Jamie Johnson 5x12 Review
Jamie was his most daft tonight as he makes mistake after mistake and the U13 drama finally comes to a head. Let’s dig in!
Much like Jethro blew up that shed, Jamie metaphorically blows up his life by getting caught lying to Hawkstone
Not a great ep for Jamie, he ruins his chances with Hawkstone just so he can try and show up Jethro. Ian was pretty pathetic tonight, he truly is a noob. Jamie was absolutely savage with Ian tonight but he deserves it after constantly letting Jamie down
Mike’s biggest weakness is his inability to say no to Jamie especially after seeing how Ian has let Jamie down. We saw him covering for Jamie skipping school back in S2 but this time their lie is easily exposed. Doesn’t help that Ian back stabs Mike only to almost immediately after realize that standing up Howard Royle was a bad idea. Though it does speak well to Mike’s character that he tried to console Ian and even tried to convince Jethro not to give up on football. And Mike getting coached on how to play video games by that little kid was cute
Looks like Jamie publicly competing in a tournament under his real name was a bad idea!
Jetpac11 is Jethro Stevenson! Good twist and explains why Miles was featured in a promo skills competition along with Louis and Patrick. It’s been so long since we’ve last saw him but he’s definitely an interesting foil for Jamie. Another talented player who lost his opportunity at Hawkstone but didn’t have the support network or luck to get a second chance so now real football isn’t an option for him anymore
Yikes at those maggots in the old change room!
Strong second embarrassment from Freddie thinking Aisha wanted to talk to him when she meant Eric
A surprisingly mature Aisha and Eric convo. She likes him and knows he likes her but doesn’t want to come between Eric and his friends, correctly noting that he doesn’t want to lose friends like Alba and Freddie. I also like that she drags Eric for having a rubbish way of showing his feelings. Maybe there’s hope for them after all (Eisha? Aric?)
I’m glad Alba went off on Eric and Freddie for being bad mates and got to tell them about her adoption. Also good on her for not using Aisha as a scapegoat for the trio’s recent problems. That group hug was sweet and hopefully the gang will be closer than ever after this
The show has a real Liam problem. Dillon’s redemption took a long time too but he made consistent steps after being kicked out of Hawkstone and his teammates never seemed to have much of a problem with him. Whereas Liam is trying to get in with an already established friend group and coming off as increasingly desperate. I don’t know what they’ll do with him in S6, do they keep have him try to become part of the trio or does he find new mates on the team?
Short but sweet Dillon and Ruby scenes, it’s so refreshing to see Dillon discussing his sexuality so openly and the nuanced discussion of professional footballers and their sexualities
Looking Ahead:
Dillon talking with his dad and for some reason Phoenix has one last game? He seems to be smiling before going out onto the pitch so I wonder what he’s got planned. I still think him signing for Northport is in the cards as we still need to see Dillon playing in blue at night against adult players
Jamie in London to face Jethro, hope Jack makes an appearance. Not sure if there’s a plausible way to have Howard Royle decide to give Jamie another chance, well at least Jamie has Northport to fall back on
Good on Mike for finally having enough
Until next week Jamie Johnsoners
