EARLIER THIS WEEK, Jenna Fischer finally revealed to fans of The Office what Pam’s final words to Michael were, in Steve Carrell’s last scene.
In the scene, the self- and mug-proclaimed World’s Best Boss departs Scranton’s Dunder-Mifflin branch, only to miss his former co-worker while heading to the airport. But at the terminal, Pam catches up to him, after Michael has removed his microphone and Pam has removed her shoes in order to reach him in time. They hug and have a conversation that the cameras can’t pick up, and that leaves Pam teary-eyed.
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During an Instagram live video this week, the actress revealed that she didn’t just leave him with a simple goodbye, but that in her final scene with Carell, she spoke as Pam — and as herself, improvising a farewell that reflected how much he and his character mattered to her.
That was me talking to Steve … I told him all the ways I was going to miss him when we left our show. Those were real tears and a real goodbye. That was a really emotional scene.”
The reveal came as part of a live Q&A with her fans, who also asked her to choose her favorite episodes (“Dinner Party” and “Health Care,” if you’re curious) and which ones she recently re-watched (that would be “Branch Wars”).
