![]() JR: The only thing that really stands out as maybe not working within the world of the show is the idea that Ted didn’t really contemplate what Rebecca was plotting. 5, “Tan Lines,” I love it when Coach Beard gives Higgins his lost phone and says “I deleted some apps to optimize performance.” Might say everything you need to know about Ted’s mysterious right-hand man. IC: It’s practically a throwaway line but in Ep. It ain’t easy to explain, but you know it when you see it.” MC: From the first episode, “Well, Trent, I’m gonna put it the same way the US Supreme Court did back in 1964 when they defined pornography. Then, in “Tan Lines,” at the end, Coach Beard wordlessly bringing Ted a pint and offering silent company after Ted and his wife both realize their marriage is over. That Ted would buy Nate the new suit is obviously a major act of kindness, but it’s the subtle way he brings it up (“Are you the kind of guy who wants to know if you have something in your teeth?”) rather than doing what other sitcoms or movies featuring a “kind” character would do: blurting “Hey Nate, that suit looks like shit! Let’s get you a new one!” It speaks volumes. ![]() ![]() First, in Episode 4 (“For The Children”), Ted both kindly broaches the subject of Nate’s suit not fitting (which makes sense as it wasn’t Nate’s suit), and then just buys him a new one. Both scenes hit me particularly hard when I rewatched season 1. JR: The darts scene is a classic, but I’ll cheat and mention two others. And after some more banter, Ted lays it out as clean as possible, saying “Don’t let her past much around with y’all’s future.” When Roy notes that Keeley and Jamie were together the night before, the Dogs clarify that Roy and she weren’t actually together and, in the most succinct piece of advice that Roy, and many of us, needed to hear, Coach Hunt says, “Grow up… and get over it.” I just love it as a great moment for the characters of the show that also felt like really important life advice in general. ![]() Ted playfully calls out the hypocrisy of Roy’s concern over Keeley’s past when he has a past of his own. Ted calls up the Diamond Dogs to bring some group advice for one of life’s quintessential conundrums for so many people (but certainly men). SK: I think the scene I remember most comes from Episode 8, “The Diamond.” Roy has started dating Keeley and is troubled by the fact that she used to sleep with Jamie. What’s a quote or scene that’s stuck with you? Especially because she is still, in part, working to sabotage him professionally.Īlso, Coach Beard does a killer Gaga. Dealing with Ted and Rebecca’s parallel stories (one dealing with his uncertainty and anxiety at the start of a divorce, the other dealing with how to reconnect with herself after the relationship ended) and having them meet up at the end, with Rebecca helping Ted as a friend from a place of experience despite not knowing why Ted was having his particular breakdown… just so good. JR: “Make Rebecca Great Again” is a phenomenal episode of television. SK: “Two Aces,” if only for the Allen Iverson “Practice” rant being worked into the show so well that it actually feels like an authentic scene unrelated to the source material. This show has so much more depth and charm than it has any right to be, and this episode encapsulates it beautifully. Ted Lasso going through the agony of divorce and having a panic attack feels all too genuine and relatable to the viewer, and is the kind of stuff that nobody would’ve predicted before this series came out. It will make you laugh, and it very well may make you cry. MC: “Make Rebecca Great Again.” This episode had a little bit of everything that the show brings to the table. Three great scenes: 1) Ted accepting Rebecca’s apology, 2) Roy’s niece saying why she loves her uncle, and 3) Rebecca also apologizing to Higgins. And Roy needs to accept that he’s no longer the player he once was. Ted is confronted by needing to bench Roy for the good of the team. Rebecca has to face scheming against the utterly kind Ted. 9, “All Apologies.” Time to confront reality. He’s terrified of what happens if he no longer has soccer. He wants to pursue an adult relationship. And then we see the angry man’s soft underbelly. But as with everyone else, Ted breaks through. He’s introduced as an obstacle to Ted, an old warhorse who has to be won over. ![]()
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