The Joyless Return of ‘Ted Lasso’
There you are, minding your own business, when suddenly you see this person you haven’t thought of in years. First comes a burst of involuntary excitement—remember all those wonderful biscuits your ex used to bake? Remember all the gosh darn fun you used to have together?
- ▪There you are, minding your own business, when suddenly you see this person you haven’t thought of in years.
- ▪First comes a burst of involuntary excitement—remember all those wonderful biscuits your ex used to bake?
- ▪Remember all the gosh darn fun you used to have together?
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| Original publisher | The Free Press |
| Canonical URL | https://www.thefp.com/p/the-joyless-return-of-ted-lasso |
| Publication time | Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:27:22 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-07T23:48:34.831Z |
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The Joyless Return of ‘Ted Lasso’Ted Lasso stars Jason Sudeikis (left) as the titular hero and Hannah Waddingham as AFC Richmond’s owner, Rebecca Welton. (Apple TV)The show’s newest season replaces real character complexity, depth, and heart with big, sweeping political statements that stir progressive pundits and academics and precisely no one else. By Liel Leibovitz08.07.26 — Culture and IdeasNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration96READ IN APPREAD IN APPWatching the first episode of the new season of Ted Lasso, which dropped on Apple TV on Wednesday, is a little like running into your ex at the mall. There you are, minding your own business, when suddenly you see this person you haven’t thought of in years.
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