The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Pam’s unsupportive behavior and unconvincing romance
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- Pam is considered an atrocious girlfriend and even the villain, undermining the romance.
- Pam neglects to explain the no-smoking rule and waits until arrival to warn Greg to conceal their cohabitation.
- Announcing Greg hates cats immediately undermines him with Jack.
- Pam’s dismissive explanation of her sexual history with Kevin and failure to defend Greg are criticized.
- Pam conceals her father’s former occupation and her own engagement, and does not push to share a room with Greg.
- Pam leaves Greg sleeping late instead of waking him, making him look inconsiderate.
- Pam fails to warn Greg about visiting her wealthy ex-boyfriend, whose house displays photographs of their relationship.
- Pam supplies an embarrassing robe and sends Greg to ask her unfamiliar brother for clothes rather than fetching them herself.
- Pam abandons Greg when events collapse, then offers only a half-hearted answering-machine message.
- Pam enthusiastically teams with Kevin at volleyball and interrupts a romantic dance to worry about his loneliness.
- The romance lacks emotional payoff because Pam’s behavior makes reconciliation feel undesirable.
- Pam repeatedly fails to support Greg’s jokes, especially his harmless toilet-seat icebreaker.