Reviewer: aggiegurl22 Signed
Date: March 29, 2007
Title: Chapter 5: I think you're thinking of the Hunt for Red October
Eeeep! I'm so torn! One minute, I'm like, "Go Ryan! Suck on that, Jim!!!" And the next, I'm like, "Aww, Jim still loves her in his roundabout way!" I'm really getting addicted to this little fic! Oh, and I love your Karen! If only they'd flesh her out a little on the show. I guess it's a good sign they haven't. ;)
Oh, and in contrast to a commenter below, I LOVE that you've given Pam someone else to get close to. It's kinda like in that interview with JK how he said that Karen is a good option for Jim and he's not sure if Pam's the one or not anymore. I can totally see this happening between Pam and someone else. I mean, sure, Ryan's a total dick in the office, but wouldn't you be with Michael as your boss? I think, that outside the office, he'd be a lot of fun. He hasn't broken Kelly's heart yet. That has to mean something. He may have a soft side that's just been hiding. Oh, and there are no cameras on the ship, so he may be showing his true colors since they aren't there. Wow, I'm analyzing your story, haha! Oops.
Sorry for the long review, I just had to tell you to not get discouraged, even if this fic doesn't end up with happy Jim/Pam, because that's life sometimes, you know?
Author's Response: You have no idea how encouraging this review is! Seriously, analyze away because I am loving it :) I totally agree with every point that you've made and I do tend to draw a lot of what I feel I know about the characters from interviews by the actors themselves (like JK's interview about Karen being a viable option, and BJ's interview about loving that Kelly loves him, and maybe even missing that Michael loves him) I mean, who knows these characters better than the people that play/write them? In fact, the idea for this story stemmed from an interview BJ gave which said that the difference between Ryan and Jim is that Jim thinks he's in a comedy, whereas Ryan thinks he's in a tragedy. So, here I thought it'd be interesting to flip that a little. And the one thing that always stands out in my mind that screams "Ryan is a good guy!" is that TH from the Merger about Kelly when he just says "I don't know... I can't explain it." My heart just melts every time. And while I love Jim and Pam and do root for them on the show, part of me is unsure about them as a couple and that is fun to play with a little in the fanfic realm of things :)
Seriously, thanks so much, I really needed to hear this :)