Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh) smiles and we already love him. Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) gives one heck of a side-eye, and it’s game over from there.
(It’s not too late, can we make this happen?) Schitt’s Creek also mastered this with Alexis Rose, and in a perfect crossover world, these two would have been best friends. If she’s introduced to the audience as a popular, pretty girl, so often she’s written as nothing more when ultimately, women like Keeley are so layered and so kind, they are everything. And it’s largely due to the fact that writers in the past haven’t written women as multifaceted as she is. We are introduced to Keeley Jones (Juno Temple) as a bubbly, extrovert who appears to just be Jamie Tartt’s (Phil Dunster) girlfriend, and this might just be my favorite of the introductions because no one on this show surprises you more than Keeley. She fires a grossly misogynistic “twat” (her words, not mine), right in front of our eyes, and it becomes clear in that moment that she’s the kind of person who commands respect. We’re also notified of the fact that she’s now getting a divorce because her husband has notoriously cheated on her while everyone knew and kept it hidden. We are introduced to the absolute boss that is Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) in her gorgeous office. We are introduced to them as friends, partners through all this and right from the start, you can understand that their loyalty to one another is steadfast. We are introduced to Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) quietly contemplating something on a plane. We’re introduced to Ted dancing his heart out in a locker room with his former team.
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Mobility is both a literal element in this series and a metaphorical one, and the angles the directing focuses on show us the sheer potential right from the start.Įach of the main characters are given a moment to shine in the Pilot, and they’re each given an entrance that acutely sets up so much of their personality. Ted Lasso doesn’t precisely find its footing in the first episode, but it shows us that we’re on that path-quite obviously, too rather because there are a lot of shots focusing on characters walking, including a close up of Ted and Coach walking on the field for the first time. And since I’m writing this review after having seen the entirety of the first season, I can vouch that those initial thoughts were correct ones. Still, it’s so pronounced that each and every one of them is going to experience the type of growth that’ll be worth noting. At this point, by definition, Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) is the only likable character right off the bat.
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It’s often hard to decipher a theme in Pilot episodes when so much of it is full of world building and introductions, but Ted Lasso easily shows us that this series is all about potential. (Did anyone doubt that I’d take up any opportunity to keep writing about this show? No? Okay good.) Because while the Ted Lasso Pilot isn’t a personal favorite of mine, it’s still an incredibly solid episode that sets the stage with excellent humor and performances. Welcome to the very first Ted Lassofull episode review.
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