Episode Report Card Jessica: C | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Rock Bottom
By Jessica | Season 6 | Episode 13 | Aired on 01.28.2003
Dawson's Director's Bungalow. The morning after. He watches, all rumpled, as Natasha prepares for the walk of shame. And also an audition. Blah blah blah, casual sex is good. Seriously, that's all you need to know about that scene. Unless you want to talk about Dawson's sexual prowess. See, I'm looking out for you.
Across town in Santa Monica, Joey and Oliver walk along Ocean Avenue. Which is gorgeous, both generally and in this shot. Oliver can't believe that he made it to California. Joey smiles at him and says that he's going to make it, after all, and when he does, he's going to be great. Oliver tells her that he doesn't want to say goodbye to her. Ever. Why don't they agree to meet somewhere in a year, he says. Say, Paris? (Or Boston, when he comes home for Christmas? Just a suggestion. Less expensive, but also less romantic, I know.) Joey smiles at him, and calls this "a very nice daydream." Oliver tells her that it doesn't have to be just a dream. Am I suddenly watching Passions? No, no one is in a coma. And really, more's the pity. "If, um, something happens and we don't make it to Paris, I want you to know that I'm not going to forget you," Joey tells Oliver, announcing that she loves him, too. But…we KNEW THAT. This revelation happened last week! They embrace. "I'm going to keep on loving you as long as I can," she tells him, and they kiss. As they smooch, the camera goes all twirly and swirly around them. Yeah, I enjoyed that effect better last week, when it happened on Alias. Of course, I care about what happens to those characters, and I really wouldn't mind too much if both Oliver and Joey caught the Ebola and died, horribly and in great pain. Actually, that recap would be really fun to write. All the agony and gore! Bring it! Or, you know, take it under consideration, writers. After more face-eating, the camera pulls back, focusing on the sunset over the ocean as Joey and Oliver kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss. I'm sure next week, we'll get another discussion about how the status of their relationship is all up in the air and they have no idea how they feel about each other.
Next week: Joey and Pacey play Spin the Bottle. Also known as "the episode where the producers beg the audience to come back."