Post Casino Night AU where Jim goes to Australia, and Pam follows.
1 “Well, I don’t need a better Jim. I’m happy with the one I have.” Comfect! You make my JAM heart ache
Very excited to see the AU season 3!
Author's Response: Aw, thanks! That's very good to hear!
1 What a way for them to come back, and what an excellent prank! It almost reminds me of ‘Asian Jim’. Very creative, well done :)
Author's Response: Thank you! That is definitely the sense I wanted to pass on, so I'm glad it came through!
1 Amazing! You wrote Kelly so well, Ryan being the rice of the relationship had me chuckling. What a way to end the date, it was so nice that Jim understood that Pam wouldn’t want to disappoint her.
And you can’t beat a classic TWSS joke ;)
Author's Response: Thank you! I like an understanding Jim...
1 Haha nice ;)
Another fantastic chapter, I love the reminders from Casino Night, how Jim reacts to Pam’s dress and Pam to his jumper. It’s all so powerful for them, I love it
Author's Response: Thank you! I think if they're as important as they are for us, they'd have to be more for them right?
I love the way their relationship was announced to the office, Kelly with her all seeing relationship eyes. And I love that Jim and Pam are moving in together, and that even if they weren’t moving away, Pam still wanted it.
Author's Response: Thank you! I find Kelly a very useful plot device for this kind of thing ;).
I love the idea of Karen going around with them, being her rational self. The way she fits in with their lives in this season 3 is excellent!
Author's Response: I think that's what Karen could have been if they hadn't had her date Jim--she's a nice balance to the rest of the cast dynamic when she's not being jealous or jumpy.
Beesly’s dorky dance moves!
I loved this chapter, such a refreshing take on a usually sad episode, I like what you’ve done with it. ‘Maybe the R stands for Refrigeration’ made me giggle, well done!
Author's Response: Thank you! I had fun with it, and I'm glad it came across well.
Michael inadvertently attempts to smooth things over between Pam and Jim. Who would want two of their very best friends to be miserable after all?
Set after The Convention.
1 I really love this, the update was worth the wait!
One of my favourite bits was the way Pam described her nerves ‘ Her nerves are stray cats fighting, spitting and hissing and darting all over the place.’ I can say from experience that this is exactly what feeling nervous is like!
I loved Michael’s enthusiasm, the ‘I did this!’ and the classic ‘My heart soars with the eagles nest.’
And ‘It is your condo’s birthday.’ Pure genius. Loved it.
Author's Response: Thank you! I write about the nerves from experience, I’m a nervous mess 99.9% of the time! I’m so glad to hear you felt this was worth the far too lengthy wait...
1 The Booze Cruise is always such a heartbreaking episode for me, and you captured the painful tone beautifully!
‘He thought that now he could die happy, knowing how it felt to - sort of - hold her’ wow, just wow.
'He thought that one day when things were finally right between them, he would tell her about this evening, and the painting, and the sun in her hair. But this day hadn’t come yet.'
Set before the seasons (and in AU).
1 I love this, a lot! That tea-set metaphor was such a good realisation for Pam, and her having that discovery was a long time coming! The start of this chapter made me want to wrestle Roy, but by the end of it I was smiling, filled with some classic jam love. Well done :)
Author's Response: Thank you very much! The start is rough a little, but I could promise to save some special moments for the next chapters :)
1 I love a good star wars reference sandwiched into a chapter
‘Well, Roy Anderson had always been the personification of the word 'injustice,' but now it added even more layers, hues, and shades. He became a granite statue, looming over the heads of people like an old Soviet monument, repressing and coarse.’
THIS! This was my favourite part of this chapter, and while all of it was really good, I loved this, it shows how Jim feels about Roy so clearly
Author's Response: Thank you for your lovely review! I'm happy you liked the chapter and the lines (and I also love to put references to my favorite things into my stories!).
An AU version of Season 3's "Beach Games." What if Karen wasn't there for beach day? What would that mean for Pam and Jim? A little romance with a touch of mild angst.
1 (Before the review I just wanted to say I’ve been reading this story as a guest and I have to say it’s one of my favourites)
Okay, so that bit with getting Andy out of the water was golden, I’ve always wanted to know how they managed to find him and rescue him, and you did in in such a ‘The Office’ way.
Jim and Pam on the coach is such a secretly sweet moment, and reminds me of hand holding during Fun-Run. I love how even just a small thumb rub can have such an effect.
An excellent chapter, as always
Author's Response: Thank you! And I appreciate your coming out of the shadows to offer such a wonderfully kind review. So glad you're enjoying this.
1 Flirty and saucy, what’s not to love!
I really like the way you handled Jim and Karen, it was a very unique take on their break up, and I love that they still had respect for each other, realising they both made mistakes and that it was okay.
The Jim and Pam banter is spot on, by the way
Author's Response: Thank you! And hearing you enjoyed the dialogue between Jim and Pam is the best compliment ever. I'm glad you liked my different approach to Jim and Karen's break up. I think most true adults wouldn't be yelling and screaming, do you?
1 ‘How about a little less talk and a little more action, Halpert?”
A confident Pam, we love her.
Love the Breakfast Club reference too!
1 Halpert family fluff, I love it. The whole day is so them, and seeing Jim and the kids putting things together is so heartwarming, and gives insight into their sweet little family.
I love the Pam care, it’s all very special without being extravagant, which is really what Jim and Pam are about. Well done :) !
Author's Response: Thank you. I wanted to have Pam have all the fun of being a mom but none of the hassle. Glad you liked it.
1 Jim! It had to be Jim. It’s interesting to see how Pam’s life was going without him in it, a different casino night, no banter with desk clump 1, I’m so excited to see where this goes
To quote a wise reviewer ‘Oh boy. This is going to ruin me isn’t it? I’m here for it’
Agian, you know I’m SO here for it
Author's Response: You know I'm in the business of ruining people! Thanks :)
1 Haha, Jim’s lil white boy ass, this was spectacular.You can’t beat a good bit of social media stalking, I think we’ve all been there, and if you haven’t then you’re lying.
Jim sounds like suuuuch an asshole, which is perfect, because that’s what he’s meant to be. He’s not our good boy-next-door anymore, you’ve made that clear. He’s mutated into a Ryan.
Excellent, I’m very very interested to see what happens next.
Sequel to Pam 6.0
Pam broke up with Roy after his comments in S01E06 – Hot Girl, and after a summer of simmering tensions Jim and Pam have finally admitted their feelings for each other.
1 I’m really looking forward to this sequel! I love season 2 and 4, so it’ll be exciting to see them almost come together :)
Author's Response: Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you're looking forward to it!