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[[Recap/TedLassoS1E01Pilot 1]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E02Biscuits 2]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E03TrentCrimmTheIndependent 3]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E04ForTheChildren 4]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E05TanLines 5]] | '''6''' | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E07MakeRebeccaGreatAgain 7]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E08TheDiamondDogs 8]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E09AllApologies 9]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E10TheHopeThatKillsYou 10]]\\
'''[[Recap/TedLassoS2E01GoodbyeEarl Season 2 >>>]]'''-]]]]]
!Two Aces
->'''Written by:''' Creator/BillWrubel\\
'''Directed by:''' Creator/ElliotHegarty\\
'''Air date:''' 4 September 2020
[[Recap/TedLassoS1E01Pilot 1]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E02Biscuits 2]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E03TrentCrimmTheIndependent 3]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E04ForTheChildren 4]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E05TanLines 5]] | '''6''' | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E07MakeRebeccaGreatAgain 7]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E08TheDiamondDogs 8]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E09AllApologies 9]] | [[Recap/TedLassoS1E10TheHopeThatKillsYou 10]]\\
'''[[Recap/TedLassoS2E01GoodbyeEarl Season 2 >>>]]'''-]]]]]
!Two Aces
->'''Written by:''' Creator/BillWrubel\\
'''Directed by:''' Creator/ElliotHegarty\\
'''Air date:''' 4 September 2020
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This episode premiered on September 4, 2020.
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* DoubleMeaning: When the team start arguing which of Creator/MartinScorsese's films is the best, Roy ends the discussion by shouting "Silence!". Depending on how you interpret it, Roy is either telling the others to be quiet, or he's [[NotSoAboveItAll taking part in the argument]] by suggesting [[Film/{{Silence}} another of Scorsese's films]].
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** Ted arrives at the ground late and insists that he's fine, but it's clear from his ramblings (culminating in suggesting that he, Beard, and Nate start using pet names like "honey" for one another) that he's barely holding it together. Humorously, Nate still has to ask Beard whether Ted is okay, to which Beard replies with a chortled, "No?!"
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** Ted arrives at the ground late and insists that he's fine, but it's clear from his ramblings behavior (culminating in suggesting that he, Beard, and Nate start using pet names like "honey" for one another) that he's barely holding it together. Humorously, Nate still has to ask Beard whether Ted is okay, to which Beard replies with a chortled, "No?!"
* BrickJoke: At the start of the episode, Ted (still reeling from his divorce) suggests that he, Beard, and Nate can start calling each other pet names like "honey". At the end of the episode, he enters his office and greets Beard with a cheerful "Good morning, honey bunch!"
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Nate taking joy at Jamie's humiliation foreshadows his dark FaceHeelTurn.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Nate taking joy at in Jamie's humiliation foreshadows his dark FaceHeelTurn.
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* GirlyGirl: Keeley bought herself a notebook with "My Adventures as a unicorn" written on the cover. When Rebecca calls her on it, Keeley tells her to "Fuck off, it's adorable!".
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* GirlyGirl: Keeley bought herself a notebook with "My Adventures as a unicorn" Unicorn" written on the cover. When Rebecca calls her on it, Keeley tells her to "Fuck off, it's adorable!".
* InternalReveal: In his fury over Rebecca cancelling Jamie's loan deal, Ted blurts out that he's been making her morning biscuits all along.
* JerkassRealization: Between Ted berating and humiliating him in front of the whole team, and Keeley telling him that he needs to stop fighting people who are only trying to help him, Jamie finally seems to realise that he has an attitude problem and admits that his mother wouldn't have been proud of his recent behavior.
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** After the events of episode 5 (Jamie is benched and Ted and his wife agree to divorce) Jamie claims he cannot practice because [[PlayingSick he is injured]]. Ted becomes visibly angry for the first time ever on the show, to the shock of everyone. That said, their shock is less important than their agreement. They're sick of Jaime's bullshit.
** When Ted learns that Rebecca got rid of Jamie after Ted finally got through to him, he is absolutely ''furious'' and struggles to stop himself from berating her. He's still willing to give her his home-made biscuits, but he's really fucking upset about it.
-->'''Ted:''' I FINALLY NAILED THE RECIPE.
** When Ted learns that Rebecca got rid of Jamie after Ted finally got through to him, he is absolutely ''furious'' and struggles to stop himself from berating her. He's still willing to give her his home-made biscuits, but he's really fucking upset about it.
-->'''Ted:''' I FINALLY NAILED THE RECIPE.
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** After the events of episode 5 (Jamie is benched and Ted and his wife agree to divorce) Jamie claims he cannot practice because [[PlayingSick he is injured]]. Ted becomes visibly angry for the first time ever on the show, to the shock of everyone. That said, their shock is less important than their agreement. They're sick of Jaime's Jamie's bullshit.
** When Ted learns that Rebecca got rid of Jamie after Ted finally got through to him, he is absolutely ''furious'' and struggles to stop himself from berating her. He's still willing to give her his home-made biscuits, but he's reallyfucking upset about it.
-->'''Ted:''' I FINALLY NAILED THERECIPE.RECIPE!
** When Ted learns that Rebecca got rid of Jamie after Ted finally got through to him, he is absolutely ''furious'' and struggles to stop himself from berating her. He's still willing to give her his home-made biscuits, but he's really
-->'''Ted:''' I FINALLY NAILED THE
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-->'''Roy:''' I WAS FUCKING NINE, OKAY?!
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-->'''Roy:''' I WAS FUCKING NINE, OKAY?!was fucking ''nine!'' Say something.
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-->'''Roy:''' I WAS FUCKING NINE, OKAY?!
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** After the events of episode 5 (Jamie is benched and Ted and his wife agree to divorce) Jamie claims he cannot practice because [[PlayingSick he is injured]]. Ted becomes visibly angry for the first time ever on the show, to the shock of everyone.
** When Ted learns that Rebecca got rid of Jamie after Ted finally got through to him, he is absolutely ''furious'' and struggles to stop himself from berating her.
** When Ted learns that Rebecca got rid of Jamie after Ted finally got through to him, he is absolutely ''furious'' and struggles to stop himself from berating her.
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** After the events of episode 5 (Jamie is benched and Ted and his wife agree to divorce) Jamie claims he cannot practice because [[PlayingSick he is injured]]. Ted becomes visibly angry for the first time ever on the show, to the shock of everyone.
everyone. That said, their shock is less important than their agreement. They're sick of Jaime's bullshit.
** When Ted learns that Rebecca got rid of Jamie after Ted finally got through to him, he is absolutely ''furious'' and struggles to stop himself from berating her. He's still willing to give her his home-made biscuits, but he's really fucking upset about it.
-->'''Ted:''' I FINALLY NAILED THE RECIPE.
** When Ted learns that Rebecca got rid of Jamie after Ted finally got through to him, he is absolutely ''furious'' and struggles to stop himself from berating her. He's still willing to give her his home-made biscuits, but he's really fucking upset about it.
-->'''Ted:''' I FINALLY NAILED THE RECIPE.
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** Jamie finally opens up to his teammates at the curse-breaking ceremony, sharing that he loves to play because his mum loved how happy it made him, and that he became a dick because his dad loved how much he won. What he burns aren't his first boots, but their the oldest boots he has and he burns them because he wants his mum to be happy.
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** Jamie finally opens up to his teammates at the curse-breaking ceremony, sharing that he loves to play because his mum loved how happy it made him, and that he became a dick because his dad loved how much he won. What he burns aren't his first boots, but their they're the oldest boots he has and he burns them because he wants his mum to be happy.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite claiming he doesn't believe in curses, Roy refuses to enter the haunted training room when Ted asks him to accompany him.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Rebecca has a very brief moment after Ted chews her out for letting Man City call him back, and he hands her her morning biscuits yelling "I finally cracked the recipe!".
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite claiming he doesn't believe in curses, Roy refuses to enter the haunted training room when Ted asks him to accompanyhim.him in there to break the curse.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite claiming he doesn't believe in curses, Roy refuses to enter the haunted training room when Ted asks him to accompany
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** Jamie finally opens up to his teammates at the curse-breaking ceremony, sharing that he loves to play because his mum loved how happy it made him, and that he became a dick because his dad loved how much he won. What he burns aren't his first boots, but their the oldest boots he has and he burns them because he wants his mum to be happy.
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* FamilyOfChoice: Ted continues to build this with the ceremonial bonfire to cleanse the training room. Even Rebecca gets into it, in a two steps forward, one step back kind of way.
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* GirlyGirl: Keeley bought herself a notebook with "My Adventures as a unicorn" written on the cover. When Rebecca calls her on it, Keeley tells her to "Fuck off, it's adorable!".
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Nate taking joy at Jamie's humiliation foreshadows his dark FaceHeelTurn.
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* SeriousBusiness: The team recognizes that Ted asking Jamie to set out the cones as a second teamer is an insult.
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* SuperstitionEpisode: The episode revolves around the team lifting a curse from the stadium's treatment room.
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* SuperstitionEpisode: The episode revolves around the team lifting a curse from the stadium's treatment room. [[NotSoAboveItAll Even Roy gets in on it.]]
-->'''Ted:''' Okay, then you and me, we're gonna go look in that room.\\
'''Roy:''' No.\\
'''Ted:''' Why not?\\
'''Roy:''' Because... no.
-->'''Ted:''' Okay, then you and me, we're gonna go look in that room.\\
'''Roy:''' No.\\
'''Ted:''' Why not?\\
'''Roy:''' Because... no.
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** While trying to inspire the team that they can end the treatment room curse as Creator/MartinScorsese ended his losing streak at the Oscars, Ted gets off track and notes that ''Film/TheDeparted'' is far from the director's best work.
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** While trying to inspire the team that they can end the treatment room curse as Creator/MartinScorsese ended his losing streak at the Oscars, Ted gets off track and notes that ''Film/TheDeparted'' is far from the director's best work. Everyone starts listing his films, disagreeing about his best.
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* ActuallyPrettyFun: The press are on board with Ted and his silly jokes.
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* ActuallyPrettyFun: ActuallyPrettyFunny: The press are on board with Ted and his silly jokes.
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* ActuallyPrettyFun: The press are on board with Ted and his silly jokes.
* AskAStupidQuestion: After Ted's long, babbling explanation of how he walked to work and then putting on his sweater backward, Nate asks if Ted's all right. Beard's response? Laughing with a BigNo.
* AskAStupidQuestion: After Ted's long, babbling explanation of how he walked to work and then putting on his sweater backward, Nate asks if Ted's all right. Beard's response? Laughing with a BigNo.
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* RuleOfSymbolism: The episode opens with Ted taking off his wedding ring and dropping it in a jewelry box. When he finally gets to work, he puts on a team sweater backward while babbling about walking to work.
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Ted tries to hide his distress over his impending divorce, but Beard and Nate immediately notice that he is struggling. Rebecca informs Ted that Manchester City have asked about terminating Jamie's loan, but Ted tells her to let them know that he is not planning to bench Jamie. Jamie attempts a power play against Ted by refusing to practice, claiming to be injured. The plan backfires as Ted finally loses his temper with Jamie, angrily lecturing him in front of the rest of the team and destroying any influence Jamie still had over them. Ted, Beard, and Nate plan to whip Jamie into shape by filling his striker spot with a new player, Dani Rojas, who joined the team at the start of the season but has been out with an injury ever since. To everyone's surprise and delight, Dani turns out to be every bit as talented as Jamie, with the added bonus of being much friendlier and more supportive of his teammates. Meanwhile, Keeley alerts Rebecca that Rupert is now dating Bex, the young woman he left [[Recap/TedLassoS1E04ForTheChildren the charity gala]] with.
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Ted tries to hide his distress over his impending divorce, but Beard and Nate immediately notice that he is struggling. Rebecca informs Ted that Manchester City have asked about terminating Jamie's loan, but Ted tells her to let them know that he is not planning to bench Jamie. Jamie attempts a power play against Ted by refusing to practice, claiming to be injured. The plan backfires as Ted finally loses his temper with Jamie, angrily lecturing him in front of the rest of the team and destroying any influence Jamie still had over them. Ted, Beard, and Nate plan to whip Jamie into shape by filling his striker spot with a new player, Dani Rojas, who joined the team at the start of the season but has been out with an injury ever since. To everyone's surprise and delight, Dani turns out to be every bit as talented as Jamie, with the added bonus of being much friendlier and more supportive of his teammates. Meanwhile, Keeley alerts Rebecca that Rupert is now dating Bex, the young woman he left [[Recap/TedLassoS1E04ForTheChildren the charity gala]] with.
with, and the press are now referring to Rebecca as "Old Rebecca".
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* BlatantLies: Roy doesn't believe that the training room is cursed, and he certainly isn't afraid of any spirits that reside there. Not that he's going to go inside the training room.
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* BlatantLies: BlatantLies:
** Ted arrives at the ground late and insists that he's fine, but it's clear from his ramblings (culminating in suggesting that he, Beard, and Nate start using pet names like "honey" for one another) that he's barely holding it together. Humorously, Nate still has to ask Beard whether Ted is okay, to which Beard replies with a chortled, "No?!"
** Roy doesn't believe that the training room is cursed, and he certainly isn't afraid of any spirits that reside there. Not that he's going to go inside the training room.
** Ted arrives at the ground late and insists that he's fine, but it's clear from his ramblings (culminating in suggesting that he, Beard, and Nate start using pet names like "honey" for one another) that he's barely holding it together. Humorously, Nate still has to ask Beard whether Ted is okay, to which Beard replies with a chortled, "No?!"
** Roy doesn't believe that the training room is cursed, and he certainly isn't afraid of any spirits that reside there. Not that he's going to go inside the training room.
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* HauntedHeadquarters: The club's treatment room is considered cursed, so players do their best to avoid going inside. Ted eventually leads a ceremony to rid it of bad spirits.
* HeelRealization: Rebecca has a small one when Sam appeals to her, saying the de-haunting will only work if the whole team is there and "it's your team".
* HeelRealization: Rebecca has a small one when Sam appeals to her, saying the de-haunting will only work if the whole team is there and "it's your team".
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* HauntedHeadquarters: The club's treatment room is considered cursed, so players do their best to avoid going inside. Ted eventually leads a ceremony to rid it of bad spirits.
pacify any spirits within.
* HeelRealization: Rebecca has a small one when Sam appeals to her, saying the de-haunting will only work if the whole team is there and "it's your team". It's not enough to stop her from cancelling Jamie's loan deal.
* HeelRealization: Rebecca has a small one when Sam appeals to her, saying the de-haunting will only work if the whole team is there and "it's your team". It's not enough to stop her from cancelling Jamie's loan deal.
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* MoodWhiplash: Ted finally got through to Jamie and then he is told that Jamie left for Manchester City.
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* MoodWhiplash: Ted finally got gets through to Jamie and then he is comes in the next morning full of enthusiasm, only to be told that Jamie left for has returned to Manchester City.
** Ted gets angry twice more in the episode: once when the players start speaking cryptically about the treatment room (though it's more frustration at being LockedOutOfTheLoop than anger), and once when he learns that Manchester City terminated Jamie's loan deal after he'd finally gotten through to him. It really hammers home just how much his divorce is affecting him.
* PunnyName: Higgins' cat (now sadly deceased) is named Cindy Clawford.
* StereotypeReactionGag: Discussed. When Sam tries to convince Rebecca to attend the curse-lifting ceremony, he remarks that people always assume he's into magic and superstitions because he's from Africa. When Rebecca guesses that he isn't, Sam enthusiastically replies that he is, but it's because he's a ''Harry Potter'' fan, not because he's African.
* TemptingFate: After helping to lift the curse, Jamie joins the other players in chanting "We're Richmond 'til we die, we're Richmond 'til we die", only to end up back at Manchester City the following day.
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* YankTheDogsChain: Ted seems to have finally gotten through to Jamie, only for Jamie to suddenly be recalled back to Manchester City.
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** Ted seems to have finally gotten through to Jamie, only for Jamie to suddenly be recalled back to ManchesterCity.City.
** Subverted with Dani Rojas. It's mentioned that he's spent ''months'' on the sidelines due to injury and has only just been able to start training with the team... and then, as a result of the curse, he immediately gets injured again. Fortunately, it's not serious and he's back up and running (literally) by the end of the episode.
** Ted seems to have finally gotten through to Jamie, only for Jamie to suddenly be recalled back to Manchester
** Subverted with Dani Rojas. It's mentioned that he's spent ''months'' on the sidelines due to injury and has only just been able to start training with the team... and then, as a result of the curse, he immediately gets injured again. Fortunately, it's not serious and he's back up and running (literally) by the end of the episode.
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* SidetrackedByTheAnalogy: Ted tries to convince the team that they can end the curse on the treatment room just like Creator/MartinScorsese ended his own "curse" of not winning any Oscars, but when he mentions that ''Film/TheDeparted'' isn't necessarily the director's best work, the whole group starts getting into a debate over which of Scorsese's films is his best.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ted snaps and shouts at Jamie, which is ''very'' jarring considering the supportive and [[AFatherToHisMen fatherly]] approach Ted normally takes towards coaching. It's like seeing a puppy brutalize a kitten.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ted snaps and shouts at Jamie, Jamie when the latter tries to get out of training with the rest of the team by claiming to be injured, which is ''very'' jarring considering the supportive and [[AFatherToHisMen fatherly]] approach Ted normally takes towards coaching. It's like seeing a puppy brutalize a kitten.
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* InstantlyProvenWrong: When Dani enthusiastically greets his new teammates, Jamie dismissively says that "chipper dickheads" like Dani don't have any real talent on the pitch. The very next scene shows that despite his overly upbeat attitude, Dani is definitely a talented player.
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* DidntThinksThisThrough: During the bonfire ritual to get rid of the ghosts in the treatment room, Colin decides to give up the keys to his Lamborghini--as in, the car he ''drives to work''. A baffled Coach Beard asks Colin how he's going to get home, and the look on Colin's face clearly shows he hadn't thought that far ahead.
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* DidntThinksThisThrough: DidntThinkThisThrough: During the bonfire ritual to get rid of the ghosts in the treatment room, Colin decides to give up the keys to his Lamborghini--as in, the car he ''drives to work''. A baffled Coach Beard asks Colin how he's going to get home, and the look on Colin's face clearly shows he hadn't thought that far ahead.
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* DidntThinksThisThrough: During the bonfire ritual to get rid of the ghosts in the treatment room, Colin decides to give up the keys to his Lamborghini--as in, the car he ''drives to work''. A baffled Coach Beard asks Colin how he's going to get home, and the look on Colin's face clearly shows he hadn't thought that far ahead.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ted snaps and shouts at Jamie. It's like seeing a puppy brutalize a kitten.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ted snaps and shouts at Jamie.Jamie, which is ''very'' jarring considering the supportive and [[AFatherToHisMen fatherly]] approach Ted normally takes towards coaching. It's like seeing a puppy brutalize a kitten.
