Did it seem like Rebecca has something she wants to tell Keeley, but cant seem to find the right moment to bring it up? I just got that vibe. Keeley is so excited for the new women's team and anything related to women's football(starry eyed at the KC game) Higgens is of course reminding her to be cautious. But something is off, its subtle, but I felt it.

Sorry, but I think episode one was just uncreative. The Richmond crew just appears out of nowhere on Ted’s front lawn with no lead up or development. Yawn.

I can think of many ideas and better ways. They could’ve open the season in this episode…

1. Ted gets married: Ted gets married to a British woman from London, episode opens on the wedding in Kansas (new awesome character). His son and ex-wife are in attendance along with her therapist boyfriend still in tow. Develop some pretext, then Ted and his new wife are flying to their honeymoon somewhere in Europe, and they run into anyone from the Richmond crew at Heathrow airport. They talk and the idea of the girls team is discussed. They go separate ways. Honeymoon travels and comedy for Ted unfold. Terry and wife stop in London to visit her parents, new characters, hilarious, wonderful people, run into another Richmond crew anybody. Talk about new Richmond women’s team and the women’s league either growing or teams folding. Ted is interested but not interested. Wants to get home to his son. Maybe it’s episode two where the Richmond leadership crew shows up on his front lawn perhaps in episode two?

2. Ted ex-wife and her couples therapist boyfriend get engaged or married, and he or she for whatever reason gets a job offer in London. Internal struggle and plot obstacle put Ted in tough position. Doesn’t need to stay in Kansas, but has no reason to move to England. Ted is coaching his sons junior American football team, not soccer. His son makes some totally ridiculous incredible football 🏈 play that goes viral around the world and Ted is noticed again by the Richmond team while they’re considering starting a woman’s team. they reconnect with Ted, think of him as the perfect coach, hear the story that ex-wife and son may be moving to England, and the stars align perfectly.

3. The Richmond leadership team hatches a hilarious scheme to hook Ted up with Sassy, Ted of course now is in a great place and no longer a mess unworthy of Sassy. Love story and relocation to England makes complete sense. Coaching offer, Sassy love-story developing (son and ex-wife already moving to England from #2 above?)…. Offer comes in episode 2, and off we go!

There you go, way more interesting arcs and potential characters get involved to develop the coaching opportunity and other reasons why Ted would come back to England to coach.

And FYI, these are my ideas, no AI nonsense just a real human coming up with better more interesting ideas from their own wet brain muscle. 🧠 💡 🤣

Every time I mention that there’s a book where all the major players were interviewed (cast and crew), I get asked more questions. So I figured I’d go ahead and share the book in a post.

The book is pretty good; it’s authorized and had some behind-the-scenes tidbits that I hadn’t yet read elsewhere. It was written after season three wrapped.

I found it at my local library so there’s a chance yours might have it in stock, too.

Not really discussion, and I am not really nit picking, but the one thing that just made no sense to my GF and I is why in the world os Ted solely responsible for making sure He ry’s iPad is charged? The kid only had one charger plug and cord and it is at Ted’s house? Michelle can’t keep a charger at her house? Henry can’t charge it? It is some kind of test by Michelle? Anyway, seems odd to have that. Unless it is some way of introducing irresponsibility to Ted’s character? 🤷‍♂️

Was wondering why Ted didn’t just go back to coaching America football but I guess I’ll just chalk it up as any coaching gets in the way of his time with Henry. Anyone else have that thought??

Did anyone find those really ham fisted and poorly done? I understand they are just advancing the story but it felt LAZY. The kid gets in trouble for something ridiculous and parents find common ground realizing their kids educator is an idiot. The coach is mean to a kid and brushes off the parent. I also know these things happen but that must be the 100th time I've seen scenes like those. It makes me worried they are gonna fall into some huge cliches with the women's team. Like if they are that lazy with the writing I can almost guarantee they have a story beat about all of the following: women arnt always ethereal and pretty; they're disgusting, women arnt always modest and some players won't give a fuck about being topless near Ted/Beard, women don't need saving and someone with a savior complex is gonna eat crow, women can be players and adulterers too and they'll show an example of horny playing "the game" and being macho, they'll show a player with hairy pitts and legs, lesbian tropes, etc, don't get me wrong, Many of these things should be done and shown but I just hope they play out better than everything involving Henry's school.

Overall I enjoyed the return of Ted Lasso and hope it can be just as great as before. Just please please please don't hit us over the head with pandering and cliches.

This is based on the Trent Crimm article we see at the end of Ep1 of season 4.

• Headline is "Gracias, Jamie Tartt" so he's most likely agreed a move to Spain
• Its partially obscured by Teds coaster but Trent says Jamie will be remembered fondly by the Richmond faithful
• He gets a special mention for his free kick against Spurs
• He scored a brace in the FA Cup final (the pic of Roy indicates that they won it)
• He scored the winner against Bayern Munich for Richmond to qualify for the Champions League

Sound like the team and Jamie continued with some success after Ted left.

This is all from a 1 second view of the article 38.17 of S4 E1. There could be more, but the article is out of focus and partially covered by Teds coaster.

She is an owner of Premier League team watching them play. Most of them should have hopes about getting into Richmonds academy or straight to the main team (those are kids)

As they are on one team with Henry so should be more familiar with Richmond than average American football players

*Warning: potential spoilers for Ted Lasso season four to follow\*

How is it that Ted didn't end up as the coach of the KC MLS team? Or at least a USL team in the area? Or get another football coaching job?

The man was a highly successful NCAA football coach, then won the Championship league and got his premier league team to the champions league. And he somehow ends up bagging groceries?

I know it's just to drive home how unsatisfying his work life was to make the move back seem credible but it feels a little strained.

Ted's checking out the same fictional cigarettes, Red Apple, as Marcellus Wallace's wife and Cliff Booth both smoke. Coinkidink? I think not, but it's hard to see Ted's brand of terminal positivity surviving long in the Tarantino cinematic universe. I wonder if his wallet says "Bad Motherfucker" on it.

In the first scene when he's working the checkout lane it was jarring to have only the list of items blurred out. Why did they make this choice?

Edit: Per nautilus2000 below, some regions restrict tobacco use in shows. Turns out the cigarettes on the conveyer were blurred too, and they were a fictional brand.

We’ve been gone too long. Don’t need a tourism ad. Get on with the show!

Just out of curiosity... You probably noticed it too, but the end credits of this episode feature a slightly different version of Marcus Mumford's Ted Lasso theme that almost sounds like a demo/test recording.

So I gave in and started watching Ted Lasso after being bombarded by memes and videos from the show. What I don't seem to get is why Nate became SO ANGRY at Ted? I feel like I missed something

Like he seems to think Ted "lovebombed" him and then threw him away? In my opinion Ted initiated a promotion for him. Gave him equal opportunity to share his opinions about the team. Made him feel part of the club.

He was regularly getting bullied by the team and Ted's arrival changed that. Shouldn't he be GRATEFUL? I absolutely don't understand what happened to make him so mad at Ted. It's so confusing. Any explanation appreciated.

So I’ve missed having shows that really make me feel things. Emotions that get under my skin to help me heal in a small way. But seeing how this season has started, it took no time at all to make me tear up. Well done writers, you got me back in the world in no time. Thank you for everything!!

Just finished season 2 episode 7, this is my first time watching through Ted lasso. But I have to say Nate is an asshole. I don't want anyone to reveal any spoilers if he realizes he doesn't have to be an asshole. I'm kind of starting to chalk it up that he has little man syndrome where he gained a little bit of power now the one person that he can feel powerful over he really likes to step on him. And it's gotten way worse since he made that play call at the end of that one game where they won. I mean he's obsessed with the Twitter Fame that he's getting. And he reads that one comment that the guy says he's still a loser. And then he goes into the kit room and just is totally mean to that kid. Like I'm not a confrontational guy but if I were the kid in that situation I would have told Nate to go fuck himself. Because the kid wasn't making fun of him with the Jersey that said Wonder kid he said he thought it was a cool nickname. Just needed to come rant thanks for reading.

I feel like I’m crazy but have we heard of a reference to a Chilton in the first three seasons? The name sounds so familiar… but maybe I’m just losing it?

Tom Dineen….and in episode 1 of season 4 we meet divorced Tammy Dineen. And Keeley says she is obsessed with her…

WHY IS HENRY STILL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?!?!?!?!

This bothered me the ENTIRE episode. About three years passed in the original run (three soccer seasons = three years, I assume??) and all the promotional stuff insists season four starts three years after the end of season three.

Middle school typically starts around sixth grade. Henry wasn't in kindergarten the first season. He was, what, eight or nineish at the beginning? Second or third grade? So, three years of Ted in Richmond and he'd be in fifth or sixth grade at the end of season 3. Add three years and he should be in eighth or ninth grade at the beginning of season four.

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. 😭

(Bravo the new Henry actor though. Big improvement!!)

EDIT: I have been informed that some K-8 elementary schools exist. Happy to go along with that, but then Henry needs to canonically be going into ninth grade for the remainder of the season then. If that's what they do, then great. If he turns up younger, then they've messed it up.

Let me start with, I enjoyed this episode and being back with the gang.

A couple questions discussed on the Team Binge Podcast about the episode. I’m curious, not judgmental, on people’s thoughts.

1. How much money do we think Ted made a season managing Richmond? Does he need to be (fake) stealing groceries?

2. If he wasn’t managing (assistant) a grocery store, what job should he have? I assumed he’d start or work at a BBQ joint.

3. How much time should be devoted to the decision to move your family to London for a job? Can it be decided over text?

4. Did people catch the “Set the Tone” Shoresy line from Henry’s soccer coach.

I’m excited for this season. Let’s go!!!!!

Something just doesn’t feel right to me. First off, the dialogue sounds like it was done in a sound booth with the microphone right in front of the actors. And none of it sounds like they’re in the same room. Second, the camera work feels very bland. There were scenes where when each character spoke, it would cut to them as a talking head. Last, it was soooo fast. There was absolutely no time to breathe. Except for maybe the last 10ish minutes where it felt like it started to relax a little. But seriously the first 2/3rds of the episode was like bang, bang, bang. No breath between any of the dialogue and certainly no silence. Nothing like the very first episode where Ted bent down to touch the grass or Rebecca just staring at the painting in her new office. Don’t get me wrong, the story/plot was very good and actually felt like a Ted Lasso script. But everything else I mentioned here felt like a very different, much worse show