The Valentine's Day Massacre

Season	Episode
3	14

INFO

Aired

2 February 2000

Written by

Tom Kapinos

Directed by

Sandy Smolan

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Never lose the butterflies

—Doug

The Valentine's Day Massacre is the 14th episode of Season 3 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH – Joey (Katie Holmes) questions Dawson's (James Van Der Beek) state of mind when he and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) decide to lead their friends to a secret location party hosted by a group infamous for their complete and utter debauchery. Back at home, Jack's (Kerr Smith) ex-girlfriend arrives from Rhode Island nursing a broken heart but is unaware of Jack's coming out last year and Jen's (Michelle Williams) first date with Henry (guest star Michael Pitt) is a Valentine's Day she won't soon forget.^[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

Meredith Monroe as Andie McPhee

John Wesley Shipp as Mitch Leery

Mary Beth Peil as Evelyn Ryan

Special Guest Stars: Dylan Neal as Doug Witter; Michael Pitt as Henry Parker

Guest starring: Alex Breckenridge as Kate Douglas; Michael Hagerty as Matt Caufield

Co-Starring: Jennifer Keddy as Nurse Nicole; Robert Boris as Paramedic; Alison Robertson as Hostess

Quotes[]

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Jen – Why plan a dinner? Why buy me jewelry if that's not who you are?

Grams – Maybe he thinks that's who you want him to be

Locations[]

Joey's House
Capeside High School
Capeside Police Department
McPhee House
Jen's House
The Bass Restaurant^[2]
St. Matthews Hospital

Trivia[]

Pacey openly confesses his feelings for a girl (Joey) to his brother Doug but still hides these feelings from Joey
As punishment for acting like a child, Mitch tells Dawson that he is going to work at the restaurant his mom bought
The password to get into the party is "I know kung-fu" which is a reference to The Matrix

BROADCAST

The episode was watched by 3.46 million people upon its original airing on the WB.^[3]

Films[]

WATCHED: —
REFERENCED: The St. Valentines Day Massacre (1967); Star Wars (1977); The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Say Anything (1989); The Matrix (1999); Scream 3 (2000)

Music[]

passion | PATRIA

"is that not the voice of a diva?"

real world | UNIVERSAL HONEY

andie, kate & jack

charming the gods | BRYAN KELLEY

henry picks up jen

bad girl | DJ RAP^[4]

gang arrives at the party

taste test | BEAN BAG

dawson + kate

what can i say | JULIE PLUG

dawson tries to kiss kate

point #1 | CHEVELLE

doug finds pacey

the way things used to be | DEBRA DAVIS

jack and kate talk

never be the same | SUSAN AGLUKARK^[5]

pacey visits joey

Photos[]

Videos[]

"The Valentine's Day Massacre" Promo

Jen's Disastrous Valentine's Day Date! - Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek - Pacey Teaches Joey How To Drive - The Valentine's Day Massacre

Notes and references[]

↑ "The Valentine's Day Massacre" official synopsis archived from The WB on dawsons-creek.com
↑ Scenes for The Bass were filmed at the same location as Entre Nous, previously seen in Reunited.
↑ Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Breathe (Dex Dubious Remix)" by Clare Quilty
↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Come Inside" by Mary Beth Maziarz

[1] "The Valentine's Day Massacre" official synopsis archived from The WB on dawsons-creek.com

[2] Scenes for The Bass were filmed at the same location as Entre Nous, previously seen in Reunited.

[3] Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap

[4] Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Breathe (Dex Dubious Remix)" by Clare Quilty

[5] Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Come Inside" by Mary Beth Maziarz

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