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
After the credits, the commercials, and some establishing shots of downtown Capeside, and then the pier, we see a banner telling us that, once again, it's time for the Capeside Regatta. ["Of which we've never heard tell before." -- Sars] Cut to an upside-down "International House of Fishcakes" logo on a piece of navy-blue fabric that, since a pair of hands is smoothing it on a table top, looks like a tablecloth. (Okay, it really says "Leery's Fresh Fish," but I don't care.) The Flash comes up behind Mrs. Flash (since the hands were hers) and compliments her on looking "particularly lovely this tourist season" (so...does she look "off" in the off-season?). In fact, she looks like mutton that raided a lamb's closet; she has on this red tank top with ruching just between her boobs and a white skirt (which is a "don't" in my book all on its own) with some kind of red diamond pattern, like, Gale, hi, just because you FINALLY got a half-decent haircut doesn't mean you have our permission to start dressing like Christina Aguilera. Anyway, Mrs. Flash makes some banal comment about the year going by quickly, and the Flash says that each year is getting "exponentially shorter" while across the country mathematicians yell, "Exponen -- ah, fuck it." Mrs. Flash says that, that being so, they should be trying all the harder to make each day count, and the Flash pretends not to know what she means and instead directs his attention to the navy thing with the logo and starts making noises of concern.
Mrs. Flash reminds him that they "made this arrangement with Pacey weeks ago." The Flash protests, "Yeah, but in light of what happened --" and Mrs. Flash says that "it's just a boat race," and one that they (the restaurant, I assume) could "very much benefit from" (and I hope this restaurant gig works out for her -- nice grammar, Supposed Ex-Journalist) and as Dawson emerges from the restaurant in a blue IHOF polo shirt, the Flash suggests that he's "not sure Dawson would see it that way." Dawson asks what they're talking about, and then looks at the cloth and asks, "What's the flag?" Oh. It's a flag. Mrs. Flash explains that, a month ago, IHOF offered to sponsor Pacey's boat in the regatta. Her cleavage adds, "Hey, look at me! I'm still sexy, right?" Mrs. Flash says, "We thought the two of you would be doing it together, but with what's happened, we don't expect that you'd want to do that." Sarcastically, Dawson snots, "I appreciate your concern." Clapping Dawson on the shoulder, the Flash says, "Dawson, you're more important than the restaurant. We'll pull out of the race." We don't cut to Mrs. Flash yelling, "Um, hi? I STILL WORK HERE," but fortunately for her, Dawson shrugs, "You don't have to do that. If it's important to Mom and the restaurant, it's fine." Mrs. Flash says that she's not trying to defend Pacey, but that she'd hate to see Dawson lose his best friend. Dawson shrugs even harder and says, "I'm fine. All right? I'll even take the banner to him myself." Very soap-opera-ish music of great foreboding starts up as the Flashes pinch their noses in sympathy for the devil -- I mean, "for Dawson."