What ‘Ted Lasso’ Understands About Redemption

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🗓️ 15 October 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Season 1 and Season 2 spoilers ahead. The second season of Ted Lasso ends with an image of Nate. The once kitman, recently promoted Greyhounds assistant coach is not wearing Richmond attire as we see him lead team exercises on the pitch. Instead, he’s in all black, staring at the camera, as we realize he’s the head coach of Westham United, the team recently purchased by season one nemesis Rupert Mannion. Just minutes before, we’ve watched Nate verbally berate Ted during halftime in a game that could put Richmond back in the Premiere League. Nate’s arc, from neglected staff member to dismissive and arrogant coach, who struggles with self-loathing and insecurity, is just one of the themes we want to discuss. But a show known for the kindness and forgiveness of its characters also had much to say this year about toxic masculinity and father and son relationships. The program has also had much to say about actions and consequences, except that we feel that there were a few oversights here this season. Marybeth Baggett is professor of English and Cultural Apologetics at Houston Baptist University and an associate editor for Christ and Pop Culture. Her 2019 book Morals of the Story received a CT Award of Merit in our Book Awards. And she’s working on a book about the philosophy of Ted Lasso with her husband, who is also at Houston Baptist. Baggett joined global media manager Morgan Lee and editorial director Ted Olsen to discuss how the show defines redemption, why it focused so much on father-son relationships, and what Nate can teach Christians about love.What is Quick to Listen? Read more. Rate Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow this week's hosts on Twitter: Morgan Lee and Ted Olsen Read Morgan’s Ted Lasso article: ‘Ted Lasso’ Won’t Settle for Shallow Optimism Follow our guest on Twitter: Marybeth Davis Baggett Music by Sweeps Quick to Listen is produced Morgan Lee and Matt Linder The transcript is edited by Faith Ndlovu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you in part by The Apologetics Guy Show, the podcast that helps you find
0:07.5	clear answers to tough questions about Christianity. Learn to explain your faith with courage and
0:13.3	compassion. Join Moody Bible Institute professor Dr. Mikhail del Rosario at apologeticsky.com.
0:21.9	This week, on Quick to Listen, we are going to talk about Apple TV show Ted Lasso.
0:29.4	If you have not watched the show, alas, this episode may not be for you.
0:34.9	If you are still making it through the first or second season, major spoilers abound.
0:39.6	We suggest you save it until you finish it. And for everyone else, welcome. We are so excited to nerd out
0:45.7	on this show today. So let's get into where last week's season finale left off.
0:53.8	Last week's episode ended with an image of Nate.
0:57.6	The once Kitman recently promoted Greyhound's assistant coach is not wearing Richmond attire
1:02.5	as we see him lead team exercises on the pitch.
1:06.2	Instead, he's in all black staring at the camera as we realize he's the head coach
1:10.5	of West Ham United,
1:12.1	the team recently purchased by season one nemesis, Rupert.
1:16.1	Just minutes before, we've watched Nate verbally berate Ted during halftime in a game
1:20.6	that could put Richmond back in the Premier League.
1:23.3	I worked so hard trying to get your attention back to prove myself to you to make you like me again.
1:28.7	But the more I did, the less you cared.
1:31.6	I think you're a joke.
1:32.9	Without me, we wouldn't have won a single match.
1:35.1	And they would have shipped you back to Kansas where you belong with your son.
1:39.1	That is me reading a moderately edited version of Nate's tirade against Ted.
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