Episode Report Card Sars: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Psychic Friends
By Sars | Season 2 | Episode 17 | Aired on 03.09.1999
If I could perform magic tricks with a wire whisk, I would not use that power to create Ultra Palmolive Antibacterial Formula. I would, however, wave my magic whisk and make the "who's that lady" Salon Selectives commercial go away. And I don't think even the whisk could save Zoe Duncan Jack & Jane.
Pacey walks up to Andie as she leaves Madame Z's tent, and he uses the Captain Skippy accent on her, which she doesn't find funny, and when Pacey asks, "What's wrong?" she replies, "Nothing -- um, I'm fine, I'm just gonna go for a walk," and hurries off. Pacey stares after her from under the brim of his Capeside P.D. hat. I would just "whatever" this little scene, but I have to admit that I've gotten a couple of sucky fortune-cookie fortunes that killed my buzz, so I can sort of see why Andie freaked out. Anyway.
Joey, very pleased with herself indeed, sits down next to Jack, who asks, "What happened?" through a mouthful of snack food. She informs him that Colin wants to take her picture for his portrait class, and that she has plans to meet Colin in an hour at the community arts building. Jack goes into protective mode, asking Joey what she knows about Colin, and she says she doesn't know anything about him, and she doesn't want to; furthermore, she says, "[H]e doesn't know anything about Joey Potter, waitress extraordinaire. He's an artist. He's -- he's different, he's -- life experience. Maybe I'll learn something from him." Jack snorts, "Like what, the high art of French kissing?" and throws a piece of popcorn towards his mouth but misses. Joey tells him that it's not about that, it's about expanding her horizons, having an adventure, blah blah blah fishcakes. Jack says that he'll accompany her, and Joey protests, but Jack won't hear any argument: "This guy could be like a tall dark psychopath." I would ask how Joey would learn anything about French kissing when she presumably played tonsil hockey with the rich boat guy, Dawson, and Jack already, but that would mean that I cared, and I don't.
Dawson and Miss Kennedy sit in the theater while Dawson's movie plays onscreen. Devon, in the role of Sammy/Joey, says a line with the word "barracuda" in it; Abby, in the role of Kim/Jen, says a line with the word "temptress" in it. Sars makes a comment with the word "not" in it. Dawson watches, pleased with what he sees. Miss Kennedy doesn't betray any reaction at all.
In Grams's kitchen, Jen administers hair colorant to a reclining Grams, as well as a lecture on how "women today have to protect themselves. You do have contraceptives, don't you?" Yikes. Grams bolts up in her chair and says, "That's it, I'm not going." Jen eases her back into the chair and says, "I'm kidding, I'm kidding." Like, ha ha. Not. As Grams frowns and folds her towel tighter around her shoulders, Jen predicts "a magical evening, filled with old-fashioned romance," and says that Whit "seems like a really cool guy -- I'm sure he has Trojans in his wallet." Grams blanches. I know Jen means well, but come on.