TEXT: [Scene: Outside Dawson's House. Joey and Dawson are walking up to the porch talking about the upcoming finals.] Joey: Oh, I hate finals. What kind of a sadist bases 1/3 of a semester's grade on whether or not you can recite the opening to the Canterbury tales in perfect middle English? Dawson: Joey, we've been over this a thousand times. Your pronunciation is flawless. Joey: Maybe so, but I'm still gonna continue torturing myself until test time. I just have to. Dawson: Of course you will. I'm well aware of the potter neuroses. Joey: I prefer to think of them as quirks. Dawson: Do you? Joey: Yeah. Dawson: Well, whatever works for you. Joey: I could get into the leery neuroses. Dawson: Uh, we don't have to do that. Besides, I'm, uh, nervous enough on my own right now. Joey: Why? Dawson: Uh, well, there's A... There's an event looming on the horizon, and, uh... I seem to recall a certain pact made by 2 high-school freshmen regarding said event. Joey: Junior prom. We both agreed if we didn't have dates, we'd go together. Dawson: So you do remember. Joey: Are you asking me to prom? Dawson: I don't want to go with some random person and have it mean nothing. You know, I want to go with my oldest friend. That'll be something I'll always remember. Joey: Or we can both agree that it's a meaningless event and not go at all. Dawson: But it does mean something. There are a million reasons why proms are ridiculous and stupid, but we made that pact because it obviously mattered to us. It's a rite of passage. And I can't think of any better way to move forward than to fulfill a pact made by 2 old friends and just have a good time. Joey: Ok. Ok. But I have 2 rules-- no cheesy corsage for me and no blue ruffley
SUMMARY:
Dawson, Joey and Andie organise their own unique prom when they learn that Jack has been the victim of homophobic discrimination over his choice of prom date. Dawson asks Joey to be his date to the group's anti-prom, but misleads Joey into believing that the night is about their renewed friendship, hiding the fact that he wants to win her back. Pacey attends the prom with Andie on his arm, who has plans to make things happen between the two of them. Dawson and Andie are both upset when they see the chemistry between Joey and Pacey who share an intimate moment on the dance floor. Joey goes to visit Dawson the next day, and tells him she isn't ready to make decisions. Jen breaks up with Henry after he selfishly makes plans for an entire summer at football camp without considering her feelings. Gail responds to Mitch's doubts about her commitment to their relationship by proposing to him. He accepts, witnessed by Dawson and Joey from the doorway.