Ted Lasso PERFECTLY Balances Absurdity With Simplicity

[@thatautistrob]

The fact that Jason was going through divorce/custody battle during the filming made his performance one of the best and raw I’ve seen in a looooooong time.

[@trol68419]

HE'S HERE, HE'S THERE, HE'S EVERY-FUCKING-WHERE, ROY KENT, ROY KENT...

[@jasondalton1980]

Jayyyyyyy....meeee..... Tartt! Doo do de doo de do, Jamie Tart! doo do de doo de do, Jamie Tartt, doo do de doo de do, Jamie Tart!!!

[@craigbrown04]

You owe Phoebe a £1

[@henrybrown2004]

The show is so funny, but it balances it with truly deep and meaningful character moments. I love this show.

[@RizkyGusna]

This is the most accurate description of this show

[@joefelice5062]

So much comedy is based in cynicism, sarcasm, and darkness. Which of course I love. But Lasso found laughs in goodness and kindness. That’s an achievement for a single show, but to sustain it like they have is mind-blowing. Love it! (I wanted to make some sort of 2% milk of human kindness joke but I’ll leave the writing to the pros)

[@mrindeed4339]

I love this show so much, they managed to rick roll everyone in a scene without making me mad enough to headbutt another hole in my wall lol.

[@Vengfoul]

Literally on that one episode xD. Genius.

[@stringer2295]

That was genius lol

[@Vengfoul]

@@mustafahararwala7374 funeral one in Season 2

[@iwantaoctosteponmyneckbut3545]

i never cry when watching shows or movies, but somehow a fucking rick roll did it for me. it's been more than a week and i'm still in awe

[@kevinw712]

see, most people have given up now on running around trying to drop the perfect rick roll, but Ted Lasso was NEVER gonna do that

[@anass1905]

That rick roll episode was probably my favorite episode of Ted Lasso ever. Ted Lasso talking about why he is so nice to everyone really is a life lesson to the entire world.

[@ahnafdrubo9727]

why is he nice to everybody? can't recall it

[@anass1905]

@@ahnafdrubo9727 Spoiler. Dont read any further if you havent seen ted lasso season 2 episode 10. His father killed himself when he was a kid. He always thought that his father was happy. So he made a promise to himself that he will never let a person walk by without making sure that they are doing well.

[@thetypingavocado574]

i seriously didn't expect to get rick rolled in ted lasso, but here we are

[@jbash3958]

@@anass1905 SPOILER after the end of S2 I remember Ted saying that he wished his dad knew how great he was and if he knew perhaps he wouldn’t have killed himself. In the last episode of the season Ted talks in the press conference about mental health, after Nate admitting how he felt. Could Ted’s father passing and Nate’s passing of a “happy” character be a form of parallelism in which both characters failed to see how great they were and ultimately paid the consequences for it? It could be a stretch but it brings me goosebumps to think of just how great of writing that was from the writers.

[@joeypotter6051]

@@jbash3958 In 2x10 he talks about being mad at his father for "quitting" by taking his own life, and back in season 1, when he goes through with the divorce with his wife, he tells her he had promised himself he'd never quit anything, which is when she says "You're not quitting, you're just letting me go". SUCH intelligent writing, I'm in awe. Every rewatch gives me more.

[@patrickross1694]

This show makes me care about every character to some level. The way they grow, change, and even mess up feels so human and Ted is such a well written guy.

[@bcs123sherwood]

Been thinking the last couple days on if there was ever a tv show that’s moved me, or has made me feel the emotions that Ted Lasso has.. And I can’t think of a single one. This show will take you for a ride that you don’t ever want to get off. To people involved in making this show, thank you.. thank you so much for a show that’s touched my heart

[@rottensquid]

It does feel weirdly ground-breaking, in that it's a feel-good comedy that's genuinely emotionally intelligent. Most feel-good comedy is the opposite. *stares meaningfully at Love, Actually

[@tyro7413]

It also melts my heart. Ted makes a 30-something father and teacher be a better person, and it’s in a way that acknowledges life’s darkness. What a role model.

[@Drizurp]

Christmas episode was top tier, felt like it was December already.

[@passiveagressive4983]

Who has just watched ep.11 when the team are trying to recreate Bye Bye Bye by N Sync dance routine? Coach Beard ‘They are not in sync’ …..subtle and intelligent and so very clever😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

[@Bobbytheman98]

Very surprised they didn’t go the route that they originally had for the original Ted Lasso sketches on NBC. But it’s funny because that was made ten years ago when mockumentary style comedy was peak. Had to get used to their style of cinematography and tone but I quickly fell in love with the good feel and deep topics about the human condition. And also Ted Lasso is one of the only shows where they show male characters having flaws such as mental health and insecurities and toxic masculinity while trying to figure it out.

[@vanhalenbr]

It’s amazing because I started Ted Lasso with low expectations last year and I was amazed by how great it’s the show.

[@TheGamerGoons]

That episode. I only saw that one scene, but when he says,"Barbaque Sauce." I was like damn..... that's so heartfelt. And, after just losing my dad and one of our favorite things was darts, it got me.

[@FaresDjebbar]

Hands down the best scene in any comedy show!

[@darkriku12]

It's also funny because Bullseye is a Kansas City barbeque sauce!

[@spc1612]

I'm sorry for your loss -- sending hugs

[@joeypotter6051]

That BBQ sauce line was such a great callback that didn't talk down to the audience. It relied on you paying attention to the dialogue from several episodes earlier but didn't hit you over the head with it. So smart.

[@doing_aok]

i think that commitment to character is also best seen in the reveal about teds dad. it was a surprise but not a twist. if you go back and watch how ted talks about his dad, his own actions towards his son, etc: you can guess it. and it was satisfying to learn! the character is consistent enough to have a backstory that makes sense

[@brandonayong5823]

Anyone saw his skit with jose mourinho? It was hilarious " I've won 25 trophies including a Copa del Rey ( Spanish cup)" " Yeah I know her sister" " The Spanish football play a style they like to call tiki take which is based on possession of the ball" " Yeah you know they offered me chicken tiki taka on my flight over here but I declined" " That's it I hang up" 😂😂😂😂

[@heathkish6901]

I love how wholesome the Ted Lasso fan base is. It's such a beautiful show, and deserves all the praise that it receives!

[@dennis2003bengel]

There is almost no moment I don’t have a smile from ear to ear :)

[@jokerYG]

I haven't loved a show this much in a very long time. It's such a damn good show!

[@laluenbaires]

Love it. And Roy says "you had me at coach" because Ted had said a bunch of rom com lines at him before in this episode, it was really funny. The only thing I don't like about this show is how short the seasons are 😆. I can't believe this Friday is the season finale, I want more Ted Lasso!!

[@damiens4601]

Never heard of it, new show to watch ^^

[@Nerdstalgic]

You won't be disappointed!

[@conorculhane3432]

The dart scene is some of the best writing and acting I have ever seen anywhere. Ted Lasso is brilliant.

[@BillJ213]

I started this show with low expectations on a plane ride and had to get a subscription because it was so good! I love English football, but it’s the characters that get you invested 💯

[@stringer2295]

I thought I would hate coach beards solo episode but it was one of my favorites

[@kevinhoctor62]

I love this about Ted Lasso. This show keeps me emotionally involved in the characters and the plot without requiring a barrage of laugh-out-loud moments. Another brilliant breakdown. Cheers!

[@Wico90YT]

The writing for this is ridonk and the cast always seems to deliver it perfectly.

[@greywolf845]

I hear this and I can understand how much enjoyment you’re getting out of this series. And I’m happy for you

[@mattcurr9931]

Roy is definitely the comedy MVP, and that's amazing in itself. And Beard's reaction is friggin priceless

[@hellfish2309]

When Bill Lawrence sticks the landing, it is always on the legs of Absurdity and Simplicity

[@hooman2459]

Favorite show ever. Can't change my mind.

[@randykrus9562]

The perfect show for today's polarized world.

[@Christopher-ms5ke]

I LOVE this show. It shouldn’t work but it does on all fronts.

[@derry667dingo]

I was just rewatching this week (in prep for season two finale) and it only just hit me that the owl joke payoff wasn’t just not a call back to earlier in the episode or even to an earlier episode in season two. It’s a call back to the PREVIOUS SEASON and so when the full weight of Coach Beard’s “worth the wait” line hit me, I had to hit pause to get all my laughing out loud done before continuing to savour every moment of the episode.

[@BortPlayz]

The coach beard episode is truly the best episode of the show

[@FaresDjebbar]

The ending of that episode was epic! Ted reaction to it like it's a normal thing for beard to come to work with the disco pants, it was just epic!

[@darinareisoglu4302]

Wow.. To me it was the most dubious and unnecessary Why did you find it so awesome, I wonder? I wonder if I missed the point

[@BortPlayz]

@@darinareisoglu4302 just thought it was fun to explore into him and have a bit of a more serious episode

[@zumateen]

Agreed, and it was weird to find out it's the lowest rated in the whole series! I liked the surreal journey, the extraordinary consequences for every thing he does through out the episode, and a chance to get to know the character

[@BortPlayz]

@@zumateen wow really! It’s so good!

[@JL_27]

FINALLY. Been waiting on a video on Ted lasso for over a year!!

[@pekar43]

For us who watched Ted Lasso because we are football fans, isn't it funny when they try to dodge talking about football while reviewing it lol

[@VarunKumar-ro4ll]

ikr its good for americans but i just cant get past the setup of the show at how an individual with no prior connection to the sport is hired to manage a premier league team and the reality ofhow a job surrounding football works is conveniently brushed through.

[@jacobmackenzie4836]

@@VarunKumar-ro4ll Yeah I don't mind that as much, as the whole setting requires a suspension of disbelief, like any show really. Like in, say, Community, we know no real community college has that stuff going on, but it doesn't get in the way of the story. What does make me laugh is the football skills of some of the actors - at the end of the 1st season when they make that American Football play, the goalie taking the free kick is woeful haha - looks like it would have gone about 5 yards.

[@tramlou1]

@@VarunKumar-ro4ll I really like TED LASSO but as a sports fan I know this notion is absurd. The show never convincingly addresses how a novice can organize practices while forming strategies AND get profession players to buy in and compete. Is coach Beard (also a novice) the brains of the organization? Nate the equipment manager? Do soccer teams not really need coaching and just run on autopilot? I think having Lasso as division 2 college SOCCER coach would've satisfied the fish-out-of-water requirement as well as made the players condescending of him but would've made the on-field results more believable.

[@charlesbenard2886]

When I first heard of Ted Lasso I made a snap judgement that a show with such a asinine premise would not be worth my time, I believe I was in good company. But towards the end of the first run, I stumbled upon more than a few intriguing reviews and decided to be curious. Well, I was reeled in, hook, line and sinker. From what I’ve read, mine is a rather common story. I’ve watched a fair share of TV drama and comedy over my 62 years and I’ve enjoyed most of it as well crafted entertainment but with an appropriate detachment, it’s just fiction after all. It’s a truly rare event when I have concerns about the fate of fictitious characters to the extent of feeling trepidation before each new installment. And that’s nothing compared to the elation I experience when good things happen to them and the sadness when they’re down. But I’m comforted in knowing I’m not alone in being sad. I’ve loved every episode and had my share of goose bumps, lump in the throat and many tears. A certain amount of suspension of disbelief was required but that’s ok. It is possible that the present circumstances have made me more receptive to such a show, I don’t know. Regardless, I’m grateful for it’s existence. Nonetheless, I can’t help but try to understand why Ted Lasso has had such a unusual impact on myself as well as on many others. My take is that, while Seinfeld was the show about nothing, Ted Lasso is the show about everything. More to the point, it’s about life. AFC Richmond, the stadiums, the games are just background, the canvas on which the lives of the characters unfold. There is no plot, the team wll be ok. It’s about the multiple stories that crisscross one another and that we observe and get captivated and enthralled by. Lives very much like ours. Of course most of us don’t have the material comfort of those individuals but, except for Rebecca, their position is precarious. So they, as we, must navigate life without a clear roadmap. In the last episode Ted said it so well, life is about making choices. We do our best, we try, we stumble, we make mistakes, we learn, we take the good, we accept the bad, we correct, we fix, we make amends, we keep going and, hopefully, we become the better versions of ourselves. Onward, Forward. This show is not plot driven but it is message driven. It seeks to show the way but is not about the destination it’s about the journey. Each generation as an impact on the next and it’s a responsability to be taken with earnestness. Dereliction of duty can have long lasting effect. But there’s, most of all, a message of hope. Wounds can be healed, what is stuck can be freed,the lost can find the right path with a little help from our friends. It’s about how loving, caring, trusting can clear the path forward. It’s about honesty with others but mostly with ourselves. It’s about the courage to show ourselves, warts and all, without a mask of fierceness, of meekness or of happyness. It’s about the value of friendship and the strenght of solidarity. This unrelenting optimism, at once Ted’s stenght and weekness, is the reason the show is comedy and not drama. Ultimately, everything is funny and for the same reason that there are few fates worst than being sad and alone the best laughs are the ones shared with the most. I look forward to the rest of the journey. To the creators of the show and to the extremely talented cast and crew I can only say, job well done and thank you. There’s this Doctor Who quote that I like a lot and that appropriately summarizes Ted Lasso. « Hate is always foolish and love is always wise. Always try to be nice but never fail to be kind. Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind » Believe!

[@hello7032]

This show makes me feel safe.

[@Xailow]

Ted is one of the best shows out there. Hands down

[@BedlemTheGoliath]

Working in some casual profanity while deep diving into Roy Kent . . . *chef's kiss*

[@alexjames2264]

After my dad's death about 5 months ago... this show is the therapy I needed!

[@sonickham7085]

Just binged the whole show. Can't wait for season 3

[@jagger9284]

Absolutely my favorite show!!

[@saranshgothi3720]

Appreciation comment for the sub plots in the show.

[@kevinw712]

he's here, he's there, got an Emmy winner's stare - Roy Kent! Roy Kent!

[@alisiks2429]

Love this show - Nate’s transformation had such a lasting impact on me.

[@joannapowellchestnut6679]

I came across your channel a year ago. This may not mean much to you, but while the topics that you cover are hella interesting, I love 😍 the background music you chose for each episode. You haven't disappointed me yet. 😉

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

No words for how much I love this show except...I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!

[@Mikel57129]

The best part of the show is the conflict. There isn't stupid conflict like in any sitcom you'd watch. Nothing annoys me more than two characters angry at each other for misunderstandings and so that is needed is a conversation. I get that it happens all the time irl but getting to see how it actually can work makes me wanna talk things out with people

[@cristinaf3844]

Loved this. Thank you!

[@thegooch90]

How do you keep up this tempo of pumping out great, very thought out videos? Amazes me every time!

[@vonelle9122]

Best comedyserie in recent years

[@Somedei]

this show is GOLD, Id like to have at least 16/24 episodes a season, I miss the 24 episodes sitcoms

[@charliegoerges7620]

I’ve watched the ending to rainbow so many times I’ve lost count. Sublime

[@tarasierralee]

Wow! So great. I have been a Ted Lasso fan from the start, but I just hit on your take. REFRESHING! Thank you.

[@terrygreuel5296]

I think in the end, Ted Lasso will take a place among the very best comedy sitcoms. High praise.

[@tylerhanley1409]

I am so glad that ted lasso is starting to become more popular, it is such a great show and if it was on Netflix I'm certain it'd go straight to no.1, just a shame its on Apple TV+ so only us lucky few that have iPhones can enjoy it

[@tylerhanley1409]

@Tony oh I didn’t know that thank you

[@AlexRN]

You definitely don’t need an iPhone, or any Apple device for that matter, to enjoy Ted Lasso through AppleTV+. It’s an app just like Netflix is.

[@TCole2994]

Bill Lawrence is crazy talented, Ted Lasso and Scrubs both show sincerity and absurdity so well

[@Berrybubblsss]

I tought this show was a 3Dish animation, their faces are so smooth

[@valafualoconway1117]

Really like your analysis of the owl joke. I had had come to the same conclusion, but you delineated everything brilliantly.

[@darthdaenerys545]

in second season the first episode and the last ep was tied so neatly like nate's eye close-up on first scene of ep 1 and last scene on last ep, and the close up scene also to dani's shoes on both.

[@rstephen001]

Didn't even know this show existed.

[@shutdowndashr]

This show is literally BoJack Horseman but the main theme is football. And I fucking love it.

[@Doradexplora]

I'd disagree with that. In Bojack the humour is balanced out not by the absurd mashing with more simple, grounding humour, but by the emotional intensity of Bojacks (and by extension the viewers) failings. Like when we go from the absurd TV sit-com set-up of Bojack bringing Penny to Prom and all that entailed; getting rejected by Charlotte and then getting caught by her with Penny. Even when similar emotional difficult moments like that happen in TL, e.g. Ted's panic attacks or therapy, they are much more about the characterisation of Ted, then they are about holding a mirror up to the viewer. That all being said, if we're to sum up Ted Lasso as 'Optimism' and Bojack as 'Pessimism' then I do start to see a little of what you mean.

[@santiagomarquez583]

something really cool about T.L. is that even those characters who "we don't know" in the show have recognizable personalities...

[@dingus153]

Danny Rojas is easily my favourite character of the entire show. I just binged the entire first eason last night and I love it

[@AholeAtheist]

Danny Rojas, Rojas, Danny Rojaaas!

[@Ella-op7xf]

I surprisingly loved this show even though I watched it through school

[@luke-bq6ri]

I can't think of any shows in the past 10 years that use cutaways

[@davidmckesey7119]

Criminally underrated

[@benbug11]

Best comedy in a long time

[@Dustballguy]

Another great video

[@tylerhackner9731]

😂😂 love him

[@willcartoons]

I love this show!!! Apple was smart to get this on. This could have easily been on NBC Thursday Nights and been a hit there. This show is why I still pay for Apple TV +!

[@Bizzal1017]

Love this show

[@JoJoJoker]

Fun fact: “Jamie Tartt, doo doo doo doo doo doo Jamie Tartt, doo doo doo doo doo doo” is Baby Shark. No wonder it’s so darn catchy!

[@calebsoaring]

All the reasons I loved season 1 (the mix and contrast of american and british humor, the great character work, the high stakes between winning and loosing) are all gone from season 2. But I will watch season 1 again and again

[@wvu05]

I died just a little inside when I heard the T pronounced in _The Colbert Report._

[@Tores444]

Jadon Sedaikas is pretty underrated. Anyone else loving him in Hit-Monkey

[@vintageindy]

Such a good show

[@ImperiaGin]

Great show

[@TheTEN24]

Great content as always

[@paoloprianiaceves9475]

Great video 😀

[@Cyril29a]

Ted Lasso is a show about characters who live in their world the way they think their world should be not the way their world is.

[@billyrilot]

ay this is filmed in my home town

[@danielarlay]

rainbow is one of my favourite episodes of tv ever :)

[@lizc6393]

Thank fucking G'd we're moving away from the self-important "irony" of the postmodern gestalt in fiction that started with Seinfeld. Poor David Foster Wallace was before his time.

[@eliaslaitila545]

"Recent trend of mockumentary or flash forward" - proceeds to list shows at least 10 years old :D

[@XzMattyxZ]

As an English football fan hearing it recommended by largely Americans saying you've got to watch it, I thought it'd be a poorly set comedy trying to get bad laughs with a US comedy style which often doesn't land for us, but man I am happy to be wrong, I binged both seasons in the space of 2 days, some cracking references for those of us on this side of the pond into football too as well as some nice hidden easter eggs like Coach beard's books rather than being fake props are largely highly recommended football tactics and coaching books.

[@tnightwolf]

I fkn love football and this show so much!

[@yourfavoritebubbe7444]

I just want to gush about Jamie Tartt for seven hours, please and thank you. I went from hating him to him being my favorite character in the series

[@olaf3140]

I really get some Scrubs vibes, perhaps thanks to Lawrence, in the combination of heart, absurdity, and goofy humour.

[@olaf3140]

Also... Diamond Dogs, the Brain Trust??

[@darylayertey6925]

@@olaf3140 can't believe I didn't make the connection between diamond dogs and the brain trust.

[@nxet2669]

Hey I’m trying to start a move channel like Your and I’m wondering where/how you do you those clips of those movies you talk about?

[@anthonyburke5656]

Fucking brilliant

[@MrCTruck]

I wonder if it’s the format. A sitcom full of Americans making puns wouldn’t get pass the pitch meeting. However British humor with a little American absurdity is brilliant. What I like most about Ted lasso is that it destroys all expectations of a funny show with dramatic romantics; plots come and go and without all the dragging dialogue. In a shittier version of the show, Rebecca’s betrayal of ted and the fallout would normally last the last few episodes but this didn’t.

[@NotALiberalSoSkipTheScript]

I’ve only heard “Ted Lasso” with no context and had no idea it was a show. Much less a decent one.

[@jasondalton1980]

Football is life! ⚽

[@terencemcfadden7466]

Has anyone else noticed that the initial premise of Ted lasso is almost exactly the plot of major league except the lady who owns the team isn’t a bitch.

[@dvdv8197]

Should I watch this if I haven't seen Ted Lasso yet, in particular, will there be huge spoilers? Also, where can I watch it? 🤷‍♀️

[@MaxandMe]

Apple TV has Ted Lasso!

[@dvdv8197]

@@MaxandMe damn... Better go cosy up to my ex again then. 🤷‍♀️

[@Ajinkyachavan.]

Last episode of season 2 and everything changes

[@Alex-Maker]

it was good

[@ethantembo4235]

Please do a video on Dave🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@niktendoswitch3601]

I’ll have to wait until one of my friends get Apple TV to watch this show, but first I need a friend to begin with

[@brandonr2906]

One week free trial!

[@passiveagressive4983]

Bless you🙏🏽

[@Arcadio89]

Who is Tatino in Scrubs? A writer? 🤔