Jim and Pam don't actually get divorced in The Office; they have significant marital problems in Season 9, leading to a potential split and even a planned storyline where they break up, but they ultimately reconcile and stay together, with the show ending with them happily married with kids. Their conflict revolves around Jim's new job in Philadelphia and Pam's insecurity, with episodes like "Customer Loyalty" highlighting their strain, but the creators decided against a divorce for the fans, according to People.com and Reddit users.
In the ninth and final season, Jim and Pam's marriage hits an extremely rough patch. As the story advances, Jim begins working part time at Dunder Mifflin to begin a new business in Philadelphia, leaving Pam and the two kids to hold down the fort in Scranton.
Pam is crying because she had just helped Jim to solve a problem in he and Karen's relationship. She told jim to go easy on Karen and let her move into an apartment near him and while they're in the warehouse, Karen thanks her.
In S9E20 ``Paper Airplane'' we see Jim and Pam finally 'back together' after a throwback to their wedding in season 6. We listen to Jim's brother's speech about faith, hope and love.
In the episode, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) is invited by Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) to speak to his business school class. When many of the students question the usefulness of paper in a computerized world, Michael attempts to inform the class of how essential paper is.
In a role reversal, Pam now gives Jim advice on his relationship while mustering romantic feelings for him. Finally being honest to herself about her feelings for Jim, Pam breaks down and cries after realizing she is pushing him into the arms of another woman ("Back From Vacation").
Steve Carell's final episode of The Office, Goodbye, Michael, is widely regarded as one of the most emotional moments in the show's history. The episode follows the final day of Michael Scott as the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin before he leaves for Colorado to be with Holly.
After 3 seasons of wearing a half-up-half-down hairstyle, Pam finally starts to wear her hair down in Season 4, and is shorter too. This is most likely a sign that she has became more assertive now that she is finally is in a relationship with Jim.
In the eighth season of 'The Office', it was originally planned that Jim was going to cheat on Pam with his stand-in, Cathy Simms; however, John Krasinski refused to film this scene.
According to John Krasinski, there were plans to write a scene depicting Jim making out with Cathy in Jim's hotel room. Krasinski objected to the plan, even refusing outright to shoot the scene as he believed this would potentially drive away the audience's goodwill in terms of the character if this were to occur.
Jim is only present during the cold open. He is then absent without explanation for the rest of the episode. In a deleted scene, his voice is heard when he talks to Pam on the phone as he is driving to make a sale. In real life, John Krasinski was filming Big Miracle in Alaska during filming of the episode.
At the beginning of Season 9, Kelly reveals she and Ravi got engaged and moved to Oxford, Ohio. Kelly happily quit her job at Dunder-Mifflin, mistakenly believing she was moving to Miami with Ravi. Upon discovering Kelly's move, Ryan also moves to Ohio, though he claims it's for unrelated reasons.
Jim's unresolved emotions for Pam were the primary reason for his break up with Karen. Pam had cancelled her wedding for Jim, causing him to feel conflicted despite being with Karen. The situation escalated when Jim received a sentimental note from Pam, prompting him to end his relationship with Karen abruptly.
John Krasinski, who played Jim, knew just how important his character was to the audience. During season eight, a proposed scene would have had Jim cross a line with Cathy during the Florida trip in the After Hours episode. Krasinski refused to film it.
'The Office' Never Planned a Jim and Pam Cheating Story Line Despite the Decade-Long Rumor. The Office fans can finally relax — Jim was never going to cheat on Pam.
Eventually, new boss Charles Miner enters later in the season and causes trouble for Michael. Michael eventually cannot deal with his dictator-like changes and quits to form his own company taking Pam and Ryan with him.
At the beginning of Season 8, Pam is revealed to be pregnant with her and Jim's second child, Phillip Halpert. She begins her maternity leave after "Gettysburg", and eventually returns when she and Jim bring Cece and Phillip into the office.
In its original American broadcast on February 1, 2009, "Stress Relief" was viewed by 22.9 million viewers in 13.34 million homes, according to Nielsen Media Research, making it the most watched episode of The Office and the only episode to reach over 20 million viewers.
The Michael-Toby Relationship refers to one of the most recurring gags on The Office, in which Michael Scott expresses his intense hatred for HR representative Toby Flenderson whenever he interferes with his unethical work antics.
In this episode, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) returns from his vacation in Jamaica and has a luau in the warehouse to celebrate. It is revealed that he went to Jamaica with Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin) when a racy photograph of him and Jan is circulated.
In interviews, both actors have spoken about how they did not become friends immediately but grew close over time as they spent more time together on set. Fischer has said that she and Krasinski had a slow build to their friendship.
Jan did not appear in the eighth season. In the ninth-season episode "The Whale", Jan is now back in Scranton, working as an executive at the White Pages phone book company.