# Ted Lasso on Apple TV {Returns March 15, 2023} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, apple\ **Created:** [August 17, 2020, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299 "2020-08-17T07:07:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/401 "2023-03-22T18:46:48Z")
This one was a really good episode. I and the wife laughed almost constantly. It’s nice to get back into the pre-game locker rooms and the Zava (a pretty obvious Zlatan stand in) addition will make things even more entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/402 "2023-03-22T23:54:51Z")
Could they hit us over the head with any more analogies on why Roy needs to get back with Keely? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/403 "2023-03-23T00:05:04Z")
This is genius, Apple Music has Ted’s breakup mix. > **[Ted’s Breakup Mix](https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/teds-breakup-mix/pl.2f7ecf4fa9dd4332aa3490d8161f0588)** > > Playlist · 26 Songs ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/404 "2023-03-23T00:11:32Z")
…the moment where Ted pulls Roy aside and tells him to effectively “pull his head in” was one of my favourite moments of the series. Its the sort of thing that all of the best bosses I ever worked with could do. Ted is the nicest guy in the world. But as a boss, when he tells you to “get your shit together” you listen. It took only a sentence and a look and Roy knew that he fucked up. Then Ted _immediately_ de-escalated. Ted gave Roy a bit of rope, and when Roy didn’t take the hint, Ted shut it down before the situation grew toxic. Boss of the year. ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/405 "2023-03-23T03:00:59Z")
That’s a heck of a playlist, I must say; I do have to wonder if Ted would go with the Everly Brothers rendition of “Love Hurts” rather than Nazareth. The Nazareth version is by far the most famous, but Ted seems like the sort of guy who would be a fan of Phil and Don. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/406 "2023-03-23T17:02:19Z")
Plus, I liked his plot summary of a hallmark Christmas movie. When Roy’s desk was festooned with sympathy cards and balloons, who sent him the “plenty of fish in the sea” card? Somebody named Lisa? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/407 "2023-03-23T17:04:48Z")
It was Liza. She was a minor character in Season 2. > **[r/TedLasso - Liza](https://www.reddit.com/r/TedLasso/comments/11yo942/liza/)** > > 4 votes and 11 comments so far on Reddit ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/408 "2023-03-27T00:25:52Z")
I finally got a chance to watch the latest episode, and I _really_ liked it. It felt like one of the best first season episodes, although I’m not sure I can articulate exactly what felt that way about it. Maybe it was just the nice balance - a few more serious scenes with Roy and with Rebecca, but lots of good jokes and lighter bits as well. In the discussion last season, I think I was on the side of not caring whether they included much of the actual football in the show. But the match and locker room stuff worked really well in this one, so maybe I was wrong about that. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/409 "2023-03-27T12:02:09Z")
It took me a while to place Katy Wix as the stuffy CFO - I keep expecting her to talk like Mary in _Ghosts_. ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/410 "2023-03-29T00:51:13Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > This is the last season. It was always intended to be a three season arc. They’ve done a bunch of interviews saying the story they are telling right now is a three part arc, but I don’t think anyone has said this is the last season. They are being pretty coy about what if anything is next. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/411 "2023-03-29T03:14:43Z")
I think that was the best ep of the series. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/412 "2023-03-29T14:57:52Z")
I really liked it too. Tartt correcting people was great. They could go a bunch of different ways with the Zava plot, so I’m interested to see how that goes. I’m also interested to see what they do with Ted’s ex-wife. Her character in the first season was well done, where she wasn’t a villain. I hope they don’t go back on that. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/413 "2023-03-29T16:45:27Z")
I remember a couple of hints about Colin perhaps not being straight earlier in the show. Like when Keeley first mentioned that she was working with a new company called Bantr, he said something about how the name was like Grindr. And there was another hint but I can’t remember that one. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/414 "2023-03-29T16:47:51Z")
They REALLY leaned into Zava as Zlatan. That was amusing. Especially the audacious goals. I like Roy helping out Tartt become a great player. Full circle from S1. Interesting throwaway line of Nate doing well with West Ham as well. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/415 "2023-03-29T17:50:45Z")
They certainly laid the groundwork for Ted to leave in this one. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/416 "2023-03-29T18:15:06Z")
Regarding the game play we saw in this episode (and remembering that I am not a soccer fan), I thought in at least one case, Jamie’s kick would have made it into the goal even without Zava. It almost seemed to me that he was stealing the goal. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/417 "2023-03-29T18:36:50Z")
Yeah the point is he did steal the goal. I’m a bit torn about Ted doing nothing about the team becoming a one man show. Even Jordan passed the ball sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/418 "2023-03-29T18:52:10Z")
I remember an early episode in which Ted said to Jamie, “You’re so sure that you’re one in a million that you forget that out there you’re one in ten.” And that’s even more true of Zava. Jamie even said that he had misgivings about hiring Zava, because they had a good thing going, and I agree; the team seemed to work well together but now it’s all about Zava and no one else. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/419 "2023-03-29T19:48:03Z")
I’m guessing Zava gets pissed at some point and goes to West Ham and the team needs to regroup without him, Jaimie bringing his game to a new level but playing as part of a team. Set up final show down against a Zava enabled Death Star. ETA Nathan trying to coach Zava would be funny. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299/420 "2023-03-29T19:52:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I remember an early episode in which Ted said to Jamie, “You’re so sure that you’re one in a million that you forget that out there you’re one in ten.” And that’s even more true of Zava. Jamie even said that he had misgivings about hiring Zava, because they had a good thing going, and I agree; the team seemed to work well together but now it’s all about Zava and no one else. Sure, but Richmond with “a good thing going” was predicted to finish in the bottom of the league and with Zava scoring goals in bunches they are in the Top 4. No way they get even close to there without him. That’s why teams put up with crazy antics from super star players. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-lasso-on-apple-tv-returns-march-15-2023/918299.md?page=22)