When the character you'd like to set on fire in season 1 becomes your beloved baby boy you would die and kill for by season 3, you know the writers did him right 😂
One of my fav moments is when Sam is handed that captain band in season 3 and Jamie starts tryna get Sam to hand him the band and the play around with Sam jokingly flipping Jamie off showing how far their relationship had grown
Roy hugging Jamie broke me, what a moment!!! Absolutely beautiful. Then the unconditional love his mom gifts him ❤ (while Roy and Keeley discover their posters on the wall in Jamie’s childhood bedroom is hilarious). Soo good!
“I feel like I have impotence, but I have it in my soul.” That may be the most profound way of describing what it’s like to feel like there’s something wrong, but you don’t know what it is. It’s a pain inside that many feel but aren’t sure how to describe.
The part where Roy hugs him after Jaime punched his own dad just breaks my heart to a milllion pieces. Especially when you see for a half second right as Roy goes in for the hug, Jaime flinches. This was probably the first time in his whole life another guy just got that close to him and wasn't trying to kick his ass.
Jamie's arc is as well done of a character arc that anyone has ever done. That is definitely equal parts the actor and the writers. So glad that I got to watch it. It kinda feels like the opposite of Walter White, and almost just as amazing to me. He goes from despicable to heart warming, from selfish to self less, so by the time he passes off the free kick, and then does the "give me the ball, I want the ball" decoy, it's a jump up and pump your fist on the air moment. And the friendship that developed with Roy is something that you don't get to see very often on TV. A real friendship.
#PhilDunsterForTheEmmy - Jamie's journey from S01 to the end is just spectacular. With a lesser actor, it could've easily been a bit forced or unrealistic, but Phil hit every single note perfectly.
My favourite moment is when Roy and Keeley are sat in Jamie’s childhood bedroom and they notice the posters of themselves. Meaning Jamie literally manifested his idols into his life and they become his best friends. The literal cherry on top of his immense character development 😊
How unexpected that Ted takes Jamie's words to confront his own mother in the next to last episode. It's a sign of how much Jamie has grown that he can inspire growth in someone who is a father figure to him.
"You might be so sure you are 1 in a million, that sometimes you forget that out there you are 1 of 11" I think that's the sentence I love the most in all of Ted Lasso, 2nd being "Be curious, not judgmental"
HE DID IT, Y'ALL!!! PHIL DUNSTER IS AN EMMY NOMINEE!!! #PhilDunsterForTheEmmy give this man the trophy right now do not make us wait. I'm so incredibly happy for the entire cast but honestly this was the one category that I was truly invested in.
I liked him since season 2, but for me it was the episode in Amsterdam that made me love him. Seeing him being this happy goofy and caring guy with Roy was so beautiful.
zuko was who i thought of when jamie was talking about losing his wings. he's not motivated by fear and hatred anymore because he's grown, but he still needs to find a better drive
My friend just started watching, and just txt me and said "I'm judging you for Jamie being your favourite character" I was like just you wait, Henry Higgins
i loved the scene in season 2 with Jamie and Roy hugging. you give a lot to Jamie in that scene but also that was a moment in roys similar journey as well. it may seem mean or wrong but that breakdown scene in season 3 where Jamie screams about his wings makes me laugh because i can see the actors having so much fun. does it take away from the scene yes but also no
one thing people never talk about is the fact that jamie’s father is abusive. its not just him being unsupportive. he is emotionally and physically abusive, and i love how you acknowledged that.
Dude... I have watched TL multiple times. I worked in professional football in the US. As such I thought I knew pretty much everything about TL but this video showed me multiple things. Well done and thank you!
This is one of the best written video arguments I’ve seen. It traces the development of a fictional character as well as any written essay about a fictional character in literature. Well done.
roy hugging jamie after the father scene makes me teary eyed. that just hits in the feels. from the most annoying and hated character to one of the best and charming one, jamie is definitely amazing
i'm currently rewatching the show with a friend who is watching for the first time - i've been transparent about loving Jamie to death since the beginning, and watching my friend slowly begin to love him against his will is absolutely hilarious
I just finished this show last week and started it over immediately after. My favorite character is Roy. I definitely have to admit that Jamie is a very close second and does have the best character arc. Liked and subscribed. :)
Ok thanx for fully explaining the on-loan situation, bc I KINDA got it and how it contributed to s1 Jamie not giving a crap about being on a losing team/whether they win or lose, but now I see how it made ALL the sense. Why he had zero investment in Richmond as a team. Also, it’s weird how little I’ve seen people notice or mention how Jamie picked on Sam so much bc of jealousy of his relationship with his dad.
100%. If you had told me in season 1 that Jamie would turn out to be my favorite character, I'd call you a liar - but damn, he had such a fantastic arc. Love him.
Jamie is a character that you hate, then a guy who you grow to love. Even rewatching the show from the start and knowing his arc, you still go through the rollercoaster each time
Jaimi also was nice to Henry as a dig to Ted. As in look, even your kid knows im the best on the team. Great video. You are one of the few videos that actually get the Jaimi and Keely dynamic correct
I saw the title, clicked it, paused it immediately and am leaving this comment to say yes, obviously the show is about Jamie. Now I'm going to watch the video and leave a like.
His hair in the third season is literally the best out of all three idk what youre on about. It was also the most accurate to what someone who cared about trends would have since that is a much modern style than his s1 cut
My favorite scene showing Jamies growth is in the finale when he is the decoy after being so against it in season 1. Went from n only shot guy, to a pass first score when needed guy, to a anything and everything the team needed me guy and as n athlete myself it was beautiful
Beautiful commentary. Jamie Tartt is the epitome of the Ted Lasso coaching style - it isn't about making them better players, it's about making them better people together as a team. Everything else will come naturally. My only criticism is about the scene with Henry - my interpretation of that scene was Jamie trying to get Henry on his side to make Ted feel bad. His body language suggested sort of a "See, even your son likes me better" kind of toxicity. Otherwise, I loved the analysis. Great work, man.
His character arc is a rollercoaster and I absolutely love it. He is one of my favorites which I would have never guessed in season 1, which is the point. Gives me hope for humanity
I love how you could take clips of phil describing Jamie path to back the video. It shows to me that he really gets the core of his character each season.
Just finished binging this show and, while I wouldn't say Jamie is my favorite character, I would say he has the best arc in the entire show out of all the characters. I was completely dismissive of him in the first season, but grew to love him by the end.
What a great video. I came away from Ted Lasso feeling the exact same thing but could not possibly articulate as well as you. I think the part that hit me the hardest and actually made me cry was the book. I felt that was the final piece to his puzzle because. again, great video!
I strongly disagree that Jamie is the “best” because in my opinion they all are. This was one the greatest shows in part because it truly was an ensemble cast. Do I love Jamie’s character? Oh yes but I equally love Ted, Rebecca, Sam, Roy, Coach, Ned, Trent and so on because the way they worked together on screen to bring this story to us the audience. I understand why many feel Jamie’s character is ”the Best” but for me it’s the sum not the parts.
Great anlysis but I think the evaluation at 9:45 was less of showing Jamie was a person who wouldn't be mean to a child and moreso enforcing that the fans of Richmond love him, even including Ted's own son and that he thought it was funny that Ted's son came in for his autograph and reinforced he is the most loved player.
The thing that caught me most one my first watch was how openly hurt Jamie was by being sent back to Man City. The Jamie we’d come to know would’ve been overjoyed to return to his super team but instead his response is “it all happened so fast when Lasso ditched me” and when he’s challenged about it you’d expect him to shake it off and say “eh it’s for the best, I’m with an actually good team now” but instead he openly admits that he wishes Ted had fought to keep him. That’s when I think I knew there was more to Jamie
Ted getting the most out of Jamie is why the team became successful. It's what made Jamie's character arc so significant; he changed from a me-first guy into a guy who was willing to make everyone around him better.
It sucks when you are talking about the show to people who are only on the first season. Especially right before Season 3 was done. "I hate Jamie Tartt, he is the worst character, I love Nate though." Meanwhile you have to keep your mouth shut to avoid spoiling it.
The craziest thing about jamie is that he's still allowed to be an asshole, because that's a part of his person/character. Yet he is the greatest person in the entire cast now
