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Reviewer: Ladama Signed [Report This]
Date: March 04, 2017 06:00 pm Title: Chapter 9: The Convict

So I was planning on posting all my old Questions To Ponder answers here and then I didn't! But I will try to now. Also, SB, if you see this, I decided to Ribbon the S3 PD an JP so that hopefully new fans will notice them and read and maybe respond!

1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of Jim and Pam's reconnection? Will it last?
I think SB already addressed the strengths and weaknesses of the reconnection. Humor has always been Jim and Pam's strongest link, and Jim orchestrated the prank in a way that said "we can't go back, but we can start over." The weakness is that it's still a very superficial connection that hasn't addressed any of the things that tore them apart in the first place. They need to deal with the past before they can forge any lasting relationship (platonic or romantic)

2. Can we classify either of Jim's pranks as flirting?
Jim's motivations ran much deeper than just flirting, but that "gotcha" look was a bit flirtatious.

3. Will Jim prank Pam again? If so, what kind of motives would another prank entail?
I think he will. He loves his pranks, and Pam is an excellent partner in crime, but I'm not sure if he's quite ready to have the two of them pranking others like in the old days. Jim wants and maybe even needs to reconnect with Pam, but he not ready to deal with their past or their true emotions, and pranking serves as a (temporary) solution to those problems.

4. Does Karen have a clue about JAM yet? What lead you to your conclusion?
Definitely not, I doubt she'd had been so smiley at the copier if she knew Jim's unrequited love was 6 feet away. As SB said, Karen doesn't suspect anything when she wants in on the prank thanks to Jim's casual demeanor, and a couple little white lies.

5. Is Jim doing the right thing by seeing Karen? Is Jim being fair to Karen?
It certainly isn't wrong to see Karen but I don't think he started the relationship for all the right reasons. Returning to Scranton and being faced with seeing Pam was a motivating factor (if not *the* motivating factor) for Jim to start dating Karen, he is essentially using her as a shield.

Is Jim being fair to Karen? I think he's trying to be, he does seem to want to date her, and wants to take it slow, but on the other hand Karen's in an unfair position and Jim is really the one that put her there.

6. In conjunction with The Pam Dichotomy, this question must be asked! Is it appropriate for Jim to give Pam a Christmas gift? If so, what should he give her?
Appropriate or not, I just don't see it happening. If it does . . well, we'll have alot ot talk about, won't we?

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