1 [Report This]Date: October 26, 2022 02:39 am Title: Booze Cruise
This was really sweet. I like the Karen/Pam friend dynamic. The way you used Karen's go getter attitude for her to help Jim and Pam get their stuff together was great! It was a nice glimpse into Karen/Danny, we don't often read that and I think they would be good together.
Author's Response: Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, including the random pairing that came to me somehow.
1 [Report This]Date: September 29, 2022 12:18 pm Title: Booze Cruise
Welcome to posting on MTT! I like this concept. Pam and Karen as friends. A much needed dose of perspective for both of them. I really like that Karen is seeing right through the usual BS the Jim and Pam put up during S2. Looking forward to seeing how this will pan out.
1 [Report This]Date: September 28, 2022 12:42 pm Title: Booze Cruise
Oooh I like this new approach!! And I really like this Karen! I hope to see more soon :)
Author's Response: Thanks!!
1 [Report This]Date: September 28, 2022 12:17 pm Title: Booze Cruise
What a fun AU idea, I love the dynamic you've established here!
*“I would love to be engaged. How did you manage that?”
What kind of question was that?*
Ha! I think this every single time I watch this episode.
You know, it's interesting to think of Jim and Karen being strictly friends in this way. Canon Karen is extremely observant in pretty much every regard, the only weak spot being her own relationship with Jim. So this makes her character wiser and more likable.
Excited to see how you play this out. I hope Karen plays matchmaker because that feels like cosmic karma.
Welcome to MTT!
Author's Response: Thank you! Glad you liked it. I think upon re-watch, I really appreciated Karen more, especially outside of the context of her relationship with Jim.
1 [Report This]Date: September 28, 2022 10:18 am Title: Booze Cruise
YAY. Glad you brought this one over! I am a firm believer in the ideas that Pam really needed a good female friend during this time and that Karen would've been a good bro for Jim if they hadn't tried to date, and this is a clever way to explore that.
I really like Karen's impression of Angela here and seeing both Katy and the craziness of Booze Cruise through her fresh eyes. And seeing Jim share The Secret with Karen instead of Pam feels like it has a lot of potential.
A very warm welcome to MTT! Looking forward to seeing where you go with this.
Author's Response: Thank you! This fic is basically me giving Pam a female that can show her lovingly the errors of her way and give her a non-invested sounding board to start expressing herself. And Karen was a cool character that had the misfortune to come in the middle of the OTP to end all OTPs, so yeah. :)
1 [Report This]Date: September 28, 2022 09:24 am Title: Booze Cruise
First off welcome to MTT.
This mash-up of the seasons and episodes and events that occured during them was a fresh new take. I especially enjoyed how Karen sort of takes over the Michael role on the boat...and was a little but more direct than even he was.
Sometimes the everyday gets so routine you don't notice what's going on around you. That seems to be the case for all the Dunder Mifflinites- so when Karen and the new crew arrive they/she notices a lot of stuff they don't- for instance how Jim is in love with Pam (and how crazy Michael is).
Looking forward to seeing where this story goes from here.
Author's Response: Thanks! I'm glad you like the concept. Hope you enjoy the rest of it :)
1 [Report This]Date: September 28, 2022 09:15 am Title: Booze Cruise
I’m usually not a Karen fan, like, at all but she isn’t bad here. A nice twist on the whole booze cruise episode so props for creativity on that.
Looking forward to seeing how this plays out! Congrats on your first story!
Author's Response: Thanks! I really liked the dynamics in the NutCracker Christmas episode, so it kinda comes from that. I hope you enjoy the rest!
1 [Report This]Date: September 28, 2022 09:02 am Title: Booze Cruise
A totally different take on Booze Cruise! Looking forward to seeing how this one plays out
Congrats on your first fic!
Author's Response: Thanks! I hope you enjoy the rest.