sorry if it sucks #i am open to suggestions on how to do it better #ted lasso s03e06

[ughhhdavid]

Thinking about Trent Crimm at the start of the show and his deeply ingrained inauthenticity... One of his first lines was 'Is this a fucking joke?'...... He's so used to things not being real. Everything's for show, for appearances.

And then he spends the day with Ted. He's not buying his whole thing at first. 'What a coincidence, the day of our interview you just happen to be visiting a local scool'. He's so suspicious. And then, at their dinner, Ted asks him 'Trent, what do you love?' and he's in shock, he doesn't have an answer,he wasn't expecting that. Considering what we now know from 3x06 as well as James Lance... About how Trent grew up feeling pressured to go into sports to fit into his father's definition of a 'real man', was gay but married a woman that didn't BELIEVE him when he came out the first time... Basically bullying the footballers he wrote about as a way to cover up for his own insecurities and lack of satisfaction with his job.... And then Ted goes and asks him 'Trent, what do you love?' How many times do you think someone even considered what HE loves, what HE wants? I'm guessing not a lot. And Ted goes on and says that his coaching is about helping the players be the best versions of themselves, regardless of wins or losses. When in Trent's entire life, being himself, let alone the best version of himself, was irrelevant.

And when Ted says that he really enjoyed spending this time with him... Trent can't wrap his head around it. His face when he asks 'You actually mean that, don't you?'. It's not just about the last thing Ted said. It's about everything Ted said, and everything Ted is.

And then, we have the article.

"Ted is out there, in the community, either bravely or stupidly facing the music." . "But if the Lasso way is wrong, I can't imagine being right." Trent lived his entire life focused on appearances, on masks, on what he was expected to do and be, for everyone else. "I can't help but root for him". He wants Ted to be right, he wants his father to be wrong, he wants to believe that who he is matters more than society's idea of what he should be.

Trent's whole world is so deeply inauthentic, and then he meets Ted, a genuine, open, vulnerable person who is unapologetically kind,and HONEST, even in the face of hatred and criticism. And it changes him. He sees a different way than the one he's used to, and he so desperately wants to take it.

#Ted lasso #Trent crimm #Season 1 #Episode 3 #trent crimm the independent #Meta #jason sudeikis #James lance #Tedtrent #Tedependent #Ted x trent

[gaytedlasso]

Happy Pride to Trent Crimm and his gay little t-shirts

still images of each shirt below the cut

#shout out to trent-in-teds-t-shirt for insp for the t-shirt phrases #and to casismybestfriend for the art idea! #happy Pride! #to everyone except the people responsible for gif sizes on tumblr #never doing lineart for a gif again lmao #or at least not lineart this fine #but I'm not redrawing this so #if this flops I'll just post the individual shots #anyways! happy pride to trent crimm my beloved #sketch.art #ted lasso #tedtrent #tedependent #trent crimm #trent crimm independent #ted lasso fanart #pride art #Ted lasso Pride #also the homo shirt is a little easter egg for those who know my spn art

[obrienpolycule]

The implication that Trent was just sitting there listening to the parent-teacher conference and snacking

#trent crimm #ted lasso #ted lasso spoilers #trent crimm independent