Pam and Tommy Episode 6 Review: Lily James Steals Every Moment As Pamela Anderson

Pam and Tommy Episode 6 put the life of Pam in focus. Directed by the brilliant Craig Gillespie, who has given us I, Tonya and Cruella, the show is written by Robert D. Siegel based on the article Pam and Tommy: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Sex Tape by Amanda Chicago Lewis (first published in Rolling Stone in 2014). It is developed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen and, produced jointly by Point Grey Pictures and Annapurna Television.

The series closely tracks the life and marriage between the Baywatch sensation Pamela Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee and, threads carefully to tell the story of the release of the duo’s unauthorized sex tape and how it affected them. Actress Lily James stars in the titular character of Pam aka Pamela Anderson and, Marvel’s Sebastian Stan plays the role of Tommy Lee. The other cast members include Seth Rogen as Rand Gauthier, Maxwell Caulfield, Nick Offerman as Uncle Miltie and, Taylor Schilling as Erica Gauthier. The first six episodes are out, with the sixth episode having a runtime of 32 minutes.

– Pam and Tommy Episode 6 Review Does Not Contain Spoilers –

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Pam and Tommy Episode 6: “Pamela in Wonderland”

The sixth episode of Pam and Tommy is directed by Hannah Fidell and written by Sarah Gubbins. There comes a major shift in the tone of the entire series with episode 6 as it places its most important character on the pedestal. In Pam and Tommy Episode 6, we see Pamela Anderson bathe in the limelight of both good and bad. The previous episodes have mostly focused on the relationship between Pam and Tommy and, the last one even took us deeper into the fall of Tommy Lee’s music career. Amidst all this, Pam had been kept on the sidelines until now.

We start the episode with teenager Pamela getting a business card inviting her to be a part of the modelling industry while dating a boy who is aggressive and jealous. We take a jump to 1996 watching Pamela being questioned about her modelling choices and, a sharp note of judgement is passed about her relationship with Tommy and, how he has been a man who cannot keep it into his pants. All this puts Anderson in a circle of judgement and being attacked because of certain choices she made in life.

The episode constantly jumps from the present to the past and, vice versa and, it is not long before we are taken to the point in young Miss Anderson’s life when she leaves her abusive boyfriend after the man is angered by Playboy’s role in Pam’s life. From Labatt to Playboy, we see the rise of Pamela Anderson as we are also subsequently reminded of the misogyny in society through the deposition Anderson has to face.

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From being distraught questions to the sex tape even being played right in front of her eyes, we get a clear understanding of how the era of patriarchy had smashed her under the bubble of their dated concept of consent and sex positivity. The episode comes to an end when Pamela finally has had enough and chooses to remove herself from the office and, is no longer willing to cooperate.

Pam and Tommy Episode 6: Final Thoughts

Pam and Tommy Episode 6 makes Lily James steal every moment on screen. This episode is truly by far the best episode in the series and, it is a strong reality burn on how differently men and women have been treated in society, celebrity or otherwise.

You can stream Pam and Tommy Episode 6, now on Hulu. The eight-part series will hereon after get a weekly release on Hulu, with episodes coming out every Wednesday. The next episode of the show will be available on March 2, 2022, at 10:30 am IST on Hulu.

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