Dawson's Creek (1998–2003): Season 5, Episode 2 - The Lost Weekend - full transcript
After arriving in Boston to visit, Dawson sees great complications in his past relationship with Joey, who decides to drop out of Professor Wilder's writing class. But the line is incredibly long, which takes Joey all day and all the time she had to spend with Dawson, who ends up being guided around the campus by Audrey whom he confides in with his problems. Meanwhile, Jack pushes Jen into talking to Charlie, who works as the campus radio DJ, and after their first date, she ends up sleeping with him. Also, Doug pays Pacey a visit at the Boston docks and tells him about a job he can get for him at a restaurant, called Civilization, in which the chief, Danny Brecher, is a friend of Doug's. Reluctant at first, Pacey eventually gives in and gets the job after his latest girlfriend, Melanie, is forced to pay for their evening out since Pacey has no job or money.
My flight's still on time.
-Shoot!
-What?
Today is the last day
l can drop that writing class.
-l thought you liked that class.
-l do.
l like it as much as l can like
anything l'm getting a C in. Crud.
Do what you have to. l can
entertain myself for an hour.
-Are you sure?
-Yeah. Absolutely, l'm sure.
Who are you calling now?
Myself. ''You have one new message.''
lt's from you from Friday.
Did you call me?
-You didn't get my message?
-No. You sound a little drunk.
Dawson, that's because l am drunk.
-Give me the phone.
-Why?
Drunk people have the right
to neutralize their messages.
-Come on, Dawson.
-No way!
Okay, some guy hit
on you. A nice guy.
So nice he slept with Audrey.
Come on.
-No--
-Come on! Give me the--
Stop! Let me listen.
-Apparently, l've got great timing.
-Dawson...
...l was drunk. l don't even remember
half of what l said.
The gist of it was goodbye.
Which is something l really wish l knew
before l flew 3000 miles to see you.
Were you planning on telling me?
Why would l bring it up
if you didn't?
lt wasn't exactly one
of my finest moments, no.
-l was mad.
-About what?
l don't know. Mad that you--
Mad that you weren't
coming to visit me. Mad that....
That we haven't resolved anything.
l thought everything was resolved.
l thought we said everything we needed
to say to each other three months ago.
Great. Then l guess we don't
have anything left to say.
Hey, kids.
What's the problem?
lt's just that it's Dawson's last day
and l--
l wanted to show him around,
but l won't have time...
...because l have to
go drop a writing class.
Well, that's a heart-stopper.
You know, they do
have those campus tours.
They're a little lame,
but not completely intolerable.
Sounds like a plan.
-Yeah. Perfect.
-Great. Problem solved.
Bye.
She's a handful, that girl, isn't she?
-He is not gonna call.
-He's calling.
-He doesn't have my number.
-He will get your number.
-How?
-Somehow.
We've had all advances
in information technology.
They're all about helping people
track down...
...other people that they're
sexually attracted to.
Jen, just trust me, all right? The guy
will find you, and when he does...
...hurl yourself at him immediately,
because you obviously want to.
Whether l want to or not, nice girls
do not hurl themselves at boys.
Society at large deems that
slutty and self-destructive.
That's right. l forgot, you're a slut.
Only you haven't had sex
the entire time l've known you.
lf you look at the cold hard facts...
...l've kissed more guys
than you have this past year.
Well, that's not true.
l've kissed one.
How many have you kissed?
One.
How many straight guys?
Okay, none.
This is the saddest competition ever.
All l'm saying is that
we're in college now.
No one is watching,
and no one is keeping track.
-What?
-l think we're lost.
-What are you doing?
-lsn't it obvious?
Be subtle. l would rather not
look like freshmen dorks...
...who don't know
where they're going.
Just give me something
we're near, all right?
Well, the radio station....
Oh, my God.
Jack! Put the map--
Put it down. Down with the map.
He's gonna think l've been
trying to find him.
You are trying to find him.
You spent the weekend circling
every Charles in the campus directory.
But he doesn't need to know that.
Hi-- He's waving.
Yes, yes, he's waving.
See, l told you he likes you.
How much more
of a sign do you need?
lt's upside down.
You're going in anyway.
Can't you drop a different class?
Something useless, like basket
weaving or women's studies?
-l'll pretend l didn't hear that.
-l did not see this one coming.
l can usually tell the ones who drop.
They have a guilty look about them.
Not that this happens to me a lot.
People don't usually drop my class.
People have been known
to kill people to audit my class.
-l know.
-Consider yourself lucky to be in it.
l don't usually take freshmen.
They have a tendency to freak out...
...when they see how much work
is involved.
That's not what's happening
to you, Miss Potter, is it?
-You're not freaking out, are you?
-No. Not exactly.
You didn't finish rewriting that story,
did you, about the boy and the kiss?
l tried. Believe me, l tried.
Things are complicated
at the moment.
Oh, l see. More complicated
than they were on Friday?
-Yes.
-Complicated is bad?
-Yes.
-So something's changed since Friday?
-Yes.
-You've changed since Friday?
Yes. No. Nothing's changed.
Yet everything is suddenly
more complicated...
...and you need to drop my class.
Look, l took too many classes,
okay?
l didn't know what l wanted to study,
and your class sounded like fun.
lt is fun. 9.4 in last year's
course guide.
l fully admit it was
a stupid thing to do, okay?
You warned me about the work
involved, a lot of people did...
...and l guess l thought
l could handle it.
And what makes you think
you can't?
Well, because l'm
obviously freaking out.
Good point.
You know, no matter
how many times this happens--
And l lied, it happens a lot.
--it still feels like getting
dumped by your first girlfriend.
Have a nice life, Miss Potter.
So, Dawson, you're not too happy
to be stuck with me right now, are you?
No, not at all. You know, it's probably
best that Joey and l are apart right now.
lf we spent the afternoon together, we'd
end up saying something we'd regret.
Like?
Like why l'm letting
this girl ruin my life.
l should not be discussing
this with you.
You don't have to apologize to me.
l live with the girl.
Do you ever find yourself wondering
how somebody so smart...
-...can be so stupid?
-Every day. Okay.
-This is it!
-What's it?
This is it. This is where
the campus tour starts.
-There's nobody here.
-Yeah, l know. lt happens a lot.
To tell the truth,
the tour isn't that interesting.
Still, the show must go on,
even if it's only for one person.
-So let's go.
-Where?
-The campus tour.
-There's nobody here.
But, see, there is, because you're here
and l'm here.
-You're the tour guide.
-Bingo!
You can thank me later
for rocking your world.
lt's Charlie Todd here playing you
all sorts of old, sad-bastard music...
...as we do every Monday morning
here on WBCW.
Anything weepy,
anything mopey...
...anything's that's even
remotely a bummer.
Like, we just had a request
for the Smiths' classic:
''Girlfriend in a Coma.''
So we're just about to try
to get that one on right now--
l'm sorry.
We're not gonna play that.
-That's on.
-Oh, l know. l turned it on.
My new producer,
ladies and gentlemen, Jen....
Now comes the part where it becomes
obvious l don't know her last name.
Lindley. Jen Lindley.
Appalling, isn't it, folks?
So like the talent to forget
the little people behind the scenes.
Right. Sorry about that.
You were gonna tell us about
''Girlfriend in a Coma.''
Yeah, we're not gonna play it.
See the problem
with college radio stations:
Too many requests for misunderstood,
ambisexual geniuses.
-You're tough.
-People want to be led.
So, Charlie, Mr. DJ Guy, what
is it with you and this radio thing?
You like talking to people
who can't talk back?
No. l guess l just like music.
Well, why all this mope rock?
Why not rap or punk?
The Ramones?
Well, Jen, l guess l've learned
in my vast experience...
...that people feel low-energy
Monday mornings.
And why is that exactly?
Because they've generally gone out
and done something they regret.
Or not done something they regret.
lt is possible,
you'll agree with me here...
...to feel more regretful of the things
you haven't done...
...than the things you have.
Like, say...
...failing to get somebody's
phone number?
Well, Jen, you're right.
That would be a tragedy.
Unless the girl--
Excuse me.
--woman involved had
blown you off pretty majorly...
...and apparently had a boyfriend.
Tall, good-looking, dark hair....
l see. So, what
you're running here...
...is a radio program
for mopey straight guys...
...easily threatened by obviously
gay men in Abercrombie sweaters.
l don't see how the university can
condone this kind of niche marketing.
l'm afraid that things are going to have
to change around here. And quick!
Well, we're gonna play that Smiths
classic and then a little Sedated.
We'll be back.
And l am definitely keeping this one.
Pacey. No!
l'm not allowed to keep
a souvenir of my travels?
Not this one!
You know, l love the French.
They come down to the Caribbean,
colonize...
...destroy the indigenous cultures
and replace them with...
...topless beaches. The British never
would have thought of that.
And l am keeping this one.
Fine. Just don't leave it anywhere
my uncle will see it.
Don't worry about that.
This is no longer his boat.
-lt is now mine.
-Oh, right. l forgot.
Yes.
l gotta go.
-You gonna meet me later at the...?
-Yes, l will. But only under protest.
Sue me for wanting to have another
meal with you besides breakfast.
Wear the new shirt
l bought you, okay?
-Yes, ma'am.
-Okay.
So that must be the famous Melanie.
Yes, indeed.
Melanie Shea Thompson.
Tell me this, Dougie. Why is it that rich
people always have three names?
l guess the more people
you're named after...
...the more wills you can
potentially appear in.
What the hell are you planning
on doing with your life, Pace?
Come on. Does this conversation
ever get more interesting for you?
lt doesn't ever get
more interesting for me.
lt's been, what, four weeks since
you got back from the Caribbean?
lt has been three-and-a-half weeks.
Why, is the tan starting to fade?
You planning on staying in Boston?
Just until the next gigantic yacht
needs a deck hand.
So this waiting-on-the-rich thing is
gonna be a permanent part of your life?
-No, Dougie. Nothing's permanent.
-Good.
Then, here. l got something for you.
What's this?
lt's a guy l know in Boston.
He's a chef.
Doug, l told you, l'm not getting
a job at some stupid restaurant...
...or folding shirts or selling shoes.
l'm on to something bigger and better.
lt's a matter of time
before l get back out there.
Oh, yes, the sea. l forgot.
Here l am without my Old Spice.
Look, just go see this guy,
Pacey, okay? Do it today.
l told him you were gonna come
see him. So, please, just for once...
-...will you do me this favour, please?
-Okay, okay.
lf l go see this guy,
will you get off my case?
Nothing would make me happier,
little brother.
ls this the line to drop classes?
Yeah, this is it.
-So, Dawson...
-Yes.
...answer the question
that's on everyone's mind:
ls USC all it's cracked up to be?
That's the question?
Which circles are you travelling in?
Oh, the Jen-Jack-Joey ones.
Yeah. At least peripherally.
You know, you can tell me the truth.
l mean, l'm from L.A. and l hate it...
...so l can't imagine
what strangers think.
lt's-- lt's not entirely awful.
Well, that's high praise.
You know something...
...l bet that you know someone
from my high school.
-Who?
-Kirsten Smith.
-Oh, my God. You know that girl?
-Yes.
She still working on her short film about
accosting celebrities in washrooms?
That's not a short film anymore.
She's trying to expand into a feature.
And she changed her name to Kiwi.
No last name. Just Kiwi.
Oh, God.
l knew film school
would be full of poseurs.
l didn't know it would be this bad.
But, l mean, you like it...
...like, in general.
Yeah. Yeah. Why wouldn't l?
l don't know. Call me crazy, but
generally people who love college...
...don't fly across the country
to see their high school friends...
-...in October.
-Everybody gets homesick.
Well, yeah, except
this isn't your home.
All of my friends are here.
-You mean, Joey.
-And Jack and Jen.
Sometimes l think it's a curse
to have great friends from high school.
lf all you had back home
was four years of unabated misery...
...you'd have nobody to miss.
Everybody you meet would be a
pleasant surprise, as opposed to a....
Totally heinous let-down compared
to the people you already know?
l'm worried about you, Dawson.
Thank you.
l'm glad somebody is.
To repeat, the specials today are...
...steamed cockles, rabbit ravioli
in a butter-sage sauce--
Delish. l love bunny.
Can we go now?
Scatter. And push the fish.
On Monday? Do you want us
to kill people?
She's kidding. The fish is fine.
You eat rabbit?
l'll eat anything that's free.
-Here.
-Thanks.
-That's not bad.
-Don't kid yourself, it's spectacular.
l've never eaten Thumper, so l don't
have anything to judge it against.
That's a good point.
You the new dishwasher?
No. l am looking for this guy.
Danny Bresher.
Brecher. Yeah, that's me.
-You're the chef?
-l prefer ''cook,'' but whatever.
This is my kitchen, you've found me...
...so go for it, kid,
before we get slammed in here.
Well, l'm just here as kind of
a favour to my big brother.
-You're Dougie's brother?
-Yeah. Pacey Witter.
Then you are the new dishwasher.
No. l'm a deck hand.
l spent the summer sailing around
the Caribbean on a 48-foot yacht.
-But you've never worked in a kitchen?
-No.
-Then you're a dishwasher.
-You're not hearing me.
l'm just here as a favour
to my brother.
lf you let him know l dropped by,
l would appreciate it.
Tell him you gave the job
to somebody else.
He told me you'd try that. He also said
you just graduated high school...
...no interest in going to college.
Right. Because college is the answer
to everybody's problems.
l appreciate that you're offering me
a job, but l already have a job.
Hey, hey. Whatever you say, Popeye.
l'm sure that in the middle of the
ocean, you're completely the bomb.
Yeah, l am, actually.
Okay, but right now in the kitchen,
what l need is a dishwasher.
lf you don't want to be that guy, leave...
...because you don't look like
someone who needs this job.
You're right. l don't.
Well, then, l think l don't need
to be looking at you anymore.
Why do you have A Vindication
of the Rights of Woman...
...Sexual Politics...
...and The Autobiography
of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein?
lt's kind of overkill. l would have
bought it if you had just one.
l happen to be taking
a feminist-lit class.
Oh, so you can meet women.
Not everything is a conspiracy.
Some things just are.
Like me being up here
in your room?
That is a conspiracy on your part.
You invited yourself here.
Only to settle a bet that we had
going at the radio station.
-l'm telling you. l'm right about this.
-l'll believe it when l hear it.
-lf you even own this record.
-lf?
Yes, if. l just have a hard time
believing...
...that the same person
who owns License to Ill...
...also has volume two of
The Essential Dolly Parton Collection.
Give me that.
And why is it so important to you
that l listen to this song?
Because...
...once you hear Dolly Parton's
original 1 974 recording...
...of '' l Will Always Love You,''
...a song later made sucky by
Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard...
...you will understand, for perhaps
the first time in your entire life...
...what it means not to suck.
And at that point, your entire universe
will turn upside down.
And everything that used
to seem wrong to you...
...will suddenly seem right.
ls that a good thing?
Of course it's a good thing.
What is music for...
...if not to subvert
all your expectations...
...and blow your mind
every once in a while?
Well, l thought that's
what people were for.
What?
Nothing. l--
l just can't believe
that you like country music.
Well, l like all kinds of music, unlike
you, who's obviously very cynical...
...and close-minded
and is probably one of those...
...'' upper middle class, kill your
television, free Tibet'' girls...
...who drives around town
in her father's old Volvo.
l came here from a small town.
l like to knit,
and l live with my grandmother.
Works for me.
-Hi. lt's me.
-Hey. We were just talking about you.
-We?
-Yeah. Audrey and me.
-l thought you were taking the tour.
-l am, in a way.
Well, look, this whole
class-dropping thing...
...is taking a little longer
than l anticipated.
The line is out of control.
-She says the line is out of control.
-Look.
Yeah, that's a bummer. Here, let me
talk to her. Joey, hi. This is Audrey.
-We're gonna hang up now, okay?
-Audrey?
-Audrey--
-Hi!
-Hi.
-Hi.
-So, what did l miss?
-Well, l went to go take the tour.
Turns out Audrey is the tour guide.
-Audrey's the tour guide?
-Yeah.
The pay sucks, but it allows me
to combine two of my passions:
Performing in front of small
but appreciative audiences...
...and getting strangers
to fall in love with me.
-Audrey, do you think that you could--?
-Hold your place? Sure.
Hi.
-You spent the entire morning with her?
-Yeah.
l like her. She's a trip.
She's easy to talk to.
Dawson, she's just flirting with you.
She flirts with everybody:
-Animal, vegetable, mineral.
-l know. l think it's great.
Hi.
l'm sorry that this taking so long.
You should go hang out
with Jen and Jack.
We should finish the conversation
we started.
We had a great weekend.
Why spoil it with--?
-With what?
-With a lot of talk...
...that ultimately means nothing.
The future of our relationship
means nothing.
The future-- You're getting on
a plane in a couple of hours.
All l said in my message was exactly
what you told me back in June.
''We have to move on.
We have to go our separate ways.''
Are you 1 00 percent
prepared to do that?
No, l should just go.
Yeah. You should.
Bye.
Next!
l need to drop this class.
Sorry, sweetie. Last l heard, Oscar
Wilde didn't teach here at Worthington.
-He died in 1 900.
-No. lt's not Wilde.
lt's Wilder. As in David Wilder.
l'm sure that's what
it's supposed to say.
But if you wanna drop this class,
take this back and get it signed...
...by someone who's actually alive.
Next!
You've got to be kidding me.
l just want it noted for the record
that this was not my idea of fun.
Fine. You can torture me
with grilled cheese tomorrow.
What do you have
against nice restaurants?
Nothing per se, but l
hate places like this.
And what else would you
rather be doing?
l don't have time. l have
torts this afternoon.
l do have a life besides frolicking
with you.
-Yeah, l know. But you don't enjoy it.
-How do you know?
Nobody enjoys law school. lt's what
you do to make your parents happy.
That is so not true.
-Really? Your parents aren't happy?
-No. They're ecstatic.
Why else would they let me go cruise
around the Caribbean all summer?
That's a very good point.
Maybe Mummy and Daddy aren't
such bad folks after all.
-See? Now your mood's improving.
-Yes, it is.
Which is why you and l should
get out of here immediately.
-What are you doing?
-l'm paying the check.
-Why?
-Because you don't have a job.
You don't have a job either.
But l have a credit card
and an allowance and a trust fund.
What? You'd rather pretend l don't?
-Okay, give this to me.
-No!
When your ship comes in...
...then you can take me out
for gumbo or something.
Until then, get with the times.
This is what legally blonds do
for their cute slacker boyfriends.
Oh, God.
-God!
-What did l miss?
-Oh, my God!
-What did l miss? Are we praying?
-What time is it?
-l don't know, 5-something.
Oh, shoot! Shoot! Shoot!
Hey, hey!
Why? Why did you
let me fall asleep?
l wasn't aware we were
conducting a vigil.
Oh, God. l can't believe l did this.
-Did what?
-This!
This. After everything
Jack and l talked about.
-Who's Jack?
-He's my gay best friend.
Have you not been listening
to me this entire time?
Oh, God, my shoes.
l need my shoes.
Okay, look. Could you slow down,
please? l'm not even up yet.
Look, l'm late. l'm very late.
l have to go to dinner.
l'm gonna have an upset grandmother.
l have friends coming, l need a shoe--
-Your grandmother?
-Yes. My grandmother.
l live with my grandmother.
-l thought you were kidding about that.
-No.
Can l borrow your shoes?
Oh, God.
Come on, come on, hold on.
Hey, hey. Come on. Look, stop. Look.
-Stop. Please don't do this.
-Why? What? Do what?
Pretend that what just happened
didn't happen.
What happened?
l don't know what happened.
Something did happen.
l met you. l liked you.
You liked me. We had sex.
So could we just take a second,
stop and appreciate that fact?
Because it was a pretty fricking
amazing day for me.
And if it's all the same to you,
l really don't want...
...to go out next Friday night and start
the whole process over again...
...with some girl l'm not gonna
like half as much as l like you.
Okay.
Okay what?
Okay, you can call me.
Why would l want to call you?
You're right here.
A little light for a grade.
-That wasn't funny.
-Oh, it was a little funny.
You had no right to do that. l wasted
my entire morning on that line.
-l'm sure.
-And most of the afternoon.
lf you didn't want to sign my form,
you should have said so.
And miss out on all the fun
we're having right now?
Okay, not having any fun.
Look....
Truth is, when l encounter
the rare high school graduate...
...who knows the difference
between '' its,'' possessive...
...and '' it's,'' the contraction...
...my blood tends to race
a little bit.
You'll forgive me for not wanting
to part so easily...
...with a student
that l found promising.
That's no excuse. You can't
compliment your way out of it.
You fluster very easily, don't you?
You have this almost amazing inability
to roll with the punches.
ls my personality
being graded here?
No.
lt's just that college requires
more juggling than in high school.
lt's a less-structured environment.
Let's not dance around the issue
anymore. You're getting...
-...a C in my class. ls that correct?
-Correct.
And you wouldn't be going to
this trouble to drop my class...
...if you were getting something
other than a C. Correct?
No, probably not.
So l see. You're one of those people
who only does things she can do well.
No, actually, l do a lot of things
that l don't do well.
-Name one.
-This.
l'm not doing this very well.
Dropping this class
is taking up my entire day.
And that boy, the one who wasn't
supposed to visit? Well, he did.
Now he's out debating
the future of our relationship...
...which l had decided had no future,
with my roommate, the man magnet...
...while l seem to be stuck
in this endless loop with you.
lf you don't want to let me drop, fine.
But l think l at least deserve
a straight answer.
-Here.
-What's this?
Write it down.
Because what you said
made absolutely no sense.
But if you can make sense
of it on the page...
...then l'll let you go chase
this boy of yours.
You realize that this
is completely unfair.
l am aware of that, yes.
So is this really where people go
to kill themselves?
Yep. Usually right before
the LSATs.
Or....
You know...
...sometimes people just
come up here to make out.
Do you want to?
Yeah!
-No!
-Oh, why not?
Because even though she would deny
it with every last breath in her body...
...Joey's my friend.
Or at least she's going to be.
And l don't think
she would like it too much.
l wish l could be half as sure of that
as you are.
God, l love this place!
l mean, look at this!
This is what college
is supposed to look like.
L.A. couldn't look like this
in a million years.
But l forget. You like it there.
Yes. l do.
Well, and things are going
really well for you.
l mean, you got that internship
at the film company...
...and you got to meet Todd.
Yeah, l did.
So that's not so bad for a first day,
you know?
Then you'll probably
be going back.
Of course. What am l gonna do,
drop out of USC and move to Boston?
That'd be like scaling the heights
of Mount Lame...
...or jumping off this bell tower.
l meant the job.
You're going back to the job, right?
Right, the job. Actually, it's--
l must have forgotten to mention.
l actually...
...got fired from the job.
So that's one less thing
tying you to L.A.
Yeah. One less thing.
Not bad, Miss Potter.
Think we may have discovered
your major failing in both life and art.
-What's that?
-Over-thinking things.
When it comes down to it,
you obviously know how to separate...
...what matters from what doesn't.
You probably think l'm wimping out.
No, l wouldn't say that.
Well, it's just that
l know my limits, you know.
l don't wanna mess up
this new life l'm trying to start...
-...by trying to do everything.
-Of course.
l wake up every day, l'm in this bizarre
new environment.
l'm totally and completely on my own
for the first time in my life.
So maybe l am a little afraid
of getting a C.
But if l am, it's because a lot of people
have made a lot of sacrifices...
...so l could get to this place.
You know, my sister, my friends, my
mother.
Even my dad, in his own screwed up,
non-law-abiding way. So....
You know...
...sounds like you may have had
a lot of interesting stories left to tell.
Back for the dinner-tasting?
lf l am, it's not because
the food is so great.
l think l'll wait and be crushed
when Food & Wine stops by.
How do you sleep, charging people
25 bucks a head for this stuff?
Really, what is this? A pork chop
you're drizzling a little sauce on, right?
Then you add these potato things,
and you're done.
-A gaufrette potato.
-Whatever.
All l know is that Leon, the chef
on the boat l was working on...
...the only thing he did to separate
what he'd serve us...
...from what he served the bosses
was to add one of those things.
lnteresting. Most chefs don't serve
the good stuff to the little people.
-Cuts into their profit margin.
-Little people, l like that.
You see, Leon was good people.
But he was just one step
ahead of the authorities.
You'll find that a lot in food service.
How do you think
l know your brother?
My wife's parents
have a place in Capeside.
When l'm not cooking, l tend to get
drunk a lot and howl at the moon.
That surprise you?
Yeah. l can't believe somebody married
you. What was she thinking?
You're funnier than your brother.
Not that l can use that around here.
Unless you've seen
the error of your ways.
No. Actually, l've seen
the error of your ways.
-You don't want me washing dishes.
-l don't?
No, l'm much too valuable
a commodity for that.
l thought we'd already established
your skills didn't transfer to dry land.
l have cleaned and cooked just
about every fish in the hemisphere.
l'm pretty sure l can master dicing
tomatoes and chopping up parsley.
Show up on time every day,
work clean...
...you can have pretty much
any job you want around here.
lncluding mine.
Cool. Because as far
as l can tell...
...you really don't do much
around here anyway.
Erin! Break's over.
l said, in a second!
-Take your time.
-Hey.
-New guy.
-Yeah.
Don't look so shocked.
Everyone who works
in the restaurant smokes.
lf they don't, they start when they
find out the people who do...
...are getting 1 0 times
the number of breaks.
-You?
-No, thanks.
-Those things will kill you, you know?
-You think?
Doesn't matter, anyway.
l plan to quit soon.
The job, not the cigarettes.
lt's that bad, huh?
This place? lt's awful.
But, you know, people are nice.
And l don't mean the customers.
Yeah. That Danny guy
seems pretty cool, l guess.
Thinks he's a rock star.
They all do. Everyone who works
in the kitchen.
Chicks dig them in a big way.
What am l telling you for?
That's probably why you
showed up.
As it turns out,
l'm kind of a one-woman man.
Provided she's the right kind.
And what kind is that?
Well, for starters, it's
the kind that doesn't smoke.
You really know how to hurt a girl.
A month ago, l was watching
this sunset...
...from the deck of a gigantic yacht
in the Caribbean.
-And today l'm--
-Stuck working here.
Yeah.
Yeah, well, here's not so bad, really.
Because when it comes
down to it...
...what matters isn't
really where you are.
lt's who you're there with.
Here. Hold these for me.
And tomorrow when l ask
for them back, say no.
Oh, you might wanna rethink the shirt.
-Hey, where's--?
-Dawson?
-He's gone.
-Gone? What do you mean, gone?
l mean gone. He left.
He said that he was tired of you
yanking his chain...
...or, you know, well, not yanking
it as the case may be...
...and that he was an idiot to have
wasted his time visiting...
...when there are a zillion girls at USC
who'd kill to go out with him.
-Are you on drugs?
-Hey!
l spent the whole day
trying to defend you.
l said it was a woman's right
to be difficult.
The good ones always are.
You and l have that in common.
He wouldn't listen. He said that
he was going back to Cali...
...and he was never coming back,
no matter how many...
...pathetic, drunken messages
you leave on his answering machine.
Okay. So where is he?
Where else?
He's at the airport!
Go!
-Thank you, sir. You're all set.
-Thank you.
Did you get to say goodbye
to Jen and Jack?
Yeah, Jack, at least.
Jen wasn't there when l stopped by.
-Man, that must be nice.
-What's that?
-Having them around all the time.
-Yeah, it is.
Even though it's somebody else's
house and somebody else's grandma...
...still it's like having a safety net,
l guess, or....
l don't know, a....
-Like a family.
-Yeah.
Like a family.
Puts everything in perspective.
You know, that helps you separate
what matters from what doesn't.
This is your final call.
Boarding all rows at gate C3.
And what does matter?
You.
That's why l got upset
this morning, Dawson.
l spent the entire weekend
thinking you had heard...
...everything l had to say
and that you came anyway...
...that you understood me.
Joey, as long as l live,
l will never understand you.
l mean, l had this
fantastic weekend...
...hanging out with you, questioning
whether l wanted to go back to L.A.
And then l wake up this morning
to find out...
...the girl who was so upset
when l told her l couldn't come
...actually kissed me off Friday night.
Once again, folks,
that's final call, gate C3.
Dawson, l never said
it wasn't confusing.
Okay, well, then tell me
one thing you know.
l know l wanted you there.
At the end of the day, when l got back
to my room, l wanted you there.
Why?
l don't know why.
l don't know what l meant.
-l just know that l wanted you there.
-Joey, l am here.
l've been here,
and only now are we finding a way...
...to talk about stuff
that really matters.
Maybe that's the ending
we're supposed to have.
Maybe every other attraction
we feel to each other is just fear.
Fear of moving on,
fear of growing up.
-ls that what you really think?
-l don't know!
l do know if l get on this plane,
l'm never gonna find out.
Because we're gonna move on,
we're gonna grow up.
Four years from now, we'll wake up
and we'll be complete strangers.
And the only thing that l know for sure
is that l don't want that to happen.
-Do you?
-Sir?
Are you getting on the plane, sir?
Do you want that to happen?
No.
Of course not.
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-Shoot!
-What?
Today is the last day
l can drop that writing class.
-l thought you liked that class.
-l do.
l like it as much as l can like
anything l'm getting a C in. Crud.
Do what you have to. l can
entertain myself for an hour.
-Are you sure?
-Yeah. Absolutely, l'm sure.
Who are you calling now?
Myself. ''You have one new message.''
lt's from you from Friday.
Did you call me?
-You didn't get my message?
-No. You sound a little drunk.
Dawson, that's because l am drunk.
-Give me the phone.
-Why?
Drunk people have the right
to neutralize their messages.
-Come on, Dawson.
-No way!
Okay, some guy hit
on you. A nice guy.
So nice he slept with Audrey.
Come on.
-No--
-Come on! Give me the--
Stop! Let me listen.
-Apparently, l've got great timing.
-Dawson...
...l was drunk. l don't even remember
half of what l said.
The gist of it was goodbye.
Which is something l really wish l knew
before l flew 3000 miles to see you.
Were you planning on telling me?
Why would l bring it up
if you didn't?
lt wasn't exactly one
of my finest moments, no.
-l was mad.
-About what?
l don't know. Mad that you--
Mad that you weren't
coming to visit me. Mad that....
That we haven't resolved anything.
l thought everything was resolved.
l thought we said everything we needed
to say to each other three months ago.
Great. Then l guess we don't
have anything left to say.
Hey, kids.
What's the problem?
lt's just that it's Dawson's last day
and l--
l wanted to show him around,
but l won't have time...
...because l have to
go drop a writing class.
Well, that's a heart-stopper.
You know, they do
have those campus tours.
They're a little lame,
but not completely intolerable.
Sounds like a plan.
-Yeah. Perfect.
-Great. Problem solved.
Bye.
She's a handful, that girl, isn't she?
-He is not gonna call.
-He's calling.
-He doesn't have my number.
-He will get your number.
-How?
-Somehow.
We've had all advances
in information technology.
They're all about helping people
track down...
...other people that they're
sexually attracted to.
Jen, just trust me, all right? The guy
will find you, and when he does...
...hurl yourself at him immediately,
because you obviously want to.
Whether l want to or not, nice girls
do not hurl themselves at boys.
Society at large deems that
slutty and self-destructive.
That's right. l forgot, you're a slut.
Only you haven't had sex
the entire time l've known you.
lf you look at the cold hard facts...
...l've kissed more guys
than you have this past year.
Well, that's not true.
l've kissed one.
How many have you kissed?
One.
How many straight guys?
Okay, none.
This is the saddest competition ever.
All l'm saying is that
we're in college now.
No one is watching,
and no one is keeping track.
-What?
-l think we're lost.
-What are you doing?
-lsn't it obvious?
Be subtle. l would rather not
look like freshmen dorks...
...who don't know
where they're going.
Just give me something
we're near, all right?
Well, the radio station....
Oh, my God.
Jack! Put the map--
Put it down. Down with the map.
He's gonna think l've been
trying to find him.
You are trying to find him.
You spent the weekend circling
every Charles in the campus directory.
But he doesn't need to know that.
Hi-- He's waving.
Yes, yes, he's waving.
See, l told you he likes you.
How much more
of a sign do you need?
lt's upside down.
You're going in anyway.
Can't you drop a different class?
Something useless, like basket
weaving or women's studies?
-l'll pretend l didn't hear that.
-l did not see this one coming.
l can usually tell the ones who drop.
They have a guilty look about them.
Not that this happens to me a lot.
People don't usually drop my class.
People have been known
to kill people to audit my class.
-l know.
-Consider yourself lucky to be in it.
l don't usually take freshmen.
They have a tendency to freak out...
...when they see how much work
is involved.
That's not what's happening
to you, Miss Potter, is it?
-You're not freaking out, are you?
-No. Not exactly.
You didn't finish rewriting that story,
did you, about the boy and the kiss?
l tried. Believe me, l tried.
Things are complicated
at the moment.
Oh, l see. More complicated
than they were on Friday?
-Yes.
-Complicated is bad?
-Yes.
-So something's changed since Friday?
-Yes.
-You've changed since Friday?
Yes. No. Nothing's changed.
Yet everything is suddenly
more complicated...
...and you need to drop my class.
Look, l took too many classes,
okay?
l didn't know what l wanted to study,
and your class sounded like fun.
lt is fun. 9.4 in last year's
course guide.
l fully admit it was
a stupid thing to do, okay?
You warned me about the work
involved, a lot of people did...
...and l guess l thought
l could handle it.
And what makes you think
you can't?
Well, because l'm
obviously freaking out.
Good point.
You know, no matter
how many times this happens--
And l lied, it happens a lot.
--it still feels like getting
dumped by your first girlfriend.
Have a nice life, Miss Potter.
So, Dawson, you're not too happy
to be stuck with me right now, are you?
No, not at all. You know, it's probably
best that Joey and l are apart right now.
lf we spent the afternoon together, we'd
end up saying something we'd regret.
Like?
Like why l'm letting
this girl ruin my life.
l should not be discussing
this with you.
You don't have to apologize to me.
l live with the girl.
Do you ever find yourself wondering
how somebody so smart...
-...can be so stupid?
-Every day. Okay.
-This is it!
-What's it?
This is it. This is where
the campus tour starts.
-There's nobody here.
-Yeah, l know. lt happens a lot.
To tell the truth,
the tour isn't that interesting.
Still, the show must go on,
even if it's only for one person.
-So let's go.
-Where?
-The campus tour.
-There's nobody here.
But, see, there is, because you're here
and l'm here.
-You're the tour guide.
-Bingo!
You can thank me later
for rocking your world.
lt's Charlie Todd here playing you
all sorts of old, sad-bastard music...
...as we do every Monday morning
here on WBCW.
Anything weepy,
anything mopey...
...anything's that's even
remotely a bummer.
Like, we just had a request
for the Smiths' classic:
''Girlfriend in a Coma.''
So we're just about to try
to get that one on right now--
l'm sorry.
We're not gonna play that.
-That's on.
-Oh, l know. l turned it on.
My new producer,
ladies and gentlemen, Jen....
Now comes the part where it becomes
obvious l don't know her last name.
Lindley. Jen Lindley.
Appalling, isn't it, folks?
So like the talent to forget
the little people behind the scenes.
Right. Sorry about that.
You were gonna tell us about
''Girlfriend in a Coma.''
Yeah, we're not gonna play it.
See the problem
with college radio stations:
Too many requests for misunderstood,
ambisexual geniuses.
-You're tough.
-People want to be led.
So, Charlie, Mr. DJ Guy, what
is it with you and this radio thing?
You like talking to people
who can't talk back?
No. l guess l just like music.
Well, why all this mope rock?
Why not rap or punk?
The Ramones?
Well, Jen, l guess l've learned
in my vast experience...
...that people feel low-energy
Monday mornings.
And why is that exactly?
Because they've generally gone out
and done something they regret.
Or not done something they regret.
lt is possible,
you'll agree with me here...
...to feel more regretful of the things
you haven't done...
...than the things you have.
Like, say...
...failing to get somebody's
phone number?
Well, Jen, you're right.
That would be a tragedy.
Unless the girl--
Excuse me.
--woman involved had
blown you off pretty majorly...
...and apparently had a boyfriend.
Tall, good-looking, dark hair....
l see. So, what
you're running here...
...is a radio program
for mopey straight guys...
...easily threatened by obviously
gay men in Abercrombie sweaters.
l don't see how the university can
condone this kind of niche marketing.
l'm afraid that things are going to have
to change around here. And quick!
Well, we're gonna play that Smiths
classic and then a little Sedated.
We'll be back.
And l am definitely keeping this one.
Pacey. No!
l'm not allowed to keep
a souvenir of my travels?
Not this one!
You know, l love the French.
They come down to the Caribbean,
colonize...
...destroy the indigenous cultures
and replace them with...
...topless beaches. The British never
would have thought of that.
And l am keeping this one.
Fine. Just don't leave it anywhere
my uncle will see it.
Don't worry about that.
This is no longer his boat.
-lt is now mine.
-Oh, right. l forgot.
Yes.
l gotta go.
-You gonna meet me later at the...?
-Yes, l will. But only under protest.
Sue me for wanting to have another
meal with you besides breakfast.
Wear the new shirt
l bought you, okay?
-Yes, ma'am.
-Okay.
So that must be the famous Melanie.
Yes, indeed.
Melanie Shea Thompson.
Tell me this, Dougie. Why is it that rich
people always have three names?
l guess the more people
you're named after...
...the more wills you can
potentially appear in.
What the hell are you planning
on doing with your life, Pace?
Come on. Does this conversation
ever get more interesting for you?
lt doesn't ever get
more interesting for me.
lt's been, what, four weeks since
you got back from the Caribbean?
lt has been three-and-a-half weeks.
Why, is the tan starting to fade?
You planning on staying in Boston?
Just until the next gigantic yacht
needs a deck hand.
So this waiting-on-the-rich thing is
gonna be a permanent part of your life?
-No, Dougie. Nothing's permanent.
-Good.
Then, here. l got something for you.
What's this?
lt's a guy l know in Boston.
He's a chef.
Doug, l told you, l'm not getting
a job at some stupid restaurant...
...or folding shirts or selling shoes.
l'm on to something bigger and better.
lt's a matter of time
before l get back out there.
Oh, yes, the sea. l forgot.
Here l am without my Old Spice.
Look, just go see this guy,
Pacey, okay? Do it today.
l told him you were gonna come
see him. So, please, just for once...
-...will you do me this favour, please?
-Okay, okay.
lf l go see this guy,
will you get off my case?
Nothing would make me happier,
little brother.
ls this the line to drop classes?
Yeah, this is it.
-So, Dawson...
-Yes.
...answer the question
that's on everyone's mind:
ls USC all it's cracked up to be?
That's the question?
Which circles are you travelling in?
Oh, the Jen-Jack-Joey ones.
Yeah. At least peripherally.
You know, you can tell me the truth.
l mean, l'm from L.A. and l hate it...
...so l can't imagine
what strangers think.
lt's-- lt's not entirely awful.
Well, that's high praise.
You know something...
...l bet that you know someone
from my high school.
-Who?
-Kirsten Smith.
-Oh, my God. You know that girl?
-Yes.
She still working on her short film about
accosting celebrities in washrooms?
That's not a short film anymore.
She's trying to expand into a feature.
And she changed her name to Kiwi.
No last name. Just Kiwi.
Oh, God.
l knew film school
would be full of poseurs.
l didn't know it would be this bad.
But, l mean, you like it...
...like, in general.
Yeah. Yeah. Why wouldn't l?
l don't know. Call me crazy, but
generally people who love college...
...don't fly across the country
to see their high school friends...
-...in October.
-Everybody gets homesick.
Well, yeah, except
this isn't your home.
All of my friends are here.
-You mean, Joey.
-And Jack and Jen.
Sometimes l think it's a curse
to have great friends from high school.
lf all you had back home
was four years of unabated misery...
...you'd have nobody to miss.
Everybody you meet would be a
pleasant surprise, as opposed to a....
Totally heinous let-down compared
to the people you already know?
l'm worried about you, Dawson.
Thank you.
l'm glad somebody is.
To repeat, the specials today are...
...steamed cockles, rabbit ravioli
in a butter-sage sauce--
Delish. l love bunny.
Can we go now?
Scatter. And push the fish.
On Monday? Do you want us
to kill people?
She's kidding. The fish is fine.
You eat rabbit?
l'll eat anything that's free.
-Here.
-Thanks.
-That's not bad.
-Don't kid yourself, it's spectacular.
l've never eaten Thumper, so l don't
have anything to judge it against.
That's a good point.
You the new dishwasher?
No. l am looking for this guy.
Danny Bresher.
Brecher. Yeah, that's me.
-You're the chef?
-l prefer ''cook,'' but whatever.
This is my kitchen, you've found me...
...so go for it, kid,
before we get slammed in here.
Well, l'm just here as kind of
a favour to my big brother.
-You're Dougie's brother?
-Yeah. Pacey Witter.
Then you are the new dishwasher.
No. l'm a deck hand.
l spent the summer sailing around
the Caribbean on a 48-foot yacht.
-But you've never worked in a kitchen?
-No.
-Then you're a dishwasher.
-You're not hearing me.
l'm just here as a favour
to my brother.
lf you let him know l dropped by,
l would appreciate it.
Tell him you gave the job
to somebody else.
He told me you'd try that. He also said
you just graduated high school...
...no interest in going to college.
Right. Because college is the answer
to everybody's problems.
l appreciate that you're offering me
a job, but l already have a job.
Hey, hey. Whatever you say, Popeye.
l'm sure that in the middle of the
ocean, you're completely the bomb.
Yeah, l am, actually.
Okay, but right now in the kitchen,
what l need is a dishwasher.
lf you don't want to be that guy, leave...
...because you don't look like
someone who needs this job.
You're right. l don't.
Well, then, l think l don't need
to be looking at you anymore.
Why do you have A Vindication
of the Rights of Woman...
...Sexual Politics...
...and The Autobiography
of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein?
lt's kind of overkill. l would have
bought it if you had just one.
l happen to be taking
a feminist-lit class.
Oh, so you can meet women.
Not everything is a conspiracy.
Some things just are.
Like me being up here
in your room?
That is a conspiracy on your part.
You invited yourself here.
Only to settle a bet that we had
going at the radio station.
-l'm telling you. l'm right about this.
-l'll believe it when l hear it.
-lf you even own this record.
-lf?
Yes, if. l just have a hard time
believing...
...that the same person
who owns License to Ill...
...also has volume two of
The Essential Dolly Parton Collection.
Give me that.
And why is it so important to you
that l listen to this song?
Because...
...once you hear Dolly Parton's
original 1 974 recording...
...of '' l Will Always Love You,''
...a song later made sucky by
Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard...
...you will understand, for perhaps
the first time in your entire life...
...what it means not to suck.
And at that point, your entire universe
will turn upside down.
And everything that used
to seem wrong to you...
...will suddenly seem right.
ls that a good thing?
Of course it's a good thing.
What is music for...
...if not to subvert
all your expectations...
...and blow your mind
every once in a while?
Well, l thought that's
what people were for.
What?
Nothing. l--
l just can't believe
that you like country music.
Well, l like all kinds of music, unlike
you, who's obviously very cynical...
...and close-minded
and is probably one of those...
...'' upper middle class, kill your
television, free Tibet'' girls...
...who drives around town
in her father's old Volvo.
l came here from a small town.
l like to knit,
and l live with my grandmother.
Works for me.
-Hi. lt's me.
-Hey. We were just talking about you.
-We?
-Yeah. Audrey and me.
-l thought you were taking the tour.
-l am, in a way.
Well, look, this whole
class-dropping thing...
...is taking a little longer
than l anticipated.
The line is out of control.
-She says the line is out of control.
-Look.
Yeah, that's a bummer. Here, let me
talk to her. Joey, hi. This is Audrey.
-We're gonna hang up now, okay?
-Audrey?
-Audrey--
-Hi!
-Hi.
-Hi.
-So, what did l miss?
-Well, l went to go take the tour.
Turns out Audrey is the tour guide.
-Audrey's the tour guide?
-Yeah.
The pay sucks, but it allows me
to combine two of my passions:
Performing in front of small
but appreciative audiences...
...and getting strangers
to fall in love with me.
-Audrey, do you think that you could--?
-Hold your place? Sure.
Hi.
-You spent the entire morning with her?
-Yeah.
l like her. She's a trip.
She's easy to talk to.
Dawson, she's just flirting with you.
She flirts with everybody:
-Animal, vegetable, mineral.
-l know. l think it's great.
Hi.
l'm sorry that this taking so long.
You should go hang out
with Jen and Jack.
We should finish the conversation
we started.
We had a great weekend.
Why spoil it with--?
-With what?
-With a lot of talk...
...that ultimately means nothing.
The future of our relationship
means nothing.
The future-- You're getting on
a plane in a couple of hours.
All l said in my message was exactly
what you told me back in June.
''We have to move on.
We have to go our separate ways.''
Are you 1 00 percent
prepared to do that?
No, l should just go.
Yeah. You should.
Bye.
Next!
l need to drop this class.
Sorry, sweetie. Last l heard, Oscar
Wilde didn't teach here at Worthington.
-He died in 1 900.
-No. lt's not Wilde.
lt's Wilder. As in David Wilder.
l'm sure that's what
it's supposed to say.
But if you wanna drop this class,
take this back and get it signed...
...by someone who's actually alive.
Next!
You've got to be kidding me.
l just want it noted for the record
that this was not my idea of fun.
Fine. You can torture me
with grilled cheese tomorrow.
What do you have
against nice restaurants?
Nothing per se, but l
hate places like this.
And what else would you
rather be doing?
l don't have time. l have
torts this afternoon.
l do have a life besides frolicking
with you.
-Yeah, l know. But you don't enjoy it.
-How do you know?
Nobody enjoys law school. lt's what
you do to make your parents happy.
That is so not true.
-Really? Your parents aren't happy?
-No. They're ecstatic.
Why else would they let me go cruise
around the Caribbean all summer?
That's a very good point.
Maybe Mummy and Daddy aren't
such bad folks after all.
-See? Now your mood's improving.
-Yes, it is.
Which is why you and l should
get out of here immediately.
-What are you doing?
-l'm paying the check.
-Why?
-Because you don't have a job.
You don't have a job either.
But l have a credit card
and an allowance and a trust fund.
What? You'd rather pretend l don't?
-Okay, give this to me.
-No!
When your ship comes in...
...then you can take me out
for gumbo or something.
Until then, get with the times.
This is what legally blonds do
for their cute slacker boyfriends.
Oh, God.
-God!
-What did l miss?
-Oh, my God!
-What did l miss? Are we praying?
-What time is it?
-l don't know, 5-something.
Oh, shoot! Shoot! Shoot!
Hey, hey!
Why? Why did you
let me fall asleep?
l wasn't aware we were
conducting a vigil.
Oh, God. l can't believe l did this.
-Did what?
-This!
This. After everything
Jack and l talked about.
-Who's Jack?
-He's my gay best friend.
Have you not been listening
to me this entire time?
Oh, God, my shoes.
l need my shoes.
Okay, look. Could you slow down,
please? l'm not even up yet.
Look, l'm late. l'm very late.
l have to go to dinner.
l'm gonna have an upset grandmother.
l have friends coming, l need a shoe--
-Your grandmother?
-Yes. My grandmother.
l live with my grandmother.
-l thought you were kidding about that.
-No.
Can l borrow your shoes?
Oh, God.
Come on, come on, hold on.
Hey, hey. Come on. Look, stop. Look.
-Stop. Please don't do this.
-Why? What? Do what?
Pretend that what just happened
didn't happen.
What happened?
l don't know what happened.
Something did happen.
l met you. l liked you.
You liked me. We had sex.
So could we just take a second,
stop and appreciate that fact?
Because it was a pretty fricking
amazing day for me.
And if it's all the same to you,
l really don't want...
...to go out next Friday night and start
the whole process over again...
...with some girl l'm not gonna
like half as much as l like you.
Okay.
Okay what?
Okay, you can call me.
Why would l want to call you?
You're right here.
A little light for a grade.
-That wasn't funny.
-Oh, it was a little funny.
You had no right to do that. l wasted
my entire morning on that line.
-l'm sure.
-And most of the afternoon.
lf you didn't want to sign my form,
you should have said so.
And miss out on all the fun
we're having right now?
Okay, not having any fun.
Look....
Truth is, when l encounter
the rare high school graduate...
...who knows the difference
between '' its,'' possessive...
...and '' it's,'' the contraction...
...my blood tends to race
a little bit.
You'll forgive me for not wanting
to part so easily...
...with a student
that l found promising.
That's no excuse. You can't
compliment your way out of it.
You fluster very easily, don't you?
You have this almost amazing inability
to roll with the punches.
ls my personality
being graded here?
No.
lt's just that college requires
more juggling than in high school.
lt's a less-structured environment.
Let's not dance around the issue
anymore. You're getting...
-...a C in my class. ls that correct?
-Correct.
And you wouldn't be going to
this trouble to drop my class...
...if you were getting something
other than a C. Correct?
No, probably not.
So l see. You're one of those people
who only does things she can do well.
No, actually, l do a lot of things
that l don't do well.
-Name one.
-This.
l'm not doing this very well.
Dropping this class
is taking up my entire day.
And that boy, the one who wasn't
supposed to visit? Well, he did.
Now he's out debating
the future of our relationship...
...which l had decided had no future,
with my roommate, the man magnet...
...while l seem to be stuck
in this endless loop with you.
lf you don't want to let me drop, fine.
But l think l at least deserve
a straight answer.
-Here.
-What's this?
Write it down.
Because what you said
made absolutely no sense.
But if you can make sense
of it on the page...
...then l'll let you go chase
this boy of yours.
You realize that this
is completely unfair.
l am aware of that, yes.
So is this really where people go
to kill themselves?
Yep. Usually right before
the LSATs.
Or....
You know...
...sometimes people just
come up here to make out.
Do you want to?
Yeah!
-No!
-Oh, why not?
Because even though she would deny
it with every last breath in her body...
...Joey's my friend.
Or at least she's going to be.
And l don't think
she would like it too much.
l wish l could be half as sure of that
as you are.
God, l love this place!
l mean, look at this!
This is what college
is supposed to look like.
L.A. couldn't look like this
in a million years.
But l forget. You like it there.
Yes. l do.
Well, and things are going
really well for you.
l mean, you got that internship
at the film company...
...and you got to meet Todd.
Yeah, l did.
So that's not so bad for a first day,
you know?
Then you'll probably
be going back.
Of course. What am l gonna do,
drop out of USC and move to Boston?
That'd be like scaling the heights
of Mount Lame...
...or jumping off this bell tower.
l meant the job.
You're going back to the job, right?
Right, the job. Actually, it's--
l must have forgotten to mention.
l actually...
...got fired from the job.
So that's one less thing
tying you to L.A.
Yeah. One less thing.
Not bad, Miss Potter.
Think we may have discovered
your major failing in both life and art.
-What's that?
-Over-thinking things.
When it comes down to it,
you obviously know how to separate...
...what matters from what doesn't.
You probably think l'm wimping out.
No, l wouldn't say that.
Well, it's just that
l know my limits, you know.
l don't wanna mess up
this new life l'm trying to start...
-...by trying to do everything.
-Of course.
l wake up every day, l'm in this bizarre
new environment.
l'm totally and completely on my own
for the first time in my life.
So maybe l am a little afraid
of getting a C.
But if l am, it's because a lot of people
have made a lot of sacrifices...
...so l could get to this place.
You know, my sister, my friends, my
mother.
Even my dad, in his own screwed up,
non-law-abiding way. So....
You know...
...sounds like you may have had
a lot of interesting stories left to tell.
Back for the dinner-tasting?
lf l am, it's not because
the food is so great.
l think l'll wait and be crushed
when Food & Wine stops by.
How do you sleep, charging people
25 bucks a head for this stuff?
Really, what is this? A pork chop
you're drizzling a little sauce on, right?
Then you add these potato things,
and you're done.
-A gaufrette potato.
-Whatever.
All l know is that Leon, the chef
on the boat l was working on...
...the only thing he did to separate
what he'd serve us...
...from what he served the bosses
was to add one of those things.
lnteresting. Most chefs don't serve
the good stuff to the little people.
-Cuts into their profit margin.
-Little people, l like that.
You see, Leon was good people.
But he was just one step
ahead of the authorities.
You'll find that a lot in food service.
How do you think
l know your brother?
My wife's parents
have a place in Capeside.
When l'm not cooking, l tend to get
drunk a lot and howl at the moon.
That surprise you?
Yeah. l can't believe somebody married
you. What was she thinking?
You're funnier than your brother.
Not that l can use that around here.
Unless you've seen
the error of your ways.
No. Actually, l've seen
the error of your ways.
-You don't want me washing dishes.
-l don't?
No, l'm much too valuable
a commodity for that.
l thought we'd already established
your skills didn't transfer to dry land.
l have cleaned and cooked just
about every fish in the hemisphere.
l'm pretty sure l can master dicing
tomatoes and chopping up parsley.
Show up on time every day,
work clean...
...you can have pretty much
any job you want around here.
lncluding mine.
Cool. Because as far
as l can tell...
...you really don't do much
around here anyway.
Erin! Break's over.
l said, in a second!
-Take your time.
-Hey.
-New guy.
-Yeah.
Don't look so shocked.
Everyone who works
in the restaurant smokes.
lf they don't, they start when they
find out the people who do...
...are getting 1 0 times
the number of breaks.
-You?
-No, thanks.
-Those things will kill you, you know?
-You think?
Doesn't matter, anyway.
l plan to quit soon.
The job, not the cigarettes.
lt's that bad, huh?
This place? lt's awful.
But, you know, people are nice.
And l don't mean the customers.
Yeah. That Danny guy
seems pretty cool, l guess.
Thinks he's a rock star.
They all do. Everyone who works
in the kitchen.
Chicks dig them in a big way.
What am l telling you for?
That's probably why you
showed up.
As it turns out,
l'm kind of a one-woman man.
Provided she's the right kind.
And what kind is that?
Well, for starters, it's
the kind that doesn't smoke.
You really know how to hurt a girl.
A month ago, l was watching
this sunset...
...from the deck of a gigantic yacht
in the Caribbean.
-And today l'm--
-Stuck working here.
Yeah.
Yeah, well, here's not so bad, really.
Because when it comes
down to it...
...what matters isn't
really where you are.
lt's who you're there with.
Here. Hold these for me.
And tomorrow when l ask
for them back, say no.
Oh, you might wanna rethink the shirt.
-Hey, where's--?
-Dawson?
-He's gone.
-Gone? What do you mean, gone?
l mean gone. He left.
He said that he was tired of you
yanking his chain...
...or, you know, well, not yanking
it as the case may be...
...and that he was an idiot to have
wasted his time visiting...
...when there are a zillion girls at USC
who'd kill to go out with him.
-Are you on drugs?
-Hey!
l spent the whole day
trying to defend you.
l said it was a woman's right
to be difficult.
The good ones always are.
You and l have that in common.
He wouldn't listen. He said that
he was going back to Cali...
...and he was never coming back,
no matter how many...
...pathetic, drunken messages
you leave on his answering machine.
Okay. So where is he?
Where else?
He's at the airport!
Go!
-Thank you, sir. You're all set.
-Thank you.
Did you get to say goodbye
to Jen and Jack?
Yeah, Jack, at least.
Jen wasn't there when l stopped by.
-Man, that must be nice.
-What's that?
-Having them around all the time.
-Yeah, it is.
Even though it's somebody else's
house and somebody else's grandma...
...still it's like having a safety net,
l guess, or....
l don't know, a....
-Like a family.
-Yeah.
Like a family.
Puts everything in perspective.
You know, that helps you separate
what matters from what doesn't.
This is your final call.
Boarding all rows at gate C3.
And what does matter?
You.
That's why l got upset
this morning, Dawson.
l spent the entire weekend
thinking you had heard...
...everything l had to say
and that you came anyway...
...that you understood me.
Joey, as long as l live,
l will never understand you.
l mean, l had this
fantastic weekend...
...hanging out with you, questioning
whether l wanted to go back to L.A.
And then l wake up this morning
to find out...
...the girl who was so upset
when l told her l couldn't come
...actually kissed me off Friday night.
Once again, folks,
that's final call, gate C3.
Dawson, l never said
it wasn't confusing.
Okay, well, then tell me
one thing you know.
l know l wanted you there.
At the end of the day, when l got back
to my room, l wanted you there.
Why?
l don't know why.
l don't know what l meant.
-l just know that l wanted you there.
-Joey, l am here.
l've been here,
and only now are we finding a way...
...to talk about stuff
that really matters.
Maybe that's the ending
we're supposed to have.
Maybe every other attraction
we feel to each other is just fear.
Fear of moving on,
fear of growing up.
-ls that what you really think?
-l don't know!
l do know if l get on this plane,
l'm never gonna find out.
Because we're gonna move on,
we're gonna grow up.
Four years from now, we'll wake up
and we'll be complete strangers.
And the only thing that l know for sure
is that l don't want that to happen.
-Do you?
-Sir?
Are you getting on the plane, sir?
Do you want that to happen?
No.
Of course not.
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