Kind of a Brangelina thing. It's a RAM thing!
Basically, most people that know me know I love Pam and Roy. I have always had so much love for their incredibly complex relationship, and it always makes me really sad to see how much Roy's name gets dragged through the mud. It upsets me that Roy was one-sided for so long, but season 3 really showed off how human he is and how much love there really is between him and Pam. There's love, but it's evolved and changed. They are by no means perfect for each other, and it isn't that I want Pam and Roy together. It's a relationship that, sadly, was worn so thin that it deteriorated and there just isn't anything left.
I could go on and on and on about my thoughts on Pam and Roy. Instead, I made this spam. So,enjoy.
"And I can't really explain it. I just had to get out of that relationship."
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"I'm not gonna take her for granted. I gotta win her back."
Gay With Hunt. Oy, my little heart. I think this was the moment I first fell in love with Roy. It's pretty devastating to see how losing Pam was the only way to get him to pay her attention. I don't know that it was necessarily a HUGE surprise that Pam's ring is gone- it was a big reveal, but it was a long time coming. Pam is finally gaining a little independence. Roy, on the other hand, fucked a lot of shit up and thinks that getting Pam back is the answer to his problems. The DUI is kind of really depressing, if you think about it.
"Isn't that like, your third soda today?"
I don't care what you say. THIS MOMENT IS ADORABLE. And gives me the fluffies. It's totally not even a racy shirt, by any means, but Roy is so used to Pam's normal clothes that it's a big deal. And he always comes upstairs so he can see her. AND THEY SORTA FLIRT WITH THEIR EYES. I'm sorry, but Jim is fucking Karen in Stamford, so I have to take all the cute I can get.
"There's nothing wrong with your car. I just thought you might like a break from the "grief counseling" session."
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"Well, you're not still driving so fast, are you?"
I adore this moment in so many ways. Roy is just trying so hard. And he's asking about the safety on her car and worries about her speeding. It's a really sweet moment, and it shows that hey, they were in a relationship for ten years, so yes, he knows things about her. There was just that big sense of history between them here, just a little sad nostalgia.
"Do you mean like, is Pam going?"
Kevin! Oh God, his face makes me giggle. HE IS UNCOMMONLY PERCEPTIVE. Anyway, see, it's upsetting how attached Roy still is to Pam, as she's starting to move out of her comfort zone and try new things. She's Fancy New Dorky Dancer Beesly.
"You know that Cinderella song, "You Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)"? That pretty much says it better than how I know how to say it... in words."
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"I'm really glad you're still gonna be working here."
It really bugs me how there's two versions of this episode. But both hurt a bit. The other is when Roy says that working there without Pam would be like "moving boxes without meaning." Meanwhile, Pam is looking forward to the branch closing. It's sad to see how much Pam's life has continued without Roy- how she's started art classes and he never knew. I think that last cap says it all- he's still trying so hard and she's just moving on.
"He's cute. You should date him."
A little in to office romances, are you, Karen? Anyways, I just think these are a few really sweet moments between Roy and Pam. She teases him about wrapping presents and he gets her a thoughtful gift. Pam's face kills me after Karen suggests she date him- the whole story has just gotten so mangled and confusing (and it happens to involve Karen's boyfriend...) that she doesn't bother explaining anymore.
"Hey, remember when we were planning our honeymoon and you wanted to go to Hawaii and I wanted to go to Mexico? . . . I was definitely right."
This is such a clear shift from the last season- now Jim's the one upsetting Pam, and Roy's the one that cheered her up. It's such a stark, really heartbreaking contrast.
"I'm not really into strippers. You know what I find sexy? Pam's art. She's an artist and I appreciate that. It's very moving and sexy. The art."
This just makes me giggle and "awwwww". Oh, Roy.
"So it was kind of like being invited to my own wedding. And I was like 'Wait, thought I called that off'."
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"I know you're probably not going to remember this, right? But um... Those color roses? I got you those color roses for our prom."
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"I gave them twenty bucks. You want to dance?"
I could write an epic novel about this episode. I did write a fic, once upon a time. But this is just one of my favorite episodes of all time, because I really just want to cry for all the ships in here. Roy and Pam break my fucking heart. Pam is so down, because of the wedding similarities and because of Jim, and Roy is just so heartfelt. BUT I DID TWO COLLAGES, so I can't say everything now...
Dreams last so long / Even after you're gone / and I know you love me / And soon you will see / You were meant for me / And I was meant for you
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"Hey, want to get out of here?"
I can't listen to that Jewel song without wanting to bawl my eyes out anymore. Pam is so fragile and vulnerable that she goes back to Roy, because he's all she knows. She doesn't know Jim anymore. And Roy, God, he just holds her so gently when they dance. It wasn't healthy, but you almost can't blame Pam. He's solid and there for her and Jim simply isn't anymore. She needs to be needed.
"I'm really happy to be back with Roy. I think it shows maturity. Maturity and dignity. ... Is that braggy? I don't mean it to be braggy."
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"Pam's with Roy. I'm with Karen. And, uh, Brangelina is with Frangelina. Movin' on."
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"Omigod, you're sooo in love now!"
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"Your art.. was the prettiest art of... all the art."
Pam's trying to hold her head up, but I think even she knows that she's taking several steps backwards. It's just so familiar that she can't bring herself to do anything about it. Jim, sorry, but fuck you, you're no longer allowed an opinion here. Kelly... is Kelly. And poor Pam at her art show- she wants Roy to be someone he isn't, and he just wants to fall back in their own pattern.
"You have to come to stuff with me. If you're going to be my boyfriend, you have to do boyfriend things."
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"I can read you like a book, you can't keep anything from me."
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"In order for us to make it, there can't be any secrets between us."
Pam is trying to continue to grow but it starts to become apparent that she simply can't move forward with Roy. He's stuck in his own ways and she's trying to evolve herself.
"I kissed Jim."
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"Yeah, you're right. This is so over. You kidding me, Pam?!"
Ultimately, Roy can't accept Pam for who she is anymore, and Pam learns that she can't change him. He has to learn his errors on his own, and she has to get the strength to officially move on. Roy is kind of... amazingly scary here. Even I flinch every time he throw the glass at the mirror. Eek.
"I don't want to comment on what happened. It sucked."
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"It's just so stupid. I mean, getting back with Roy and everything. I mean, what was I thinking, right?"
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"I'm sure you guys will... find you way back to one another someday."
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"I just got some stuff I gotta say to you."
Season 3 Jim, thy name is Dickwad. So after Roy got his ass dipped in chocolate, covered in sprinkles, and HANDED to him, he gets a little sense knocked into him. Losing your job may cause you to do that. Pam still feels like she needs someone to lean on, so she reaches out to Jim, who is only becoming more and more distant.
"I just, I think that we both made some bad choices."
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"So you gonna start datin' Halpert then?"
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"I don't get you Pam."
"I know."
I could probably write fifty epic sonnets about this scene. It's one of my favorite scenes in the entire show, probably. Roy finally comes to terms with the fact that Pam is changing and he can't be in her life anymore. Pam finally brings attention to both of their mistakes and they come to a silent truce. It breaks my heart how Roy almost wants her with Jim, knowing all the trouble she went to, and it upsets him to see her so submissive toward it. And I think their last lines just really capture the essence of that relationship- Roy never fully understood Pam, and she knew that but never did anything about it. That part always gives me goosebumps. It just makes me so endlessly happy and tearful that Pam and Roy got to have such a beautiful, final goodbye.
After doing this spam, it feels like somebody took my heart and dropped it into a bucket of boiling tears, and at the same time, somebody else is hitting my soul in the crotch with a frozen sledgehammer, and then a third guy walks in and starts punching me in the grief bone.
Basically, I absolutely adore Pam and Roy's relationship, and it hurts not only to see how they fell apart, but how many fans have come to despise Roy so much. They were both just flawed human beings, and Pam learned a lot from Roy. I wish we had gotten to see what Roy took and improved after they ended.
The end. =)
**No using graphics for your own use, this took a long time!**
And also, please... if you have nothing nice to say about Roy, post it somewhere else.