Updated: July 24, 2021, 8:18 am
Ted Lasso warms the heart
Back in the depths of the 2020 lockdown Ted Lasso’s first season felt like a tsunami of goodness amid all the death and despair.
A true word-of-mouth success, the AppleTV+ comedy has returned for second season and I’m pleased to report it’s just as good, if not better, than the first.
For those who haven’t succumbed to the feelgood delights of the unashamedly optimistic show, Jason Sudeikis plays the US coach transplanted from Kansas to England to lead the struggling Premier League team, AFC Richmond.
In the first series his appointment was a devious plot by club co-owner Rebecca Welton to scupper the team, but over the course of the season she grew to love Ted’s folksy life lessons (“Takin’ on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse. If you’re comfortable while you’re doin’ it, you’re probably doin’ it wrong”) and left-field team talks (“Your body is like day-old rice. If it ain’t warmed up properly, something real bad could happen”).