Rebecca may have schemed a hurtful betrayal in Ted Lasso season 1, but Nate’s season 2 treachery is far worse for its personal nature. Ted Lasso is far and above about the kindness in humanity, personal accountability for wrongdoings, and the hope to grow into more thoughtful human beings, so it’s difficult when one of the characters moves in the opposite direction. It also hurts a little worse when the Ted Lasso character intentionally betraying his friends is the one who was the biggest underdog in season 1.

Aside from trying to kick AFC Richmond’s losing streak, Ted Lasso season 1’s major conflict was that Rebecca was secretly using Ted as a way to make the club fail, plotting for him and Richmond to lose at every turn. Rebecca eventually sees the error in her ways and even proves that her treachery wasn’t about Ted at all, it was that she wanted to get back at her cheating ex-husband who continually embarrassed her. Ted’s persistent optimism and kindness got to Rebecca, and she turned around realizing revenge wasn’t necessary or healthy. Rebecca took accountability and apologized to Ted after regretting her ruthless actions while deciding to move forward by becoming friends and putting faith in him to make the club a success.

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Rebecca’s Ted Lasso betrayal hurt the coach, but it’s nothing compared to what Nate has done. Ted Lasso season 2 episode 10 ends with Nate leaking information about Ted’s mental health struggles to the press, with Trent Crimm informing Ted his source was his own kit man-turned-assistant coach. Panic attacks were an extremely personal struggle for Ted that he kept private, so Nate revealing his most intimate battle was an attack far worse than someone hoping he would fail. Rebecca also didn’t know Ted when she was plotting for him to fail, while Ted has long been Nate’s boss, mentor, biggest supporter, and, above all, his friend. If Rebecca decided to harm Ted now after how close they’ve grown it would be more significant treachery, but Nate’s is a far more hurtful punch in the stomach after Ted was the only person to show kindness and hope in him when arriving at AFC Richmond.

The insecure Nate turning on Ted is already worse, not only because they’re friends but because Ted is the reason Nate even has the position he does now. Also, the manner in how he betrayed Ted makes his downfall that much larger. Rebecca didn’t use personal information when trying to take down Ted, even the never-published picture of Ted and Keeley wasn’t a true story. She was also the person who helped calm him down and sit with him when he had a panic attack at the fundraiser, which truly cemented the two with a connection that made it harder for her to betray him. Nate, on the other hand, knows how personal Ted’s mental health issues are and their friendship should be the number one reason why he would never divulge this information to anyone else – especially the press.

It seems that while everyone else has worked on themselves to become more compassionate and selfless people, Nate is increasingly turning into a self-absorbed egomaniac. Ted Lasso season 1 began with kit-man Nate being the punching bag of the players, and now he’s the one berating Will and putting his own career ahead of the group. Rebecca hoping Ted would fail wasn’t even about growing her own position, it was about getting back at the conniving Rupert Mannion. Ted hasn’t felt a betrayal this deep and personal before, so it’s hard to tell how he’ll approach Nate. Rebecca came forward with her betrayal before anything serious happened, but Nate went straight to the press without a sign of remorse or an apology. Ted Lasso always finds a way to hold the characters accountable and help them grow after their discrepancies, though it’s hard to see how Nate can quickly come back from this.

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Jordan Williams is a Movie/TV Feature Senior Staff Writer for Screen Rant. She graduated from the University of Oregon in 2020 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Media Studies.

Jordan is based in Seattle, Washington and enjoys exploring the natural beauty the PNW has to offer. She runs on coffee and classic movies, taking pride in having watched every film on AFI’s 100 Greatest Films list and every Best Picture Oscar winner.

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