Back Footed is the fifth episode in the first season of the Amazon Prime Video television series, A League of Their Own. The episode was released on August 12, 2022.
Synopsis[]
Max and Carson come together to help with each other’s game and respective fears. Max reconnects with her estranged family. Carson isn’t sure how to lead the team if she can’t win over Lupe. Greta faces her past.
Plot Summary[]
Max and Carson unite to help each other out. Max asks for Carson to bat while she pitches. The Rockford Peach fouls a couple off but comments she has never seen a woman pitch the ball that fast. Max, however, is frustrated. She wanted to pitch in the Negro Leagues against the men but she can’t even strike out a woman. She leaves but accidentally leaves behind her bag. Carson finds it.
Carson brings it back to Max the next day along with a pie. They agree to meet again the following night. Carson offers Max money so that she doesn’t tell anyone about her and Greta, but Max tells her to keep it. The two meet up for days and continue to bond. Carson opens up to Max about how she thinks she loves both Charlie and Greta.
Max leaves her parent’s house moves in with Clance, who now lives alone after her husband was drafted. One day, she goes to visit her Aunt Bertie. A woman answers the door who happens to be Bertie’s partner. Bertie comes in but she’s not what Max expected. She has short hair and wears pants and suspenders. Max is surprised and leaves.
Carson becomes the manager of the Rockford Peaches after Dove’s departure. However, some of the teammates aren’t happy- predominantly Lupe who thinks Carson drove Dove away. Lupe doesn’t play in their next game and the Peaches lose. Carson tears up when the team doesn’t listen to her. She works to earn their respect.
Greta starts to open up more to Carson. She tells her about her ex-girlfriend with whom she was in love. However, her girlfriend’s parents caught them and sent her away. Greta was scarred by this and it’s made her more fearful of falling for someone else again.
Max goes back to Bertie’s house. Bertie gives her a haircut and they start to bond.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Abbi Jacobson as Carson Shaw
- Chanté Adams as Max Chapman
- D'Arcy Carden as Greta Gill
- Roberta Colindrez as Lupe García
- Gbemisola Ikumelo as Clance Morgan
- Kelly McCormack as Jess McCready
- Priscilla Delgado as Esti González
- Nick Offerman as Casey "Dove" Porter
Recurring[]
- Melanie Field as Jo Deluca
- Molly Ephraim as Maybelle Fox
- Kate Berlant as Shirley Cohen
- Patrick J. Adams as Charlie
- Patrice Covington as Gracie
- Lea Robinson as Bertie Hart
- Andia Winslow as Esther
- Rae Gray as Terri
- Lil Frex as Ana
- Nat Faxon as Marshall
- Kevin Dunn as Morris Baker
- Marquise Vilsón as Red Wright
- Marinda Anderson as Leah
- Don Fanelli as Alan Baker
- Nancy Lenehan as Vivienne Hughes
- Saidah Ekulona as Toni Chapman
- Kendall Johnson as Gary
- Alex Désert as Edgar
- Dale Dickey as Beverly