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A couple of weeks ago, I'm wandering through these halls, praying for somebody to die. And now here I am, same halls, praying for somebody to be born. Is it just me, or did life suddenly broaden this year?
—Dawson to Joey

Late is the 19th episode of Season 4 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

IS JOEY PREGNANT? — Joey (Katie Holmes) is in a state of fear and denial when she thinks she may be pregnant and panics even more when she can’t reach Pacey (Joshua Jackson), while Dawson (James Van Der Beek) welcomes his new baby sister into the world, and Jack (Kerr Smith) must figure out a way to help a scared friend after Tobey (guest star David Monahan) becomes the victim of a vicious hate crime.[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
Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery
John Wesley Shipp as Mitch Leery
Mary Beth Peil as Evelyn Ryan
Nina Repeta as Bessie Potter
Special Guest Stars
Sasha Alexander as Gretchen Witter
David Monahan as Tobey Barrett
Guest starring
Nance Williamson as Doctor
Co-Starring
Deron Barnett as Will

Quotes[]

I want you to know something. Sex doesn't necessarily bring people closer together. It's just a magnifying glass. I mean, if there's a problem, it gets bigger. And if there's closeness...you get closer. As far as you and Gretchen are concerned, I mean...you guys are probably a lot closer than a lot of people who are having sex
—Joey to Dawson
One night, you're standing in a dark room, exhausted, reaching for diapers and answers on a shelf you can't see, and this little person calls out to you. "Daddy." That's when you get it. You feel your heart expand in a way you never knew was possible, and you love this little person so much...that you actually ache. I can't explain it any better
—Mitch to Dawson
Joey – Pacey and I haven't really discussed the future too much lately
Dawson – You should. It has a peculiar way of unexpectedly becoming the present

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • Gale has a baby girl who she names Lillian after Joey's late mother.
  • Gretchen receives an interview for a magazine in Boston but decides not to go.
  • Joey's pregnancy test came back negative.
  • Grams, Jen, Bessie and Gretchen reveal their favorite baby names at the baby shower:
    • Bessie - Sophie and Satchel
    • Jen - Emma and Jackson
    • Gretchen - Isabella and Kurt (after Kurt Cobain)
    • Grams - Rose and Thomas

BROADCAST

  • The episode was watched by 4.15 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[2]

Films[]

WATCHED
REFERENCED
Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Music[]

forever young | JOAN BAEZ[3]
gale's baby shower; later meeting lilly
family circus | MICAH GREEN
joey at gretchen's
why walk when you can fly? | KAREN BLAKE[4]
pacey + joey on the phone; dawson and gretchen kissing

Photos[]

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Notes and references[]

  1. "Late" official synopsis from The WB archived on dawson's creek daily
  2. Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
  3. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "One Life" by Karen Grenier
  4. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Remind Me" by Fisher