Episode guide
Essential Ted Lasso Episodes
Apple TV+, 2020 to present
Our 8 character guides for Ted Lasso point to 26 key episodes across 4 seasons. Of those, 14 turn up in two or more guides, so they come first, followed by every episode in air order.
Season and episode numbers follow the original broadcast order.
The essentials(14)
Episodes that matter to more than one character, the most shared first.
- In 4 guides
Season 1, Episode 7
"Make Rebecca Great Again"
- Keeley Jones: On the team's trip to Liverpool, Roy kisses Keeley and then walks away.
- Nate Shelley: Nate gives a pre-game speech that helps Richmond beat Everton.
- Rebecca Welton: On a trip to Liverpool, Rebecca stuns the team with her singing at karaoke.
- Roy Kent: After a big win in Liverpool, Roy kisses Keeley and then leaves abruptly.
- In 4 guides
Season 3, Episode 12
"So Long, Farewell"
- Ted Lasso: Ted coaches his last match for Richmond and heads home to Kansas.
- Coach Beard: Beard chooses to stay in England and marries Jane.
- Nate Shelley: Back at Richmond as assistant kit man, Nate apologizes to Ted.
- Roy Kent: With Ted leaving, Roy becomes Richmond's new head coach.
- In 3 guides
Season 1, Episode 1
"Pilot"
- Ted Lasso: Ted arrives in London as Richmond's unlikely new manager and faces a hostile press.
- Coach Beard: Beard arrives in Richmond with Ted to face a hostile team and press corps.
- Rebecca Welton: Rebecca takes over AFC Richmond and hires Ted with a secret plan to sink the club.
- In 3 guides
Season 1, Episode 9
"All Apologies"
- Coach Beard: Beard angrily reminds Ted that winning matters to professional players and to him.
- Rebecca Welton: Rebecca confesses her sabotage plan to Ted, who forgives her immediately.
- Leslie Higgins: Rebecca apologizes to Higgins, and he returns to Richmond.
- In 3 guides
Season 1, Episode 10
"The Hope That Kills You"
- Ted Lasso: Richmond is relegated, and Ted rallies a heartbroken locker room.
- Jamie Tartt: Jamie's pass sets up the goal that relegates Richmond, and Ted sees his father berate him.
- Roy Kent: Roy's knee gives out in the season finale, ending his playing career.
- In 3 guides
Season 2, Episode 12
"Inverting the Pyramid of Success"
- Jamie Tartt: Jamie gives his penalty kick to Dani, who scores to secure promotion.
- Keeley Jones: A venture capital firm offers to fund Keeley's own PR company.
- Nate Shelley: Nate confronts Ted, tears the "Believe" sign, and resurfaces as West Ham's new coach.
- In 2 guides
Season 1, Episode 4
"For the Children"
- Keeley Jones: Keeley bonds with Rebecca at a charity gala and decides to break up with Jamie.
- Leslie Higgins: When the headline act for Rebecca's charity gala cancels, Higgins hires a street performer instead, and the crowd loves him.
- In 2 guides
Season 1, Episode 8
"The Diamond Dogs"
- Ted Lasso: Ted beats Rupert in a high-stakes game of darts at Mae's pub, to Rebecca's delight.
- Leslie Higgins: Higgins joins Ted's new advice circle, then quits after begging Rebecca to stop sabotaging the club.
- In 2 guides
Season 2, Episode 2
"Lavender"
- Jamie Tartt: Dropped by City after his reality show stint, Jamie asks to come back and Ted eventually agrees.
- Roy Kent: Keeley talks Roy into trying out as a TV pundit, and he is a hit.
- In 2 guides
Season 2, Episode 8
"Man City"
- Ted Lasso: After a crushing loss, Ted tells Sharon his father died by suicide.
- Jamie Tartt: Jamie stands up to his abusive father in the locker room and is comforted by Roy.
- In 2 guides
Season 3, Episode 10
"International Break"
- Nate Shelley: Nate quits West Ham, and Will finds Nate's apology note waiting in Richmond's locker room.
- Rebecca Welton: Rebecca turns the other owners against a breakaway Super League.
- In 2 guides
Season 3, Episode 11
"Mom City"
- Coach Beard: Beard forgives Nate and asks him to return to Richmond.
- Jamie Tartt: Jamie forgives his father, who cheers him on from rehab as Jamie's goal seals Richmond's win over Manchester City.
- In 2 guides
Season 4, Episode 1
"Home"
- Ted Lasso: Rebecca, Keeley, and Higgins visit Kansas City and recruit Ted to coach Richmond's women.
- Leslie Higgins: Higgins joins Rebecca and Keeley in Kansas City to bring Ted back to Richmond.
- In 2 guides
Season 4, Episode 10
"Being Alive"
- Rebecca Welton: Rebecca keeps control of the club at the shareholders' meeting and proposes to Matthijs, who accepts.
- Leslie Higgins: At the shareholder meeting, Higgins and Rebecca's planning lets her keep her majority stake in AFC Richmond.
Every key episode by season(26)
Season 1(9 episodes)
Season 1, Episode 1
"Pilot"
An essential, in the guides for Ted Lasso, Coach Beard, and Rebecca Welton. Read the notes
Season 1, Episode 2
"Biscuits"
- Keeley Jones: Keeley gives Ted his first useful advice about handling Jamie, and Rebecca sets up a tabloid photo of the two of them.
Season 1, Episode 3
"Trent Crimm: The Independent"
- Nate Shelley: Ted tells a reporter that the team's new plays came from Nate the kit man.
Season 1, Episode 4
"For the Children"
An essential, in the guides for Keeley Jones and Leslie Higgins. Read the notes
Season 1, Episode 6
"Two Aces"
- Jamie Tartt: Jamie joins the team's ritual to break a locker-room curse, then learns Manchester City has recalled him.
Season 1, Episode 7
"Make Rebecca Great Again"
An essential, in the guides for Keeley Jones, Nate Shelley, Rebecca Welton, and Roy Kent. Read the notes
Season 1, Episode 8
"The Diamond Dogs"
An essential, in the guides for Ted Lasso and Leslie Higgins. Read the notes
Season 1, Episode 9
"All Apologies"
An essential, in the guides for Coach Beard, Rebecca Welton, and Leslie Higgins. Read the notes
Season 1, Episode 10
"The Hope That Kills You"
An essential, in the guides for Ted Lasso, Jamie Tartt, and Roy Kent. Read the notes
Season 2(8 episodes)
Season 2, Episode 2
"Lavender"
An essential, in the guides for Jamie Tartt and Roy Kent. Read the notes
Season 2, Episode 4
"Carol of the Bells"
- Leslie Higgins: Higgins and his family host a Christmas open house for players far from home.
Season 2, Episode 5
"Rainbow"
- Roy Kent: Roy walks off his TV job mid-broadcast to join Richmond's coaching staff.
Season 2, Episode 6
"The Signal"
- Nate Shelley: With Ted off the pitch, Nate calls a triple substitution that wins the FA Cup quarter-final.
Season 2, Episode 8
"Man City"
An essential, in the guides for Ted Lasso and Jamie Tartt. Read the notes
Season 2, Episode 9
"Beard After Hours"
- Coach Beard: Beard spends a wild night out in London with the pub regulars and finds his way back to Jane.
Season 2, Episode 10
"No Weddings and a Funeral"
- Rebecca Welton: Rebecca leads her father's funeral in a sing-along and ends things with Sam.
Season 2, Episode 12
"Inverting the Pyramid of Success"
An essential, in the guides for Jamie Tartt, Keeley Jones, and Nate Shelley. Read the notes
Season 3(4 episodes)
Season 3, Episode 8
"We'll Never Have Paris"
- Keeley Jones: A private video of Keeley leaks online, and her refusal to read a scripted apology ends things with Jack.
Season 3, Episode 10
"International Break"
An essential, in the guides for Nate Shelley and Rebecca Welton. Read the notes
Season 3, Episode 11
"Mom City"
An essential, in the guides for Coach Beard and Jamie Tartt. Read the notes
Season 3, Episode 12
"So Long, Farewell"
An essential, in the guides for Ted Lasso, Coach Beard, Nate Shelley, and Roy Kent. Read the notes
Season 4(5 episodes)
Season 4, Episode 1
"Home"
An essential, in the guides for Ted Lasso and Leslie Higgins. Read the notes
Season 4, Episode 2
"Curiouser and Curiouser!"
- Coach Beard: Roy releases Beard from the men's team so he can rejoin Ted with the women's side.
Season 4, Episode 8
"Follow the Anger"
- Roy Kent: At his Chelsea Hall of Fame ceremony, Roy finally tells Keeley he loves her.
Season 4, Episode 9
"Mae Rides the Bus"
- Keeley Jones: Keeley discovers she is pregnant with Roy's child, and Roy is thrilled.
Season 4, Episode 10
"Being Alive"
An essential, in the guides for Rebecca Welton and Leslie Higgins. Read the notes
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