Merry Mayhem

Merry Mayhem
Season	6
Episode	10
INFO
Aired	11 December 2002
Written by	Tom Kapinos
Directed by	David Petrarca
EPISODES
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Merry Mayhem is the 10th episode of Season 6 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis

CHRISTMAS DISASTER — The gang heads home for the holidays and gathers at Dawson's (James Van Der Beek) house for Christmas dinner. But as the celebration gets under way, Audrey (Busy Philipps) gets out of hand and threatens to ruin the Yuletide festivities. Meanwhile, Joey (Katie Holmes) and Eddie (Oliver Hudson) have a spat about where to spend Christmas; and Dawson confronts Natasha (Bianca Kajlich) about her night out with another guy.

Starring

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery Katie Holmes as Joey Potter Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter Busy Philipps as Audrey Liddell Mary Beth Peil as Evelyn Ryan Special Guest Stars Oliver Hudson as Eddie Doling Nina Repeta as Bessie Potter Obi Ndefo as Bodie Wells and Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery

Guest starring Dylan Neal as Doug Witter Hal Ozsan as Todd Carr with Gareth Williams as Mike Potter and Bianca Kajlich as Natasha Kelly Co-Starring Joshua Hall as Alexander Potter Wells John Copeman as Stunt Coordinator Jennifer Badger as Stunt Double Tree O'Toole as Stunt Double

Quotes

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It's really quite a shame, Dawson, because there'll be a day when you're old and grey and not even the Viagra's doing it for you anymore and you could've looked back fondly on that time you banged the living daylights out of that actress in your childhood bedroom while she still had her looks. But I guess that's what you get for thinking with your brain when you really should be thinking with your... well, I think you know

—Natasha

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Oh, you know, thanks for that, Gale, really, but I think I'm kind of just getting started here. Do any of you have any idea how incredibly hypocritical this whole little gathering is? I mean, I may be flying high on a pleasingly potent cocktail of vodka and painkillers and thank you, by the way, Gale, for the painkillers, but I seem to be seeing things a little bit clearer than any of you. Dawson. Pacey. You guys hate each other, don't you? You're never going to be able to... to mend this little rift that exists between the two of you, so why do you even bother with the charade? And Dawson and Joey. Here you are, both of you, all grown up and so very pleased with yourselves, and each with your little significant other by your side respectively and while, you know, I will give you that it does make for a pretty picture, the truth of the matter is you guys finally slept together, and you've never really dealt with it and neither of you are going to be able to have a relationship with anyone else until you just finally deal with your crap once and for all and as for you, Pacey, I am really sorry that Audrey Hepburn next to you broke your heart all those years ago, and it's prevented you from ever fully committing to an adult relationship, but you know what? Just grow up. Merry Christmas, scum suckers. Peace Out

—Audrey

Locations

• Joey and Audrey's Dorm
• Pacey's House
• Dawson's House
• Potter B&B

Trivia

• Natasha reveals that she slept with her costar and that her and Dawson were just having fun and she did not love him.
• Audrey crashes Pacey's new car into the Leery house but Pacey takes the blame.
• Jack is not present at the Christmas gathering because he is in Europe with Andie and his dad.

PRODUCTION NOTES

• This episode was originally titled "Black Christmas."

BROADCAST

• The episode was watched by 3.94 million people upon its original airing on the WB.

Films

WATCHED

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REFERENCED

West Side Story (1961)

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

Joe Dirt (2001)

Music

love came down at christmas | SHAWN COLVIN

joey invites eddie to capeside

rockin' around the christmas tree | LYNSEY BARTILSON

joey packs

wild christmas | CHRIS TROUSDALE

dawson and natasha make out

have yourself a merry little christmas | MARY BETH MAZIARZ

christmas morning at potter b&b

rockin' around the christmas tree | BRENDA LEE

audrey talks to mike potter

windy nights | SHAWN COLVIN

everyone arrives at the leery house

jingle bells | BOOKER T. & THE M.G.'S

todd gives a toast

like an alien | BIONICA

audrey drives into the house

Photos