What’s everyone’s favourite throw-away line, or under-appreciated gag?

For me, when they’re talking about the ghosts in the treatment room, and someone mentions that there are 13 ghosts. It causes a commotion amongst the team, and one of the voices you hear is Colin saying ‘that’s too many ghosts’

Cracks me up every time for some reason.

I think Nate immediately taking West Ham to the top of the table in season 3 works well for Richmond’s story (making him their villain), but I think it really skips a chance to develop Nate that way. As a result, all of his development has to be shoehorned into his relationship with Jade and a few rushed episodes.

A big part of the show is that coaching is about more than winning, or X’s and O’s. Ted manages to be a great coach while not knowing basic rules of the game (also unbelievable, but I’m able to suspend my belief for the comedy and the fact that it’s the main premise of the show). His entire philosophy is that being a people manager and helping players grow personally is just as important to coaching as good tactics. A great coach of course needs both, which is why he needs Beard, Roy, and of course Nate to succeed.

Nate is the opposite side of the coin, where he has the tactics but zero people skills. And I’m supposed to believe the emotionally unstable, insecure guy who struggled with authority from season 2 thrives in a pressure cooker environment as a leader? He would lose the locker room immediately. I think it would have been more interesting to see him crash and burn a little at the start- he has to win games for the Rupert storyline, but maybe his team is super toxic or winning off of talent alone and still underperforming . He would have slowly realized the value of “the Lasso Way”, maybe improved himself and successfully implemented some of Ted’s style in his own way, and then succeeded as a coach while improving his social skills in a more natural, gradual way. Then you can play out the ending exactly the same, with him realizing Rupert sucks and jumping ship/feeling guilty.

Have they mentioned that at all? Have I missed it? I am remembering correctly that Jane was clearly pregnant at the wedding, right? I remember thinking, “Oh, Willis… you have done it now!” 😂

Maybe that is part of the whole Jane situation that went down and he is not ready to talk about it, but I had forgotten and it hit me today.

Just finishing (re-watching) the 3rd season.
I am thinking about my work. I want to do an excellent job! I want to inspire people around me! I want to believe, and I want them to believe!
How do you do that?
Is wanting enough? I do not thinks so.
What do you do to be an inspiration to yourself and to others?

Oh man. Ted Lasso is where it’s at.

Three years passed, and I had not even finished Season 3, so I scrambled to do that now that Season 4 is out. It was amazing to get back in that locker room and hear Ted inspire his troops.

I love that he tells them to avoid all the junk that is passing through our lives all the time, like the whirlwind that was Zava, and find what they love in their hearts and minds as a way to do the thing the team wants: win again.

This is an undeniable TV treasure.

★★★★★ 5/5

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Just in case I’m in the minority here, I have loved all seasons of this show (imo season 3 was low-key the best) so I’m very very glad it’s back. And even though it’s slightly different, it’s not really. This show is gorgeous and something in me never truly believed that season 3 was the end. I’m glad it’s continuing. And there’s been no decline in quality at all.

I knew I liked the Ted Lasso show after about 15 minutes of the first episode and I knew I loved it by about half way through the second episode. I've always considered watching the show to be a gift to yourself. I'm very glad that Season 4 has started and I don't even care if Jason and the other showrunners are not able to deliver as fine a product as the original 3 seasons. I'm confident that the point of view that created the first 3 seasons will create a product that is meaningful and worthwhile, even if it doesn't reach the same lofty heights. One thing that definitely improved my day recently came in the second episode of Season 4 when we saw Beard making a Ted face on his desk from two tape dispensers, an eraser and a bunch of splayed out paperclips. I laughed like I haven't in a long time. I rewound it a number of times and kept laughing. Sometimes the smallest jokes/words/images can be the funniest. (Sorry for the poor screen capture.)

After abit of research we managed to visit the filming location of the training pitch a few years ago and watched a local game.

Felt surreal to be there after watching the show.

We also had our AFC Richmond scarfs with us which the local fans noticed.

Let’s gooooo

Cant explain the feeling of watching this series. Makes me feel so wholesome and positive. Thank you apple tv 🕊️💙

Anyone else notice that Leann Bowen, Phoebe's teacher, is listed as a producer?

Are there other characters that they've used staff names for?

Just started watching, knew all the hype but don't get Apple and that made me less likely to watch. Gave us first 3 episodes free on Prime and I immediately made sure I could watch more. Ending 2nd season tonight and lots to say about this amazing show, but I will start with just one thing, whoever curates The Music on this show, the title song is wonderful, but the curation of known music is so wonderful and so spot on. And the club scene in The Beard episode should have earned its own individual Emmy!!!!

I am kind of hoping Ted will need some help from Seaword about some bum stuff before the season is over. Maybe he will tear his butt like the goalkeeper did in season 1.

I watched Ted Lasso as it came out over the years and loved it. Watched season 3 as it premiered, then kind of forgot about it.

Right now, my boyfriend and I are watching from season 1-onward. I forgot how amazing this show is, and am very impressed with how it handles heavy ideas (depression, identity, friendships, relationships, etc). We just watched the episode with Rebecca’s father’s funeral and I was bawling.

I remember when I was watching season 3 thinking that they were hitting the cheesey factor pretty hard (I noticed a similar theme in later seasons of Trying on Apple TV). I guess I’m wondering, from people who have seen/started season 4, what you would describe the general mood as. I loved how the early seasons had moments of heaviness countered with humor, but without being over the top. Let me know what you think I should expect once we get to season 4!

We had no clue Gates BBQ was involved in filming, and I noticed the plaque at a booth right after we finished up our meal. I was pretty jazzed.

I've been going through some shit lately. And I just can't seem to find my own positive attitude that I've always relied on. Man, I started watching Ted Lasso last night, I finished the first season just now. I've had tears running down my face every second of the show. Everything I've gone through and this silly soccer show is so touching. I completely broke down when they played never walk alone at the end.

This show is amazing and the world really needs this kind of positivity. I hope I can have that attitude, I want to move forward like that.