If you were on the NBC message boards back in the day chances are you stumbled onto the Jim Paradox, where along with the  Pam Dichotomy user ScrantonBranch lovingly unpacked and explained every look and exchange Jim and Pam shared in Seasons 3, 4 and 5. The NBC boards went the way of the Stamford Branch, but we reached out to ScrantonBranch and now the Jim Paradox is being archived in it’s entirety on MTT!

In addition to being a fun trip down memory lane, the JP is a great fanfiction resource especially when trying to get into the head of Jim in the early years. ScrantonBranch is also including the original discussion questions which are potentially great prompts for some “what if” fanfics. These analyses are also just great to read as you rewatch episodes and will give you a deep appreciation for the work and attention to detail that actor John Krasinski along with the writers put Jim’s story.

Should anyone feel like some meta discussion, you’re free to discuss any of the Questions to Ponder that ScrantonBranch posed at the end of each episode analysis here on this thread. Some of the “unanswered” QtPs will be posted in the next reply.