EW. WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING?
A SPECIAL I TAPED
ON ENTOMOLOGICAL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR.
IT'S A LITTLE VISUAL AID FOR MY BIOLOGY TERM PAPER.
FOR OTHERS, IT IS ADVANTAGEOUS
ONLY FOR THE OFFSPRING,
WHO WILL ULTIMATELY BENEFIT FROM SELECTIVE PATERNITY.
WELL, HOW DOES SHE KNOW WHICH ONE SHE'S ATTRACTED TO?
THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME.
INSTINCT.
UNLIKE PEOPLE.
YOU MEAN PEOPLE DON'T FIND MATES BY INSTINCT?
MEANING THAT PEOPLE GO BY WHATEVER SUPERMODEL
THE MEDIA DECIDES TO BE THIS MONTH'S PERFECT HUMAN SPECIMEN.
MMM...I BEG TO DIFFER. I DON'T NEED
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT TO TELL ME DREW BARRYMORE IS HOT.
20th-CENTURY MEN ARE CONDITIONED TO WORSHIP WOMEN
WHO LOOK LIKE NUTRITIONALLY DEPRIVED HEROIN ADDICTS.
IN THE RENAISSANCE, THEY LIKED WOMEN WHO WERE HEFTY,
AND IN SOME CULTURES, THEY LIKE WOMEN WHO HAVE
BONES THROUGH THEIR NOSES AND PLATES IN THEIR MOUTHS.
IT'S JUST...THE WAY IT GOES, DAWSON.
MMM...YOU'RE REACHING.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE IS SOME TRUTH
TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT YOU CAN'T TELL ME
THAT PURE ANIMAL INSTINCT
DOESN'T HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH WHAT KIND OF GUY YOU'RE ATTRACTED TO.
AM I RIGHT?
I HAVEN'T THE SLIGHTEST IDEA, DAWSON.
Pacey: SO YOUR MOM'S JUDGING FOR THE WINDJAMMER DAYS?
Dawson: YEAH, THEY'RE GONNA LET ME COVER IT FOR THE STATION.
Jen: WELL, SO WHAT ARE THESE WINDJAMMER DAYS?
IT'S THIS YEARLY EVENT THE YACHT CLUB HOLDS...
A LITTLE PAGEANT.
THEY TRY AND REEL IN THE LAST REMAINING TOURISTS
BEFORE THE TOWN REALLY SHUTS DOWN FOR THE SEASON.
IT'S A BLUE-BLOODED TRADITION WHICH
CELEBRATES THE GRAND ACHIEVEMENT
OF BEING BORN RICH, THE CULMINATION OF WHICH IS THIS
ASININE FORMAL DINNER HELD AT THE YACHT CLUB
WHERE SOME YOUNG NUBILE WHOSE DADDY OWNS THE BANK
IS CROWNED MISS WINDJAMMER.
IT'S THE MOST ARCHAIC DISPLAY OF AGEISM, RACISM,
AND SEXISM KNOWN TO MAN.
DO THEY HAVE A SWIMSUIT COMPETITION?
Dawson: I DON'T THINK SO.
MAYBE I COULD BE ONE OF THOSE GUYS
WHO WARMS UP THE GIRLS BEFORE THEY GO ON STAGE.
IT'S NOT A PORNO, PACEY.
YOU KNOW...MY MOTHER
USED TO ENTER ME IN THESE DISGUSTING "LITTLE MISS" PAGEANTS
BEFORE I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO PROTEST.
LET ME GUESS. YOU TWIRLED THE BATON.
MEANING?
NOTHING. YOU SHOULD ENTER.
YEAH.
NO, SERIOUSLY. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN, NOBODY CAN DISPUTE THAT.
I CAN TOTALLY PICTURE YOU
STROLLING PAST THE JUDGES, FLASHING
THAT MILLION-DOLLAR SMILE OF YOURS.
WELL, I'M AFRAID THAT MY BATON-TWIRLING DAYS ARE OVER.
FIRST PRIZE IS $5,000 AND A TRIP TO NEW YORK.
WHY DON'T YOU ENTER, DAWSON?
I'M SURE YOU HAVE SOME INSPIRED IDEAS
ON HOW TO ACHIEVE WORLD PEACE.
THE WORLD PEACE IS EASY.
IT'S THE TAP DANCING PUMPS I THINK I'D HAVE TROUBLE WITH.
IT'S A SKILL.
HMM.
BACKHANDED INSULTS DISGUISED AS COMPLIMENTS.
IT'S REALLY A NOVEL APPROACH
TO WINNING BACK A WOMAN'S AFFECTIONS.
I FIGURED I'D GIVE IT A SHOT.
I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST GET OVER IT, MAN? SHE HAS.
I THINK I HAVE GOTTEN OVER IT. I JUST...
I DON'T KNOW. WINNING HER BACK
HAS EVOLVED INTO SOME SORT OF BIZARRE HOBBY.
SLOW, HUH?
AS THE TOURISTS GO, SO DO THE TIPS.
THAT BAD?
I'LL PUT IT TO YOU THIS WAY--
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ME WILL BE NO FURTHER AWAY
THAN CAPESIDE COMMUNITY VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE.
YOU'RE SMART. YOU CAN GET A SCHOLARSHIP.
YEAH, BUT I CAN'T BANK ON A FULL ONE.
LOOK, JOEY...
YOU KNOW, NOW THAT THE PROVERBIAL WEDGE
WE SO FONDLY REFER TO AS DAWSON LEERY
IS NO LONGER BETWEEN US,
WE COULD ACTUALLY BE FRIENDS.
I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'S A BIZARRE CONCEPT.
BUT WE MIGHT FIND THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE
IN COMMON THAN JUST THE BOY NEXT DOOR.
OK.
OR NOT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE...
WASH EACH OTHER'S HAIR OR...
DO EACH OTHER'S NAILS, DO WE?
PACEY.
I CAN'T FIND MY PEN.
THANKS.
YOU OK? OH, YEAH.
JUST SPENT THE ENTIRE MORNING WITH MY FATHER TELLING ME
WHAT A SCHOLASTICALLY INEPT, ATHLETICALLY CHALLENGED,
UNDERACHIEVING LOSER I AM. I'M FINE.
HE SAID THAT?
YEAH. FIRST HE STARTS IN ON THE FAILING-BIOLOGY THING,
THEN HE GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE SKIPPING-SCHOOL- TO-DO-PROVIDENCE THING.
HE FORGOT THE STEALING-HIS-CAR THING.
BORROWING, STEALING-- LOOK, IT'S NOT LIKE I KILLED ANYBODY, ALL RIGHT?
AND IF I HAVE TO HEAR THE WORDS,
"WHY CAN'T YOU BE MORE LIKE YOUR BROTHER DOUG?" ONE MORE TIME,
MY HEAD IS GOING TO EXPLODE.
WELL, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CRASH AT MY HOUSE FOR A FEW.
THANKS, BUT I WAS THINKING
OF SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE PERMANENT.
PACEY, FORGET ABOUT IT.
YOUR FATHER'S NEVER GONNA LET YOU MOVE OUT OF HIS HOUSE.
HE TOLD ME AS SOON AS I WANT TO BECOME AN EMANCIPATED MINOR,
I SHOULD JUST SHOW HIM WHERE HE NEEDS TO SIGN.
CHECK THIS OUT.
FIRST AND LAST, 250 A MONTH.
THAT'S MILL STREET. CAPESIDE'S ONLY OFFICIAL TENEMENT.
YEAH, WELL, IT BEATS
THE WITTER FAMILY HOUSE OF HORRORS, DOESN'T IT?
HOW ARE YOU GONNA PAY FOR THIS...
ROACH-INFESTED BACHELOR PAD?
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S THE PROBLEM, ISN'T IT?
WITH MY VIDEO STORE WAGE,
I CAN'T EVEN AFFORD A 2-MAN TENT.
YOU DON'T NEED AN ASSISTANT
FOR THAT BEAUTY PAGEANT THING, DO YOU?
I'M NOT EVEN GETTING PAID.
THE ONLY PERSON MAKING ANY MONEY OFF THIS
IS LITTLE MISS WINDJAMMER HERSELF.
MAYBE I'LL JUST TOSS MY TIARA INTO THE RING.
YOU KNOW, A $5,000 AWARD...
THAT'D GET ME INTO ONE OF THOSE EXECUTIVE BACHELOR PADS DOWNTOWN.
YEAH, EXCEPT I'M AFRAID
YOUR GOD-GIVEN ABILITY TO RELIEVE YOURSELF STANDING UP
HAS RENDERED YOU INELIGIBLE.
YEAH. ONCE AGAIN,
SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION REARS ITS UGLY HEAD.
WOULDN'T THAT JUST PISS MY DAD OFF?
Jen: YOU KNOW, JOEY, YOU'RE ONE
OF THE PRETTIEST GIRLS IN THE SCHOOL.
I DON'T GET IT. WHY IS IT
THAT EVERY TIME I GIVE YOU A COMPLIMENT,
YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M TRYING TO HIT ON YOU?
I DON'T KNOW. I...
I GUESS IT'S JUST 'CAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL
A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE, THAT'S ALL.
WHY?
I KNOW I'M NOT PRETTY.
STOP IT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, JOEY, BUT...
WHEN I WAS DATING DAWSON, I WAS PETRIFIED
THAT ANY DAY HE'D TAKE THE BLINDERS OFF
AND REALIZE HOW GORGEOUS YOU ARE.
YEAH, RIGHT.
WHEN GUYS LOOK AT YOU, THEY THINK, "WOW, WHAT A BABE."
AND WHEN THEY LOOK AT ME, THEY THINK,
"HMM, GEE, SHE'S REALLY TALL."
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD ENTER
THE MISS WINDJAMMER PAGEANT.
WHAT DRUGS ARE YOU ON?
COME ON, I'M SERIOUS. LOOK, I'LL COACH YOU.
YOU CAN EASILY TAKE THAT EVENING GOWN COMPETITION,
AND THE SCHOLASTIC-- THE ACADEMIC PART--THAT'D BE A SLAM-DUNK FOR YOU, JOEY.
LET'S NOT GO OVERBOARD ON THIS
LET'S-BE-FRIENDS FEMALE BONDING THING, OK, JEN?
JOEY, COME ON, YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY FIND THAT WE HAVE FUN TOGETHER.
I WOULDN'T DEGRADE MYSELF.
ONE NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE, $5,000, JOEY.
I'D SAY THAT'S A PRETTY RESPECTABLE COLLEGE NEST EGG,
DON'T YOU THINK?
COME ON, MISS AMERICA.
WHY DO I FEEL LIKE
I'M ABOUT TO SET THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT BACK 20 YEARS?
YEAH, WELL, IF I WERE YOU, I'D START PULLING OUT
THOSE IVY LEAGUE APPLICATIONS.
THE COMPETITION DOES NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH.
Pacey: THIS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
Woman: I ASSURE YOU, MR. WITTER,
THERE IS NOTHING IN THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
THAT SAYS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENTER THIS PAGEANT.
THERE'S NOTHING IN YOUR RULE BOOK THAT SAYS I CAN'T, HUH?
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING, JACK.
TAKE A LOOK. I'M TELLING YOU--
THIS IS THE MISS WINDJAMMER PAGEANT.
IF YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TOWARDS CROSS-DRESSING...
SO WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?
YOU'RE KIDDING ME. PACEY IS TRYING TO ENTER
THE MISS WINDJAMMER PAGEANT?
WHY NOT?
LAST YEAR, ASHLEE ELLIOTT SUCCESSFULLY SUED
TO JOIN THE BOYS' FOOTBALL TEAM.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE MORE INTREPID THINGS PACEY'S EVER DONE.
HE'S BLOWING THE GENDER GAP WIDE OPEN.
WELL, I GUESS WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU,
DAN RATHER.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
BEFORE, THIS WAS GOING TO BE A LITTLE MENTION ON THE 11:00 NEWS.
NOW, I ACTUALLY HAVE A SHOT AT A FEATURE STORY.
SO, I SEE YOU DECIDED TO ENTER AFTER ALL.
NO. NO, I'M...JUST HERE AS A COACH.
WHO ARE YOU COACHING?
LOOK, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER, OK?
I'M GONNA GO WATCH PACEY
MAKE AN ASS OUT OF HIMSELF.
HA HA! VERY FUNNY!
WHAT, ARE YOU GUYS...
DOING SOME KIND OF EXPOSEÉ FOR THE PAPER?
[SIGHS]
GET OUT.
JOEY POTTER ENTERING A BEAUTY PAGEANT?
THIS IS CLASSIC!
OH, I SEE.
YOU THINK I'M SUCH A BARKING CAR-CHASER
THAT A "D" STUDENT WITH A JULIUS CAESAR HAIRCUT
HAS A BETTER SHOT THAN ME? THANKS A LOT.
JOEY, NO. IT'S JUST--
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THESE THINGS.
IT'S JUST IT'S SO NOT YOU.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
BECAUSE I KNEW YOU'D MAKE ME FEEL
LIKE AN EVEN BIGGER IDIOT THAN I ALREADY AM.
YOU CAN BELIEVE ME, DAWSON,
NOBODY'S LAUGHING HARDER ABOUT THIS THAN I AM,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN $5,000,
NO MATTER HOW SLIM OR HUMILIATING OR LUDICROUS MY CHANCES ARE,
THE MONEY HAS TO TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER EVERYTHING,
INCLUDING MY PRIDE, SO...
JOEY, I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. I MEAN...
IT--IT KIND OF CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE.
YOU GOTTA ADMIT--
YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD
YOU FIND MY PATHETIC LIFE SO AMUSING, DAWSON.
JOEY, COME ON. YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND.
I'D NEVER LAUGH AT YOU.
YOU JUST DID, DAWSON.
IT'S HANNAH!
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU!
I'M GONNA GO SIT DOWN, OK?
WELL, IF IT ISN'T HANNAH VON WENNING
OF THE BAR HARBOR VON WENNINGS.
PACEY WITTER. LET ME GUESS.
YOU'RE HERE WASHING DISHES
FOR THE REMEDIAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM
FOR CAPESIDE'S UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH--
THAT'S SO COMPASSIONATE OF YOU, HANNAH.
SO HOW'S THE SWISS BOARDING SCHOOL?
IT'S IN CONNECTICUT, YOU MORON.
WAIT.
YOU'RE THE GUY ENTERING THIS CONTEST?
IT FIGURES.
CLASS CLOWN OF CAPESIDE HIGH.
YOU KNOW, I NEVER FIGURED YOU
FOR A PRE-OP TRANSSEXUAL,
BUT NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT,
EVENING GOWNS... HIGH HEELS...
I ASSURE YOU THAT MY SEXUALITY IS INTACT, OK?
I'M NOT THE ONE TAKING GROUP SHOWERS
AT AN ALL-GIRLS SCHOOL.
BUT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, I--
WELCOME, LADIES.
UH, AHEM!
AND GENTLEMAN.
THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE ORIENTATION
FOR THE 35th ANNUAL MISS WINDJAMMER PAGEANT.
THE RULES FOR THE PAGEANT
ARE LISTED CLEARLY IN YOUR HANDBOOKS...
WHICH WILL BE COMPLETELY REVISED
NEXT YEAR.
THE MISS WINDJAMMER PAGEANT OFFERS...
SO, PACEY, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO FOR THE TALENT COMPETITION,
RECITE THE ALPHABET? JACK A CAR?
YOU KNOW, LADIES,
I SAY WE VOTE HANNAH MISS CONGENIALITY. WHAT DO YOU SAY?
YOU'RE SUCH A BUFFOON.
...TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL IT HAS TO OFFER.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
HAVE FUN.
Jen: JOEY, WALKING IN HEELS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST PART.
DON'T WORRY. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
UH, WELL, I MEAN, POISE AND GRACE
ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE JUDGES,
AND CONSIDERING YOUR HEIGHT--
NO, I MEAN...
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
I MEAN, THE FACT THAT I'VE BEEN A FIRST-CLASS BITCH
TO YOU SINCE THE DAY YOU GOT HERE
IS PRETTY MUCH PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
IN NEW YORK, I DIDN'T EXACTLY HANG OUT
WITH A LOT OF OTHER GIRLS, OK?
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER EVEN HAD CLOSE GIRLFRIENDS...
AND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, NEITHER HAVE YOU.
I DON'T KNOW. DON'T YOU EVER FEEL
LIKE YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING?
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO HANG OUT
WITH THE CAPESIDE PEP SQUAD?
I MEAN... ASSOCIATING WITH ME
WON'T EXACTLY SEND YOUR POPULARITY POINTS
SOARING UP THE SOCIAL RICHTER SCALE.
YEAH, FOR THE SAME REASON YOU DON'T, ALL RIGHT?
'CAUSE THEY'RE A BUNCH OF MENTALLY ARRESTED AIRHEADS.
YOU KNOW, YOUR PERCEPTION OF ME IS ALMOST
AS MISGUIDED AS YOUR PERCEPTION OF YOURSELF.
IF YOU WANT TO WIN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK
ON THE SELF-ESTEEM ISSUE, BUT FIRST,
BACK TO THE BASICS. COME ON.
♪ START SPREADIN' THE NEWS ♪
♪ DAH DA-DA-DUM
♪ DAH DAH DA-DA-DUM ♪
♪ I'M LEAVIN' TODAY
♪ I WANT TO BE A--
UH, PACEY, CAN YOU, UM...
DO YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE?
WE CAN REVISIT THE TALENT PROBLEM LATER, BUT...
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT THE EVENING WEAR?
WELL, ACTUALLY, I COULD GET MY HANDS
ON THIS TASTY LITTLE RED POLYESTER NUMBER
THAT MY SISTER WORE AS A BRIDESMAID.
PACEY, IF YOU WANT TO WIN THIS THING, YOU GOTTA TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
IF YOU WIN...
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COULD BE ALL OVER THIS,
NOT TO MENTION CNN. I MEAN,
THIS COULD BE INTERNATIONAL NEWS.
BY BRAVING THIS EXPERIMENT,
YOU'VE BECOME A POLITICAL ACTIVIST,
CHALLENGING SOCIAL STEREOTYPES.
I KIND OF JUST WANT TO MAKE SOME EXTRA CASH.
Joey: SO...
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU TWO?
UH, WHO,
ME--ME AND DAWSON?
UH-HUH.
WE'RE JUST FIGURING THINGS OUT, YOU KNOW.
IT WAS A LITTLE ROUGH FOR A WHILE, BUT...
WE'VE GOT TIME.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE HE'S GOING ANYWHERE, SO...
NO, I GUESS NOT.
SO...SO WHAT ABOUT YOU AND DAWSON?
WHAT ABOUT US?
OH...YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST WONDERING, 'CAUSE...
YOU KNOW, NOW THAT HE'S AVAILABLE AND EVERYTHING, I WAS--
JEN, DAWSON WILL ALWAYS SEE ME AS, YOU KNOW,
THE GAWKY LITTLE GIRL DOWN THE CREEK
WITH THE BAND-AIDS ON HER KNEES
AND THE ONE BRAID FALLING OUT.
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE THAT'S...
JUST HOW IT'S MEANT TO BE. MAYBE...
IT'S JUST HOW WE SEE EACH OTHER.
WELL...
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.
PLENTY OF FISH IN THE SEA, RIGHT?
YEAH.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO JOEY LATELY?
UH, NO, ACTUALLY,
NOT SINCE OUR TORRID NIGHT OF NAKED FACE-SUCKING.
WHAT? I'M KIDDING. WHY?
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN...
SHE SAYS WE'RE COOL, BUT...
SHE'S BEEN AVOIDING ME.
AND?
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I MEAN...
I MISS HER WHEN SHE'S NOT AROUND.
AH. AT LAST.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
WELL, THANK GOD, DAWSON. MAYBE WE CAN ALL GO HOME NOW.
PACEY, I KNOW YOU'RE OBSESSED
WITH THIS LITTLE THEORY OF YOURS, BUT THE TRUTH IS...
I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF JOEY
IN A ROMANTIC CONTEXT.
I MEAN, I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF HER AS LIKE A...
SISTER.
I JUST DON'T THINK I COULD EVER GET PAST THAT.
IF JOEY AND I GOT TOGETHER, IT'D BE...
IT'D JUST BE A LITTLE INCESTUOUS.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU DON'T WANT HER,
BUT YOU DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO HAVE HER EITHER?
Dawson: PLEASE TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF.
Contestant: I'D LIKE TO STUDY EARLY EDUCATION
OR HELP WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
THAT MEANS, LIKE, WHEN THEY'RE CRIPPLED OR RETARDED
OR SOMETHING.
OR MAYBE I'LL BECOME AN ACTRESS OR A MODEL,
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE KEEP TELLING ME
I'M PRETTY ENOUGH.
OK.
AFTER COMPLETING MY YEAR
WITH "UP WITH PEOPLE" SINGERS...
WAIT, DAWSON'S DOING THE INTERVIEWS?
OH, DON'T WORRY. IT'S JUST A PRE-INTERVIEW, OK?
THEY'RE HAVING HIM PUT EVERYBODY ON TAPE FOR THE JUDGES.
DON'T WORRY, OK?
THE REAL STUFF IS LIVE ON STAGE DURING THE PAGEANT.
PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME
AND SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF.
I'M ROBERTA CRUMP.
I'M A SENIOR AT CAPESIDE. UM...
HEY.
YOU'RE HERE TO SEE THE GREAT PACEDINI PULL A RABBIT OUT OF HIS HAT?
HMM. A MAGIC ACT.
HOW APPROPRIATELY JUVENILE OF YOU.
YOU KNOW, ALL THIS SEXUAL TENSION
REALLY CANNOT BE GOOD FOR YOUR COMPLEXION.
WHAT SAY WE GO BACKSTAGE, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT--
PLEASE. I JUST ATE.
I'VE RECENTLY BEEN ACCEPTED
TO THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL OF MUSIC,
BUT I'LL BE DELAYING MY ENTRANCE FOR A YEAR
UNTIL I'VE COMPLETED A TOUR WITH THE PEACE CORPS.
YOU ALREADY HAD YOUR CHANCE, DIDN'T YOU?
YEAH, I ALREADY TURNED YOU DOWN ONCE IN THE SIXTH GRADE.
ACTUALLY, YOU STOOD ME UP.
WHATEVER.
PACEY, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
DO YOU REALLY THINK, IN A MILLION YEARS,
YOU COULD EVER WIN THIS THING?
I MEAN, WHAT IS THE POINT?
WELL...
MAYBE I DON'T HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING,
BUT IF I COULD TAKE JUST ONE VOTE AWAY FROM YOU
AND MAKE YOU KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A LOSER,
THEN THIS IS ALL WORTHWHILE.
IF YOU COULD COMMIT ONE ACT WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE,
WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I'D ROB A BANK SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE HERE.
BE SERIOUS. LET...
LET'S JUST GET THROUGH THIS, OK?
FINE.
WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SET FOR YOUR CHILDREN?
I GUESS I WANT THEM TO...
TREAT OTHERS THE WAY THEY WANT TO BE TREATED.
IT SOUNDS PRETTY SIMPLE, BUT...
IT PRETTY MUCH APPLIES TO EVERYTHING.
WHO IS YOUR INSPIRATION, ROLE MODEL, OR MENTOR, AND WHY?
I GUESS I DON'T REALLY HAVE ONE.
I'VE ALWAYS...
HAD TO DEPEND ON MYSELF.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS?
I DON'T KNOW.
IN SOME ROMANTIC ADVENTURE OR...
ON A DIG IN TUNISIA OR...
A SAFARI IN AFRICA. I DON'T KNOW.
A RESEARCH BOAT ON ITS WAY TO ANTARCTICA.
WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT LEAVING CAPESIDE, I THOUGHT YOU MEANT
LIKE BOSTON UNIVERSITY. THE POLAR ICE CAP'S PRETTY FAR AWAY.
WELL, THAT'S THE POINT.
YEAH, BUT THERE MUST BE THINGS THAT YOU'LL MISS. I MEAN...
FAMILY?
FRIENDS?
OF COURSE. BUT...
LIFE GOES ON, DAWSON. THINGS CHANGE.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO.
YES, THEY DO.
EVERYTHING CHANGES EVENTUALLY.
THAT'S JUST THE WAY LIFE IS,
AND...YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT.
LIKE, SUDDENLY, PEOPLE WHO YOU THINK
ARE ALWAYS GONNA BE THERE, THEY DISAPPEAR,
YOU KNOW?
PEOPLE DIE, AND...
THEY MOVE AWAY, AND...
THEY GROW UP.
EVERYTHING CHANGES EVENTUALLY, DAWSON.
M.C.: EXCUSE ME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.
WELCOME TO THE MISS WINDJAMMER BEAUTY PAGEANT...
I LOOK LIKE A DWEEB. NO, YOU DON'T.
EVERYONE'S GONNA LAUGH AT ME.
OH. LOOK, I WANT YOU TO PUT THIS VASELINE
ON YOUR TEETH FOR ME, OK?
WHY?
JUST TRUST ME, ALL RIGHT?
IT KEEPS YOUR LIPS FROM STICKING TO YOUR TEETH
WHEN YOU SMILE.
WAIT A SECOND. I HAVE TO SMILE?
YOU NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT SMILING.
M.C.: WELCOME TO THE MISS WINDJAMMER BEAUTY PAGEANT.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS EVENING...
IF YOU MAKE ONE JOKE ABOUT COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET,
I SWEAR I'LL.. CAN'T, MAN.
IT'S TOO OBVIOUS.
LET ME GET THAT.
THANKS.
TELL ME THE TRUTH, DAWSON,
DO YOU THINK I'M A COMPLETE TOOL FOR DOING THIS?
SINCE WHEN DID YOU START CONCERNING YOURSELF
WITH PUBLIC OPINION?
PACEY, I THINK YOU GOT TESTICLES OF STEEL
FOR DOING THIS.
REALLY?
YEAH. HERE. UH, MY MOM SAID
TO PUT THAT ON YOUR TEETH.
WHY?
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA.
AND SO NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HERE ARE THE CONTESTANTS
IN THEIR EVENING WEAR.
[APPLAUSE]
[WHISTLES, APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU, MISS JOHNSON.
AND NOW, MISS JOSEPHINE POTTER.
COULD IT BE CINDERELLA'S FAIRY GODMOTHER
DID THE JOB A LITTLE TOO WELL?
THANK YOU, MISS POTTER.
IT LOOKS LIKE PRINCE CHARMING HAS FOUND
THE OWNER OF THAT GLASS SLIPPER.
IF YOU HAVE A POINT, I WISH YOU'D GET TO IT.
HEY, COME ON, JEN.
I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT YOU'RE MISSING
THE UNDIVIDED ATTENTION OF OUR FRIEND DAWSON.
MAYBE FEELING A LITTLE DUMPER'S REMORSE?
YOU'RE WAY OFF, ALL RIGHT?
TELL ME, IS IT THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING HIM
TO SOMEBODY ELSE THAT SUDDENLY MAKES HIM
SEEM SO ATTRACTIVE?
YOU REALLY THINK THAT I'M THAT SHALLOW, HUH?
NO.
I THINK YOU'RE THAT HUMAN.
AND NOW, MR. PACEY WITTER.
WELL, WISH ME LUCK.
[LAUGHTER, CATCALLS, AND SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
ALL RIGHT!
THANK YOU, MR. WITTER.
DO YOU THINK I AM A COW LOWING AFTER THE CALF
OR A BITCH WITH PUPS LICKING THE HAND
THAT STRUCK HER? WATCH AND SEE!
Contestant: IF I COULD TALK TO THE GOVERNOR FOR ONE HOUR,
I'D...TELL HIM HOW HE COULD LOSE 30 POUNDS
IN 30 DAYS.
[CHEERS, APPLAUSE]
I'D LIKE TO TELL MY KIDS
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE HANDSOMEST GUY,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE MOST INTELLIGENT GUY,
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL STUD
TO BE A DAMN FINE MISS WINDJAMMER.
[APPLAUSE]
[PIANO PLAYING CLASSICAL PIECE]
Pacey: I WOULD TELL THE WORLD'S LEADERS
THAT A SOCIETY THAT CHOOSES WAR AND DEATH
OVER THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE
CANNOT POSSIBLY SUCCEED OR THRIVE.
AND I GUESS, IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, I'D JUST TELL THEM
I HAD DIRTY PHOTOS OF THEM, YOU KNOW?
SO HOW AM I DOING, MRS. LEERY?
PACEY...
I GOT TO TELL YOU, YOU ARE FUNNY AND CHARMING.
THE AUDIENCE LOVES YOU.
SERIOUSLY? MM.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE A SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL OF WINNING,
BUT, UH, YOU'RE DEFINITELY KEEPING ME FROM FALLING ASLEEP.
WHAT, I'M NOT EVEN IN THE RUNNING?
PACEY, YOU KNOW THIS CLUB WOULD RATHER
SEE THE WHOLE PLACE GO DOWN IN FLAMES BEFORE THEY WOULD
ACTUALLY CROWN A MALE MISS WINDJAMMER.
YEAH, BUT FOR ME TO BE WRITTEN OFF
IS JUST COMPLETELY UNFAIR.
HONEY,
FAIR AND BEAUTY PAGEANTS
AREN'T EXACTLY SYNONYMOUS.
JUST THINK-- IN APPROXIMATELY
2 MINUTES AND 35 SECONDS, THIS WILL ALL BE OVER.
YEAH, BUT I'VE NEVER HAD TO SING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE BEFORE.
I MEAN, WHAT IF I SUCK?
COME ON. AND DON'T FORGET TO SMILE.
SINGING "ON MY OWN" FROM LES MISERABLES,
MISS JOSEPHINE POTTER.
[SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
WOW, YOU DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB ON JOEY.
MY GOD, IT'S AMAZING!
I THINK WE'VE FINALLY BROKEN INTO THE RANKS
OF BEING FRIENDS.
HMM.
[PIANO PLAYS]
BUT I MISS OUR FRIENDSHIP, TOO, DAWSON.
ME, TOO.
AND...AND NOT JUST OUR FRIENDSHIP, BUT...
I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS...
♪ ON MY OWN
♪ PRETENDING HE'S BESIDE ME ♪
♪ ALL ALONE
♪ I WALK WITH HIM
♪ TILL MORNING
♪ WITHOUT HIM
♪ I FEEL HIS ARMS AROUND ME ♪
♪ AND WHEN I LOSE MY WAY, I CLOSE MY EYES ♪
♪ AND HE HAS FOUND ME
♪ IN THE RAIN
♪ THE PAVEMENT SHINES LIKE SILVER ♪
♪ ALL THE LIGHTS
♪ ARE MISTY IN THE RIVER
♪ IN THE DARKNESS
♪ THE TREES ARE FULL OF STARLIGHT ♪
♪ AND ALL I SEE IS HIM AND ME FOREVER AND FOREVER ♪
♪ AND I KNOW
♪ IT'S ONLY IN MY MIND
♪ THAT I'M TALKING TO MYSELF ♪
♪ AND NOT TO HIM
♪ AND ALTHOUGH
♪ I KNOW THAT HE IS BLIND ♪
♪ STILL I SAY
♪ THERE'S A WAY FOR US
♪ I LOVE HIM
♪ BUT WHEN THE NIGHT IS OVER ♪
♪ HE'S GONE
♪ THE RIVER'S JUST A RIVER ♪
♪ WITHOUT HIM
♪ THE WORLD AROUND ME CHANGES ♪
♪ THE TREES ARE BARE AND EVERYWHERE ♪
♪ THE STREETS ARE FULL OF STRANGERS ♪
♪ I LOVE HIM
♪ BUT EVERY DAY I'M LEARNING ♪
♪ ALL MY LIFE
♪ I'VE ONLY BEEN PRETENDING ♪
♪ WITHOUT ME
♪ HIS WORLD WILL GO ON TURNING ♪
♪ THE WORLD IS FULL OF HAPPINESS ♪
♪ THAT I HAVE NEVER KNOWN ♪
♪ I LOVE HIM
♪ LOVE HIM
♪ I LOVE HIM
♪ BUT ONLY ON MY OWN
[APPLAUSE]
M.C.: THANK YOU.
THAT WAS JOSEPHINE POTTER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
ALL RIGHT, PACE, HURRY UP. YOU'RE ON.
DAMN IT.
DUDE, RELAX. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
I NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING, DAWSON.
WHEN I ASKED YOU IF DOING THIS THING WAS STUPID
AND YOU MADE ME BELIEVE THAT IT HAD A POINT,
DID YOU EVER ACTUALLY BELIEVE
THAT I HAD A CHANCE OF WINNING THIS THING?
COME ON, PACEY.
GREAT. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
JUST ANOTHER THING FOR THE KIDS TO LAUGH ABOUT
MONDAY MORNING AT SCHOOL.
AND WHO AM I TO DISAPPOINT, RIGHT?
YOU'RE NOT THINKING OF DOING SOMETHING STUPID?
THOSE PEOPLE SUCK! HOW COULD I POSSIBLY LEAVE HERE
WITHOUT LETTING THEM KNOW THAT LITTLE KNOWN FACT?
I GOT NOTHING TO LOSE.
WAIT A MINUTE, PACEY --
EXCUSE ME, DAWSON, I GOT A SHOW TO DO.
PACEY WITTER HAS CHANGED HIS PROGRAM.
INSTEAD OF A MAGIC ACT,
HE WILL PERFORM
A DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION.
[SCOTTISH ACCENT] WELL, I'M NOT WILLIAM WALLACE...
BUT I AM PACEY WITTER.
[SHOUTING] PACEY WITTER'S 7 FEET TALL!
SO THEY SAY. SO THEY SAY.
AND THEY SAY THAT THIS PACEY WITTER IS A DANGEROUS MAN
WHO SLAUGHTERS CAPESIDE RESIDENTS BY THE DOZENS
WITH JOKES AND BUFFOONERY.
AND IF HE WERE HERE,
HE WOULD DESTROY THOSE WHO WOULD JUDGE HIM
WITH SPARKS FROM HIS EYES AND WIT FROM HIS ASS.
[LAUGHTER]
WELL, I AMPACEY WITTER,
BUT WHO OF YOU
ARE IN THE POSITION TO JUDGE ME?
IS IT YOU, SIR?
AND WHAT SORT OF HUMAN BEING
TOLERATES BEING JUDGED?
WELL, JUDGMENT STOPS TODAY,
BECAUSE THAT WHICH SCORNS ME
DEEMS TO OWN ME.
AND I AM WILLING TO TRADE THE TRAPPINGS
OF MY DYSFUNCTIONAL LIFE FOR ONE CHANCE,
JUST ONE CHANCE
TO STAND IN FRONT OF MY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN
AND TELL 'EM
THAT YOU MAY TAKE MY LIFE
BUT YOU'LL NEVER TAKE MY FREEDOM!
THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.
[SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
Hannah: YOU KNOW, IF SHE DOES WIN,
IT'S ONLY FOR THE SYMPATHY VOTE,
BECAUSE SHE IS A TOTAL CHARITY CASE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU DON'T KNOW HER STORY?
OH, MY GOD, CHECK THIS OUT.
SHE LIVES IN A TRAILER WITH HER SISTER
WHO JUST HAD AN ILLEGITIMATE BABY
WITH HER BLACK BOYFRIEND
[SNICKERING]
WHERE ARE HER PARENTS?
HER MOTHER DIED,
AND HER FATHER'S IN JAIL FOR SELLING DRUGS.
BUT YOU CAN ASK HER YOURSELF.
SHE'LL TELL ANYONE
WHO'LL LISTEN TO HER PATHETIC SOB STORY.
I'M SURE SHE'S ALREADY TOLD THE JUDGES.
DAWSON, DON'T TRY TO GET ME TO GO BACK OUT THERE.
I MEAN...GOD, SETTING MYSELF UP LIKE THIS. I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!
JO, LISTEN TO ME. LOOK, YOU WERE PHENOMENAL OUT THERE TONIGHT.
DON'T LET THESE INBRED IDIOTS GET YOU DOWN.
IF YOU LEAVE NOW, YOU'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOURSELF.
I DON'T BELONG HERE, DAWSON. I MEAN, LOOK AT ME.
HOW COULD I HAVE STOOPED THIS LOW FOR MONEY?
I MIGHT AS WELL JUST SOLD MYSELF AT A STREET CORNER.
DO YOU REALIZE YOU COULD WIN THIS THING?
WHY DO YOU THINK THEY'RE SLAMMING YOU?
THEY'RE TERRIFIED OF YOU.
THEY KNOW THAT YOU CAN BEAT THEM.
I DON'T WANT THEIR MONEY, DAWSON.
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM THESE PEOPLE. IT MAKES ME SICK--
I DON'T THINK IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY ANYMORE.
JOEY, I KNOW WE'RE NOT SPEAKING RIGHT NOW, OK?
BUT IF WE WERE,
I WOULD TELL MY BEST FRIEND...
WHO WAS ALWAYS TOO AFRAID TO GET UP IN FRONT OF CLASS FOR SHOW AND TELL,
HOW INCREDIBLY PROUD I AM OF HER...
AND HOW I THINK SHE HAS GOT
MORE GUTS AND TALENT AND STRENGTH OF CHARACTER
THAN ALL THE HANNAH VON WENNINGS OF THE WORLD PUT TOGETHER.
FOR YOUR FINAL QUESTION, MISS POTTER,
PLEASE TELL US WHAT WORDS OF ADVICE
YOU WOULD BESTOW UPON TODAY'S YOUTH.
I'D LIKE TO TELL TODAY'S YOUTH THAT, UH...
NO MATTER WHERE LIFE TAKES YOU,
BIG CITIES, SMALL TOWNS,
YOU'LL INEVITABLY COME ACROSS SMALL MINDS.
PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT THEY'RE BETTER THAN YOU ARE.
PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT MATERIAL THINGS
OR BEING PRETTY OR POPULAR
AUTOMATICALLY MAKES YOU A WORTHWHILE HUMAN BEING.
I'D LIKE TO TELL TODAY'S YOUTH THAT NONE OF THESE THINGS MATTER,
UNLESS YOU HAVE A STRENGTH OF CHARACTER,
INTEGRITY, SENSE OF PRIDE.
AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE ANY OF THESE THINGS...
...DON'T EVER SELL THEM.
DON'T EVER SELL OUT.
SO WHEN YOU MEET A PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME,
PLEASE DON'T JUDGE THEM BY THEIR STATION IN LIFE.
BECAUSE WHO KNOWS?
THAT PERSON JUST MIGHT END UP
BEING YOUR BEST FRIEND.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
AND NOW THE EXCITING MOMENT
WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
OUR SECOND RUNNER-UP AND WINNER OF 2 TICKETS TO THE RIALTO
FOR ANY TUESDAY OR THURSDAY MATINEE IS...
MISS HANNAH VON WENNING!
[SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
CONGRATULATIONS.
OUR FIRST RUNNER-UP
AND WINNER OF A FREE DAY OF BEAUTY
AT BETTY'S HAIR BARN IS...
MISS JOSEPHINE POTTER!
[APPLAUSE]
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU GUYS CAN PACK UP, RIGHT? OK.
THE WINNER OF THIS YEAR'S MISS WINDJAMMER IS...
MISS ROBERTA CRUMP!
JOEY?
HONEY, YOU WERE TRULY SPECTACULAR TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW I VOTED FOR YOU.
YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF YOURSELF.
THANKS, MRS. LEERY.
YOU KIDS NEED A RIDE HOME?
UM...NO. WE CAN WALK.
OK. GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, MOM.
GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.
NIGHT.
UH...
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I'M...
YOU'VE LEFT ME SPEECHLESS.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, JOEY?
YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW?
HERE.
THANKS.
I LOOKED AT YOU TONIGHT
AND I...
IT WAS LIKE YOU CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF YOUR SHELL.
THERE WAS THIS, LIKE TOTAL...
I DON'T KNOW-- NEWFOUND CONFIDENCE...
THAT JUST SEEMED TO BURST FROM YOU.
AND I KNOW WHAT IT MUST HAVE TAKEN
FOR YOU TO GET UP THERE AND DO THAT TONIGHT.
IT'S LIKE YOU...
IT'S LIKE YOU TRANSFORMED INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL...
JOEY.
DAWSON...
[LAUGHS]
GOD...I MEAN...
I'M SITTING HERE WITH MY BEST FRIEND IN THE WORLD...
AND MY PALMS ARE SWEATING.
I CAN'T...
I'VE KNOWN YOU FOREVER, BUT...
I FEEL LIKE I'M SEEING YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT.
JOEY?
WHAT'S WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW, DAWSON,
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT ABOUT THIS.
J-JOEY, I THOUGHT THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED. I MEAN...
IT'S MY OWN STUPID FAULT.
I MEAN, DRESSING UP, PLAYING THE PRINCESS.
YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T ME.
JOEY, OF COURSE IT IS.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS WHAT I WANTED.
[SIGHS]
FOR YOU TO SEE ME AS BEAUTIFUL.
FOR YOU TO LOOK AT ME
THE--THE WAY THAT YOU LOOK AT JEN.
BUT THE TRUTH IS...
I DON'T WANT THAT AT ALL, DAWSON.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT ME AND SEE THE PERSON YOU'VE ALWAYS KNOWN
AND REALIZE THAT WHAT WE HAVE IS SO MUCH MORE INCREDIBLE
THAN JUST SOME PASSING PHYSICAL ATTRACTION,
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, DAWSON?
IT'S JUST LIPSTICK.
AND IT'S JUST...
HAIR SPRAY.
TOMORROW I'M GONNA WAKE UP
AND I'M GONNA BE JOEY.
JUST JOEY.
YOU KNOW?
THE TOO TALL GIRL FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CREEK.
JOEY, THIS IS ALL NEW TO US, AND WE SHOULD
TALK ABOUT IT, OK?
BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,
WE CAN'T GO BACK TO THE WAY THINGS WERE.
DAWSON, YOU'VE HAD A LIFETIME TO PROCESS YOUR FEELINGS FOR ME,
AND I CAN'T SPEND THE REST OF MINE
HOPING THAT YOU MIGHT THROW A GENERAL GLANCE IN MY DIRECTION
IN BETWEEN YOUR TORTURED TEEN ROMANCES
WITH WHATEVER JEN LINDLEY ROLLS INTO YOUR LIFE NEXT.
I CAN'T DO IT.
JOEY, DON'T WALK AWAY FROM THIS.
I HAVE TO, DAWSON.
GOOD EVENING.
COME TO GLOAT?
NO. ACTUALLY, I JUST HAVE
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AT BEING A LOSER.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT SOME POINTERS,
SEEING AS THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME.
FIRST TIME.
MY BROTHER MATT IS ON THE NATIONAL TENNIS CIRCUIT.
CAROLINE'S A PEDIATRICIAN.
JENNIFER'S A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT ON CNN.
ME, I CAN'T EVEN WIN A STUPID SMALL-TOWN BEAUTY PAGEANT.
WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE YOU NEED THE MONEY.
ME, ON THE OTHER HAND, I'M STUCK LIVING AT HOME,
PROBABLY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE,
WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO THINK I'M A BLIGHT ON MANKIND.
AREN'T WE A COUPLE OF BLACK SHEEP.
BY THE WAY, THAT WAS A REALLY
BALLSY THING YOU DID IN THERE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU.
YEAH. WHAT I WOULDN'T DO TO GO AWAY TO SCHOOL,
BE SOMEBODY ELSE FOR A WHILE.
I SPENT A TOTAL OF 23 DAYS AT HOME THIS YEAR.
LAST TIME I HAD A SCHOOL BREAK,
I CAME HOME TO AN EMPTY HOUSE.
SEEMS, UH, MY VACATION CREATED A SCHEDULING CONFLICT
IN MY PARENTS' SOCIAL CALENDAR.
YOU'RE KIDDING?
ROGER WILL SPEND MORE YEARS OF HIS LIFE
IN THAT HOUSE THAN I WILL.
WHICH ONE'S ROGER?
THE DOG.
[BOTH LAUGHING]
ALL RIGHT.
HEY.
HI.
SO HOW'D YOUR DEBUT AS A NEWSMAN TURN OUT?
UM...TURNS OUT IT'S GOING TO BE
A BLIP ON THE 11:00 NEWS AFTER ALL.
THIS MAY SOUND LIKE IT'S COMING OUT OF THE BLUE, UM...
THE TRUTH IS, I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT MUCH ELSE LATELY, DAWSON.
LOOK, I KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T GIVE OUR RELATIONSHIP MUCH OF A CHANCE...
OK. I DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH OF A CHANCE.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT. I REALLY DIDN'T GIVE YOU
A GOOD REASON FOR THE BREAKUP, BUT...
TRUTH IS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I HAD A GOOD REASON.
IS IT TOO LATE FOR ME TO ASK YOU FOR ANOTHER CHANCE?
YOU'RE KIDDING?
I COULDN'T BE MORE SERIOUS.
GOD, JEN.
WOW, UH...
I GUESS I AM TOO LATE.
IT'S JUST THAT, UM...
YOU KNOW, NOW'S...
REALLY NOT THE BEST TIME.
I DON'T KNOW. I GOTTA...
I GOT SOME THINGS I GOTTA FIGURE OUT FIRST.
OK.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHERE I AM.
HOW COULD I EVER FORGET?
GOOD NIGHT, DAWSON.
GOOD NIGHT, JEN.