- Who was this chance encounter with, Deepak Chopra?
- —Dawson to Andie
First Encounters of the Close Kind is the 10th episode of the Season 3 of Dawson's Creek.
Synopsis
LIFE IS CHANGING – Dawson (James Van Der Beek), Joey (Katie Holmes), Jack (Kerr Smith) & Andie (Meredith Monroe) spend the weekend at a Boston university for an advanced look at college and where Dawson has entered his "Blair Witch" documentary in a student film festival. Elsewhere on campus, due to a clerical error, Joey's weekend guide is not what she expected; Andie's pursuit for an advanced admissions interview, leads her to some inspirational advice from an unlikely source; and Jack takes a risk and explores the local gay community.
Plot
Dawson enters a film festival with high hopes of winning first price, where he meets a volunteer, who turns out to be a talented filmmaker.
Andie hopes to get an interview with the Dean of Admissions, but ends up spending some time talking about life with the Dean's secretary.
Signed on for a weekend rooming with a college student, Joey finds herself in a lacklustre situation when it turns out she's rooming with a guy, who's not exactly enthusiastic about showing her the ropes.
As the only one not staying around campus, Jack walks around Boston to explore the scene and visiting a gay club.
Starring
- James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery[1]
- Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
- Meredith Monroe as Andie McPhee
- Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee
Special Guest Stars
- Marla Gibbs as Fran Boyd
- Robin Dunne as A.J. Moller[2]
Guest starring
- Bianca Lawson as Nikki Green[2]
- Adam Kaufman as Ethan Brody[2]
Trivia
- This episode of Dawson's Creek largely divides the cast into separate storylines for each character.
- A similar approach is found in the Season 4 episode Four Stories, albeit several storylines in that episode feature more than one main character.
Music
- kate | BEN FOLDS FIVE
- Dawson gets his ID, Joey meets A.J.
- mrs. potter's lullaby | COUNTING CROWS
- Jack gets on the bus
- run into you | LAST DECEMBER
- Jack at the bar
- never ending | WOOD
- Joey and A.J. say goodbye; later in Dawson's room
Notes and references
- ↑ Michelle Williams (Jen Lindley) and Joshua Jackson (Pacey Witter) do not appear in this episode.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 First appearances of Nikki, A.J. and Ethan