Ted Lasso Season 4 Review: A Worthy Revival That Still Has Something To Prove
Ted Lasso returns after a three-year hiatus - and an uneven Season 3. Does Season 4 justify its existence? TVLine Senior Editor Ryan Schwartz offers his review.
There is reason to be cautiously optimistic about the future of Ted Lasso after watching the first five episodes of Season 4. However, it's not correct to call it a comeback yet. In Season 1, Ted famously quoted Walt Whitman and advised Rebecca's ex-husband Rupert to be curious, not judgmental. This mindset guided the reviewer's approach to the new season, coming not with disappointment but with an openness to the idea that a long hiatus could serve as a reset.
The challenge for Season 4 isn't simply telling another story, but justifying why it needs to exist at all. The story picks up three years later, with Ted now working at his local grocery store and more time to spend co-parenting his middle school son Henry with his ex-wife Michelle. Ted has lost his passion, and neither he nor Michelle find fulfillment in their current careers.
A change seems necessary for their family. The premiere feels like unnecessary table-setting, with no real suspense about Ted's decision to return to England or whether Michelle and Henry will join him. However, the emotional weight comes from the decision to make Ted's late father a defining part of his choice to return to Richmond, framing his return as a way to show Henry what he was passionate about.
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