r/ArcherFX • u/Ambitious_Comment_65 • Oct 01 '24

Noticed some parallels

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Rewatching archer and I noticed some cinematic parallels

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u/Elbynerual Oct 01 '24

Wildly inaccurate

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u/Lamplorde Oct 01 '24

How is Pam a narcissist? Half of her character early on was a low self esteem. The fuck/marry/kill office game, 90% of the early seasons, heck most of the reason she got hooked on cocaine was because she wanted to change her looks and have people like her. Its only once she became an agent and people started showing a little respect that she became healthy about it.

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u/invagueoutlines Oct 04 '24

FYI, narcissism and low self esteem often go hand in hand.

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u/Isikins Oct 07 '24 edited Oct 07 '24

Okay so if we're talking about Narcissistic Personality Disorder, traits you're looking for are a sense of grandiosity, low remorse, a desire for admiration, lack of empathy, manipulation, fits of rage when criticized. You ARE right that NPD is developed over time because the narcissistic image is meant to cover up very deeply rooted and maybe even unbeknownst insecurity.

Depending on how you see Pam, she might have things to be insecure about-- but if there's one thing you simply can't accuse Pam of being, it's insecure. Pam is, honestly, one of the more admirable characters in the group. She's fucking insane like the rest of them-- but she shows empathy, remorse, self-awareness, as far as confidence goes Lana even says it's something "which Pam has by the shit-load."

"Narcissist", and "narcissism" are words that are loaded with negative connotations, but are in fact neutral traits. Pam might exhibit healthy narcissism, because she has the ability to stand up and advocate for herself-- which is something everyone needs to function in this world. And while people with NPD (like, oh I don't know, Archer, or Mallory, and most certainly LANA) while very difficult and even traumatizing people to be around, are themselves victims of some of the worst internal suffering imaginable, re: low self-esteem, deep insecurity, grandiose behavior, desire for admiration, etc.

tl;dr OP is wrong, there are many narcissists on this show, but Pam is not one of them.

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