TEXT: "Ch...Ch...Changes" CAST Dawson Leery: James Van Der Beek Joey Potter: Katie Holmes Pacey Witter: Joshua Jackson Jen Lindley: Michelle Williams Andie McPhee: Meredith Monroe Jack McPhee: Kerr Smith Joseph McPhee: David Dukes Mike Potter: Gareth Williams Written by Dana Baratta Directed by Lou Antonio (Cut to Dawson watching "Casablanca" on his television while sitting at his desk by his laptop.) Dawson: (Thinking) Compare and contrast Humphrey Bogart's character arc in "Casablanca" to one in your own life. Use examples. (He stares blankly at the laptop.) Dawson: (cont.) Number one...Mrs. Kennedy. The character starts out as a sadistic film teacher/father's new girlfriend who maliciously conjures up a finals assignment for the sole purpose to slowly torturing her helpless nemesis, played by Dawson Leery, to death. An example of a purely evil character...with absolutely no arc whatsoever. (He highlights and deletes what he had and gets up and walks towards the bed where we see Joey.) Dawson: (Speaking) Why is it that we're so ridiculously intent on pleasing the people who dislike us the most? Joey: I don't know why you're making such a big deal about this, Dawson. I mean, it's your film final. It should be a no-brainer for you. Dawson: I know. Joey: Why don't you just...I don't know...interview somebody? Dawson: On camera! That's it! I'll present my film final on camera! (laughs) I mean, I'm bound to get points for ingenuity if nothing else, right? Joey: There you go.. (Dawson moves over and sits on the bed, pointing the camera at Joey.) Dawson: So...Joey? Talk... Joey: No! Forget it, Dawson. Dawson: C'mon! You've gone through changes this year. You have a character arc!
SUMMARY:
All of the gang's lives go through changes. After Andie begins seeing her dead brother Tim in the last episode, Jack and Pacey agree to call Mr. McPhee, who decides that he wants his daughter to be treated in Providence, not Capeside. All are stunned at the new changes, and Andie and Pacey must decide if Andie's mental health is more important than being together. Jack also must decide whether or not to go with Andie or stay. His decision is complicated when his father implies that Jack's homosexuality can be 'treated'. Dawson, while helping Mr. Potter extend the Ice House, interviews him for a film project about his supposedly changed life, but inadvertently catches him in the act of a drug deal. Jen decides to make a change so she calls her mother and inquires about returning home or visiting. She is upset to be told that it is an inconvenient time. She ends up moving in with Jack, as she has no other place to go. Andie leaves, and Jack and Pacey watch her go.