Rhea Seehorn's Amanda Makes Her Entrance in Stick Season 2, Episode 3

Rhea Seehorn's character Amanda arrives in the third episode of Stick Season 2, the Apple TV series about a golf coach and the people in his orbit. Seehorn plays Amanda, and she and co-star Owen Wilson spoke with Deadline about the character and her history with Pryce Cahill, the role Wilson plays.

Amanda is the daughter of Butch Lydecker, played by Rex Linn. Butch, nicknamed "The Swing Doctor," was Pryce's former coach and mentor. In the episode, Pryce, Clark and Mitts learn that Butch has Alzheimer's disease, along with paradoxical lucidity, a rare phase in which someone with advanced dementia suddenly becomes clear-headed again for a time.

The episode also depicts Amanda and Pryce seeing each other for the first time in 20 to 25 years. They talk about a childhood arcade challenge, and Pryce admits he found Amanda "cute" back then. By the end of the episode, Pryce decides he needs her as his swing coach. The episode was directed by Jaffar Mahmood.

Seehorn told Deadline that the writers chose to raise questions about Pryce and Amanda's past rather than explain it to the audience up front. She said she loves moments where "you're just Alice going down the rabbit hole, and you're taking the audience down." Wilson described one key beat, in which Pryce recognises Amanda as she arrives. It is played without dialogue, and the reaction is shown only on his face.

Apple TV's press site lists Stick Season 2 as streaming from November 4, 2026. On November 10, the company issued a press release about an evening of golf and conversation to celebrate the season.

For viewers, the new thread is the reunion. Amanda's arrival turns a story about a coach and his student toward a family connection that the show has so far only hinted at, and the episode gives Pryce a new job to do.