I love how Rupert’s gaze drops as soon as Ted hits the first triple-20. He knows that Ted can put those darts wherever he wants and that he’s been played for an ass.
"Hey...Better manners when I am holding a dart...Please" The subtle expression change in Ted face, is amazing acting from Jason... you see that very brief moment of him getting angry, and Rupert expression going from smug to oh crap/fear in his eyes... to the perfect speech afterward speaks of not judging, but being curious. This scene is as Ted put it "barbecue sauce"
@@JPSimen "fake accent"? Ted's from Kansas. Jason Sudeikis is from Kansas City. I'm not sure if he's from the Missouri side or the Kansas side but they're basically one big town split into two across the border. There's nothing fake about it.
To have an unabashed, relentlessly positive show in this day and age seems like an impossibility. To have it be great seems even more impossible but here we are. This scene is perfect on so many levels. Can't wait for the next season!
They really fucked it up with season 2 and 3 though. They turned Ted in to a whiny prick. The show needed his positivity throughout. Yeah, he could face problems and I'm all good for him showing some weakness but they're just lingering on it FAR too long.
@@isaiahayers1550 Oh snap. Good catch. But why would I want to delete evidence online of you just being a straight up good dude and wanting to anonymously help out a stranger in a way that doesn’t benefit you at all? I’ll keep my mistake up there thank you very much, and you keep your crown, king. 👑
This speech is also for the bar patrons, the citizens of Richmond, the players, Rebecca, and Trent Grimm. When Ted is talking about 'Be curious, not judgmental, he is basically talking to EVERYONE, not just Rupert. They all underestimated him.
@@roshana110 well, to be fair they only got relegated because at the time of season 1, Rebecca was still sabotaging the team. Ted couldn't have accounted for that. Despite losing their best player(who was becoming the team player we see in s2 Jaime) they still help Man city to a one point game that lost in final seconds to the same player Ted helped grow. There's a reason it was a 3 season series from the start, it's all about the arc
One of the best scenes I've ever seen in TV. The look on Rebecca's face when he mentioned his father and she clearly realized at that point she had totally misjudged him. So well acted by everyone.
Episode 8: We find out Ted lost his dad when he was only 16. Episode 3: Ted gave us this quote to Trent. “It ain’t always easy, but neither is growing up without someone believing in you.”
After watching this scene a couple of times, I’ve realized a few things: 1. Rupert and Bex are separated from everyone else, highlighting their smug attitudes compared to the rest of the pub. 2. Rupert and Bex are drinking from champagne glasses in the pub while everyone else has a bottle, again highlighting their arrogance. 3. Mae smiles as Ted gives his speech and is more excited when he wins than when Rupert prematurely claims victory. 4. Rupert doesn’t know more about football than the casual fan since Sam is a naturally gifted winger not an outside back. 5. Rupert puts on a show and when he’s defeated, claims the only win he can in his new younger wife, something that hints he uses people as a means to make himself look better.
@@stevechance150 I can't express how much I disagree. Aaron Sorkin's writing is just unbearable, and the Newsroom? It lives in the pretense of being a commentary on the politics of the day and devolves into whinging for an idyllic American past that never actually was. The "not the greatest country, but we used to be" (paraphrasing) shtick is absolute horseshit and so incomprehensibly stupid. (I mean, I do like Jeff Daniels in the role though, he's spouting bullshit, but he delivers it well)
This is not only one of the best scenes in this show, but one of the best scenes in television or film. Hats off to the writers, director, and especially to Jason Sudeikis for pulling this off. I'm on approximately my 18th watch. I'll check in again after watch #50
Had over a year to do 33 watches. that would take about 165 min or about 2 hours and some change. You not having watched it yet, is very disappointing. Where is the resolve the will, the passion! You can do better Matthew
@@MottashedLendingGroup his exact words were “passed away” so at that point we knew he died but not how. Only when we learn it was through suicide in S2E8 do we grasp the magnitude of his father’s death on him. When you look back at how Ted casually sloughed off his father’s passing in the darts scene, you realize just how much of a badass he really is. Not just because he outplayed a skilled but overconfident Rupert with a huge wager on the line, but because he did it doing something he and his dad did together every Sunday for years and was able to control his emotions to pull it off. Pure badassery.
I also just realized a couple other things: 1) After inquiring of Rupert about how the English take the game of darts pretty seriously, Ted casually throws a couple plastic house darts right handed when we learn he’s actually left handed. It’s obvious after watching this that he was 100% intending to hustle Rupert, sight unseen. Pretty ballsy. 2) Rupert has no problem taking advantage of anyone, especially those he finds inferior. What’s really abhorrent is the amount he offers to bet someone he assumes can’t play darts. That is hall of fame douche stuff right there. In what universe would anyone as wealthy as Rupert be compelled to take advantage of someone who plays darts that badly? Only a complete sociopath. It was at this moment we know Rupert 100% is not a decent person. 3) After Ted’s walk-off victory, Rupert doesn’t even acknowledge Ted. At first, I thought he might have simply been embarrassed for losing against someone he so openly mocked. But now I believe his reaction was more of an acknowledgement that Ted hustled him and that he was going to have to really up his game if he wants to hurt Rebecca/Richmond/Ted. Which makes his later purchase of WHU and subsequent hiring of Nate all the more conniving. (There’s a part of me that believes Rupert has been mentoring Nate, giving him that paternal respect he so desperately craves. We’ll see in S3, but it would make more sense. Can’t wait!)
This scene is the most beautiful moment in the world for those of us who lost our dads at a young age and have always felt beaten down. Forced to learn the game of life on our own, with no one to save us. This is that happy moment we all dream of
Absolutely. Me personally, I never felt so much as beaten down when I lost mine as much as the why me attitude until I got older I realized terrible things happen to all kinds of people every minute of every day. Someone's world is being rocked with only God knows what kind of devastating situation as I type this. This scene reminds me to try not to judge anyone too quickly because you never know what someone is going through.
Left unsaid is the fact that Ted is a darts master, and to be losing as he was near the end, intentional as that had to have been, only describes without actually showing it how talented he was--but NOT only at darts. In fact, darts are a distant second to his coaching and innate wisdom, and schooling Rupert, making his message stick not just with him but with the onlookers, required a dramatic finish. True mastery is expressed not just with excellence, but with willing errors that mislead your opponent. That's a rare talent, and very hard won.
Because to be losing up to that point, in such a way as to win with the perfect high score combination, means that he was throwing for the exact points needed to ensure a win. Ever dart that Rupert threw, changed the math again. So every dart that Ted threw was critical, every single time. He had to do math in his head, complex algebra, to solve multiple, variable equations that haven’t even been written yet. Rupert was beaten the entire time, because Ted was not only great at aiming those darts, but also at solving a formula that is being written as fast as he can read it. Rupert was beaten at every level. Skill, mathematics, mental manipulation, and moral character. It was a setup that took a season to create, and was executed with absolute perfection. Ted baited that trap long ago, and then waited for Rupert to willingly walk right into it. Barbecue sauce indeed.
I’ve seen the entire 3 seasons. Some episodes way more than once. Yet this scene (so simple in its scope) makes me (a 68 year old man) cry every single time. Perhaps it hits too close to home. From as far back as I can remember, people including my family pushed me down and held me back. Never an encouraging word. Somehow I graduated college and started a career that served me until retirement. There’s still a part of me that aches to go back in time and tell all of them to … well you know.
I know this is a super emotional scene and I LOVE Ted's speech, but Rebecca's "shut your stupid little twat mouth or I will shut it for you" absolutely kills me every time I hear it. It's so aggressive and comes out of nowhere, I love her so much
Between 3:10 and 3:16, May's face goes so perfectly from sympathetic trepidation to knowing glee. By 3:50 she's grinning and nodding at the joy of the hustle. Perfectly acted and framed.
There's obviously so much jam-packed into this one scene, but I feel like the undervalued phrase is "Rupe-a-dupes." This isn't just an unexpected display of Ted's skill and overcoming Rupert, but he knew even from the start he was supposed to be walking into a "dupe," like Rupert was thinking he was going to set Ted up. It's just one subtle bit of excellent writing that just makes this whole scene work from start to finish Fabulously done.
The best part of this scene, and there are many, is that Ted is fighting for the comfort and safety of his friend. Yes, we know Rebecca has started out trying to stick it to her Ex and undermine Ted, but the perfection of his gallantry is even more pronounced, like a knight removing his cape to place it over a puddle where she might walk. Love seeing the antithesis of The Ugly American portrayed so effortlessly in a dramedy.
The subtle things in this show that just is 100% perfect at 2:35 on the dart scoreboard they have it as Rupert on one side and WANKER (All upper case letters) on the other side! What a brilliant show!!
There are SOOOO many moments in Ted Lasso. This one is one of my top 3 and possibly my absolute favorite. What a well crafted scene. BE CURIOUS, NOT JUDGEMENTAL…. always! Have you played darts before, Ted? - YES SIR!
There are so many wonderful little details in this scene. Ted asks Mae what he needs to win (already knowing the answer, of course), which leads Rupert to laugh and arrogantly say "Good luck." Ted turns back towards the board, smiling, with a little shake of his head and a barely audible "hmm." Everyone thinks he's shaking his head at how impossible that is, but they're all still underestimating him. He's smiling and laughing at what he knows is going to happen, how happy he's about to make everyone, and how Rupert will learn a valuable lesson. And none of it is done with anger, but with love.
Stupid me, I have always loved this clip. Then I decided one day to find out what "White Knighting" actually means. All of sudden the scene took on an all new perspective, just how they planned. I wonder how many other great moments there are hiding in the script that went right over my head. Guess I'll have to watch it a few more times. I'll start now
Rupert reminds me of my ex, not being a millionaire, but how everyone believed she was some nice person. But behind curtains she treated me like garbage and was always so manipulating. It was always my fault and people would insult me. It hurt. I could go into more detail, but I love this scene. I can feel Rebeccas happiness when Ted beat Rupert. This is an amazing show and barbecue sauce.
An entire litre of barbecue sauce (using metric and international spelling despite being American in honor of this great show) Seriously tho, I'm sorry you had a Rupert of your own, and glad that you had the strength to leave. I hope you heal and live a happy life :)
Born and raised in L.A in my 50s...made a lot of mistakes when I was younger from a drug overdose to jail to prison...seen a lot in my life...and this scene is one of the only scenes that gets me every time..#tedlassobestcshowontv.
I’m always curious if British people seen American actors the way we see British actors bc to me I see Uther Pendragon and the Slitheen Mayor of Cardiff but maybe that’s bc that’s the only places I’ve seen them 😂
In I think Ep 1 he was talking about what smells makes him think of childhood. He said barbecue sauce. Playing darts is reminding him of that childhood, and the smell of barbecue sauce.
@@Intrexa To take it even deeper, the reason barbecue sauce reminds him of back home is spending years in a sports bar with his dad. One of the most popular things in most sports bars are wings. The smell of barbecue sauce takes him back to time spent in the sports bar with his dad.
@@patflanagan7278 It's nearly Proustian. "Remembrance of Things Past" is best known for the image of the protagonist smelling the 'Madelaine' cakes that brought him back to his childhood. Smell is the sense that has the most intense impact upon our memories.
Never watched this show, but I've watched this clip at least 50 times. I can't even tell you what it is that resonates so much. It's something special.
I just noticed, having watched this for about the thousandth time, Mae's expression after Ted hit that second triple-twenty. She's seen many a douchebag get hustled in darts over the years, and you can tell that Ted hitting that bull's eye was just an eventuality. She already knew Rupert had lost before the last dart was thrown.
This hits me every time. . . Ted going through divorce, in a different land coaching a different sport being insulted. And what grace and decency he defends not only himself but his employer. That's good writing and a life lesson for us all
Just watched this episode. More in love with Ted every day. 😂 I noticed immediately that he threw those first two with his right hand. Rupert calling his Becks a “consolation prize” speaks a lot about his character.
It’s late 2023. Yet, I still rely on this scene to make me happy. I know i could benefit from therapy but still seem to have that old school mentality of,” I can do this myself”. For years, I’ve have sought life lessons and wisdom from cinema. This show. Is my therapy
Just finished S3 a few days ago, and this is still by far my favorite moment of the entire show. Of course there are plenty of other noteworthy moments in the later seasons, but I always find myself come back to this one. SO much to learn from in that monologue.
One of the (many!) things I love about this scene, is actually the way that Rupert leaves after he's lost. He doesn't lose his temper, he doesn't create a big fuss, and nor does anybody gloat openly in his face. He just quietly walks out, and no one says a word. It's a very telling moment. It would have been so easy to write this scene and give Rupert a huge temper tantrum after he's lost, or to get the Richmond fans to make a big gloat at him...but it doesn't. And that right there is the uniqueness and beauty of the writing of Ted Lasso.
It would be out of character for Rupert to throw a temper tantrum. When around rebecca, everything he says and does is an effort to hurt her. Throwing a tantrum would make her feel good. He’d never let her feel good
He’s got an image to maintain. It’s interesting only in the final episode does a public display of anger and violence show people who he really is. Quite a brilliant moment.
I love this show and I love this amazing scene. It definitely hits a little bit differently knowing how his dad died but I am still amazed at how much emotion bill lawrence puts in his shows.
“Better manners when I’m holding a dart” I would honestly say this is my favourite ted line and acting from Jason. His wide smile and dimpled cheeks show a defiantly happy go lucky man just tryna keep a game nice and joyful for everyone, while his bulging eyes and sharp brows show a seething rage at an insufferable twat that he’s itching to drive a dart into. 2 stories told with 1 line of dialogue. The bottom half is saying “please sir, be respectful of the game and give me my space” and the top half is saying “speak ill again and I’m putting this dart through your fuckin head”. It’s so subtle that only the man who, as much of a prick as he is, is smart enough to look at a man’s eyes, and so while everyone else sees the smile and thinks “same old jolly Ted”, Rupert backs off and looks down with a look of “fuck I need to be careful here”. Brilliant acting from both men.
I’ll never get sick of saying that this was one of the greatest shows I’ve ever seen, from beginning to end it was riveting, actors and actresses were about and beyond brilliant. Can’t wait till next one
There are so many great scenes in Ted Lasso, but this is my absolute favourite scene in the show and one of my favourite scenes in anything ever. It’s simply brilliant!
This scene is so amazing, and it parallels my own childhood a little bit. We had a dart board set up in our house and I would play with my dad. The only time I ever heard my dad yell was the first (and only) time he got a triple double-bullseye. He passed away when I was 17 (from cancer, not suicide). Fond memories that make this sene the more poignant.
i fking love this show because how 1 man changed the lives of countless people. Not just his boss, team and support staff, but the people he met to and from work, its an eye opener. It doesn't take much effort to be kind to anyone in your path through life.
All of these comments and I see nowhere in the top anything about Rebecca's sudden look of understanding when Ted is telling his story. That little bit is good directing, good editing, and good acting. She has already seen reasons not to underestimate Ted, but there she is really starting to understand him.
love that look on Rupert's face at 3:10 that is when he knew he just got hustled and ted had been playing with him the whole time. looks like he is thinking "well s*** Ted has launched into an epic speech and just effortlessly threw a triple 20 like it was nothing. I am about to lose in the worst way possible aren't I." Then he gives him the evil furious side eye at 3:31 thinking "You son of a B****! Shut up and get it over with." Then the absolute look of Shame, regret, and embarrassment at 4:11 as he was just emasculated by (in his own words) the "hillbilly."
Heard something today about why Ted says “barbecue sauce.” Supposedly when you’re super focused on a task at hand, think about something that makes you happy and say it aloud as a way to calm the mind and execute. Hence, “barbecue sauce”
Being beaten in something you expected to win is disappointing, but being so _thoroughly_ outmatched and outclassed against someone you underestimated as he waxes philosophical about the fact that you underestimated him is utterly humiliating. The fact that Rupert still has any amount of pride at the end of this scene is a testament to the stubborn nature of his character. Amazing scene, amazing characters, amazing show.
That show was exactly what we needed at exactly the right time. A surreptitious intersection of need, pathos and joy. Rewatching it will never quite capture that moment. But damn, what a beautiful moment it was.
Everyone's gangster until Ted Lasso calmly and respectfully teaches you a life lesson.
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I like a one where he says the barbecue sauce.
Respectfully 🙏
Everybody gangster until Ted says “barbecue sauce”
I love how Rupert’s gaze drops as soon as Ted hits the first triple-20. He knows that Ted can put those darts wherever he wants and that he’s been played for an ass.
I like a one where he says the barbecue sauce.
I love how he takes the loss like a man, bids everyone a good day, and walks away. No whining.
@@RoivonPCbecause he had plenty of time to accept his ass was played by a hillbilly
I don’t think even Gerwin Price or MVG can do that while telling a story and barely focusing . Ted lasso should of been a pro darts player.
Rupert is odious but ASH is awesome at playing him.
This monologue can make you a better person. It’s an amazing , emotional scene.
This show makes me want to be a better person
So true!!
I like a one where he says the barbecue sauce.
It’s really the best !
This whole show can make you a better person! I think that's why Ted Lasso is so beloved. A lot of us want to be the best version of ourselves.....
"Hey...Better manners when I am holding a dart...Please"
The subtle expression change in Ted face, is amazing acting from Jason... you see that very brief moment of him getting angry, and Rupert expression going from smug to oh crap/fear in his eyes... to the perfect speech afterward speaks of not judging, but being curious. This scene is as Ted put it "barbecue sauce"
He deserves those emmy’s he won!
Had to remind Rupert he’s american for a second.
His fake accent is almost as bad as a brits. Brits think we all talk like Lasso apparently.
@@JPSimen nah
@@JPSimen "fake accent"? Ted's from Kansas. Jason Sudeikis is from Kansas City. I'm not sure if he's from the Missouri side or the Kansas side but they're basically one big town split into two across the border. There's nothing fake about it.
I watch this almost every day. It makes me feel something that I can't describe.
Good on you, mate.
You don't need to. We all understand. That's why we love music and moving pictures. They convey emotions like nothing else
Everytime I have bbq sauce I always think of this scene and before I take the first bite I always say to myself "bbq sauce"
Ditto:))
I do too, let’s be curious people ….
To have an unabashed, relentlessly positive show in this day and age seems like an impossibility. To have it be great seems even more impossible but here we are. This scene is perfect on so many levels. Can't wait for the next season!
The New Sincerity movement, man. It’s triumph is inevitable.
They really fucked it up with season 2 and 3 though. They turned Ted in to a whiny prick. The show needed his positivity throughout. Yeah, he could face problems and I'm all good for him showing some weakness but they're just lingering on it FAR too long.
@@eS-ql7vm friendly help here, and I'll delete the comment after you edit yours if you like.
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@@isaiahayers1550 Oh snap. Good catch. But why would I want to delete evidence online of you just being a straight up good dude and wanting to anonymously help out a stranger in a way that doesn’t benefit you at all? I’ll keep my mistake up there thank you very much, and you keep your crown, king. 👑
This was a nice interaction. Made me smile.
This speech is also for the bar patrons, the citizens of Richmond, the players, Rebecca, and Trent Grimm. When Ted is talking about 'Be curious, not judgmental, he is basically talking to EVERYONE, not just Rupert. They all underestimated him.
That’s the way that I took it too
You mean Trent Crimm, The Independent?
I mean he still gets them relegated so they were right
Damn never realized that but I like it
@@roshana110 well, to be fair they only got relegated because at the time of season 1, Rebecca was still sabotaging the team. Ted couldn't have accounted for that. Despite losing their best player(who was becoming the team player we see in s2 Jaime) they still help Man city to a one point game that lost in final seconds to the same player Ted helped grow. There's a reason it was a 3 season series from the start, it's all about the arc
One of the best scenes I've ever seen in TV. The look on Rebecca's face when he mentioned his father and she clearly realized at that point she had totally misjudged him. So well acted by everyone.
I like a one where he says the barbecue sauce.
He was winning her over a bit more each episode at least in season 1, I'll be on Season 2 tomorrow.
Her acting in the second half of this scene is really impressive. She communicates so much through facial expressions and body language.
You’re right. Rebecca’s look when he talks about his father passing away was magic.
Clearly, CLEARLY, she underestimated him too.
She wasn't curious.
Episode 8: We find out Ted lost his dad when he was only 16.
Episode 3: Ted gave us this quote to Trent. “It ain’t always easy, but neither is growing up without someone believing in you.”
In the second season
Episode 2: “My dad was always harder on himself than anyone else”
Episode 8: “My father killed himself”
There are a ton of moments in Season 1 that play quite differently after having known Ted's family history.
I love how protective Ted is of Rebecca. It's got that Ron Swanson/Leslie Knope vibe.
It’s payback for Rebecca helping him through his panic attack. He even gave up an easy 10,000 quid just to help her out.
After watching this scene a couple of times, I’ve realized a few things:
1. Rupert and Bex are separated from everyone else, highlighting their smug attitudes compared to the rest of the pub.
2. Rupert and Bex are drinking from champagne glasses in the pub while everyone else has a bottle, again highlighting their arrogance.
3. Mae smiles as Ted gives his speech and is more excited when he wins than when Rupert prematurely claims victory.
4. Rupert doesn’t know more about football than the casual fan since Sam is a naturally gifted winger not an outside back.
5. Rupert puts on a show and when he’s defeated, claims the only win he can in his new younger wife, something that hints he uses people as a means to make himself look better.
A amazing well written character. So many people seem to be like that.
And the great thing is that the actress playing Bex is actually Jason's girlfriend IRL...
@@BigTulsa not true
@@evervol1 Hes right. they are dating
@@tg9024I Agree thought he was taking about becca the owner cause she's married lol
This may be one of the best scenes in TV history 🤷🏽♂️
As long as we are talking about "one of the best" I would submit the opening scene to the series The Newsroom. czcams.com/video/bIpKfw17-yY/video.html
@@stevechance150 I can't express how much I disagree. Aaron Sorkin's writing is just unbearable, and the Newsroom? It lives in the pretense of being a commentary on the politics of the day and devolves into whinging for an idyllic American past that never actually was. The "not the greatest country, but we used to be" (paraphrasing) shtick is absolute horseshit and so incomprehensibly stupid.
(I mean, I do like Jeff Daniels in the role though, he's spouting bullshit, but he delivers it well)
for Disneyfied brain dead mericans ; your darn tootin
This is not only one of the best scenes in this show, but one of the best scenes in television or film. Hats off to the writers, director, and especially to Jason Sudeikis for pulling this off. I'm on approximately my 18th watch. I'll check in again after watch #50
I'm with you, dude.
Had over a year to do 33 watches. that would take about 165 min or about 2 hours and some change. You not having watched it yet, is very disappointing. Where is the resolve the will, the passion! You can do better Matthew
I like a one where he says the barbecue sauce.
watch this scene every week,i love it
This scene is even more meaningful after S2E8. Holy hell.
A lot more weight to him having to collect himself with the 'barbeque sauce' line.
@@MottashedLendingGroup his exact words were “passed away” so at that point we knew he died but not how. Only when we learn it was through suicide in S2E8 do we grasp the magnitude of his father’s death on him. When you look back at how Ted casually sloughed off his father’s passing in the darts scene, you realize just how much of a badass he really is. Not just because he outplayed a skilled but overconfident Rupert with a huge wager on the line, but because he did it doing something he and his dad did together every Sunday for years and was able to control his emotions to pull it off. Pure badassery.
I also just realized a couple other things:
1) After inquiring of Rupert about how the English take the game of darts pretty seriously, Ted casually throws a couple plastic house darts right handed when we learn he’s actually left handed. It’s obvious after watching this that he was 100% intending to hustle Rupert, sight unseen. Pretty ballsy.
2) Rupert has no problem taking advantage of anyone, especially those he finds inferior. What’s really abhorrent is the amount he offers to bet someone he assumes can’t play darts. That is hall of fame douche stuff right there. In what universe would anyone as wealthy as Rupert be compelled to take advantage of someone who plays darts that badly? Only a complete sociopath. It was at this moment we know Rupert 100% is not a decent person.
3) After Ted’s walk-off victory, Rupert doesn’t even acknowledge Ted. At first, I thought he might have simply been embarrassed for losing against someone he so openly mocked. But now I believe his reaction was more of an acknowledgement that Ted hustled him and that he was going to have to really up his game if he wants to hurt Rebecca/Richmond/Ted. Which makes his later purchase of WHU and subsequent hiring of Nate all the more conniving. (There’s a part of me that believes Rupert has been mentoring Nate, giving him that paternal respect he so desperately craves. We’ll see in S3, but it would make more sense. Can’t wait!)
Right, I just was about to say this. Has me crying again😂😂
@@jhagestad you’re over analyzing a show for babies lol
Going back to season 1, all those little hints about Ted's father and how his passing shaped who he is today... stellar writing.
"Be curious, not judgemental." Words to live by.
Rebecca’s face when Ted mentions being 16 when his dad died gets me every time. She picked up on that one detail and saved it.
The most heart warming mic drop moment in television history
I like a one where he says the barbecue sauce.
This scene is the most beautiful moment in the world for those of us who lost our dads at a young age and have always felt beaten down. Forced to learn the game of life on our own, with no one to save us. This is that happy moment we all dream of
Absolutely. Me personally, I never felt so much as beaten down when I lost mine as much as the why me attitude until I got older I realized terrible things happen to all kinds of people every minute of every day. Someone's world is being rocked with only God knows what kind of devastating situation as I type this. This scene reminds me to try not to judge anyone too quickly because you never know what someone is going through.
I am sorry for your loss. I didn’t lose mine when I was young, but still feel the loss of him 8 years later.
He threw 1 dart and Rebecca knew. She knew that he was going to win. You can see it on her face! What an excellent show and cast!
Yep
Left unsaid is the fact that Ted is a darts master, and to be losing as he was near the end, intentional as that had to have been, only describes without actually showing it how talented he was--but NOT only at darts. In fact, darts are a distant second to his coaching and innate wisdom, and schooling Rupert, making his message stick not just with him but with the onlookers, required a dramatic finish. True mastery is expressed not just with excellence, but with willing errors that mislead your opponent. That's a rare talent, and very hard won.
I like a one where he says the barbecue sauce.
Because to be losing up to that point, in such a way as to win with the perfect high score combination, means that he was throwing for the exact points needed to ensure a win. Ever dart that Rupert threw, changed the math again. So every dart that Ted threw was critical, every single time. He had to do math in his head, complex algebra, to solve multiple, variable equations that haven’t even been written yet.
Rupert was beaten the entire time, because Ted was not only great at aiming those darts, but also at solving a formula that is being written as fast as he can read it.
Rupert was beaten at every level. Skill, mathematics, mental manipulation, and moral character. It was a setup that took a season to create, and was executed with absolute perfection. Ted baited that trap long ago, and then waited for Rupert to willingly walk right into it.
Barbecue sauce indeed.
I’ve seen the entire 3 seasons. Some episodes way more than once. Yet this scene (so simple in its scope) makes me (a 68 year old man) cry every single time. Perhaps it hits too close to home. From as far back as I can remember, people including my family pushed me down and held me back. Never an encouraging word. Somehow I graduated college and started a career that served me until retirement. There’s still a part of me that aches to go back in time and tell all of them to … well you know.
To be curious, not judgmental
Tell them: " Barbeque sauce"
I know this is a super emotional scene and I LOVE Ted's speech, but Rebecca's "shut your stupid little twat mouth or I will shut it for you" absolutely kills me every time I hear it. It's so aggressive and comes out of nowhere, I love her so much
Between 3:10 and 3:16, May's face goes so perfectly from sympathetic trepidation to knowing glee. By 3:50 she's grinning and nodding at the joy of the hustle. Perfectly acted and framed.
I keep coming back to this scene, again and again...
It's my pick-me-up and it works every f*cking time.
Every single day.
There's obviously so much jam-packed into this one scene, but I feel like the undervalued phrase is "Rupe-a-dupes." This isn't just an unexpected display of Ted's skill and overcoming Rupert, but he knew even from the start he was supposed to be walking into a "dupe," like Rupert was thinking he was going to set Ted up. It's just one subtle bit of excellent writing that just makes this whole scene work from start to finish Fabulously done.
The "Rope-a-dope" analogy that "rupe-a-dupes" is based on also works perfectly. Ted walked him right into the trap, just like Ali did.
How can a scene of a game of darts bring so many emotions out of someone.... perfectly executed scene that did everything it was meant to do.
back 9 months later and its just as good as the last time
@@kooljakereminding you to come back and watch this flawless scene 11 months later
Still got goosebumps. 10/10 per usual. Thank you sir!@@Shkadoink
The best part of this scene, and there are many, is that Ted is fighting for the comfort and safety of his friend. Yes, we know Rebecca has started out trying to stick it to her Ex and undermine Ted, but the perfection of his gallantry is even more pronounced, like a knight removing his cape to place it over a puddle where she might walk. Love seeing the antithesis of The Ugly American portrayed so effortlessly in a dramedy.
The subtle things in this show that just is 100% perfect at 2:35 on the dart scoreboard they have it as Rupert on one side and WANKER (All upper case letters) on the other side! What a brilliant show!!
There are SOOOO many moments in Ted Lasso. This one is one of my top 3 and possibly my absolute favorite. What a well crafted scene. BE CURIOUS, NOT JUDGEMENTAL…. always! Have you played darts before, Ted? - YES SIR!
Every Sunday afternoon at a sports bar with my father, from age 10 till I was 16, when he passed away. BARBECUE SAUCE
I’ve watched this so many times, but this time heard Ted call Rupert “Rupe-a-dupes”.
What Roy would call “Fucking brilliant writing.”
How many people know about the phrase 'rope-a-dope' though? Such a brilliant line that I missed the first two times I watched this scene.
Considering Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent) was also the story editor... he may well have.
There are so many wonderful little details in this scene. Ted asks Mae what he needs to win (already knowing the answer, of course), which leads Rupert to laugh and arrogantly say "Good luck." Ted turns back towards the board, smiling, with a little shake of his head and a barely audible "hmm." Everyone thinks he's shaking his head at how impossible that is, but they're all still underestimating him. He's smiling and laughing at what he knows is going to happen, how happy he's about to make everyone, and how Rupert will learn a valuable lesson. And none of it is done with anger, but with love.
I've never watched this show, but I love this scene. How could eight people not like this?
Do yourself a favour and watch the whole show you’ll love it
YES.... u definitely need to watch this show. It is... unexpectedly good
Maybe it reminded them of something unpleasant in their lives, as Ted says be curious not judgemental :)
This show will change your life. I promise.
Because they're judgemental, not curious
Fav scene of the season.
I saw this scene out of context and realised I was sleeping on this show. I immediately started watching and just yesterday finished it. So brilliant.
Stupid me, I have always loved this clip. Then I decided one day to find out what "White Knighting" actually means. All of sudden the scene took on an all new perspective, just how they planned. I wonder how many other great moments there are hiding in the script that went right over my head. Guess I'll have to watch it a few more times. I'll start now
always good to have another reason to watch this eh?
@@klenovyysirop12 aye
This is one of the best moments in tv show history.
Rupert reminds me of my ex, not being a millionaire, but how everyone believed she was some nice person. But behind curtains she treated me like garbage and was always so manipulating. It was always my fault and people would insult me. It hurt. I could go into more detail, but I love this scene. I can feel Rebeccas happiness when Ted beat Rupert.
This is an amazing show and barbecue sauce.
Barbecue sauce. Indeed.
An entire litre of barbecue sauce (using metric and international spelling despite being American in honor of this great show)
Seriously tho, I'm sorry you had a Rupert of your own, and glad that you had the strength to leave. I hope you heal and live a happy life :)
@@iceman9137 love you. I’m doing great now! Thank you man! Can’t believe it’s already been a year now since I commented haha God bless you man!
Ted Lasso and Waymond in Everything Everywhere all at Once are some of the best characters. We can all be kinder, myself included.
Born and raised in L.A in my 50s...made a lot of mistakes when I was younger from a drug overdose to jail to prison...seen a lot in my life...and this scene is one of the only scenes that gets me every time..#tedlassobestcshowontv.
I’m grateful to read you came out the other side, to a much better life. Ted would be, too.
That little look Ted gives after he nails the double bullseye…priceless
The best scene in TV ever? The best scene in TV ever.
Please watch a second television show.
This was the moment this show hooked me. And yes, “be curious, not judgmental” is now something I try to live by
I can’t put my finger on what it is that resonates so deeply. But I’ve watched this a gazillion times, and it always makes me emotional.
Superb writing and pacing. The world needs a lot more Ted Lasso’s.
I’m always curious if British people seen American actors the way we see British actors bc to me I see Uther Pendragon and the Slitheen Mayor of Cardiff but maybe that’s bc that’s the only places I’ve seen them 😂
I see Giles from Buffy
Slitheen mayor yes, and i thought it was utger but I’ve seen him in a lot
The fact he throws the first practice dart right handed shows he was walking Rupert down the garden path to learning a lesson :)
BBQ Sauce = Bulls Eye (brand of BBQ Sauce)
Rupe-e-Dupes (Rope-e- Dope that Ali used to trick Foreman)
Brilliant!
Oh....and Snooker, as in he snookered him.
In I think Ep 1 he was talking about what smells makes him think of childhood. He said barbecue sauce. Playing darts is reminding him of that childhood, and the smell of barbecue sauce.
@@Intrexa To take it even deeper, the reason barbecue sauce reminds him of back home is spending years in a sports bar with his dad. One of the most popular things in most sports bars are wings. The smell of barbecue sauce takes him back to time spent in the sports bar with his dad.
@@patflanagan7278 It's nearly Proustian. "Remembrance of Things Past" is best known for the image of the protagonist smelling the 'Madelaine' cakes that brought him back to his childhood. Smell is the sense that has the most intense impact upon our memories.
i had never watched this show and then i saw this seen and my wife and I became huge fans of this show. Can't wait for the new season!!!!
It’s so binge worthy it’s not even funny. I have to pace myself , I’ve just started Season 2 ♥️
Never watched this show, but I've watched this clip at least 50 times. I can't even tell you what it is that resonates so much. It's something special.
You gotta watch the show. It's the best show ever made, IMO.
I just noticed, having watched this for about the thousandth time, Mae's expression after Ted hit that second triple-twenty. She's seen many a douchebag get hustled in darts over the years, and you can tell that Ted hitting that bull's eye was just an eventuality. She already knew Rupert had lost before the last dart was thrown.
If you listen closely (and look how her body moves) you can hear that she slaps the counter three times in an approving applaud.
"better manners when I'm holding a dart" - Good lord, such a positive guy making a threat like that. This series is the best ever written.
Oh yeah
Taking a page from Uncle Phil's playbook. "Geoffrey - break out Lucille."
One of the well-written scenes in the entire season
That exposition given with suspense about him winning or not is very much effective
This hits me every time. . . Ted going through divorce, in a different land coaching a different sport being insulted. And what grace and decency he defends not only himself but his employer. That's good writing and a life lesson for us all
I love how his closing line before he throws the final dart is “barbecue sauce”
Still not tired of rewatching this occasionally.
Maes smile while Ted speaks about his father and history w/ darts is so genuine ❤️
"Be curious, not judgmental" is the perfect sum up of Ted Lasso, both the character and the show
Just watched this episode. More in love with Ted every day. 😂 I noticed immediately that he threw those first two with his right hand. Rupert calling his Becks a “consolation prize” speaks a lot about his character.
I can’t express into words how much I love this scene
To be completely fair Rupert did ask Ted if he liked darts so he was kind of curious lol
Please Season 3 :P can't wait. Best show I ever watched, and will keep watching.
I love Ted. I want him to be my dad. Too bad he's younger than me.
It’s late 2023. Yet, I still rely on this scene to make me happy. I know i could benefit from therapy but still seem to have that old school mentality of,” I can do this myself”.
For years, I’ve have sought life lessons and wisdom from cinema. This show. Is my therapy
search "Lucas 1986 Corey Haim"
and the phrase "you can't make me quit!"
Just finished S3 a few days ago, and this is still by far my favorite moment of the entire show. Of course there are plenty of other noteworthy moments in the later seasons, but I always find myself come back to this one. SO much to learn from in that monologue.
This scene truly touched my heart, absolutely love this show
This show had 100 or more of these moments that just made you felt like humanity was not yet completely lost.
One of the (many!) things I love about this scene, is actually the way that Rupert leaves after he's lost. He doesn't lose his temper, he doesn't create a big fuss, and nor does anybody gloat openly in his face. He just quietly walks out, and no one says a word. It's a very telling moment. It would have been so easy to write this scene and give Rupert a huge temper tantrum after he's lost, or to get the Richmond fans to make a big gloat at him...but it doesn't. And that right there is the uniqueness and beauty of the writing of Ted Lasso.
It would be out of character for Rupert to throw a temper tantrum. When around rebecca, everything he says and does is an effort to hurt her. Throwing a tantrum would make her feel good. He’d never let her feel good
Also he has an image to control
He’s got an image to maintain. It’s interesting only in the final episode does a public display of anger and violence show people who he really is. Quite a brilliant moment.
I love this show and I love this amazing scene. It definitely hits a little bit differently knowing how his dad died but I am still amazed at how much emotion bill lawrence puts in his shows.
If I’m having a bad day. I just watch the first couple of episodes of TL, right as rain after that. Like visiting an old friend.
Usually, Ted is innocent, but the deceit he created for Rupert, is master piece. Showed a cunning side of him..... ❤️❤️
This scene chokes me up every time. I love it. I watch it any and every time it's recommended to me.
This never gets old. I must have watched it a thousand times..
Thank you for including subtitles!
“Better manners when I’m holding a dart”
I would honestly say this is my favourite ted line and acting from Jason. His wide smile and dimpled cheeks show a defiantly happy go lucky man just tryna keep a game nice and joyful for everyone, while his bulging eyes and sharp brows show a seething rage at an insufferable twat that he’s itching to drive a dart into. 2 stories told with 1 line of dialogue. The bottom half is saying “please sir, be respectful of the game and give me my space” and the top half is saying “speak ill again and I’m putting this dart through your fuckin head”.
It’s so subtle that only the man who, as much of a prick as he is, is smart enough to look at a man’s eyes, and so while everyone else sees the smile and thinks “same old jolly Ted”, Rupert backs off and looks down with a look of “fuck I need to be careful here”.
Brilliant acting from both men.
I’ll never get sick of saying that this was one of the greatest shows I’ve ever seen, from beginning to end it was riveting, actors and actresses were about and beyond brilliant. Can’t wait till next one
There are so many great scenes in Ted Lasso, but this is my absolute favourite scene in the show and one of my favourite scenes in anything ever. It’s simply brilliant!
Okay, "Better manners when I'm holdin' a dart" was a low-key banger line, with an even better delivery.
3:50 I didn't expect the goosebumps at this moment! this has to be the best line of the show
This show is so fucking good it's scary
This scene is so amazing, and it parallels my own childhood a little bit. We had a dart board set up in our house and I would play with my dad. The only time I ever heard my dad yell was the first (and only) time he got a triple double-bullseye. He passed away when I was 17 (from cancer, not suicide). Fond memories that make this sene the more poignant.
❤
You ever notice how Mae’s smile gets wider and wider with every dart
i fking love this show because how 1 man changed the lives of countless people. Not just his boss, team and support staff, but the people he met to and from work, its an eye opener. It doesn't take much effort to be kind to anyone in your path through life.
All of these comments and I see nowhere in the top anything about Rebecca's sudden look of understanding when Ted is telling his story. That little bit is good directing, good editing, and good acting. She has already seen reasons not to underestimate Ted, but there she is really starting to understand him.
Thank you, it always make a poignant sparkle.
I can't get over the way Rupert says "Snooker". I've listened to it like fifteen times and it cracks me up every time!
love that look on Rupert's face at 3:10 that is when he knew he just got hustled and ted had been playing with him the whole time. looks like he is thinking "well s*** Ted has launched into an epic speech and just effortlessly threw a triple 20 like it was nothing. I am about to lose in the worst way possible aren't I." Then he gives him the evil furious side eye at 3:31 thinking "You son of a B****! Shut up and get it over with." Then the absolute look of Shame, regret, and embarrassment at 4:11 as he was just emasculated by (in his own words) the "hillbilly."
Anthony Head has done some really good acting here. Rupert is charming but utterly cruel and incapable of love.
Heard something today about why Ted says “barbecue sauce.” Supposedly when you’re super focused on a task at hand, think about something that makes you happy and say it aloud as a way to calm the mind and execute. Hence, “barbecue sauce”
There's a brand of BBQ sauce called bullseye
One of the best scenes ever!!!!
Being beaten in something you expected to win is disappointing, but being so _thoroughly_ outmatched and outclassed against someone you underestimated as he waxes philosophical about the fact that you underestimated him is utterly humiliating. The fact that Rupert still has any amount of pride at the end of this scene is a testament to the stubborn nature of his character.
Amazing scene, amazing characters, amazing show.
As nice as Ted is I like how you see his competitive fire show up like when he made the joke about being a lefty
“Forgot I’m left handed” had the same energy as Uncle Phil saying “Geoffrey…break out Lucille.” ;)
That show was exactly what we needed at exactly the right time. A surreptitious intersection of need, pathos and joy. Rewatching it will never quite capture that moment. But damn, what a beautiful moment it was.
Tbh this felt like a personal victory
This scene is the equivalent of the "Manners Maketh Man" scene from Kingsman.
This entire scene just instantly makes me feel better 😊
Just an all time top 10 amazing scene. Never gets old.
Anthony Head said that this was his favorite scene in the whole series.
life changing moment, thats why we love Ted...
Having lost my father, this scene reminded me of the most important part, remembering the time we had, not of what I've lost.
"don't be sad that they died; instead be thankful that they lived" General Patton