Dawson's Creek (1998–2003): Season 5, Episode 16 - In a Lonely Place - full transcript
Professor Wilder ends whatever romance he had with Joey, and refuses to listen to an explanation of why she stood him up the night before by saying it was for the best. Joey is shocked, but not as much as when she spots him at the movies with another woman during an outing with Dawson. Meanwhile, Jen has to interview a band for her radio show, but things aren't as easy as she hoped when she has to fight flirtation at all costs with one of the members of the band, while Audrey does the same with another member. After Audrey refuses to give her growing relationship with Pacey another chance, he goes out with Jack to a gay bar where Jack shows Pacey an inside look at what it feels like being a woman.
So...
...what'd you think?
l don't know.
lt's so....
So?
-Boring.
-Bo--?
Boring?
What are they teaching you
at Worthington?
-Do you want me to lie and say l got it?
-lt's not about getting it.
Pauline Kael said you could find
Godard incomprehensible...
-...and be shattered by his brilliance.
-Jen knows about you and Pauline?
Jen understands my need to see
other film critics.
So this is really your homework.
You just watch movies all night.
l'll be doing it again tomorrow
if you'd like to join me.
They're showing this Nicholas Ray film
at school l need to see.
And Nicholas Ray would be...?
Directed Rebel Without a Cause.
lnfluenced the French new wave.
Truffaut wanted people...
...who couldn't appreciate his work
banned from movie-going...
...which is why you should go.
Are you guys doing
this babysitting in shifts...
...or what's the pattern here?
Your friends just want to spend
some time with you. ls that a problem?
No, but it's unnecessary.
-Pick you up tomorrow at 7:00.
-Fine. Want me to walk you out?
-No, it's fine. You stay right here.
-Dawson?
l'm fine. Really, l am.
l know.
l know. l just....
You're just not gonna let me tell you
how happy l am that you're okay.
No.
Sorry.
But it has been nice...
...seeing you again
and hanging out.
Yeah.
Yeah, it has.
So l'll see you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
Okay, well, the show
doesn't start till 7...
...so you actually probably
have time to change
...into one of your cooler T-shirts.
Not all my T-shirts are cool?
You're missing my point.
Yeah, l am, actually.
Point is, where do you think
we're going tonight?
The concert. Veneer.
They're opening for North America.
l have to interview them after the show.
Nobody else wanted to.
-l said l would go to this?
-Spoken like a true boyfriend.
lt's just there's this screening
tonight at the school...
...and the thing is l asked Joey
if she would go with me.
And l kind of don't feel right
just leaving her alone.
No, of course not.
Does it bother you?
l just wish that we had a clean slate
sometimes, that's all. You know?
Hi! l'm Dawson.
Hi. l'm Jen.
Okay, go.
Go to the movie with Joey.
-Are you sure?
-Yes, of course l'm sure.
-l'm totally sure.
-What about your thing?
You would've hated it,
and you'll have fun at the movie.
And l will go to the concert
with somebody who appreciates...
...the finer points of rock 'n' roll.
lt's you.
Am l, like, late for work
or something?
Of course you're not.
lt's our day off.
And if l remember correctly,
Joey has classes, which means--
Pacey, l don't know
how to tell you this...
...so l'm just going to tell you.
The other night....
l'm afraid that's just gonna
have to remain...
...in that '' beautiful memory''
category.
l should have called, right?
l knew l should have called.
l saw you on Saturday,
but why didn't l just call?
-lt would have been so simple.
-Pacey...
...clearly, when you and l had sex,
we created some sort of...
...cosmic imbalance, okay?
Like a karmic disturbance, if you will.
And what this means is that bad
energy is seeking us out, okay?
lt's here, and it's hovering.
l don't know how to tell you,
but those guys in Ghostbusters...
-...they're not real scientists.
-Let's just review.
You and l had sex
in your car on Friday night.
-Yes, we did.
-Think, Pacey.
What else happened
very late on Friday night?
Joey had her little minor run-in
with the criminal element...
...but she's fine, we all rallied
around her. That's it? That?
No, come on.
You can't be serious!
l'm sorry, Pacey, it's just--
-lt's the way that it's got to be.
-But she's fine!
You won't give me the chance
to tell you how ridiculous this is?
-l know what l know.
-Okay then, fine.
We don't have to have sex.
-What?
-We don't have to have sex.
We can spend some time together,
get to know each other.
You can disperse
all of the bad karmic energy...
...and l can get much better
about this ''when to call'' thing.
No. l'm sorry.
l'm not interested.
l can't just hang out with you, Pacey.
Not after what happened the other
night. Maybe if the sex was bad.
You thought the sex was good.
Well, yeah. Didn't you?
Oh, yeah.
But, you know, thank you.
You're welcome.
See, this is exactly why
l can't just hang out with you.
No, l'm sorry.
l am not gonna subject myself...
...to some sort
of platonic torture test.
l'm not that kind of girl!
Don't be afraid to see me again
if you get lost.
Okay.
Every day is Groundhog Day
with us, Miss Potter.
The trouble is we never seem
to get any smarter.
Well, l thought l'd change
our luck by changing the venue.
Did you make up some academic
pretext or is this purely a social visit?
No, l thought l owed you
an explanation.
For leaving my house Friday
and never coming back?
-There's a reason.
-l'm sure...
-...but for God's sakes, don't tell me.
-Why not?
You'll ruin the very writer-ly effect
you created.
The assignation made but never kept.
Doomed love at its finest.
lt's very Henry James, slash,
Edith Wharton. Very Lily Bart.
ln fact, anyone ever compare you
to Lily Bart before, Miss Potter?
No. But if l remember correctly...
...she ends up poverty-stricken, alone
and pretty much kills herself?
Okay, bad example.
Maybe Fanny Price, perhaps?
Or Jane Eyre, maybe.
ln any case, that's who you are. You're
the girl in the 1 9th-century novel...
...who would refuse to marry
for money...
...no matter how much it would raise
her station in life. You'd say yes...
...sleep on it,
recover her moral principles...
...and then break the guy's heart
the next morning...
...which only increases your appeal.
Principles are incredibly sexy.
-Look, can l talk now?
-lf you promise not to explain anything.
-l can't promise you that.
-Then we're at an impasse here.
So it...? That's it?
The whole thing is over just like that,
just because you say it is?
We haven't covered endings yet,
have we, in class?
Best ending in all of literature?
And don't say Ulysses,
because everybody says Ulysses.
-You can't be serious!
-We both know what happened Friday.
-We do?
-Yeah.
You saved my life that night.
My life and possibly my career.
Neither of which are so impressive
that they deserve to be saved, but....
l guess what l'm trying to say is...
...l don't need to know why
you didn't come back that night.
l just need to say thank you.
Oh, sorry, David.
You done in here?
Joey?
Yeah. We're done.
See you in class.
Thanks.
Okay, fine.
Pacey.
Why are you throwing rocks
at my window?
-That's not Jen's window?
-No!
My bad. Look, could you
just send her down?
-Who, Jen?
-No, Audrey.
Tell her l'm back, rested
and ready to argue.
-You came here looking for Audrey?
-l know for a fact...
...she's going to that concert
with Jen tonight.
l'm sure they're in there
pimping away.
-Primping, not pimping.
-l know what l said!
-Little agitated there, buddy?
-Yes, l am a little agitated, okay?
Let me give a word of advice
about girls. They like to be called.
Even when they say they don't,
they wanna be called.
Especially when there's sex involved.
Wait a minute.
You had sex with Audrey?
Yes. Yes, l did.
-And you didn't call her?
-No, l didn't call her, okay?
l didn't call her!
Now that Joey's been mugged...
...Audrey has gotten it into her head
that it's our fault.
Joey getting mugged has nothing
to do with you and Audrey having sex.
Finally, someone
who agrees with me!
So look, could you just go up
there and send her down, please?
No.
They're gone. They're gone.
Pimped out of here ages ago. Sorry.
Well, great.
That's just great.
Obviously this night...
...has not gone quite the way
that l had envisioned it.
But the important part here, Jack,
is that l still have my dignity.
So what are you doing tonight?
Actually, l know this bar
that does not card.
-Sold!
-Yeah. Pace, l gotta tell you--
-Tell me on the way!
-Okay.
Do you realise where we are
right now?
We are backstage at a rock concert.
How cool is that?
Actually, we're lost backstage
at a rock concert...
...which is significantly less cool.
l thought the guy said three lefts.
Three lefts would be a circle, Audrey.
No, four lefts is a circle.
lt doesn't matter.
We're backstage at a rock concert.
Let's go this way.
Before we get there,
promise to let me have the cute one.
-You said that they were all cute!
-Well, yeah, on-stage!
Everybody's cute on-stage,
you know?
l mean, like, the whole buzz,
the music, instruments.
The music was awful.
lt was puerile and gimmicky.
Okay, just let me have
the lead singer.
Okay, fine,
but you know what?
Just to set the record straight,
you may be here...
...in some misguided,
hormonally charged attempt...
...to get Pacey out of your system--
-You promised not to comment!
-l'm not going to.
But l am here
out of purely professional reasons.
l'm going to meet this band, l'm going
to take them back to the radio station...
...interview them
and go home to Dawson.
Who's out right now with Joey.
Which doesn't bother me a bit.
Because l, unlike you,
am totally capable of having...
...a mature, committed,
trusting, adult relationship.
l would really appreciate it
if you could just show a modicum--
Hi!
-Hey.
-Hi.
Hey, Wynn, did we order
two beautiful blondes?
Yes. Yes, we did.
-Wynn.
-Hi!
-Hi.
-l'm Jen from WBCW.
This is my friend Audrey.
-You're Stephen?
-Steve. Just call me Steve.
So, what did you think of the show?
lt was a great set.
You did-- lt was--
-Really good.
-Yeah.
-We'll go get our coats.
-Okay.
Changed my mind.
Want the one with the beard.
So l take it you're
starting to like it here?
Yeah. l am.
At first l didn't think l'd fit in, but....
Now you're just as pretentious
as them.
Godard is not pretentious.
He's funny.
How can you not love the fake name
in the passport, L?szl? Kov?cs?
lt helps if you have no idea
who that is.
He's an incredibly famous
cinematographer.
You used to know this stuff.
Wrong. l only pretended
to know stuff like this...
...so that you would be
impressed with me.
You're way more of a girl
than l ever imagined.
You're way more
into French cinema--
-Hey, isn't that your teacher?
-What?
The dark-haired guy. l can't remember
his name. Your professor?
Yeah, l guess it is.
Should we go say hello?
Let's not.
Okay.
l wonder what
they're doing right now.
-Are you thinking about chasing?
-Me? No.
-Why? You think l should?
-Chase her?
When you weigh a little personal pride
against the opportunity for great sex--
-The sex wins.
-Yes. Every time.
And women do like to be chased.
Until they file
for that restraining order.
Right. You got a good point there.
-l generally do. Cheers.
-Cheers.
Though l'm not really sure
we should be doing this.
Drinking? l told you,
they don't card at this place.
Your recent track record.
l'd hate to spend the night in jail...
...after you run into your frat brothers
and do a dance on their skulls.
Drink up, will you?
That's not gonna happen here.
This isn't the kind of place.
l like this place, man. You got cheap
beer, late-night appetizer menu....
The only problem is
there's not a lot of women here.
-Jack, this wouldn't happen to be a--?
-Pretty much.
That much, huh?
That much.
lt really doesn't seem
like it's all that--
Gay? l know,
that's why l like it.
Listen, l gotta hit the head.
Hey, you're not, like, you know,
weirded out by all this?
Me? No!
l should have mentioned--
Like l've never been in a gay bar.
-Yeah.
-You guys are great.
-How you doing?
-Hey.
lf you wanna tell me
what you're looking for...
...l could probably help you find it.
Success. Donovan.
Sixties Donovan?
Donovan is long overdue
for a major revival.
-Not on my radio show he's not.
-Someone doesn't like losing control.
Why don't we keep the personal stuff
out of this, and we can stick to music.
Do you have a boyfriend?
lt's none of your business.
lt's over.
-Wh--? When? What?
-The song.
On the radio. lt's over.
Yeah.
So after this, then what?
New York, Philly, D.C...
...and head back down south,
the Carolinas...
...where you will find
excellent barbecue...
...and one of the greatest
rock 'n' roll venues ever.
Really?
-What's so great about it?
-Laundromat on one side...
...used-record store on the other.
What, you can't rock
without clean socks?
Well, l can,
but l prefer not to.
Right. And then?
Home. Charlottesville, Virginia.
Yeah, that's where
my girlfriend lives.
Kim.
She's getting her Ph.D.
in anthropology.
-She's pretty.
-Yeah.
And that's our vicious dog, Bowie.
Oh, well, it's nice.
Yeah, it is.
Boring, though.
That's what you're thinking, right?
Well, now that you mention it.
l don't know. lt doesn't seem
very rock 'n' roll, does it?
What, monogamy?
Yeah.
Come on, don't you ever get
the urge to do something bad?
Yeah, but l don't.
l mean, l love my girlfriend.
lt's really just
that simple for you?
Yeah, why wouldn't it be?
l don't know, l guess l just--
l think of relationships as being
more complicated than that.
They are. Bad relationships.
That's not bread, it's sawdust.
l mean, at Civilization, we
bake the stuff ourselves, okay?
-Pace.
-Hey, Jack! Good to see you again.
Let me introduce you to Jeff.
Jeff, Jack.
Hey, Jeff. Nice to meet you.
Talk to you for a sec?
Sure. Excuse me for a second. Can
you believe what a small world it is?
That guy is a food critic
for a very big magazine in town.
Said he'd pretty much given up
on Civilization.
l believe '' pass?'' was his word.
But l'm changing all that.
So how long you been
talking to that guy?
Couple of minutes. Who cares?
But he is this far away
from giving us a write-up.
What's he want in return?
You don't think
that he thinks that l'm--
Yeah, unless sometime
in the past few minutes...
...you just happened
to mention the fact that...
...oh, gee, l don't know,
you're not gay.
Jack, look at me, okay?
Really look at me.
l'm a schlub, okay?
l'm not gay-friendly.
l would be an insult to gaydom.
You might have a point, but he
was hanging on your every word.
-Sure he was. So?
-So? You're not that interesting.
-l'm not?
-No. You--
Look, nobody listens
that hard, okay...
...unless they're just trying to,
you know--
lnteresting.
What?
Well, l think for
the first time in my life...
...l understand what it must
be like to be a woman.
A really hot woman.
Not that hot.
-l'm not?
-Not really.
l mean, you look--
What are we gonna do here, all right?
-You wanna tell him or should l?
-We can't tell him now.
He'll think
l purposefully deceived him.
So l'll go over, and l will explain
to him what an idiot you are.
Or we could just gloss over that
idiot thing for the next little while...
...until he agrees to do the story,
because he is a major critic...
...and this would mean a ton
of business for my restaurant.
l know, but what are you gonna do
when he asks you for your number?
l will look him right in the eye
and give him your phone number.
No. Come on,
we're telling the truth.
All right, so we are back, folks,
with Veneer, in town two nights...
...opening for North America on their
aptly titled North America Tour.
You know, l never really got that.
We never went to Canada. Not once.
Or Mexico. Chicago twice.
Listen, so opening sucks, right?
No, not when you're opening...
...for a totally rocking band
like North America.
Yeah, but seriously...
...there's a whole crowd
that's not there to see you.
They're impatient.
They just wanna get it over with.
Well, true, but, you know,
sometimes you win them over.
And then the victory's even sweeter.
How so?
Well, more than likely,
they've prejudged you.
They've taken one look at you,
and they've said, '' No, not for me.''
And then we proceed to rock.
We don't ask for a lot.
Here's good.
Yeah.
Sure you don't wanna
just go over and say hi?
God, no. How embarrassing
would that be?
l mean, he's obviously
on a date or something.
lf he sees you, won't he wonder
why you didn't say something?
What's the movie about, anyway?
-She says, changing the subject.
-Well?
Humphrey Bogart is
a struggling screenwriter...
...accused of murder.
lt's-- lt's noir, except it's not.
So the whole thing
is sort of famously ambiguous.
So you pretty much have to be
a film geek to want to see it?
Or you have to be really
good friends with a film geek.
Right. Like us.
They could just be friends.
Your teacher
and the girl he's kissing?
Joey?
Do you have a crush
on your English professor?
What?
No!
lt's-- lt's weird.
Not that weird.
Teachers have personal lives.
They do kiss people
from time to time.
Yeah, lots of people.
lt's starting.
So, what's he like?
This guy you're so afraid
to admit you're gaga over.
l am not gaga.
Excuse me? How well
do we know each other now?
Not at all.
Which is exactly why
you should tell me the truth.
My advice will be totally neutral.
He's...
...a cook.
Well, he bakes bread, actually.
And he just so happens to be
my roommate's ex-boyfriend.
Minor league.
What other excuses
are you gonna throw at me?
-Come on, l've heard them all.
-You've never heard this one.
Try me.
Do you believe in God?
Well, that depends.
lt can't depend.
Either you do or you don't.
lt depends whether you're gonna
ruin a perfectly decent evening...
...by trying to convert me
to something.
My roommate...
...she got mugged the other night.
-l'm sorry.
-Anyway, she left me this message...
...which l didn't get
until the next morning...
...because l was having sex
with her ex-boyfriend.
And on it, she said
that she was okay...
...and was spending the night
with a friend and not to worry.
-But you did.
-Yeah.
l could tell by her voice that something
was really, really wrong, so l...
...made this deal with God.
l said, ''God, please let Joey
be okay...
...like, really and truly okay...
...and l will walk the path
of moral righteousness.
l will do everything right
for a change.''
So no more trying to pick up
guys in rock 'n' roll bands?
Well, God doesn't
want me to be a nun.
He just wants you to give up
this one particular guy.
Yes.
l mean, he must, you know?
lt's gotta be, like, some kind of sign.
Otherwise this whole thing
with Pacey is just too--
Too what?
Easy.
Maybe that's your sign.
Okay, l didn't say ''funny,''
l said ''clever.''
-Oh, and ''clever'' is bad?
-'' Clever'' is distancing.
'' Clever'' puts up this wall
between you and the audience.
So you can't trust ''clever.''
l see. So in general,
you trust passion.
Has passion always
steered you right in life?
Well, l mean--
No, not in life, but--
But in art?
Yeah, well, art is supposed
to be passionate.
Art is supposed
to make you feel.
No, no. Life is supposed
to make you feel.
Art is supposed
to make you feel good.
ls that all that art
is supposed to do?
No, but if you need it
to do more...
...then maybe there's something
wrong with your life.
Are you saying that there's
something wrong with my life?
l don't know. l don't really
know you that well.
For example, do you
have a boyfriend?
-You already asked me that.
-You didn't answer.
Well, why do you keep asking?
Because l'm interested.
ln what?
ln you.
Oh, gosh.
No, l do.
l have a boyfriend.
You're making it up just now.
You're making that up.
No. No, really.
l do have a boyfriend...
...and he's a really nice guy...
...and l wouldn't
in 1 00 million years...
...do anything to hurt him. So--
l got it.
Okay.
Good.
-Carbonara's not a cream sauce?
-No, it's raw egg yolk, actually.
While it could kill you,
who wants to live in a world...
...where food isn't an adventure,
right?
-Now.
-Right.
Jeff, there's something
l gotta tell you.
l'm not....
The thing is
l'm not totally....
Totally....
Available?
You're not available.
-That's what you're trying to say.
-That's exactly what l'm trying to say.
l sort of suspected.
Well, you seem very...
-...together.
-And we are.
lt was nice meeting you both.
You know, l don't usually do this...
...but what the hell.
lf you guys ever break up...
...give me a call sometime.
What just happened right there?
l should be insulted
on several different levels.
Pacey, you're not gay.
Well, l know that
and you know that...
...but he doesn't know that.
So far as he's concerned,
you're my boyfriend!
I know, it's just another picture.
But are you in any position
to be choosy?
You haven't written a hit since
before the war, and your last picture--
So it stunk.
Everybody makes flops except you.
You haven't had one because you've
made and remade the same picture.
You're a popcorn salesman.
That's right. So are you.
The only difference between us
is that I don't fight it.
One day I'll surprise you
and write something good.
-Althea Bruce will do it.
-Althea Bruce--
-All you gotta do is follow the book.
-Excuse me.
-Remind me to buy you a new tie.
-Hiya, kiddies!
What a picture I've made!
Just got back from the preview.
Pasadena's out of its mind!
Great title.
Think l might steal it
for something.
How'd you know it was me?
l saw you when you came in.
Should l be jealous?
-Are you jealous?
-Like Medea.
-He's just a friend.
-Mine's not.
-Not what?
-A friend. l mean, she is, but....
We go out, have a few drinks,
go back to my place...
-...she forgets why l'm not right--
-Why are you telling me?
-Trying to get you to hate me.
-Well, it's working.
So, what is the best ending
in all of literature?
Don't say Ulysses.
Everyone says Ulysses.
That's easy.
Sentimental Education by Flaubert.
-And what happens?
-Nothing, really.
Two old friends sitting around...
...remembering the best thing
that never happened to them.
How do you remember
something that never happened?
Fondly.
You see, Flaubert believed...
...that anticipation was the purest form
of pleasure. And the most reliable.
While the things
that actually happened to you...
...would invariably disappoint, the
things that never happened to you...
...would never dim, never fade.
They would always be engraved in your
heart with a sort of sweet sadness.
That sounds....
Deep?
Cowardly.
Well, us academics
aren't generally known for....
Courage.
Wow.
-God is really punishing me here.
-For what?
l don't know. l must have done
something to a girl when l was 1 8.
You--
You're not trying to tempt me
into reconsidering, are you?
No.
We don't know each other
very well, do we?
-No, we don't.
-You have this image of me...
...this not-entirely-true image of me.
As a 1 9th-century heroine?
Yeah.
And even though that's not true...
...l'd rather you go on
thinking that it is.
l think that could be arranged.
l should probably get back.
Are we okay here?
We're fine.
ln five years...
...you're gonna know
everything l know and more.
And l will seem like
the biggest dork you ever met.
Or maybe l already do.
Hey.
Hey.
l was just about
to come back inside.
Don't bother.
You care to elaborate
on what you were saying earlier?
You'll miss
the rest of your movie.
l have a feeling this might be
a little more interesting.
Did you ever meet
someone who saw you...
...l mean, really saw you...
...but somehow only saw the best?
You mean besides you?
Not that.
l mean someone older.
Someone who saw
everything you could be.
lf only....
-lf only what?
-lf only you weren't you.
Well, after tonight, l kind of
think you might not be.
You kissed your professor!
You kissed the guy
who gives you grades.
-ls this constructive?
-Sorry.
So the worst part is is that that night
when you called from the movie set....
-Yeah?
-l was there at his house, alone.
And l went there saying to myself...
...that l was just going
to straighten everything out.
But really, you were going over there
to make things more complicated.
l don't think the answer to that
would sound very Joey-like.
We're gonna have to come up
with a new definition for ''Joey-like.''
Anyway, so you called, l left,
and l obviously didn't go back...
...which is probably
a good thing, because....
l would have made
a gigantic fool of myself.
Don't say that. You took a risk.
You lived. You experienced
something, right?
-l guess. But now l'll never know.
-Never know what?
What l would have done
at that moment of truth.
You know,
would l have chickened out?
Would l have
gone through with it?
The only way to know
would be to--
Stop time and go backwards.
-Yeah.
-Would you wanna do that if you could?
No. And l know that sounds strange.
Everything happens
for a reason, right?
lt's not so bad, really,
the not-knowing.
lt has this sweet sadness to it.
l think l'm familiar
with that feeling.
l gotta admit,
l never really pegged you...
...as a guy who would come
into a place like this alone.
l'm not alone.
That's a good point.
Actually...
...Audrey brought me here the night
you cooked us all dinner.
You know, that's kind of the essence
of Audrey, isn't it? l mean, she--
She just zeroes in on the one thing
you're slightly afraid of...
...and then she just does not
take no for an answer.
-A good quality to have in a person.
-Yes, it is.
Yeah.
Wonder who does it for her.
Okay.
l think l'm gonna go.
-Chase the girl.
-Yes, chase the girl.
-So are you gonna come?
-No, l'm gonna hang.
Okay. l'll see you around.
All right.
-Take care, Audrey.
-Oh, thanks.
lt's been thoroughly...
...slanted and enchanted.
Well, thank you.
l think.
-And thanks for the advice.
-No problem.
-Okay.
-You coming, Steve?
Yeah, in a sec.
-Bye.
-See you.
So your-- Your boyfriend.
l mean, it must have been
love at first sight.
-l mean, a beautiful girl like you--
-Actually, we were friends first.
-Friends?
-Yeah.
So no passion?
Did l say that?
No, but you did say
that you don't trust passion.
Yeah, but just because
two people are friends first...
...doesn't mean that they don't have
any passion.
l'm sorry. l--
l don't mean to insult
your relationship.
l mean, it's just--
l believe in the connection.
You know, that gut reaction...
...that says this person, this stranger,
is meant to be a part of my life.
And l don't know, l guess l
just felt that for you tonight.
Yeah, well, that's a really easy thing
for you to say, isn't it?
Some rock 'n' roll guy...
...who just comes into town
for 24 hours and then leaves.
Well, in that case....
Just a little something
to remember us by.
Thanks.
Don't mention it.
-Bye.
-Okay. Bye.
You know, this was
so not the night l expected.
Yeah, l know.
Sorry l took the single one.
lt happens.
Maybe it's God's way of telling me...
...l'm not as single as l thought l was.
Or maybe that is.
Go. Go on, make him happy.
Why would l wanna do
a thing like that?
Okay, fine. Go make him miserable.
l don't care.
-Just go to him.
-Okay.
-Bye.
-Bye, sweetie.
-She need a ride?
-She's got a car.
Do you need a ride?
l need a life.
Yeah, you do, don't you?
Look, Pacey...
-...l think l need to apologize.
-To me?
l kind of maybe overreacted a little.
-You don't say?
-l can't help it, okay?
Happiness, it freaks me out.
lt's like all those
perfectly manicured lawns...
...at the beginning of Blue Velvet.
You just know something evil
lurks beneath.
You know what the real problem
is here?
No. Please, enlighten me.
You are much more afraid to have sex
with me the second time than the first.
l've had a very educational night
at my favourite gay bar...
...and what l've come up with is
l won't take no for an answer.
Well, that's not very PC of you.
No, it's not.
And this probably isn't either.
-What made you change your mind?
-l met this really hot guy in a band.
Wait a minute. This hot guy was--
Brought you a T-shirt.
Cool.
Would l bring you anything less?
How's Joey?
Would you believe she almost had
an affair with her English professor?
Joey?
-Joey Potter?
-Yeah.
lt was bizarre, actually.
lt was like--
Almost like meeting
a new person or something.
What does that mean?
l don't know, l just--
Like, talking to her tonight,
l realized how much time has passed.
How much we've all changed.
And is that bad?
Not necessarily.
-Can l ask you something?
-What?
Do you think that when
two people are in a relationship...
...they should be passionate
about the same things...
...in order for it to work?
No.
Not as long as they're passionate
about each other.
And we are.
Right? We're passionate
about each other.
You're not having doubts
about us, are you?
No.
l'm just tired.
And insane.
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...what'd you think?
l don't know.
lt's so....
So?
-Boring.
-Bo--?
Boring?
What are they teaching you
at Worthington?
-Do you want me to lie and say l got it?
-lt's not about getting it.
Pauline Kael said you could find
Godard incomprehensible...
-...and be shattered by his brilliance.
-Jen knows about you and Pauline?
Jen understands my need to see
other film critics.
So this is really your homework.
You just watch movies all night.
l'll be doing it again tomorrow
if you'd like to join me.
They're showing this Nicholas Ray film
at school l need to see.
And Nicholas Ray would be...?
Directed Rebel Without a Cause.
lnfluenced the French new wave.
Truffaut wanted people...
...who couldn't appreciate his work
banned from movie-going...
...which is why you should go.
Are you guys doing
this babysitting in shifts...
...or what's the pattern here?
Your friends just want to spend
some time with you. ls that a problem?
No, but it's unnecessary.
-Pick you up tomorrow at 7:00.
-Fine. Want me to walk you out?
-No, it's fine. You stay right here.
-Dawson?
l'm fine. Really, l am.
l know.
l know. l just....
You're just not gonna let me tell you
how happy l am that you're okay.
No.
Sorry.
But it has been nice...
...seeing you again
and hanging out.
Yeah.
Yeah, it has.
So l'll see you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
Okay, well, the show
doesn't start till 7...
...so you actually probably
have time to change
...into one of your cooler T-shirts.
Not all my T-shirts are cool?
You're missing my point.
Yeah, l am, actually.
Point is, where do you think
we're going tonight?
The concert. Veneer.
They're opening for North America.
l have to interview them after the show.
Nobody else wanted to.
-l said l would go to this?
-Spoken like a true boyfriend.
lt's just there's this screening
tonight at the school...
...and the thing is l asked Joey
if she would go with me.
And l kind of don't feel right
just leaving her alone.
No, of course not.
Does it bother you?
l just wish that we had a clean slate
sometimes, that's all. You know?
Hi! l'm Dawson.
Hi. l'm Jen.
Okay, go.
Go to the movie with Joey.
-Are you sure?
-Yes, of course l'm sure.
-l'm totally sure.
-What about your thing?
You would've hated it,
and you'll have fun at the movie.
And l will go to the concert
with somebody who appreciates...
...the finer points of rock 'n' roll.
lt's you.
Am l, like, late for work
or something?
Of course you're not.
lt's our day off.
And if l remember correctly,
Joey has classes, which means--
Pacey, l don't know
how to tell you this...
...so l'm just going to tell you.
The other night....
l'm afraid that's just gonna
have to remain...
...in that '' beautiful memory''
category.
l should have called, right?
l knew l should have called.
l saw you on Saturday,
but why didn't l just call?
-lt would have been so simple.
-Pacey...
...clearly, when you and l had sex,
we created some sort of...
...cosmic imbalance, okay?
Like a karmic disturbance, if you will.
And what this means is that bad
energy is seeking us out, okay?
lt's here, and it's hovering.
l don't know how to tell you,
but those guys in Ghostbusters...
-...they're not real scientists.
-Let's just review.
You and l had sex
in your car on Friday night.
-Yes, we did.
-Think, Pacey.
What else happened
very late on Friday night?
Joey had her little minor run-in
with the criminal element...
...but she's fine, we all rallied
around her. That's it? That?
No, come on.
You can't be serious!
l'm sorry, Pacey, it's just--
-lt's the way that it's got to be.
-But she's fine!
You won't give me the chance
to tell you how ridiculous this is?
-l know what l know.
-Okay then, fine.
We don't have to have sex.
-What?
-We don't have to have sex.
We can spend some time together,
get to know each other.
You can disperse
all of the bad karmic energy...
...and l can get much better
about this ''when to call'' thing.
No. l'm sorry.
l'm not interested.
l can't just hang out with you, Pacey.
Not after what happened the other
night. Maybe if the sex was bad.
You thought the sex was good.
Well, yeah. Didn't you?
Oh, yeah.
But, you know, thank you.
You're welcome.
See, this is exactly why
l can't just hang out with you.
No, l'm sorry.
l am not gonna subject myself...
...to some sort
of platonic torture test.
l'm not that kind of girl!
Don't be afraid to see me again
if you get lost.
Okay.
Every day is Groundhog Day
with us, Miss Potter.
The trouble is we never seem
to get any smarter.
Well, l thought l'd change
our luck by changing the venue.
Did you make up some academic
pretext or is this purely a social visit?
No, l thought l owed you
an explanation.
For leaving my house Friday
and never coming back?
-There's a reason.
-l'm sure...
-...but for God's sakes, don't tell me.
-Why not?
You'll ruin the very writer-ly effect
you created.
The assignation made but never kept.
Doomed love at its finest.
lt's very Henry James, slash,
Edith Wharton. Very Lily Bart.
ln fact, anyone ever compare you
to Lily Bart before, Miss Potter?
No. But if l remember correctly...
...she ends up poverty-stricken, alone
and pretty much kills herself?
Okay, bad example.
Maybe Fanny Price, perhaps?
Or Jane Eyre, maybe.
ln any case, that's who you are. You're
the girl in the 1 9th-century novel...
...who would refuse to marry
for money...
...no matter how much it would raise
her station in life. You'd say yes...
...sleep on it,
recover her moral principles...
...and then break the guy's heart
the next morning...
...which only increases your appeal.
Principles are incredibly sexy.
-Look, can l talk now?
-lf you promise not to explain anything.
-l can't promise you that.
-Then we're at an impasse here.
So it...? That's it?
The whole thing is over just like that,
just because you say it is?
We haven't covered endings yet,
have we, in class?
Best ending in all of literature?
And don't say Ulysses,
because everybody says Ulysses.
-You can't be serious!
-We both know what happened Friday.
-We do?
-Yeah.
You saved my life that night.
My life and possibly my career.
Neither of which are so impressive
that they deserve to be saved, but....
l guess what l'm trying to say is...
...l don't need to know why
you didn't come back that night.
l just need to say thank you.
Oh, sorry, David.
You done in here?
Joey?
Yeah. We're done.
See you in class.
Thanks.
Okay, fine.
Pacey.
Why are you throwing rocks
at my window?
-That's not Jen's window?
-No!
My bad. Look, could you
just send her down?
-Who, Jen?
-No, Audrey.
Tell her l'm back, rested
and ready to argue.
-You came here looking for Audrey?
-l know for a fact...
...she's going to that concert
with Jen tonight.
l'm sure they're in there
pimping away.
-Primping, not pimping.
-l know what l said!
-Little agitated there, buddy?
-Yes, l am a little agitated, okay?
Let me give a word of advice
about girls. They like to be called.
Even when they say they don't,
they wanna be called.
Especially when there's sex involved.
Wait a minute.
You had sex with Audrey?
Yes. Yes, l did.
-And you didn't call her?
-No, l didn't call her, okay?
l didn't call her!
Now that Joey's been mugged...
...Audrey has gotten it into her head
that it's our fault.
Joey getting mugged has nothing
to do with you and Audrey having sex.
Finally, someone
who agrees with me!
So look, could you just go up
there and send her down, please?
No.
They're gone. They're gone.
Pimped out of here ages ago. Sorry.
Well, great.
That's just great.
Obviously this night...
...has not gone quite the way
that l had envisioned it.
But the important part here, Jack,
is that l still have my dignity.
So what are you doing tonight?
Actually, l know this bar
that does not card.
-Sold!
-Yeah. Pace, l gotta tell you--
-Tell me on the way!
-Okay.
Do you realise where we are
right now?
We are backstage at a rock concert.
How cool is that?
Actually, we're lost backstage
at a rock concert...
...which is significantly less cool.
l thought the guy said three lefts.
Three lefts would be a circle, Audrey.
No, four lefts is a circle.
lt doesn't matter.
We're backstage at a rock concert.
Let's go this way.
Before we get there,
promise to let me have the cute one.
-You said that they were all cute!
-Well, yeah, on-stage!
Everybody's cute on-stage,
you know?
l mean, like, the whole buzz,
the music, instruments.
The music was awful.
lt was puerile and gimmicky.
Okay, just let me have
the lead singer.
Okay, fine,
but you know what?
Just to set the record straight,
you may be here...
...in some misguided,
hormonally charged attempt...
...to get Pacey out of your system--
-You promised not to comment!
-l'm not going to.
But l am here
out of purely professional reasons.
l'm going to meet this band, l'm going
to take them back to the radio station...
...interview them
and go home to Dawson.
Who's out right now with Joey.
Which doesn't bother me a bit.
Because l, unlike you,
am totally capable of having...
...a mature, committed,
trusting, adult relationship.
l would really appreciate it
if you could just show a modicum--
Hi!
-Hey.
-Hi.
Hey, Wynn, did we order
two beautiful blondes?
Yes. Yes, we did.
-Wynn.
-Hi!
-Hi.
-l'm Jen from WBCW.
This is my friend Audrey.
-You're Stephen?
-Steve. Just call me Steve.
So, what did you think of the show?
lt was a great set.
You did-- lt was--
-Really good.
-Yeah.
-We'll go get our coats.
-Okay.
Changed my mind.
Want the one with the beard.
So l take it you're
starting to like it here?
Yeah. l am.
At first l didn't think l'd fit in, but....
Now you're just as pretentious
as them.
Godard is not pretentious.
He's funny.
How can you not love the fake name
in the passport, L?szl? Kov?cs?
lt helps if you have no idea
who that is.
He's an incredibly famous
cinematographer.
You used to know this stuff.
Wrong. l only pretended
to know stuff like this...
...so that you would be
impressed with me.
You're way more of a girl
than l ever imagined.
You're way more
into French cinema--
-Hey, isn't that your teacher?
-What?
The dark-haired guy. l can't remember
his name. Your professor?
Yeah, l guess it is.
Should we go say hello?
Let's not.
Okay.
l wonder what
they're doing right now.
-Are you thinking about chasing?
-Me? No.
-Why? You think l should?
-Chase her?
When you weigh a little personal pride
against the opportunity for great sex--
-The sex wins.
-Yes. Every time.
And women do like to be chased.
Until they file
for that restraining order.
Right. You got a good point there.
-l generally do. Cheers.
-Cheers.
Though l'm not really sure
we should be doing this.
Drinking? l told you,
they don't card at this place.
Your recent track record.
l'd hate to spend the night in jail...
...after you run into your frat brothers
and do a dance on their skulls.
Drink up, will you?
That's not gonna happen here.
This isn't the kind of place.
l like this place, man. You got cheap
beer, late-night appetizer menu....
The only problem is
there's not a lot of women here.
-Jack, this wouldn't happen to be a--?
-Pretty much.
That much, huh?
That much.
lt really doesn't seem
like it's all that--
Gay? l know,
that's why l like it.
Listen, l gotta hit the head.
Hey, you're not, like, you know,
weirded out by all this?
Me? No!
l should have mentioned--
Like l've never been in a gay bar.
-Yeah.
-You guys are great.
-How you doing?
-Hey.
lf you wanna tell me
what you're looking for...
...l could probably help you find it.
Success. Donovan.
Sixties Donovan?
Donovan is long overdue
for a major revival.
-Not on my radio show he's not.
-Someone doesn't like losing control.
Why don't we keep the personal stuff
out of this, and we can stick to music.
Do you have a boyfriend?
lt's none of your business.
lt's over.
-Wh--? When? What?
-The song.
On the radio. lt's over.
Yeah.
So after this, then what?
New York, Philly, D.C...
...and head back down south,
the Carolinas...
...where you will find
excellent barbecue...
...and one of the greatest
rock 'n' roll venues ever.
Really?
-What's so great about it?
-Laundromat on one side...
...used-record store on the other.
What, you can't rock
without clean socks?
Well, l can,
but l prefer not to.
Right. And then?
Home. Charlottesville, Virginia.
Yeah, that's where
my girlfriend lives.
Kim.
She's getting her Ph.D.
in anthropology.
-She's pretty.
-Yeah.
And that's our vicious dog, Bowie.
Oh, well, it's nice.
Yeah, it is.
Boring, though.
That's what you're thinking, right?
Well, now that you mention it.
l don't know. lt doesn't seem
very rock 'n' roll, does it?
What, monogamy?
Yeah.
Come on, don't you ever get
the urge to do something bad?
Yeah, but l don't.
l mean, l love my girlfriend.
lt's really just
that simple for you?
Yeah, why wouldn't it be?
l don't know, l guess l just--
l think of relationships as being
more complicated than that.
They are. Bad relationships.
That's not bread, it's sawdust.
l mean, at Civilization, we
bake the stuff ourselves, okay?
-Pace.
-Hey, Jack! Good to see you again.
Let me introduce you to Jeff.
Jeff, Jack.
Hey, Jeff. Nice to meet you.
Talk to you for a sec?
Sure. Excuse me for a second. Can
you believe what a small world it is?
That guy is a food critic
for a very big magazine in town.
Said he'd pretty much given up
on Civilization.
l believe '' pass?'' was his word.
But l'm changing all that.
So how long you been
talking to that guy?
Couple of minutes. Who cares?
But he is this far away
from giving us a write-up.
What's he want in return?
You don't think
that he thinks that l'm--
Yeah, unless sometime
in the past few minutes...
...you just happened
to mention the fact that...
...oh, gee, l don't know,
you're not gay.
Jack, look at me, okay?
Really look at me.
l'm a schlub, okay?
l'm not gay-friendly.
l would be an insult to gaydom.
You might have a point, but he
was hanging on your every word.
-Sure he was. So?
-So? You're not that interesting.
-l'm not?
-No. You--
Look, nobody listens
that hard, okay...
...unless they're just trying to,
you know--
lnteresting.
What?
Well, l think for
the first time in my life...
...l understand what it must
be like to be a woman.
A really hot woman.
Not that hot.
-l'm not?
-Not really.
l mean, you look--
What are we gonna do here, all right?
-You wanna tell him or should l?
-We can't tell him now.
He'll think
l purposefully deceived him.
So l'll go over, and l will explain
to him what an idiot you are.
Or we could just gloss over that
idiot thing for the next little while...
...until he agrees to do the story,
because he is a major critic...
...and this would mean a ton
of business for my restaurant.
l know, but what are you gonna do
when he asks you for your number?
l will look him right in the eye
and give him your phone number.
No. Come on,
we're telling the truth.
All right, so we are back, folks,
with Veneer, in town two nights...
...opening for North America on their
aptly titled North America Tour.
You know, l never really got that.
We never went to Canada. Not once.
Or Mexico. Chicago twice.
Listen, so opening sucks, right?
No, not when you're opening...
...for a totally rocking band
like North America.
Yeah, but seriously...
...there's a whole crowd
that's not there to see you.
They're impatient.
They just wanna get it over with.
Well, true, but, you know,
sometimes you win them over.
And then the victory's even sweeter.
How so?
Well, more than likely,
they've prejudged you.
They've taken one look at you,
and they've said, '' No, not for me.''
And then we proceed to rock.
We don't ask for a lot.
Here's good.
Yeah.
Sure you don't wanna
just go over and say hi?
God, no. How embarrassing
would that be?
l mean, he's obviously
on a date or something.
lf he sees you, won't he wonder
why you didn't say something?
What's the movie about, anyway?
-She says, changing the subject.
-Well?
Humphrey Bogart is
a struggling screenwriter...
...accused of murder.
lt's-- lt's noir, except it's not.
So the whole thing
is sort of famously ambiguous.
So you pretty much have to be
a film geek to want to see it?
Or you have to be really
good friends with a film geek.
Right. Like us.
They could just be friends.
Your teacher
and the girl he's kissing?
Joey?
Do you have a crush
on your English professor?
What?
No!
lt's-- lt's weird.
Not that weird.
Teachers have personal lives.
They do kiss people
from time to time.
Yeah, lots of people.
lt's starting.
So, what's he like?
This guy you're so afraid
to admit you're gaga over.
l am not gaga.
Excuse me? How well
do we know each other now?
Not at all.
Which is exactly why
you should tell me the truth.
My advice will be totally neutral.
He's...
...a cook.
Well, he bakes bread, actually.
And he just so happens to be
my roommate's ex-boyfriend.
Minor league.
What other excuses
are you gonna throw at me?
-Come on, l've heard them all.
-You've never heard this one.
Try me.
Do you believe in God?
Well, that depends.
lt can't depend.
Either you do or you don't.
lt depends whether you're gonna
ruin a perfectly decent evening...
...by trying to convert me
to something.
My roommate...
...she got mugged the other night.
-l'm sorry.
-Anyway, she left me this message...
...which l didn't get
until the next morning...
...because l was having sex
with her ex-boyfriend.
And on it, she said
that she was okay...
...and was spending the night
with a friend and not to worry.
-But you did.
-Yeah.
l could tell by her voice that something
was really, really wrong, so l...
...made this deal with God.
l said, ''God, please let Joey
be okay...
...like, really and truly okay...
...and l will walk the path
of moral righteousness.
l will do everything right
for a change.''
So no more trying to pick up
guys in rock 'n' roll bands?
Well, God doesn't
want me to be a nun.
He just wants you to give up
this one particular guy.
Yes.
l mean, he must, you know?
lt's gotta be, like, some kind of sign.
Otherwise this whole thing
with Pacey is just too--
Too what?
Easy.
Maybe that's your sign.
Okay, l didn't say ''funny,''
l said ''clever.''
-Oh, and ''clever'' is bad?
-'' Clever'' is distancing.
'' Clever'' puts up this wall
between you and the audience.
So you can't trust ''clever.''
l see. So in general,
you trust passion.
Has passion always
steered you right in life?
Well, l mean--
No, not in life, but--
But in art?
Yeah, well, art is supposed
to be passionate.
Art is supposed
to make you feel.
No, no. Life is supposed
to make you feel.
Art is supposed
to make you feel good.
ls that all that art
is supposed to do?
No, but if you need it
to do more...
...then maybe there's something
wrong with your life.
Are you saying that there's
something wrong with my life?
l don't know. l don't really
know you that well.
For example, do you
have a boyfriend?
-You already asked me that.
-You didn't answer.
Well, why do you keep asking?
Because l'm interested.
ln what?
ln you.
Oh, gosh.
No, l do.
l have a boyfriend.
You're making it up just now.
You're making that up.
No. No, really.
l do have a boyfriend...
...and he's a really nice guy...
...and l wouldn't
in 1 00 million years...
...do anything to hurt him. So--
l got it.
Okay.
Good.
-Carbonara's not a cream sauce?
-No, it's raw egg yolk, actually.
While it could kill you,
who wants to live in a world...
...where food isn't an adventure,
right?
-Now.
-Right.
Jeff, there's something
l gotta tell you.
l'm not....
The thing is
l'm not totally....
Totally....
Available?
You're not available.
-That's what you're trying to say.
-That's exactly what l'm trying to say.
l sort of suspected.
Well, you seem very...
-...together.
-And we are.
lt was nice meeting you both.
You know, l don't usually do this...
...but what the hell.
lf you guys ever break up...
...give me a call sometime.
What just happened right there?
l should be insulted
on several different levels.
Pacey, you're not gay.
Well, l know that
and you know that...
...but he doesn't know that.
So far as he's concerned,
you're my boyfriend!
I know, it's just another picture.
But are you in any position
to be choosy?
You haven't written a hit since
before the war, and your last picture--
So it stunk.
Everybody makes flops except you.
You haven't had one because you've
made and remade the same picture.
You're a popcorn salesman.
That's right. So are you.
The only difference between us
is that I don't fight it.
One day I'll surprise you
and write something good.
-Althea Bruce will do it.
-Althea Bruce--
-All you gotta do is follow the book.
-Excuse me.
-Remind me to buy you a new tie.
-Hiya, kiddies!
What a picture I've made!
Just got back from the preview.
Pasadena's out of its mind!
Great title.
Think l might steal it
for something.
How'd you know it was me?
l saw you when you came in.
Should l be jealous?
-Are you jealous?
-Like Medea.
-He's just a friend.
-Mine's not.
-Not what?
-A friend. l mean, she is, but....
We go out, have a few drinks,
go back to my place...
-...she forgets why l'm not right--
-Why are you telling me?
-Trying to get you to hate me.
-Well, it's working.
So, what is the best ending
in all of literature?
Don't say Ulysses.
Everyone says Ulysses.
That's easy.
Sentimental Education by Flaubert.
-And what happens?
-Nothing, really.
Two old friends sitting around...
...remembering the best thing
that never happened to them.
How do you remember
something that never happened?
Fondly.
You see, Flaubert believed...
...that anticipation was the purest form
of pleasure. And the most reliable.
While the things
that actually happened to you...
...would invariably disappoint, the
things that never happened to you...
...would never dim, never fade.
They would always be engraved in your
heart with a sort of sweet sadness.
That sounds....
Deep?
Cowardly.
Well, us academics
aren't generally known for....
Courage.
Wow.
-God is really punishing me here.
-For what?
l don't know. l must have done
something to a girl when l was 1 8.
You--
You're not trying to tempt me
into reconsidering, are you?
No.
We don't know each other
very well, do we?
-No, we don't.
-You have this image of me...
...this not-entirely-true image of me.
As a 1 9th-century heroine?
Yeah.
And even though that's not true...
...l'd rather you go on
thinking that it is.
l think that could be arranged.
l should probably get back.
Are we okay here?
We're fine.
ln five years...
...you're gonna know
everything l know and more.
And l will seem like
the biggest dork you ever met.
Or maybe l already do.
Hey.
Hey.
l was just about
to come back inside.
Don't bother.
You care to elaborate
on what you were saying earlier?
You'll miss
the rest of your movie.
l have a feeling this might be
a little more interesting.
Did you ever meet
someone who saw you...
...l mean, really saw you...
...but somehow only saw the best?
You mean besides you?
Not that.
l mean someone older.
Someone who saw
everything you could be.
lf only....
-lf only what?
-lf only you weren't you.
Well, after tonight, l kind of
think you might not be.
You kissed your professor!
You kissed the guy
who gives you grades.
-ls this constructive?
-Sorry.
So the worst part is is that that night
when you called from the movie set....
-Yeah?
-l was there at his house, alone.
And l went there saying to myself...
...that l was just going
to straighten everything out.
But really, you were going over there
to make things more complicated.
l don't think the answer to that
would sound very Joey-like.
We're gonna have to come up
with a new definition for ''Joey-like.''
Anyway, so you called, l left,
and l obviously didn't go back...
...which is probably
a good thing, because....
l would have made
a gigantic fool of myself.
Don't say that. You took a risk.
You lived. You experienced
something, right?
-l guess. But now l'll never know.
-Never know what?
What l would have done
at that moment of truth.
You know,
would l have chickened out?
Would l have
gone through with it?
The only way to know
would be to--
Stop time and go backwards.
-Yeah.
-Would you wanna do that if you could?
No. And l know that sounds strange.
Everything happens
for a reason, right?
lt's not so bad, really,
the not-knowing.
lt has this sweet sadness to it.
l think l'm familiar
with that feeling.
l gotta admit,
l never really pegged you...
...as a guy who would come
into a place like this alone.
l'm not alone.
That's a good point.
Actually...
...Audrey brought me here the night
you cooked us all dinner.
You know, that's kind of the essence
of Audrey, isn't it? l mean, she--
She just zeroes in on the one thing
you're slightly afraid of...
...and then she just does not
take no for an answer.
-A good quality to have in a person.
-Yes, it is.
Yeah.
Wonder who does it for her.
Okay.
l think l'm gonna go.
-Chase the girl.
-Yes, chase the girl.
-So are you gonna come?
-No, l'm gonna hang.
Okay. l'll see you around.
All right.
-Take care, Audrey.
-Oh, thanks.
lt's been thoroughly...
...slanted and enchanted.
Well, thank you.
l think.
-And thanks for the advice.
-No problem.
-Okay.
-You coming, Steve?
Yeah, in a sec.
-Bye.
-See you.
So your-- Your boyfriend.
l mean, it must have been
love at first sight.
-l mean, a beautiful girl like you--
-Actually, we were friends first.
-Friends?
-Yeah.
So no passion?
Did l say that?
No, but you did say
that you don't trust passion.
Yeah, but just because
two people are friends first...
...doesn't mean that they don't have
any passion.
l'm sorry. l--
l don't mean to insult
your relationship.
l mean, it's just--
l believe in the connection.
You know, that gut reaction...
...that says this person, this stranger,
is meant to be a part of my life.
And l don't know, l guess l
just felt that for you tonight.
Yeah, well, that's a really easy thing
for you to say, isn't it?
Some rock 'n' roll guy...
...who just comes into town
for 24 hours and then leaves.
Well, in that case....
Just a little something
to remember us by.
Thanks.
Don't mention it.
-Bye.
-Okay. Bye.
You know, this was
so not the night l expected.
Yeah, l know.
Sorry l took the single one.
lt happens.
Maybe it's God's way of telling me...
...l'm not as single as l thought l was.
Or maybe that is.
Go. Go on, make him happy.
Why would l wanna do
a thing like that?
Okay, fine. Go make him miserable.
l don't care.
-Just go to him.
-Okay.
-Bye.
-Bye, sweetie.
-She need a ride?
-She's got a car.
Do you need a ride?
l need a life.
Yeah, you do, don't you?
Look, Pacey...
-...l think l need to apologize.
-To me?
l kind of maybe overreacted a little.
-You don't say?
-l can't help it, okay?
Happiness, it freaks me out.
lt's like all those
perfectly manicured lawns...
...at the beginning of Blue Velvet.
You just know something evil
lurks beneath.
You know what the real problem
is here?
No. Please, enlighten me.
You are much more afraid to have sex
with me the second time than the first.
l've had a very educational night
at my favourite gay bar...
...and what l've come up with is
l won't take no for an answer.
Well, that's not very PC of you.
No, it's not.
And this probably isn't either.
-What made you change your mind?
-l met this really hot guy in a band.
Wait a minute. This hot guy was--
Brought you a T-shirt.
Cool.
Would l bring you anything less?
How's Joey?
Would you believe she almost had
an affair with her English professor?
Joey?
-Joey Potter?
-Yeah.
lt was bizarre, actually.
lt was like--
Almost like meeting
a new person or something.
What does that mean?
l don't know, l just--
Like, talking to her tonight,
l realized how much time has passed.
How much we've all changed.
And is that bad?
Not necessarily.
-Can l ask you something?
-What?
Do you think that when
two people are in a relationship...
...they should be passionate
about the same things...
...in order for it to work?
No.
Not as long as they're passionate
about each other.
And we are.
Right? We're passionate
about each other.
You're not having doubts
about us, are you?
No.
l'm just tired.
And insane.
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