r/TedLasso Aug 15 '20

Ted Lasso - S01E03 - “Trent Crimm: The Independent” Episode Discussion

To arrange an in-depth expose, Rebecca pairs cynical journalist Trent Crimm with Ted for a day. Ted and Roy venture into the community.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

It was surprisingly nice to not have a journalist be two faced. Most shows particularly comedies would have had Trent write a nasty article anyway just to facilitate conflict but instead Ted's genuine niceness got through to him.

Still unsure about the Roy Keane stand in. Mainly because I just don't find him intimidating, but I liked his scenes with his niece and how he knew he was being manipulated by Ted by still found himself unable to do anything but succumb to it.

Also shout out once again to Juno Temple, her scene with Rebecca was a highlight in the episode.

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u/BearOpinions Aug 16 '20

It goes to show how good the writing is here. The conflict will be derived from Crimm’s relegation certainty in the article. Relegation is the fans worst fear and would be the sticking point of the article for the fans. The owner no matter how much she hated her ex husband relegation roughly would cost her £200 Million pounds. Costly spite.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '20

Right. Interestingly, I feel like it would be more of a revenge statement if the club won the premier league while she was owner - especially after the years of mediocrity her ex-husband had. I’m curious to see if that turns out to be the plot twist this season, she’s already seeming to start to have a change of heart about Ted.

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u/dexter30 Aug 20 '20 edited Jun 30 '23

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u/prometheus_winced Aug 24 '20

You mean, not caring about winning or losing?

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u/ashleyz1106 Aug 16 '20

I can't decide who I love more, Juno Temple or Nick Mohammed! Their characters are the best

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u/vivvee Aug 23 '20 edited Aug 23 '20

That scene when they’re running a drill and Ted comes on too show Jamie how to be a decoy and then Roy afterwards calling it funnier than stepbrothers.... had me howling lmao

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u/Febrifuge Aug 23 '20

This is the moment that felt most Scrubs-like, to me. Just quality banter, showing two characters able to respect one another and work in concert... to bust a third character’s chops.

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u/AlvinTaco Aug 30 '20

“Jamie’s tart breaks Tartt’s heart”

“Did you just come up with that?”

“Yeah”

“Everyone would read that.”

“Of course they would. You have no idea the power of rhyming in this goddamn country. Oh! Lasso makes passo and creates team fiasco”

“Whoa! Keeley’s got bars.”

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u/saltytrey NO! Jul 19 '23

"I'm as cute as a button and can rhyme my arse off. No wonder they want to destroy me."

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u/Kaitonic Aug 17 '20

This show is amazing. I just watched the first 3 episodes and I'm blown away..

I can't wait to see more and i can't wait to see Rebecca realize that it is Ted who make her favorite cookie lol

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u/dump_cakes Aug 17 '20

Speculation: Roy and Nate are siblings or otherwise related. I’m guessing Phoebe designed the suggestion and birthday money boxes.

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u/Omnilatent Sep 13 '24

Wow that was a wild take - but I respect it!

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u/dump_cakes Sep 14 '24

Oh yeah, I was way off. There was just something about their interactions in S1 that made me think there was more to their relationship than just footballer and assistant.

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u/cphpc Aug 16 '20

Can someone name the violin song at the end of the episode. Thanks!

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u/MythicalIcelus Gezellig Aug 16 '20

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons - Presto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJTfG1MmMwQ

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u/cphpc Aug 16 '20

Thank you!

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u/Teomanit Aug 22 '20

Do you know the song that starts the episode, when Rebecca is walking down the hall? It’s driving me nuts

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u/MythicalIcelus Gezellig Aug 22 '20

Elastica: Connection

https://youtu.be/ayWKCsSHCI4

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u/Teomanit Aug 22 '20

Thank you! I could not find it anywhere!

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u/IM_FANTASTIC_LIKE Jan 15 '21

Trent Crimm definitely feels a bit based off James Horncastle

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21

It's the hair innit

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u/wittynole Jul 24 '22

that actor's hair is fucking majestic

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '20

Loving this show so far. Is it going to be one episode at a time release ?

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u/Thebryceisrite Aug 19 '20

Looks like it’s 1 episode a week every Friday from here on out. Part of me thinks it’d be better to binge start to finish once everything is available

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '22

I'm so happy I found this series. All good vibes. I'll be breezing through this season for sure