"Ted Lasso" is reminiscent of a candy that is hard to stop biting into.
It is delicious, it is terribly sweet, it will lift your heart, it will fill your body with a sweet and satisfying warmth, and in uncontrolled consumption it will also cause dangerous sugar poisoning.
This is a series about an American football coach (Jason Sodeikis), who lands one rainy day in London to coach a professional football team in the Premier League.
He is not bothered by the cultural gaps, or the fact that he does not know the rules of football, nor the lack of faith in him.
At first he is not at all aware that his signing as a coach in the league stemmed from a satanic plot to destroy the team.
Because Ted Lasso is an exceptional person - overly optimistic, kind and polite to everyone, and determined to see good in every person and in every situation;
His positive spirit is slowly catching up with all the cynical and skeptical British figures that surround him in his new workplace.
The first season took everyone by storm.
Collected compliments, awards and nominations for my mother, and gained a loyal and loving audience.
It peaked at the corona plague, spreading rare optimism in the air.
All of its episodes have been released for binge watching, which has contributed to the connection because it takes time to get used to and be drawn into the optimistic and imaginative spirit that the series presents.
We watched, enjoyed, and then pushed and forgot about it three days later.
In contrast, the new season requires investment and perseverance, as well as an appointment for Apple TV Plus, which releases only one episode a week (and 12 episodes are expected this season).
Such slow viewing allows viewers to brew about each episode and discuss it in sequels on social media, and hence the buzz created this time around “Ted Lasso” has taken a turn.
And really, not everyone was able to get the new season.
Viewers' reactions highlighted controversy.
There were those who complained that she was too optimistic, for an unrealistic abbot with a plot that is scattered this season among too many sub-characters.
Maybe it was brilliant in the premiere season, but the gimmick may have exhausted itself.
It's not clear yet how much the above argument holds water, as this week we crossed the halfway point of the season. , With gloomy and vibrating layers.
The club's staff was also joined by a sports psychologist, who accompanies the imaginary football team, supports and contains the characters' emotional and mental problems.
She is not present in all the episodes, but her stay there allows the series to turn to gloomy channels.
Not to mention the tension built beneath the surface between her and Lasso - the man who seemingly gets along with everyone, and has started in recent episodes to show signs of breaking, melancholy and repression.
Want to say, the leading narrative this season is reminiscent of a psychological treatment process: the foundation for a happy life depends on being able to learn to accept yourself, and succeed in living with who you are and your past.
And maybe this lollipop is colorful and sweet, but deep down it hides bitter flavors.
"I believe in 'romcommunism,'" Lasso declared to his actors, in a motivational conversation he had with them in episode 5. He demanded from his trainees a belief in the spirit of romantic comedy films;
There are always characters who live in a fairly comfortable reality, and they go through difficulties and obstacles, and finally everyone ends the story happy.
"To believe in romantic comedies is to believe that in the end, despite the difficulty, everything will work out," he explained to them.
Just like the spirit that tries to infuse us with the wonderful "Ted Lasso".
Ted Lasso, Season 2, Apple TV Plus