Ted Lasso: Block Out The Noise, Season 2 Was Just As Good

When it comes to hit shows, audiences tend to turn on them quickly. Either they want them to stay the same or they want them to evolve, but both can turn fans off. By now you may have heard season 2 of Ted Lasso was a letdown after a fantastic first season. People are saying the jokes aren’t as funny, it’s not as upbeat, or it didn’t carry the feel-good moments that the first season did.

Those people can say those things, but they’re wrong. Looking back at season two, there’s a lot more emotional connection to these characters. If you haven’t watched it yet, you might want to pause this article until you do.

The first season of any show, sets up the characters, their conflict, and the relationships they’re building along the way. So when you go back to season 1 of Ted Lasso, everything seems so upbeat, fun, and funny. Understandably so, a lot of people needed a show like this to come along and distract them from the day-to-day lives that seem full of doom and gloom these days.

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So when season 2 pivoted and explored these characters a little further, it’s easy to understand why some viewers jumped ship. Season 2 deals with more relationships, hardships, and hangups as we explore what makes these characters tick.

Take Rebecca for instance. In the first season, she is the villain, setting up Ted to fail along the way. By the end of the season, we see what broke her and what pushed her to that point and sympathize a little bit. Ted breaks down her concrete wall and we appreciate the bond they share.

In Ted Lasso season 2 we see more of her struggles, her relationship with Sam, the death of her father, and her ex-husband buying a rival club. But by the end of the season, we see her influence on Keeley. Rebecca’s success and influence over someone who once feared her turns Keeley into someone who can be successful and influential herself. Despite her melancholy story this year, who she is and what she can accomplish still gives Rebecca’s story a high point.

Then of course there’s Nate, who everyone did or should hate by the end of the season. From an unsure yet intelligent football mind to a lost and unappreciated soul. We see how much being let down by the people we look up to changes our attitude towards them. Nate’s story unfolds in the same way that Jamie Tartt’s does. So much of each character’s story in this season shows poor relationships with their father figures. While Jamie uses it to grow closer to Ted and Roy, Nate feels like it’s pushing him away.

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Season 2 is all about how the relationships we keep direct our day-to-day. Not every joke will always hit, not every episode will be a ray of sunshine, but Ted Lasso still remains a bright spot for our viewing pleasure. Season 2 was nowhere near the letdown the naysayers said it was. It explores more of what’s beneath the surface of these characters and who they are out of the spotlight. It’s not a sitcom about family-friendly hijinx.

At the very core, Ted Lasso is about our mental and emotional state and how it challenges the relationships around us. The fact it takes us on an emotional roller coaster of fun and sadness should be its strength, not its weakness. One thing’s for sure, no matter what other critics say, we can’t wait for season 3.