"Inverting the Pyramid of Success" is the twelfth episode and season finale of season two of the Apple TV+ series, Ted Lasso. It premiered on October 8, 2021.
Synopsis[]
Richmond gets their final chance to win promotion as Ted deals with the fallout of Trent Crimm's painfully honest exposé.
Plot[]
Ted takes on the new day after the leak about his panic attack makes it into the morning press. Edwin Akufo is still trying to persuade Sam Obisanya to join him on his endeavours and Sam has to make a decision. Meanwhile, Keeley gets the offer of a lifetime she cannot pass up and she does not know how to tell Rebecca. AFC Richmond take on Brentford F.C for a place back in the Premier League, and a lot rides on this for staff, players, and the fans.
Cast and characters[]
Starring[]
- Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso
- Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton
- Jeremy Swift as Leslie Higgins
- Phil Dunster as Jamie Tartt
- Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent
- Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard
- Nick Mohammed as Nathan Shelley
- Sarah Niles as Sharon Fieldstone
- with
Guest Starring[]
- Anthony Head as Rupert Mannion
- Toheeb Jimoh as Sam Obisanya
- Cristo Fernandez as Dani Rojas
- Kola Bokinni as Isaac McAdoo
- Sam Richardson as Edwin Akufo
- Annette Badland as Mae
- James Lance as Trent Crimm
Co-starring[]
- Billy Harris as Colin Hughes
- Moe Jeudy-Lamour as Thierry Zoreaux
- Stephen Manas as Richard Montlaur
- Mohammed Hashim as Moe Bumbercatch
- David Elsendoorn as Jan Maas
- Charlie Hiscock as Will Kitman
- Arlo White as Himself
- Chris Powell as Himself
- Adam Colborne as Baz
- Bronson Webb as Jeremy
- Kevin 'KG' Garry as Paul
- Jeff Stelling as Himself
- Chris Kamara as Himself
- Bill Fellows as George Cartrick
- Hugh Futcher as Nigel
- Lloyd Griffith as Lloyd
- Guy Porrit as Gary
- Tom Cotcher as Mr. Mann
- Edwin De La Renta as Francis
- Josephine Butler as Blake
- Martin Bishop as Richard
- Marcus Onilude as Marcus
- Anna Martine Freeman as Sarah
- Shaun Prendergast as Paparazzi
- Pamela Jikiemi as Susan
- Fiona Marr as Suzi Campbell
- Nonso Anozie as Ola Obisanya
- Obi Opara as Laughing Liam
Trivia[]
- As opposed to "No Weddings and a Funeral", where Anthony Head simply whispered jokes into Nick Mohammed's ear to try to get him to laugh, in this episode the unheard phrase Rupert whispers to Nate is "You're welcome." The line was unscripted and came about from conversations Jason Sudeikis and Head had on set about what Rupert might say. According to Mohammed, "[The line] felt very, very fitting — it’s just so patronizing, so smug and self-important, all matters of horrible."[1]