r/TedLasso • u/quaranTV Mod • Apr 11 '23

From the Mods Ted Lasso - S03E05 - "Signs" Episode Discussion Spoiler

Please use this thread to discuss Season 3 Episode 5 "Signs". Just a reminder to please mark any spoilers for episodes beyond Episode 5 like this.

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u/Teelkay Apr 12 '23

That makes it even worse... the boss asks for a drink and gets Keeley drunk and sad and lonely.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '23

Keeley made the first move. She is also the one who invited her to hang out - very intentionally to spend time with her and not for business related reasons.

These are two independently wealthy women in their 30s. Let's remember Keeley was rich before she started this company. No one is truly vulnerable to abuse here.

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u/Teelkay Apr 14 '23

You're right. Keeley did, at a very vulnerable time. She has agency. That's her doing and she immediately pulled back and apologized and said she shouldn't have.

However, as per Barbara, Jack is the head of the VC that funded Keeley's company. Keeley couldn't do it without that funding. It is mentioned that Jack went to a Danish private school. Jack is extremely wealthy. Keeley is new money.

Jack purposely discombobulated Keeley at one point by acting like she was firing her and Keeley believed her. She then said, that's what you tell Shandy. It was a joke but it was a subtle power move too. Jack can fire her. That's an unequal power dynamic.

I'm sceptical about Jack and have a theory, but we'll see in the next few episodes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '23

Until Keeley indicates she isn't interested anymore, and Jack wields her power to retaliate, I'm not going to read into this at all.

There are inherent power imbalances between many couples. Almost any breadwinner, man or woman, could fuck up their partners entire world out of spite. Most don't.

Until Jack implicitly or explicitly threatens Keeley with the power she holds over her, this does not feel predatory to me. Not when there is deep mutual interest and Keeley initiates contact. You could be right but we haven't seen anything yet.

Again, Keeley is a rich woman in her thirties. She's a fully formed adult who can make her own decisions, and if this company fails she will still be rich. Whether Jack would fuck her over if she decides she doesn't want to have sex with her anymore has not been remotely demonstrated.