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“Rainbow” Spoilers Ahead Ted Lasso’s fifth episode “Rainbow” written by Bill Wrubel is as close to perfect as it gets. It’s witty, it’s hilarious, it’s emotionally propelled, and it’s structured … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 2×05 “Rainbow” Review
Ted Lasso’s “Carol of the Bells” is a magical episode that showcases just how important everyone’s joy and place in the world is.
August 1-7“Do the Right-est Thing” | Ted Lasso Toheeb Jimoh Toheeb Jimoh is utter sunshine with his hundred-watt smile on Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, and in this season so far, … Continue Reading This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Toheeb Jimoh
“Do The Right-est Thing” Spoilers Ahead Ted Lasso’s third episode of the season, “Do The Right-est Thing” paints its theme clear as day through the title, making sure audience members … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 2×03 “Do The Right-est Thing” Review
“Lavender” Spoilers Ahead As flowers, lavenders are known to symbolize a plethora of things, including: purity, silence, devotion, caution, serenity, grace, and calmness. There’s beauty to them as well, but … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 2×02 “Lavender” Review
“Goodbye, Earl” Spoilers Ahead Ted Lasso is back, and hope is still alive. When we left off in “The Hope That Kills You,” the team’s loss against Manchester City brought … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 2×01 “Goodbye, Earl” Review
“The Hope That Kills You” is one of the most hopeful episodes of television I’ve watched in years, and yet so few things about it are actually happy. It’s an … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×10 “The Hope That Kills You” Review
“All Apologies” is the kind of episode that not only changes the trajectory of the character journeys, but it cements the thematic importance of belief that Ted Lasso is grounded … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×09 “All Apologies” Review
“The Diamond Dogs” is everything that a solid A+ episode should be, and it’s the best kind of surprise this show has to offer. Its thematic focus on curiosity and … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×08 “The Diamond Dogs” Review
The only complaint I have towards this episode is the title. (If you’ve lived in the U.S. then you know just how triggering it is.) Excluding that, “Make Rebecca Great … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×07 “Make Rebecca Great Again” Review
Ted Lasso’s sixth episode “Two Aces” is (pun intended), aces. We could spend this entire review just breaking the sacrificial curse scene down because it’s what this show is best … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×06 “Two Aces” Review
Right after the finale, Ted Lasso’s “Tan Lines” is surprisingly the episode I’ve written the most on, and it’s because it continues to be just that—surprising. It’s the episode that’s … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×05 “Tan Lines” Review
Accountability matters, and Ted Lasso’s “For the Children” brings to light that fact beautifully in an episode that’s all about growth and finding warmth in the darkness. When the annual … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×04 “For the Children” Review
“Trent Crimm, The Independent” continues Ted Lasso’s streak of superb episodes by setting up what essentially becomes this show’s spirit. It’s the show and characters you can’t help but root … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×03 “Trent Crimm, The Independent” Review
Welcome to the first episode of Ted Lasso that made me cry—“Biscuits.” An episode that’s not only about a kind gesture, but it’s the episode that really starts to show … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×02 “Biscuits” Review
Welcome to the very first Ted Lasso full episode review. (Did anyone doubt that I’d take up any opportunity to keep writing about this show? No? Okay good.) Because while … Continue Reading Ted Lasso 1×01 “Pilot” Review