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- I'm gonna count to ten, and then I'm going to start kissing you. If you don’t want me to... then you’re just gonna have to stop me. Ten, my love
- —Joey
A Winter's Tale is the 14th episode of Season 4 of Dawson's Creek.
Synopsis[]
JOEY AND PACEY CONSIDER TAKING THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP AND ANDY GRIFFITH GUEST-STARS – Joey (Katie Holmes) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) feel the pressure to "go all the way" when the senior trip inspires unsupervised mayhem in the class of 2001. Meanwhile, Dawson must decide, with the help of Mr. Brooks' oldest friend (guest star Andy Griffith), whether to take Mr. Brooks (guest star Harve Parsnell) off life-support.[1]
Starring[]
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Quotes[]
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- Still, all that time, he had that part of her soul you give your first love. When he goes, he'll be with her. I suppose that's the way it should have always been. Well... Goodbye, Arthur. Thanks for writing and for staying 'till I could say goodbye
- —Mr. Brooks' friend to Dawson
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- Faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to. Miracle on 34th Street. Arthur always believed that the best answers for life's questions could be found in the movies
- —Mr. Brooks' friend, to Dawson
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- What I am scared of is that little piece of your heart that will always belong to Dawson Leery. OK, I'm scared of that piece of your heart that always envisioned your first time being with him. I'm scared of that part of you that just doesn't want it to be me. That's what I'm scared of
- —Pacey to Joey
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- Did it ever occur to you that you're so caught up in trying to make the right choice that you've never stopped to consider the possibility that there may not be a right choice, or a wrong choice, just a bunch of choices?
- —Jack to Joey
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- I'm scared that I'm gonna end up alone. I'm scared that I'm always gonna be someone's friend or brother or confidant but never quite... someone's everything. Mostly, I'm scared I'm never gonna meet a guy that I love half as much as I love you
- —Jack to Jen
Locations[]
- Capeside High School
- The Spruce Pines Lodge
- Capeside Memorial Hospital
- Grecco's Pizzeria
- Dawson's House
Trivia[]
- Jack and Jen kiss but Jen stops it before it goes further.
- Joey loses her virginity to Pacey.
BEHIND THE SCENES
- Harve Presnell (Arthur Brooks) sadly also died from pancreatic cancer, in 2009.
BROADCAST
- The episode was watched by 5.1 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[2]
Films[]
- WATCHED
- Arthur Brooks film
- REFERENCED
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Risky Business (1983)
Music[]
- impossible | BRIAN CHARLES
- everyone getting on the bus
- hideaway | EPSTEIN'S MOTHER
- mr.kasdan takes attendance
- do it again | SPLYTZ
- drue hands out keys
- sucker for the count | REVELATION DARLING
- pizzeria scene
- summer of '69 | BRYAN ADAMS[3]
- ice skating rink
- dumb love | BRIAN CHARLES
- pacey runs into anna
- sugar star | CRUSHING VELVET
- pacey rebuffs anna
- how does it feel | RADFORD[4]
- pacey and joey head to their room
- takes my breath away | TUCK & PATTI[5]
- pacey + joey first time
Photos[]
Videos[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "A Winter's Tale" official synopsis from The WB archived on dawson's creek daily
- ↑ Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Carry Me Through" by Yell Leaders
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Far Away" by Thomas Sandstrom
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "I Will Love You" by Fisher