The Scene Drift

Ted Season 2 wastes no time settling in. It leans straight into the chaos where arguments spiral, jokes land harder, and characters are pushed further into uncomfortable territory. At the centre of it is Scott Grimes’ Matty, a character defined by confidence without awareness who often drives the most explosive moments of the series. That approach is clear in one of the bizarre running ideas of the season: the egg theory. It unfolds with a strange internal logic, building from nonsense into something that almost sounds convincing.

​“I let the writers make me look as bad as possible. I don’t need extra me to add bad,” Grimes reflects. “It’s ridiculous. I don’t know where Matty gets his garbage, but if people laughed, great. I think they’re laughing at the ignorance of it.”

The humour does not come from the idea itself, but from the certainty behind it. Matty never questions what he is saying, and that unwavering belief becomes the punchline. This principle carries into one of the most talked about sequences in the season, a heated argument that escalates into something deliberately uncomfortable.

​“We say the lines a bunch of times in rehearsal so we can get through that,” Grimes explains, noting the self awareness required on set. “I walk in every day and say to the crew, ‘Hey guys, I’m gonna say some really stupid stuff right now. I apologize if it offends any of you.’”

​The series frequently places Matty in contrast with Blair, allowing the tension to reveal the point behind the comedy. “We laugh at the ignorance of it,” Grimes says. “Knowing that the character of Blair is going to eventually teach people out there, that’s what it’s about.”

​Grimes’ career has often leaned into unpredictable characters, and imagining them sharing the same space only reinforces that instinct. When asked about a hypothetical crossover between Matty, Steve Smith, and Roger the Alien, he predicts immediate mayhem. “It would just be nothing but laughs. Everybody would be naked,” he jokes. “It would be me. One hundred percent. Or Roger. You never know what he’s gonna do or who he’s gonna be.”

​Season 2 also expands physically with larger set pieces, including a standout fight sequence that blends action with an offbeat rhythm. While the final scene plays seamlessly, the process of fighting an invisible CGI bear was far less straightforward. “Try to throw a football without a football,” Grimes recalls. “The director kept going, ‘You don’t look like you’re throwing him.’ I’m like, ‘Well, I don’t know what...’”

​Things improved once the practical elements were introduced. “I did get to beat him with a real Ted. That was awesome. I loved that.”

Beyond Season 2, Grimes is already looking ahead. He made it clear he would “love to do a Season 3,” and even floated the idea of a potential spin off focused on his onscreen marriage. He suggested the title The Bennetts, a series that would build on the chaotic domestic dynamic already established with Susan.

​Matty remains a deliberately difficult character: loud, persistent, and often entirely wrong. Yet within the world of Ted, that is exactly his purpose. “I know the character’s just screaming all the time,” Grimes notes. “But everybody got used to it.” In Season 2, that intensity is amplified, anchoring the most chaotic moments with a performance that understands exactly how far it can go.

In Season 2, that intensity is amplified. The series sharpens its tone without losing its unpredictability, and Grimes continues to anchor its most chaotic moments with a performance that understands exactly how far it can go.

'Ted' Season 2 is now streaming on Peacock