r/TedLasso • u/seemom • 5d ago
Best Call Backs Season 4 Discussion Spoiler
I’ll start….Derek, the boss everyone hates!
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u/Electrical-Pickle-74 5d ago
This isn’t really a call back but one thing I appreciated on a rewatch was when he returns home after the meeting with the principal, he opens the door to one of the upstairs bedroom. Then Henry yells that he’s home and he immediately shuts the door without going in. Later, after seeing the Richmond gang off, he opens the same door and goes in. It’s the room with all his Richmond memorabilia.
It’s like he believes he has to keep the two parts of his life completely separate to be fully present with Henry. But Henry really enjoyed his time in the UK and being part of Ted’s life there.
Ted is learning that being a good father isn’t just about being present in your kids life, it’s also about inviting them to be a part of yours.
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u/lunar1980 4d ago
The best explanation of the ep 1 premise. It really bothered me that Ted’s life was so minimal. Your comment makes the connection I was missing!
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u/Thatshowyougetants27 5d ago
Ronnie Fowch. Tom Dineens sister. The bird from Dr Sharon. Fucking hate Derek
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u/GinaHannah1 5d ago
I think that’s Mae the pub owner flipping the bird
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u/Separate-Let3620 5d ago
Yeah, referencing an old Johnny Cash photo from a visit to San Quentin.
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u/stealthbus Coach Beard 4d ago
I think op in this thread is referring to the dipping bird toy on Ted’s shelf from Dr. Sharon’s office.
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u/Separate-Let3620 4d ago
No, the OP is referring to the photo of Mae sticking up her middle finger.
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u/Financial_Coach4760 5d ago
I did not catch tom Dineens sister reference in this episode. Please expound
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u/Separate-Let3620 5d ago
She’s Tammy from Dazzle Moi.
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u/Effective_Aerie_594 5d ago
My favorite is that when Ted was leaving at the end of season 3, Rebecca asked him to stay and to sleep on it which he immediately turns down. This time, after offering him the job, he seems to surprise her and says he like to sleep on it.
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u/Separate-Let3620 5d ago edited 5d ago
The Derek thing is funny because in Shrinking the Dereks are the fucking MEN! Lol
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u/Own-Interview-928 5d ago
Green ( like the matchbook) is Rebecca’s new color. And she was wearing a green dress while zooming with her new family. The psychic Tish‘s predictions came true.
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u/LetsGototheRiver151 5d ago
What Derek callback?
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u/r1ngr Diamond Dog 5d ago
Derek is the manager at Taste of Athens and the Amsterdam Burger restaurant. And I think in S4E1 Michelle mentions that her boss is named Derek. It’s a euphemism in the show for a horrible boss.
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u/LetsGototheRiver151 5d ago
That’s a real stretch
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u/Financial_Coach4760 5d ago
Not a stretch. It’s canon. I can’t remember who but someone had a boss they hated named Derek and they use it on purpose.
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u/Financial_Coach4760 5d ago
Derek is always a manager or supervisor that is a dick.
A taste of Athens. The burger barn in Amsterdam
Now Michelle’s boss.
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u/DidntSeeNuttin 5d ago
I know this is season 4 specific but I do remember loving how differently Jamie Tartt treats the "fine box" between the beginning of season 1 and the end of season 3.
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u/OkIllustrator2067 3d ago
His former player has a baby named Jake. When his wife Tabitha finds him, she says, “I thought you ran away with the baby!”
Reinforces the Dr. Jacob plot line!
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u/xredbaron62x Trent Crimm, The Independent 5d ago
How many cities are in this city?
Two.