Do the Right-est Thing
3rd episode of the 2nd season of Ted Lasso / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Do the Right-est Thing" is the third episode of the second season of the American sports comedy-drama television series Ted Lasso, based on the character played by Jason Sudeikis in a series of promos for NBC Sports' coverage of England's Premier League. It is the 13th overall episode of the series and was written by Ashley Nicole Black and directed by Ezra Edelman. It was released on Apple TV+ on August 6, 2021.
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Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 3 | ||
Directed by | Ezra Edelman | ||
Written by | Ashley Nicole Black | ||
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Cinematography by | David Rom | ||
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Original release date | August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) | ||
Running time | 36 minutes | ||
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The series follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach, who is unexpectedly recruited to coach a fictional English Premier League soccer team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience coaching soccer. The team's owner, Rebecca Welton, hires Lasso hoping he will fail as a means of exacting revenge on the team's previous owner, Rupert, her unfaithful ex-husband. The previous season saw Rebecca change her mind on the club's direction and working Ted in saving it, although the club is relegated from the Premier League. In the episode, Sam decides to take a stand when he realizes the team's sponsorship is owned by an oil company that is polluting his country.
The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the Sam's character development, performances, themes and writing. For his performance in the episode, Toheeb Jimoh was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.