Sunday, April 20, 2008

In response to the Jim/Pam pessimists.


Yeah, I know, I don't write about anything other than The Office.

So a lot of people are saying Pam will say no to Jim, and her "no" will be the fourth season's season finale cliffhanger. Doubtful. For one thing, that would be basically a repeat of "Casino Night," which is pretty lazy and The Office is better than that. I think Pam loves Jim too much to break his heart again. More importantly, though, from Ausiello it said that the "big Jim/Pam plot" would be set in motion on April 17, pick up on April 24, and climax on May 1. May 1 isn't the season finale. Even though the fangirl in me would love to have the absolute last shot of the season be Pam saying "absolutely I will" in response to Jim's proposal, I don't think that will happen just based on Ausiello's spoilers. Perhaps more importantly, though, Ausiello said that the possibilities were a) engagement, b) eloping, c) sex, or d) breaking up. After "Chair Model," I think we can pretty much say that it's going to be A. And notice the wording: engagement. Not just proposal. Maybe I'm just being an optimist/idealist, but hey. It's true that in the pictures posted on OfficeTally of the webmaster's trip to the set for the season finale, neither is wearing a ring, but it could be possible that John or Jenna took their prop rings off/were asked to take their prop rings off because it would have been such a blatant spoiler. From a story I heard, everyone freaked out the summer between the second and third seasons when Jenna posted a picture on her MySpace of Pam with an engagement/wedding ring, and we all know how that turned out.

Also: if Jim and Pam get married in the summer, it'd be good for these new webisodes that are coming. That way, we could see their wedding, but it wouldn't just be "Phyllis' Wedding" all over again. Plus, the Season 5 season premiere could be "The Dundies Again" and Pam and Jim could get the "Shortest Engagement" Dundie :)

Okay, now that Jim/Pam is taken care of, let's move on to Dwight/Andy/Angela and Michael/Jan... ;)