Wives know finest.
John Krasinski‘s spouse, Emily Blunt, got here up with the thought for a memorable golden second between Jim Halpert (Krasinski) and Pam Beesley on The Workplace.
On the Could 15 episode of the Workplace Women podcast, Jenna Fischer (aka Pam) revealed that Blunt was behind the concept resulted in Jim stunning Pam with footage from the documentary group of their relationship.
Fischer reminded Krasinski that he was the one to pitch the concept would “carry [Jim and Pam] again collectively” because the present closed out.
“I bear in mind saying, ‘Greg [Daniels], we have now to disclose what’s within the teapot notice earlier than we finish this present. Folks have to know this, however how do you do this?’ We couldn’t determine it out,” Fischer recalled.
“And I bear in mind, clear as day, John, we had been within the break room for some cause, and it was a Monday and also you got here in and also you had been doing all your little shoulder shake that you just do whenever you get actual enthusiastic about an concept,” she continued
“You had been like, ‘You guys, you guys, you guys! I used to be speaking to Emily [Blunt] this weekend. Hear. Hear. Okay. What’s the one factor that this couple has that you just want you can have as a pair? They’ve their complete love story on tape!’” Fisher recalled. “This documentary crew has been documenting this love story. I bear in mind you saying, ‘Jenna, may you think about in case you may return to that first date with Lee [Kirk] and somebody had taped it and you can watch yourselves on that first date. Wouldn’t you simply, like, lose it?’ And I used to be like, ‘Oh my god, I might lose it.’”
“And also you’re like, ‘What if Jim requested the documentary crew to place collectively the footage and he exhibits it to Pam?’ And I used to be like, ‘Oh my god, I might be a puddle.’ After which we simply all obtained so enthusiastic about this concept.”
Krasinski famous, “That appears like a Blunt concept. That appears like Blunt genius proper there. And I simply stole it.”
Angela Kinsey, Fischer’s co-host who performed Angela Martin on The Workplace, mentioned that Blunt’s concept was “so sensible.”
“It was so sensible. By the way in which – I bear in mind once they had been placing that collectively, I used to be so excited to see it too, ’trigger we didn’t know what they had been gonna put collectively,” he mentioned, referring to the tape that was compiled of all of the moments main as much as Jim and Pam’s romance, and all of the moments that adopted. “Oh God. It was a lot. It was a lot.”