The bulk of the episode was on par for what we've come to expect from Ted Lasso. Notably, there were some great moments where you get to see and feel the conflicted attitude and feelings that Nate has towards Ted and his desire to express remorse for the way he left Richmond.
However, for Ted, he was distracted by much more than just his feelings towards Nate, even in light of their upcoming match. Most notably on his mind is one marriage counselor, Dr. Jacob, who is unfortunately now dating his ex-wife Michelle. Ted's pent up feelings culminated in a heartfelt video call to Michelle. Despite the call only being two minutes long, it felt much longer as Ted really laid out his feelings towards the person causing so much of the pain he hides every day. Jason Sudeikis does a phenomenal job of letting Ted vent in that scene and showing the audience how he's really feeling behind his cheery facade. Jason accomplishes that while remaining true to his character by keeping it classy and polite. "This whole thing with you and Dr. Jacob really ticks me off" would be a mild reaction for the average person but for Ted to speak those words out loud, you know he's feeling deeply hurt.
However, for Ted, he was distracted by much more than just his feelings towards Nate, even in light of their upcoming match. Most notably on his mind is one marriage counselor, Dr. Jacob, who is unfortunately now dating his ex-wife Michelle. Ted's pent up feelings culminated in a heartfelt video call to Michelle. Despite the call only being two minutes long, it felt much longer as Ted really laid out his feelings towards the person causing so much of the pain he hides every day. Jason Sudeikis does a phenomenal job of letting Ted vent in that scene and showing the audience how he's really feeling behind his cheery facade. Jason accomplishes that while remaining true to his character by keeping it classy and polite. "This whole thing with you and Dr. Jacob really ticks me off" would be a mild reaction for the average person but for Ted to speak those words out loud, you know he's feeling deeply hurt.