The Unpredictable Genius of Ted Lasso

Let's be real... we would ALL be into Hannah Waddingham smashing us into a wall.

Ted Lasso's darts speech is one of the greatest speeches I've seen in TV of film.

My favourite line was when Roy storms out in about ep 3. Ted turns to Beard & says “if you think he’s mad now, wait til we win him over”. It was at that point you realise Ted knows exactly what he is doing. And it pays off - in the next episode Roy is reading A Wrinkle in Time to his niece when the penny drops. He realises why Ted gave him that book, and what Ted wanted him to learn. And he totally loses his shit.

Keeley and Rebecca’s friendship is one of the best female friendships on TV. I really expected that Keeley will follow the dumb model trope and i’m sooo glad i was wrong. Their friendship was so unexpected but i’m so happy it’s there. Keeley also acts as a moral compass for her as well i think

Ted Lasso seems at first to be a cornfest about how kindness is contagious. But it's really about how difficult it often is to be a good person. How we can so easily become the worst versions of ourselves and how much work it is to stay kind and caring in an often unkind, uncaring world.

Rebecca helping Ted out of his panic attack was one of the most unexpected and compelling scenes of the show so far. Them bonding over both going through a divorce was a such a great character point for both.

I will never stop talking about the beauty in Jamie’s arc over the two seasons. The way his relationship with Roy but more importantly with himself is astounding

"I forgot, I am left handed." It is the most badass line in the history of cinema. If you disagree, I hear you but in the words of the legendary FriendlySpaceNinja "I also don't care."

One of the most special parts about this show is the fact that the conflict is resolved so easily, but no less meaningfully. It's so unique, yet completely on-brand, and absolutely captivating

Yes!!! It's a comedy where no one is just the butt of the joke, where every character gets a chance to be their best! It made me so happy. It's been a while since I just enjoyed something so much.

The difference between Ted Lasso and Karen in Paris is obvious. It's self-awareness.

One of the brilliant things about Ted Lasso is that there really isn’t an antagonist, and every character is humanized. The closest thing it gets to a true villan is Rupert (whose actions drive the plot, but he is only in, like, two episodes), and thats about it.

What I particularly love about Rebecca’s story is how clearly her husband’s controlling behavior and emotional abuse isolated her, and her healing through S1 comes from her no longer being isolated - Higgins was too weak and complicit to be her real ally at first, but Rebecca gets Ted, and through Ted gets Keeley’s love and friendship and (to a lesser extent) the AFC Richmond team’s respect. She reconnects with her best friend Sassy and god-daughter Nora. Thanks to all of that she heals enough to accept Higgins’s support, and stand strong on her own. It’s gorgeous.

(spoiler warning) This comedy series about Americans not getting British sports starring Jason Sudeikis had two of the most intense, gut-punch, bawl-worthy scenes that I've watched since probably BoJack Horseman. The scene where Ted Lasso has a panic attack outside the club and the scene where he signs the divorce papers and then sleeps with Rebecca's friend destroy me every time. I have NEVER seen a panic attack so perfectly captured in my life, and the music that plays in the second scene...just wow. Brilliant, brilliant show.

I never expected to like this show but ended up loving it after the first 10 minutes.

"Who cares about awards these days anyways?" Ted Lasso: I guess I'll just ignore these 20 Emmy nominations then.

The Beard is the unsung hero of the show.

The thing I loved about Ted Lasso was the dialogue. You know how sometimes you'll watch a show and everything that the characters are saying is just explaining the plot? The characters on Ted Lasso could just be talking about relatable nonsense that has nothing to do with the story and it just tells us so much about who they are as people.

The way my mom loves Ted Lasso and when I told her you were making this video she was actually excited for a youtube video for the first time in her life.

Oh man, I really love how everyone ends up loving him but not just because he's so nice and goofy and the main character but because he actually earns their respect and love.