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lord what fools these mortals be

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elisa. she/her. bisexual.

The thing with Coach Beard’s backstory is, for Ted to get him coaching jobs, Ted would have to fight like a madman.

Beard has a felony record. A lot of places in the US have a box on job applications asking if you’ve ever been convicted of a crime. When Beard says Ted gave him a job and a life, he really means it. This isn’t like Ted hiring him to work in a business he owns, where he can make the rules about whether he can hire someone with a drug possession conviction. Ted had to convince athletic directors and maybe even school boards to overlook an incredibly significant piece of Beard’s history.

This wasn’t an act of kindness. This was a continual practice of kindness. This was something that could have very easily backfired on him, but he did it anyway.

I don't know if I'm going to make much sense with this but the way meeting Jamie's Dad explained so much about him in the sense of how he acts (in s1) but the way meeting Jamie's Mum explains so much about him in the sense of who he is as a person.

Im only 10 minutes into the newest Ted Lasso episode but Jason Sudeikis deserves an Emmy for every single facial expression Ted pulls around his mother. It’s FASCINATING to suddenly find the one person Ted isn’t performative around. You can FEEL the strain, especially after 3 seasons of knowing how Ted acts even around the people he dislikes. And here he has absolutely no filter to his body’s reactions. I’m so into it. Holy shit.