Who he’s bringing with him is a bit more of an open question.

Jamie Tartt is one of these cases.

Jamie Tartt is a striker for AFC Richmond and a blowhard for most of the series.

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His journey from selfish player to team leader is an excellent watch, and better left alone.

if Jason [Sudeikis] said ‘jump’".

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Apparently, reports that Dunster had a scheduling conflict were not completely accurate.

He’s set to appear in a new Bill Lawrence HBO comedy series that will star Steve Carell.

Whether he could come back for a guest appearance is left up in the air.

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It sounds like Dunster would be all for it if he can make the schedules work.

Jamie started off the series as an obnoxious footballer who only cared about himself and his own success.

On loan from Man City, Jamie felt like he had no attachments to Richmond.

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However, halfway through the season, Jamie offers a look into the interior he’s carefully guarded.

Though his mother was always present, his father was absent until Jamie’s football career took off.

Man City refused to take him, but Richmond cautiously let him back in.

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Jamie’s real moment of reckoning came in season 2, episode 8, “Man City”.

He then breaks down crying in front of everyone, the first time he’s ever shown such emotion.

In response, the gruff Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) hugs him.

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It’s a moving moment and an important step forward for the character.

Season 3 was the culmination of everything Jamie had gone through.

It’s as classic an arc as you could get.

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It didn’t take a few episodes to transform Jamie Tartt into the character we all know and love.

It took every one of the 34 episodes Jamie appeared in to understand his character.

To miss one episode is to miss a critical part of his development.

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That’s the sign of a great character arc.

Having him return would risk all the ways he’s grown over three seasons.

Jamie returning would be more about fan service than anything.

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Not everyone got the Jamie Tartt treatment, and not every character had a well-crafted arc.

Keeley deserves a storyline tied to the main plot inTed Lassoseason 4, just like Jamie Tartt’s was.

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