Episode Report Card Jessica: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT 100 Light Years From Home
By Jessica | Season 5 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.16.2002
Audrey stands all alone on her dark balcony, looking sad and very alone. Josh Hart-not comes slinking up behind her, taking her in his arms and cooing that he missed her freckles. Audrey sniffles that Josh could have "any freckle he wants." Josh smiles and tells her that...oh, forget it. No one cares about these two. Basically Audrey's not into Josh all that much anymore, but she kisses him anyway and Pacey, who's standing awkwardly behind them holding a flower, sees them mack and turns around, looking disappointed. Is there anyone in the world who thinks this is the end for Audrey and Pacey? Because if so, you clearly haven't been watching enough TV.
Night falls. Joey and Charlie sit on the beach, feeding a modest bonfire. He's trying to set up a tent so he can camp out on the sand. He didn't think she'd let him sleep with her, he says. "You're right about that one," Joey snickers. They're silent for a moment, then Charlie pulls out the whole "you're beautiful" line. Joey just looks sad, and moves her head when Charlie leans in for the kiss. "Did I do something wrong?" Charlie asks. Joey apologizes and gets up to go, murmuring that she doesn't know what she's even doing with him. Charlie shrugs and points out that they've just spent "an amazing day." He did a terrible thing to Jen, he admits, and he wishes that entire thing had never happened. "But it's not all that I am," he tells her. "Haven't you ever hurt anybody?" Joey listens to the pretty music of the Soulmate Piano of Pain in the background as she thinks. Silence. Piano. Silence. Piano. "Let me help you with that tent," Joey says.
After the commercials, we're treated to a bumper of Katie Holmes talking to the camera about her favorite Dawson's Creek moment, in honor of the 100th episode. They show the clip, which is the moment when Pacey gave her the wall. And I don't have to recap that scene, because it's already done for me! Whoo! Why doesn't anyone ever give me a wall, man? "A hundred and counting," Katie Holmes chirps. "Enjoy!" Barf!
Florida. Dawson, looking exhausted, finally arrives at the beach house, leaving Pander to sleep in the car. Dawson walks to the back of the house, finding Jack standing on the roof of the house, drinking. He's the golden god now, I guess. Dawson calls a half-assed greeting. "Hey, look, I can fly!" Jack crows drunkenly. Dawson's all, dude, come on down now. No, seriously, come on down. And so Jack does; by leaping into the pool and praying for sweet , sweet death. Dawson, however, intervenes by leaping in and fishing Jack out of the drink.