The Unpredictable Genius of Ted Lasso 

Let's be real... we would ALL be into Hannah Waddingham smashing us into a wall.

Ted Lasso's darts speech is one of the greatest speeches I've seen in TV of film.

My favourite line was when Roy storms out in about ep 3. Ted turns to Beard & says “if you think he’s mad now, wait til we win him over”. It was at that point you realise Ted knows exactly what he is doing. And it pays off - in the next episode Roy is reading A Wrinkle in Time to his niece when the penny drops. He realises why Ted gave him that book, and what Ted wanted him to learn. And he totally loses his shit.

Keeley and Rebecca’s friendship is one of the best female friendships on TV. I really expected that Keeley will follow the dumb model trope and i’m sooo glad i was wrong. Their friendship was so unexpected but i’m so happy it’s there. Keeley also acts as a moral compass for her as well i think

Ted Lasso seems at first to be a cornfest about how kindness is contagious. But it's really about how difficult it often is to be a good person. How we can so easily become the worst versions of ourselves and how much work it is to stay kind and caring in an often unkind, uncaring world.

Rebecca helping Ted out of his panic attack was one of the most unexpected and compelling scenes of the show so far. Them bonding over both going through a divorce was a such a great character point for both.

I will never stop talking about the beauty in Jamie’s arc over the two seasons. The way his relationship with Roy but more importantly with himself is astounding

"I forgot, I am left handed." It is the most badass line in the history of cinema. If you disagree, I hear you but in the words of the legendary FriendlySpaceNinja "I also don't care."

One of the most special parts about this show is the fact that the conflict is resolved so easily, but no less meaningfully. It's so unique, yet completely on-brand, and absolutely captivating

Yes!!! It's a comedy where no one is just the butt of the joke, where every character gets a chance to be their best! It made me so happy. It's been a while since I just enjoyed something so much.

The difference between Ted Lasso and Karen in Paris is obvious. It's self-awareness.

One of the brilliant things about Ted Lasso is that there really isn’t an antagonist, and every character is humanized. The closest thing it gets to a true villan is Rupert (whose actions drive the plot, but he is only in, like, two episodes), and thats about it.

What I particularly love about Rebecca’s story is how clearly her husband’s controlling behavior and emotional abuse isolated her, and her healing through S1 comes from her no longer being isolated - Higgins was too weak and complicit to be her real ally at first, but Rebecca gets Ted, and through Ted gets Keeley’s love and friendship and (to a lesser extent) the AFC Richmond team’s respect. She reconnects with her best friend Sassy and god-daughter Nora. Thanks to all of that she heals enough to accept Higgins’s support, and stand strong on her own. It’s gorgeous.

(spoiler warning) This comedy series about Americans not getting British sports starring Jason Sudeikis had two of the most intense, gut-punch, bawl-worthy scenes that I've watched since probably BoJack Horseman. The scene where Ted Lasso has a panic attack outside the club and the scene where he signs the divorce papers and then sleeps with Rebecca's friend destroy me every time. I have NEVER seen a panic attack so perfectly captured in my life, and the music that plays in the second scene...just wow. Brilliant, brilliant show.

I never expected to like this show but ended up loving it after the first 10 minutes.

"Who cares about awards these days anyways?" Ted Lasso: I guess I'll just ignore these 20 Emmy nominations then.

The Beard is the unsung hero of the show.

The thing I loved about Ted Lasso was the dialogue. You know how sometimes you'll watch a show and everything that the characters are saying is just explaining the plot? The characters on Ted Lasso could just be talking about relatable nonsense that has nothing to do with the story and it just tells us so much about who they are as people.

The way my mom loves Ted Lasso and when I told her you were making this video she was actually excited for a youtube video for the first time in her life.

Oh man, I really love how everyone ends up loving him but not just because he's so nice and goofy and the main character but because he actually earns their respect and love.

Ted Lasso has positive male and female friendships, actually well-written redemption arcs (think Zuko from ATLA - nobody just magically becomes a good person in this show), plots surrounding mental health and trauma - Ted's relationship with Dr. Fieldstone is especially great. This show has made me cry for the best reasons ugh.

Juno Temple was so great in this. The panic attack scene was greatly done.

I went from “I’m not getting Apple+ just for Ted lasso” to “I would keep Apple+ JUST for Ted lasso!” Mythic quest is also reeeal good IMO

I would 100% watch an episode by episode AND/OR character by character analysis. I could talk about this show all day long and never be bored.

The anxiety scene was damn accurate it made me cry.

I can't believe friendly space ninja didn't mention how much of an effect ted lasso's cookies had on Hannah

Looking at the season 2 trailer, I hope that Sam Obisanya and Dani Rojas get more fleshed out as characters. Honestly, Ted Lasso is such a binge worthy show. My dad and I watched about 6 episodes one night because of how good the pacing of the show is. Can't wait for season 2!!

I LOVE that there is a much deeper reason to teds overwhelming positivity.

Ted lasso is Schitts Creek good. Its just good writing, its not trying to give us a complete 180 from one episode to the next, its just trying to give us multilayered people, not characters. The marriage between Ted and his wife is so well written, not just because of the reasons that you listed but because you can infer so much about their relationship. Ted and his wife feel like they weren't just married, they were best friends. They still love each other and have a child together but they want what's best for each other. Usually divorce's are always portrayed as messy but this was refreshing. Hannah Waddingham (who was also featured on the short lived series Krypton) is a goddess!! Her friendship with Keely is just beautiful and so well written.

I don’t know why it took me so long to watch this show. I loved the skits he did for NBC years ago. It’s such a great show and the dart scene is so memorable. Glad you are covering it.

Everyone was judgemental on Ted Lasso when they should've been curious

When she went in and told Ted everything she did and he accepted her apology. I cried. I cried both time I watched it. It's one of the best things I've ever seen on a TV Show.

Ted Lasso is a masterpiece I’m fully invested in every character and Ted is such a captivating character. Can’t wait for all the future seasons

The shade towards Emily in Paris is unmatched 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

didnt watch it until about a month ago and needless to say ive been counting down the days until the under-promoted season 2

Not a commonly known fact: Ted Lasso has the same production studio and some of the same writing talent behind it that made Scrubs. Not sure if you've ever seen Scrubs but it's definitely worth checking out if you liked Ted Lasso.

My favorite aspect of the show that I didn’t see coming was when they threw the audience off when they made Jamie seem like an ok guy in his very first scene and Roy seem like the jerk but it turned out to be the other way around.

If it wasn’t for this video, I never would have watched the show. I cannot possibly thank you enough for the immense amount of joy I have gotten out of binge-watching the first season of this absolutely fantastic show.

Wake up babe, Friendly Space Ninja uploaded

I was crying at the end of episode 2 when we see Ted making the biscuits

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!

When my brother got me into the show, he said it best: Even the would-be villains have depth.

As a British person, i thank you dearly for not calling football soccer.

The scene where Rebecca comforts Ted during his panic attack was soooooo emotionally epic.

One of my favorite bits is how Roy helps Sam sell it for the crowd who later helps Roy in the final episode in the same way. Perfect writing. Adore this show.

WTF, this is the second time Friendly Space Ninja has uploaded a video on the same show I've just finished

Absolutely love the subtle Golden Globe roasts😂

Let's be honest, we would all want to watch your episode-by-episode breakdown of this show, where you talk about your thoughts and feelings about what's going on. This show had me crying multiple times and I honestly want so much more, from this show and from others like it. It was a surprise for me, it came out of nowhere, I was just recommended by a friend without any preamble and I went for it. Now only is every single character well written, they're written with a lot of depth and a whole lot of character evolution. Every person Ted meets is not just equal, they're all equally *important* to him, he cares, deeply, about everyone. And we need more Ted Lassos in this world.

I am almost done watching Season 3 and I am so attached to this show, I already know I'll be heartbroken when I get to the end of it. Ted Lasso achieved the impossible: made me wanna play football

I’ve been genuinely trying to get everyone I know to watch this show because it’s absolutely brilliant and it makes me so mad so many people don’t know about it. I started watching it with my mom after an award’s show where Jason won and we had zero expectations and thus were completely unprepared by how much we loved it. We binged it in like two days and then convinced my dad to watch it and he also binged it in like two days. It’s unbelievably good and I can’t wait for season 2!

Roy Kent is a legendary uncle that we want to have and his chemistry with Keeley is so grounded and well-developed that I love it.

About Trent Krimm, looking back I think he sniffed out that there was something extremely wrong about Ted’s hire but he can’t put it together (he can’t figure out it’s a sabotage hire) so he’s snooping around wondering what the “ANGLE” of the hire is. Ted’s kindness is able to disarm him into writing what he truly thinks and truly believes about what he’s seen over the day.

"TED LASSO IS REALLY GOOD AND IM MAD PEOPLE ARENT TALKING ABOUT IT" um FACTS

I smiled all through this show, it was so heartwarming. Also the few shows I've watched on Apple + have been surprisingly good, like it's 4 for 4 of the shows I've watched (Ted Lasso, Dickinson, Central Park and Mythic Questic)

My guy got a sponsorship by skillshare! Well deserved!

I think Roy Kent is based on Roy Keane Demands 100% from everyone at all times

Best quote ever: ‘I can see Liam and Noel but it’s not an Oasis”😅😅😅😅 (you have to watch the context )

Literally pressed the like button when he said "yes I said football, don't start with me, Idgaf I'm not calling it soccer"

I think the biggest disadvantage of apple+ is that there's people who don't use apple at all (obvious, but a big disadvantage for the company). No one in my family has any apple device, so there's no way we'll get apple+. But ya don't need a specific software to get netflix.

Ted Lasso is one of the best shows of all time. Extremely well rounded.

I feel like no show will ever be diverse enough, someone is also going to complain it's not diverse enough. This show does a great job at it. Brett Goldstein is jewish, Nick Mohammed is muslim, Toheeb Jimoh is Nigerian, Cristo Fernandez is from Guadalajara, etc. They have a very diverse cast. Not to mention this was made only during the first season story lines were still getting developed the second season a lot the players more of a voice and let their characters develop more :))

YESSS the best show of 2020! Mythic Quest is EXCELLENT especially with the new season btw!

This show questions masculinity SO WELL. It's beautiful.

Just finished the series and this show it’s a 10/10, I loved every season, this series it’s a most watch

I didn’t expecting this show being so good, I rewatched it 2 times almost back to back, then I watched the 3rd time when I had relapse episode of depression. It’s just so wholesome and Jason Sudeikis really surprised me!

I paused the video, watched the whole season, and then finished watching here. Good decision.

Finally, I was waiting for a good youtuber to make a video on Ted Lasso, I love this show so much.

Ted Lasso manages to tell its stories with such depth and care, it reminds me almost of Mr.Robot or Breaking Bad in that sense. What makes it so unique, for me, is that it brings this deep, rich, dynamic, realistic, relatable series of story arcs to a comedy/drama format - something I've seen approached by other comedies, but never done with the finesse Ted Lasso has been able to achieve. In fact, my only real concern with the series is that it might be a long time before another comedy like this comes around.

Binged the whole show after this and it was incredible. The scene in season 2 with Jamie and his dad and Roy had me in tears for so many reasons it was such a beautiful end for Jamie's arc and his relationship with Roy. God I can't wait for season 3

Okay yeah you convinced me. I'm gonna watch it.

Why soft skills actually matter: the show

As a "person of color" I don't really care about that stuff in the slightest. Me being a Latino woman doesn't stop me from identifying with an Asian 86 year old man if we have similar personalities and issues. This show is a fucking masterpiece, simple as that. Diversity of characters and plotlines, that's what matters.

I’ve watched a lot of interviews with the actors and writers of this show and you nailed this review! You noticed the character arc and the nuances the show has and the way you explain it is perfect. They would really appreciate this 👌

I thoroughly enjoyed Ted Lasso, especially having gone into it with no expectations whatsoever. I rewatched it with my roommate the other day, whose comment upon seeing the full football team for the first time, simply was: "Finally, a TV team that looks like a REAL football team!", meaning the diversity of the players. So here's to Season 2 (and 3) and to hopefully seeing a lot more fun storylines for the likes of Sam, Nate, Dani and mooooore :)

I could listen to this man speak for hours...

Something in general: I just recently stumbled across a couple of your videos, and I realize that you are a really good observer with a good sense for detail when it comes to the reviews and analysis. Also, the videos are well produced and you are easy to listen to. So, I'd kindly ask you to keep up the good work :) Oh, and...hell yeah, Ted Lasso is amazing.

I started watching Ted Lasso because Bill Lawrence (the creator of Scrubs) is the showrunner, and it did not dissapoint! It's so real and refreshing compared to other shows, it's shocking.

No show in the history of forever has ever ressonated more with me than this one. This show is like my soulmate in televisive form.

my fav scene in the entire series is when ted lasso quotes Walt Whitman and then goes on to being a badass while being so kind. ♥️♥️😎😎

Ted Lasso is such a fantastic show.

By the time this show is said and done I really think I could call it one of my favorites of all time. Season 2 is already progressing amazingly, and I really hope however long the show goes on it'll keep up the quality it's managed to reach. I love this show, everybody watch it please.

YES! Finally someone who can appreciate Ted Lasso, such a great show

A couple minutes in and Mr. Ninja made the show sound so good I went to binge it... I’ve now come back to finish this video because he was right it’s amazing

This show made my grown ass cry 3 times. I will forever love this show.

I've never CRIED this much for a comedy show. Ted Lasso, thank you. Can't wait for Season 2!!

The scene where he has a panic attack is key

Always been a fan of Jason Sudeikis since the millers but That Tv Show was Something else, Didn't really expect it to be THIS Good. Awesome Storytelling.

Can definitely see how this is the spiritual successor to Scrubs for Bill Lawrence. He has really evolved on the wacky dramedy format. And while Scrubs really nailed it when it was at its best, Ted Lasso is on that level in almost every single episode

One of the most heart-warming, fulfilling series I've ever seen

Thank you for covering this. Indeed, it doesn't have a fraction of the publicity it deserves. And the last episode ending with "Strange" by Celeste gave me ALL of the emotions.

Me who has not seen Ted Lasso: Interesting...

I'm only about halfway through and disappointed that I haven't heard anything about the absolute genius of Bill Lawrence and his involvement, which absolutely makes this show incredible.

Pleasantly delighted with the quality of this video for such a new channel. Great commentary with details I didn’t realize before. P.S. Since you mentioned Mr. Robot, we both know it deserves an episode of its own. Enormously underrated show with not only a great pilot, but one of the best endings I’ve seen in a while. I’ll be on the lookout 🙏🏼

TOP 3 SHOWS IVE WATCHED THIS YEAR I LOVED IT SO MUCH i didn’t even watch the whole thing my mom started watching it and i walked in half way and i still loved it that’s how good it is

If you were surprised by the shows heart, you should have looked at the showrunner. Bill Lawrence was the mind behind Scrubs and Cougertown. Both are shows that pack that emotional punch while having goofy humor to offset the heavy that can be touched.

This show is just so good. It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen a show with so much heart.

Also, the YOU SPOKE TO GOD!? line had me in stitches and still does whenever it pops up in my brain

Ted Lasso mexe com a gente demais, até vendo o vídeo e relembrando as cenas eu já chorei. Mal posso esperar para as próximas temporadas! Ótimo vídeo!

Great show, Apple is crushing it with Ted Lasso and Mythic Quest.

I binged the entire season (series?) and sheer with all of the things you said! It balances the aspects of comedy and drama in a way that, like Bill Lawerence’s Scrubs, does so impressively. The choice of music is a nice layer and the characters are engaging. Also, the way they turned the “Practice” rant by Allen Iverson into the show was brilliant. Top notch writing and acting and production across the board.