![]() ![]() Just as notable were Sudeikis’ minute reactions in the Diamond Dogs scene. His speech to the team about choices was not just a display of what’s best about Ted it was yet another long stretch of dialogue brilliantly delivered by Jason Sudeikis. ![]() Sharon is great at what she does, but it would be a huge mistake to send the message that those things can be “fixed” in the time it takes for Richmond to find a new mascot.) (As a side note, though, I’ll be quite annoyed if the show implies that a few months of therapy is all Ted or anyone else needs to address deep-seated issues or major trauma. He’s begun processing his grief over his father’s suicide, and the anxiety and panic that blossomed atop all that repressed pain. He’s still somewhat hung up on his ex-wife, as their text exchange shows, but he is, with difficulty, respecting her boundaries and trying to move on. Ted, too, has had a few major breakthroughs. (The situations are not the same, given Keeley’s very different personality-but it’s worth noting that she got the kind of encouragement and support that Nate desperately wanted, but did not receive.) Sam is staying with Richmond, and in a series of delightful scenes, Higgins and Rebecca told Keeley they think her new PR venture is a great idea. Dani, too, came full circle not only did he not hit the tiny dog, he scored a goal that changed Richmond’s trajectory. Jamie ended the game by handing the ball to Dani Rojas, rather than hogging a moment of glory for himself. The show’s been realistic about how frightening (and fulfilling) it has been for both of them to realize they really are soulmates and in this for the long haul. Each is genuinely delighted by the other’s triumphs and personal growth, and the actors are a joy to watch together. I may be in the minority on this, but I’ve generally liked the Roy-Keeley dynamic. Of course, there were a number of successes this season as well. It ain’t just about a guy with a mustache. But we’re also aware that Ted Lasso remains committed to saying serious and thoughtful things about what it looks like to build and sustain cultures of accountability, responsibility and compassion. We now know that Ted Lasso wants to entertain us and make us laugh and put tiny dogs in tiny helmets more shows should do all these things. (For one thing, the lack of ongoing blowback about the Dubai Air protest just didn’t track.) Still, everything the show has done so far has set up a potentially stellar third (and fourth?) season. Trying to do all the things it’s tried to do this season-while also wedging in two extra episodes that Apple asked for after the creative team had already planned out the season-led to some messiness some intentional, some not so much. Not that there haven’t been a few wobbles this year. For a show that’s already working at a high level to so consistently take big swings-I truly love to see it. As it matures, Ted Lasso has even more systematically embraced ambiguity, pain, mistakes and complications in a way that most popular mainstream comedies do not. And making that a foundational pillar of the show’s sophomore outing was a brave choice. This review contains spoilers about “Inverting the Pyramid of Success,” the Season 2 finale of Ted Lasso.Ī big chunk of the second season of Ted Lasso was about failure.
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