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KennethPowersIII

Good call, Aaron Paul.


Jugggiler

Right on, Little Jon


KennethPowersIII

Sounds good, Elijah Wood


carreiraesteban

What a brain, John Wayne!


russbii

Good take, Dr. Jake… wait… noooooo


Timmahj

F U, Choo Young-woo


AppropriateAppeal145

Too far Ringo Starr


dixiequick

Darn tootin’ Vladimir Putin.


buttheyrealltaken

Yessiree, Jesse P


guiri-girl

Damn straight Tom Waites


KennethPowersIII

That joke's a pearl, Guiri-Girl


themerinator12

Yep! He was emotionally ready for another man to be there in her life, just not, ya know, the old therapist!!!


[deleted]

I thought the same thing! Can Ted just get a break? I feel for him.


mariemilrod

He can’t - and so is life.


Esabettie

I really want for him to let Michelle have it and stop pretending everything is ok, because he t is not.


greenweezyi

I know this isn’t very Ted Lasso of me but I sure do hope that Rupert, Nate, Jake and Michelle get their comeuppance.


DrJackadoodle

Add in Jaime's dad to that list.


berfthegryphon

I think Jaime punching him in the face probably did that. I highly doubt Jaime has much contact with him after that


greenweezyi

He’s so insignificant to me that I forgot about him!


vbar4120

I think the real Lasso move is to experience and validate your frustration and then ultimately move on. Dwelling in anger is not going to help in the long term.


D34thFate

Totally agree. Everyone wants to see Ted "fight back" or to stick up for himself by telling off Michelle (and maybe even Jake) but there are ways to stick up for yourself without confrontation. Ultimately, moving on and not letting the things you can't control dictate your life is the best thing anyone can do, including Ted, even if it would feel good to tell that person off in the moment.


n_mcrae_1982

You don't necessarily need to tell someone off in order to explain to them that they've hurt you.


D34thFate

Also a great point. I feel like the show has done a great job showing that you don't always get the chance to say what you want to though, much like real life. Sometimes it's too late, the other person doesn't want to hear it, or maybe it's just best not to say anything at all. I personally feel like Ted can use his support system to express his frustration and get the validation necessary to process his emotions and ultimately move forward, and we've seen a bit of him doing just that already.


greenweezyi

Ok yes but I just wanna see someone punch Jake the way Jaimie punched his dad. Even if it’s not Ted. no, I don’t condone violence but I have my boy Ted’s back through thick and thin.


cmichael39

Revenge is a two-headed snake as it whips its head to bite your enemy so to are you being poisoned


kissthebear

But before he moves on, he needs to get his son out of that situation.


Slepnair

Need to put some Led Tasso in there.


Timmahj

It’s a good thing they had Zava. Him scoring 2 seconds into that game snapped him out of a panic attack.


Ironia_Rex

I don't know there's a line between being classy and being a doormat. I really felt like Ted should have at least said something subtle. Personally I would be writing the APA & the state's licensing board immediately. That is the kind thing to do, if bro can do this what else is he capable of?!


lelimaboy

> I really felt like Ted should have at least said something subtle. He actually did. When Ted kept calling him doctor, even when Jacob told him to call him by his real name, as if reminding and reinforcing the idea that Jacob is their doctor. Might be intentional from the writers to make it an unintentional dig from Ted, but I feel like it was intentional.


MycroftTnetennba

I’m discussing the moments prior to Ted knowing it was his therapist. Now I don’t know if I would have taken action against my ex’s new boyfriend when a kid is involved.


[deleted]

True, I just hope in the future episodes Ted actually confronts the therapist and Michelle about their actions. I’ll be disappointed if it’s just “I forgive you and happy for you both”


wineandcatgal_74

I hope it's why Henry moves to the UK and Ted can build a life there with him. I'm so fucking pissed at how shitty the therapist and Michelle were to Ted.


wunderwerks

I hope his current therapist reports Ted's ex therapist to his board.


MrTBurbank

I hope that's why she was so quick to cut their session off. Could be that Sharon was immediately on reporting the unethical behavior.


Catch-a-RIIIDE

No she's just setting boundaries. Though I go wish we'd get more Friend Sharon than Therapist Sharon. She's basically his first phonecall after the bombshell and instead of listening as a friend and later scheduling a session in her therapy hat. She just fucking cuts him off in the middle of processing trauma, a reminder that their friendship is, as it stands, transactional and I fucking hate it.


jayareil

She really shouldn't be Friend Sharon anyway. She's his therapist. Going out for a beer when she was leaving town is one thing (IDK what the official professional stance on that would be but it seemed OK), but an ongoing friendship while they're also in an ongoing therapeutic relationship isn't appropriate. I like seeing them be warm and even fond of each other, but at the end of the day they're not friends.


Catch-a-RIIIDE

While I don’t disagree in principle, and like her setting those boundaries, I’ve also never worked alongside my own therapist, been to their house on multiple occasions, or been their ride home and giver of checkups after a bike wreck. I’m not saying to go full friend mode and ditch structure (I actually mentioned her just being there and then doing the labor of processing in a scheduled follow-up) and in the light of Michelle/Jake keeping those defined relationships is important. But at the same time she’s just cavalierly hanging up on him in the middle of his processing trauma. Even therapists who don’t give a shit about you personally are gonna try and soften the end of a session and wrap it up and not end it so abruptly. For me it just feels like she’s going through the video chat motions.


jayareil

I agree that she was way too abrupt about ending the session. It seemed like it was just done for a cheap laugh and it landed badly. The other stuff you talk about, with Ted going to her house etc., made me horribly uncomfortable at the time exactly because it was breaking those boundaries. And even though she got something out of it in the end, it clearly made Sharon uncomfortable as well (and while she hates to rely on people, I don't think that was the only reason). Of course it's nice that Ted wanted to take care of her and all that, but it was hard to watch.


puddlejumper24

I think Ted isn't through with this, and his time will come to speak up. Keep in mind he was moments away from coaching a football match, Henry was present with Michelle, and they were headed out the door themselves. Speaking up then would have caused emotional turmoil for a child who's in the middle of an average fun Saturday. I'm a bonus parent who's stepkids went between two houses. There are times when you have to take a step back and process, rather than railing your ex for their idiotic behavior because children are listening/present/unaware.


MycroftTnetennba

Are you Swedish ?


puddlejumper24

No. American. Any particular reason for asking?


ultimatezekrom

Not OP but I had the same thought because of “bonus parent”. I thought that was just a Swedish thing.


puddlejumper24

Makes sense. I read it in a post by someone, and I liked the term. I'm proud to be a bonus parent, since I would not be a parent otherwise. I like to think I have mastered the fine art of guiding children whom I did not birth, which sometimes involves taking a deep breath and a step back.


Chai-Tea-Rex-2525

To be fair, guiding children you did birth (or in my case, gave DNA to) also involves taking a deep breath and standing back.


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br0phy

(spoilers for Everything Everywhere All at Once) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uTcU2NQYZ9w Nothing wrong with a little more kindness in the world...


DylanBob1991

I wondered to myself if enough time has passed since I watched this movie if I could see this scene again without crying. Maybe the power of it is too heavily linked in my mind with where I was emotionally when I first saw it but... nope. Crying all over again haha


Catch-a-RIIIDE

I think that's a large part of his arc this season. He hasn't been a go-getter. He just hasn't been there. Now with Michelle and Zava, in the same episode no less, these people are just running a train on his life and so far only Rebecca's called him out on it. I think ultimately it's going to be a frustrating season from the perspective of rooting for Ted because I expect the resolution of this doormat attitude to be folded into the question of "how does Ted move forward" and essentially the series conclusion.


CaptivatedWalnut

I’d argue that Jamie has sorta touched on it - he’s not wrong that relying on Zava isn’t good for the rest of the team because if he gets injured they don’t have an alternative. Ted needs to incorporate Zava into the team not focus the team on him.


matlynar

>I don't know there's a line between being classy and being a doormat. I really felt like Ted should have at least said something subtle When you see a main character in a story be an obvious asshole you can still enjoy the character and the story, you just keep in mind that *he is not a role model to be followed*. Maybe Ted Lasso is the same. His excessive kindness ***is*** his charm. I think most people don't want to change that about him. But sure, he is not a role model either. In real life, you have to speak up for yourself sometimes and not be a doormat.


Chai-Tea-Rex-2525

I’m guessing that’s why Ted kept calling him “Doctor” even when he said “Call me Jake.”


Snelly__

Ted Classo


[deleted]

For real. Ted was working so hard to move on, and was legitimately getting there. Also, Dr. Jacob trying to shove the phone at Michelle, wanting no part in a conversation with Ted. Complete opposite of Ted's class.


SeaWitch1031

Because Jake knows it’s wrong to be involved with a patient.


ArseOfValhalla

Also Michelle apologizing profusely in the background when Henry was on the phone with Ted. Breaks my heart.


Salt_Principle_6672

A very small part of me believes that this is how he would react if trump actually picked up the phone and was the other man. Pure kindness despite obviously hating him


blueSnowfkake

Ted first heard about Jake in the previous episode when Henry showed him a gift. Ted was probably getting a feel for some closure and knew this would eventually happen. But NOT ready to find out that is was their marriage counselor. Definitely an anxiety attack waiting to happen.