It’s hard to believe that a one-off character from a decade-old NBC Sports commercial has completely stolen my heart (and the hearts of millions of other people) and somehow became an acclaimed series along the way.
“Ted Lasso” — the story of an American football coach who moves to England to coach the other type of football (AKA soccer) — has returned for its third and presumably final season. All the creatives have said they wrote and shot this season as though it was their last, and I honestly hope that stays true. I do expect and somewhat hope there will be a spin-off series down the road, but I believe the story of Ted Lasso himself is coming to a close this spring.
As I write this, the first two episodes of Season 3 have already dropped, and the third episode is dropping later tonight. I had hoped to put this together before they aired, but ran out of time. Still, I wanted to have a little fun by sharing my predictions for the next 10 episodes.
WARNING: HERE BE SPOILERS!!!
In my predictions, I’ll be going over some tidbits from various trailers and TV spots we’ve gotten already, some set photos from fans who saw them filming certain scenes, and interviews and BTS footage. So, if you don’t even want anything remotely close to spoilers for S3, turn back now!
Also, I don’t pretend that all of these predictions are unique to me. Some of them are, but others are theories/predictions that many in the fandom believe in, and I’m simply one of them.
So, with all this preamble out of the way, let’s dive right into my predictions for the third and final season of “Ted Lasso.”
AFC Richmond
So, before I do really deep dives into the individual characters, I’m going to give a brief overview of how the team itself will do this season.
We saw in 3.02 that the Greyhounds tied their first game at Chelsea and now they’re adding superstar Zava to their ranks. I think in this first third of the season — both the soccer season and S3 — we’ll see Richmond doing really well. This will be thanks to Zava giving the team extra firepower on the field, even if I think there will be drama in the locker room. (I’ll get into that more later.)
However, in the second third of the season, I think Richmond will experience a series of unfortunate events. I think something will happen to Zava — either he’ll leave or he’ll get injured — leaving the team adrift. There’s a shot of the entire team in one of the trailers, and I’m guessing it’s from an episode about halfway through the season, and I didn’t spot Zava among the players. Granted, maybe I missed him, but I think still think there’s a good chance Zava will leave or get injured after a few episodes.
Around this same time, we’ll get Isaac’s suspension. In one trailer, we get a shot of Isaac in the stands accosting someone, and in another shot, we see him in street clothes tapping the ‘Believe’ sign. I’m not sure how long a suspension for fighting a fan would last. It might be through the rest of the season, or it might be only for part of it.
If he’s only suspended for a few months, I think his return could serve as a turning point for Richmond in the final third of the season. Between Isaac returning from his suspension and Nate rejoining the coaching staff (more on that later), Richmond will be a force to be reckoned with — especially if Zava or Jamie also return after being injured. (UPDATE: I rewatched the shot of Isaac fighting the fan, and it appears there’s another Richmond player next to him. I can’t tell if it’s Zava — it might be. It’s possible Zava starts the fight with the fan, Isaac goes into the stands to get him, a fan mouths off to Isaac too and that’s when he accosts the guy. Then, both Zava and Isaac would get suspended — explaining why both of them appear to be missing from the “I love you guys so very much” moment in the main S3 trailer.)
Just like Ted said last season, the middle of the season will be the team’s ‘dark forest.’ Things will look grim between Zava leaving/getting injured, Isaac being suspended, Jamie maybe getting injured too (more on that later), and probably a host of other things.
We know from set photos that Ted & co. travel to Amsterdam in the middle of the season. Not sure whether they’re doing so to play an off-season game or simply as a vacation to regroup from their slump. I don’t think Amsterdam will be a turning point for the team — I think they’ll continue to struggle to some degree after the trip — but it will be a turning point for some of the characters in their individual arcs. (I’ll delve into who/why in the next section.)
So, in the final third of the season, Richmond is going to make a significant comeback thanks to various people returning to the program (Nate, Isaac, Zava?, Jamie?), winning games they should’ve tied and tying games they should’ve lost. Ultimately, they’ll start overachieving and proving all the haters wrong. As they go into their final game, they’ll have a chance to “win the whole fucking thing,” as Ted said in the S1 finale. And, because this is a sports comedy, where the heroes triumph in the end, I believe they will win the championship just as Ted predicted.
But, as we got hints of in the S3 premiere, helping Richmond win a championship will prompt a big change for Ted. Which leads me to my next section:
Ted & Rebecca
I think it’s a no-brainer that the season/series will end with a shot of Ted’s face. S1 opened and closed with Rebecca in her office. S2 opened and closed with shots of Nate on the soccer field (albeit different fields). So, just as S3 opened with a shot of Ted’s face in an airport, I think it’ll close with a shot of Ted’s face, probably at an airport.
From the S3 premiere, it’s clear that part of Ted’s arc this season will be about finding reasons either to return to Kansas or stay in Richmond. If Richmond does win “the whole fucking thing” as Ted and Rebecca hope, I think Ted will feel as though he’s accomplished everything he set out to do. The team will have made history; all the players will be better people than when he first arrived; and Rebecca’s legacy as Richmond’s owner will be cemented.
Between Ted talking about his dad in S2 and S3 opening with Henry visiting Ted, I think it’s safe to say that Ted will feel obligated to return to Kansas and be more active in Henry’s life. He accomplished what he wanted to at Richmond, and now he needs to focus on being a dad.
So, the final scene will be him at the airport. But, I don’t think he’ll be alone.
Whether she catches him at Heathrow before he leaves, or hops on a private jet and meets him in Kansas City, I think Rebecca will convince him not to go. Or… she’ll go with him.
Yes, fam, I think Ted and Rebecca are our endgame couple for “Ted Lasso.” Much of S3 will be focused on building this up. We already had a very significant moment in the premiere, when Rebecca was vulnerable with Ted — something we rarely see from her — and asked him to fight back (for her)!!
Up till now their relationship has been platonic but significant. She’s the one who instantly recognizes his panic attacks in S1 and S2; he defends her from Rupert at the gala and during the darts game; he bakes her biscuits every day; she ‘saves’ him from spending Christmas alone in S2 … There are too many moments to mention.
In any case, I think their relationship will really start to shift after the Amsterdam episode, which will probably be Episode 6 or 7.
ICYMI: The “Ted Lasso” cast and crew filmed scenes in Amsterdam for this season, which is significant because the creators came up with the character of Ted Lasso in Amsterdam. So, needless to say, when the show “Ted Lasso” returns to the character’s “birthplace,” it’s going to be for some serious stuff.
So, leading into the Amsterdam episode, Ted and Rebecca will keep doing their usual stuff. They’ll have more significant interactions, but they’ll remain platonic. I think Amsterdam will be where one or both of them realize they have feelings for the other. (I’m putting my money on Rebecca realizing she likes Ted first.)
Anyway, this revelation will complicate their relationship through the remainder of the season/series. But, when Ted announces that he intends to return to Kansas after the final game, he and Rebecca will have an honest conversation about how they feel.
Before S3 premiered, I predicted on social media that Rebecca would go back to Kansas with Ted, and I do still see that as a genuine possibility. But, after seeing Episodes 1 and 2, I think it’s more likely that Rebecca will convince Ted to stay in England … at least for a while. Maybe they’ll go to Kansas together some day, but they’ll want to spend some time as a couple first.
Either way, I think the season has to end with Ted giving up his coaching gig. Whether it’s because he intends to return to Kansas or because he’s now dating the team’s owner, he can’t stay AFC Richmond’s coach.
Before I jump into who I think will succeed Ted as head coach, I wanted to touch on a few other predictions I have for Ted and Rebecca individually in S3:
- By the end of the season, Ted will have some legit soccer knowledge. Up to now, he was mostly coasting on charm and the people around him. He let them focus on the strategies, lineups, techniques, play calls, etc., and he worried more about the team dynamics and morale. But, I think by the end of the season, Ted will come into his own as a proper soccer coach. Maybe he won’t be as smart as Nate or Roy, but he’ll be much, much better than he was in S1-2. We’ve already seen glimpses with him saying that he and Henry played a lot of FIFA video games over the summer, and him starting to read Beard’s soccer book.
- Ted will continue his therapy sessions with Dr. Sharon, and he’ll have a lot of insecurities about his ex-wife moving on while he’s still processing their divorce. He’ll also continue exploring his role as a father, as I said earlier, wanting to return to Kansas to be more active in Henry’s life.
- Based on set photos, we know Ted’s mom comes to visit him. I predict this will be either in the penultimate episode and/or the finale. I think Ted’s mom will help him realize what he wants to do once he’s accomplished everything at Richmond, and where he needs to go next. I also just generally think Rebecca meeting Ted’s mom is going to be hilarious — just like Ted meeting her mom was.
- Rebecca will have a confrontation with her mother, and a separate one with Sassy. Both of them have been less-than-ideal influences in her life, and she needs to either set boundaries or cut ties completely. I think she may divulge to Sassy that she has feelings for Ted, which could lead to a major argument between them.
- This one might be a bit of a stretch, but it’s possible that Rebecca will have a realization about Ted needing to go back to Henry based on her experiences with Nora. Rebecca disappeared from Nora’s life for six years, so much so that when she started spending time with her again, Nora was completely different from the little girl she remembered. When Ted shares with Rebecca how he feels he needs to return to Kansas to be there for Henry, Rebecca might be able to relate (on a smaller scale) based on her experiences with Nora.
- Rebecca will ultimately triumph over Rupert. Not sure exactly what form it’ll take (maybe she’ll find out he’s cheating on his current wife Bex and spill the beans?), but there’s no doubt in my mind Rebecca will have the last laugh against Rupert.
OK. Now that we’ve addressed our two leads, let’s move onto the other couple on this show:
Roy & Keeley
I think it’s pretty obvious that Roy and Keeley are getting back together. I just think that Roy needs to grow a lot first.
We’ve seen hints at this in the first two episodes — the remark about how he needs to surrender to the earth, and the later conversation about him preferring to end things on his own terms rather than letting things play out (ie, quitting over being fired). Roy has a lot of growing to do personally before he can be in a relationship with anyone.
I do think Roy and Ms. Bowen, Phoebe’s (former?) teacher, might go out on a few dates. They set up in S2 that she might have a crush on him, but I think it’ll ultimately be a stepping stone to help him get back together with Keeley. Maybe he realizes that, as nice as Ms. Bowen is, she’s not Keeley. And as Roy told Rebecca last season, “You deserve to be with someone who makes you feel like you’ve been struck by fucking lightning! Don’t you dare settle for fine!” I think that moment will come back around, likely with Rebecca repeating the line back to him.
As for Keeley, her subplot has been the least interesting part of Season 3 for me thus far. It’s not terrible, but it’s not really grabbing me either. During my rewatches, I’ve just skipped those scenes. I think, generally, Keeley will step into that ‘boss’ role. She’s going to take pages from Ted and Rebecca’s books and learn how to motivate people and create good team chemistry. She’ll help break her coworkers out of their stuffy molds and really liven up the place, just like Ted did at Richmond. I also think she’ll channel Rebecca and help her friend become the next Keeley.
So, earlier I said that Ted will ultimately resign as Richmond’s head coach, and I could see Roy succeeding Ted. I don’t think it’s a certainty — because there’s another candidate out there — but I do think it’s a strong possibility. Roy started out the series as a past-his-prime footballer who thought Ted was a joke and hated everything Ted tried to do when he first came to Richmond. So, having Roy succeed Ted and continue that work at Richmond would be a great way to end his arc.
I’ve seen a few people theorizing that Beard will take over after Ted, but I honestly think Roy makes more sense. He has more cred as a former footballer, and the fans already love him. While Ted will plan to leave England, I think Beard will choose to stay at Richmond as an assistant for Roy … or for the other possible candidate to replace Ted:
Nate
Yes, I think it’s pretty obvious Nate isn’t going to stay on ‘the dark side’ forever. He is the Anakin Skywalker to Rupert’s Emperor Palpatine, so it’s only a matter of time before Nate reconciles with Ted and returns to ‘the good side.’
There’s a lot to unpack with Nate, but his arc will ultimately boil down to his relationship with Ted and his relationship with Rupert. He’ll see Rupert for the snake he really is and second-guess all his assumptions and criticisms about Ted.
Right now, Rupert is using Nate as a pawn in his grand game against Rebecca and Ted. It’s possible Nate senses this, but doesn’t care because he likes having Rupert’s approval and the power that comes with being a football club manager (rather than an assistant coach or a kit man).
But, I think we’ll soon see that Nate isn’t prepared to be a head coach, and that he’s the exact opposite of Ted.
Ted is very open with his players, creating a good sense of teamwork and collaboration among his staff. Even just walking into the training facilities, he has good banter and friendly greetings for all his coworkers. His office is on the ground floor, right next to the locker rooms. He also shares the office with Beard, and the door between their office and Roy’s is frequently open. He’s rarely on his phone, and doesn’t seem to use social media very much.
Meanwhile, in the few scenes we’ve had at West Ham, Nate’s been very demeaning toward his players, and doesn’t seem to have any rapport with his fellow coaches. In the season premiere, when he arrives at West Ham, he doesn’t respond at all to the staffer who tells him “hello.” His office is on the second or third floor, secluded and isolated. It’s away from the locker rooms, likely on a floor of other offices. But we don’t see any other coaches visiting Nate or vice versa. Also, Nate is constantly on his phone, checking social media.
Ultimately, Nate will find out the hard way just what it takes to be a successful coach. Unlike Ted, who seemingly lets criticism roll right off his back, Nate can’t let things go. The pressure will get to him and West Ham, specifically Rupert.
I think, in the latter half of the season, there will be a confrontation between Rupert and Nate. Rupert will be lashing out at Nate, feeling that he’s destroying West Ham. And it’ll become clear to Nate that Rupert was just using him and that he never believed in him the way Ted did.
We know from the trailers that Richmond will likely win or tie at West Ham, causing Nate to be absolutely furious with his team; and that later, Ted and Henry attend a West Ham game (probably while Henry’s visiting over fall/Thanksgiving/Christmas break).
I think I saw someone theorize that Henry will ask for Nate’s autograph and inadvertently tell Nate about Ted having Nate’s picture on his dresser at home. I don’t know about that specifically, but I think there will be a moment midseason that will force Nate to rethink how he treated Ted and whether leaving Richmond was the right thing. And, considering how Henry was a big advocate for Nate’s little Lego man rejoining Richmond in the S3 premiere, I think it’s possible Henry will be a catalyst for Nate rethinking his relationship with Ted.
Anyway, after all this, I think we’ll have the confrontation between Nate and Rupert, and that will be the final straw for the ‘fallen from grace’ coach. Nate will realize he shouldn’t have left Richmond. He’ll regret everything he said to Ted, prompting him to reconcile with his former mentor. Not only will Ted forgive him, but he’ll also probably offer him his job back.
This will probably be in the last 2-4 episodes of the season, and I think Nate coming back to Richmond for the final few games will be a major turning point for the team. If Richmond is going to win the whole fucking thing, as Ted predicted in the S1 finale, then Nate returning will have to be part of that.
Now, by the season finale, when Ted announces that he plans to leave Richmond, it is possible that he’ll choose Nate to succeed him as head coach. Seeing this wimpy kit man who was constantly bullied by the team becoming Richmond’s head coach, and seeing the man Ted dubbed “Nate the Great” who fell to the ‘dark side’ but came back to help Richmond to victory, would also be a satisfying conclusion to Nate’s arc.
But, in my personal opinion, I think it’d be best for Nate and everyone else if he leaves for another program — but with Ted & company’s blessing this time. I think he’ll realize that staying at Richmond would be too awkward with Ted leaving, as he might feel out-of-place coaching alongside Roy and Beard. It’s also likely that he’ll feel like he’s “outgrown” Richmond (in a good way) and that he needs to move on and do his own thing. Maybe he’ll decide to coach elsewhere in Europe — hell, maybe he’ll even go to the United States. (Wouldn’t that be hilarious?!)
Also, just like Rebecca, Nate needs to have some kind of ‘come to Jesus’ moment with his parents, specifically his dad. Nate’s relationship with his dad is the driving force behind his insecurities. His father doesn’t give Nate the time of day, so when Ted did, Nate picked Ted as a replacement father-figure. So, for the audience to feel like Nate’s fully matured from the awkward kit man we met in S1, he really needs to address his problems with his dad and with Ted.
Honestly, I think Nate’s reconciliation with Ted in the latter half of the season is going to be the most emotional moment in the show up to that point. Although, I do think the final Ted/Rebecca scene is going to top even that.
The Supporting Cast
This section shouldn’t take long, as I don’t have a lot of confident predictions for Beard, Higgins or the Richmond players.
As I said, I think Beard will stay in England as an assistant when Ted announces he’s going back to Kansas.
For Higgins, I think he’ll come into his own more by the end of the show. He was introduced as this very second-fiddle, butt-of-the-joke sort of character, but he’s really grown into someone who’s less awkward and more accepted by the Richmond players and staff. I think he’ll continue that trajectory, likely with some big promotion or recognition, but I’m not sure what. I saw one prediction that, when Rebecca goes back to Kansas with Ted, she’ll leave Richmond to Higgins. I like that idea on paper, but I don’t know how it’d work in execution. Owners need a lot of money to keep their team at the top of the league, and Higgins doesn’t seem to have that money. Although, I guess if Rebecca just gives him the team, he’ll start getting all those incomes (especially if they win the championship) without having to pay anything for it. But, that’s more of an idea that’s floating around, not a solid theory I’m putting forward.
Now, moving to the players: With Zava joining Richmond, this should kick off a nice little arc for Jamie. He’ll really come to terms with his role on the team — he’s not used to sharing the spotlight with someone equally gifted and equally cocky. Zava will challenge that status quo, and the two will likely butt heads.
If I were writing Jamie’s arc for S3, I’d have him get injured and be sidelined for a good chunk of the season. It wouldn’t be a career-ending injury, but it’d serve as a wake-up call that he’ll soon be where Roy was in S1 — at the end of his footballer career. I want to see Jamie develop an “after football” career plan — whether that’s becoming a pundit, a coach or something else. This would show how much he’s grown and how he’s not so egotistical that he thinks he’ll play forever.
I also think we’ll have another appearance from Jamie’s dad, and I think we’ll see Jamie and Roy becoming better friends in S3. Jamie won’t be tempted to hit on Keeley anymore, despite her and Roy breaking up. Ideally, I think Jamie will get a love interest in the latter half of the season, just to show how he’s moved on from Keeley and reaffirming to the audience that the Roy-Keeley-Jamie love triangle is definitely over.
I don’t have major predictions for the other players, though. Like Jamie, I hope Sam gets a nice love interest to show the audience that he’s moved on from Rebecca.
Additionally, once Isaac gets suspended for fighting, we see Sam wearing the captain band in the trailer, signifying how much of a leader he’s become on the team. To be honest, I think Sam is poised to become a franchise player at Richmond. If he didn’t leave in S2 to play for Morocco, I don’t think he’s going to leave at all. Maybe he’ll have enough money/stability to bring his family to the UK, and help him run his restaurant?
Finally, I’ll just briefly mention Colin. I’ve said on Twitter that Colin has consistently been the butt of the joke through S1-2. Of Nate’s three original bullies, we’ve seen tremendous growth from Jamie and Isaac. Now, S3 will be Colin’s turn. I think he’ll come into his own as a Richmond player. Someone predicted he could get into a serious car accident, possibly as a suicide attempt. I don’t think the show will go quite that dark, but I do think Colin will get some serious screen time in S3. After everything Nate did to him in S2, he needs to prove his worth to all the naysayers, like the nun he mentioned in the S3 premiere.
Anyway, I’ve been throwing a lot of predictions at you in this post. So, here’s a recap of the MAJOR ones:
TL;DR
- Roy and Keeley get back together, possibly getting engaged.
- Richmond wins “the whole fucking thing.”
- Ted announces he’s leaving Richmond to return to Kansas and be with his son.
- Roy will take over as head coach.
- Beard will stay on as an assistant to Roy.
- Nate will leave West Ham, reconcile with Ted & co., help Richmond win the championship, but then leave to coach another franchise (not Richmond or West Ham).
- Ted and Rebecca have a scene at the airport, where she decides to go with him OR she convinces him to stay. And that’s the final scene of the show — Ted and Rebecca at the airport.
Miscellaneous/’Just For Fun’ Predictions
I thought of a couple of other random things while putting together this post. Most of these are random one-off predictions, but here ya go:
- When Richmond plays at West Ham in a few episodes, Zava is going to help Richmond win or tie. This will really piss off Nate and Rupert, who wanted so badly to beat Richmond with Zava on their team. (Callback to the most recent episode.)
- Ted will finally learn the offside rule and make a legit argument about it in a game, probably the finale. (This will be an inverse of the S1 finale.)
- Rebecca will be wearing red in her final scene, and Ted will be wearing blue. (This is a Wizard of Oz reference. Rebecca=ruby slippers/way home; Ted=Dorothy)
- With Ted leaving Richmond, I believe Roy will take Ted’s spot in The Diamond Dogs. However, I think Ted will dub Higgins as the leader of The Diamond Dogs in his stead, as Higgins is the best fit personality-wise. I also think Will will take Nate’s old spot. So the final set of Diamond Dogs will be: Higgins, Roy, Beard and Will. (Callback to various things.)
- EDIT: We will also get another reference to Roy’s “yoga moms” group in S3. We’ve had at least one in S1 and S2, so I imagine we’ll either get another reference or scene with them this season. It’s possible he’ll introduce Jamie to them, but more likely we’ll get a scene where they tell Roy they always knew he was a famous footballer and just never said anything. Roy did say in S1 that they had no idea who he was, but I have a hard time believing someone in England wouldn’t recognize a famous footballer. I mean, would a group of yoga moms in the United States not recognize … I don’t know, Peyton Manning or Patrick Mahomes? Even if they didn’t recognize his face, wouldn’t they have heard his name somewhere? Anyway, I just think it’d be fun to see them again. (Callback to multiple episodes.)
- We will learn the identity of the high-scorer of the Crown & Anchor’s Wizard of Oz pinball machine. (Callback to the S2 episode where Ted’s playing pinball.)
- Trent’s book will have a pun in the main title, like “Better off Ted” or something like that. (This is just generally obvious based on all the headlines we’ve seen in this show, but I think Keeley said something in S1 about the power of rhymes and puns in England.)
- “New Rebecca” (AKA Bex) will divorce Rupert after she realizes what a manipulative asshole Rupert is, just as Rebecca did. NGL, Rupert is probably going to cheat on Bex just like he did with Rebecca. (This seems obvious to me.)
- We will get at least one more scene of Higgins playing upright bass. (A bit random, but we’ve gotten one scene like this every season thus far. *shrugs*)
- Similarly, I think we’ll get another scene of someone spelling out “Hi” on the ground with objects/people. (Again, we’ve gotten one instance in every season so far.)
- Colin will start dating someone he met off Bantr. (As I said earlier, Colin’s been the butt of the joke for long enough, and he deserves a happy ending. Him finding someone on Bantr, the company that sponsors his team, would be hilarious.)
- We will get at least one scene at Sam’s new restaurant. (After I wrote this, I realized there’s a shot in one of the trailers where it looks like the players are at a restaurant. So, yeah, this is basically already confirmed.)
- The flight attendant lady who took Henry to his plane will appear again in the finale, probably when Ted is trying to board his flight. (Callback to S3 premiere)
- Beard and Jane will still be doing their on-again-off-again thing in the finale. I honestly don’t think the guy is ever going to leave her for real. If he was going to, he would’ve done it by now. Hell, maybe they’ll be talking about getting engaged/married by the finale. (IDK. Seems obvious.)
- The Pub Guys will get Richmond/Ted Lasso tattoos. (Callback to earlier episode.)
- Ted will call someone a wanker — probably the old guy he sees outside the pub who calls him a wanker. (IDK. I feel like he’s got to do it at some point.)
- Once word gets out that Ted is leaving Richmond, he’ll get an offer to coach at another English soccer club. (Reference to the second “Ted Lasso” commercial from NBC Sports.)
- UPDATE: We will definitely get a third “confession” moment between Rebecca and Ted in Ted’s office, mirroring when she confessed why she hired him in S1 and when she told him about Sam in S2. Ted himself already set this up last season, with him and Rebecca saying they’d reconvene at the same time, same place in S3. This will be the penultimate episode (3.11), and I imagine that Rebecca’s big confession will be that she has feelings for Ted. Now, I see one of two scenarios happening:
- 1) Rebecca will make her confession to Ted, as scheduled, and he’ll tell her that he’s decided to go back to Kansas after the final game, causing both of them to reevaluate their decisions over the next two episodes.
- 2) Rebecca will plan to tell Ted that she’s in love with him, but he’ll interrupt her and tell her about his plans to return to Kansas. Thus, Rebecca will decide not to tell him then and there, prompting her to do a romcom-style airport run in the finale, so she can confess her feelings before he leaves.
Alright, fam, thanks for sticking to the end of this post! I look forward to the remaining 10 episodes and sending this show out in style. Let’s go, Richmond!