The Show: Dawson's Creek

Episode #107 -- "Boyfriend"
Summary: Jen is caught off guard when her old boyfriend Billy from New York pays a visit to Capeside to try to rekindle the relationship that abruptly ended when she left the city. Jen ditches school to spend the day with Billy, sending Dawson into a mire of insecurity about their relationship. Clearly conflicted, she tells Billy it's over, but the underlying passion in a good-bye kiss convinces him otherwise. Meanwhile, Pacey presses Joey about her feelings for Dawson. While she continues to deny her attraction, her actions make her true feelings perfectly clear to everyone but Dawson.

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Episode #110 -- "Double Date"
Summary: Unable to accept his breakup with Jen, Dawson seeks solace and advice from Joey, who must continue to mask her own feelings. Pacey abets Dawson in coming up with a save-face way to becoming "friends" with Jen that proves to be more than a bit misguided. Acting nonchalant about Jen's upcoming date with Cliff, Dawson goes so far as to pretend that he has a date for the same evening, and then suggests they make it a foursome and Dawson has to come up with a date-fast. Dawson's date immediately suspects she's being used but Dawson is able to allay her fears-for a while. Once the foursome hit the local carnival, however, the ugly truth rears its head for all to see. Meanwhile, to their mutual displeasure, Pacey is forced to spend remedial marine biology time with Joey, but a their project wears on, Pacey's attitude toward his lab partner takes an unexpected turn.

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Episode #112 -- "Decisions"
Summary: Joey is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is chosen to represent the highschool for a year in France. Escaping Capeside has been her life's dream, but now that Dawson sees her in a more romantic light, she is terribly torn. Adding to the stress, it is Joey's turn to visit her father in prison for his birthday and she decides to confront him with all of her anger and hurt. When Pacey decides to clear the air with his brother, Doug, he learns that Doug's relationship with their father is not as perfect as he'd believed. Meanwhile, Jen and Grams are elated when Gramps comes out of his coma, but when his conditions worsens they find common ground in their anguish. When Jen then seeks comfort from Dawson, Joey is horrified to find them in what appears to be a compromising position.

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Pacey and Joey Episodes Season 2

Episode #216 - "Be Careful What You Wish For"
Summary: Dawson's sixteenth birthday sparks some unsettling self-reflection -- he's no more grown up than a year ago, and the only part of his life that is clear to him is his feelings for Joey. Crushed that she still wants to be alone, Dawson becomes determined to have a little fun on his miserable birthday. Andie joins Dawson's mission, after her therapist prescribes a night of imperfection, and to Pacey's horror, the two goody-goodies show up drunk at Dawson's surprise party, where the guest of honor unleashes all of his bitterness at his loved ones. Meanwhile, Joey is speechless after catching a confused Jack kissing Abby, and Jen is stung when Ty wrongly assumes that, given her reputation, she's trying to seduce him.

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Season 3

Episode #301 -- "Like A Virgin"
Summary: On the way home from his summer internship, Dawson has an encounter with an alluring young woman, Eve. Autumn also finds Jack still living at Grams' house with Jen, an arrangement now as comfy as an old marriage, and in an act of rebellion, Jen tries out for the cheerleading squad with great ironic flair. Dawson seeks to avoid Joey, who has also changed over the summer. Eve's agenda soon becomes clear - to change Dawson's life by ending his virginity. Pacey comes up with a wild plan to earn money, but the boisterous event spirals out of control.

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Pacey: Well, you know, it's a new year. Who knows? You and I might even become friends.

Episode #303 -- "None of the Above"
Summary: Eve continues to live up to her name by presenting Dawson with something she knows will provide an irresistible temptation to him and all his junior year friends - a completed copy of the current year's PSAT test. No sooner has Dawson shared this mind boggling news with Pacey, Joey, Jen, Jack and Andie, the test mysteriously vanishes when all the kids are suddenly called outside for a fire drill. No one admits to taking it, and Dawson is consumed by the need to find out which of his friends could have suffered such a grievous moral lapse.

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Pacey: I thought if I'd earned anyone's respect, it was Dawson's. I mean, if the guy who knows you better than anyone on earth thinks you're a loser, then maybe...
Joey: Then maybe you are one? Come one, I mean, I thought you were a loser for years, but you've never believed me.

Episode #304 -- "Home Movies"
Summary: Dawson gets his first break to film a news story about Jack going against stereotypes as a high school football player. Meanwhile, mischievous Pacey persuades Joey to cut class, but Principal Green catches them. Their punishment is to show school spirit by being the mascot, the Capeside Mule, at the homecoming game. Andie grapples with her guilty conscience over cheating on the PSATs, especially when Principal Green wants to see her about a confidential matter. And, Jen is furious after finding out that her squad auctioned a kiss from her at homecoming for $500. However, another surprise awaits her at the Capeside homecoming game.

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Pacey: Now the purpose for our foray into truancy. (he unwraps package from earlier and holds out a plaque) What do you say?
Joey: (reading the plaque) True Love?
Pacey: Yeah, it's my girl's name. Kind of high on the schmaltz-factor, huh?
Joey: Acutely... But sweet.

Episode #309 -- "Four To Tango"
Summary: While Pacey and Jen trys unsuccessfully to ignite the flames of passion that sparked between them on Witch Island, Jack unexpectedly finds a romantic possibility on the internet. Things heat up when Dawson discovers a condom in his bedroom that Pacey seems to have left behind after an unannounced visit. This leads Dawson to jealously suspect that Pacey has something going on with Joey after he follows the pair to a ballroom dancing class. In fact, Joey, is simply trying to win college scholarship money from the dance school, and has drafted Pacey as her unwilling partner in exchange for math tutorials. Ultimately, each of these friends comes to learn that true passion can't be forced, any more than learning to Tango can be a free ride to college.

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Penny: Right, see what I mean? See the hostility, the way they're wary with each other, not to mention the constant bickering and name calling. Now, these two clearly are in the early stages of some screwball mating ritual.
Pacey: What?
Joey: Ok, you've got it wrong, Lady.
Penny: Really, I do?
Pacey: Oh, completely.
Joey: Actually, you could not be more wrong.
Penny: There's enough sexual tension here to power a Kiss reunion tour.

Pacey: Look at that girl, Dawson. (he points to Joey) Just take a good look. She's a freaking goddess, man. How long did you think it was gonna be before some guy comes along and is interested in her? I mean, really, dude!

Episode #312 -- "A Weekend in the Country"
Summary: As the Potter B&B prepares to open its doors, Joey and Bessie find themselves in a precarious financial position. Without Joey's knowledge Bessie has mortgaged the house and, if the inn doesn't succeed, they stand to lose their family home. In the face of this crisis, Joey's friends pull together to help her with the business. Unaware that the B&B is nowhere close to being ready for guests, Pacey invites finicky and influential travel writer Fred Fricke to stay and write a review. Chaos ensues when the bathroom floods, the furnace fizzles and none of Joey's efforts can please the cranky scribe. And, because the B&B needs to look busy, Joey's friends act as faux guests. During the course of the friends' "weekend in the country," Jen faces her fears about her past and finally decides to go out with Henry; under pressure from Andie, Jack reconsiders his move away from home; Dawson struggles with his parents' post-divorce friendship; and Pacey finds himself falling further for Joey.

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Pacey: Let me tell you something, man. It's no picnic, okay? That Potter girl, she ain't easy, alright? She's physically incapable of keeping her mouth shut for more than two seconds at a time. She's got an opinion about everything. I mean, it's uncanny, alright?

Episode #313 -- "Northern Lights"
Summary: It's the eve of Pacey's debut as the lead in "Barefoot In the Park," and he's disappointed that Joey, who's been helping him run lines, will miss his gig for a date with her college friend A.J. She explains that, as this is a date to view the Northern Lights, it can't be rescheduled. The flustered Pacey then proceeds to flub all his lines in dress rehearsal, panicking Andie, who abruptly has had to take over as director when the teacher falls ill. Meanwhile, a disillusioned Dawson drops film class, much to Nikki's dismay. And Jen and Henry finally have a face-off date at Pacey's play, during which Henry forces Jen to be truly honest. Ultimately, Pacey pulls off an acting triumph as Joey navigates her way around her evening with A.J. with an equal mixture of wariness and excitement.

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Pacey: I'm looking out for you! Then he'll move onto some acute, negligible, but not entirely insignificant amount of physical contact. Know what I mean? Like helping you on with your coat. Mmm-hmm.
Joey: It's called being a gentleman, Pacey. I'm surprised you've heard of it.

Pacey: Wanna know something, Miss Josephine Potter? I think the world may just surprise you yet. I mean, you fall in love and it doesn't work out and you think it may never happen again, but it does. Believe me, it does, in the strangest place.

Episode #314 -- "The Valentine's Day Massacre"
Summary: It's Valentine's Day and Capeside High is bracing itself for the party of the year - a Bacchanalian anti-Valentine's bash hosted by bad boy Matt Caufield. Pacey convinces Dawson that they must be there, while Joey insists that the whole vibe just isn't her style. Also at the party is Jack's one-time girlfriend Kate, who is visiting Capeside in hopes of recovering from the blow of her recent break-up - her boyfriend announced that he was gay. Jack wrestles with his conscience over whether to tell her about his own homosexuality, while Dawson puts his conscience on ice in order to hook up with the needy Kate. Meanwhile, Henry scrapes up cash for his big date with Jen by persuading the blood bank to accept yet another pint - only 48 hours after his last visit. Jen, who has been hoping for a storybook evening, has to contend with a dating disaster when Henry's vein drain catches up with him.

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Doug: Is she pretty?
Pacey: Yeah, she is pretty. She is very, very pretty. She's actually the kind of pretty that gives you butterflies, you know what I mean?

Pacey: So then, what you're really saying then is, given the highly dysfunctional nature of our relationship, this is how you express concern for me.
Joey: You gotta learn to read between the banter, Pacey.

Episode #315 -- "Crime and Punishment"
Summary: Joey is proud to have finished her mural for the school and Pacey is the only one to get an advance peak at her work. At the official unveiling, however, jaws drop along with the cloth that reveals that in the night, someone has horribly defaced and ruined Joey's painting. Dawson and Pacey immediately want to come to her rescue and find the culprit, but Joey's far too dispirited to care. While Dawson then takes the tack of trying to get Joey to start over on her work, Pacey determines to nail the offender. Meanwhile, Andie finally comes to terms with the fact that she's been overly harsh in her role as disciplinary committee head - and realizes that it's because of the guilt she carries over her own terrible and undisclosed crime -cheating on the PSAT. After confessing to a shocked Jack, she decides that she's got to come clean. As Pacey zeros in on the rich and smug Matt Caulfield as the perpetrator, Joey is confused by his heroic efforts on her behalf, and it takes more than the restoration of justice to sort out the changing feelings between these friends.

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Joey: So you guys just traded me off like some sort of baseball card? Is that what this is about?
Pacey: What?
Joey: Us! You and me. I--I thought that...
Pacey: Thought what?
Joey: I guess I thought something else, Pacey.

Joey: Pacey, if I was going to thank you for anything, it would be for being yourself, and, you know, for not caring about what anybody else thinks, and, and for knowing in your heart what's right and wrong, and... for being there this year... when I needed you the most.

Episode #316 -- "To Green, With Love"
Summary: The expulsion of mural-defacer Matt Caufield, whose father is a rich and prominent member of the community, prompts an enraged reaction from a group of parents who rally around Matt's family and demand that the school superintendent overturn Principal Green's decision. The parents' frenzy over what they see as a terrible injustice leads the superintendent to demand that if Green chooses not to reverse his decision about Caufield, he will be forced to resign. Joey and the gang are appalled by what they recognize to be an angry mob mentality and possible racist reaction on the part of the parental group, and decide to try and make the students' voices heard. At first it seems hopeless to try to rally their schoolmates, but Joey's friend A.J. comes down from college to convince her that she has the power to make a difference. This is a big help to Joey and her quest, but cause for consternation for Pacey, who has been fighting right alongside her the whole time. As time begins to run out, Joey and her friends as well as some of the adult players in this showdown discover new things about themselves by fighting the good fight.

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Pacey: Think back with me for just a second. Do you remember how this whole thing started? It started with a girl, a wall, and a paint brush. (Pacey holds up a paint brush)
Joey: You bought me a paint brush?
Pacey: No, lame-o! I stole this from your permanent collection. (pointing to the wall in front of them)
Joey: You bought me a wall?
Pacey: Not bought, rented. And this thing didn't come cheap, either. It cost me 100 bucks.
Joey: You bought me a wall?
Pacey: You said that already. Look, it's a limited time offer, so you should get cracking.

Joey: Pacey, you're unbelievable. I mean, as soon as I think I've got you all figured out, you go and you do something so outrageous that, it completely challenges me in a way that no one else would even think of. In case I don't say it enough, thank you.

Episode #317 -- "Cinderella Story"
Summary: Pacey is thrown into turmoil when Joey leaves Capeside for a "Cinderella" weekend with college-boy AJ. However, when the clock strikes midnight on Joey's fairy-tale and Pacey rushes in to her rescue, they realize that their relationship has grown more complex than they had ever planned. Meanwhile, Pacey is forced to join a mentoring program, an apt punishment for his slugfest with Matt Caufield. To his dismay, he meet his match in Buzz, a hard-boiled ten-year old (played by Jonathan Lipnicki of Jerry Maguire and Stuart Little). Pacey grits his teeth and hangs on, only to learn a thing or two about life, and about his feelings for Joey.

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Episode #318 -- "Neverland"
Summary: Pacey and Joey's impulsive kiss throws them both into moral and emotional chaos. While Joey feels that Pacey has seriously endangered their already complicated friendship, Pacey worries that he may have completely betrayed Dawson. Secretly hoping to secure Dawson's blessing on a possible Pacey-Joey union, Pacey takes him camping to remind him of their long-standing friendship. When Buzz, Pacey's bratty "little brother" (played by Jonathan Lipnicki of Jerry Maguire), crashes their woodland weekend, Pacey and Dawson are reminded of the value of their friendship and the magic of being a kid. Meanwhile, when Jack's crush, Ethan, comes to visit for the weekend, tensions between Jack and his dad finally hit critical mass. Also, with the boys otherwise occupied, Jen, Joey and Andie cook up a hilarious slumber party.

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Episode -- #319 "Stolen Kisses"
Summary: Affairs of the heart plague everyone in Capeside during a turbulent Spring Break, when Dawson and friends visit Dawson's bohemian aunt. The tension between Dawson, Joey and Pacey threatens to boil over, and Andie develops an interest in Will, Pacey's handsome boyhood friend (Rodney Scott from the upcoming teen drama "Young Americans"). A visit from an old friend reminds Dawson's parents of their wedding day and the best parts of their broken marriage, while Jen experiences a new emotion in her romance with Henry…jealousy…much to both's surprise.

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Episode #320 -- "The Longest Day"

Summary: Ever had a day you wish you could live all over again? In this creative riff on The Usual Suspects-meets-Groundhog Day, Pacey and Joey agonize over the impact their new relationship might have on Dawson. Through a patchwork series of scenes from one day in their lives, we find that Jen has accidentally let the cat out of the bag, unbeknownst to Pacey and Joey. When they decide to tell Dawson about their romance, it becomes clear he has known for most of the day and that their long-standing friendship has been destroyed. The resulting guilt causes the fledgling couple to reconsider their relationship. While Pacey, Joey and Dawson are melting down, things heat up between Will and Andie, who nevertheless worries that she still has feelings for Pacey.

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Episode #321 -- "Show Me Love"

Summary: When Dawson discovers that Leery's Fresh Fish has sponsored Pacey and his "True Love" in the upcoming Capeside Regatta, he strong-arms Jack into letting him borrow his father's boat and turns the race into a classic grudge match. With the help of Mitch and Jack, Dawson, a notoriously bad sailor, joins the Regatta and lets his desire to beat Pacey overtake his sense of sportsmanship. While Dawson drags his friends into his personal mission to show up Pacey, Henry undertakes an obsessive campaign to win back Jen's affections and Will finds out that he has been accepted to Rawley, an exclusive prep school.

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Episode #322 -- "The Anti-Prom"

Summary: It's prom season and Capeside High is awaiting the event with giddy trepidation. When Dawson asks Joey to be his date, she reluctantly agrees despite their awkward state of "affairs." Jack is forced to face a tyrannically homophobic prom coordinator who refuses to allow him to attend with Ethan. In response to this act of injustice (and in fear that Joey might boycott the prom altogether) Dawson organizes an alternative prom at Leery's Fresh Fish. The evening turns out to be a parade of misfits and malcontents, and all of the prom pressure further alienates Capeside's most notorious love-triangle. Meanwhile, Jen dangles prom-night nookie in front of Henry, and Mitch and Gale show Dawson that love does sometimes get a second chance.

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Episode #323 "True Love"

Summary: In an emotionally charged season finale, the many star-crossed lovers of Capeside go to dramatic lengths to mend their romantic rifts. Gail and Mitch finally take their second walk down the aisle, attended by Dawson and a mentally exhausted Joey. Dawson, inspired by his parents re-marriage, reconsiders Joey's and his relationship. Meanwhile, Pacey, who is preparing to sail to Key West for the summer, makes a final desperate attempt to convince Joey of his love. Spurred to action by Grams' story of a past love that never even began, Jen resolves to repair the damage done to her relationship with Henry, while Jack wrestles with his conflicting feelings about Ethan.

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