1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:02,670 Female mating preferences... 2 00:00:02,712 --> 00:00:05,965 ...vary widely among the different insect species. 3 00:00:06,173 --> 00:00:07,633 What are you watching? 4 00:00:07,717 --> 00:00:11,721 A special I taped on entomological sexual behavior. 5 00:00:11,804 --> 00:00:15,015 It's a little visual aid for my biology term paper. 6 00:00:15,266 --> 00:00:18,728 For others, it is advantageous only for the offspring... 7 00:00:18,894 --> 00:00:21,397 ...who ultimately benefit from selective paternity. 8 00:00:21,564 --> 00:00:24,734 How does she know which one she's attracted to? They all look the same. 9 00:00:24,942 --> 00:00:26,610 Instinct. 10 00:00:26,694 --> 00:00:28,654 Unlike people. 11 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:32,700 -People don't find mates by instinct? -Meaning people go by whatever... 12 00:00:32,867 --> 00:00:36,871 ...supermodel the media decides to be this month's perfect human specimen. 13 00:00:37,079 --> 00:00:40,249 I don't need Entertainment Tonight to tell me Drew Barrymore is hot. 14 00:00:40,458 --> 00:00:42,293 Twentieth-century men worship women... 15 00:00:42,501 --> 00:00:44,712 ...who look like nutritionally deprived heroin addicts. 16 00:00:44,754 --> 00:00:47,173 In the Renaissance, they liked women who were hefty. 17 00:00:47,381 --> 00:00:49,925 Some cultures like women with bones through their noses... 18 00:00:50,134 --> 00:00:53,387 ...and plates in their mouths. It's just the way it goes. 19 00:00:53,596 --> 00:00:55,514 You're reaching. 20 00:00:56,599 --> 00:00:59,727 Maybe there is truth to what you're saying, but you can't tell me... 21 00:00:59,810 --> 00:01:02,646 ...that pure animal instinct doesn't have something to do... 22 00:01:02,688 --> 00:01:05,483 ...with what kind of guy you're attracted to. 23 00:01:06,233 --> 00:01:08,444 Am I right? 24 00:01:12,448 --> 00:01:15,701 I haven't the slightest idea, Dawson. 25 00:02:22,268 --> 00:02:24,478 So your mom's judging for the Windjammer Days? 26 00:02:24,687 --> 00:02:26,689 Yeah, they'll let me cover it for the station. 27 00:02:26,730 --> 00:02:28,816 So, what are these "Windjammer Days"? 28 00:02:29,024 --> 00:02:32,778 It's this yearly event the yacht club holds. A little pageant. 29 00:02:32,987 --> 00:02:36,907 They try and reel in the last remaining tourists before the town shuts down. 30 00:02:37,116 --> 00:02:39,285 It's a blue-blooded tradition which celebrates... 31 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:41,412 ...the grand achievement of being born rich. 32 00:02:41,620 --> 00:02:44,707 The culmination of which is this asinine formal dinner... 33 00:02:44,832 --> 00:02:47,668 ...where some young nubile whose daddy owns the bank... 34 00:02:47,710 --> 00:02:49,587 ...is crowned Miss Windjammer. 35 00:02:49,712 --> 00:02:51,881 It's the most archaic display of ageism, racism... 36 00:02:52,047 --> 00:02:54,300 ...and sexism known to man. 37 00:02:54,508 --> 00:02:56,760 -They have a swimsuit competition? -I don't think so. 38 00:02:56,969 --> 00:03:00,389 Maybe I could be a guy who warms up the girls before they go on-stage. 39 00:03:00,598 --> 00:03:01,765 It's not a porno, Pacey. 40 00:03:01,974 --> 00:03:04,768 My mother used to enter me in these... 41 00:03:04,977 --> 00:03:08,314 ...disgusting "Little Miss" pageants before I was old enough to protest. 42 00:03:08,522 --> 00:03:11,191 Let me guess. You twirled the baton. 43 00:03:11,609 --> 00:03:13,694 -Meaning? -Nothing. 44 00:03:13,736 --> 00:03:16,488 -You should enter. -Yeah. 45 00:03:16,697 --> 00:03:18,198 No, seriously. You're beautiful. 46 00:03:18,449 --> 00:03:20,701 Nobody can dispute that. 47 00:03:22,161 --> 00:03:25,080 I can totally picture you strolling past the judges... 48 00:03:25,289 --> 00:03:27,666 ...flashing that million-dollar smile of yours. 49 00:03:27,708 --> 00:03:30,461 Well, I'm afraid that my baton-twirling days are over. 50 00:03:30,628 --> 00:03:34,173 Well, first prize is $5000 and a trip to New York. 51 00:03:34,590 --> 00:03:37,134 Why don't you enter? I'm sure you have inspired ideas... 52 00:03:37,343 --> 00:03:39,720 -...on how to achieve world peace. -World peace is easy. 53 00:03:39,929 --> 00:03:42,723 It's the tap-dancing pumps that I get in trouble with. 54 00:03:42,932 --> 00:03:44,934 It's a skill. 55 00:03:46,685 --> 00:03:50,064 Backhanded insults disguised as compliments. 56 00:03:50,272 --> 00:03:53,359 It's really a novel approach to winning back a woman's affections. 57 00:03:53,567 --> 00:03:56,487 Well, I figured I'd give it a shot. I've tried everything else. 58 00:03:56,695 --> 00:03:58,697 Why don't you just get over it? She has. 59 00:03:58,822 --> 00:04:01,659 I think I have gotten over it. I just.... 60 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:03,869 I don't know. Winning her back has evolved... 61 00:04:04,078 --> 00:04:06,372 ...into some sort of bizarre hobby. 62 00:04:13,629 --> 00:04:17,508 -Slow, huh? -As the tourists go, so do the tips. 63 00:04:17,675 --> 00:04:20,219 -That bad? -I'll put it to you this way: 64 00:04:20,427 --> 00:04:22,638 Higher education for me will be no further away... 65 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,474 ...than Capeside Community Vocational Institute. 66 00:04:25,683 --> 00:04:27,017 You're smart. You can get a scholarship. 67 00:04:27,226 --> 00:04:30,688 Yeah, but I can't bank on a full one. 68 00:04:31,355 --> 00:04:33,148 Look, Joey... 69 00:04:33,482 --> 00:04:36,485 ...now that the proverbial wedge we so fondly refer to... 70 00:04:36,694 --> 00:04:39,321 ...as Dawson Leery is no longer between us... 71 00:04:39,530 --> 00:04:42,533 ...we could actually be friends. 72 00:04:42,700 --> 00:04:44,702 I know, it's a bizarre concept... 73 00:04:44,868 --> 00:04:46,620 ...but we might have more in common... 74 00:04:46,662 --> 00:04:49,623 ...than just the boy next door. 75 00:04:51,125 --> 00:04:52,543 Okay. 76 00:04:52,668 --> 00:04:54,503 Or not. 77 00:04:58,674 --> 00:05:01,677 We don't have to, like, wash each other's hair... 78 00:05:01,719 --> 00:05:03,887 ...and do each other's nails, do we? 79 00:05:13,272 --> 00:05:14,648 Pacey. 80 00:05:14,690 --> 00:05:16,734 I can't find my pen. 81 00:05:18,694 --> 00:05:21,363 -Thanks. -You okay? 82 00:05:21,613 --> 00:05:24,867 Yeah. Just spent the entire morning with my father telling me I'm... 83 00:05:25,034 --> 00:05:28,328 ...a scholastically inept, athletically challenged, underachieving loser. 84 00:05:28,579 --> 00:05:30,664 -I'm fine. -He said that? 85 00:05:30,706 --> 00:05:32,708 He starts on the failing-biology thing... 86 00:05:32,916 --> 00:05:35,669 ...then into the skipping-school- to-do-Providence thing. 87 00:05:35,753 --> 00:05:37,629 He forgot the stealing-his-car thing. 88 00:05:37,671 --> 00:05:40,507 Borrowing, stealing-- It's not like I killed anybody. 89 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:44,303 If I hear, "Why can't you be like your brother, Doug?" one more time... 90 00:05:44,511 --> 00:05:46,638 ...my head is going to explode. 91 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,433 You're more than welcome to crash at my house for a few. 92 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:52,644 Thanks, but I was thinking of something a little more permanent. 93 00:05:52,686 --> 00:05:56,440 Forget about it. Your father's never gonna let you move out of his house. 94 00:05:56,690 --> 00:05:59,151 He told me as soon as I wanna become an emancipated minor... 95 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:02,112 ...I should just show him where he needs to sign. 96 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:03,864 Check this out. 97 00:06:04,073 --> 00:06:06,867 First and last, 250 a month. 98 00:06:07,159 --> 00:06:09,411 That's Mill Street. Capeside's official tenement. 99 00:06:09,661 --> 00:06:12,664 Well, it beats the Witter family house of horrors, doesn't it? 100 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:15,667 How are you gonna pay for this roach-infested bachelor pad? 101 00:06:15,793 --> 00:06:18,170 Well, that's the problem, isn't it? 102 00:06:18,670 --> 00:06:22,674 With my video store wage, I can't even afford a two-man tent. 103 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:26,220 You don't need an assistant for that beauty pageant, do you? 104 00:06:26,428 --> 00:06:28,639 I'm not even getting paid. 105 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:32,434 The only person making any money off this is Miss Windjammer herself. 106 00:06:32,643 --> 00:06:36,271 Maybe I'll toss my tiara into the ring. You know, a $5000 reward... 107 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,525 ...that'd get me into one of those executive bachelor pads downtown. 108 00:06:39,650 --> 00:06:42,194 I'm afraid your ability to relieve yourself standing up... 109 00:06:42,402 --> 00:06:44,071 ...has rendered you ineligible. 110 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:48,117 Once again, sexual discrimination rears its ugly head. 111 00:06:48,826 --> 00:06:51,662 Wouldn't that just piss my dad off? 112 00:06:52,287 --> 00:06:55,666 You know, Joey, you're one of the prettiest girls in the school. 113 00:06:55,833 --> 00:06:58,293 Why is it that every time I give you a compliment... 114 00:06:58,502 --> 00:07:01,255 ...you look at me like I'm trying to hit on you? 115 00:07:01,672 --> 00:07:03,298 I don't know, I.... 116 00:07:03,507 --> 00:07:07,636 I guess it's just because it makes me feel a little uncomfortable. 117 00:07:07,678 --> 00:07:12,141 -Why? -I know I'm not pretty. 118 00:07:12,683 --> 00:07:15,686 -Stop it. -You know, it's funny, Joey, but... 119 00:07:15,894 --> 00:07:18,605 ...when I was dating Dawson, I was petrified that any day... 120 00:07:18,647 --> 00:07:21,650 ...he'd take the blinders off and realize how gorgeous you are. 121 00:07:21,859 --> 00:07:22,860 Yeah, right. 122 00:07:23,110 --> 00:07:25,654 When guys look at you, they think, "Wow, what a babe." 123 00:07:25,779 --> 00:07:29,658 And when they look at me, they think, "Gee, she's really tall." 124 00:07:29,867 --> 00:07:33,287 I think that you should enter the Miss Windjammer Pageant. 125 00:07:33,495 --> 00:07:36,748 -What drugs are you on? -I'm serious. Look, I'll coach you. 126 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:39,251 You can easily take that evening gown competition. 127 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:42,546 The academic part would be a slam-dunk for you, Joey. 128 00:07:42,671 --> 00:07:46,175 Let's not go overboard on this let's-be-friends, female-bonding thing. 129 00:07:46,383 --> 00:07:48,385 You might find that we have fun together. 130 00:07:48,594 --> 00:07:50,470 I wouldn't degrade myself. 131 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,392 One night of your life, $5000, Joey. 132 00:07:55,559 --> 00:07:59,271 I'd say that's a pretty respectable college nest egg, don't you think? 133 00:08:13,952 --> 00:08:16,205 Come on, Miss America. 134 00:08:16,455 --> 00:08:19,249 I feel like I'm about to set the women's movement back 20 years. 135 00:08:19,458 --> 00:08:22,461 If I were you, I'd start filling out those Ivy League applications. 136 00:08:22,669 --> 00:08:24,504 The competition does not look like much. 137 00:08:24,671 --> 00:08:27,090 -This is unconstitutional! -I assure you, Mr. Witter... 138 00:08:27,299 --> 00:08:31,053 ...nothing in the U.S. Constitution says that you have the right to enter. 139 00:08:31,303 --> 00:08:34,139 And there's nothing in your rule book that says I can't. 140 00:08:34,306 --> 00:08:36,600 -There must be something, Jack. -I'm telling you-- 141 00:08:36,642 --> 00:08:38,644 This is the Miss Windjammer Pageant. 142 00:08:38,769 --> 00:08:40,812 If you have a tendency towards cross-dressing.... 143 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:42,231 What are you doing here? 144 00:08:42,439 --> 00:08:45,234 Pacey is trying to enter the Miss Windjammer Pageant? 145 00:08:45,442 --> 00:08:46,610 Why not? 146 00:08:46,652 --> 00:08:50,364 Last year, Ashlee Elliott successfully sued to join the boys' football team. 147 00:08:50,572 --> 00:08:52,658 It's one of the more intrepid things Pacey's done. 148 00:08:52,783 --> 00:08:54,660 He's blown the gender gap wide open. 149 00:08:54,701 --> 00:08:57,955 Well, I guess we all know what's in it for you, Dan Rather. 150 00:08:58,163 --> 00:08:59,331 Tell me about it. 151 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:01,833 Before, this was a little mention on the 11:00 news. 152 00:09:02,042 --> 00:09:04,836 Now I actually have a shot at a feature story. 153 00:09:05,337 --> 00:09:07,673 So I see you decided to enter after all. 154 00:09:07,756 --> 00:09:10,592 No. No, I'm just here as a coach. 155 00:09:10,634 --> 00:09:12,511 Who are you coaching? 156 00:09:13,136 --> 00:09:15,514 I'll see you guys later. I'm gonna watch Pacey... 157 00:09:15,639 --> 00:09:18,308 ...make an ass out of himself. 158 00:09:19,351 --> 00:09:21,395 Very funny. 159 00:09:22,396 --> 00:09:26,316 What, are you guys doing some kind of exposé for the paper? 160 00:09:27,651 --> 00:09:30,654 Get out. Joey Potter entering a beauty pageant? 161 00:09:30,737 --> 00:09:33,031 -This is classic. -I see. 162 00:09:33,282 --> 00:09:35,784 You think I'm such a barking car-chaser that a D-student... 163 00:09:35,993 --> 00:09:38,620 ...with a Julius Caesar haircut has a better shot than me? 164 00:09:38,662 --> 00:09:41,039 -Thanks a lot. -Joey, no. It's just-- 165 00:09:41,290 --> 00:09:46,753 I know how you feel about these things. It's just so not you. 166 00:09:46,962 --> 00:09:48,588 Why didn't you tell me? 167 00:09:48,630 --> 00:09:52,175 I knew you'd make me feel like an even bigger idiot than I already am. 168 00:09:52,384 --> 00:09:55,178 Believe me, Dawson, nobody's laughing harder about this than me. 169 00:09:55,387 --> 00:09:57,931 But unfortunately, the opportunity to win $5000... 170 00:09:58,140 --> 00:10:01,643 ...no matter how slim or humiliating or ludicrous my chances are... 171 00:10:01,810 --> 00:10:05,647 ...the money has to take precedence over everything, including my pride. 172 00:10:05,731 --> 00:10:08,817 I'm sorry. I didn't realize you were serious about this. I mean... 173 00:10:09,026 --> 00:10:12,738 ...it kind of caught me by surprise. You gotta admit-- 174 00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:16,616 I'm glad you find my pathetic life so amusing, Dawson. 175 00:10:16,658 --> 00:10:20,370 Joey, come on. You're my best friend. I'd never laugh at you. 176 00:10:21,580 --> 00:10:23,790 You just did, Dawson. 177 00:10:42,809 --> 00:10:44,728 It's Hannah. 178 00:10:45,437 --> 00:10:47,356 Oh, Hannah. 179 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,359 It's good to see you. 180 00:10:50,650 --> 00:10:53,362 I'm gonna go sit down, okay? 181 00:10:55,739 --> 00:10:59,117 Well, if it isn't Hannah Von Wenning of the Bar Harbor Von Wennings. 182 00:10:59,368 --> 00:11:03,830 Pacey Witter. Let me guess. You're here washing dishes... 183 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:08,085 ...for the remedial work-study program for Capeside's underprivileged youths? 184 00:11:08,251 --> 00:11:10,670 That's so compassionate of you, Hannah. 185 00:11:10,879 --> 00:11:15,634 -So how's the Swiss boarding school? -It's in Connecticut, you moron. 186 00:11:15,967 --> 00:11:20,097 Wait. You're the guy entering this contest? 187 00:11:20,347 --> 00:11:24,601 It figures. Class clown of Capeside High. 188 00:11:24,643 --> 00:11:27,687 You know, I never figured you for a pre-op transsexual... 189 00:11:27,896 --> 00:11:30,982 ...but now that I think about it, evening gowns, high heels-- 190 00:11:31,191 --> 00:11:33,693 I assure you that my sexuality is intact, okay? 191 00:11:33,902 --> 00:11:37,072 I'm not the one taking group showers at an all-girls school. 192 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:38,990 But given the opportunity, I-- 193 00:11:39,199 --> 00:11:41,326 Welcome, ladies. 194 00:11:42,619 --> 00:11:44,496 -And gentleman. -Thank you. 195 00:11:44,621 --> 00:11:47,499 I'd like to welcome you all to the orientation... 196 00:11:47,624 --> 00:11:51,920 ...for the 35th annual Miss Windjammer Pageant. 197 00:11:52,129 --> 00:11:56,049 The rules for the pageant are listed clearly in your handbooks... 198 00:11:56,258 --> 00:11:59,302 ...which will be completely revised next year. 199 00:12:00,512 --> 00:12:01,847 The Miss Windjammer Pageant.... 200 00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:05,267 So, Pacey, what are you gonna do for the talent competition? 201 00:12:05,475 --> 00:12:09,479 -Recite the alphabet? Jack a car? -You know, ladies... 202 00:12:09,646 --> 00:12:13,358 ...I say we vote Hannah Miss Congeniality. What do you say? 203 00:12:13,567 --> 00:12:15,902 You are such a buffoon. 204 00:12:16,111 --> 00:12:21,575 --all it has to offer. And most importantly, ladies, have fun. 205 00:12:28,915 --> 00:12:31,793 Joey, walking in heels is probably the hardest part. 206 00:12:32,002 --> 00:12:34,337 Don't worry. You're doing great. 207 00:12:50,896 --> 00:12:52,564 Why are you doing this? 208 00:12:52,647 --> 00:12:56,485 Well, I mean, poise and grace is really important to the judges. 209 00:12:56,651 --> 00:13:00,655 -And considering your height-- -No, I mean, what's in it for you? 210 00:13:01,490 --> 00:13:04,326 The fact that I've been a bitch to you since you got here... 211 00:13:04,534 --> 00:13:05,994 ...is pretty much public knowledge. 212 00:13:06,620 --> 00:13:10,373 In New York, I didn't exactly hang out with a lot of other girls, okay? 213 00:13:10,582 --> 00:13:13,793 I mean, I've never even had close girlfriends... 214 00:13:14,002 --> 00:13:16,004 ...and as far as I can tell, neither have you. 215 00:13:16,755 --> 00:13:19,591 Don't you ever feel like you're missing out on something? 216 00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:22,636 Well, why don't you go hang out with the Capeside Pep Squad? 217 00:13:22,886 --> 00:13:26,640 I mean, associating with me won't exactly send your popularity points... 218 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:30,143 -...soaring up the social scale. -For the same reason you don't. 219 00:13:30,352 --> 00:13:33,647 Because they're a bunch of mentally arrested airheads. 220 00:13:33,730 --> 00:13:36,358 Your perception of me is almost as misguided... 221 00:13:36,566 --> 00:13:38,193 ...as your perception of yourself. 222 00:13:38,401 --> 00:13:41,571 If you wanna win, we have to work on the self-esteem issue, but first... 223 00:13:41,613 --> 00:13:43,782 ...back to the basics. Come on. 224 00:13:58,213 --> 00:14:01,299 Pacey, can you...? Do you do anything else? 225 00:14:01,508 --> 00:14:03,552 We can revisit the talent problem later... 226 00:14:03,635 --> 00:14:06,596 ...but what are we gonna do about the eveningwear? 227 00:14:06,638 --> 00:14:10,267 I could get my hands on this tasty little red polyester number... 228 00:14:10,475 --> 00:14:12,561 ...that my sister wore as a bridesmaid. 229 00:14:12,644 --> 00:14:15,272 If you wanna win this thing, you gotta take it seriously. 230 00:14:15,438 --> 00:14:18,608 If you win, the Associated Press could be all over this... 231 00:14:18,775 --> 00:14:22,612 ...not to mention CNN. This could be international news. 232 00:14:22,821 --> 00:14:26,908 By braving this experiment, you've become a political activist... 233 00:14:27,117 --> 00:14:29,869 ...challenging social stereotypes. 234 00:14:30,078 --> 00:14:33,415 I kind of just wanted to make some extra cash. 235 00:14:34,082 --> 00:14:37,419 So, what's going on with you two? 236 00:14:38,962 --> 00:14:40,380 Who? 237 00:14:40,630 --> 00:14:42,799 Me and Dawson? 238 00:14:45,635 --> 00:14:47,387 We're just figuring things out. 239 00:14:47,596 --> 00:14:49,806 It was a little rough for a while, but... 240 00:14:50,056 --> 00:14:53,643 ...we've got time. It's not like he's going anywhere, so.... 241 00:14:53,768 --> 00:14:55,854 -I guess not. -So.... 242 00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:58,315 So, what about you and Dawson? 243 00:14:58,523 --> 00:15:00,609 What about us? 244 00:15:01,776 --> 00:15:03,903 You know, I was just wondering, because... 245 00:15:04,112 --> 00:15:06,865 -...now that he's available, I was-- -Look, Jen... 246 00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:10,410 ...Dawson will always see me as the gawky little girl down the creek... 247 00:15:10,619 --> 00:15:14,414 ...with the Band-Aids on her knees and the one braid falling out. 248 00:15:14,623 --> 00:15:17,876 I don't know. Maybe that's just how it's meant to be. 249 00:15:18,084 --> 00:15:20,712 Maybe it's just how we see each other. 250 00:15:21,212 --> 00:15:23,757 Well, you know what they say. 251 00:15:23,965 --> 00:15:26,676 Plenty of fish in the sea, right? 252 00:15:28,178 --> 00:15:29,846 Yeah. 253 00:15:31,222 --> 00:15:33,350 Have you talked to Joey lately? 254 00:15:33,558 --> 00:15:37,771 No, actually, not since our torrid night of naked face-sucking. 255 00:15:38,188 --> 00:15:40,774 What? I'm kidding. Why? 256 00:15:40,982 --> 00:15:42,275 I don't know. I mean.... 257 00:15:42,484 --> 00:15:46,279 She says we're cool, but she's been avoiding me. 258 00:15:46,488 --> 00:15:49,658 -And? -And I don't know what to do. 259 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:52,285 I miss her when she's not around. 260 00:15:53,244 --> 00:15:55,288 At last. The moment of truth. 261 00:15:55,497 --> 00:15:58,625 Well, thank God, Dawson. Maybe we can all go home now. 262 00:15:58,750 --> 00:16:01,169 I know you're obsessed with this theory of yours... 263 00:16:01,378 --> 00:16:02,879 ...but the truth is... 264 00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:06,633 ...I've never thought of Joey in a romantic context. 265 00:16:06,675 --> 00:16:10,595 I mean, I've always thought of her as like a sister. 266 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,639 I don't think I could ever get past that. 267 00:16:12,847 --> 00:16:15,141 If Joey and I got together, it'd be.... 268 00:16:15,350 --> 00:16:16,935 It'd be a little incestuous. 269 00:16:17,435 --> 00:16:18,853 You're saying you don't want her... 270 00:16:19,104 --> 00:16:22,482 ...but you don't want anybody else to have her either? 271 00:16:23,608 --> 00:16:25,151 Tell us something about yourself. 272 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,238 I'd like to study early education. 273 00:16:28,446 --> 00:16:31,366 Or help with children with special needs. 274 00:16:31,574 --> 00:16:37,163 That means, like, when they're crippled or retarded or something. 275 00:16:37,372 --> 00:16:40,625 Or maybe I'll become an actress or a model... 276 00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:43,628 ...because a lot of people keep telling me I'm pretty enough. 277 00:16:44,087 --> 00:16:45,088 Okay. 278 00:16:45,380 --> 00:16:47,549 After completing my year with.... 279 00:16:47,590 --> 00:16:49,676 Wait a minute, Dawson's doing the interviews? 280 00:16:50,593 --> 00:16:52,929 Don't worry. it's just a pre-interview, okay? 281 00:16:53,179 --> 00:16:55,682 He's putting everybody on tape for the judges to see. 282 00:16:55,890 --> 00:16:59,436 Don't worry, okay? The real stuff is live on-stage during the pageant. 283 00:17:00,603 --> 00:17:03,064 Please tell us your name and something about yourself. 284 00:17:03,273 --> 00:17:04,941 I'm Roberta Crump. 285 00:17:05,191 --> 00:17:08,069 I'm a senior at Capeside. 286 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:14,868 Hey. You're here to see the Great Paceydini pull a rabbit out of his hat? 287 00:17:15,076 --> 00:17:18,747 A magic act. How appropriately juvenile of you. 288 00:17:18,955 --> 00:17:22,375 All this sexual tension really cannot be good for your complexion. 289 00:17:22,584 --> 00:17:25,628 -What say you and I go backstage-- -Please. I just ate. 290 00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:29,132 I've recently been accepted to the Juilliard School of Music... 291 00:17:29,340 --> 00:17:32,802 ...but I'll be delaying my entrance until I've toured with the Peace Corps. 292 00:17:33,011 --> 00:17:34,345 You already had your chance. 293 00:17:34,554 --> 00:17:36,765 I already turned you down once in the sixth grade. 294 00:17:36,973 --> 00:17:41,019 -Actually, you stood me up. -Whatever. 295 00:17:41,603 --> 00:17:43,605 Pacey, let me ask you something. 296 00:17:43,646 --> 00:17:48,610 Do you really think, in a million years, you could ever win this thing? 297 00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:51,613 -I mean, what is the point? -Well.... 298 00:17:52,030 --> 00:17:53,907 Maybe I don't have a chance at winning... 299 00:17:54,115 --> 00:17:56,618 ...but if I could take just one vote away from you... 300 00:17:56,743 --> 00:17:58,995 ...and make you know how it feels to be a loser... 301 00:17:59,204 --> 00:18:01,706 ...then this is all worthwhile. 302 00:18:07,003 --> 00:18:10,340 If you could commit one act without consequence, what would it be? 303 00:18:10,548 --> 00:18:12,592 I'd rob a bank so I wouldn't have to be here. 304 00:18:12,801 --> 00:18:14,552 Be serious. Let's.... 305 00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:17,597 -Let's just get through this, okay? -Fine. 306 00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:21,559 What kind of example would you like to set for your children? 307 00:18:21,601 --> 00:18:25,688 I guess I want them to treat others the way they want to be treated. 308 00:18:25,897 --> 00:18:28,024 It sounds pretty simple, but... 309 00:18:28,274 --> 00:18:30,902 ...it pretty much applies to everything. 310 00:18:32,612 --> 00:18:35,698 Who is your inspiration, role model or mentor, and why? 311 00:18:35,907 --> 00:18:37,617 I guess I don't really have one. 312 00:18:37,742 --> 00:18:40,620 I've always had to depend on myself. 313 00:18:40,829 --> 00:18:42,789 Where do you see yourself in five years? 314 00:18:42,997 --> 00:18:46,501 I don't know. In some romantic adventure, or... 315 00:18:46,584 --> 00:18:50,004 ...on a dig in Tunisia, or a safari in Africa. 316 00:18:50,213 --> 00:18:52,465 A research boat on its way to Antarctica. 317 00:18:52,590 --> 00:18:55,301 I thought "getting out of Capeside" meant Boston University. 318 00:18:55,510 --> 00:18:59,430 -The polar icecaps are pretty far. -Well, that's the point. 319 00:19:00,390 --> 00:19:02,600 But there must be things that you'll miss. 320 00:19:02,725 --> 00:19:04,519 Family? 321 00:19:04,894 --> 00:19:06,771 Friends? 322 00:19:07,355 --> 00:19:11,234 Of course. But life goes on, Dawson. Things change. 323 00:19:11,442 --> 00:19:13,987 -They don't have to. -Yes, they do. 324 00:19:14,195 --> 00:19:16,614 Everything changes eventually. 325 00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:21,077 That's just the way life is, and you have no control over it. 326 00:19:21,244 --> 00:19:23,830 Suddenly, people who you think are always gonna be there... 327 00:19:24,038 --> 00:19:26,583 ...they disappear, you know? 328 00:19:27,208 --> 00:19:29,419 People die, and... 329 00:19:29,586 --> 00:19:31,880 ...they move away, and... 330 00:19:33,715 --> 00:19:36,050 ...they grow up. 331 00:19:37,343 --> 00:19:40,597 Everything changes eventually, Dawson. 332 00:19:53,693 --> 00:19:56,696 Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, will you please take your seats? 333 00:19:56,863 --> 00:19:59,532 Welcome to the Miss Windjammer Beauty Pageant.... 334 00:19:59,908 --> 00:20:01,576 -I look like a dweeb. -No, you don't. 335 00:20:01,784 --> 00:20:03,578 Everyone's gonna laugh at me. 336 00:20:03,745 --> 00:20:06,247 I want you to put this Vaseline on your teeth for me. 337 00:20:06,456 --> 00:20:08,708 -Why? -Just trust me, all right? 338 00:20:08,917 --> 00:20:11,920 It keeps your lips from sticking to your teeth when you smile. 339 00:20:12,503 --> 00:20:16,007 Wait a second. I have to smile? You never said anything about smiling. 340 00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:22,221 Make one joke about coming out of the closet... 341 00:20:22,430 --> 00:20:24,599 -...I swear-- -I can't, man. It's too obvious. 342 00:20:26,601 --> 00:20:29,103 -Let me get that. -Thanks. 343 00:20:29,312 --> 00:20:32,774 Tell me the truth, do you think I'm a complete tool for doing this? 344 00:20:32,982 --> 00:20:36,235 Since when did you start concerning yourself with public opinion? 345 00:20:37,570 --> 00:20:41,491 Pacey, I think you got testicles of steel for doing this. 346 00:20:41,574 --> 00:20:42,575 -Really? -Yeah. 347 00:20:42,659 --> 00:20:45,578 Here. My mom said to put that on your teeth. 348 00:20:46,537 --> 00:20:48,998 -Why? -I have absolutely no idea. 349 00:20:49,207 --> 00:20:53,378 And so now, ladies and gentlemen, here are the contestants... 350 00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:55,380 ...in their eveningwear. 351 00:21:12,981 --> 00:21:15,316 Thank you, Miss Johnson. 352 00:21:15,650 --> 00:21:18,736 And now, Miss Josephine Potter. 353 00:21:40,299 --> 00:21:43,553 Could it be Cinderella's fairy godmother did the job too well? 354 00:21:43,678 --> 00:21:45,388 Thank you, Miss Potter. 355 00:21:45,596 --> 00:21:48,683 It looks like Prince Charming's found the owner of that glass slipper. 356 00:21:49,267 --> 00:21:52,270 If you have a point, I wish you'd get to it. 357 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:53,646 Come on, Jen. 358 00:21:53,896 --> 00:21:57,525 It's pretty obvious that you're missing the undivided attention of Dawson. 359 00:21:57,567 --> 00:21:59,736 Maybe feeling a little dumper's remorse? 360 00:21:59,944 --> 00:22:02,363 You're way off, all right? 361 00:22:02,572 --> 00:22:04,949 Is it the possibility of losing him to somebody else... 362 00:22:05,158 --> 00:22:07,577 ...that suddenly makes him seem so attractive? 363 00:22:07,744 --> 00:22:10,580 You really think that I'm that shallow, huh? 364 00:22:10,621 --> 00:22:14,083 No. I think you're that human. 365 00:22:14,834 --> 00:22:16,294 And now, Mr. Pacey Witter. 366 00:22:16,544 --> 00:22:19,005 Well, wish me luck. 367 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:28,681 All right. 368 00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:35,146 Thank you, Mr. Witter. 369 00:22:40,109 --> 00:22:44,113 Do you think I am a cow lowing after the calf? 370 00:22:44,322 --> 00:22:49,577 Or a bitch with pups licking the hand that struck her? Watch and see! 371 00:22:52,705 --> 00:22:55,708 If I could talk to the governor for one hour... 372 00:22:55,917 --> 00:22:57,543 ...I'd... 373 00:22:57,585 --> 00:23:00,922 ...tell him how he could lose 30 pounds in 30 days. 374 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:05,510 I'd like to tell my kids that you don't have to be the handsomest guy. 375 00:23:05,551 --> 00:23:07,512 You don't have to be the most intelligent. 376 00:23:07,553 --> 00:23:09,889 You don't have to be the biggest football stud... 377 00:23:10,098 --> 00:23:13,267 ...to be a damn fine Miss Windjammer. 378 00:23:25,154 --> 00:23:28,574 I would tell the world's leaders that a society that chooses war and death... 379 00:23:28,699 --> 00:23:32,620 ...over the preservation of life cannot possibly succeed or thrive. 380 00:23:33,246 --> 00:23:36,374 If that didn't work, I'd tell them I had dirty photos of them. 381 00:23:41,629 --> 00:23:44,632 -So how am I doing, Mrs. Leery? -Pacey.... 382 00:23:45,550 --> 00:23:49,804 I gotta tell you, you are funny and charming. The audience loves you. 383 00:23:50,054 --> 00:23:51,222 Seriously? 384 00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:53,182 You may not have a chance of winning... 385 00:23:53,391 --> 00:23:55,977 ...but you're definitely keeping me from falling asleep. 386 00:23:56,185 --> 00:23:58,229 What, I'm not even in the running? 387 00:23:58,563 --> 00:24:01,607 You know this club would rather see the whole place go down in flames... 388 00:24:01,816 --> 00:24:03,693 ...before crowning a male Miss Windjammer. 389 00:24:03,901 --> 00:24:07,238 Yeah, but for me to be written off is just completely unfair. 390 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:08,906 Honey... 391 00:24:09,115 --> 00:24:13,578 ...fair and beauty pageants aren't exactly synonymous. 392 00:24:19,167 --> 00:24:22,962 In approximately two minutes and 35 seconds, this will all be over. 393 00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:26,799 But I've never had to sing in front of people before. What if I suck? 394 00:24:27,508 --> 00:24:29,677 And don't forget to smile. 395 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,558 Singing "On my Own" from Les Misérables... 396 00:24:35,683 --> 00:24:38,686 ...Miss Josephine Potter. 397 00:24:42,565 --> 00:24:45,067 You did an incredible job on Joey. 398 00:24:45,860 --> 00:24:48,321 My God, it's amazing! 399 00:24:48,571 --> 00:24:52,158 I think we've finally broken into the ranks of being friends. 400 00:24:55,661 --> 00:24:59,165 But I miss our friendship too, Dawson. 401 00:24:59,498 --> 00:25:01,125 Me too. 402 00:25:01,792 --> 00:25:05,546 And not just our friendship, but.... 403 00:25:06,547 --> 00:25:08,382 I guess what I'm trying to say is.... 404 00:27:54,632 --> 00:27:59,303 Thank you. That was Josephine Potter, ladies and gentlemen. 405 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:11,565 -All right, Pacey, hurry up. You're on. -Damn it! 406 00:28:12,066 --> 00:28:14,610 Dude, relax. You're doing great. 407 00:28:15,486 --> 00:28:17,113 I need to know something, Dawson. 408 00:28:17,363 --> 00:28:21,117 When I asked you if doing this was stupid and you said it had a point... 409 00:28:21,367 --> 00:28:24,995 ...did you ever actually believe that I had a chance at winning this thing? 410 00:28:25,663 --> 00:28:29,750 -Come on, Pacey. -Great. That's what I thought. 411 00:28:29,959 --> 00:28:33,587 It's another thing for the kids to laugh about Monday morning at school. 412 00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:35,798 And who am I to disappoint? 413 00:28:36,006 --> 00:28:38,801 -Are you doing something stupid? -Those people suck! 414 00:28:39,009 --> 00:28:41,720 How could I leave here without letting them know that fact? 415 00:28:41,929 --> 00:28:44,014 -I'm going down. I got nothing to lose. -Wait-- 416 00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:47,560 Excuse me, Dawson, I got a show to do. 417 00:28:48,811 --> 00:28:52,481 Pacey Witter has changed his program. 418 00:28:52,523 --> 00:28:58,279 Instead of a magic act, he will perform a dramatic interpretation. 419 00:28:58,529 --> 00:29:02,575 Well, I'm not William Wallace, but I am Pacey Witter. 420 00:29:06,495 --> 00:29:08,539 Pacey Witter's 7 feet tall. 421 00:29:08,706 --> 00:29:10,916 So they say. So they say. 422 00:29:11,125 --> 00:29:13,878 And they say that this Pacey Witter is a dangerous man... 423 00:29:14,086 --> 00:29:17,673 ...who slaughters Capeside residents with jokes and buffoonery. 424 00:29:17,882 --> 00:29:19,008 And if he were here... 425 00:29:19,216 --> 00:29:21,510 ...he would destroy those who would judge him... 426 00:29:21,552 --> 00:29:24,722 ...with sparks from his eyes and wit from his ass. 427 00:29:24,889 --> 00:29:26,515 Well, I am Pacey Witter... 428 00:29:26,557 --> 00:29:29,852 ...but who of you are in the position to judge me? 429 00:29:30,060 --> 00:29:31,187 Is it you, sir? 430 00:29:31,562 --> 00:29:34,523 And what sort of human being tolerates being judged? 431 00:29:34,982 --> 00:29:36,525 Well, judgment stops today... 432 00:29:36,692 --> 00:29:38,944 ...because that which scorns me deems to own me. 433 00:29:39,153 --> 00:29:43,574 I am willing to trade the trappings of my dysfunctional life for one chance. 434 00:29:43,824 --> 00:29:47,536 Just one chance to stand in front of my fellow countrymen... 435 00:29:47,661 --> 00:29:50,372 ...and tell them that you may take my life... 436 00:29:50,539 --> 00:29:54,084 ...but you will never take my freedom! 437 00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:55,544 Thank you and good night. 438 00:30:02,843 --> 00:30:05,471 If she does win, it's only for the sympathy vote... 439 00:30:05,513 --> 00:30:09,183 -...because she is a total charity case. -What do you mean? 440 00:30:09,433 --> 00:30:11,310 You don't know her story? 441 00:30:11,519 --> 00:30:15,564 Oh, my God, check this out. She lives in a trailer with her sister... 442 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:19,652 ...who just had an illegitimate baby with her black boyfriend. 443 00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:21,654 Where are her parents? 444 00:30:21,862 --> 00:30:25,533 Her mother died, and her father's in jail for selling drugs. 445 00:30:25,741 --> 00:30:27,368 You can ask her yourself. 446 00:30:27,535 --> 00:30:31,497 She'll tell anyone who'll listen to her pathetic sob story. 447 00:30:31,539 --> 00:30:34,291 I'm sure she's already told the judges. 448 00:30:37,461 --> 00:30:39,755 Dawson, don't try to get me to go back out there. 449 00:30:39,964 --> 00:30:42,091 Setting myself up like this, I'm such an idiot! 450 00:30:42,258 --> 00:30:44,635 Listen to me. You were phenomenal out there tonight. 451 00:30:44,885 --> 00:30:47,846 If you leave now, you're never gonna forgive yourself. 452 00:30:48,055 --> 00:30:50,474 Look, I don't belong here, Dawson. I mean, look at me. 453 00:30:50,516 --> 00:30:52,560 How could I have stooped this low for money? 454 00:30:52,768 --> 00:30:55,062 Might as well have sold myself on a street corner. 455 00:30:55,271 --> 00:30:57,523 Joey, do you realize you could win this thing? 456 00:30:57,648 --> 00:31:00,526 Why do you think they're slamming you? They're terrified. 457 00:31:00,651 --> 00:31:03,153 They know that you can beat them. 458 00:31:03,404 --> 00:31:05,489 I don't want their money, Dawson. 459 00:31:05,531 --> 00:31:07,032 I don't want anything from them-- 460 00:31:07,241 --> 00:31:09,285 I don't think it's about the money anymore. 461 00:31:11,662 --> 00:31:15,457 Joey, I know we're not speaking right now, okay? But if we were... 462 00:31:15,541 --> 00:31:18,377 ...I would tell my best friend... 463 00:31:18,627 --> 00:31:21,797 ...who was too afraid to get up in front of class for show-and-tell... 464 00:31:22,006 --> 00:31:25,259 ...how incredibly proud I am of her. 465 00:31:26,051 --> 00:31:28,137 And how I think she has got... 466 00:31:28,345 --> 00:31:31,724 ...more guts and talent and strength of character... 467 00:31:31,974 --> 00:31:35,853 ...than all the Hannah Von Wennings of the world put together. 468 00:31:38,272 --> 00:31:41,150 For your final question, Miss Potter... 469 00:31:41,358 --> 00:31:47,239 ...please tell us what words of advice you would bestow upon today's youth. 470 00:31:51,535 --> 00:31:54,121 I'd like to tell today's youth that... 471 00:31:54,330 --> 00:31:57,750 ...no matter where life takes you, big cities, small towns... 472 00:31:57,958 --> 00:32:00,711 ...you'll inevitably come across small minds. 473 00:32:00,961 --> 00:32:03,505 People who think that they're better than you are. 474 00:32:04,506 --> 00:32:07,635 People who think that material things or being pretty or popular... 475 00:32:07,843 --> 00:32:10,846 ...automatically makes you a worthwhile human being. 476 00:32:11,055 --> 00:32:13,891 I'd tell today's youth that none of these things matter... 477 00:32:14,141 --> 00:32:18,228 ...unless you have a strength of character, integrity, a sense of pride. 478 00:32:18,437 --> 00:32:21,982 And if you're lucky enough to have any of these things... 479 00:32:23,150 --> 00:32:25,152 ...don't ever sell them. 480 00:32:25,527 --> 00:32:27,905 Don't ever sell out. 481 00:32:28,530 --> 00:32:30,532 When you meet a person for the first time... 482 00:32:30,616 --> 00:32:33,619 ...please don't judge them by their station in life. 483 00:32:33,827 --> 00:32:35,788 Because who knows? 484 00:32:37,498 --> 00:32:40,417 That person just might end up being your best friend. 485 00:32:45,923 --> 00:32:47,800 Thank you. 486 00:33:02,356 --> 00:33:07,319 And now, the exciting moment we've all been waiting for: 487 00:33:09,613 --> 00:33:12,741 Our second runner-up, and winner of two tickets to the Rialto... 488 00:33:12,908 --> 00:33:16,328 ...for any Tuesday or Thursday matinee is... 489 00:33:16,495 --> 00:33:19,164 ...Miss Hannah Von Wenning! 490 00:33:24,545 --> 00:33:26,755 Congratulations. 491 00:33:27,506 --> 00:33:31,677 Our first runner-up, and winner of a free day of beauty... 492 00:33:31,885 --> 00:33:33,887 ...at Betty's Hair Barn is... 493 00:33:34,888 --> 00:33:38,267 ...Miss Josephine Potter! 494 00:33:43,856 --> 00:33:45,691 Congratulations. 495 00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:50,696 You guys can pack up. 496 00:33:50,863 --> 00:33:53,824 And the winner of this year's Miss Windjammer is: 497 00:33:54,491 --> 00:33:57,119 Miss Roberta Crump! 498 00:34:24,271 --> 00:34:25,814 Joey? 499 00:34:26,398 --> 00:34:30,444 Honey, you were truly spectacular tonight. 500 00:34:30,486 --> 00:34:32,946 You know I voted for you. 501 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,033 You should be very proud of yourself. 502 00:34:36,241 --> 00:34:38,494 Thanks, Mrs. Leery. 503 00:34:39,369 --> 00:34:41,580 You kids need a ride home? 504 00:34:42,122 --> 00:34:44,124 No. We can walk. 505 00:34:44,333 --> 00:34:46,668 -Okay. Good night. -Good night, Mom. 506 00:34:46,877 --> 00:34:48,754 Good night, honey. 507 00:35:03,977 --> 00:35:06,647 For the first time in my life, I'm.... 508 00:35:08,941 --> 00:35:11,443 You've left me speechless. 509 00:35:15,948 --> 00:35:18,367 What's happening, Joey? 510 00:35:18,492 --> 00:35:19,910 You mean, you don't know? 511 00:35:34,508 --> 00:35:37,594 -Here. -Thanks. 512 00:35:46,311 --> 00:35:50,107 I looked at you tonight, and I.... 513 00:35:51,108 --> 00:35:53,569 It was like you came completely out of your shell. 514 00:35:53,777 --> 00:35:56,822 There was this, like, total.... 515 00:35:57,281 --> 00:36:00,784 I don't know. Newfound confidence... 516 00:36:01,493 --> 00:36:04,580 ...that just seemed to burst from you. 517 00:36:06,748 --> 00:36:11,336 I know what it must have taken for you to get up there and do that. 518 00:36:12,713 --> 00:36:14,506 It's like you.... 519 00:36:16,425 --> 00:36:19,845 It's like you transformed into this beautiful... 520 00:36:20,846 --> 00:36:22,514 ...Joey. 521 00:36:23,015 --> 00:36:24,641 Dawson.... 522 00:36:25,475 --> 00:36:27,811 God! I mean.... 523 00:36:29,605 --> 00:36:32,691 I'm sitting here with my best friend in the world... 524 00:36:32,900 --> 00:36:35,277 ...and my palms are sweating. 525 00:36:39,656 --> 00:36:42,492 I've known you forever, but.... 526 00:36:44,578 --> 00:36:47,706 I feel like I'm seeing you for the first time tonight. 527 00:36:54,671 --> 00:36:56,298 Joey? 528 00:37:00,344 --> 00:37:03,055 -What's wrong? -I don't know, Dawson. 529 00:37:03,263 --> 00:37:06,475 There's something that's just not right about this. 530 00:37:09,478 --> 00:37:11,647 Joey, I thought this is what you wanted. 531 00:37:12,105 --> 00:37:14,316 It's my own stupid fault. 532 00:37:14,483 --> 00:37:17,903 I mean, dressing up, playing the princess. 533 00:37:18,779 --> 00:37:21,615 You and I both know that this isn't me. 534 00:37:21,823 --> 00:37:26,662 -Joey, of course it is. -I thought this was what I wanted. 535 00:37:28,497 --> 00:37:30,749 For you to see me as beautiful. 536 00:37:33,001 --> 00:37:36,922 For you to look at me the way that you look at Jen. 537 00:37:37,673 --> 00:37:40,425 But the truth is... 538 00:37:40,467 --> 00:37:43,470 ...I don't want that at all, Dawson. 539 00:37:43,845 --> 00:37:46,556 I want you to look at me and see the person you've always known... 540 00:37:46,807 --> 00:37:49,977 ...and realize that what we have is so much more incredible... 541 00:37:50,185 --> 00:37:54,815 ...than just some passing physical attraction, because you know what? 542 00:37:55,190 --> 00:37:56,733 It's just lipstick. 543 00:37:56,942 --> 00:38:00,445 And it's just hairspray. 544 00:38:02,489 --> 00:38:06,743 Tomorrow I'm gonna wake up and I'm gonna be Joey. 545 00:38:06,952 --> 00:38:08,704 Just Joey. You know? 546 00:38:09,663 --> 00:38:12,207 The too-tall girl from the wrong side of the creek. 547 00:38:12,457 --> 00:38:14,793 This is all new to us, and we should talk about it. 548 00:38:15,002 --> 00:38:18,005 No matter what happens, we can't go back to the way things were. 549 00:38:18,171 --> 00:38:22,175 Dawson, you've had a lifetime to process your feelings for me. 550 00:38:22,426 --> 00:38:23,969 I can't spend the rest of mine... 551 00:38:24,177 --> 00:38:26,930 ...hoping that you might throw a glance in my direction... 552 00:38:27,139 --> 00:38:29,433 ...in between your tortured teen romances... 553 00:38:29,474 --> 00:38:32,436 ...with whatever Jen Lindley rolls into your life next. 554 00:38:32,477 --> 00:38:33,645 I can't do it. 555 00:38:33,895 --> 00:38:36,481 Joey, don't walk away from this. 556 00:38:53,874 --> 00:38:56,460 I have to, Dawson. 557 00:39:01,048 --> 00:39:02,507 Good evening. 558 00:39:03,633 --> 00:39:05,886 Come to gloat? 559 00:39:06,511 --> 00:39:10,599 No. Actually, I just have a lot of experience with being a loser. 560 00:39:10,807 --> 00:39:14,478 I thought you might want some pointers, seeing as this is your first time. 561 00:39:14,644 --> 00:39:16,563 First time. 562 00:39:17,064 --> 00:39:20,442 My brother, Matt, is on the national tennis circuit. 563 00:39:20,484 --> 00:39:21,943 Caroline's a pediatrician. 564 00:39:22,152 --> 00:39:26,073 Jennifer's a foreign correspondent on CNN. 565 00:39:26,281 --> 00:39:30,494 Me, I can't even win a stupid small-town beauty pageant. 566 00:39:30,911 --> 00:39:33,455 It's not like you need the money. Me, on the other hand... 567 00:39:33,497 --> 00:39:36,833 ...I'm stuck living at home, probably for the rest of my life... 568 00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:40,712 ...with a bunch of people who think I'm a blight on mankind. 569 00:39:41,463 --> 00:39:44,925 Aren't we a couple of black sheep? 570 00:39:49,054 --> 00:39:53,475 By the way, that was a really ballsy thing you did in there tonight. 571 00:39:53,892 --> 00:39:55,560 Thank you. 572 00:39:57,229 --> 00:40:01,983 What I wouldn't do to go away to school, be somebody else for a while. 573 00:40:02,192 --> 00:40:06,488 I spent a total of 23 days at home this year. 574 00:40:06,655 --> 00:40:11,993 Last time I had a school break, I came home to an empty house. 575 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:15,705 Seems my vacation created a scheduling conflict... 576 00:40:15,914 --> 00:40:17,958 ...in my parents' social calendar. 577 00:40:18,458 --> 00:40:19,459 You're kidding. 578 00:40:19,626 --> 00:40:23,463 Roger will spend more years of his life in that house than I will. 579 00:40:24,131 --> 00:40:26,842 -Which one's Roger? -The dog. 580 00:40:31,888 --> 00:40:33,140 All right. 581 00:40:39,354 --> 00:40:40,981 Hey. 582 00:40:41,982 --> 00:40:43,483 Hi. 583 00:40:44,818 --> 00:40:48,488 So how'd your debut as a newsman turn out? 584 00:40:49,281 --> 00:40:53,451 Turns out it's gonna be a blip on the 11:00 news after all. 585 00:40:58,248 --> 00:41:01,710 This may sound like it's coming out of the blue. 586 00:41:02,711 --> 00:41:06,965 The truth is, I haven't thought about much else lately, Dawson. 587 00:41:08,717 --> 00:41:13,430 Look, I know that we didn't give our relationship much of a chance. 588 00:41:14,681 --> 00:41:18,852 Okay. I didn't give it much of a chance. 589 00:41:19,060 --> 00:41:23,106 You're right. I really didn't give you a good reason for the breakup, but... 590 00:41:23,315 --> 00:41:26,902 ...truth is, I don't even know if I had a good reason. 591 00:41:30,113 --> 00:41:34,034 Is it too late for me to ask you for another chance? 592 00:41:36,328 --> 00:41:37,454 You're kidding. 593 00:41:40,123 --> 00:41:42,667 I couldn't be more serious. 594 00:41:44,753 --> 00:41:46,588 God, Jen. 595 00:41:50,592 --> 00:41:54,221 -I guess I am too late. -It's just that.... 596 00:41:56,056 --> 00:42:00,477 You know, now's really not the best time. 597 00:42:01,436 --> 00:42:03,730 I don't know. I gotta.... 598 00:42:06,024 --> 00:42:08,944 I got some things I gotta figure out first. 599 00:42:09,444 --> 00:42:10,946 Okay. 600 00:42:12,364 --> 00:42:14,449 Well, you know where I am. 601 00:42:16,076 --> 00:42:18,536 How could I ever forget? 602 00:42:22,332 --> 00:42:25,001 -Good night, Dawson. -Good night, Jen.