Panic attacks, the Luka to the Lakers trade, and Ted Lasso Episode “No Weddings and a Funeral” are some of the topics on this week’s Torg Stories Podcast. We also give our initial thoughts on the upcoming Super Bowl.
Anne and I use episodes of the Apple show Ted Lasso to spark discussion questions for the podcast. Here are some of my notes and discussion topics from Season 2, Episode 10 of Ted Lasso:
- Rebecca’s father has died to open the show.
- Coaches office. They speculate after death. Everyone states their belief. R0y drawer of funeral home. Ted used to Heaven and Hell. Higgins likes to imagine a heaven where animals are in charge and humans are pets. Do pets have it good? What if our brains were in there? Nate wants to be a tiger and ravage anyone who looks at him wrong.
- Rebecca’s childhood home. Together Forever by Rick…what’s that new song that used it? How does that song make you feel? Or, when/where do you play music? What songs did you love that are now ruined? Rebecca’s mom keeps her room because it reminds her of when they were close.
- Sassy arrives. Did you sneak out Anne?
- Roy and Keely. Funerals are weird. They are like parties but you have to be sad. Keeley thinks maybe she’d like to fertilize a tree.
- Ted getting dressed to She’s an Easy Love. A favorite of mine! Nice effects on sound and Ted has a panic attack over his son and his father’s death. (darts with his father)
- Cut to the funeral. Rupert comes and says, Paul (her father) is family. Let’s get to the root of why dad no funeral. Remember Becks dated Sudeikis. Team arrives. Emotionally moving. They all came. Sam is obviously hurt. Beard last off the bus. No Ted.
- Sassy doesn’t tolerate Rupert.
- Ted calls Sharon. Incredible view. 4-7-8 breathing.
- Keeley to Rebecca: That baby sucks. Sassy and Keeley love each other. Sassy asks about Ted. Keeley feels Rebecca is secretly dating someone. Ted bought Nate’s suit. Keeley, Roy and Jamie something brewing.
- Sharon goes to Ted’s. I see the army soldier on his table. Sharon hates tea. Ted, “I’ll tell you anythying.”
- Rebecca and Keeley are being loud. Sassy has brought alcohol. Sassy’s daughter likes Sam. 20 questions. TENSE. She seems okay with it.
- Rebecca’s mom asks what she will share in her eulogy. She’s got nothing to say. Wow, just occuring to me how much the episode (this whole show?) is about fathers.
- Friday the 13, 1991. September. Rebecca saw her dad cheating. Ted’s dad also killed himself. Very cool plot twist that intensely connects Ted and Rebecca. They wove the telling of the stories together. Probably comes from somewhere but I can’t remember seeing it.
- Where were we on that date? My kids could likely pull up a social media post close to that date.
- 25:10 nicely dark picture mom and rebecca
- Rebecca tells her mom she hates her too. What would you say to Ted? Dr. Sharon asks what he was like. That seems so smart. Ted tells a story about his dad staying up all night reading Jonny Tremain. Wow, Ted tells Sharon he wasn’t going to let anyone get by him without realizing they might be hurting inside. And he’s saying this in London away from his son.
- I think I’ve given a lot to be around my kids. Maybe that just keeps going?
- Think if you listened to, watched, or read everything this show mentioned.
- Mom tells Rebecca she wasn’t as strong as her. Mom handles Rupert like I try to. What’s more important? Being loving or being right? Right about what? I’ll take your anger over your indifference any day.
- In the church. good pic here about when ted comes in.
- Ted arrives to the funeral. Rebecca sings Never Gonna Give You Up. Ted joins in. We could analyze these lyrics. Organ plays the song. Rupert is going to give his shares to Rebecca. He stops and talks to nate.
- At the reception, Rebecca thinks she needs to break it off with Sam. Jamie and Keeley talk. He says he came back to Richmond also for Keeley and that he loves her. Roy arrives. We only got this one life. He tells Keeley he loves her. About 10 seconds between loves?
- Sam pulls Rebecca into a closet. Sam line and joke: “I hate big butts and I cannot lie.” Rebecca says she needs to figure out her fear on her own.
- Sassy, named Florence, does like wounded birds doesn’t she?” says Rebecca’s mom. What about her daughter?
- Rebecca and her mom looked at a lot of pictures. I looked at a lot of pictures. Why? They have a VHS player?
- What we choose to remember and not remember. It’s Rick Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up. She thought he was black. Show’s over.
Luka from the Mavs for Davis from the Lakers trade:
- Seems like an obvious yes for the Lakers Anne. Why?
- What are the risks for the Lakers?
- How many reasons can we think of for the Mavs to do this?
- Who will have the best record from here to the finish?
- FanDuel has the Lakers twice as more likely to make the finals.
Thanks for checking out this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast!