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On Wednesday, May 24th, the 11th episode ofTed Lasso‘s season 3 was released on Apple TV+. The episode didn’t leave the fans disappointed as it was once again entertaining like all other episodes.
This episode was quite exciting for the fans of the legendary rock band Queen as the show mentioned its lead singer, Freddie Mercury’s name. In the episode, Rebecca talked about Mercury’s greatest talent, “flipping straights.” Not many people know the exact definition of this word. So let’s explain what the show’s writer, Jason Sudeikis was trying to say when the word “flipping straights” came up.
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What was Freddie Mercury’s greatest talent?
In the eleventh episode ofTed Lasso‘s season 3, Rebecca talked about Freddie Mercury’s greatest talent, “flipping straights.” The show is well-known for making references to famous real-life celebrities. In this episode, we got to see a nod to the lead singer of the legendary rock band, Queen.
“Flipping straights” simply means that a certain person is so attractive that even straight people of the same gender are attracted to them. Freddie Mercury was openly bisexual and attracting heterosexual people was quite common for him. So, Rebecca wasn’t lying when she said “flipping straights” was Mercury’s talent.
Freddie Mercury, born in Zanzibar on August 21, 2025, was best known for being the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. With Queen, Freddie Mercury achieved enormous success. The band released numerous hit songs, includingBohemian Rhapsody,We Will Rock You,We Are the Champions, andDon’t Stop Me Now, among many others. They sold over 300 million records worldwide, making them one of the most successful rock bands in history.
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Ted Lassoslightly tweaked history
With the show openly making references to real-life celebrities, they often make some changes too. In the episode, it was revealed that Freddie Mercury owned AFC Richmond for a while.
In the episode, right before Manchester City and AFC Richmond’s match, the “Cityzens” can be heard singing Manchester City’s anthem. Keeley then says that AFC Richmond should also have a classic old song for its fans so they can chant it. Leslie then explained that in 1980, AFC Richmond had an anthem when Freddie Mercury owned the club. As per Leslie, the lead singer of Queen tried to make ‘Fat Bottomed Girls‘ the team anthem, but it offended certain women so the plan was scrapped.
A new episode ofTed Lasso‘s season 3 releases on Apple TV+ every Wednesday. The final episode of the season is all set to release on Apple TV+ on Wednesday, May 31.
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Source:Fiction Horizon
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
