@@robfab5204 As someone with depression, that is how some of us cope. Using humor, especially dark humor, serves to deflect or distract from how we actually feel.
Hitting his head was not scripted - it was an accident that they left in... same as Mathew Perry (as Chandler Bing) from Friends when he was handcuffed to the file cabinet drawer and he pulled on the drawer to make his point to Rachel to unlock the cuff and it smacked him in the head - not scripted... but left in as the result was funnier than what was scripted.
When it hastened the first time, yes, but I believe this is the second, so I'm now wondering if they've made it part of the character (the excited clumsiness), because surely he didn't actually cut his head open again?
When you think the writers couldn’t do any better… they whip out an iconic quote from the legendary #14 himself, Johan Cruijff: ‘Ieder nadeel heeft z’n voordeel’.
In 2x10 he calls what his dad did as "quitting." On some level he equates quitting to suicide and it's coming out here as a joke, but I think he's really a lot more distressed here than he's letting on to Rebecca.
@@apseudonym He did say it to be hurtful, but he's still right. His kid is growing up without his father, that will almost certainly lead to a worse outcome for his kid. The players in England will do better with Ted around, but they are adults and can manage for themselves. There are also players back home that could benefit from Ted's presence. However, as a father his number 1 responsibility is to his kid. Sometimes parents have to leave as a sacrifice for the future, Ted did that in season 1 as a way to see if it can work things out with his marriage, it might have worked, but it didn't. Once that question was answered, there is no more reason to stay away. a years salary for coaching a pro-team should be enough to square away his finances (They have not established that he's in massive debt or anything else that would require him to stay). So he's choosing to stay away from his kid because he feels he's needed more in England, but his kid needs him more. Now as a counter-point, In England he's also learning to cope with his childhood trauma, and doing so can make him a better dad, man, husband, etc. Maybe he had to get out of his comfort zone to start that. But there are people back home that could do that for him too. There are other good coaches, there are other good therapists, there are other teams that could benefit from having him, there are other relationship candidates. But he is the only dad his kid has, his kid needs him, and if he stays away, he'll miss his chance forever.
@@ryanviningtube I can tell based on the length of your comment that you’re coming from an emotional place. It’s a tv show, who knows what might happen. No need to nitpick it to death.
@@201hastings Writing out comments to strangers on the internet is more about helping me get my own thoughts together in a cogent fashion than it is about convincing someone else about my point of view. Articulating an idea is an effective way to bring something that is a low resolution feeling, into a more high resolution logical idea. Ted Lasso is a great show, I can't wait for season 3, but that doesn't mean the character is always making the right decision. If he resigned, the show would be over, it's like if they listened to Worf more in star trek the next generation the episodes would be 5 minutes long and bypass or win all the conflicts instantly
Holy crap. This makes Ted “discovering” total football in the latest episode even better
This plays a bit different now that we've gotten Ted's full story about his dad in Season 2......
The darts story?
@@PimpMacSlickBac Thats from Season 1. We learn more about Ted's dad in the back half of Season 2. I won't spoil it.
K S You are exactly right. I'm almost curious as to why Ted made that joke but maybe that's how he copes I don't know
@@robfab5204 As someone with depression, that is how some of us cope. Using humor, especially dark humor, serves to deflect or distract from how we actually feel.
That was my first thought. Knowing his dad shot himself makes this scene SUPER dark in retrospect.
Elk nadeel heeft zijn voordeel!
Brilliant
elk nadeel heb z’n voordeel
Honestly if I had to see my ex wife walking around with a kid who's 80 lbs soaking wet, I'd smack my head too.
Hitting his head was not scripted - it was an accident that they left in... same as Mathew Perry (as Chandler Bing) from Friends when he was handcuffed to the file cabinet drawer and he pulled on the drawer to make his point to Rachel to unlock the cuff and it smacked him in the head - not scripted... but left in as the result was funnier than what was scripted.
When it hastened the first time, yes, but I believe this is the second, so I'm now wondering if they've made it part of the character (the excited clumsiness), because surely he didn't actually cut his head open again?
@@kurtsudheim825 this was the first time
Hannah's (Rebecca) face is a giveaway - half laughing, half worried for him!
When you think the writers couldn’t do any better… they whip out an iconic quote from the legendary #14 himself, Johan Cruijff: ‘Ieder nadeel heeft z’n voordeel’.
Well rootie toot toot to you too!
@@lawrence142002 every disadvantage has its advantage. Took less keystrokes to translate it than to expose your own ignorance. Lessons for the future.
Nice to see Cruijff make it into this show.
The most lovable character ever. ❤️ Thank you Ted Lasso! 😘👌
how could ted casually make jokes about suicide when his father died of it?
That's exactly why he can casually make jokes about it.
Gallows humor
In 2x10 he calls what his dad did as "quitting." On some level he equates quitting to suicide and it's coming out here as a joke, but I think he's really a lot more distressed here than he's letting on to Rebecca.
What? I am sick and I make jokes on own death everyday although I'd like to avoid as long as possible...
If you can joke about something it becomes less scary
NO TED
I love this show, but Nate was right, Ted should be home with his kid.
nate isn't right and he said all of that to be hurtful
@@apseudonym He did say it to be hurtful, but he's still right. His kid is growing up without his father, that will almost certainly lead to a worse outcome for his kid.
The players in England will do better with Ted around, but they are adults and can manage for themselves. There are also players back home that could benefit from Ted's presence.
However, as a father his number 1 responsibility is to his kid.
Sometimes parents have to leave as a sacrifice for the future, Ted did that in season 1 as a way to see if it can work things out with his marriage, it might have worked, but it didn't.
Once that question was answered, there is no more reason to stay away. a years salary for coaching a pro-team should be enough to square away his finances (They have not established that he's in massive debt or anything else that would require him to stay).
So he's choosing to stay away from his kid because he feels he's needed more in England, but his kid needs him more.
Now as a counter-point, In England he's also learning to cope with his childhood trauma, and doing so can make him a better dad, man, husband, etc. Maybe he had to get out of his comfort zone to start that.
But there are people back home that could do that for him too.
There are other good coaches, there are other good therapists, there are other teams that could benefit from having him, there are other relationship candidates.
But he is the only dad his kid has, his kid needs him, and if he stays away, he'll miss his chance forever.
@@ryanviningtube I can tell based on the length of your comment that you’re coming from an emotional place. It’s a tv show, who knows what might happen. No need to nitpick it to death.
@@201hastings Writing out comments to strangers on the internet is more about helping me get my own thoughts together in a cogent fashion than it is about convincing someone else about my point of view.
Articulating an idea is an effective way to bring something that is a low resolution feeling, into a more high resolution logical idea.
Ted Lasso is a great show, I can't wait for season 3, but that doesn't mean the character is always making the right decision.
If he resigned, the show would be over, it's like if they listened to Worf more in star trek the next generation the episodes would be 5 minutes long and bypass or win all the conflicts instantly