Welcome To Wrexham: Episodes 1-2 Review
It’s finally come home, Welcome to Wrexham the docuseries pitched by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as an integral part of their takeover of Wrexham AFC is here, and the first two episodes deliver a type of entertainment and story that’s impossible not to compare to one of the biggest shows right now, Ted Lasso.
That is because, at its heart, Wrexham’s tale is that of an underdog, much like coach Lasso and AFC Richmond’s, however, the FX production injects a dosage of reality that is absent from most football or sports documentaries due to how close it’s able to approach what makes Wrexham unique, its people. In that sense, the aptly titled “Dream” and “Reality” do a great job channeling McElhenney’s pitch, his motivations, and also why Reynolds was the perfect business partner for this venture.
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A bit of a history primer first that the series does not address directly, football in most of Europe often followed the money in the early 1900s, which is why nowadays the biggest clubs in the world are based in big port cities or former industrial metropolises like Liverpool, Manchester, Barcelona or Milan, and why precursors of the sport like Wrexham fell off once the smaller cities or towns were no longer a big enough market to support the sport's growth. That is why Keb’ Mo’s rendition of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin'” is such a fitting tune for the opening credits, because Wrexham AFC is a symbol of football’s changing history then and now.
McElhenney’s fascination with the promotion system of European football is what drove him to pursue the Wrexham dream, the same one realized by American businessmen who own top-tier clubs, with Chelsea being the
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