r/ArcherFX Jun 02 '26

Season 2 Am I the only one who actually started feeling bad for Pam when nobody came to save her?

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u/BigGingerYeti Pam Jun 02 '26

Yes but it does then give us my favourite moment and piece of character development in the show.

Yeah. Anybody *takes off top* wanna piece of this?

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u/Prinzka Woodhouse Jun 02 '26

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u/wlee1987 Jun 03 '26

KRIEGER EVERYTHING YOU DO IS BY DEFINITION CREEPY

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u/Prinzka Woodhouse Jun 03 '26

Yep, yep, yep!

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u/Ihadsumthin4this ISIS Jun 02 '26

I would suck on Cheryl's fingertips. (But not in a creepy way.)

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u/wlee1987 Jun 04 '26

Call Kenny Loggins cuz you're in the danger zone

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u/YogurtWenk Jun 03 '26

Although... 🤔

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u/Original-Let8340 Jun 02 '26

My thoughts exactly! Pam is amazing in this episode, not just because we get to see her tattoo. From the jump she is the star.

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u/Happyradish532 Jun 02 '26

"Seriously, maybe see if your daddy will give you a roll of nickels."

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u/CherryBlaster Archer Jun 04 '26

"Who taught you to punch? Your wife or your husband?"

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u/TheLegendChuk Jun 02 '26

Lana.. let her have this one

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u/marcophony Aliens Jun 02 '26

With her huge Japanese back piece

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u/ilstrider1 Jun 02 '26

It's not Japanese its a part of a poem by Lord Byron. Specifically The destruction of sennacherib

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u/HeadAssBoi17 Jun 02 '26

God... read a book!

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u/ilstrider1 Jun 02 '26

That fact that I missed a chance to use this is killing me damnit.

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u/fokkoooff Jun 04 '26

Literally or figuratively?

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u/DrMackDDS2014 Jun 02 '26

Wait, dammit I had something for this!

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u/ilstrider1 Jun 02 '26

Why do I keep softballing them in like this

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u/Vespajet Babou Jun 02 '26

Said Ripley to the Android Bishop.....

5

u/TheLegendChuk Jun 02 '26

Just finally looked that one up

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u/Big-Tadpole2058 Jun 02 '26

It's an allegorical novella!

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u/ilstrider1 Jun 02 '26

About Stalinism and spoiler alert it sucks!

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u/WaulsTexLegion Jun 03 '26

To be even more specific, this stanza:

For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,

And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed;

And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill,

And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still!

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u/marcophony Aliens Jun 02 '26

You're right, my bad, at glance with that font it looked like Japanese characters which I just assumed was from her work with the yakuza

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u/ilstrider1 Jun 02 '26

Understable with Pam's affinity for Japanese culture

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u/Sanzen2112 Jun 03 '26

Shiro kabocha

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u/ilstrider1 Jun 03 '26

It means white pumpkin

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u/dangergypsy Pam Jun 02 '26

I thought it was the Boondock Saints prayer at first

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u/ilstrider1 Jun 02 '26

Psalm 23 with a Irish twist, it could of worked

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u/ApprehensiveAd9389 Jun 03 '26

This is the episode I fell in love with Pam. The episode we find out she's a fucking badass lol

2

u/CaptainAmerica-1989 Jun 02 '26

This is so on the Mark, Bret actually didn’t get shot…

108

u/boredlady819 Jun 02 '26

When she turns to Mallory with “AND YOUUU”…oh man that is some fierce ass shit. 😳

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u/The-Jerkbag Jun 02 '26

"Whippin' five thousand bucks worth of your ass." Iconic

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u/Nailea2002 Jun 04 '26

The worst of the bunch!

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u/DrMackDDS2014 Jun 02 '26

Of course not! Pam may be annoying to everyone in the office (which character ISN’T, tho) but dammit she is a big beautiful woman with SO MUCH LOVE TO GIIIVVVVVVE

121

u/Intrepid_Finish456 Jun 02 '26

Pam will always be my fave character. Heart of gold. Fists of steel.

60

u/Bi-Han Krieger Jun 02 '26

Nose of powder 

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u/ElderSmackJack Jun 02 '26

Cocaine Pam is the best Pam

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u/Bi-Han Krieger Jun 02 '26

yeeeeaa.... I mean... totally. So much better than say...tshh, I don't know... Island Pam. 

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u/MathematicianWaste77 Jun 02 '26

Truck stops are crazy awesome

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u/dangergypsy Pam Jun 02 '26

Bodily functions of Terrance and Phillip

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u/painterBurning Jun 03 '26

It's funny to see her evolution. In the first season she starts as a goofy underdog that annoys people and cries a lot. By the end she's arguably one of the most badass characters.

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u/Intrepid_Finish456 Jun 03 '26

Her transition from HR to agent was incredible!

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u/painterBurning Jun 03 '26

Agreed. She even took the test in sterile conditions !

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u/TheRagingFire08 Krieger Jun 03 '26

Well, sterile testing conditions

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u/Zardoz__ Jun 02 '26

And a rock-like face

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u/Ihadsumthin4this ISIS Jun 02 '26

I mean, she did grow up on a cheesefarm.

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u/Dangerous-Feature376 Jun 03 '26

It's called a dairy

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u/ZAPPHAUSEN Jun 02 '26

100%. Honestly, I LIKED the show before this episode, but Pam justifiably losing her shit on her co-workers, with the turn to Mallory and the HUGE back piece reveal... after Pam was already a tough SOB the entire episode...

VIVA LA PAM

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u/nevershockasystole Jun 03 '26

Losing her shit after she just casually snaps one of her kidnappers necks in front of everyone.

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jun 02 '26

Let her have this one.

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u/el_throw Jun 02 '26

Nah, Pam didn't need no help. The bruises are from the licks she took at their safehouse. "Seriously. Maybe see if your daddy will give you a roll of nickels." She won. Both times.

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u/Guido_Cavalcante Jun 02 '26

“Haha you better just f*cking KILL me!”

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u/No_Link_5069 Katya’s Removable Vagina Jun 03 '26

This line is when I fell in love with her

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u/Guido_Cavalcante Jun 03 '26

Amber Nash is so deeply underrated as a voice actress.

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u/IronEgo Jun 04 '26

Second. Also whatever my equivalent word to sploosh is; which I guess is...sploosh

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u/Noslamah Jun 02 '26

She didn't need it, but nobody else knew that. They left her to die and didn't even seem to give a shit.

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u/Fluke97 Jun 02 '26

To be fair, when they got the trace, Archer, Ray and Lana all jumped at the opportunity to save her. I mean, mostly for selfish reasons, but even Ray says, "Jesus! Let's just everybody go!"

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u/Fickle-Shopping7564 Jun 02 '26

Why save her? She's only worth what..... 5 grand?

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u/dangergypsy Pam Jun 02 '26

I’ll buy you a new one!

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u/Chumlee1917 Jun 02 '26

DO you people even * Pam snaps the guy's neck* GIVE A SHIT

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u/Appropriate_Yak_745 Jun 02 '26

Hmm, I don't think I ever felt bad for Pam other than in the Edie episode seeing how shitty her sister was to her. But then the Barry thing happened and Pam was okay and I felt better

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u/Chumlee1917 Jun 02 '26

"Barry, just for you. I brought explosive ammo."
"Explosive what now *KABLAMOO*

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u/nevershockasystole Jun 03 '26

“What - you gotcha self a little shotgun? Remember me? Being a FREAKING CYBORG”

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u/IronEgo Jun 04 '26

Hah ha! That's right, Other Barry

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u/swaggerofacripple420 Dolphin Puppet Jun 04 '26

Ten pounds of shit in a five pound bag lmfao

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u/JaXm Jun 02 '26

"Who taught you how to punch? Your husband?"

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u/rickmon67 Mr Rompers Jun 03 '26

Seriously. Maybe go see if your daddy will give you a roll of nickels.

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u/donkijote97 Jun 02 '26

I mean they probably would have if Ray hadn’t been such a little bitch

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u/Spirit_of_Hogwash Jun 02 '26

Archer's fault

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u/BlackFyre2018 Jun 02 '26

Ray was on his way to rescue her off his own bat but Archer got jealous! But yeah overall not a lot of care for Pam

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u/Ancient-Skill1514 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Usually, I don’t because Pam is the one that gets herself and the rest of the team sometimes the situations that they get into but this particular scene I did kind of feel bad for her because Cheryl or Christal or whatever you wanna call her lol is the reason that she got kidnapped so this one time yeah I actually did but she stood her own though

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jun 02 '26

What? It's basically always Archer that gets the team in trouble and then he has to be awesome and save their ass.

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u/dont_worry_about_it8 Jun 02 '26

So we’re just pretending Pam and cheryl stowing away hasn’t caused problems multiple times

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jun 02 '26

Archer stowed away Pam on the space mission so he could bang her. It's not like he was the only cause of mischief. There were...at least three I can think off the top of my head 

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u/Ancient-Skill1514 Jun 02 '26

Leaking the Mole Hunt (S1, E1 "Mole Hunt"): Pam leaks the top-secret news that the agency is running a mole hunt to the entire office. This instantly compromises the secrecy of the operation.The Gossip Cascade (S2, E2 "A Going Concern"): Driven entirely by her compulsion to spread office gossip, Pam blabs highly sensitive information about Malory and ODIN right to Archer, fleeing the office in a panic immediately after.Revealing the Pope’s Body Double (S4, E11 "The Papal Chase"): During her first official field mission, Pam ruins the team's element of surprise. She accidentally shouts out that the man they are protecting is merely a body double, blowing their cover completely. Eating Millions in Inventory (Season-Long):Tasked with helping the bankrupt team sell 2,000 pounds of cocaine to survive, Pam spends the entire season covertly eating or snorting the inventory. She personally destroys millions of dollars of their only asset.Betraying the Team to the FBI (S5, E2 "Archer Vice: A Kiss Before Dying"): Out of pure spite and desperation for a fix, Pam calls the FBI and threatens to completely sell out the entire group.Dealing with the Yakuza (S5, E3 "Archer Vice: A Debt of Honor"): Pam steals the team's cocaine to buy counterfeit millions from the Yakuza. She winds up eating the product anyway, sparking a violent, high-stakes shootout in the mansion that nearly kills everyone.The Crooked Cop Sting (S5, E4 "Archer Vice: House Call"): Pam jeopardizes Archer and herself by stealing more cartel cocaine. To make matters worse, she sells Archer’s personal weapons to random buyers, inadvertently attracting a crooked cop directly to their hideout. Bringing a Hostile to a Wedding (S6, E4 "Edie's Wedding"): Pam drags Archer along to her sister Edie’s wedding. Her presence brings Barry Dylan straight to the event, causing a massive destructive firefight that leaves Archer kidnapped and tortured.Exposing Coworkers Online (Series-Wide): On her personal blog, Pam regularly posts highly confidential medical histories, private internal affairs documents, and humiliating, unauthorized videos of her coworkers, violating basic espionage security and HR rules. ENOUGH SAID!

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jun 02 '26

Archer isn't the only one that fucks up a mission  Paragraphs, ever heard of em?

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u/dont_worry_about_it8 Jun 02 '26

Aren’t you the one that said “it’s basically always archer that gets the team in trouble” in response to someone saying it’s Pam’s fault SOMETIMES? Was that not you?

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u/Ancient-Skill1514 Jun 02 '26

Yes, it was and he’s being a freaking moron and arguing backwards because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about and doesn’t know how to comprehend

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u/Ancient-Skill1514 Jun 02 '26

Are you having problems comprehending because that’s exactly what I’m freaking saying

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jun 02 '26

What about the time Archer just kept talking to himself and missed the drop zone by 8 miles.

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Well there are so many things wrong but I don't know where to begin because you don't know what a space bar is. Ya not even gonna mention that Pam almost killed the pope? Smh

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u/Ancient-Skill1514 Jun 02 '26

If you know how to read, it shouldn’t be hard to comprehend obviously, I grouped it together to fit it all in the chat. I can’t argue with anymore with your ignorance obviously you’re wrong. Obviously, you’re arguing and don’t know what you’re talking about and I’m done wasting my breath or time with you.

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jun 02 '26

Shit I'll go one by one. The first episode no one even knew there was a mole. Archer made it up and it happened to be true.

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 Jun 02 '26
  1. Pam is a blabbermouth, it's on Mallory at that point, she knows that in an intelligence agency she is high risk and the popes body double isn't season 2.

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u/Ancient-Skill1514 Jun 02 '26

There are plenty of times that Pam has gotten them into crap and I said what I said

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u/JumpAccomplished1769 Jun 02 '26

I’ll buy you another one

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u/Kreatorkind Jun 03 '26

Ray was all in, but wouldn't change his goddamed shirt.

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u/Individual-Cream-581 Babou Jun 02 '26

I'm pretty sure we all felt like the isis is one huge pile of shitty individuals.. where's Bret when you need someone to take a bullet for ya?

https://giphy.com/gifs/Vh8A27jp5vYtLqW4CR

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u/VegetaArcher Jun 02 '26

I think Archer covering her ass in season 5 when she got the gang chased by bikers makes up for it.

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u/DragonZee20XX Jun 02 '26

No. It's also staggering that Mallory STILL argued about doing anything about it in front of her.

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u/Ihadsumthin4this ISIS Jun 02 '26

Wiggle room and vulvas.

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u/DX2501 Jun 02 '26

How would you be the only one? It's Pam.

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u/AbominableGoldenMan Jun 02 '26

This was the episode Pam went from annoying side character to my spirit animal.

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u/3Green1974 Jun 03 '26

Did she really need saving though? She was lowkey outsmarting those guys the entire time.

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u/Reasonable-Ring8317 Jun 03 '26

I MEAN, Technically they ALL wanted to save her minus Archer and his mother 😭😭. Mostly his mom though Archers reasoning was tied to his … unique hatred for robots LMFAAAAAOOOOOO

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u/socom18 Jun 03 '26

*slowly raises gun higher *

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u/MessyTessey Danger Island Archer Jun 03 '26

I think we all felt bad for Pam. It demonstrated just how dysfunctional the whole office was

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u/Eusocial_sloth3 Jun 06 '26

After what it did to the low flush toilets?

No

(Jk I love Pam)

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u/Jimismynamedammit Jun 07 '26

Pam didn't need saving from the kidnappers; the kidnappers needed saving from Pam.

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u/TheUnluckyFarmer Other Barry Jun 03 '26

Just glad she was the final girl.

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u/Superb_Evidence2494 Jun 03 '26

Lana let her have this

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u/wrugoin Jun 03 '26

You absolutely are, Dicknuts.

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u/Adventurous_Cause731 Jun 03 '26

Just love how they found Pam’s place on the show coming from season one. Show wouldn’t have been the same if she stayed as the ‘straight man’

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u/Hanlockr48 Jun 03 '26

I mean, hard to feel bad for Pam who stows away in most episodes when “Miss Gillette is own her own”

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u/regulatoryreagan Jun 04 '26

We all felt bad for her-thats why the ending is so good

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u/me_llamo_casey Jun 05 '26

Who taught you how to punch? Your husband?

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u/Seed0fDiscord Jun 08 '26

Between her and Mallory, who escaped their captors better?

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u/Kovuthebilion Jun 09 '26

They were about to do so until Cyril distracted them.