Ted Lasso 3x01 Edited & Full

Nate wants so badly to be respected, and he thinks he needs to be powerful in order to be respected. And he is stuck in the idea that power looks like being able to cause harm to others. When he feels embarrassed or vulnerable, when he wants to feels strong, he lashes out at others. He reacts that way even in season one a few times. So many of us (and especially those of us socialized as male) are stuck in the idea that power looks like violence. To kill, harm, belittle -- so many of us think of that as evidence of power. It is such an impoverished, life-leeching way of thinking about power. Destroying is so easy. It hardly takes any power at all. To knock things down is so easy. If only we could understand true power as what Ted demonstrates in his ability to take a room full of people and build them into a community with mutual respect and appreciation -- and fun! laughter, people smiling, everyone enjoying themselves and enjoying one another.

Good luck with the neighbors. Season 3 is gonna be fun, I really liked it first time thru. And since you brought it up, when are you moving on to Jody's Doctor? She's great, and the season isn't so bad.

It's interesting to see you mention the upcoming season 4 as the timing should work out for you to be able to move right on to that once you finish this one. It's amazing to think about what Nate was like in the early days, genuinely surprised and delighted that Ted gave him any attention and respect and all and I enjoyed seeing the contrast between how he and Ted were approaching coaching at their respective clubs with Nate not being afraid to burn his bridges, though at the same time I wonder if he's doing so at least in part to please Rupert. I loved that Ted's response to everything was to stick to the high road rather than hit back at Nate on his level. Sometimes I wonder if Roy's niece Phoebe is the most sensible characters in the show. Certainly she's probably the only person who could get away with telling him that he's being stupid for breaking up with Keeley. I hope you're right that they'll get back together eventually.

For those following along with my riveting insomnia journey, I can report that last night felt a bit better. I have been under a lot of stress with the new neighbours next door (LONG STORY) so last night I tried sleeping in another room, away from their noise and it helped. I woke up several times in the night, but each time I picked a letter of the alphabet and tried to think of words starting with that letter. It helped me to not sit there and "think". I feel it actually helped me drift off much quicker. I finally woke for the day after 4am and I know it sounds weird, but 4am is a huge improvement 😅 Yesterday and the day before I was honestly exhausted. I'm really starting to struggle now. I've got an appointment with the Doctor tomorrow. (See how I capatalise Doctor? Doctor Who influences me!!) Anyway... Have a lovely day/evening and sweet dreams 😴💜