Phil Dunster on the ‘Ted Lasso’ Finale and the Evolution of Jamie Tartt

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( finale thoughts [Ted Lasso’s Phil Dunster Thinks Jamie Has Become a Better Sort of Narcissist]( “He’s becoming one of 11 rather than one in a million.” Photo: Luke Varley/Apple Ted Lasso was a show that, yes, [wanted to do it all](, but if you choose not to think like a goldfish, the reeducation of Jamie Tartt ([Phil Dunster]() has been one of the most unexpectedly endearing arcs over the show’s three seasons. Beginning the series as a cocksure guy-in-club [meme](, Jamie evolves into someone who’s a little — emphasis on little — bit wiser and more perceptive, thanks in part to his friendship with Roy Kent ([Brett Goldstein](). It provides Jamie with the male mentor he’d always been missing in his life, and it affects him both on and off the field: Jamie ends the season with the Premier League’s most assists, not goals, and is a lynchpin for team bonding. “Thank you for your help, too, for motivating me and for encouraging me. I haven’t really had that from the older men in my life,” Jamie tells Roy in the finale. And then they get into a fistfight over a woman. Just like old times! Hey, nobody can change completely. Give him some time. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Vanderpump Rules: [The Trailer Park]( • Dave: [Certified Lover Boy]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Taylor Swift and Matty Healy’s Relationship And what Ice Spice, Karlie Kloss, and Azealia Banks have to do with it.]( [Succession’s Alan Ruck Is Still Unraveling Clues About Connor “Jesse was like, ‘I don’t know … perhaps.’ That’s the whole show, to an extent. He loves that everybody has a different opinion about it.”]( By Jackson McHenry [American Born Chinese’s Ben Wang Gets the EEAAO Comparisons “We don’t have to feel like we’re living in separate worlds and jumping between them; we can be in all of them at the same time.”]( [The Romance of the Century Returns on And Just Like That … Will Che have to choose between Miranda and weed?]( By Rebecca Alter [Seth Rogen’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer Is Turtally Fun Turts out for the boys.]( By Rebecca Alter [Preserving the Art of a Succession and ITYSL Writers’ Room Day 32’s dispatch from the picket lines asks this: What are our favorite shows without the people who write them?]( By Bethy Squires [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 19-Down, Five Letters: Shrugger in an Ayn Rand novel. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [Vulture Recommends]( We consume it all so you don’t have to. Podcasting has emerged as a delivery system for unconventional, uncomfortable topics intertwined with a sense of humor. [Let’s Not Be Kidding]( adheres to this formula, as brought to life by Canadian comedian Gavin Crawford. Navigating his mother’s Alzheimer’s disease, Crawford harnesses comedy to weave a narrative both moving and enlightening. [Read more from Vulture]( A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved