I love Mama Mia so much! I saw it in the theater, but not intentionally. I had gone to the theater planning to watch something else and due to complications ended up arriving late and I didn't want to walk into a film that had was just starting so I made the impulsive decision to watch Mama Mia instead. I'm so happy I did. It was such a fun movie to watch in a theater full of people laughing (and occasionally gasping in horror, just the collective giggle-cringe at various moments). I also now own the DVD and have re-watched it several times.
I share the unsettled concern about a season 4 of Ted Lasso. The show is so perfect as is, and I worry about network meddling. Apparently, season 2 was only supposed to be 10 episodes and Apple TV ordered 12 so they had to come up with two extra episodes. When you realize which two episodes, they stand out as "filler"... like, still good because the show is still good, but definitely unrelated to the overall story arc. (It was the Christmas episode and the Coach Beard episode.) I fear that an extra season will just muddle up the pacing.
I also agree about expecting a redemption arc in season 3. And I've actually circled back to rooting for it. In the moment, I was like "screw him!" I think the reason fandom has had such a visceral reaction is that we KNOW people like this in real life. It's easier to forgive an over-the-top villain because the betrayals feel less personal. But now that I've calmed down I'm much more willing to forgive. We've already seen redemption arcs for characters who have done worse things (and to the very character we're struggling to forgive now).
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Ted Lasso & Mama Mia
Date: 2021-11-05 08:53 pm (UTC)I love Mama Mia so much! I saw it in the theater, but not intentionally. I had gone to the theater planning to watch something else and due to complications ended up arriving late and I didn't want to walk into a film that had was just starting so I made the impulsive decision to watch Mama Mia instead. I'm so happy I did. It was such a fun movie to watch in a theater full of people laughing (and occasionally gasping in horror, just the collective giggle-cringe at various moments). I also now own the DVD and have re-watched it several times.
I share the unsettled concern about a season 4 of Ted Lasso. The show is so perfect as is, and I worry about network meddling. Apparently, season 2 was only supposed to be 10 episodes and Apple TV ordered 12 so they had to come up with two extra episodes. When you realize which two episodes, they stand out as "filler"... like, still good because the show is still good, but definitely unrelated to the overall story arc. (It was the Christmas episode and the Coach Beard episode.) I fear that an extra season will just muddle up the pacing.
I also agree about expecting a redemption arc in season 3. And I've actually circled back to rooting for it. In the moment, I was like "screw him!" I think the reason fandom has had such a visceral reaction is that we KNOW people like this in real life. It's easier to forgive an over-the-top villain because the betrayals feel less personal. But now that I've calmed down I'm much more willing to forgive. We've already seen redemption arcs for characters who have done worse things (and to the very character we're struggling to forgive now).