One of this year’s most pleasant surprises, Ted Lasso is preparing to wrap up its first season on Apple TV+. The sports comedy follows the eponymous college football coach from Wichita, Kansas who suddenly finds himself overseeing a football—as in, soccer—team in the English Premier League team. Series creators Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence expanded on a character the former once played in promos for NBC Sports’ coverage of the Premier League. What could easily have been just another fish-out-of-water story is full of gentle humor and unexpected heart. Ted might not know anything about soccer, but he knows he doesn’t know anything about soccer; the golden retriever-like enthusiasm he shows in learning offers plenty of laughs. Even the fact that AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) hired Ted with the intention of tanking the team to get back at her ex doesn’t take any of the luster off of Ted’s new gig. He fully embraces his new job, players, and home.