Brett Goldstein compares 'Ted Lasso' to 'The Simpsons' after influx of new characters

One of the many keys to the resounding success of 'Ted Lasso' is undeniably Brett Goldstein, whose portrayal of lovable grumpy Roy Kent is the perfect foil for Jason Sudeikis' endlessly positive head coach. Goldstein is also a major creative force behind the scenes, serving as the show's writer and co-producer. That means he's uniquely qualified to talk about a moment many fans dread: the end of the show, which the stars say will likely come in season 3. In a new interview with , Goldstein explained how who the series is working towards its finale and how he collaborates with Jason Sudeikis to create the story.

"It's hard to say because I forget how these things happen," Goldstein said. “As in, because it's such a long, gradual process, I think what's happening is that Jason almost has flags in the sand from the journey. I know it happens, I know it happens, I know it happens. So let's say there's three things in a season for each character or whatever, and then it becomes, "How are we going to get to this point and this point and this point?" So the kind of points I think are fixed, but I didn't know all the points. At the start of the season, it's quite complicated because I don't have a simple answer. There was a general three-arc structure in terms of I always knew what the ending was from the beginning, but things are different. It's a fucking tapestry."

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He also talked about how the cast has grown over the years, as Ted's world has gradually filled with an eclectic cast of supporting characters who support him at just about every turn . He said the writers hadn't always planned on having such a large cast, but they were grateful to have brought out so many characters from the carpentry. Goldstein thinks the comic depth added by the supporting cast makes "Ted Lasso" comparable to "The Simpsons."

“And also, the show is like Springfield, there are so many characters now,” he said. "And so many characters that I'm sure we didn't think of on day one, it was a guest star that we put in a thing but then they turned out to be brilliant so now they're gone. You see what I mean? There are many, many detours that this thing takes that have grown and been enriched by the cast and whatever. But the big, big, big arcs are those big arcs, like they always have been."

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