Jim put himself on the line with Pam last year. That didn't work out; he transferred from Scranton. (Who knew that the Stamford office would also be full of loonies? But that only makes it more credible that either branch might be the one forced to close.)Kudos to the writers for finding a way to put off the number one killer of sitcoms -- the hooking-up of long-unconsummated lovers. Jim appears to be the guy in the office who can't get through the tedium of a day without a little sexual tension. Who can blame him, when the other choices are pushing paper products or team-building exercises gone wild?
I like Pam -- but does she -- does anyone -- need to jump right from breaking up a multi-year engagement and cancelling a wedding to yet another another long-term relationship? I'm not sure how Pam really feels about Jim. She could certainly tell that, whatever feelings she had about Jim, she couldn't marry Roy either way. I found it impossible to tell what she ever saw in Roy in the first place, though we don't know what she was like when they first started going out. Maybe he was just the most persistent guy back in high school, or something. Pam doesn't know what she wants.
Karen (Rashida Jones) won me over when she did that little move making the tiny paper-clip explosion. I hope she won Jim over too. Go for it Jim!
What are your thoughts?
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10-09-2006 @ 10:52AM
Richard said...
Karen is hotter AND she's a beast at counterstrike. Karen FTW.
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10-09-2006 @ 11:12AM
stephen p. said...
pam is jim's lobster plain and simple.
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10-09-2006 @ 11:56AM
Marco said...
Oh man.. she got me too. First with the headshot and then with the paper-clip explosion. But that's just me, I fall for every beautiful woman that smiles at me. If Jim doesn't make this happen I'm gonna start to seriously dislike the character.
BTW: That was one of the best episodes ever.
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10-09-2006 @ 12:02PM
BGDC said...
Funny all my friends were saying Rashida jones' character is the perfect chick for Jim. Only my girlfriend disagreed. But then again she found it "mean" that Karen shot Jim in the head. I dunno...I thought that was sexy as hell.
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10-09-2006 @ 12:02PM
Angel said...
Karen is clearly more attractive....I would need to see more as far as chemistry, though.
Didn't I read somewhere that they were dating or dated in real life?
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10-09-2006 @ 12:05PM
007 said...
I have to agree with Dr. Philangi that Pam is Jim's lobster; but she also really hasn't given any clues that she wants to be more than his favorite crustacean. I wish she would so that all my failed office flings can live vicariously through their success. But don't do it if it means turning their relationship into the Ross & Rachel yawnfest.
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10-09-2006 @ 12:31PM
Pan Kre us said...
Like Karen is sooo hot and she has way bigger boobs. I think Jim should pick her FOR SURE! By the way, has anyone seen some unused brain cells laying around?
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10-09-2006 @ 1:14PM
GMMR said...
Huh? Where did all our little JAM shippers go?! Ha ha ha!! I'm all for Jim and Karen having a little something, as long as at the end of the day he gets back together with Pam. He can flirt with Karen all he wants but Jim loves Pam....and I love them together. Can't wait for them to be reunited at some point. Even if it's not a romantic thing at first, I just miss Jim and Pam's chemistry. But then again, this week proved that John Krasinski can have chemistry with just about anyone!!
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10-11-2006 @ 4:10PM
Grego said...
I am ready to see Pam squirm a bit. I can't wait till they come back to Scranton and Pam sees first hand the connection that Karen and Jim will have formed by then. She won't have old Halpert to kick around anymore.
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10-22-2006 @ 5:34PM
meeno said...
ok Pan Kre us, its official, you clearly watch way too much tv
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11-09-2006 @ 11:26PM
Tab said...
I feel dirty, but I like Karen and Jim. Is it possible to want the triangle not to end? I want them all to keep flirting with each other :)
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