Episode Report Card Wing Chun: D | 6 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Show Me Love
By Wing Chun | Season 3 | Episode 21 | Aired on 05.09.2000
Anyway, Joey's getting a cool, refreshing Coca-Cola Classic from the snack bar just in time to see the flag at the top of the mast. Exasperated, she turns to stomp off and stomps straight into Pacey, who's also staring at it, and before she can say anything, he beats her to the stomp. She follows, stammering, "Look, Pacey, this wasn't my idea. I didn't ask him to do it, but you know Dawson -- once he gets something in his mind --" She stops at the site of his pained, dark expression, and lamely offers, "Sorry," and he asks, "If it wasn't your idea, why are you apologizing?" She says, "Because you're obviously upset." Sternly, he says, "I'm upset because we haven't spoken in two weeks, and now when we finally do, the first words out of your mouth -- as per usual -- are about Dawson." She guiltily shifts her weight from one foot to the other and says, "Well, this conversation is about to get harder, Pacey." He leans his head back a little with the realization: "You want me to drop out, too." She blinks, and shifts her weight some more, and doesn't say anything, and Pacey marvels, "Wow. Dawson Leery couldn't have scripted this one any better, could he?" She asks what he means, and he explains, "Don't you get it? No matter what I do, he wins. If I drop out, he wins. If I stay in the race, I'm forced into direct competition with the guy, and if I actually win, I don't beat him, I beat you. So guess who really wins there?" Joey looks sad, because she knows he's right, but then she shrugs and stammers, "Well...maybe you could talk to him? I mean, try to work it out." Pacey drawls, "Yeah, we tried that. He doesn't really want to talk to me right now, and when he does, it's not entirely civil." Joey implores him to try again. Pacey agrees: "Yeah, if that's what you want. If that's all that you want." She looks down and confirms, "That's all that I want." Pacey says, then, that's what he'll do. She thanks him and stumbles off. He breathes, "Yeah," and then calls after her, "Hey, Potter." She turns back, and he murmurs, "It was nice talking to you." She presses her lips together and continues on her way. Pacey ambles off in the other direction. Could Dawson suck the joy out of any more lives in this episode? He is so undeserving of this much kid-glove treatment. They should just leave him to stew in his own stank juices, the selfish ass.
Jen is performing her duties as hostess at IHOF when Mrs. Flash pulls her aside and advises her that Henry's continuing stalking -- now he's standing outside the restaurant with his stupid sign -- is bad for business, and that Jen had better go get rid of him. Mrs. Flash even uses the expression "annoying and psychotic," so clearly, Sars and I are not alone in thinking that Henry's behaviour is at best inappropriate, and at worst, scary. Jen apologizes on his behalf, and goes outside to pull him bodily away from the window.