The problem is seemingly resolved by proving to Pam that he actually loves by her asking a favor from the documentary’s producers. Which actually might be kind of poignant considering we end at the beginning of the series, but the show doesn’t offer any negative moral judgment for his choice. And even though Jim gives a speech to Dwight about the power of love and how love defies logic, his adoration of Pam does not cover up that he has retreated to the same old, same old. That is not enough, nor should it be for anyone, let alone a young father. Right now, “this” is being Assistant to the Regional Manager (Dwight Schrute) at a paper company that, even if it can survive the death of paper and Schrute leadership, does not have any room for advancement. Although he did not reveal his intentions to her initially, the implication was there. No one doubts that Jim loves Pam, but the missing heart to this entire debate come in the words “this is.” Athlead was not Jim’s attempt to escape Pam it was his attempt to build a better life for his entire family. Unfortunately, like the rest of the season, only one is given any attention- Jim and Pam Forever. These are two different issues requiring two different answers. After seeing Darryl, she expresses her concern by saying, “I’m afraid this is not enough for you. Although Jim has been putting on a brave face, Pam wonders if he’s lying for her sake. Jim has decided to remain in Scranton while avoiding Athlead, who wants him to go on the three-month, 32-city tour. With their relationship woes a major area of contention for the entire season, I figure this will be my last chance to comment on the couple before we get our final answers. Not to mention it had a lot less filler.ĭuring this hour, the Jim and Pam relationship comes close to the forefront. Although this episode closes out some very important storylines, the ambiguous, open-endedness of “Livin’ The Dream” could have been a more powerful cliffhanger as we wait and see what’s much further down the road for the crew at Dunder Mifflin.
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I actually think “Livin’ The Dream” could have sufficed as a penultimate episode. “A.A.R.M.” is another successful episode, albeit not as successful as last week’s installment. They have eight nights to put the final touches on the last episode, not including next week’s Epic Recap Event set several months down the line, which gives them plenty of time to conclude the original run. The final episode of the show has not yet been produced, and they were filming right up until the airing of the first episode. I know that there have been questions about why they are still filming, so I’m going to fanwank this. And so we reach the almost end as the end of tonight’s episode, “A.A.R.M.”, coincides with the airing of the first episode of The Office: An American Workplace.