Episode 533 – Ted Lasso Finally Grows a Pair

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Episode 533 - Ted Lasso Finally Grows a Pair

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Alice Chilton is One of the Worst Characters on TV

This week on podcast, Brian and Darryl watch Ted Lasso finally stop being everyone’s emotional support coach and make a hard call as Richmond faces Chelsea. Then Reacher and Tamara follow the conspiracy into a server room filled with mercenaries, bad decisions, and one extremely useful hard-drive crusher. Finally, Lanterns rewinds John Stewart’s life to reveal how fear, family pressure, and one deeply questionable childhood training program shaped the man behind the ring.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07
Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 5: 8:00
Reacher Season 4 Episode 6: 24:05
Lanterns Season 1 Episode 3: 36:21

Ted Lasso (Apple TV)

Season: 4
Episode: 5
Episode Title: “Riches of Embarrassment”
Release Date: September 2, 2026
Platform: Apple TV
Genre: Sports, Comedy, Drama
Running Time: 47 minutes
Directed By: Ellie Heydon
Written By: Phoebe Walsh
Developed By: Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly
Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Jeremy Swift, Tanya Reynolds, Abbie Hern, Faye Marsay, and Jude Mack
Episode Summary:
Richmond’s Lady Greyhounds face their toughest challenge yet when they take on Chelsea, but the pressure of the match brings out the worst in Coach Alice. Her increasingly hostile approach begins driving a wedge between her and the players, forcing Ted to confront a problem he can no longer solve with a barbecue metaphor and a smile.
Down 2-0 at halftime, Ted opens up about his own embarrassment and helps Richmond fight its way back into the match before Chelsea ultimately pulls away. Rebecca struggles with Matthijs unexpectedly planning to move to London, Keeley learns Roy’s dating experiment may be getting serious, and Beard reunites with Jane following the success of her play. Ted ends the episode by suspending Alice for Richmond’s final match before the holiday break, finally proving that he is willing to make an uncomfortable decision for the good of the team.

Rating Out of 5, Toxic Women Does Not a Coach Make
Brian: 3/5
Darryl: 3/5

Reacher (Amazon Prime)

Season: 4
Episode: 6
Episode Title: “Plum Out of Luck”
Release Date: September 2, 2026
Platform: Prime Video
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Running Time: 41 minutes
Directed By: Gary Fleder
Written By: Mick Betancourt, Seth Cohen, and Amy Pocha
Developed By: Nick Santora
Based On: Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
Starring: Alan Ritchson, Sydelle Noel, Agnez Mo, Anggun, Christopher Marquette, Kevin Corrigan, Kevin Weisman, Marc Blucas, Nick Searcy, and Shawn Doyle
Episode Summary:
The standoff at the abandoned restaurant explodes when Russell Plum arrives at exactly the wrong moment and a squad of mercenaries crashes the party. Plum is shot, Lila and Amisha escape with the flash drive, and Reacher learns that the mysterious scientist in the photograph is pharmaceutical executive Leo Ahlquist.
Reacher and Tamara sneak into Dover by hiding inside a bus cargo compartment and track Ahlquist to his company. They discover that he hired the mercenaries to erase evidence connecting him to the conspiracy, leading to a brutal server-room fight that gives Reacher an opportunity to introduce one attacker’s hand to an industrial hard-drive crusher.
The fight ends with Reacher and Tamara overpowered, handcuffed, and taken away in a van. Meanwhile, Jacob attempts to protect Plum at the hospital, only to learn that Detective Docherty has been ordered to kill him. Episode credits and summary, episode recap

Rating Out of 5, Burnt Hand, Shredded Hand… At Least He Has Both Ears
Brian: 3/5
Darryl: 3.3/5

Lanterns (HBO Max)

Season: 1
Episode: 3
Episode Title: “OutKast”
Release Date: August 30, 2026
Network/Platform: HBO and HBO Max
Genre: Superhero, Science Fiction, Crime Drama
Running Time: 53 minutes
Directed By: Stephen Williams
Written By: Vanessa Baden Kelly
Created By: Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King
Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kyle Chandler, Laura Linney, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Sherman Augustus, and Nicole Ari Parker
Episode Summary:
The investigation in Rushville takes a back seat as Lanterns reveals how John Stewart spent his entire life preparing to become a Green Lantern. After John Stewart Sr. fails the Guardians’ test, Lianna approaches the family and gives their youngest son the opportunity his father lost.
Bernadette and John Sr. begin training their son to overcome fear through methods that range from demanding to genuinely disturbing. John eventually joins the Marines and becomes an elite sniper, but an unexpected intervention by Hal Jordan destroys a major operation and contributes to John accepting a dishonorable discharge.
During his final interview with Lianna, John’s discipline, memories, and understanding of fear are tested. His ability to use his artistic eye to construct a functioning watch helps prove that he has the imagination and will required to wield the ring. John is selected as Earth’s next Green Lantern, although Hal makes it painfully clear that he has little interest in training his eventual replacement. Episode credits, episode recap
Rating Out of 5, Childhood Trauma Builds Space Cops
Brian: 1.5/5
Darryl: 0.5/5

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Episode 533 – Ted Lasso Finally Grows a Pair