{"id":4483,"date":"2020-10-06T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/?p=4483"},"modified":"2020-10-08T23:10:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T04:10:21","slug":"the-emotional-weight-of-ted-lasso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zepfhyr.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/the-emotional-weight-of-ted-lasso\/","title":{"rendered":"The emotional weight of Ted Lasso"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My wife and I have watched much of the content on Apple TV+ since it launched, and have liked most of it. See<\/a> was a bit far-fetched, but has such a fun concept that suspension of disbelief is pretty easy. Plus, the action sequences are incredibly choreographed. The Morning Show<\/a> was also pretty great, if a little predictable at times. It wasn’t until Little Voice<\/a> came out that I was really sucked in by a show on the service, thanks to the incredible music and ensemble of new and burgeoning talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I was wholly unprepared for Ted Lasso<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those that don’t remember, Ted Lasso was a character created for a series of NBC Sports promos in 2013<\/a> to advertise the Premier League coming to the network. The premise is that of a Kansas football coach (the American<\/a> kind) getting hired to coach football (the rest-of-the-world<\/a> kind) in England. Of course, he knows nothing of the sport and hilarity ensues. As soon as I heard they were making a show, I was sold. I didn’t care if it was going to be possible to make the show good or not. I just wanted to enjoy Jason Sudeikis playing a goofball on my TV. Worst case scenario, I’ll have a few laughs and the show will get canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I did not expect was a heartfelt, character-driven dramedy that takes the time to give all the major players (and several minor ones) their own story arc that showed growth and change for them all. What I did not expect was to hear inspirational quotes from a fictional coach that made me want to get out on that pitch and make him proud of me. What I did not expect<\/em> was for numerous moments in the series to move me to tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the thing: I’m not afraid to feel things. I get choked up in the theater all the time. The hero moment at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy<\/a> still gives me goosebumps and I have to get a speck of dirt out of my eye every time. I still get choked up when Gandalf and Boromir died in Fellowship of the Ring<\/a> (SPOILERS). “I am a leaf on the wind<\/a>, watch how I\u00e2\u20ac\u201d” absolutely wrecked me and my wife had to console me while I bawled like a baby in the theater. So, it’s not surprising that a show manages to make me feel something. Catharsis is why I became an actor in college. It’s why I still care so deeply about quality storytelling. But all that aside, I started “Ted Lasso” expecting some fish-out-of-water oddball comedy and Sudeikis and Hunt snuck in and under my radar to deliver a heartwarming tale with the most optimistic, generous, and kind-hearted protagonist in a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just finished my first rewatch of the show on Monday night (the series’ first season wrapped up on Friday) and I found so much more to love the second time ’round. I really hope that the next season continues to build on the foundation they’ve started, and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Roy Kent<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have Apple TV+ and you haven’t started it yet, you should. And if you don’t have Apple TV+, it’s worth a month (or free trial) just to watch this show. Please give it a viewing or three and, when you’re finished, be a goldfish<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, if you have Apple Music, you should totally check out the playlists from this show. They are both fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Music<\/a>\n\n\n\n\"Ted\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/a>\n\n\n\n

So, if you’re looking for something to watch, want to rep KC, or just need a reminder that a show about hope doesn’t have to be satire, check it out. And until season 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onward. Forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#RichmondTilWeDie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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