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Ted Lasso Season 4

Posted by aimlessillini User icon on August 5, 2026, 09:41:47

So I had high hopes, but it SEEMS like it's going to be even more complex that I thought - first episode seems very promising

Watched the first episode last night. So far, so good. *

Posted by doubledown User icon on August 7, 2026, 10:49:04, in reply to "Ted Lasso Season 4"

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So I had high hopes, but it SEEMS like it's going to be even more complex that I thought - first episode seems very promising

Ted Lasso non-spoilery hot take

Posted by OB25 User icon on August 5, 2026, 21:57:22, in reply to "Ted Lasso Season 4"

Despite not being connected to the storyline and being a bonus episode they had to throw in due to Apple ordering 2 extra episodes, the Christmas episode in season 2 is the best episode of the whole series and is in the pantheon of greatest individual episodes ever for a TV comedy.

I re-watch it every December and it’s impossible not to smile throughout most of it.

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

I love that episode too.*

Posted by LovetheChief User icon on August 7, 2026, 11:05:46, in reply to "Ted Lasso non-spoilery hot take"

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i'm conflicted. season 3 put a bow on everything.

Posted by VIV User icon on August 5, 2026, 11:26:55, in reply to "Ted Lasso Season 4"

ted decided to go home and be with his son.

now... "fuck it, let's go back to london and coach the women's team!"

what are we doing, ted?

feels like they're Cousin Oliver-ing this.

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

First episode was similar to a lot of season 3 (minor sp)

Posted by OB25 User icon on August 5, 2026, 21:51:30, in reply to "i'm conflicted. season 3 put a bow on everything. "

Still some good laughs and hit on some of the emotional moments, including the very last scene, but other parts had the feel of a show that has become a bit too commercialized and/or trying too hard to do what people expect it to do. The portions that were just a paid KC tourism ad that Sudekis clearly negotiated for were just kind of weird.

Reality is that it’s a show that was always going to have a hard time replicating the magic of the 1st season, since the central plot point behind the show was one that would only work for one season. It’s still good and I’ll watch all of it, but it’s never going to be able to fully replicate the COVID-era Schitt’s Creek type of positive vibes that we all so desperately needed at the time.

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ted decided to go home and be with his son.

now... "fuck it, let's go back to london and coach the women's team!"

what are we doing, ted? feels like they're Cousin Oliver-ing this.

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

Yeah I'm not convinced this was a great idea

Posted by Tortillini User icon on August 5, 2026, 13:14:16, in reply to "i'm conflicted. season 3 put a bow on everything. "

but we'll see.

It just doesn't make any sense to tie the show up in a bow like they did

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 14:30:10, in reply to "Yeah I'm not convinced this was a great idea"

and then come back and do this.

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but we'll see.

I don’t have high expectations but figure any bit of enjoyment is a plus

Posted by DT User icon on August 5, 2026, 19:49:09, in reply to "It just doesn't make any sense to tie the show up in a bow like they did"

I don’t think anything in this season will make the first three seasons worse—that’s the benefit of a largely independent storyline. So even if it kind of stinks, if I get a few laughs, it’s a net plus.

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and then come back and do this.

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but we'll see.

It makes fine sense if you just consider this a spinoff of the original

Posted by GrandmotherPearlsJam User icon on August 5, 2026, 14:40:47, in reply to "It just doesn't make any sense to tie the show up in a bow like they did"

Think of it less of Ted Lasso: The AFC Richmond Years and more of it Ted Lasso: Richmond Women's Team

Some of the characters are the same, some are new, some are gone.

ooo

Posted by IlliniSax05 User icon on August 5, 2026, 14:42:47, in reply to "It makes fine sense if you just consider this a spinoff of the original "

https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/msg/1785950512.html

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

Yep, this.*

Posted by GrandmotherPearlsJam User icon on August 5, 2026, 14:53:38, in reply to "ooo"

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https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/msg/1785950512.html

I'm going to STFU and reserve judgement until I've actually seen it

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 14:42:45, in reply to "It makes fine sense if you just consider this a spinoff of the original "

and be excited that there's another season of Ted Lasso.

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Think of it less of Ted Lasso: The AFC Richmond Years and more of it Ted Lasso: Richmond Women's Team

Some of the characters are the same, some are new, some are gone.

Maybe it does if your child support agreement is expensive enough*

Posted by Tortillini User icon on August 5, 2026, 14:31:28, in reply to "It just doesn't make any sense to tie the show up in a bow like they did"

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and then come back and do this.

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but we'll see.

C.R.E.A.M*

Posted by Gene Parmesan User icon on August 5, 2026, 14:30:57, in reply to "It just doesn't make any sense to tie the show up in a bow like they did"

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and then come back and do this.

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but we'll see.

That's pretty realistic though

Posted by RVA User icon on August 5, 2026, 11:54:15, in reply to "i'm conflicted. season 3 put a bow on everything. "

"I've decided to step away to spend more time with my family."

**eight months later**

"Please welcome the new coach of the Auburn Tigers"

I'm guessing there is going to be a time jump to make it make sense

Posted by GrandmotherPearlsJam User icon on August 5, 2026, 11:44:08, in reply to "i'm conflicted. season 3 put a bow on everything. "

They aged up the Henry character, so it's probably a timeline in which Ted feels comfortable going back. Pure speculation on my part, but I'll also guess that Henry has kept with soccer and it will be sold as being a benefit for him to also move to London with Ted and join a youth club

4 year time jump *

Posted by aimlessillini User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:26:32, in reply to "I'm guessing there is going to be a time jump to make it make sense"

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So the kid is a teenager?*

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:37:42, in reply to "4 year time jump *"

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I believe he’s just finishing elementary school*

Posted by Herman Blume User icon on August 5, 2026, 14:28:31, in reply to "So the kid is a teenager?*"

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Yes *

Posted by aimlessillini User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:46:36, in reply to "So the kid is a teenager?*"

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I haven't seen Ep. 1 yet, but I imagine the character is just starting HS

Posted by IlliniSax05 User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:40:42, in reply to "So the kid is a teenager?*"

so it would make more sense for him to go with Ted and get enrolled in some private school or academy or whatever in England

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

I'm curious if the ex wife plays a factor*

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:12:30, in reply to "I'm guessing there is going to be a time jump to make it make sense"

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It absolutely feels like a Cousin Oliver moment

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 11:33:55, in reply to "i'm conflicted. season 3 put a bow on everything. "

but we get another season of Ted Lasso while the world seems to be approaching end of days, so let's just enjoy it.

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ted decided to go home and be with his son.

now... "fuck it, let's go back to london and coach the women's team!"

what are we doing, ted? feels like they're Cousin Oliver-ing this.

it's the opposite of Cousin Oliver

Posted by Sammich User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:00:04, in reply to "It absolutely feels like a Cousin Oliver moment"

Brady Bunch was trying to inject some new interest in its final episodes. Ted Lasso is making new episodes after they tried to leave once and were told maybe they should come back.

What we've become is contrary to what we want
Take a bow

That's a fair point it was pretty dumb in retrospect to end the show when they did

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:15:37, in reply to "it's the opposite of Cousin Oliver"

That being said, far too many shows extend their usefullness.

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Brady Bunch was trying to inject some new interest in its final episodes. Ted Lasso is making new episodes after they tried to leave once and were told maybe they should come back.

I would argue that they did what they set out to do...tell a 3 season story

Posted by IlliniSax05 User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:21:52, in reply to "That's a fair point it was pretty dumb in retrospect to end the show when they did"

and so ending it at the time wasn't dumb at all.

this new season is an entirely new story, which is why none of the players on the men's team are involved (at least beyond any potential future one off guest spots).

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

I thought the first episode kinda sucked, but for now I'll put that down to

Posted by larue33 User icon on August 5, 2026, 10:35:02, in reply to "Ted Lasso Season 4"

updating the state of things and. launching the plot. It did have some good moments, and I'm hopeful.

I'm sure they'll land the plane, because they are great writers and a great cast

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 10:42:37, in reply to "I thought the first episode kinda sucked, but for now I'll put that down to"

but man the woke story line of Ted coaches a women's team is really offputting to me.

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updating the state of things and. launching the plot. It did have some good moments, and I'm hopeful.

wtf*

Posted by Blazer User icon on August 5, 2026, 20:12:37, in reply to "I'm sure they'll land the plane, because they are great writers and a great cast"

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but man the woke story line of Ted coaches a women's team is really offputting to me.

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updating the state of things and. launching the plot. It did have some good moments, and I'm hopeful.

Woke? *

Posted by doubledown User icon on August 5, 2026, 10:48:02, in reply to "I'm sure they'll land the plane, because they are great writers and a great cast"

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but man the woke story line of Ted coaches a women's team is really offputting to me.

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updating the state of things and. launching the plot. It did have some good moments, and I'm hopeful.

I'm mostly being tongue in cheek, but Ted comes back to coach a women's soccer team

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 10:57:52, in reply to "Woke? *"

is textbook what right wing nut jobs complain about when they say that television is too woke. I'll bet you a million dollars that two of the players are gay and that they have some sort of relationship entanglement that screws up the team dynamic.

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but man the woke story line of Ted coaches a women's team is really offputting to me.

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updating the state of things and. launching the plot. It did have some good moments, and I'm hopeful.

i mean, the first 3 seasons were about a woman that takes control of a club from her husband

Posted by IlliniSax05 User icon on August 5, 2026, 11:03:04, in reply to "I'm mostly being tongue in cheek, but Ted comes back to coach a women's soccer team"

in their divorce, a coach who is all about positivity and good feels yet deals with anxiety and panic attacks, and includes a gay player who stays in the closet until he's no longer able, only to be fully embraced by his teammates and another player (an immigrant, no less) that refuses to support the club's main sponsor after finding out the horrible things that company has done to his home country only to, again, be supported by all of his teammates. that's a pretty "woke" show to begin with. I don't think coaching a women's team is the straw that breaks the camels back here.

right wing nut jobs weren't Ted Lasso fans to begin with

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

Everything you described feels normal and organic

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 11:06:20, in reply to "i mean, the first 3 seasons were about a woman that takes control of a club from her husband"

the women's team angle just feels forced. Don't get me wrong, I'm ecstatic for a new season, which I am sure will be awesome. You're correct, MAGA ain't watching Ted Lasso, as soccer is a low t faggot sport.

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I thought almost all of the storylines in Season 3 were painfully forced

Posted by Blazer User icon on August 5, 2026, 20:14:48, in reply to "Everything you described feels normal and organic"

especially the closeted player, in order to provide filler when they from 30 mins to an hour.

It’s an episodic comedy based on an absurd premise which was in turn based on a 4 minute TV spot SNL-style sketch. Almost nothing is organic.

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I can't speak to hardcore MAGA but I know several right leaning people

Posted by illini User icon on August 5, 2026, 11:40:20, in reply to "Everything you described feels normal and organic"

Who really, really enjoyed Season 1 and mostly enjoyed Season 2. The woke hammer didn't really get rolling until Season 3.

Season 1 was overwhelmingly focused on being nice, being decent to one another. And that played well across the spectrum in 2020.

As you will recall, a big part of the Ted Lasso success

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:14:52, in reply to "I can't speak to hardcore MAGA but I know several right leaning people"

was that it came about during peak Covid, and was about a good person being kind to people, and we all really needed that at the time. It was the yin to the yang of Tiger King and Squid Game.

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the original premise of the show felt "forced". that's why it's a comedy

Posted by IlliniSax05 User icon on August 5, 2026, 11:11:21, in reply to "Everything you described feels normal and organic"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

Right, but the premise is ridiculous, which makes it work

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 11:20:29, in reply to "the original premise of the show felt "forced". that's why it's a comedy"

If you asked me to predict what was going to happen to Ted if the decided to bring the show back, the obvious answer is to have him coach a women's team, which is what makes it lame and predictable.

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You clearly want to hate it

Posted by GrandmotherPearlsJam User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:17:54, in reply to "Right, but the premise is ridiculous, which makes it work"

So why don't you just not watch it and spare those of us who want to enjoy it the commentary on why you think it's the worst thing to happen to television

That's not true

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 12:21:06, in reply to "You clearly want to hate it"

I wish they had done things differently, but I'm going to like it because it's Ted Lasso. It's honestly maybe my favorite show of all time.

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So why don't you just not watch it and spare those of us who want to enjoy it the commentary on why you think it's the worst thing to happen to television

I haven't seen S4E1 yet, so I'm avoiding spoilers.

Posted by tvillini User icon on August 5, 2026, 10:18:10, in reply to "Ted Lasso Season 4"

My hope has always been that because this is a new show in the Lasso universe, as opposed to a show being stretched beyond it's original plan, that it should be good. The fact that they basically cut out the bulk of the mens team from the show indicates where their heads are at.

Are Sudeikis and Goldstein still in it? *

Posted by doubledown User icon on August 5, 2026, 09:51:14, in reply to "Ted Lasso Season 4"

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So I had high hopes, but it SEEMS like it's going to be even more complex that I thought - first episode seems very promising

Ted is still the focus, yes

Posted by aimlessillini User icon on August 5, 2026, 10:24:50, in reply to "Are Sudeikis and Goldstein still in it? *"

Roy was not in EP1, but was shown (pic), mentioned, and will be in EP2

Most of the actors/characters exiting are the men's players (Jamie especially) as the new season focuses on a women's team

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So I had high hopes, but it SEEMS like it's going to be even more complex that I thought - first episode seems very promising

Respectfully, Ted wasn't really the focus the past couple of seasons*

Posted by Sounder User icon on August 5, 2026, 10:43:09, in reply to "Ted is still the focus, yes"

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Roy was not in EP1, but was shown (pic), mentioned, and will be in EP2

Most of the actors/characters exiting are the men's players (Jamie especially) as the new season focuses on a women's team

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So I had high hopes, but it SEEMS like it's going to be even more complex that I thought - first episode seems very promising

Per the trailers yes*

Posted by ATL User icon on August 5, 2026, 09:56:50, in reply to "Are Sudeikis and Goldstein still in it? *"

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So I had high hopes, but it SEEMS like it's going to be even more complex that I thought - first episode seems very promising

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Great. I trust them to not allow anyone to fuck it up. *

Posted by doubledown User icon on August 5, 2026, 09:57:58, in reply to "Per the trailers yes*"

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So I had high hopes, but it SEEMS like it's going to be even more complex that I thought - first episode seems very promising

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