All Im Saying Is That I Trust Nothing And No One, Least Of All My Heart, Since The Bantr Sequence In

All I’m saying is that I trust nothing and no one, least of all my heart, since the bantr sequence in s2. See y’all next Tuesday, I reckon.

I’ve been thinking a lot about The Lasso Way. Season 1 Episode 3 was the moment on my first watch that I said “something about this is different.” I’ve spent literal weeks trying to put it into words. Here it is. Maybe.

The Lasso Way is bewildering kindness. It is inauspicious, un-self-conscious, and completely disarming. Often, the fear that comes with sincerity of this kind is that we will be taken advantage of. But his refusal to be suspicious of others is the very thing that makes Ted un-sabotage-able. He is trusting: he sees people for who they could be, and with that vote of confidence, they become that person.

The Lasso Way is acting out of security in who you are and what you believe. We see villainous action from these characters not when they become wicked, but when they are guided by their insecurities. That’s what motivated Rebecca at the start of season 1. She wanted to take back control of her identity. One of the few times Ted lashes out is the night he signs the divorce papers. In some way, the same thing is happening with Nate. Maybe that’s why Ted shows up to that game in the trailer: he wants to remind “Nate The Great” who he can be.

Inside of you there are two wolves: one is John Green and the other is Hank Green.

Watching this ep as a religious studies minor thinking about ritual, sacredness, and sacrifice. There is a strong argument for sports as a religion, and AFC teams/fans exemplify every part of it. Particularly when they partake in ritual sacrifice.

This was how the curse fire went, right?

No here’s the thing. While watching Ted Lasso, I thought to myself “this is the kind of person I want to be: kind, sincere, watches out for others.” Ted is so genuine that it confuses the people around him. And then, he is told that it is not enough. What more is there? I’ll see you all in S3.

For real and for serious y’all how do I stop the bots?