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Great Xpectations

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I think about it sometimes and wherever we go next, it's hard to imagine life without you
—Joey to Dawson

Great Xpectations is the 6th episode of Season 4 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

Andie (Meredith Monroe) gets a letter from Harvard and the news sends her off to a rave with Jack (Kerr Smith) and an uneasy Jen (Michelle Williams), who had been resisting pleas from Drue (guest star Mark Matkevich) to attend. After his parents (Mary-Margaret Humes, John Wesley Shipp) deliver equally important news, Dawson (James Van Der Beek) joins the party with Gretchen (guest star Sasha Alexander) --- and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) and Joey (Katie Holmes), who wonder why Dawson's been hanging out with Gretchen, his pre-adolescent crush.

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
John Wesley Shipp as Mitch Leery
Special Guest Stars
Sasha Alexander as Gretchen Witter
Mark Matkevich as Drue Valentine
Guest starring
David Dukes as Joseph McPhee
Co-Starring
Jed Carpenter as Map Point Guy
Todd Thompson as Driver #1
Kendrick Cross as Medic

Quotes[]

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I think that size only matters when you have a full view of the entire package
—Jen
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Joey – Gretchen, Dawson has this way of hanging on to things since he was like 12. You know, sure he outgrows them in their proper perspective. But that doesn't always mean that they're gone. Sometimes I think they're just waiting around for the right moment to come out again... And maybe if he thinks there's the slightest chance-
Gretchen – Do you know what I think? If Dawson is waiting for some childhood crush to come around, he's not waiting on me
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Nothing propels you into adulthood faster than the next generation nipping at your heels
—Dawson

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • Andie gets early acceptance into Harvard.
  • Jen shows Andie the ecstasy and tells her about her life in New York.
  • Jack blames Jen for Andie taking ecstasy; Jen blames Drue.

BROADCAST

  • The episode was watched by 5.64 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[1]

Films[]

WATCHED
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REFERENCED
The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Music[]

hey pretty | POE[2]
dawson and gretchen at the record store
so in love | STEPHEN BOYD
mitch + gale dance in kitchen
far from saved | GRANIAN
dawson + joey + pacey + gretchen in the car
block rockin' beats | THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS[3]
andie tells jen she took ecstasy; the gang enters the rave
setting sun | THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS[4]
plays throughout much of the rave, including: gretchen + joey; andie + drue; pacey + joey; dawson + gretchen; jack + jen
leave home | THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS[5]
dawson and gretchen in the bounce-house; andie passes out
protocol | SYMBIOSIS[6]
andie in the ambulance
fields of gold | EVA CASSIDY
mcphees at the hospital; joey + dawson

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
  2. ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Your Friends" by Slumber Party
  3. ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "The Wonders of You" by Andy Hunter
  4. ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Like This" by Crush
  5. ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Burn" by Andy Hunter
  6. ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Cosmos" by KG Music
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