Inverting the Pyramid of Success
🎞️ S2 E12 🚫 Too much

Ted Lasso

Is Ted Lasso S2 E12 OK for kids?

Inverting the Pyramid of Success

Richmond gets their final chance to win promotion as Ted deals with the fallout of Trent Crimm's painfully honest exposé.

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Heavy — skip for under 16

Ted Lasso S2 E12, “Inverting the Pyramid of Success”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 5/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. Richmond gets their final chance to win promotion as Ted deals with the fallout of Trent Crimm's painfully honest exposé.

Across the episode we counted 18 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (2); Swearing (12); Alcohol & drugs (4). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.

Parents need to know

Age 16+

Language, violence, drinking in live-action comedy-drama.

Parents need to know that Ted Lasso S2 E12, "Inverting the Pyramid of Success", is a live-action comedy-drama episode. The series is known for workplace football sitcom — swearing, adult themes and mental-health storylines vary by episode. Driven by swearing (explicit, implied), with violence & injury alongside it. Violence includes Did you murder him? No. Worse. I fucking forgave him. Language includes strong swearing — for example, Fuck! Sorry. I kind of froze when you two came in here, and I just didn't know what to do. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — No such thing as bad publicity, right? Although, I think they might've been wrong about…. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Violence & injury 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Ted Lasso S2 E12:

  • Too much
    Did you murder him? No. Worse. I fucking forgave him.
  • Mild
    What did you do? What do you think I did? Punched him.

Swearing 12 moments

How Swearing shows up in Ted Lasso S2 E12:

  • Too much
    Fuck! Sorry. I kind of froze when you two came in here, and I just didn't know what to do.
  • Too much
    Fuck you, Piers Morgan.
  • Too much
    Holy fucking shit! Oh, my… Circle up! Thank you, Coach.
  • Too much
    Yeah, Jamie, what do you got? What are we gonna do with that fucking thing there? Yeah, that's a good point. Okay.
  • Caution
    Oh, shit. That was cool.
  • Caution
    I still wish I could've done something before that dick Trent Crimm posted the article.
  • Caution
    Oh, God. These taste like shit.
  • Caution
    She's a sneaky, salty bitch.
  • Caution
    You know, I'm actually quite reassured to find out that he is still just a selfish conniving cock.
  • Mild
    Remember, the truth will set you free, but first it'll piss you off.
  • Mild
    What is it? What'd I do? What are you talking about? Oh, come on, man. You're mad as hell at me. I just wanna know why.
  • Mild
    'Cause you sure as hell don't belong here.

Alcohol & drugs 4 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Ted Lasso S2 E12:

  • Mild
    No such thing as bad publicity, right? Although, I think they might've been wrong about that one, which is a bummer 'cause they were spot on with the beer before liquor thing.
  • Mild
    We're opening the champagne.
  • Mild
    Then I'll look like that fella from The Hangover.
  • Mild
    You too, Ted. Champagne to celebrate? - I'll just take a glass of water, please.

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