It should serve as a reminder to Hollywood that trying to please people who are never satisfied is a losing battle.And Hollywood really should stop ruining good shows trying to chase that approval.Now, I loved the first two seasons of "Ted Lasso." The third season wasn't as good, but I watched the entire thing.So, when Apple brought the show back after a three-year hiatus, I was willing to give Season 4 a chance.I didn't make it through the premiere.'Ted Lasso' Season 4 centered its return on women's soccer and progressive gender politics, but even feminist critics said the Apple TV hit failed women.
(Getty Images)During the opening sequence, Ted is working at a Kansas City grocery store and casually stealing food from his employer.When a coworker asks whether he worries about getting caught, Ted says he doesn't, "probably due to my deeply ingrained white male privilege."It was a throwaway joke that arrived almost immediately, before the show established its new story or gave viewers much of a reason to care.
It felt deliberate, like the writers were telling the audience exactly what kind of season this would be.RIDICULOUS USA TODAY COLUMN PROVES THAT THE DEMAND FOR MISOGYNY IN SPORTS FAR EXCEEDS THE SUPPLYThen came the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum scene.Leslie Higgins visits the museum after discovering that the American Jazz Museum is closed for a private event.A tour guide explains how Black baseball players, including Satchel Paige, were denied opportunities in Major League Baseball because of segregation.Higgins responds by comparing their experience to women once being prohibited from playing soccer in England.Using the color barrier in American baseball as a narrative bridge to the challenges facing a fictional English women's soccer team felt painfully forced and over-the-top.My wife rolled her eyes.
I looked at her and asked whether there was any reason to keep watching.She agreed there wasn't.So, we turned it off.I couldn't stomach watching the remaini...