Sam Obisanya/Rebecca Welton
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| Pairing: | Sam Obisanya/Rebecca Welton |
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| Gender category: | F/M |
| Fandom: | Ted Lasso |
| Canonical?: | Yes |
| Prevalence: | Rarepair |
| Archives: | Archive of Our Own Tag |
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Sam Obisanya/Rebecca Walton is a rarepair in the Ted Lasso fandom. Canonically, Rebecca is the owner of Richmond FC, making her Sam's employer and they have a minimal amount of interaction throughout season one. In season two, their relationship becomes a romantic one after they match with one another on the dating app Bantr. Rebecca ends the relationship near the end of season two.
Canon
Fandom
History and Overview
As of April 2024, Sam/Rebecca have 57 fanworks tagged with their pairing on Archive of Our Own. The first work with the pairing tagged was posted to AO3 on 23 December 2020; the work is archive locked.
There was a considerable amount of discussion of the relationship on social media, especially as fans were divided on how they felt about it.
Fan Commentary
Common Tropes and Fanon
Controversies
Fans of the show were decidedly unsure about the relationship. Many discussed how they felt the relationship was inappropriate due to Rebecca's position as Sam's employer and others were uncomfortable with the age gap between the characters[1][2]
Example Fanworks
Fanfic
Fanart
Fanvids
Other Fanworks
Meta
Archives and Communities
- Sam Obisanya/Rebecca Welton tag at AO3
- rebecca x sam tag at Tumblr
- "sam x rebecca" search at r/TedLasso
Other Fannish Resources
(Rec Lists, Big Bangs, Thing-a-thons, Holiday Exchanges, wiki links, etc.)
References
- ^ "'The Sam and Rebecca Thing is Weird', r/TedLasso". Archived from the original on 2024-04-13.
- ^ "'Did anyone else feel that Rebecca and Sam getting together was really inappropriate?', r/TedLasso". Archived from the original on 2024-04-13.