‘Ted Lasso’ Returns With a Better Message Than ‘Be Positive’

The first time Ted Lasso told someone to believe in themselves, it felt like a warm hand on your shoulder. It was 2020, the world was on fire, and here was this relentlessly cheerful American football coach who had no business being in England, no business coaching soccer, no business being this decent — and yet. We believed it because we needed to.Six years later, Ted is back, and Sudeikis can still make you laugh until you cry. What’s less certain is whether a show built on optimism has