“Football is life!”—Dani Rojas When last we left Ted Lasso everyone was in a precarious situation. An African billionaire (Sam Richardson) offered Sam (Toheeb Jimoh) a chance to be a star on an African team, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) was wrestling with her feelings for Sam and the possibility of losing him, while Keeley (Juno Temple) … Continue reading Ted Lasso Recap: Inverting the Pyramid for Success →

“Your eyebrows aren’t crazy, they’re psychotic.”—Coach Beard Professional success and accolades are nice but at our core we’re made for connection. When we don’t have that connection, we feel hollow. This season on Ted Lasso we’ve seen our characters go through these struggles. They have holes in their lives that can’t be filled and that … Continue reading Ted Lasso Recap: Midnight Train to Royston →

“I hate tea. It tastes like a wet paper bag.”—Sharon The scars people leave when we’re young can carry through and continue to haunt us many years later. For both Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) and Ted (Jason Sudeikis), those wounds came from their fathers. They’ve tried to run from them and cover them over but there … Continue reading Ted Lasso Recap: No Weddings and a Funeral →

“I dated a professor from Oxford and I listen more than I talk.”—Coach Beard The bottle episode is a staple of the television medium, often allowing a show to focus on a character usually relegated to the sidelines and explore something in a fun, new way. In this case, we get an episode dedicated to … Continue reading Ted Lasso Recap: Beard After Hours →

“I believe this could be something very special.”—Sam There has been a lot going on in the world of Ted Lasso and much of it came to a head in Man City, the season’s eighth episode. It was a profound and emotional episode that was one of the season’s best. Let’s dive in. We pick … Continue reading Ted Lasso Recap: Man City →