The unsung, heartwarming Apple TV+ comedy series “Trying” is stars BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award nominee Rafe Spall. “Trying” just returned for its eight-episode fourth season on Wednesday, May 22nd with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3rd.
In the new season, we fast-forward six years to discover that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters having built a lovely little nuclear family, enriched by an extraordinary support network. However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Scarlett Rayner), starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills.
Rory Mellon for Tom’s Guide:
Consistency is key when it comes to crafting top-tier television. The best TV shows maintain a relatively steady quality throughout their entire run. But if there’s one show that failed in this area, it’s Apple TV Plus’ “Ted Lasso”. Lasso’s third outing was so bad it made me question whether I’d ever liked the show at all. Fortunately, “Trying” is different, and is aging a lot more gracefully than Coach Lasso.
I’ve been advocating for “Trying”, an Apple TV Plus original comedy with a similarly optimistic tone as “Ted Lasso,” for literally years at this point. I’ve written numerous articles detailing why it’s my favorite show on the streaming service, but even I’ll admit, I was a little concerned ahead of “Trying” season 4.
The show’s fourth season deploys a time skip, which is a storytelling device that can yield mixed results, and I also felt that “Trying” season 3 ended in such a perfect spot that it felt like an appropriate series finale. I wasn’t sure we even needed more. But, now that “Trying” season 4 has arrived, and I’ve watched the first two episodes, I’m relieved that my fears were unfounded. The show is as good as it’s ever been.
“Trying” is showing “Ted Lasso” how it’s done, as this Apple TV Plus original is doing a remarkable job of keeping a consistently high-quality level across multiple seasons.
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MacDailyNews Take: At a few points in its final season, Ted Lasso peered over the edge of the miasma-filled abyss into which Shameless so, uh, shamelessly sank in its final seasons (after Emmy Rossum smartly exited). Thankfully, Lasso only dipped a toe and never fully dove in, but, yes, Trying is certainly more consistent and arguably better at “comforting comedy.”
As we nearly two years ago, “If you like Ted Lasso, we highly recommend Trying, an extremely likable, nuanced, gem of a series.”
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The first two seasons were very cute. Make sure your Brittie-speak translator is up to date. I watch a lot of stuff from across the pond and some of the slang still threw me a bit. Haven’t seen series 3 (or 4). Not currently subscribed.
What bs comment about Ted Lasso. TS did great and decided right to stop after 3 seasons. I haven’t seen Trying but I will give it a try.
The so-called “Renegade” is either not watching or is too blind to see.
Lasso Season 2: Black woman savior. Had to be a black woman, of course. No other choice. Surprised she wasn’t in a wheelchair.
Lasso Season 3: Random, nonsensical lesbian relationship for a clearly hetero character, previously; BIG IMPORTANT LEFTIST STATEMENT on “refugees,” BIG IMPORTANT LEFTIST anti-capitalism STATEMENT regarding evolving football into higher leagues, Sam and Rebecca interracial fling — May-December, to put it mildly, no less — was just more nonsensical wokeism (let’s teach the audience another lesson!) bullshit as well…
At that rate, Lasso Season 4 would have Ted “transitioning” to “Teresa,” keeping the mustache, and marrying Sam Obisanya.
Please, wake TF up sooner than later, “Renegade.”
Must be blissful to be so ignorant.
For All Mankind also started strong and became cringingly awful, like a bad weepy soap opera, in the last season
We’re barely in the middle of the 2nd season of “For All Mankind” and it’s already very soapy. I was expecting a little more “epic” and a little less “Hallmark.”
exactly.
it Hallmark’ed out.
Acapulco was the same. Wonderful world they created in 1980’s Mexico resort, but suddenly at episode 4 everything changed where the lead female became a lesbian, the visiting guests were gay, and the underage boy character started lecturing about how wonderful LGBTQ is.
I stopped watching.
The lead female character did not become a lesbian. Maybe you should watch the show before you comment it. And you seem to to suffer from homophobia.
Well, she is a main character. I would described her as a lead.
But why would they sneak this LGBTQ things in after episode 4? Why not just begin the series this way? It’s because no one would watch it. I wonder why.