Episode Report Card Jessica: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Clean And Sober
By Jessica | Season 6 | Episode 14 | Aired on 02.04.2003
Emma caterwauls that she doesn't want to go home "as a failure." Then you shouldn't have left school, you idiot. Surely she knew that she would lose her student visa if she stopped being a student. So why would she quit school without a back-up plan? If this is some ploy to get Emma off the show, I'm all for that, but they could have just had her killed. Anyway, Emma whines that she's not looking for love. And if she finds it, she'll just "dump the poor sod" she married. Dude, Emma sucks. Jack tells her that he'd be the perfect husband. He'd help her check out guys and make sure they're not gay, for one thing. Also, he wouldn't make her have sex with him. "Well, that sounds great. Let's get married then," Emma snarks. "Let's do it," Jack says. Emma just laughs. "Yeah, um, how much have you had to drink?" she asks. But Jack points out that they already live together. Emma shakes her head and tells him that she doesn't want to ask anyone she cares about for that big of a favor. "You don't have to, because I'm asking you," Jack says. Emma wraps him in a giant hug. "You are too good," she tells him. "Well, not really. I didn't get you a ring," he points out. Emma smacks him lightly. "Good point!" she yells. But she can't marry him, she says. "I can't ruin two lives," she tells him, and sniffles that she has to "fix [her] own mess." Oh, whatever. It's not like they're sending you back to the Soviet Bloc, you ninny. But why bring up this entire Emma Must Get Married To Stay In The Country thing if they're going to drop it right off the bat? Please tell me this will be used to explain her absence from the show in future episodes, and not that it will used to explain why Jack is marrying a girl?Meanwhile, Pacey carries Joey into the bedroom and gently lies her down on the bed. He pulls her sweater down to cover her stomach and takes off her shoes. She's really very drunk. "Well, that was fun," Joey breathes. "See, I'm a lovely drunk." Pacey wraps a blanket around her. "You are, indeed," he agrees. She gazes moonily up at the ceiling. "People love me," she chortles. "And they love it when you tell them your friends' dirty little secrets," he says. He tucks the blanket around her shoulders, and this shot of Joshua Jackson is truly swoon-worthy. It just is. He hasn't been this cute in a year and a half, easy. Even with the goatee. "Huh?" Joey asks. Pacey tells her to forget it. She's just about asleep, anyway. "It was a wonderful party, Pacey," she murmurs. "Until all the smashes and stuff." Pacey smiles down at her and agrees. "Sorry about the television thing," she says. Pacey shrugs that he was probably getting too attached. "We can't have that," Joey slurs. "No," Pacey responds, very carefully. I don't think he's talking about the television anymore, and it may destroy my recapper's cool exterior to say this, but I don't care: Eee. Eeeeee. Eeeeee! I forgot how very watchable these two are together. This is the first episode they haven't phoned in since I don't know when. "I'm glad you had a good time," he tells her. "You deserve it. And you are a lovely and wise drunk, Miss Potter," he says, gazing down at her sleeping face. "What you said earlier was right. I never did. How could I? Just look at you," he breathes. Joey opens her eyes a little bit. "You know what else we never did?" she asks. He says nothing, but she sits up and kisses him. And he kisses her back. When they separate, Joey falls back on the pillow, her eyes still closed. Pacey opens his own eyes very slowly. "Your turn now," she whispers. Pacey leans in and kisses her forehead. "Sweet dreams, Joey," he whispers. Damn! Just when I thought I was out! They pull me back in!