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He always believed in you
—Gale to Dawson

Text, Lies and Videotape is the 7th episode of Season 5 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

With support from Jen, Dawson decides to see a doctor in Boston about his anxiety attacks. On the college front, Audrey makes an audition tape for "Real World Ibiza"; Joey works on Prof. Wilder's project; and Pacey cracks a secret at the restaurant.

Starring[]

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery[1]
Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley
Recurring cast
Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery
Special Guest Stars
Ken Marino as David Wilder
Busy Philipps as Audrey Liddell
Lourdes Benedicto as Karen Torres
Ian Kahn as Danny Brecher
Guest starring
Pauley Perrette as Rachel Weir, Ph.D.
Gwendolyn Whiteside as Cassandra
Co-Starring
Pam Hurley as Emily Brecher
Chris Childers as Geeky Freshman
Gavin Gregory as Mike
Jason B. Horgan as Alan
Corie Berkemeyer as Whitney
Robert Longstreet as Mr. Brezny
Daniel Richani as Cook

Quotes[]

Most people when they get to college feel really insecure. Seems like everybody around them knows so much more, so they race to catch up, they pretend to know things instead of slowing down to actually learn them, because they don't realize that the discomfort of uncertainty is the most precious part of the experience. If you can feel comfortable not knowing, you can learn anything, and if not, then you've stopped before you've begun
—Professor Wilder
Dawson, losing someone you love... losing them suddenly, with no logical explanation... the brain isn't set up to cope with something like that. And along the way, a few lies here and there... it's probably par for the course. The only problem is when you start convincing yourself that the lies are true
—Dr. Weir

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • Dawson and Jen become closer after Jen talks to him about therapy.
  • The set of Karen's apartment is the same as Doug Witter's from previous seasons.
  • Audrey records an audition tape for a fictional season of The Real World: Ibiza.

BROADCAST

  • The episode was watched by 3.41 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[2]

Films[]

WATCHED
REFERENCED
Cinderella (1950)
Ordinary People (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)[3]
Good Will Hunting (1997)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Music[]

after all | THE ROSENBERGS
audrey + joey
EZ | PETE YORN[4]
dawson looks for mitch's codicil
ghost | HOWIE DAY
pacey and karen talk about the affair
fall from the night | GRAN TORINO
pacey + karen + danny at the restaurant party
mess around | VANESSA DAOU[5]
pacey + karen at the party
nightswimming | R.E.M.[6]
jen dedicates a song on the radio to dawson

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Notes and References[]

  1. Jack (Kerr Smith) does not appear in this episode
  2. Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
  3. Episode title inspiration
  4. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "No Turning Back" by Tom Freund
  5. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Don't Wanna Say Goodbye" by Amy Ward
  6. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Lullabye" by Morella's Forest