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The Problem With “Ted Lasso’s” Akufo is Him Being the Spear of Capitalism
The show gives an example of moral capitalism — while making sure its Black character shows its dark side.
Ted Lasso’s humor and joy live in its wordplay.
Toward the end of its third and final season, Lasso and AFC Richmond owner have a brief exchange. The team is gearing up for another game. Ted and Rebecca are in the coach’s room, exchanging banter.
“I’ve got to see a man about a horse,” Rebecca muses.
Ted, who has also struggled to communicate with the British with idioms and American references (he left his team flabbergasted earlier in the season with a story about supporting someone he knew was in the closet by not attending a Super Bowl viewing with the Denver Broncos), finally thought he found a linguistic similarity between the mother country and its progeny that became the most powerful nation in known existence.
“No,” Rebecca replied. “I actually am going to buy a horse.”
Akufo is an assegai. Rebecca is a pensive.
Many critics have lashed out against the third season of Ted Lasso, accusing it of losing the focus on its titular character in favor of side…
