In the episode, AFC Richmond prepares to fend off Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals, while Ted helps a recovering Sharon from an incident.
The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances, character development and emotional tone.
She suffers a concussion, and Ted (Jason Sudeikis) goes to the hospital to check on her, leaving Roy (Brett Goldstein), Beard (Brendan Hunt) and Nate (Nick Mohammed) in charge.
Sam (Toheeb Jimoh)'s father calls to inform him that his actions in opposing Dubai Air and its owner Cerithium Oil caused the company to be expelled from Nigeria and congratulates him, which makes Jamie (Phil Dunster) jealous.
Sam also messages his Bantr date, unaware that it is Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), and asks to meet for dinner, which she accepts.
He calls Sharon and finally opens up about his past, confessing that his father died by suicide when Ted was 16 years old.
Club gave the episode a "B" and wrote, "I feel we've reached a point of maturity in the Ted Lasso discourse that I can spend some time detailing how frustrated I am with Sam and Rebecca's storyline in 'Man City' without derailing the great conversations we've been having so far this season.
All the pieces fit together in a satisfying — if often profoundly sad — way across those 45 minutes, and it advances some longer stories without undermining the experience of this installment.
It's going to take Jamie a long time to recover from a double dose of humiliation, and Beard heads off to do God knows what in the London night.
The team's spirit appears to be broken, and though Ted makes it through the night without surrendering to a panic attack, it breaks him down enough that he knows he has to level with Sharon about one source of his troubles: his father's death by suicide.
"[4] Becca Newton of TV Fanatic gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Ted Lasso isn't a joyous, life-affirming show because it thinks life is nothing but an endless swim in a pool filled with cash and Sour Patch Kids.
"[5] Linda Holmes of NPR wrote, "The genuine comedy-drama that unapologetically mixes genuine dramatic elements with silliness, a show like Barry or The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel or Fleabag or GLOW or Insecure, while it isn't entirely new, has found a home in the present streaming landscape that didn't necessarily exist 20 years ago except in rare cases.
The site wrote, "Ted Lasso Season 2 had been, disarmingly so, drama-free when it came to prodigal son Jamie Tartt.
That dread was confirmed when James and boozy buds showed up for AFC Richmond's semifinal — in opponent Man City's jerseys.