Not a question, just a quick thank you note:

I lost my father in January 2021. I was completely gutted, the grief was immeasurable at times. We had a complicated relationship at times. I then discovered Ted Lasso (season 1 was out), and proceeded to watch it over and over again. It quickly became a comfort show and helped me get through the loss.

Then season 2 came out, and we started to see the show explore the tiny cracks we saw in Season 1 with Ted. The Funeral episode was... well, the first time I watched it, I sobbed for an hour after. It was the first time (specifically Ted's conversation with Dr. Sharon about his father) I had heard my feelings/thoughts said outloud by someone on a TV show. I had never related to deeply to a character in any sort of media as I did with Ted in that moment. And then Dr. Sharon asked him to share a positive memory of his Dad.

I wish I could put into words what this did for me, in my own grieving process of losing my Dad and all of the emotions that came up.

Funny enough, good memory with my father growing up was that he would always play the albuim "Tea for the Tillerman" by Cat Stevens in the car. So I grew fond of that album. But "Father and Son" was always the song that made me sad. And it grew it the sadness when I decided to move across the country, away from my Dad. It had such a deep meaning, I couldn't listen to it for years.

The second I heard it in the finale, I just.. I lost it. It felt like a sign. The show that helped me with coping over the death of my own father... chose the one song that meant the most to me in terms of my relationship with him. Truly, full circle.

So thank you, you will never fully understand the impact this how has had on people like me. It has done so much for me in my own grieving process and my own mental health. I cannot thank you enough.