Why Ted Lasso fans loved this moment between Roy Kent and Jamie Tartt

Warning: DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED EPISODE 2 OF TED LASSO SEASON 3.

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When Ted Lasso ended Season 2, the future of the show’s beloved power couple, Roy Keny and Keeley Jones, was clearly in trouble.

Keeley’s career was skyrocketing as she earned her own PR firm. Roy’s wasn’t necessarily going the other direction, but his time as a star on the football pitch had ended and had transitioned to the sideline as a coach at AFC Richmond.

At the start of Season 3, our favorite gruff footballer and spunky public relations guru explain to Phoebe — Roy’s niece — that they’d be splitting up. She becomes the first to hear of the breakup (after AFC Richmond owner Rebecca, we can assume), and it wasn’t until this week’s Episode 2 that the rest of the team finds out the news.

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They took it about as well as fans of the show did:

ted and beard's reaction to roy and keeley breaking up #tedlasso pic.twitter.com/XmFPUz7qoF

— laia tony soprano era (@bloodyprimavera) March 22, 2023

But there was one moment in particular that stood out to viewers.

It was when AFC Richmond star Jamie Tartt, who also dated Keeley, found out that Roy and Keeley split. Jamie, who professed his love for Keeley in Season 2’s “No Weddings and a Funeral” episode, exemplified the growth of his character by comforting Roy, his former teammate-turned-assistant coach.

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It was a wonderful moment where both showed vulnerability, which the two characters also shared during a pivotal moment in Season 2. Here is is what happened:

Warning: The clip below has some NSFW language.

jamie going after roy to check on him instead of running after keeley is character growth we needed #tedlasso pic.twitter.com/zvgYZ5s6f6

— ivy (mourning succession) (@ohhhhherewego) March 22, 2023