Ted Lasso

AFC Richmond's kindest revolution, episode by episode

Apple TV+ 2020 10 episodes reviewed
EPISODE 01

Ted Lasso S1E1 Review: A Mustache, a Hockney, and a Sabotage Plot Walk Into Richmond

An American football coach lands in West London to run a Premier League club he barely understands. The woman who hired him is praying he ruins it.

EPISODE 02

Ted Lasso S1E2 Review: Be a Goldfish, Boss, and the Slow Work of Winning a Room

A losing match, a sabotaged manager, and a coach who keeps showing up with biscuits — Lasso's optimism meets its first real headwinds.

EPISODE 03

Ted Lasso S1E3 Review: A Cynic Walks In, Roots Quietly On The Way Out

A profile piece becomes a referendum on Ted's whole philosophy, and the verdict arrives in a sentence that flips the entire episode on its back.

EPISODE 04

Ted Lasso S1E4 Review: A Charity Gala, an Ex-Husband, and the Word "Accountable"

Rebecca's benefit night becomes the show's first close-up of cruelty, and Ted, Keeley, and Roy each take a small step toward something better.

EPISODE 05

Ted Lasso S1E5 Review: A Code Word Called Oklahoma Cracks the Coach Open

Michelle's visit to Richmond turns into a quiet referendum on the marriage Ted has been trying to outrun, while Sam finally gets the pass.

EPISODE 06

Ted Lasso S1E6 Review: A Cursed Treatment Room and a Midnight Show-and-Tell

A worried sitcom about a worried man hides the cost of his marriage behind a Lamborghini key, a blanket, and a 400-ghost ceremony.

EPISODE 07

Ted Lasso S1E7 Review: A Liverpool Detour That Cracks Open Two Lonely People

A road-trip episode that hides a panic attack inside a karaoke number and lets a quiet assistant draw blood.

EPISODE 08

Ted Lasso S1E8 Review: Diamond Dogs Convene While Rupert Bex-Trojans the Owner's Box

A bus-ride confession turns into a clubhouse circle, a dart game settles an old grudge, and Higgins finally finds the spine the season has been asking him for.

EPISODE 09

Ted Lasso S1E9 Review: Rebecca Confesses, And The Show Decides Forgiveness Is The Plot

A sabotage arc collapses into a quiet office apology, and Ted Lasso shows what a sitcom can do when it refuses to punish the woman who tried to break it.

EPISODE 10

Ted Lasso S1E10 Review: A Finale That Loses the Match and Wins Almost Everything Else

Richmond goes down to Manchester City and still finds a way to feel like a beginning, with belief as both the season's joke and its honest punchline.

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