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6-24 2003.05.14 |
...Must Come to an End Jen dies, and, yes, people, I cried. I'm not made of stone, okay? She bequeaths baby Amy to Jack, and -- because Everyone Must Learn A Lesson From Jen's Tragic Death -- Doug comes out of the closet to admit that he loves Jack and he's ready to be a parent. Meanwhile, Dawson and Joey agree that they'll be together forever.but simply as friends, rather than in any kind of sexual or romantic way. Instead, Dawson goes back to his one true love (himself, a.k.a. his television show) and Joey and Pacey end up as they should: together. Oh, shut up. You got misty, too. |
| 2-17 Recap |
Psychic Friends
Psychic Friends - Dawson says how much that means, especially coming from Joey, and Joey says that "there's no question about it -- Jack McPhee will be one of the great filmmakers of our generation." Oh, I get it -- it's a dream. |
1999.03.10 1999.03.10 |
D- |
Sars |
| 2-16 Recap |
Be Careful What You Wish For
Be Careful What You Wish For - Dawson continues: "I'm about to be sixteen years old in a matter of minutes and I am still me -- the same whiny, adolescent, big-talking, little-doing loser that I was a year ago." Pacey starts to disagree, but Dawson -- and all the readers of this site -- shout him down and, for once, take Dawson's side. |
1999.03.03 1999.03.03 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 2-13 Recap |
His Leading Lady
His Leading Lady - Dawson just says brightly, “See you tomorrow, Joey,” and she puts on her coat and wishes him good night, but he still doesn't stop her, and she waits for another moment for him to keep her from leaving, but Dawson keeps looking at headshots (whatever), and Joey leaves reluctantly. |
1999.02.03 1999.02.03 |
D- |
Sars |
| 2-12 Recap |
Uncharted Waters
Uncharted Waters - Dawson answers, "Classic dysfunctional father-son relationship," and smirks, not feeling the slightest awkwardness about saying so to Pacey even though, if they've been friends all their lives, he must know that Pacey and his dad have problems. |
1999.01.27 1999.01.27 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 2-11 Recap |
Sex, She Wrote
Sex, She Wrote - Cut back to Jack 'n' Joey, Jack leaving, Joey bewildered. Cut back to Pacey watching Andie go inside and looking either proud or on the verge of giggling. Cut back to Jen watching Dawson lope across Grams' front lawn and looking kind of puffy and sad. End of Mysterious Who-Got-Busy Montage #1. |
1999.01.20 1999.01.20 |
D- |
Sars |
| Extra |
We could be heroes
Varsity Blues - ...if James "Drawlson" Van Der Beek's whinging had any basis in reality, which it doesn't. And if we saw more of Scott Caan's ass, which we don't. And if anyone cared, which...well, no. |
1999.01.15 1999.01.15 |
D |
Shack |
| 2-10 Recap |
High Risk Behavior
High Risk Behavior - Dawson continues: "This is the first time I've been able to write something that's not only plot-driven, but also emotionally-driven." Uh, Dawson, you better put your horn away before your tooting causes your lungs to collapse. |
1999.01.13 1999.01.13 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 2-9 Recap |
The Election
The Election - Um, Dawson, why don't you go down to Book Barn, buy about twenty copies of William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade, stack them up, climb on top of them, and get over yourself? |
1998.12.16 1998.12.16 |
D- |
Sars |
| 2-8 Recap |
The Reluctant Hero
The Reluctant Hero - "Somebody's having a self-esteem crisis," observes Dawson. I have never heard any straight guy refer to any of his guy friends as "somebody" in that way. The only people who do that are girls, mothers, and gay men. You know it and I know it. |
1998.11.25 1998.11.25 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 2-7 Recap |
The All-Nighter
The All-Nighter - Dawson throws in another video and settles down on the bed which Gale so thoughtfully left littered with used Kleenex, and he looks mournfully out from under his Sam-The-Eagle forelock at the window (open. In Cape Cod. In November) which totally doesn't have Joey coming through it, and the curtains blow forlornly in the breeze, and Dawson sadly eats a Twizzler. Buck up, little camper! |
1998.11.18 1998.11.18 |
D- |
Sars |
| 2-6 Recap |
The Dance
The Dance - I just want to say to Katie and anyone else who might be reading this and wondering: no, boat-neck garments are still not acceptable. I don't care if Jackie O wore them. |
1998.11.11 1998.11.11 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 2-5 Recap |
Full Moon Rising
Full Moon Rising - Dawson starts babbling about the moon "casting its peaceful silent glow over a chaotic world -- I love a full moon," as he puts his arm around Joey with that buck-up-little-camper smile on his face. |
1998.11.04 1998.11.04 |
D- |
Sars |
| 2-4 Recap |
Tamara's Return
Tamara's Return - While I tried to keep my President's Choice Deluxe White Cheddar Macaroni and Cheese from making its encore all over the coffee table, Joey laughs at Dawson's maudlin attempts at smoove talk and tells him point blank, "Dawson, you are so cheesy!" |
1998.10.28 1998.10.28 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 2-3 Recap |
Alternative Lifestyles
Alternative Lifestyles - If I hear the phrase "sexual being" one more time I will extinguish a lit cigarette in my eye, and then The Flash repeats in confusion, "'Sexual being?'" and HISSSSSS, there goes my left cornea. |
1998.10.21 1998.10.21 |
D- |
Sars |
| Extra |
What Price Cable?
What Price Cable? - Wing Chun and the cable industry meet head-to-head |
1998.10.19 1998.10.19 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 2-2 Recap |
Crossroads
Crossroads - The camera pans over to Dawson's bed where he and Joey are going at it hotter and heavier and louder, and for a longer duration, than I personally care to see and hear. |
1998.10.14 1998.10.14 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 2-1 Recap |
The Kiss
The Kiss - Establishing shot of Chez Leery, with some estrogen-sodden Lilith Fair refugee crooning "say goodnight, not goodbye, you will never leave my heart" in the background. The camera pans up to the window of Dawson's bedroom, with the silhouette of Dawson and Joey kissing visible behind the shade. |
1998.10.07 1998.10.07 |
D- |
Sars |
| Extra |
Pass the Pop Rocks
Urban Legend - And the product-placed Pepsi. Pete waits for the madness to end while the snakebite he got from sticking his hand into a stack of rugs heals. Okay, not really. |
1998.09.25 2001.02.25 |
C+ |
Pete |
| Extra |
Jock Trap
Disturbing Behavior - Combine Old Joey with a goth girl and meet Rachel Wagner. With the help of James Marsden and Ratcatcher Porno, she teaches some psycho brainwashed jocks a thing or two. And she doesn't even need a lunch tray! |
1998.07.24 2001.07.24 |
C |
Shack |
| 1-13 Recap |
Decisions
Decisions - And now, I present to you the meta-statement portion of tonight's episode, as Joey declares: "Well, for the record, I'm getting pretty tired of the television. I mean, the metaphor alone is making me nauseous." What metaphor? The metaphor...of what? Never explained. Doesn't make a lick of sense. |
1998.05.19 1998.05.19 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 1-12 Recap |
Beauty Contest
Beauty Contest - Oh...oh dear. I'd forgotten about the pendant. It's in full effect, meticulously lain upon the collar of his sweatshirt, and not ignominiously hidden inside. |
1998.05.12 1998.05.12 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 1-11 Recap |
The Scare
The Scare - Dawson protests, "That movie rules! And I'm not just saying that because the man who wrote it gave birth to me, Zeus-like, fully-formed, from his massive forehead!" |
1998.05.05 1998.05.05 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 1-10 Recap |
Double Date
Double Date - Dawson says that there's "a certain way to handle these things," and he thought Jen would hold herself to "that standard." I'm wondering on what Dawson is basing this theory, given that Jen is the first girlfriend he has ever had. |
1998.04.28 1998.04.28 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 1-9 Recap |
Road Trip
Road Trip - Dawson groans and puts a pillow over his face. Joey leans over and puts her full weight on said pillow. Well, I wish she did; instead, she, along with North America, rolls her eyes and turns off the TV. |
1998.03.17 1998.03.17 |
D- |
Wing Chun |
| 1-8 Recap |
Boyfriend
Boyfriend - When Dawson turns to Joey for an answer, she’s already fallen asleep -- as I would have myself, except that Dawson’s non-subtly non-veiled description of himself as "not too self-involved" had me hurling into a bucket. |
1998.03.10 1998.03.10 |
C- |
Sars |
| 1-7 Recap |
Detention
Detention - Dawson splutters that Jen wants to have sex with him, and Joey wryly finishes for him, "She just -- hasn’t gotten around to it?" The truth hurts; Dawson deploys his nostrils in the manner of space-shuttle landing gear, juts his chin out, and says coldly, "Let’s watch the movie, Joey." |
1998.03.03 1998.03.03 |
D- |
Sars |
| 1-6 Recap |
Baby
Baby - Dawson, feigning ignorance to the unresolved tension, claps his hands and says, "Great, so, next issue -- what to watch," like, buck up little camper! |
1998.02.24 1998.02.24 |
C |
Sars |
| 1-5 Recap |
Hurricane
Hurricane - Joey says no, she'll just see him tomorrow, and an awkward silence reigns as Joey puts on her shoes and Dawson -- whose hair looks like the mane of the lion in the Hanna-Barbera cartoons -- looks down at his feet. |
1998.02.17 1998.02.17 |
D |
Sars |
| 1-4 Recap |
Discovery
Discovery - Cut to the videotape of TaMAHra looking guiltily aroused as Pacey "Name That Statute" Witter ravishes her neck with kisses, except that we can't see Pacey's face. |
1998.02.10 1998.02.10 |
C- |
Sars |
| 1-3 Recap |
Kiss
Kiss - Oh, for god's sake -- it's "about" getting your tongue into Jen's mouth, Dawson, so do yourself and everyone else a favor and stop overthinking it. |
1998.02.03 1998.02.03 |
D- |
Sars |