Episode Report Card Jessica: C- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell
By Jessica | Season 6 | Episode 7 | Aired on 11.05.2002
Worthington College For Romantically Challenged Young Ladies. Audrey has spread her entire wardrobe spread over the bed. Joey enters, wondering if Audrey's making a donation to the poor. She's sure "the orphans" will appreciate Audrey's Betsey Johnsons. Oh, writers! Audrey so doesn't wear Betsey Johnson, although she might have a ruffly pair of bloomers or a couple of sets of hot pants stashed somewhere. Audrey explains that she's looking for an outfit for her gig tonight. "Where have all my sex clothes gone?" she wonders, tearing through a pile of fabric. "Pacey Witter has pillaged my fashion sense." Joey is stunned that Audrey has another set of clothing that reveals even more cleavage than her usual attire. Audrey confirms this, then utters some nonsense about "the girls" and how she wants them to be "resplendent" at the bar. "As resplendent as the parade of giant and poorly concealed zits Audrey's been sporting lately?" Evil Dr. Will calls from under the bed. I hear him snicker to himself in response as Joey tells Audrey that she's not working the bar tonight, so Audrey will have Joey's full attention. Audrey rolls her eyes and says that she knows she's usually "low maintenance," but it might be nice to "see [Joey's] face around these parts for once." Joey picks up a frothy article of clothing and examines it, explaining that she assumed Audrey and Pacey would appreciate Joey giving them some privacy. Audrey shrugs. "That was a great help," she says. "Now I've dumped Pacey four months too late and not a slutty frock has survived."
Joey's eyes widen at this bit of information. "What? When did you dump Pacey?" she asks. Audrey looks blank. "Hello? Mid-mid-life crisis, thanks for watching," she spits sarcastically. "Jeez, Joey, would it kill you to keep up?" I can't believe I'm standing up for Princess Josephine, but I fail to understand how she could know that Audrey and Pacey split up if Audrey didn't tell her. It's not like she spends a lot of time hanging out with Pacey. For her part, Joey apologizes and wonders when this all went down. "The horror that was Halloween," Audrey tells her. "Whatever. I don't want to talk about it." Joey, honestly shocked, sputters that she knows she's been gone a lot, but "a little bathroom sidebar would have been in order." Audrey snaps that she assumed Joey'd hear it from Pacey anyway. She heads back to her closet. Joey approaches, looking concerned, and says that she knows she's been really busy lately, but she always has time for Audrey. Audrey replies that it would have been great to benefit from Joey's "ex-girlfriend wisdom," but she's tired of reliving the whole thing. "Okay," Joey sighs, looking sad.