Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 3 Draws Fresh Criticism Over 2 New Tryout Picks

3 articles · Updated · Esquire · Aug 19

Episode 3, “Richmond’s Got Talent,” centers on AFC Richmond’s women’s team filling two open spots, with single mother Lizzie and estranged striker Gemma emerging from open tryouts.
The review argues that setup only highlights the show’s bigger problem: conflicts feel manufactured and quickly resolved, leaving little sense of stakes despite Alice’s history with Gemma and Shannon’s weak audition.
Keeley’s scramble to secure kits, Rebecca’s strain with Matthijs and fan anger over the Lady Greyhounds are treated as side plots that the critic says deepen the episode’s crowded but low-impact feel.
Season 4 has now spent 3 episodes leaning into habits the reviewer associates with the show’s weaker later years, favoring easy uplift and wordplay over momentum.