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Did Ted Lasso Correctly Explain "The Most Misread Poem in America"? I'll Give You One Guess.

Did Ted Lasso Correctly Explain "The Most Misread Poem in America"? I'll Give You One Guess.

Jason Sudeikis nails Coach Lasso's folksy humor, but his interpretation of a very famous poem misses the mark. What does it mean for his character?

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Caitlin Cowan
May 10, 2023
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In Season 3 Episode 7 of Ted Lasso, Coach Lasso offers another of his just-off-the-mark witticisms about poetry.

Sound familiar?

In “The Strings That Bind Us,” Lasso joins a long line of readers both young and old who have misunderstood a very famous poem, but his bland, first-thought interpretation of the piece may also point to his own inability

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