History Recap / TedLassoS3E06Sunflowers

This episode premiered on April 18th, 2023.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Various male celebrities have come forward about being sexually abused at a very young age, though, like Jamie, few seem to realize that [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale what they have recounted was a rape experience]]. Jamie's experience is perhaps closest to that of Donald Drumpf, whose father frequently brought young women to visit him and whose autobiography states he lost his virginity at 14 (like Jamie) despite not having a girlfriend at the time.

* BaitAndSwitch: Higgins says he's off to Amsterdam's red-light district. Others are shocked that the happily married Higgins would go partake in such activities but it turns out the jazz afficionado wanted to go see where Chet Baker died.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Various male celebrities have come forward about being sexually abused at a very young age, though, like Jamie, few seem to realize that [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale what they have recounted was a rape experience]]. Jamie's experience is perhaps closest to that of Donald Trump, whose father frequently brought young women to visit him and whose autobiography states he lost his virginity at 14 (like Jamie) despite not having a girlfriend at the time.

* CurbStompBattle: The episode opens on the closing moments of Richmond losing 5-0 to Dutch side in Ajax in a friendly game.

* {{Irony}}: While Roy participated in several international competitions, including the UsefulNotes/UEFAChampionsLeague and UsefulNotes/EuropeanChampionship, he never actually found himself in Amsterdam until this episode.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Roy never learned to ride a bike because his grandfather died before teaching him, then Roy realizes that by not learning he wasn't honoring his grandfather's wishes and gets upset.

* EmbarrassmentPlot: Jaime finally badgers Roy into admitting he doesn't know how to ride a bike. He laughs, but when Roy explains it's because his grandfather died before he could teach him, he takes it seriously and teaches him.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ted and Beard have a conversation where Beard describes Johann Cryuff as being "bigger than Jordan, like Jordan and John Lennon combined". Later, Ted will have a EurekaMoment watching a Chicago Bulls game at the Yankee Doodle Burger Barn, a game from the 90s, when Jordan was at his height. It also foreshadows how Ted will inadvertently reinvent Total Football, which Cryuff played a key role in popularizing, as both the Bulls' triangle offense and Total Football emphasize arranging players into triangles to ensure passing options.

** Roy and Jaime spend the evening in the city, with Jaime happily sharing his extensive knowledge of the city and then teaching Roy how to ride a bike.

* LikeASonToMe: Higgins takes Will under his wing, sharing his love of jazz. Trent does the same for Colin, sharing his experience as a older gay man with experience living in the closet. This also plays out with Roy and Jaime, with Jaime enthusiastically sharing his love of Amsterdam like an excited kid; they then reverse the usual relationship as he's the one to teach Roy how to ride a bike.

* OutOfFocus

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Higgins tells Rebecca and Keeley he's going to spend the evening in the red light district. Their response after he walks away? Look at each other and, "Naaah." he invites Will to join him, and when he tells the team they're going to spend an evening "turning Will into a man", the team does what? Looks at each other and, "Naaah."

** The staff at the team's hotel convince them not to go to one of Amsterdam's infamous live sex shows, explaining that they're just "[paying] to watch two tired people have sеx" without the audience members getting any themselves.
** When Dani suggests that the team get some Dutch food, Richard angrily tells him that he would rather DIE.
** When Keeley runs off to spend the day with Jack in Norway, Roy wonders where she's running off to. Rebecca tells him it's, "to be with someone who thinks they deserve her", showing that everyone's aware Roy called it off because of his insecurities.

* WhereEverybodyKnowsYourFlame: Colin sneaks out to go to a gay bar; an entirely pink bar called Prik. Colin's obviously scared, but the bartender reassures him that "tonight, you're whoever you want to be".

* BlatantLies: It's abundantly clear that Dani is the one repeatedly voting for the team to go see ''a'' tulip, but he keeps trying to say that somebody else could have cast that vote.
-->'''Isaac:''' You wrote it in Spanish, bruv.\\
'''Dani:''' Yes, ''someone'' did.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Ted and Beard have a conversation where Beard mentions someone as being "bigger than Jordan, like Jordan and John Lennon combined". Later, Ted will have a EurekaMoment watching a Chicago Bulls game at the Yankee Doodle Burger Barn, a game from the 90s, when Jordan was at his height.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Upon hearing that Jan Maas' cousin's party will involve picking up women, [[ClosetGay Colin]] claims that his stomach is bothering him and bows out of the team's plans.

* AllMenArePerverts: After Zoreaux suggests the team goes to see a live sex show, one half of the team joins him in voting for it.

** Higgins invites Will to spend the evening with him, and Will is delighted by it.

* ItsBeenDone: After a moment of inspiration watching a [[UsefulNotes/{{NBA}} Chicago Bulls]] game from the 90s, Ted adapts the Bulls' triangle offence to the game of football. When he shows Beard what he'd come up with, Beard informs Ted that the tactic already exists and has been known as "Total Football" since the 1970s. However, Beard does note that the tactic is a good idea for Richmond to implement when Ted asks.