Thor Benander

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Thor Benander is the Editor-in-Chief of The Antagonist and a father of four. He’s a lover of ancient history, Greek food, and sports. He loves to travel and thinks that if libraries were the center of American society, many things would improve overnight. You can hit him up at hilordcastleton@gmail.com.

A Show about Bad Dads Introduces a Great One

Jamie’s dad. Nate’s dad. Ted’s dad. Rebecca’s dad. Rupert. Higgins’ dad. (Okay, but he’s funny.) Ted Lasso loves stories of bad dads and the resultant fallout of those experiences. Over the better part of three seasons, we’ve been conditioned to expect characters foibles to have a direct line back to their fathers. It’s been a strong choice for the show…