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I don't miss how you never looked at me
—Henry to Jen

Barefoot At Capefest is the 11th episode of Season 3 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

THERE'S A NEW KID IN TOWN – Dawson (James Van Der Beek) experiences an identity crisis when Principal Green's (Obba Babatundé) daughter Nikki (Bianca Lawson) emerges as another aspiring young director, and Joey (Katie Holmes) experiences her own crisis when Dawson won't open up to her about the pain of his parents' (Mary-Margaret Humes and John Wesley Shipp) divorce. Meanwhile, Jack's (Kerr Smith) first efforts to hit on another guy are rebuffed, Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and Andie (Meredith Monroe) uncomfortably find themselves sharing the same afterschool activity, and Jen (Michelle Williams) realizes that she may have passed up the chance at something special with Henry (guest star Michael Pitt).[1]

Starring[]

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery
Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley
Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee
Meredith Monroe as Andie McPhee
Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery
Special Guest Star
Michael Pitt as Henry Parker[2]
Recurring cast
Obba Babatundé as Howard Green
Guest starring
Bianca Lawson as Nikki Green
Adam Kaufman as Ethan Brody
Co-Starring
Stephen Michael Ayers as Mr. Broderick
Caleb Burress as Bad Actor #1
Tyrone Hicks as Bad Actor #2
William Turell Hodges III as Sort of Good Actor
Meribeth Ayers as Actress #1
Lee Norris as Actor #2
Mohamed El Eman as Dude
Thad Mace as Bad Actor #3

Quotes[]

Look, I got into this to get over you
—Andie to Pacey
Parents are supposed to be our primary examples of love... and I guess my example just wasn't, strong enough...
—Dawson talks to Nikki
You've always walked your own path, Dawson. You just needed to widen it a little
—Joey

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • Andie becomes assistant director of the school play to try and forget about Pacey but Pacey ends up the male lead in the play to get a C in English.
  • Dawson is going through an identity crisis and takes down all of the posters in his room. He replaces it with a poster that Joey gives him which is a reference to Imagine by John Lennon and was from their childhood.
  • Henry and Jen rekindle their friendship after not talking for a month after Jen broke his heart.
  • Henry plays an acoustic cover of "No Surrender" by Bruce Springsteen. It seems to be a lip sync by the actor.

BROADCAST

  • The episode was watched by 3.42 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[3]

Music[]

no chance | LITTLE JINN
jack + jen at mollye's market
the frug | RILO KILEY
jack and jen arrive at capefest
finally found you | WEEKEND EXCURSION
jack finds ethan at capefest
better off | PETE STEWART
jack introduces jen + ethan
scared of me | CHANNELING OWEN
jack and ethan in the tent
decapo | DECLAN NINE
jack + ethan; jen apologises to henry
angels in the attic | DEBRA DAVIS
jack and jen walk
imagine | JOHN LENNON
joey + dawson put up the poster

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Notes and references[]

  1. "Barefoot at Capefest" official synopsis archived from The WB on dawsons-creek.com
  2. From this episode onwards, Michael Pitt is credited as a special guest star
  3. Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap