The Pam Dichotomy: Season 3 by scrantonbranch
Past Featured StorySummary: The Pam Dichotomy continues into Season 3 with analysis for every episode on a scene-by-scene basis, (episodes will be uploaded by title as individual chapters). Analysis focuses on Pam's character development on emotional and psychological levels with emphasis on how her behavior impacts JAM. Also included are the QTPs (Question to Ponder) that incited so much discussion on the NBC message boards.
Categories: Jim and Pam, Episode Related Characters: Pam
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: The Pam Dichotomy
Chapters: 26 Completed: Yes Word count: 84673 Read: 54736 Published: June 28, 2016 Updated: August 09, 2016
Chapter 12: Traveling Salesman by scrantonbranch
Pam barely made an appearance in this episode, but that doesn't mean we can't discuss. I have some basic speculation QTP's for this week to keep us busy!
On a side note, the cold open in this week's episode was packed with foreshadowing. It was not accident that "Harvey" said (or tried to) "I have loved you for a long time," when Jim and Pam were together in Michael's office. We know this is hidden somewhere in the minds of both Jim and Pam. This is a stroke of brilliance on the writer's part.

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Questions to Ponder:

1) If Karen should ever confront Pam about her past with Jim, what should she tell her?

2) Should Pam carry on her friendship with Karen, now that Karen knows a little about her past with Jim?

3) Does Pam have any clue that Jim still has feelings for her? What can Pam do to figure out how Jim feels about her? Should she even try or should she just let him come to her?

4) Should Pam date? (This has come up in conversation recently, so I thought it would be fun to formalize it in the QTP.)
End Notes:
Commonly Used Acronyms:
PD = Pam Dichotomy,
JP = Jim Paradox,
CN = Casino Night,
FNB = Fancy New Beesly,
QTP = Questions to Ponder



This post was written nine years ago so go easy on me in terms of writing style! I’ve decided not to revise the original posts beyond filling in missing words or fixing wayward punctuation. Call it nostalgia if you will, but there’s something to be said for preserving this little snapshot of fandom.



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