Huh, I just caught something while I was going back through the older episodes: In season 2's “Man City,” the show cuts from Dr. Sharon at the hospital (with Ted there and a doctor attending to her) to Roy at school with Phoebe talking about how his sister works in the ER, so she can’t drop everything for meetings at…

Rule of threes strikes again: Doyle Brunson, Jim Brown, and now Rick Dalton. Three of the greatest to ever do it in their fields.

Dude, this is the most projection I’ve seen in a comment in a long time. You’re the one who keeps viciously insulting people and calling them names, and getting more unhinged. Do you read your comments before you post them? Everything you just wrote applies to you!

That being said, this week’s Edwin Akufo plotline also made zero sense when it comes to the business of soccer. Presumably, the European clubs in that room are the biggest in the world, and even with the money Akufo has likely put into Raja Casablanca during his ownership, the odds of these owners leaving European…

Yeah, just look at some of the comments here! Robot_Jox in particular. I mean, I think some of the comments written here are really good in terms of analyzing the show and what it could be doing better-- what it used to do better. And some people are just boiling with criminal levels of rage toward anyone who makes…

You need therapy more than Ted Lasso does.

Nah. This is a dishonest response from you. I’ve given plenty of thoughtful analysis on what I think the show has done right and what it’s done wrong. I’ve also had great and thoughtful discussions with the people here who are similarly doing detailed analysis of what the show could be doing better.

Is calling someone a “spaz” your idea of normal?

You know what would make you less off an asshole? Not angrily responding to criticism with things like “You can get off of the reviewers junk.”

Yeah, and that’s part of what annoys me about all the people who complain about the show’s critics and personally attack them. It’s not hard to see how the stories the show wanted to tell could have worked with a little more effort and care. I’ve seen several great suggestions just in the comments on this recap. And…

Yeah, I don’t get it. Someone else’s opinions about TV don’t affect my enjoyment of it. Ted Lasso is certainly in no danger of getting canceled because of Manuel Betancourt’s reviews. These reactions suggest a really unhealthy relationship with fiction and need to have their opinions and feelings validated.

Damn, I swung too hard on trying to get this one as a comparison to Parks and Recreation’s later seasons where all the main characters just got whatever they wanted without working for it as a reward for being so special and wonderful.

*Beard voice* Offscreen, bay-BEH!

Yep. I don’t think Rebecca’s initial speech completely swayed the ownership group, but I think it was enough to sow a little bit of doubt (most likely in Rupert), and as soon as that happened, Akufo’s typical response to being told “no” of throwing a massive temper tantrum would’ve been enough to turn off the rest of…

More profitable for the owners of the few teams that get invited; more more unaffordable for the fans of those teams. (And it could possibly crush the revenues and professional fortunes of the teams that don’t get invited, which would further make football inaccessible to the average fan if the non-Super League teams…

It’s really nice how the Ted Lasso superfans seem incapable of responding to criticism of the show without personally attacking the people making those criticisms.

You may! I may not get to it for a while, though, as a ton of my favorite shows (or at least shows I make a point to watch) are coming back this summer, so my slate is gonna be pretty full. (I Think You Should Leave and The Righteous Gemstones at the top of the list, but also It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Futurama…

What town? I’m from a place around there that has seen its share of hurricane devastation (although I no longer live anywhere near there).

It was a good and thoughtful comment. If you don’t like criticism of your favorite show, why read articles and comment sections like this in the first place?

I suppose that depends on what you think of America’s favorite center-left podcast.