Two Aces and a New All Time Scene: Ted Lasso Episodes 5 and 6

Golden Line Game: Let’s see if you can tell me who said these…

• I hope she gets heart disease. – Higgins’s wife about Rebecca
• Ted’s wife says his constant optimism is too much. Can you be too optimistic?
• F’ing good idea to be fair. -Roy Kent on Ted keeping his peanut butter jar open.
• How long is a man meant to be alone? What am I supposed to do, shower by myself? -Jamie Tartt
• I’m sort of famous for being almost famous. -Keeley
• Everyday, I wake up hoping I’ll feel the way I felt in the beginning. -Ted’s wife. … I’ll keep trying.
• Me being around so much was doing more harm than good.
• If you’re with the right person, even the hard times are easy. -Higgins. Ted responds: I want to call 911; I want to call a truth bomb.
• That’s some real impressive cardio from Ted Lasso. -as he goes up to see Rebecca readying to bench Jamie
• First time I ever saw tan lines. -Ted about his art teacher at halftime. It’s about change, and change can be scary. First time I moved to Charlotte…
• “It took balls, what you did,” says Roy. Shakes his hand. “It’s all we got is balls, Roy.”
• Football is life. (also it’s the last sentence of episode 6)
• I like the idea of someone becoming rich because of what they gave to the world, not just because of who their family is. Sam.
• “F” the haters. Rebecca at the curse break.

More notes from the podcast…

Favorite Scenes:

1. The halftime, “We’re broken” speech. We need to change. (23:08). One last thing, and I want everyone’s eyes on me when I say this. Ted slaps the believe sign.
2. You don’t have to keep trying anymore. You’re not quitting Ted; you’re just letting me go. The song “Forever” by Mumford and Sons plays.
3. Back to the Future Doc Brown moment.
4. Kent makes the extra pass to Sam for the win.
5. Jamie makes the speech about his mom and the boot she gave him.

Favorite Scenes All Time So Far Through 6 episodes:

1. “We’re broken” halftime speech with Ted slapping the believe sign.
2. You don’t have to keep trying anymore.
3. “Caesar you later.”
4. Reading of Crimm article.
5. Lion or Panda.

Character Development:

1. Jamie goes deeper on being a turd. Steps over Sam. Why doesn’t Roy hit him?
2. Does he win Rebecca over with this win?
3. Beard is right there with a pint after Ted’s wife leaves.
4. Nate doesn’t take baths. He’s afraid of his skin aging. Nate is gleeful about Jamie’s situation.

Coaching Tactics:

1. Hold players accountable. Benches Jamie.
2. Absolute poise, funny and heartwarming story as he’s benched the best player.
3. Bonding exercise of bringing an item you value and telling a story about it. (break the curse)

Behind the scenes:

1. Cristo Fernandez Danny Rojas casting story click here. It’s one of the great things Bill does. He gets inspired by actors’ interests and personal experiences and puts them into the show. 

Allusions:

• “Surry with the fringe on top.” Musical Oklahoma.
• Back to the Future. Who was president in the 80s Doc Brown impression. Ronald Reagan, the actor? Ted, “I love it when you do Doc Brown.”
• Sour patch kids. Out of the lucky tree.
• The band Kiss.
• The wit and wisdom of Calvin and Hobbes.
• the Iverson practice speech remix, Ted to Jamie
• Red Sox curse.
• Cindy Clawford. pun of Higgins cat name

Other:

• 999 is the 911 of London
• football songs: Jamie Tarttt, ttt, ttt…
• That moment as a coach when you come through hard times and you win, and you take a second to enjoy it.
• Ted is talking to his wife about meeting her in the parking lot as Keeley and Roy interact in the parking lot.
• Beautiful sadness of winning, losing a marriage, and having a friend like Beard.
• It’s such a feel good thing to study, this show.
• Lasso first released Aug 14, 2020

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