Episode Report Card Jessica: B+ | 2 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT ...Must Come To An End (2)
By Jessica | Season 6 | Episode 24 | Aired on 05.13.2003
Gardens. Dawson sits and thinks. Joey comes over and sits next to him, asking how the videotape session went. Dawson admits that it was "incredibly hard." He shakes his head. "I'm so out of touch, Jo. I wasted so much time living in my Hollywood bubble," he says, explaining that the office keeps calling. He doesn't even have an ending for the season. And, worst of all, he even forgot that Jen had a baby. Wow, that is self-involved. "I forgot I knew that. What's wrong with me?" he asks. Wow, where to begin? Joey tells Dawson not to feel guilty. "It's called life and you just have to deal," she says. Then Dawson starts yammering something about how he's no Spielberg. "The guy won't even take a meeting with me. Why would he?" he whines. Yes, but you're also the executive producer of a network show at twenty-five, and a millionaire. Bite me, wunderkind. "She's dying, Jo. She's going to die. And all I can think of is a stupid blah blah me me blah learn from Jen's death me me blah martyr blah." Joey nods as Dawson yammers on and on about how he's lost touch with her, and the two of them is the only thing that ever made sense to him. And they're not even together and yadda. "Do you even watch The Creek?" Joey asks. "We're together every Wednesday night at eight o'clock. Total strangers argue about us. Three women in two countries have contemplated suicide as an alternative to transcribing our dialogue. Doesn't that MEAN anything to you?" Dawson's all, "My life isn't even real!" Joey's all, you're so lucky. "You're a writer. You get to live life twice. Who else can do that?" Um, actors? And other writers. And Buddhists. Dawson just flares his nostrils.
Back at the hospital, Jen cuddles with Amy and talks with Jack about the paper he's grading. He calls it "pedestrian and rushed," telling her that the student "is capable of more." Jen wistfully announces that they all are, and then Jack has some darling business with the baby. "Speaking of capability, can I bring up the as-yet-unspoken subject of Amy here?" he asks. Jen leans against her pillow and tells him that she doesn't want him to feel pressured. "I am her godfather," Jack says. Jen points out that he didn't exactly sign up for parenthood. "Jen, I want her, but I don't know what you and Grams have discussed," Jack tells her. Jen smiles, and says that they think Jack would be an excellent father. They look at each other for one long moment. "One request. Can you please help Amy find a place to be? I feel like I never quite fit," she says, haltingly. Jack looks down at her, and says that not quite fitting in made them who they are. Jen sort of nods, tearfully. "From the second that I stepped out of that cab and onto the Creek, I was the instigator, you know?" She doesn't want Amy to be all marginalized, the way she was. "I want her to belong. I feel like I never really did," she says. Jack looks down at her sadly. "Jen, you belong," he tells her. "You belonged to me. Don't you get it? You're my soulmate." Shut up. I am not crying. A tear runs down Jen's cheek, but she chuckles. "Amy's going to know love, every day of her life. She's going to know how much her mother loved her. I promise you that, okay?" Jack forces out. Jen sighs, and closes her eyes. I have to say, Kerr Smith is doing a great job here, too. Both of them should be proud of themselves.