for all the curse fire items, they told the actors to find an object they think represents their characters the most. so the items weren't scripted! which is just really sweet and a nice touch
1) Higgin’s wife in the show is his actual wife, which makes me love them even more. 2) The Ted Lasso practice rant is almost a word for word recreation of an Allen Iverson’s practice rant.
@@theshamelist Just wait for season 2, when Higgins and his wife have some truly wonderful moments where that love is just made even more clear between the two actors. She’s a rainbow.
The "orange-teal" coloring is also used heavily in stage lighting with the warm color used as the key light (primary), and the cool color as the fill (although the precise colors for the gels on stage tend to be closer to amber and lavender). It is also used in photography. The origins go back to the masterworks of art where painters used warm aber and orange to depict light on skin tones, and blues and purples were used for shadows. Second team = understudy.
What I noticed about the Dutch angle in episode 4 is that while it makes the scene off kilter, it also means that even though Ted is standing and Jaime is sitting, they're eye level in the shot. Even when he's trying to teach him humility, Ted is not talking down to or belittling Jaime -- unlike a certain other figure in his life.
I love how Ted's speech to Jamie about practice is almost word for word from the infamous Allen Iverson interview. You might have to be an older sports fan (like me) to pick that one up.
@@theshamelist a star basketball player went on a rant in a press conference that mentioned the word "practice" 20ish times in like 2 minutes. The rant went the early 2000's version of viral. The video of the rant is on YT and worth a watch.
@@theshamelist This show is so full of movie, TV, theatre, book, music, sports and other pop culture references that I am sure I missed many or others that went over my head.
I’d like to add that the rant was also dismissive of practice. He was asked about missing practice by a reporter, goes off on, “Why are we talking about practice, not the game, practice?” Ted gave him the answer why, because it’s where the team is together to become better . That’s why we talk about it.
I actually tell my 4-year old son that I appreciate him more then I tell him thank you. I know he doesn’t know the difference now, but I want him to grow up feeling appreciated
The thing that I love about the difference between Dani and Jamie is that the songs, Jamie interpretation of his song is the fans idolising him and he barely acknowledges it where as Dani's song must have come from the fans and he loves it so much that he sings it all the time.
Like how you pointed out that the writers trust the audience. I write for a soap, and, once, I was writing a scene with a couple who were having an affair. He enters the scene, hugs her, and he says, "Guinevere waits for Lancelot." And, she replies: "Don't say that. They were traitors." And I got a note from our editor that she was taking it out because our audience "wouldn't understand it". Made my blood boil.
Bit late with this comment, but where did Jacqui learn so much about British culture? I don't think I have ever come across somebody from another continent with as thorough an understanding of our weird ways.
Outside of the stuff with his dad, the other massive significant part of his personality is the fact that he’s a kid from a council estate and managed to make it to the top. I loved the acknowledgment and discussion of that from both of you. Also cockney isn’t necessarily lower class as it just tends to be an east London accent. Jamie has a strong manc (north England) accent and does not speak ‘well’.
It’s so great rewatching this show I see so much more now!! Like when Ted is yelling at Jamie you can see Jamie retreat into himself, almost like he’s disassociating. Maybe a learned coping mechanism when an angry man shouts at him… but _where_ could he have learned that? *wink It’s such a great performance by Jamie’s actor (Phil I think?) and the Dutch angle shows how both of them aren’t quite right in that scene.
love that sam actually considered for a second there that we might actually see ghosts on ted lasso of all shows lol. and yes, brett goldstein wrote episode 5. also, the use of the dutch angle puts jamie and ted on the same level visually, i just thought that was really cool. also also yes, that scene where all the players put something in the bin was 100% jason asking the actors to bring something they thought was meaningful to their characters. there is a fun video where brett and hannah are watching some scenes and commenting and that one was one of them, also i highly recommend that video (there are spoilers for up to episode 1 of season 2) and the imdb “interview” with brendan, nick and hannah is quite literally the funniest thing i’ve ever seen in my life (there are little clips from season 2 but it’s not spoilery) sorry for the long comment lol but i love these little bts fun facts and i’ve seen every one of their interviews so i just have a lot of (some might useless) info in my head. if you got this far, thank you and i appreciate you both 🥰
Thank you for the kind words, and we appreciate all the new info! In case you can't tell, we love trivia, and that's part of the fun of doing videos like this! We get to learn so much more from other people who love this show just as much as we do. We appreciate you!
Beyond the excellent contrast; orange is warm, and blue/teal is cold. So it's very, very good at denoting thematic differences as well. Like in this instance, the warm glow of a heartfelt conversation amidst the cold sadness and rain.
I know the numbers are small right now and these things are a lot of work, but keep at it and keep them coming. I watch reaction videos all day and you two are already great at it. Great channel.
Thank you! What with having to slay wild Vanderbeasts and trek though dense jungles every time we go into the studio, I'm relieved we're doing so well! We'll keep at it! - Sincerely, Sam
There's a quote I caught yesterday that episode 5 reminded me of again today. "Don't spoil the memory of the Good days with the regret that they're over".
Posh English and RP are two different things. The English that the queen and other members of the aristocracy speak would be considered "posh", but RP is not in the same category. Only about 3 percent of the population in the UK speak pure RP and an even smaller minority speaks in a posh accent. Interestingly, most of the people you hear speaking pure RP as their natural accent are people who were born outside of England in former British colonies, like the actor Richard E. Grant (Swaziland/Eswatini) and the biologist Richard Dawkins (Kenya). This video breaks it down, if anyone's interested: th-cam.com/video/g0qShxkuS7Q/w-d-xo.html
Sam telling Rebecca that "It's your team" also has another significance, because up to that point she sees the team as "the only thing Rupert has ever loved", and for the first time she's gets the thought of "it's my team"
I do want to say about 40:00, that UK council housing is a bit more common than American housing projects. So it's not a 1:1 comparison but it's similar
I'm on a binge of your Ted lasso reaction videos. Just popped in to say thanks! I try to "infect" my friends with ted lasso positivity 😅 but it's great to relive this amazing show one more time and I feel like you're discussing it with me. So amazing!
I actually said “yay” out loud when I saw this was available. I love the trivia and the film insights-it brings another layer to these reactions and I very much appreciate them (even though I’ve seen these episodes multiple times). Also, and you might have said it but had to cut it out, Mary Roscoe (who plays Julie Higgins) is married in real life to Jeremy Swift (who plays Leslie Higgins) which makes their scenes together even more adorable.
Love a real life/on screen couple - makes everything so much sweeter! Especially the Higginses, such wonderfully mild people. We're here for you dearie, and happy you're liking what we've got! - Sincerely, Sam
Those two episode are were the serious tone of the show starts to show up. Like a deep dive into the human experience. Love you two, can't wait for next week!
A day early! :D Might not surprise you by this point, but although I love all the characters, Jamie's my fave so my comments will mainly focus on him, oops. I'm also SO SO SORRY for the novel below. I honestly did not intend to write that much. Applause if you manage to get through it lol. Ep 5: Fun fact! While Jamie's sleeve tattoo is makeup, the Chinese lettering on his bicep is the actor's real tattoo. The characters actually mean "sunset," though, which makes the in-universe tattoo kind of an inverse to how people usually ask for a nice-meaning tattoo but translate it wrong and end up with something like "arm." I read a post somewhere that headcanoned the tattoo artist was so charmed by Jamie asking for "arm" that they decided to make it say something nice instead, and I've since adopted that as my headcanon as well. Also gonna take a moment to appreciate the costume choice for Jamie in that kitchen scene. Award-worthy. And!! I absolutely LOVE the interaction between Jamie and Henry. There is a slight bit of ulterior motive on Jamie's part - as soon as he gets done talking about how he's the only one people come to see, Henry arrives and proves his point - but it's more of a side effect. He immediately drops the douchebag routine and is a total sweetheart, signing Henry's jersey and telling him the next goal will be for just the two of them. Henry's going to remember that moment forever, and it's such a humanizing interaction for Jamie as well. Which is necessary, because oh boy, he was at PEAK dickishness this episode. Ep 6: I could wax on and on about this episode but I'll keep it to keep it focused. The main thing I want to draw attention to that I don't recall being mentioned (if you did and my memory is awful, ignore this) is how Jamie reacted to Ted's practice speech. He starts out being a brat as usual, but once Ted's voice goes into that lower register to where he's genuinely angry - this is also the moment when that Dutch angle comes into play - you see Jamie get super fidgety, unable to look Ted in the eye, and completely shut down. The curse scene gives us only a glimpse into what Jamie's dad is like, but that reaction is a really haunting example of show-not-tell: When a male authority figure is yelling in Jamie's face, he gets anxious then goes silent and mentally checks out. It also brings new meaning to when Dani went to go high-five him. Jamie wasn't looking in Dani's direction so the movement startled him, and his first reaction was to put up his hands defensively. Oof. Stellar writing, stellar acting, and one of many examples that shows how rewarding it is to rewatch this show. The minute we get an insight into Jamie's psyche and backstory, his behavior in previous episodes suddenly makes a lot more sense and hits a lot harder. Last thing: Jacqui, all that trivia and those explanations was really great to have laid out like that! I'd noticed/read a lot of it, but I just love that you go so in-depth and have clearly delved into the meta aspects of the show. Makes for an even more delightful watch.
I absolutely read all the way through, because it blows me away that someone cares enough about our videos to write a novel! Thank you so much! Also, we just had an upload issue last week that delayed it to Tuesday, so from now on (excluding any other technical issues), Ted Lasso will be dropping on Mondays. Gotta start the week right! 😄 To address most of your points at once...we talked about almost every single one of them, but that made the first cut of this video close to two hours, and that just wasn't reasonable for TH-cam. We're planning on putting the full reaction up on Patreon when we launch it, so that way not everything gets left on the cutting room floor. We talked about how Jamie was purposely baiting Ted with Henry, and how by the end of Ted's speech about practice, he had lost all of his swagger. I love that you pointed out the psychology of that--Jamie's issue with male authority figures stemming from his dad, and when he put his hands up defensively with Dani. It's such great writing, and such a credit to Phil Dunster for his performance. It's genuinely criminal that he hasn't gotten more attention for it. On a personal level, I'm glad you love the trivia and explanations, because that's something I really enjoy, but not everyone does. I was a little concerned it would bore people, so it's so heartening to know there are others who enjoy the details! Thank you so much for all of your love and support, and we'll see you on the next one! ❤️ Jacqui
@@theshamelist Oh good, I'm glad I didn't put you off 😅 Can't wait for the next episodes! Mondays are my Saturdays, so the videos make for a wonderful addition to my day off.
I also am really enjoying not only your chemistry and your reactions but I really like the little tidbits of filming techniques so I am actually being entertained and educated at the same time! You guys are going to be really great! Also love the background, very green, very soothing! You are going to love all the rest of this season and S2 as well!
39:07 Tl;dr. Pavlov discovered bells at feeding time make dogs learn time faster. For anybody curious; Pavlov was a psychologist who tried to figure out which dog food was most preferred by the dog itself. He accidentally discovered 'audio trigger conditioning'. When he rang the bell for the test, the dogs knew to get up, and started salivating to eat for the test.
Love learning the filmmaking side of this show!! Jacqui, I love your pointed looks at the camera, they always make me laugh. Also, girl, I love your hair!!
@@eddiegonzalez5070 Yes! Stranger Things is on the list. I haven't seen past season 2, and Sam hasn't seen any of it, so we definitely want to do it at some point. Maybe as a build up to the final season, like we're doing with Ted Lasso. ❤️Jacqui
@@theshamelist great idea Please do it soon. Don’t want you guys to get spoilers. You guys are gonna love it so much. I really appreciate your reply back. You guys stay safe.
Working my way through your reactions and loving them - keep up the good work :) I just wanted to comment on the section about Jamie and 'making it from a council estate to the Premier League'. I think you nailed the context for this, and Britain (and particularly England) definitely still struggles under the class system, but I think that with football it's something of a red herring. Football has long been considered a sport for the working class, with the more 'gentlemanly' sports of Rugby and Cricket reserved for the middle and upper class. (this is a broad generalisation, but such is life). Many of the greats in football have come from disadvantaged and meagre backgrounds to excel in the beautiful game. To pick a few of the first examples that come to mind - Pele couldn't afford a football to practice with, so used a sock stuffed with newspaper; Maradonna grew up in a shanty town on the outskirts of Buenos Aires; David Beckham actually grew up on a council estate, the son of a hairdresser, and a kitchen fitter; and Lionel Messi was the son of factory workers. Football, for all its many faults, is fundamentally a meritocracy - if you have talent, regardless of your background, you will go far. That is to say - that Jamie is right, in that he has been sucessful despite a rough start in life, but with usual Jamie attitude he has also missed the mark, and assumed that he is somehow special and unique, which he is definitely not.
It makes sense if you think about it, since football requires less equipment than almost any other sport. All you need to get started is the ball (or a sock stuffed with newspaper). To your point, Roy also came from a humble background, so it makes complete sense that Jamie used to idolize him, and I think it really fits the tone of Ted Lasso as a show, since Ted's entire goal is to help everyone improve, and be the best version of themselves they can be. And for sure, Jamie thinks more of himself than maybe he should, as while what he did is impressive, it's not unheard of. He has to learn that he is actually replaceable, and it makes his character development that much sweeter when you see just how much he grows and matures. Thank you for the lovely comment, and for the football education! I'm familiar with a lot of those names, but certainly didn't know much about them. Cheers! ❤️ Jacqui
Fantastic reaction videos! In addition to being a lot of fun you all provide great insights into the show. I have watched it many times and you have pointed out some great details that I didn’t catch previously. The color usage info was particularly interesting. Thank you.
He reproduces almost word for word, Allen Iverson's spiel about practice. Yet somehow, where Iverson used it to explain his emphasis on games and not practice, Ted uses the exact same argument to put an emphasis on the importance of practice simply by using inflection. It's brilliant!
That was an excellent explanation of the class system in the UK! Well done!!! I love these reactions because they aren't just funny but alot of thought and analysis is put into it.
Been waiting for this for so long and believe it or not just 30 minutes before I was refreshing ur page that somehow magically itll show another TED LASSO episode 😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️ love ur reactions KEEP EM RAINING
Probably important to note how wildly localised Cockney is and how there's so many regional accents in the UK, more than the US so when you're familiar it gives you a lot of info.
Another belter!! Great going! I've dealt with technical issues like that and having to re-record something and it is so difficult. You may have had a good point in the other one and you try and jam it back in for the second one, and it comes across totally fake. You guys nailed it!
Thank you! I'm so grateful we found the original recording, because the multiple re-records were definitely not as good 😅 Thank you for the kind words! ❤️ Jacqui
I love you twos reactions so much. Just like Ted Lasso you both give me the warm fussys. Once I see the movies you've reacted to I'll watch thoses as well.💗💜💙
Brett Goldstein mentioned in an interview that Roy only smiled three times in Season 1. The first one was Tan Lines. I'll you guess the other two times ;-)
Oh boy, I felt your comment about being the mediator and therapist in your family, Jacqui lol. And so many people in reaction videos I've watched/articles I've read were soooo shitty about Michelle throughout the seasons. But she's just a woman doing the best she can. And let's be real: Ted is a great coach, but could you imagine being married to the poster child for toxic positivity, the man who avoids serious/uncomfortable conversations like his life depends on it? That would be maddening! P.S. Jamie has a Mancunian (Manchester) accent; Roy Kent has a Cockney (London) accent.
I love how you're able to provide context because you've looked into it. As per Jamie (my son haha) a council estate is probably similar to a housing project I think? Also I have to ask, are Sam's rings David Rose inspired or is that just accidental? Anyway love the reaction :)
It's quite similar yes, and good eye! Whilst I have been wearing jewelry for many a moon before SC came on the air, I did see the full five fingers of rings that David rocked and knew it was a look I had to put into my rotation. Keep your eyes on those hands of mine, you never know what you'll see! - Love, Sam
Just found your channel and loving it. A word on the class structure in the UK and particularly England. I would say the vast majority of footballers come from working class backgrounds so Jamie is not exceptional in this sense but typical. And given that football has always been a very working class sport (compared to rugby or cricket for example - although that has changed also in recent decades due to the advent of professionalism in these sports) the crowds and the players very much have an affinity.
I'm so sorry for your cursed filming! Especially since it was in such a funny episode, and I know that's the one thing that's impossible to fake--the surprise of humor. This was a lot of fun to watch, though! I loved all the insight into film making, it makes me want to learn more about it, although, to quote Community, "I hope this doesn't awaken something in me," because I have ADHD and hyperfixations are a bitch, and the last time someone said something casually interesting about the Minoan written language, I spent the next three weeks reading about the end of the Bronze Age and I'm pretty sure that's neither relevant to this conversation nor will it ever be useful to my daily life. Ahem. Back on track . . . I can't remember what I was going to say. Oh! I liked your observation of how there are a lot of pure characters, but they're still different; I like that depth to them. Dani Rojas! I'm pretty sure his type of purity is "puppy" purity, haha. He's just got a sort of happy innocence to him. Sam is similar but way more grounded.
"e, I spent the next three weeks reading about the end of the Bronze Age and I'm pretty sure that's neither relevant to this conversation nor will it ever be useful to my daily life. Ahem. Back on track " i laught so hard, that you go somewere else, hahaha, i can relatet to that. Greeting from a fellow ADHDler, best wishes from swizerland
I have a feeling going down the psychological rabbit hole of why people vilify Rebecca would just make us sad. You love her, and I love her, that makes us friends, and is all that matters! ❤️Jacqui
Always fun guys.. My wife name was Michelle so it hits me different.. There's a lot of things throughout we can all relate to. Dunno if you've watched the newest Spiderman.. but Danny Rojas is in the end credit scene.. Have fun kids.
Almost all football players from across the globe come from poor families and impoverished backgrounds so everyone you watch a football match most of the players will be living their Cinderella stories
Council Estates are not trailer parks. And not everyone that lives in a council estate has no money. I lived in England for 12 years, and there are worse places than a council estate. They’re homes built by the local council, many after WWI. To provide low cost housing for veterans and others. You can BUY your council home. Many are actually very nice. Yes, some estates are bad .. just like some neighbourhoods are bad in the USA, but not all of them. It doesn’t mean you’re poor if you live in a council estate. Just means you’re not rich.
Also … players come from all classes. It’s not like Jamie (if he were real) was the only player to come from a council estate. Roy came from a block of flats .. which are even lower cost housing. It’s not something that is unheard of.
So I'm on my first date with this super cute dude from the valley - five minutes into getting coffee together, someone's overeager child spilled their beverage all over me. I mean from mid-chest to my ankles - everything I was wearing was ruined. So instead of seeing the movie as planned, we went shopping to get me new clothes. He picked out the shirt because I was 23 and had silver hair (dyed) and it was just a fun silly joke. Now I wear it because I'm actually getting gray hairs and I feel more like 80 than 30. - Long-windedly, Sam
I appreciate the stuff between Ted and his wife (and also Rebecca and Rupert) because Sudeikis wrote this in part as a release during his own divorce. So, obviously, it was all SUPER personal. That’s why it all feels so human.
Theyre regional accents..and yes due to stigma and snobbery, these are considered as 'lower class' than people who use rp . Manchester is not rural btw..and cockney is east london, also not rural.
for all the curse fire items, they told the actors to find an object they think represents their characters the most. so the items weren't scripted! which is just really sweet and a nice touch
Great reactions and extra points for the Grogu mug 👽
Just wanted to say I love it when you teach us film director stuff. Thank you!!
the supermodel sand is still the funniest of those bits
1) Higgin’s wife in the show is his actual wife, which makes me love them even more.
2) The Ted Lasso practice rant is almost a word for word recreation of an Allen Iverson’s practice rant.
We so stan on screen couples who are irl in love - Lovingly, Sam
@@theshamelist Just wait for season 2, when Higgins and his wife have some truly wonderful moments where that love is just made even more clear between the two actors. She’s a rainbow.
@@JeffKelly03 Yes!!! Between rainbow & the Christmas episode, I love them so very much!
@@hmaz7637 loved in Rainbow that when they sing “See her dressed in blue” it cuts to Mrs Higgins in blue.
Icon has slowly grown into Jamie through your own commentary mirroring the character growth in the show
The "orange-teal" coloring is also used heavily in stage lighting with the warm color used as the key light (primary), and the cool color as the fill (although the precise colors for the gels on stage tend to be closer to amber and lavender). It is also used in photography. The origins go back to the masterworks of art where painters used warm aber and orange to depict light on skin tones, and blues and purples were used for shadows.
Second team = understudy.
Just stumbled across your lasso series. Refreshing videos! Thanks!
you guys making icon never showering alone making sense is so fucking funny 💀💀
What I noticed about the Dutch angle in episode 4 is that while it makes the scene off kilter, it also means that even though Ted is standing and Jaime is sitting, they're eye level in the shot. Even when he's trying to teach him humility, Ted is not talking down to or belittling Jaime -- unlike a certain other figure in his life.
I love how Ted's speech to Jamie about practice is almost word for word from the infamous Allen Iverson interview. You might have to be an older sports fan (like me) to pick that one up.
I'm from Philly and lost it the first time I saw this episode. My girlfriend isn't a sports fan and was so confused why I was laughing so hard.
I have no idea what's going on here, but I'm so glad it's a funny and well-written show! - Sam
@@theshamelist a star basketball player went on a rant in a press conference that mentioned the word "practice" 20ish times in like 2 minutes. The rant went the early 2000's version of viral. The video of the rant is on YT and worth a watch.
@@theshamelist This show is so full of movie, TV, theatre, book, music, sports and other pop culture references that I am sure I missed many or others that went over my head.
I’d like to add that the rant was also dismissive of practice. He was asked about missing practice by a reporter, goes off on, “Why are we talking about practice, not the game, practice?”
Ted gave him the answer why, because it’s where the team is together to become better . That’s why we talk about it.
I actually tell my 4-year old son that I appreciate him more then I tell him thank you. I know he doesn’t know the difference now, but I want him to grow up feeling appreciated
I’ve started saying “I appreciate you” so much more since watching this show. 😊 It’s such a small thing, that can make sigh a huge impact ❤️Jacqui
The thing that I love about the difference between Dani and Jamie is that the songs, Jamie interpretation of his song is the fans idolising him and he barely acknowledges it where as Dani's song must have come from the fans and he loves it so much that he sings it all the time.
I had no illusions that Sam would catch the Allen Iverson "practice" reference, but I'm still a little sad he didn't
Like how you pointed out that the writers trust the audience.
I write for a soap, and, once, I was writing a scene with a couple who were having an affair. He enters the scene, hugs her, and he says, "Guinevere waits for Lancelot." And, she replies: "Don't say that. They were traitors."
And I got a note from our editor that she was taking it out because our audience "wouldn't understand it".
Made my blood boil.
Bit late with this comment, but where did Jacqui learn so much about British culture? I don't think I have ever come across somebody from another continent with as thorough an understanding of our weird ways.
Outside of the stuff with his dad, the other massive significant part of his personality is the fact that he’s a kid from a council estate and managed to make it to the top. I loved the acknowledgment and discussion of that from both of you. Also cockney isn’t necessarily lower class as it just tends to be an east London accent. Jamie has a strong manc (north England) accent and does not speak ‘well’.
Bingo
It’s so great rewatching this show I see so much more now!! Like when Ted is yelling at Jamie you can see Jamie retreat into himself, almost like he’s disassociating. Maybe a learned coping mechanism when an angry man shouts at him… but _where_ could he have learned that? *wink
It’s such a great performance by Jamie’s actor (Phil I think?) and the Dutch angle shows how both of them aren’t quite right in that scene.
Ted telling everyone to look at him when he says this, and then silently hitting the "Believe" sign, is one of my favorite moments in any medium.
love that sam actually considered for a second there that we might actually see ghosts on ted lasso of all shows lol.
and yes, brett goldstein wrote episode 5.
also, the use of the dutch angle puts jamie and ted on the same level visually, i just thought that was really cool.
also also yes, that scene where all the players put something in the bin was 100% jason asking the actors to bring something they thought was meaningful to their characters. there is a fun video where brett and hannah are watching some scenes and commenting and that one was one of them, also i highly recommend that video (there are spoilers for up to episode 1 of season 2) and the imdb “interview” with brendan, nick and hannah is quite literally the funniest thing i’ve ever seen in my life (there are little clips from season 2 but it’s not spoilery)
sorry for the long comment lol but i love these little bts fun facts and i’ve seen every one of their interviews so i just have a lot of (some might useless) info in my head.
if you got this far, thank you and i appreciate you both 🥰
Thank you for the kind words, and we appreciate all the new info! In case you can't tell, we love trivia, and that's part of the fun of doing videos like this! We get to learn so much more from other people who love this show just as much as we do. We appreciate you!
Beyond the excellent contrast; orange is warm, and blue/teal is cold. So it's very, very good at denoting thematic differences as well. Like in this instance, the warm glow of a heartfelt conversation amidst the cold sadness and rain.
I know the numbers are small right now and these things are a lot of work, but keep at it and keep them coming. I watch reaction videos all day and you two are already great at it. Great channel.
hard agree, I mean this channel was started like 2 weeks ago and can already tell it's great
Thank you! What with having to slay wild Vanderbeasts and trek though dense jungles every time we go into the studio, I'm relieved we're doing so well! We'll keep at it! - Sincerely, Sam
Cindy Clawford 🐱…🤣🤣🤣🤣 fantastic.
There's a quote I caught yesterday that episode 5 reminded me of again today.
"Don't spoil the memory of the Good days with the regret that they're over".
When you said "Get it? Got it" it made me wonder. Have you seen Danny Kaye in *The Court Jester?*
I don't care what you say or think, the peanut butter idea is genius.
Posh English and RP are two different things. The English that the queen and other members of the aristocracy speak would be considered "posh", but RP is not in the same category. Only about 3 percent of the population in the UK speak pure RP and an even smaller minority speaks in a posh accent. Interestingly, most of the people you hear speaking pure RP as their natural accent are people who were born outside of England in former British colonies, like the actor Richard E. Grant (Swaziland/Eswatini) and the biologist Richard Dawkins (Kenya). This video breaks it down, if anyone's interested: th-cam.com/video/g0qShxkuS7Q/w-d-xo.html
It's all the little moments with Isaac that start to built to Roy's choice with Isaac
Sam telling Rebecca that "It's your team" also has another significance, because up to that point she sees the team as "the only thing Rupert has ever loved", and for the first time she's gets the thought of "it's my team"
I appreciate you guys. I just finally watched Ted Lasso and I'm getting into watching TL reaction videos. You two are a real joy to watch.
The Dutch Angle is also to show Batman
I do want to say about 40:00, that UK council housing is a bit more common than American housing projects. So it's not a 1:1 comparison but it's similar
I'm on a binge of your Ted lasso reaction videos. Just popped in to say thanks! I try to "infect" my friends with ted lasso positivity 😅 but it's great to relive this amazing show one more time and I feel like you're discussing it with me. So amazing!
Glad you could join us! ❤️Jacqui
I actually said “yay” out loud when I saw this was available. I love the trivia and the film insights-it brings another layer to these reactions and I very much appreciate them (even though I’ve seen these episodes multiple times).
Also, and you might have said it but had to cut it out, Mary Roscoe (who plays Julie Higgins) is married in real life to Jeremy Swift (who plays Leslie Higgins) which makes their scenes together even more adorable.
Love a real life/on screen couple - makes everything so much sweeter! Especially the Higginses, such wonderfully mild people. We're here for you dearie, and happy you're liking what we've got! - Sincerely, Sam
Those two episode are were the serious tone of the show starts to show up. Like a deep dive into the human experience.
Love you two, can't wait for next week!
A day early! :D
Might not surprise you by this point, but although I love all the characters, Jamie's my fave so my comments will mainly focus on him, oops. I'm also SO SO SORRY for the novel below. I honestly did not intend to write that much. Applause if you manage to get through it lol.
Ep 5: Fun fact! While Jamie's sleeve tattoo is makeup, the Chinese lettering on his bicep is the actor's real tattoo. The characters actually mean "sunset," though, which makes the in-universe tattoo kind of an inverse to how people usually ask for a nice-meaning tattoo but translate it wrong and end up with something like "arm." I read a post somewhere that headcanoned the tattoo artist was so charmed by Jamie asking for "arm" that they decided to make it say something nice instead, and I've since adopted that as my headcanon as well. Also gonna take a moment to appreciate the costume choice for Jamie in that kitchen scene. Award-worthy.
And!! I absolutely LOVE the interaction between Jamie and Henry. There is a slight bit of ulterior motive on Jamie's part - as soon as he gets done talking about how he's the only one people come to see, Henry arrives and proves his point - but it's more of a side effect. He immediately drops the douchebag routine and is a total sweetheart, signing Henry's jersey and telling him the next goal will be for just the two of them. Henry's going to remember that moment forever, and it's such a humanizing interaction for Jamie as well. Which is necessary, because oh boy, he was at PEAK dickishness this episode.
Ep 6: I could wax on and on about this episode but I'll keep it to keep it focused. The main thing I want to draw attention to that I don't recall being mentioned (if you did and my memory is awful, ignore this) is how Jamie reacted to Ted's practice speech. He starts out being a brat as usual, but once Ted's voice goes into that lower register to where he's genuinely angry - this is also the moment when that Dutch angle comes into play - you see Jamie get super fidgety, unable to look Ted in the eye, and completely shut down. The curse scene gives us only a glimpse into what Jamie's dad is like, but that reaction is a really haunting example of show-not-tell: When a male authority figure is yelling in Jamie's face, he gets anxious then goes silent and mentally checks out. It also brings new meaning to when Dani went to go high-five him. Jamie wasn't looking in Dani's direction so the movement startled him, and his first reaction was to put up his hands defensively. Oof.
Stellar writing, stellar acting, and one of many examples that shows how rewarding it is to rewatch this show. The minute we get an insight into Jamie's psyche and backstory, his behavior in previous episodes suddenly makes a lot more sense and hits a lot harder.
Last thing: Jacqui, all that trivia and those explanations was really great to have laid out like that! I'd noticed/read a lot of it, but I just love that you go so in-depth and have clearly delved into the meta aspects of the show. Makes for an even more delightful watch.
I absolutely read all the way through, because it blows me away that someone cares enough about our videos to write a novel! Thank you so much! Also, we just had an upload issue last week that delayed it to Tuesday, so from now on (excluding any other technical issues), Ted Lasso will be dropping on Mondays. Gotta start the week right! 😄
To address most of your points at once...we talked about almost every single one of them, but that made the first cut of this video close to two hours, and that just wasn't reasonable for TH-cam. We're planning on putting the full reaction up on Patreon when we launch it, so that way not everything gets left on the cutting room floor.
We talked about how Jamie was purposely baiting Ted with Henry, and how by the end of Ted's speech about practice, he had lost all of his swagger. I love that you pointed out the psychology of that--Jamie's issue with male authority figures stemming from his dad, and when he put his hands up defensively with Dani. It's such great writing, and such a credit to Phil Dunster for his performance. It's genuinely criminal that he hasn't gotten more attention for it.
On a personal level, I'm glad you love the trivia and explanations, because that's something I really enjoy, but not everyone does. I was a little concerned it would bore people, so it's so heartening to know there are others who enjoy the details! Thank you so much for all of your love and support, and we'll see you on the next one! ❤️ Jacqui
@@theshamelist Oh good, I'm glad I didn't put you off 😅 Can't wait for the next episodes! Mondays are my Saturdays, so the videos make for a wonderful addition to my day off.
I also am really enjoying not only your chemistry and your reactions but I really like the little tidbits of filming techniques so I am actually being entertained and educated at the same time! You guys are going to be really great! Also love the background, very green, very soothing! You are going to love all the rest of this season and S2 as well!
Thank you for saying such sweet thing! So glad you're here with us - Love, Sam
The Shame List: "I'm the pretty one and I'm the funny one!"
Me: "But they're both pretty and funny?"
Also me: *visible confusion*
OMG stop - you're too nice! We all know she's not that funny ;) - Shamelessly, Sam
@Christian Lynch - As one who's invested in TV series reactions, this He's Pretty/She's Funny Gag HAS GOT LEGS - IMHO, it's their WINNING Schick.
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Tl;dr. Pavlov discovered bells at feeding time make dogs learn time faster.
For anybody curious; Pavlov was a psychologist who tried to figure out which dog food was most preferred by the dog itself. He accidentally discovered 'audio trigger conditioning'. When he rang the bell for the test, the dogs knew to get up, and started salivating to eat for the test.
Love learning the filmmaking side of this show!!
Jacqui, I love your pointed looks at the camera, they always make me laugh. Also, girl, I love your hair!!
Thank you! I'm glad I can make you laugh, and we appreciate all of your wonderful comments! We feel very loved. ❤️Jacqui
I was sick Thanksgiving weekend so thank you for the entertainment! 😄
You guys are my new favorites! Wow and the details you provide during pauses are astonishing! Love it and love the show more now
We’re so glad you had a good time with us! We’re working hard to make sure we’re as educational and entertaining as possible 😘 - sincerely, Sam
@@theshamelist I am looking forward to some more Ted lasso. Sam will love more it guaranteed
Also are you guys possibly gonna watch stranger things
@@eddiegonzalez5070 Yes! Stranger Things is on the list. I haven't seen past season 2, and Sam hasn't seen any of it, so we definitely want to do it at some point. Maybe as a build up to the final season, like we're doing with Ted Lasso. ❤️Jacqui
@@theshamelist great idea
Please do it soon. Don’t want you guys to get spoilers. You guys are gonna love it so much. I really appreciate your reply back. You guys stay safe.
Fresh sub. Really enjoyed these Ted Lasso reactions so far, thanks.
Thank you! We’re glad you’re enjoying them! ❤️Jacqui
The Iverson Speech!
Working my way through your reactions and loving them - keep up the good work :)
I just wanted to comment on the section about Jamie and 'making it from a council estate to the Premier League'. I think you nailed the context for this, and Britain (and particularly England) definitely still struggles under the class system, but I think that with football it's something of a red herring. Football has long been considered a sport for the working class, with the more 'gentlemanly' sports of Rugby and Cricket reserved for the middle and upper class. (this is a broad generalisation, but such is life). Many of the greats in football have come from disadvantaged and meagre backgrounds to excel in the beautiful game. To pick a few of the first examples that come to mind - Pele couldn't afford a football to practice with, so used a sock stuffed with newspaper; Maradonna grew up in a shanty town on the outskirts of Buenos Aires; David Beckham actually grew up on a council estate, the son of a hairdresser, and a kitchen fitter; and Lionel Messi was the son of factory workers. Football, for all its many faults, is fundamentally a meritocracy - if you have talent, regardless of your background, you will go far.
That is to say - that Jamie is right, in that he has been sucessful despite a rough start in life, but with usual Jamie attitude he has also missed the mark, and assumed that he is somehow special and unique, which he is definitely not.
It makes sense if you think about it, since football requires less equipment than almost any other sport. All you need to get started is the ball (or a sock stuffed with newspaper). To your point, Roy also came from a humble background, so it makes complete sense that Jamie used to idolize him, and I think it really fits the tone of Ted Lasso as a show, since Ted's entire goal is to help everyone improve, and be the best version of themselves they can be.
And for sure, Jamie thinks more of himself than maybe he should, as while what he did is impressive, it's not unheard of. He has to learn that he is actually replaceable, and it makes his character development that much sweeter when you see just how much he grows and matures.
Thank you for the lovely comment, and for the football education! I'm familiar with a lot of those names, but certainly didn't know much about them. Cheers!
❤️ Jacqui
Fantastic reaction videos! In addition to being a lot of fun you all provide great insights into the show. I have watched it many times and you have pointed out some great details that I didn’t catch previously. The color usage info was particularly interesting. Thank you.
He reproduces almost word for word, Allen Iverson's spiel about practice. Yet somehow, where Iverson used it to explain his emphasis on games and not practice, Ted uses the exact same argument to put an emphasis on the importance of practice simply by using inflection. It's brilliant!
Who would have guessed that the word "Oklahoma" could be so fraught with pathos?
Really liking yer Ted Lasso reactions. BTW - ♥ yer hair
Fellow red??? 😘 Thanks, love!
❤️Jacqui
@@theshamelist yeah fellow ginger here 🙂
One detail I love with the a Dutch Angle is that Ted is on the lower side. I think it shows that more of team are on his side not Jamie’s.
6:40 This is fast becoming my favourite reaction channel. 😂🤣
And if you're watching the 1966 Batman show, the dutch angle simply means you're watching the villains. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. lol
That was an excellent explanation of the class system in the UK! Well done!!!
I love these reactions because they aren't just funny but alot of thought and analysis is put into it.
Thank you! It's a relief to know we're not accidentally giving the wrong info 😄
❤️ Jacqui
I was 5 minutes in before I read Sam’s t-shirt. It gave me a huge belly-laugh. Thanks for making my day.
Been waiting for this for so long and believe it or not just 30 minutes before I was refreshing ur page that somehow magically itll show another TED LASSO episode 😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️ love ur reactions
KEEP EM RAINING
Probably important to note how wildly localised Cockney is and how there's so many regional accents in the UK, more than the US so when you're familiar it gives you a lot of info.
Another belter!! Great going! I've dealt with technical issues like that and having to re-record something and it is so difficult. You may have had a good point in the other one and you try and jam it back in for the second one, and it comes across totally fake. You guys nailed it!
Thank you! I'm so grateful we found the original recording, because the multiple re-records were definitely not as good 😅 Thank you for the kind words! ❤️ Jacqui
Episode 5 is a heartbreaker, can’t wait for this one.
I love you twos reactions so much. Just like Ted Lasso you both give me the warm fussys. Once I see the movies you've reacted to I'll watch thoses as well.💗💜💙
Brett Goldstein mentioned in an interview that Roy only smiled three times in Season 1. The first one was Tan Lines. I'll you guess the other two times ;-)
What a fabulous fun fact! - Sam
Futbol is life!!!
Great reaction!
"imagine if I told you to fuck off..."
In the business, we call this "foreshadowing."
Glad Sam got stuck back in !
Oh boy, I felt your comment about being the mediator and therapist in your family, Jacqui lol. And so many people in reaction videos I've watched/articles I've read were soooo shitty about Michelle throughout the seasons. But she's just a woman doing the best she can. And let's be real: Ted is a great coach, but could you imagine being married to the poster child for toxic positivity, the man who avoids serious/uncomfortable conversations like his life depends on it? That would be maddening! P.S. Jamie has a Mancunian (Manchester) accent; Roy Kent has a Cockney (London) accent.
I love how you're able to provide context because you've looked into it. As per Jamie (my son haha) a council estate is probably similar to a housing project I think? Also I have to ask, are Sam's rings David Rose inspired or is that just accidental? Anyway love the reaction :)
It's quite similar yes, and good eye! Whilst I have been wearing jewelry for many a moon before SC came on the air, I did see the full five fingers of rings that David rocked and knew it was a look I had to put into my rotation. Keep your eyes on those hands of mine, you never know what you'll see! - Love, Sam
Just found your channel and loving it. A word on the class structure in the UK and particularly England. I would say the vast majority of footballers come from working class backgrounds so Jamie is not exceptional in this sense but typical. And given that football has always been a very working class sport (compared to rugby or cricket for example - although that has changed also in recent decades due to the advent of professionalism in these sports) the crowds and the players very much have an affinity.
Dany I has the attitude of a Labrador retriever.
Hmmm I know you don't take requests easily but I would love for you two to watch Schitt's Creek. I think you both would love it.
We do love it! It's one of my most inspiration shows, and I am pulling HARD to do a rewatch commentary to SC. Don't lose hope! - Shamelessly, Sam
@@theshamelist omg yes! I'll take anything tbh and Ted Lasso's perfect already lol
I'm so sorry for your cursed filming! Especially since it was in such a funny episode, and I know that's the one thing that's impossible to fake--the surprise of humor. This was a lot of fun to watch, though! I loved all the insight into film making, it makes me want to learn more about it, although, to quote Community, "I hope this doesn't awaken something in me," because I have ADHD and hyperfixations are a bitch, and the last time someone said something casually interesting about the Minoan written language, I spent the next three weeks reading about the end of the Bronze Age and I'm pretty sure that's neither relevant to this conversation nor will it ever be useful to my daily life. Ahem. Back on track . . . I can't remember what I was going to say. Oh! I liked your observation of how there are a lot of pure characters, but they're still different; I like that depth to them. Dani Rojas! I'm pretty sure his type of purity is "puppy" purity, haha. He's just got a sort of happy innocence to him. Sam is similar but way more grounded.
"e, I spent the next three weeks reading about the end of the Bronze Age and I'm pretty sure that's neither relevant to this conversation nor will it ever be useful to my daily life. Ahem. Back on track " i laught so hard, that you go somewere else, hahaha, i can relatet to that.
Greeting from a fellow ADHDler, best wishes from swizerland
@@Hirnknaker Haha, best wishes to you, too!
"They don't make her a villain"
I totally agree but you'd be amazed (or maybe not) at how many crazy bitter people straight up despise her character.
I have a feeling going down the psychological rabbit hole of why people vilify Rebecca would just make us sad. You love her, and I love her, that makes us friends, and is all that matters! ❤️Jacqui
My mom also asks questions if we are watching something, even if I’m watching it for the first time too. Like, how am I supposed to know?
Always fun guys.. My wife name was Michelle so it hits me different.. There's a lot of things throughout we can all relate to. Dunno if you've watched the newest Spiderman.. but Danny Rojas is in the end credit scene.. Have fun kids.
We're actually doing Spiderman: No Way Home in a few weeks, so we'll definitely point him out!
you know im something of a cartographer myself
😂😂😂
Can't wait for you guys to react to nate season 2 development
This is great.
Thank you! We try! - Sam
Guys, these are great but you must increase the frequency of these videos! :)
As soon as the cash comes in honey, I promise you we will be posting every day twice a day! - Love, Sam
Professional athletes gone actors and you didnt name Michael Jordan from SPACE JAM!!! The best of all!
Almost all football players from across the globe come from poor families and impoverished backgrounds so everyone you watch a football match most of the players will be living their Cinderella stories
You can be middle-aged or upper class in the UK and still have a regional accent..
Sometimes it can literally be about where you are from....
How does Mr. rainbow himself not know schadenfrude? It’s ok Avenue Q!!
The Queen is GERMAN.
Council Estates are not trailer parks. And not everyone that lives in a council estate has no money. I lived in England for 12 years, and there are worse places than a council estate. They’re homes built by the local council, many after WWI. To provide low cost housing for veterans and others. You can BUY your council home. Many are actually very nice.
Yes, some estates are bad .. just like some neighbourhoods are bad in the USA, but not all of them.
It doesn’t mean you’re poor if you live in a council estate. Just means you’re not rich.
Also … players come from all classes. It’s not like Jamie (if he were real) was the only player to come from a council estate. Roy came from a block of flats .. which are even lower cost housing. It’s not something that is unheard of.
Can you post these videos as audio only on audea? I would really appreciate just the audio. Love your stuff btw, keep pushing out content!
Explain the t-shirt please?
So I'm on my first date with this super cute dude from the valley - five minutes into getting coffee together, someone's overeager child spilled their beverage all over me. I mean from mid-chest to my ankles - everything I was wearing was ruined. So instead of seeing the movie as planned, we went shopping to get me new clothes. He picked out the shirt because I was 23 and had silver hair (dyed) and it was just a fun silly joke. Now I wear it because I'm actually getting gray hairs and I feel more like 80 than 30. - Long-windedly, Sam
@@theshamelist best story I’ve heard. 😂😂
I dont htink youre monitoring this channel anymore, but your chapter is listed as Episode 4 reaction instead of Episode 6 ;)
I went to the same college as dr phil. his degree is in environmental science. lol
I appreciate the stuff between Ted and his wife (and also Rebecca and Rupert) because Sudeikis wrote this in part as a release during his own divorce. So, obviously, it was all SUPER personal. That’s why it all feels so human.
Theyre regional accents..and yes due to stigma and snobbery, these are considered as 'lower class' than people who use rp .
Manchester is not rural btw..and cockney is east london, also not rural.
What was his bet?
I said Roy and Keeley would get together in episode 10 - I will be losing this one, I can just FEEL IT. - Shamefully, Sam
Why is this on the shame list