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- I need your help really badly
- —Pacey to Joey
Failing Down is the 2nd episode of Season 4 of Dawson's Creek.
Synopsis[]
THE SINS OF THE PAST -- It's the first day of school, and Dawson (James Van Der Beek), Joey (Katie Holmes) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) must adjust to sharing the same space, but Pacey becomes distracted when he learns that after failing three classes last year, he may not graduate with his friends. Pacey hides the news from Joey causing her to doubt his feelings as he inexplicably pulls away from her. Meanwhile, Jen (Michelle Williams) receives unsettling news through an unexpected source.[1]
Starring[]
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Quotes[]
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- I'm not going anywhere without you
- —Joey to Pacey
Locations[]
- Capeside High School
- McPhee House
- Capeside Yacht Club
- Sand Piper Records[3]
- Gretchen and Pacey's House
- Dawson's House
- True Love
- Capeside Promenade
- Potter B&B
Trivia[]
- Pacey and his sister move into a place together.
- Jack breaks the news to Jen that Henry wants to break up.
- Drue tricks Joey into thinking he's actually Owen Ross
BROADCAST
- The episode was watched by 5.37 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[4]
Films[]
- WATCHED
- —
- REFERENCED
- Failing Down (1993)
Music[]
- how could we know | SAY-SO
- pacey + joey on the first day of school
- packing blankets | EELS[5]
- dawson + gretchen in the record store
- cavity | STEW
- pacey + joey eat pizza on the boat
- homecoming | FIVE WAY FRIDAY
- jack tells jen henry's breaking up with her
- alone | THE LADS
- dawson and jen / jack and jen on the dock
- superman (it's not easy) | FIVE FOR FIGHTING[6][7]
- pacey tells joey he's failing
Photos[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "Failing Down" official synopsis archived from The WB on dawsons-creek.com
- ↑ First appearance of Drue Valentine
- ↑ DAWSONS CREEK - TOTAL ACCESS 24/7 - FULL EPISODE
- ↑ Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Call It Clear" by Halloween, Alaska
- ↑ Featured on Songs from Dawson's Creek Volume 2
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Always Ending" by The Villas