Nick Mohammed on the ‘Ted Lasso’ Finale and Nate’s Ending

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( a long talk [‘Poor, Odd Nate’]( Nick Mohammed ends three seasons of Ted Lasso with a friendly debate about his character. Photo: Colin Hutton/Apple TV+ Nathan Shelley has always been a bit of an outlier in [the Ted Lasso universe](, or at least a character who always seemed to be [worth dissecting](. Beginning the series as a quietly astute kitman for A.C. Richmond, he proved those “wunderkind” (no, not Wonder Kid) chops with his prowess on the side of the pitch: Nate knew how to weaponize just about every tactical play in the book, so much so that a promotion from laundry duty was inevitable. But then the daddy issues, Empire Strikes Back parallels, and random spitting set in. The end of the second season found him seceding to rival club West Ham United, and the third spun a web of villainy around him almost by creative necessity. Of course this guy was going to return from the dark side. But what took him so long? And why was he even there in the first place? “I think people can change,” Nate says in the finale, reunited with his Diamond Dogs. “They can. Sometimes for the worse and sometimes for the better.” [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: [Jimbo’s Drag Race]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [We Need to Talk About Nate One Last Time The third (and presumably last) season of Ted Lasso chickened out on its heel turn. What was the point?]( [Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott on Their Dominatrix Thriller The friends talk about their highly choreographed psychosexual farce Sanctuary and their roles in Yorgos Lanthimos’s forthcoming Poor Things.]( [Every I Think You Should Leave Season 3 Sketch, Ranked You should be able to look at a little ITYSL ranking at work.]( By Jill Krajewski [Succession Ended Very Differently in My Sims Game The HBO show was about a father who made everyone beg and cry and piss themselves for his amusement. Sound familiar?]( [Padma Lakshmi to Pack Her Knives and Leave Top Chef “I feel it’s time to move on and need to make space for Taste the Nation, my books and other creative pursuits.”]( By Jason P. Frank [The 8 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Thwip!]( By James Grebey and Savannah Salazar [Cardi B Invokes Britney Spears’s Instagram Dance Videos “Sexy dancing in the house, I feel like Britney Spears,” she raps on Latto’s new track.]( By Zoe Guy [Rust Settlement With Halyna Hutchins’s Family Approved The cinematographer died on set after being shot with a gun held by Alec {NAME}.]( By Zoe Guy [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 10-Across, Four Letters: When Harry Met Sally … writer Ephron. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [How Online Were You This Month?]( Time to log off, babe. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Videos: culturework, darkfluffyboy, running_mom_of_boys, yafavv.mandaa See how you stack up with an [overview of the internet’s biggest, weirdest moments]( from May. Did you hear about Matty Healy and Taylor Swift? [yes, they’re dating]( [yes, they’re forming a She & Him–esque duo act]( Do you know about Bigolas Dickolas? [a raunchy new meme]( [a book twitter success story]( Roommate Rodent Rituals? [college students who ate mice]( [a new, extremely camp Disney+ show]( A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved