That shouting down to the field introduced the concept of the Secret Sandwich Switcheroo, which was definitely worth it.

I loved that Roy called out Ted for messing Jamie up. “You f*cked him up and turned him average!” And then “Nah... the little prick’s gonna make it.”

Agreed completely. (I should really read all the comments before I post ideas that others already discussed...) Ted is finding that his optimism is insufficient and occasionally counterproductive, and Roy just undercut his entire coaching philosophy re: Jamie - what’s his role, then?

Agreed across the board. While I’ve enjoyed the episodes up to this point, this week was the first one that felt like the show was really locked in.

The scene where Dr. Cox lost all the transplant patients to rabies and busted up the machinery in the room where his friend dies is as dark as I’ve ever seen a sitcom get and is now *permanently* associated with “how to save a life” by the Fray.

I think you’re on to something here, and I really expect the show to hit that theme hard. Ted tries to make everyone happy all the time, and he’s not noticing that certain people get stepped on when he does that. Bringing back Jamie & Roy are the obvious examples. 

Yes - They were 4-14-4 at the halfway point, so 26 points. 

It’s going to be Rupert. His entire new trophy girlfriend dynamic has been upended with the pregnancy and (presumably, given the time that has passed) the newborn.

It seems like this season is setting Ted up to be a sort of unwitting antagonist.

The only version of “Life on Mars” I can find from Lorde was a live performance at the 2016 Brits - hard to judge someone on one live performance 7 years ago.

Chemtrails could have been Lana’s 2nd greatest album and it still would have been considered a let-down after NFR, which was universally praised & immediately recognized as an all-time classic that cemented her Rock HOF bonafides.

Counterpoint - Antonoff co-wrote and produced “Norman F*cking Rockwell” with Lana Del Rey like 2 years ago, and it’s a career-defining triumph that everyone still loves.

I think Burton only got 1 day of filming, and he was the only person in that spot. 

He had 10 years of American game show hosting gigs on NBC and CBS prior to Jeopardy. From Wiki:

He was unbelievably good at comedy. A lot of 8 out of 10 felt pre-scripted like any panel show - but then he’d think of some new joke on the spot and just break everyone.

If we use the precedent of basically every Disney World thing ever, the ambitious initial concept will last a year or two.

This sounds like the TV movie they made about how Bart killed Principal Skinner starring Neil Patrick Harris. 

Well, that is great. It’s the kind of show that it’s difficult to get others to commit to, even though it’s only 11 minutes/ep and it’s wildly and universally critically acclaimed. 

Don’t get me wrong, I love Ted Lasso and will defend it to the death. The things that make Ted Lasso excellent are the same kind of real-world low-stakes anxieties and victories. Both shows celebrate good people being good to each other. But it clearly takes place in a slightly heightened universe with heightened…

This show is exceptional.