Episode Report Card Jessica: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Merry Mayhem
By Jessica | Season 6 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.10.2002
The Potter Clan, plus Bodie and Oliver ["Yay, Bodie! Damn, I almost regret not watching the ep now" -- Sars], climb out of the car and head toward Dawson's house. Oliver asks Joey why they're all at Dawson's house, anyway. Joey apologetically wonders if this is going to be weird for him. He shrugs that he's "got no beef" with Dawson. "And if he's got a beef with me, I think I could take him," he chuckles. Joey doesn't think it will come to that, but tells him that it's "good to know." He asks if it'll be weird for her. "Well, yeah," she admits, "but that's just the way it is. That's the way it'll always be." Or, you know, until you grow up and get over it and stop socializing with the same three people all the time. Anyway, she promises him that they'll eat, behave civilly, and then get the hell out of there. Oliver takes this opening to wonder if Joey would like to come back with him to his house to meet his parents. How close does he live to Capeside? Is that practical? Why do I have so many questions this week? Anyway, Joey would love to. Oliver promises her that his family won't be as hard on her as Mr. Potter was on him. At this, naturally, Joey freaks and wonders what her father said to him. Realizing the error of even mentioning this, Oliver lies that he was kidding and tells her to "forget it." Joey's eyes are bugging out of her head. "I'm not going to forget it. [Oliver], if he was rude to you, I want to know about it," she yelps. Oliver sighs and swears that Mr. Potter was fine. "He seems like a really great guy," he says. Joey just looks sick to her stomach as Oliver drags her inside the house.
Shortly thereafter, Pacey and Doug pull up in Pacey's "sweet ride," Doug behind the wheel. So, they're going to dinner at the Leerys', but Ma Witter and Pa Witter and Gretchen weren't invited? Whatever. Anyhoo, the Brothers Witter chat a bit about the Family Witter, which was apparently overwhelmed by Pacey's generous gifts. Blah blah blah, Doug is beginning to wonder if Pacey's job is "on the up-and-up." Pacey snickers. "You sound like Dad," he says. Doug points out that Pacey's suddenly got all this cash, and it just seems a little too good to be true. Pacey snarls that of course his family can't be happy for him. They have to accuse him of being involved "in some sort of illegal activity!" Don't they know that he's a stockbroker?! Why wouldn't he just say, "I am a stockbroker!" Argh, my head! Doug calmly tells Pacey that he's not accusing him of anything. He just wonders how much Pacey really knows about Boiler Room, Inc. Pacey yelps again that they should all just be happy for him, dammit! And then he accuses Doug of being jealous. "Maybe I am jealous," Doug says thoughtfully. "I don't know. Or maybe I'm just worried about you." Now it's Pacey's turn to look thoughtful as Doug climbs out of the car.