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| Episode Guide: Pretty Woman |
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Plot
At a welcoming session, Hanna, a rich girl Pacey used to know, and Pacey insult each other. Jen helps coach Joey for the pageant. Walking in heels with a book on her head, Joey asks why Jen is helping her. Jen replies that she has never really had any girlfriends. Pacey practices singing but eventually decides to do a magic trick for the talent competition instead. Dawson explains that if he wins, the event could become big news.
Jen sees Dawson and Joey walking to a bench holding hands, and runs off. Dawson explains to Joey how he's falling for her. However, she gets sad and says that she can not go out with him because she wants to wants him to like her for who she is, not just for the makeup. Jen comes over to Dawson's house wanting a second chance but Dawson realizes things have changed and turns her down. Stats
Great Lines
Joey: Twentieth century males have been conditioned to be attracted to whatever female the media decides is that month's version of the perfect human specimen.
Joey: Dawson will always see me as the gawky girl from across the creek with a Band-Aid on her knee, and one braid coming out. That's just the way we look at each other, maybe that's just the way it was meant to be. Joey: Everything changes eventually. That's just the way life is, you have no control over it. Suddenly people you think are always gonna be there, they disappear, you know? People die, and they move away and... they grow up. Everything changes eventually, Dawson.
Mitchell: So, in doing this, you've become a politicial activist, challenging social stereotypes.
Joey: I'd like to tell today's youth that, no matter where life takes you, big cities, small towns, you'll inevitably come across small minds. People who think they're better than you are. People who think that material things, or being popular automatically make you a worthwhile human being. I'd like to tell today's youth that none of these things matter, as long as you have a strength of character, integrity, a sense of pride. And if you're lucky enough to have any of these things... don't ever sell them... don't sell out.... So when you meet a person for the first time, please don't judge them by their station in life. Because, who knows, that person just might end up being your best friend. Joey: When guys look at you, they think "Wow, what a babe!" When they look at me, they think "Wow! She's really tall!"
Joey: You've had a lifetime to process your feelings for me and I
can't spend the rest of mine hoping that one day you'll throw a general
glance in my direction in between your tortured teen romances with
whatever Jen Lindley that walks into your life next. I just can't do it.
Joey: I thought that this is what I wanted, for you to see me as beautiful, for you to look at me the way that you look at Jen. But the truth is, I don't want that at all, Dawson. I want you to look at me and see the person you've always known and realize that what we have is so much more incredible than some passing physical attraction. Because you know what, Dawson? It's just lipstick, and it's just hairspray. Tomorrow I'm going to wake up, and I'm gonna be Joey. This Joey... the too-tall girl from the wrong side of the creek.
Joey: Have you seen Joey around?
Stupid Jen Lines
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Dawson and Joey begin by comparing human relationships with animal relations. At the Icehouse, the gang discusses the Miss Windjammer beauty pageant and Dawson boasts that he is covering it for the television station. Jen says that her mother used to enter her in beauty contests. Dawson taunts Jen by saying she should enter but Jen turns him down. Jen officially becomes friends with Joey and convinces her to enter the pageant to try to win the $5,000 dollar prize. The next day, Pacey tells Dawson that his dad told him he could move out. Pacey asks if he can help with the beauty contest taping for the money, but Dawson says the only person making money off this is the winner. Pacey is seen arguing to enter the contest claiming there are no rules saying he can't. Joey too signs up for the contest. Dawson laughs at Joey for entering which gets her angry at him.
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