Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 3 showed viewers the power of dreaming a dream.

Spoilers for Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 3 ahead.

After Ted (Jason Sudeikis) reunited with his Richmond pals in Episode 2 and met the women’s team, he, Beard (Brendan Hunt), and Coach Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds) held open tryouts in hopes of finding undiscovered talent in Episode 3, aptly titled “Richmond’s Got Talent.” In addition to meeting new MVPs like Gemma (Abbie Hern) and Lizzie (Faye Marsay), we picked up on more fun references throughout the epsiode. So we’re back with another in-depth breakdown.

Since Ted Lasso is such a thoughtfully crafted love letter to fans, each week until Season 4’s October 7 finale, Decider will be taking a closer look at each episode and highlighting five moments that deserve to be put under the microscope. Whether they’re blink-and-miss-it details, brilliant Easter eggs, or major scenes that need to be talked through in greater depth, we’re here to obsess over, hypothesize, and dissect the series alongside you. We’re also shouting out a standout needle drop each episode, since the show’s soundtrack absolutely slaps.

From Susan Boyle and Maria Rojas to Beard’s books, exciting callbacks to seasons past, real-world sports references, and more, here are five things you may have missed in Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 3, “Richmond’s Got Talent.”

1. Pop Culture Palooza (Feat. Susan Boyle)

   Every episode of Ted Lasso features clever pop culture references, but from the literal title to the end credits song, “Richmond’s Got Talent” was jam-packed with ’em. So let’s dive in, shall we? First and foremost, we obviously have to shout out Queen Susan Boyle. The unexpected star of the show is first referenced when Alice, Ted, and Beard are catching up in the coach’s office, strategizing over how to fill empty spots on the team. When Alice accidentally suggests they hold open tryouts, Beard says, “Maybe we’ll find a janitor who’s a mathematical genius.” (A Good Will Hunting reference.) Ted replies, “Or a coal miner’s son who’s a ballet prodigy.” (A Billy Elliot reference.) Then Alice adds, “Or a Susan Boyle.” While we don’t know how pop culture connoisseur Ted Lasso hadn’t heard of the beloved Britain’s Got Talent star, we loved the journey he went on to learn about her — especially since it inspired viewers to watch (or rewatch) her iconic audition. (More on this later!)

   During open tryouts, “I Hope I Get It” from A Chorus Line plays to set the competitive mood, and later, while players are being eliminated, the Elmer Bernstein song that plays was in the 1981 Bill Murray film, which had memorable training scenes. Ted then gathers the group by saying, “Gather ye rosebuds,” the opening line of a famous Robert Herrick poem you’ve likely heard in pop culture before (including Dead Poets Society). Later on, we get an A+ Harold Pinter joke when Rebecca meets with Pinter & Sons CEO Elaine and asks if the company name has any relation to British playwright Harold Pinter. Elaine sits in a long, uncomfortable silence before uttering “no,” and Pinter was infamous for writing painfully long, meaningful pauses in his plays. The Pinter Pause! And of course, like Paddington Fucking Bear before him, another movie-inspired fit appears at the Richmond shareholders meeting when Roy calls on “Fucking Marty McFly” to reveal a man in a red vest and plaid shirt, just like Michael J. Fox’s character in the 1985 film Back to the Future. What other pop culture references did you catch?

2. Open tryouts introduce us to Maria Rojas, sister AFC Richmond’s star striker Dani Rojas. She claims he taught her everything he knows, but when tryouts are underway it quickly becomes clear she didn’t learn his incredible football skills. She’s a great sprinter with a can-do attitude, but sadly, she can’t kick a ball… In the end, she wasn’t asked to join the AFC Women’s team. But that’s OK! Because as she says, “Football is so much more than life!” And the character is extra iconic, because she’s played by Paloma Cinco, real-life sister of Cristo Fernández. The two co-host the Fútbol es vida Podcast, which is named in honor of Dani’s famous Ted Lasso motto. And Fernández even suggested that Paloma appear on the show as Dani’s sister, adding, “She’s very good at playing football/soccer. She’s very good at it. I don’t know why she didn’t pursue it professionally.”

   As longtime Ted Lasso fans know, the show is famous for including real-world ties to the cast and crew. While we’ll have to do another “What’s in a Name?” deep dive, a quick glance at the open tryouts sign in sheet showed the name Dani Sims, who worked on the show. And I saw the name Liberty at least twice in this episode, which is potentially a nod to Jason Sudeikis’ love of the New York Liberty WNBA team.

3. Beard’s Book Club

   Like names featured within the show, the reading material featured in Ted Lasso is always of note, and Season 4, Episode 3 shows two new additions to Beard’s Book Club. ICYMI, Beard kicks off the episode reading Female Soccer Player 101: A Professional Soccer Player Reveals Her Insider Secrets to Preparing, Training, and Achieving Your Dreams of Becoming a Successful Soccer Player as a Woman From A to Z (phew!). And later in the episode, he’s seen reading Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. Now that’s what I call putting in the work!

4. All The Callbacks (Blink-182 Voice)

   Since every episode of Ted Lasso Season 4 features sooooo many callbacks to past seasons, we figured we’d list a bunch rather than only shouting out a select few. At the first shareholders meeting after we’re reminded that Rebecca sold 49% of the club to fans in Season 3, we see The Milk Sisters, previously unseen minority owners of AFC Richmond referenced in Season 1, Episode 8. Remember all the corny milk jokes made when he and Rebecca were waiting for the milk sisters at the Crown & Anchor? (Since The Milk Sisters had a 2.9% share stake in the club, Ted called them the “2% milk” sisters. Udderly incredible.)

   Rounding out the Lady Greyhounds is a delightful familiar face: Shannon! The new recruit is played by Shannon Hayes, who appeared in four episodes of Ted Lasso throughout its first three seasons as a local girl playing football outside near Ted’s apartment. The two became fast friends, and clearly Ted BELIEVES in her enough to give her a shot at the pros. Also returning in Season 4, Episode 3 is Ellie Jadav, who played Phoebe’s friend Kokoruda, who had a special spot in Roy’s heart when he coached their football team.

   Ring the DEREK Alarm, we’ve got another one! When Keeley goes to look for her package, the front desk man asks if she spoke with “Derek.” In Season 4’s premiere, Ted’s wife Michelle name-dropped a new Derek she worked with, we met Derek at Taste of Athens, and a Derek was referenced at the Burger Barn in Amsterdam. Shrinking fans also know that Dereks (and Derrick) rule (and don’t die). And Brett Goldstein even starred in Ricky Gervais’ Derek. So who is the OG Derek inspo? We need the official Derek breakdown!

   Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Gemma appeared to be recreating Ted’s “Me, me! I want the ball!” movie that Jamie Tartt did on the field in Season 1. Rebecca says, “It’s the hope that has you down 400 lbs,” a callback to the phrase that inspired Season 1’s “The Hope That Kills You.” And after Alice claims that the open tryouts suggestion was a joke, Ted notes that all sorts of good ideas started off as jokes, including Ted Lasso! (More on the OG Ted Lasso inspo in a bit!)

5. Real Soccer Representation

   As Decider’s Ted Lasso recapper Evan Davis noted, when Gemma is scrolling social media in the library, we see a clip of Chloe Kelly’s game-winner for England in the Euro 2022 final. “That Euro 2022 final — a tectonic event in the history of women’s soccer in England — is what sparked Sudeikis to return to Ted Lasso and make the next phase of the show about a women’s team,” Davis wrote. “One of the other players suited up for England in that final was Jill Scott, here playing herself as the color commentator for Richmond’s friendly match. Scott dropped one of the legendary moments in soccer shithousery during the game. As a commentator, she does her best Ray Hudson impression in honor of her fellow Tyne and Wear scion.”

   Scott is joined by British sports broadcaster and TV host Rebecca Lowe, who co-hosts the After the Whistle podcast with Ted Lasso‘s Brendan Hunt and appeared in one of Sudeikis’ original 2014 NBC promo videos that inspired the series. Richmond goes up against Hayes & Yeading United F.C. in their Friendly, and the team’s home pitch is Skyex Community Stadium, the training ground for AFC Richmond. On a smaller scale, some visible sports references are hanging on the coach’s office wall behind Ted. (I think I spotted Brandi Chastain and Megan Rapinoe photos, among other athletes.) And this is less of an Easter egg and more of an observation, but viewers were sooooo moved by Mae’s (Annette Badland) response to the women’s team that they wonder if she once dreamed of playing herself. Whether that’s true or she’s just a diehard fan, I can’t wait to see more of the delightful pub owner this season.

I’m sorry. I know the Stripes training music was iconic, okay? But Ted Lasso got one of its biggest laughs ever out of me when Season 4, Episode 3 ended with Susan Boyle’s cover of “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Mis, which was also her Britain’s Got Talent audition song. Iconic move, Ted Lasso. Iconic move. (And yes, I cried when I rewatched the audition. You will too!)

Want more Easter eggs? Be sure to catch up on our Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 1 and Episode 2 Easter egg breakdowns while you wait for the next new episode.

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