Ted Lasso
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As Man City drew to a close, it didnt look like Coach Beard was headed anywhere good.
It seemed like he could be heading anywhere and that anything could happen.
Until, that is, the hallucinations kick in.
Clearly he has to get out.
(Scorseses not the only one getting a tip of the hat in this episode.)
Adding to the humiliation, he rips his pants in the process.
Fortunately, Mary is something of an expert on mens pants, both how to repair and collect them.
Hes a thoughtful guy under all that bluster and muscle, but Beards relief doesnt last.
There is really nothing to do but go home.
Brendan Hunts more than up to the task of shouldering the whole episode.
Its cleverly structured and provesTed Lassocan (and should) break formula from time to time.
The big question: Does Beards story line advance?
Its never clear whether or not Jane is good for him.
Shes clearly not good for him in the traditional sense.
All of Higginss objections ring true by those standards.
But Beard also seems a bit lost without her.
Biscuits
Critics sometimes receive in-progress, just-short-of-being-finished versions of the episodes that air.
Usually, theres little to say about crowds added via digital effects later and other such details.
Is this pure Hunt?
Could that moment have been written to spotlight his Hula-Hoop expertise?
Beards interaction with the testy hotel desk clerk brings to mind another Kubrick film,Eyes Wide Shut.
Tom Cruise has a similarly difficult exchange with a character played by Alan Cumming.
