The finale of “Pam & Tommy,” titled “Seattle,” follows the turbulent aftermath of the titular couple’s private tape going public. As Pamela rightly says, every time she thinks it’s over, the video pops up somewhere else. As she and Tommy grapple with their strained relationship and child-to-be, Rand also has some profound realizations of herself.
Meanwhile, hitherto in the shadows, young Seth Warshavsky finally takes his step, leading to an outcome no one expected. Most of the storylines are tied up, but there’s no escaping the emotionally messy ending for all of the show’s central characters. Let’s take a closer look at ‘Pam & Tommy’ Episode 8, the series finale, and enjoy all its wild details. SPOILERS FORWARD.
Pam & Tommy Episode 10 Recap
The series finale kicks off in June 1996, with Tommy’s band Mötley Crüe releasing their new album and showing fans some love with a performance outside a Tower Records store. However, things don’t seem to be going too well for the metal band when they get bumped for being the headliner of a televised MTV concert. Meanwhile, a visibly pregnant Pamela auditions for a few movies but, frustratingly, fails to land a part, even in the Mike Myers “Bond spoof.” The famous couple’s private tape is now openly published in the news, on television and in pornographic magazines.
All hopes for the extinction of the media frenzy are tragically dashed when the video becomes available online for free. The man behind the online streaming of the sex tape is young Seth Warshavsky, owner of the Internet Entertainment Group, who is looking for a way to increase traffic to his adult cam websites. Tommy is furious and wants to sue Seth, only for the latter to approach the pair and ask them to sell the rights to the tape.
Now that the court has ruled that it is legal to broadcast the tape for free, Seth offers that if the couple agrees to sell him the rights, he will remove all illegal online versions of the video and offer it only to paying customers. . Promising that it will drastically reduce the video’s online audience, Pamela is tempted to take over the rights. Tommy, however, vehemently resists the idea.
Meanwhile, Rand, who has been collecting money for the mob to repay his debt, is told by Louis “Butchie” Peraino that he can pay off his debt with a one-time payment of $10,000. With no way to get the money, the confused carpenter gets a revelation and realizes that stealing the tire may have been a very painful act on his part. He tries to apologize to Pamela and Tommy, but is ignored by the couple, who are busy trying to save their imploding relationship.
End of Pam & Tommy Finale: Are Pamela and Tommy Breaking Up? What will happen to their child?
After a spontaneous vacation ends in disaster, Pamela and Tommy return home, more depressed than ever. The former is frustrated by the chaos and anger that follows Tommy where he goes, while the latter becomes horribly frustrated when Pamela refuses to talk to him, only asking him to sign the band’s rights to Seth.
Finally, the young owner of the Internet Entertainment Group acquires the rights to the tape and also apparently acquires the original from Rand for ten thousand dollars. As the series enters its final moments, Pamela gives birth to her and Tommy’s child, but is then seen wearing the tattoo she got when she married the rock star. Rand gives the money he got for the original band to Erica and says goodbye to her, and “Pam & Tommy” closes with the infamous band being sold legally and prominently in a record store.
A lot happens in the melancholic closing moments, including the breakup of the titular couple. It’s been clear for some time that their relationship is breaking down, and after Tommy’s violent outburst towards the end of the finale, Pamela finally says, “It’s over.” However, it seems that the couple won’t split up right away as she then has a child at their Malibu home, and for a moment Pamela and Tommy look happy and in love again.
However, the actress then leaves her rockstar husband and the postscripts confirm that they are divorcing shortly after. It also appears that Pamela will retain custody of their young child as the new mother with the baby is seen in the series’ closing moments.
What is the tattoo that Pamela is removed?
A fact that underlines that the titular couple’s relationship is really over is that Pamela has the tattoo of her former husband’s name removed from her finger. The ink is from when the two get married on the beach in Episode 1 after a whirlwind romance and decide to get tattoos of each other’s names instead of traditional wedding rings. At the end Pamela sees the tattoo adjusting, and a quick shot shows us that it now says ‘mama’.
Does Rand give Seth Warshavsky the original tape?
Rand undergoes a drastic change of heart in the final episode after visiting a fortune teller. He realizes that by stealing the private band and making a profit by selling it, he has sent the famous couple’s lives into a tailspin. However, it seems that it is too late and Rand, despite his regrets, is unable to undo the damage already done.
When Seth Warshavsky, the man responsible for streaming the leaked video online for free, shows up at the carpenter’s apartment and asks for the original, Rand tries to do the right thing. Despite vehemently refusing to sell the original tape (which has better picture quality than the version Seth’s own), it looks like he’s finally giving in when he finds out how much the adult website owner is willing to pay.
And so, despite all his regrets, Rand takes the ten thousand dollars offered to him for the original and sells it to Seth, who, it seems, promptly takes the higher-resolution version into use. Perhaps in his only redeeming move, Rand then gives all the money to his long-estranged wife Erica to cover the costs of their impending divorce and all the international calls he made to track down Uncle Miltie.
Does Tommy draw? Who ultimately owns the rights to the tape?
It seems the argument that ultimately ends the strained relationship between Pamela and Tommy is whether they should transfer the rights to their band to Seth Warshavsky. The actress believes the owner of the adult website believes that selling the rights will result in the public having to pay to see the leaked video instead of getting it for free, which will drastically reduce viewership. However, Tommy proclaims that the tape is a private recording of their love that he will never sign for anyone else’s profit.
Tommy eventually signs off on the rights, but only at Pamela’s insistence and when it seems all other options to mend their relationship have been exhausted. However, he has a violent outburst just before signing, which traumatizes Pamela, and shortly after he signs, she says their relationship is over.
In the end, it looks like Seth Warshavsky will legally get the rights to Pamela and Tommy’s tape as well as the original from Rand. So it’s the aspiring young adult website owner who apparently owns the rights to the video. The post scripts also reveal that Seth will then sell the DVD rights to the video to Vivid Entertainment for a whopping $15 million.
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