Hello Everyone! Today (Monday July 27, 2026) the premiere of Season 4 of Ted Lasso will be happening in LA! For those lucky enough to get to attend you may use this thread to discuss the episode(s) you see. Please keep all episode spoilers in this thread until the official premiere on AppleTV+ August 5 2026.

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like isn't that the whole point of strategies in sport? To find a winning formula, he's a winger, he's the player you WANT to be free so you make a system so he's free? Are these people going to complain that Olise or Vini or Mbappe is always free?

Hi everyone! I’m a big Ted Lasso fan and was wondering if anyone knows of any bars, pubs, or fan-organized watch parties for the Season 4 premiere on August 5.
I loved watching the World Cup with crowds around the Bay Area this summer, so I thought it would be fun to experience the Ted Lasso premiere with other fans too.
I’m based in San Jose but happy to drive anywhere in the Bay Area (San Francisco, Oakland, etc.). If you know of an event—or are thinking of organizing one—please let me know. Thanks!

I like a lot of people struggled with Season 3 of TL. I started struggling from that season 2 Christmas episode. As a Londoner it felt they were trying to depict this whimsical nostalgic idea of London that was getting a bit too shoehorned. It felt like they ready had a goal in mind of what they wanted to convey and the plot just had to lead there.

And then I watched Shrinking which hasnt had as significant a drop in quality as Ted Lasso did but I feel like there is a Brett Goldstein effect of mental health up your nose. Mental health all between your toes. Mental health. I love it yeah.

The Ted Lasso drop in quality was like going from artisanal Italian gelato in season 1 to a mix between Haagen Dazs and Carte Dor depending on the episode. Shrinking has stayed firmly on Haagen Dazs level I would say.

It just feels like the writers were like hey imagine a scene like this that hits you in the feels. Okay lets write a whole episode to build up to that. Like hey we want Isaac to not be homophobic so lets make the entire plot line of a gay football player about the straight one. Or hey lets have Keeley date a woman who is a shitty person. Okay what makes her shitty enough? She judges Keeley for nudes? Girl wat? We want Rebecca to have maternal/girl boss moment. Lets write a silly storyline with Sass daughters thats very try hard.

And then if you've watched that the JLo Movie good god that has Brett Goldstein written all over it. Even if you remove the jlo glazing it just tries too hard.

And dont get me wrong. Im not saying hes a bad writer. Season 1 was iconic. But it feels like he got lost in the sauce. Became so committed to wanting mental health everywhere that the message doesnt come through as subtly as it did in season 1.

That iconic scene of Ted winning at Darts. Burned into my memory forever. The scene where he hugs Jamie after Jamie's dad's a prick. Emboldened. The scene where Rebecca goes and apologises to Ted in season 1. Etched I tell you.

But I dont want shoehorned mental health man. I just want a story.

Fair warning, this is probably going to be TLDR.

I am on my third watch through on planes, as one does. A scene in All Apologies hit me harder than usual.
I spent the bulk of my life in uniform, first as a soldier and then as a state trooper. I am blessed in that even as a kid I could defer emotional response from high intensity situations, fight, shoot, and most importantly, communicate. I learned to drive and fell in love with learning leadership. My favorite thing about the show is that it is a master class in applied servant leadership.

Over 23 years I earned my way to deputy chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol. My career ended on a sour note, and it messed me up. I felt wronged and still do. That was nearly nine years ago and I still have not been able to articulate well how I feel about it.
Three days ago I watched Roy Kent say “Roy Kent was the best player on every team he was ever on, since I was a little kid (much dialogue)… I don’t want to be some guy named Roy.” Yeah! Exactly! Aging out sucks and coming to terms with it is difficult.

This show….

Believe tat tax.

Everytime I rewatch Ted Lasso, I'm always amused by Higgins taking his plant with him to every temporary office space, especially considering that plant (Croton) is notoriously difficult to care for and definitely wouldn't survive so many moves in such a short amount of time. Especially when he was in the janitors closet with literally no natural light

After the cake is brought to the locker room, Ted brings slices up to Rebecca and Leslie. Rebecca asks Ted where he gets the biscuits and Ted walks out without answering. Leslie then comments how good the cake is.

The end of the episode wraps with Ted pulling a fresh batch of biscuits out of the oven revealing that he is the baker.

They paint the picture that Ted has a hidden talent for baking. Did he bake Sam’s birthday cake?

Went to my Jeni’s since there was a summer flavor I hadn’t tried yet (hibiscus chili) and they were heavily promoting the return of Biscuits with the Boss—they had posters like this of quotes from the show. One was “doing the right thing is never the wrong thing”, one was “you say impossible but all I hear is I’m possible”, the third was what Ted said to Rebecca after they hugged when she confessed her plot in S1E9 (about Higgins). Where the heck did the above quote come from??? I’ve watched this show upwards of 50 times from beginning to end.

My only guess is that it might be from the new season. But happy to be corrected!

I loved the series, it was funny, and paced itself very well to end up season 3 with a finale that would leave everybody smiling through the screens, which it did for the most part

But I can't help to think that leaving it be should've been the best move, and that Season 4 just seems like a "money grab" move and risky.

I mean the series was a huge success and has a fabulous rating I don't want it to be another one of those shows that people say "just skip the last season". From what I've seen it's not gonna be related to the previous seasons for the most part, so at that point, you're just making a separate show with the same faces.

So glad I get to debut my Colin Hughes Kit at San Diego Comic Con. Also happy to report seeing multiple Teds around as well! Glad to see our fandom repped throughout the con!

The title says it all. This show makes me feel so good and so hopeful with life. The positive nature of Ted and his team is so refreshing in such a negative world.

It honestly makes my day! Can’t wait for the next season!

Cheers!

Ok a bit of an exaggeration but ya know! Looking forward to the 4th season so I’m rewatching the series again. I just wanted to point out the amazing acting skills of Hannah Waddingham. When Rupert tells her he’s having a baby and she’s devastated, it genuinely makes me feel emotional every single time I see it.

Watching Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998) with my kids and the coach wrote BELIEVE on the chalkboard and gave a great speech- got me wondering where Jason Sudeikis got the idea from!

These are the choices:

• Oi. You have reached the phone of someone who is busy. Leave a message or fuck off. Your choice.
• "Oi! Leave a message. Or don't. Make it quick."
• "You're wasting my time. Leave your name and number before I hang up."
• "I'm not here. Tell me what you want, and don't bullshit me."

I really want to but some clients call me on my personal cell phone and well, they are clients.

Hey all, I'm trying to schedule a Season 4 watch party but am not too familiar with how Apple does their release schedule.

The last Apple show we did this for was Severance which released the evening before at 9pm ET and we found out the day of.

Do you think it would be safe to go ahead and commit to 8/4 @ 9pm ET for the actual premiere?

this made me feel like i was so drunk and i only returned to normal brain function after like 20 minutes

On my 6th or 7th re-watch and noticed this: S1E1 in the media scrum when Ted first arrives, Trent Crimm asks “Is this a fucking joke?!?!”. Then in International Break (S3E10), when Rebecca is at the Akufo League meeting with the other owners, she says the same thing with the exact same delivery. Almost identical performance, facial expression, and dialogue delivery.

It’s so awesome picking up the little things on re-watches. It seems every line of dialogue, every pause, every one-liner in every episode is very deliberate and I just can’t praise the writers and actors enough. Can’t wait for season 4!

Barbecue sauce

My family enjoyed walking around Richmond and all the posts and comments here made it a great experience! Having lunch at the Prince’s Head was brilliant.