I think this story serves as a great example for how out of their minds fandoms are, that they are a)so invested in a pop star’s personal life and b)think they have any say over it.

I hope you’re right about taking that criticism, because so far I feel like we’ve seen zero real indicator that any characters on the show understand that employer-employee relationships have inherent ethical problems. To say nothing of Dr. Jacob and Michelle. And then you add Beard and Jane into the equation, and I…

I don’t think it’s his style either. But Rebecca is pretty powerful and connected, and I’d be surprised if the rumor mill about Edwin hadn’t worked its way back around to her.

The Roy observation is great and well-articulated on why his story has felt so weird. Even while I find myself enjoying some of those original moments, I agree when you look in context that the problems Roy is supposed to be having don’t really make sense or match what we’ve seen on screen. And I fully agree on how…

Watched it a second time, and it was Trent Crimm the independent who mentions the workplace misconduct, not Higgins. 

I wouldn’t read the comments either if they were full of people telling me I’m an asshole, I hate joy, or I have other psychological problems because I didn’t give their favorite TV show as good a grade as they wanted.

Vulture and The Atlantic both have published very critical pieces on the show as a whole. 

I thought "We'll Never Have Paris" was flat-out the worst episode this show has done, myself.

Apparently Nick Mohammed actually does play violin. 

I’m surprised the article didn’t mention the much more obvious nod to the writers’ strike in “Episode 210": None of the TGS writers appear in the episode.

I think it holds up better than almost any other comedy from the 21st century.

Yeah, I’ve been mixed on Manuel’s reviews— sometimes I agree with them, sometimes I agree with specific observations but have a higher opinion of how well they worked for the show, sometimes I think he missed the mark. But I don’t act like a foaming lunatic when the latter happens. How does some other guy having a…

Yeah, while I usually prefer when a show gives its audience more credit for figuring things out, I feel like this could have used a little more connection in the actual script.

I did get a huge kick out of Jamie turning to Roy with that shit-eating smirk when Phoebe said Roy talks about him every day.

It’s really something how frequently Ted Lasso fans run across someone who has criticisms of the show and can only respond by implying they have mental, emotional, or psychological problems.

Great post. You know, I did think season 2 had some areas where it just ignored or skipped important steps in the plotting, or just didn’t deal with obvious consequences or fallout from certain situations, but I agree, there was at least a throughline. I’m not sure what the throughline is for this season, especially…

They have very complementary skill sets as coaches, but yeah, Roy is probably the better choice for head coach because as much as anything that role requires managing people and commanding the respect of the locker room. I’m... skeptical about Nate’s ability to do either of those things.

Eh, the first season is legitimately great. I think it has more to do with not understanding that it was great because of the care in its storytelling, not because it's a show about nice people that makes you feel nice for watching.

I admittedly didn’t know who she was until I watched Stath Lets Flats a few months ago. Great there, too.

“Folks and Socceration”?