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Two Aces
"Two Aces" is the sixth episode of the American sports comedy-drama television series Ted Lasso, based on the character played by Jason Sudeikis in a series of promos for NBC Sports' coverage of England's Premier League. The episode was written by executive producer Bill Wrubel and directed by Elliot Hegarty. It was released on Apple TV+ on September 4, 2020. The series follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach, who is unexpectedly recruited to coach a fictional English Premier League soccer team, A.F.C. Richmond, despite having no experience coaching soccer. The team's owner, Rebecca Welton, hires Lasso hoping he will fail as a means of exacting revenge on the team's previous owner, Rupert, her unfaithful ex-husband. In the episode, Ted tries to get Jamie to cooperate more with the club, while the club becomes convinced that there is a curse on the treatment room. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor, performances, tone and character development. For his performance in the episode, Brendan Hunt was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Article summary
"Two Aces" is the sixth episode of the American sports comedy-drama television series Ted Lasso, based on the character played by Jason Sudeikis in a series of promos for NBC Sports' coverage of England's Premier League. The episode was written by executive producer Bill Wrubel and directed by Elliot Hegarty. It was released on Apple TV+ on September 4, 2020. The series follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach, who is unexpectedly recruited to coach a fictional English Premier League soccer team, A.F.C. Richmond, despite having no experience coaching soccer. The team's owner, Rebecca Welton, hires Lasso hoping he will fail as a means of exacting revenge on the team's previous owner, Rupert, her unfaithful ex-husband. In the episode, Ted tries to get Jamie to cooperate more with the club, while the club becomes convinced that there is a curse on the treatment room. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor, performances, tone and character development. For his performance in the episode, Brendan Hunt was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Key claims
- release date: 2020-09-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the release date is "2020-09-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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