Episode Report Card Sars: C- | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Future Shock
By Sars | Season 6 | Episode 23 | Aired on 05.13.2003
Before Joey can say anything in response, Jen comes stumbling back over, squealing AND ALL LIKE HYPER AND STUFF LIKE MAYBE THAT'S WHAT THAT PILL DID TO HER THAT SHE TOOK EARLIER that she wants to trade partners again because Pacey keeps stepping on her toes. Joey goes back to Pacey (gee, that's a recurring theme in this episode), who murmurs, "It's a conspiracy. New shoes." "New shoes," Joey agrees. "Must be the new shoes." It's the pill! I mean, "shoes"! Although that "new shoes" line (the first time) really sums up the difference between Dawson and Pacey, and why Pacey is better. When Joey is dancing with Pacey, he's telling her how much fun she is and making jokes (however lame), whereas Dawson's being all intense and needy (with the pointing out that she left early) and creepy ("I like that I still make you nervous"? Okay, Paul Bernardo). Pacey's natural behaviour is to make Joey comfortable. Dawson's natural behaviour is to make Joey anxious. Pacey is fun. Dawson is a drip. Anyway. Pacey and Joey dance. Virginia Madsen stomps up to the edge of the dance floor in her uuuuuuuuuuugly shirt and stares at Pacey. Joey notices her and tells Pacey, "I think we might have an audience." Pacey looks at Virginia Madsen and mutters, "Oh boy." Joey says it's good to know some things never change: "Still breaking hearts?" Pacey: "Yeah -- her heart, my jaw." Joey says it's all starting to make sense. Virginia Madsen folds her arms and fumes. Pacey asks Joey if she wants to help him out. She asks how. Pacey leans forward and plants a big smooch on Joey, dipping her backwards and everything. It's the kiss we saw in the promos, and it's pretty good. Virginia Madsen blinks a few times, and then pouts off. Joey looks stricken. Pacey breathes, "Thanks," and kisses Joey softly on the cheek. Joey wets her pants, if you know what I'm saying. Wait, that wasn't subtle. So you do know what I'm saying.
Suddenly, there's a commotion behind them; Jen is flat on her back on the dance floor, people starting to gather around her. Dawson squeals that they were dancing and she collapsed. Jack runs over. Grams hurries over, taking Jen's hand, and tells someone to get Jen's bag: "She needs her pills." Pacey says he just saw her take one. Grams says that "this should not be happening." Jack tears over, and Grams tells him to get an ambulance. Dawson gets up, asking what's wrong with Jen, and Grams ignores him (rightly), telling him to hurry the hell up. Jack asks Grams what's wrong. Grams does not reply that what is wrong at the moment is that about a dozen people are crowded around Jen, keeping her from getting a breath of air; instead, she says that Jen is sick. Jack says that Jen is fine, and Grams says she isn't fine, and repeats that she's very sick: "It's her heart." The camera pans around everyone's worried faces, starting with Gale, who makes this absolutely awesome face, like, "Thanks a lot for fucking up my wedding, HEART GIRL." Everyone stares at Jen real hard.