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Ted Lasso (2020)
An honest review from a grumpy old woman
The TV show "Ted Lasso" came into my life by happy accident. I don't watch the Emmys or Oscars because Hollyweird people are gross, and I wouldn't give you five cents for the lot of them. However, since I don't live in a cave, I did see the list of this year's Emmy winners come through my social media feed.
What is this award winning "Ted Lasso" show? I wondered, but quickly dismissed it after reading the premise: it's about a football coach from Kansas who relocates to England to coach soccer aka football... ZZZZZZ. Since I care nothing for shows about sports ball of any kind, I wasn't interested.
But then I read some reviews, most of them here on IMDB. And then I read reviews on other sites. Most of them were saying DROP EVERYTHING AND WATCH THIS SHOW. So, I clicked on the button that says Watch on Apple TV+, but very reluctantly. For the past several decades, I've refused to give that overpriced, overrated company one dime of my money, but hey - free trial for seven days.
Then I saw "Ted Lasso" was rated TVMA, like most non-network TV shows these days. UGH! The only thing I loathe more than sports ball programs are shows with filthy and foul language. I've lived with a truck driver for 40 years, so I hear that mess plenty. Don't need it in my entertainment, thank-you-very-little.
I'm not sure why, but I went ahead and watched the first episode of "Ted Lasso." And y'all... I now join the rest of armchair critics in saying DROP EVERYTHING AND WATCH THIS SHOW. It's the best TV program I've seen in years. The lead character is perfection; I hope that Jason Sudeikis realizes that he is always going to be Ted Lasso from now on. (Kind of like Sarah Michelle Gellar will always be Buffy Summers, but I digress.)
The supporting players are wonderful as well, superb acting by all. By the end of the first season, I absolutely loved every character. Well, except for Rupert of course! (And isn't it great that Mr. Head's name was also Rupert on the aforementioned "Buffy the Vampire Slayer?") Just me? Never mind.
I've enjoyed the multiple storylines and accepted the unnecessary salty language. There were times that I cried like a baby, laughed out loud, clapped until my palms hurt, and by the season one finale I was both cheering and throwing things.
I'm glad that fate led me to a show that I didn't think a cantankerous old lady like me would love. If everyone had a friend like Ted Lasso, the world would be a better place. Now DROP EVERYTHING AND WATCH THIS SHOW!
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