Wicked History

I see what you're all saying, and I would be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt had he not inquired about playing for other countries. If his agent had said that Real Madrid wanted him, he'd be in Spain right now. It was only after he realized that wasn't a possibility that he went to Keeley for advice. Edited to add: I think the writers are smart and inventive enough to avoid a love triangle. I think Jamie's confession will be more relevant in terms of his relationship with Roy. And yes, @Trillium, she best not hurt him!

But the writers didn't set this scenario up with any nuance or ambiguity; they made it very (and humorously) clear that Richmond was ultimately his only option. If they're revising Jamie's character to be somewhat honest and trustworthy, he would have just said he fell in love with her when he came back to Richmond—not that he came back to Richmond for her (unless, of course, the writers are striving to show that he's still a bit of a liar/player, despite his attempts at growth?). It feels like the writers either missed a step, or didn't fully connect the dots from the earlier scene to this one, which stuck me as odd for a show that otherwise seems meticulously planned.

I completely agree with this, and felt that it was very sloppy writing. The entire second season had been leading up to some sort of emotional breakthrough/reckoning between Jamie and Roy, and it's an incredibly odd that they have now ignored it for two full episodes. Also, it seems clear (at least to me) that Jamie knew that Roy and Keeley were in the midst of a spat, and for him to take advantage of that seems incredibly disrespectful to Roy in a way that undermines whatever personal growth he (Jamie) has experienced, as well as the fragile relationship he's starting to build with Roy. Also, did the writers forget (or assume that we'd forget) the entire scene with Jamie and his agent? He was willing to move to Spain or Germany to play football again. Literally his only other choice was to go on another reality show and take ecstasy for three weeks. So he's deliberately lying when he tells Keeley he came back to Richmond for her; he came back because he had nowhere else to go.