‘Ted Lasso’ Premiere: Did Roy and Keeley Really Have to [SPOILER]?

After what feels like a decade, Ted Lasso has returned for a third (and final, per Jason Sudeikis) season. The fish-out-of-water story has experienced high highs (Skyrocketing in fame due to pandemic woes! Emmy wins! A Jeni’s ice cream flavor!) and low lows (Tons of online discourse! Drama with Sudeikis! Production delays!); whether we’re ready or not, we’re in for three more months full of new episodes. Let’s begin.

(Warning: Spoilers ahead for Ted Lasso’s Season 3 premiere, “Smells Like Mean Spirit.”)

We’re reunited with corny football (we’ll use “football” in these recaps, just know we’re talking about what Americans call “soccer”) coach Ted (Sudeikis) while he is going through a bit of an existential dilemma. The very first scene sees the usually happy-go-lucky American bidding farewell to his young son Henry (Gus Turner) as he flies back to the U.S. Ted is, understandably, upset. On the phone with his therapist Sharon (Sarah Niles), Ted reveals his inner struggles: He understands why he came to coach Richmond AFC in the first place, but he’s unsure of why he chose to stay.

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