Ted Lasso
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Do the Right-est Thing sees the arrival of Led Tasso, Teds evil alter ego.
Leds everything Ted is not: callous, demanding, insulting, and unreasonable.
Hes also a persona Ted turns to only as a last resort.
Now his teammates are jerks in return.
So whats to be done?
How about bringing in a bigger jerk?
A few even give Jamie a friendly pat after he forces Led to cancel practice.
Sam just keeps walking.
There might be some logic to Ted/Leds madness.
But it has its limitations.
Sams a sensitive and principled man working in a field where sensitivity and principles arent necessarily professional advantages.
Dubai Air, it turns out, is owned by an oil company responsible for polluting the Niger Delta.
Staying the course would mean disappointing his father, naturally, but also betraying his own ethics.
Sams refusal sends ripples through AFC Richmond ripples that threaten to become tidal waves.
Rebecca thinks a phone call can prepare him for Sams refusal to endorse the company.
And shes right, with one catch: She has to drop Sam from the team.
Thats a nonstarter for Rebecca, but she probably doesnt anticipate what happens next.
Sam uses black tape to cover the name of Dubai Air on his uniform.
Its a big moment, and its all anyone wants to talk about during the postgame press conference.
Sam had to get yalls attention.
Sure, they broke it with a loss, but its still something.
Its probably not necessary to note thatTed Lassois not real life.
In real life, these issues have ways of getting tangled even when dealing with an unmistakable evil.
Theres always an argument for taking the easy route.
ButTed Lassonot being real life is also part of its appeal.
Ted has flaws, but he brings out the best in everyone.
Rebecca can tell Dubai Air to go fly a kite and that seems to be the end of it.
Whether or not there are more consequences down the road remains to be seen.
But maybe its also content to leave nuanced untangling of such knotty issues to another sort of show.
Sam isnt the only character forced to do some reflecting this episode.
(Rebecca: The Americans really do the historical-doll concept better, dont they?
Must be their innate sense of triumph, however misguided.
Nora: Yeah, but no one does orphans better than us Brits.
Fortunately, sage advice arrives after the arrival of Roy Kent, whos exiting the shop with his niece.
Whatever its prospects in the wider world, Bantrs a hit in the AFC Richmond clubhouse.
Higgins, of course, has no use for it.
(His ringtone for his wife is Shes a Rainbow, so why would he?)
And Coach Beard fears what might happen if Jane found out hed downloaded such an app.
Beard seems to fear Jane a lot these days.
Elsewhere, both Jamie and Roy are trying to move on.
Each, in their own way, is also trying to do the right thing.
If they stray, maybe Led Tasso can scare them straight.
But theres a near-complete absence of sexual tension between them.
Their hookup seems to have been a one-and-done happening.
Sometimes the lines fly so fast,Ted Lassodemands a repeat viewing.
Did you catch, Make like Dunst and Union and bring it on, baby!
The song playing over the credits is Khala My Friend, from the Zambian band Amanaz.
Ted describing Chuck E. Cheese is a delight.
Joke or not, the two have also started exchanging the word Believe as a word of inspiration.
