SEASON
2
#201 - "The
Kiss"
After their first, wildly passionate kiss, Dawson and Joey fall prey to
the all-too-normal insecurities and uncertainties that accompany the death
of a platonic relationship and the birth of a romance. On top of it all,
Joey needs to make an immediate decision on whether to not to go to
France, and a grief-stricken Jen keeps looking to Dawson for support in
the wake of her grandfather's death. It all seems as if the deck is
stacked against the new couple. Meanwhile, Pacey meets new girl in town,
Andie McPhee, who gives the wiseacre a taste of his own medicine after he
masquerades as a police officer. And, Mitch visits a divorce lawyer
without telling Gale, who blindly believes that they're headed for a
complete reconciliation.
 #202
- "Crossroads"
Pacey fails his driver's license test on his birthday, and Dawson is so
absorbed with his new relationship with Joey that he overlooks Pacey's
special milestone entirely. Hurt and feeling like he's being phased out,
Pacey throws a huge bash in an effort to expand his horizons. While
innocently snooping around Joey's room, Dawson reads some disparaging
remarks in her diary that make him question how well he knows his lifelong
friend. The budding Dawon-Joey romance affects Jen too, whose loneliness
causes her to befriend the group's adversary, Abby Morgan. With boys and
booze forever on her mind, Abby proves to be a bad influence on Jen.
Meanwhile, Mitch suggests that he and Gale try an "open"
marriage as a means to save it.
 #203
- "Alternative Lifestyles"
When Jen and Dawson get paired up in an Econ class as a pretend couple who
must come up with a "family budget," Abby convinces Jen to seize
this opportunity to seduce Dawson, while Pacey's pairing with Andie brings
them closer and reveals the truth about Andie's family. Meanwhile, Mitch
rides Dawson about the new sexual nature of his relationship with Joey,
and announces to Gayle that he has decided that an open marriage would be
the best thing. And, Joey begins to see a whole new world of possibility
and empowerment when she does research for her Econ project with an
unmarried businesswoman.
 #204
- "Tamara's Return"
Joey's newfound passion for art drives a wedge between she and Dawson.
She's nervous about taking her focus off of Dawson to concentrate on
herself, and Dawson can't seem to recognize how important this budding
interest is to her. While continuing to develop his flirtation with Andie
McPhee, Pacey unexpectedly bumps into Tamara and realizes that he is far
from over her. And when Jen and Abby meet a handsome stranger who shows
more interest in Jen than Abby, Abby drops her new best friend instantly.
 #205
- "Full Moon Rising"
The full moon puts everything in a twist and nothing goes according to
plan. Joey has a healthy respect for the havoc that can be wreaked by this
monthly event, while Dawson maintains his usual romanticism on the
subject. That is, until he is forced into joining the sinking ship of his
mother's dinner party, at which his father Mitch infuriates Gale by
showing up very late - and with Tamara in tow as a surprise guest. Romance
goes awry on several other fronts as well, as Jen hooks up once again with
hunky dock worker Vincent, despite Abby's jealousy. Determined to seduce
this older guy, Jen realizes she's made a mistake when the situation turns
ugly. And, Pacey and Andie finally agree to go out on a date but as fate
would have it, they just can't seem to find each other in the right place
at the right time. Meanwhile, Jack and Joey battle a strange power outage
in the restaurant (which leads to a forbidden kiss) but are aided by a
strange lone customer.
 #206
- "The Dance"
School-spirited Andie somehow convinces her apathetic buddies to attend a
Capeside High School dance, where each romantic entanglement is tested.
Hoping the dance will help him forget about his parents' decision to
separate, Dawson arrives in time to overhear Jack and Joey arguing about
the kiss they shared a few days before. Meanwhile, Pacey maintains to
Andie that he's not a dancer, but is later caught swaying in the arms of a
beautiful upperclassmen.
 #207
- "The All-Nighter"
A panic-inducing English Lit mid-term compels Dawson, Joey, Pacey, Andie,
Jen and Chris Wolfe to mount a desperate, last-ditch study effort - the
rite-of-passage all-nighter. At Chris' house, the group members settle in
to study, procrastinate and come to terms with their individual dramas.
Dawson puts Joey through the paces, creating a post-break-up hell in which
he gives her the silent treatment, insults her and says a lot that he
doesn't mean. Andie finds out about Pacey's affair with Tamara during a
Cosmo magazine purity test, and Jen gives in to temptation courtesy of
lady-killer Chris.
 #208
- "The Reluctant Hero"
Elated about winning the junior division of the Boston Film Festival,
Dawson wants to share the triumph and prize money with Joey, whose
less-than-enthusiastic response dampens his jubilant mood. As she pulls
away from Dawson, Jack edges a little closer and asks her out on a date.
Seeking soalce, Pacey's guidance counselor paints a bleak picture of his
future. Andie helps him buckle down, but she too needs to be saved, when
her mother loses her composure in a public place.
 #209
- "The Election"
Andie persuades Joey to be her running mate in the student body election,
pitting them against the popular ticket of Abby and Chris Wolfe. Andie,
Joey and Pacey anticipate that Abby's smear campaign will dredge up Joey's
spotty family history, but are completely unprepared when Abby turns the
spotlight on the McPhees. Meanwhile, Jen pressures Dawson to live a little
so that he can use his real-life experiences to write a stronger script.
Only when he witnesses his parents' feeble attempt at reconciliation and
their subsequent decision to divorce, does Dawson give in to Jen's advice.
 #210
- "High Risk Behavior"
It seems that love - or at least lust - is in the air in the usually
sleepy town of Capeside. During much analysis of his autobiographical
movie script, Dawson and Jen ponder their past romance and current
friendship. Their frank discussions lead to Dawson's realization that
romance, love, lust and passion are sometimes hard to separate. Meanwhile,
Pacey and Andie move forward with planning Andie's ultimate fantasy
scenario for losing her virginity. And, Joey agrees to let Jack pose nude
for a sketch, which serves to heighten the mounting tension between them.
 #211
- "Sex, She Wrote"
When the meddlesome Abby discovers a crumpled but heartfelt note, written
by someone who has just had sex, to their "partner in crime,"
she decides that figuring out who these two are is perfect fodder for her
English class report on the mystery genre.
Abby particularly
relishes the fact that all of her "suspects" will be subject to
public humiliation once she presents her findings in class - one they all
attend. After some investigation, Abby decides to solve her mystery a la
Hercule Poirot, and sends mysterious invitations to a late-night meeting
in the English classroom to all suspects. When Joey, Jack, Dawson, Jen,
Pacey and Andie arrive, they realize that they've been trapped. Tension
builds as they all squirm, and embarrassing revelations and accusations
fly, but the end result is a big surprise to all.
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 #212
- "Uncharted Waters"
On a weekend fishing trip, Pacey is once again at odds with his
hard-to-please father, while believing that his shipmates, Mitch and
Dawson, have the perfect father-son relationship. But Dawson's dealing
with problems with his own dad, blaming Mitch for his parents' divorce and
for not being able to keep a steady job. And Jack, whom Andie talked Pacey
into including on the male-bonding weekend, is a total fifth wheel, since
his dad is nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, inviting Jen, Joey, Andie and Abby
over to film a news piece on teenage girls, Gale initiates a
female-bonding session in which Jen and Joey come to terms with their
precarious friendship, and the usually-mild-mannered Andie locks horns
with Abby.
#213 - "His
Leading Lady"
Using the prize money from the Boston Film Festival, Dawson is ready to
begin filming his second movie, and everyone in Capeside is involved.
Despite Dawson's effort to deny it, he finally concedes that the highly
autobiographical film is his way of hanging on to Joey, who is fighting
emotions of her own. Andie decides she no longer has time for a
relationship - but Pacey won't go away that easily. And, while shooting
Dawson's film, Jen meets a cute guy named Ty, who takes her to a party - a
bible study!
#214 - "To Be
Or Not To Be…"
When Pacey and Jack get caught talking in Mr. Peterson's English class,
Jack is forced to recite his very personal poetry assignment, intended for
Mr. Peterson's eyes only. While reading, Jack is overcome by emotion and
flees from the room, and the school is quickly abuzz about the incident -
not only did Jack cry in class, but the missive was about a man. New
friendships and relationships are put to the test as everyone at Capeside
High asks the same question - is Jack McPhee gay? Sticking up for Jack,
hotheaded Pacey spits in the English teacher's face and faces suspension
just as his grades are improving. Andie completely avoids her brother, and
Joey stands by her man as best she can in the face of such scrutiny.
#215 - "...That
Is The Question"
Despite his attempts at levity, Jack is having trouble coping with the
rumors at Capeside High School that he's gay. In a moment of anger with
his absentee father, Jack blurts out his true feelings, that despite his
efforts to the contrary, he is gay, and is left with the consequences of
what he says. When Pacey returns to school from his suspension, he
continues to battle Mr. Peterson - this time, over the new, seemingly
unfair gradingsystem. Pacey makes his argument to the School Board,
inadvertently prompting Mr. Peterson to take an early retirement, forcing
Pacey to doubt his actions. Meanwhile, Jen questions her relationship with
Ty when they have a heated discussion about homosexuality.
#216 - "Be
Careful What You Wish For"
Dawson's sixteenth birthday sparks some unsettling self-reflection -- he's
no more grown up than a year ago, and the only part of his life that is
clear to him is his feelings for Joey. Crushed that she still wants to be
alone, Dawson becomes determined to have a little fun on his miserable
birthday. Andie joins Dawson's mission, after her therapist prescribes a
night of imperfection, and to Pacey's horror, the two goody-goodies show
up drunk at Dawson's surprise party, where the guest of honor unleashes
all of his bitterness at his loved ones. Meanwhile, Joey is speechless
after catching a confused Jack kissing Abby, and Jen is stung when Ty
wrongly assumes that, given her reputation, she's trying to seduce him.
#217 - "Psychic
Friends"
The Capeside Winter Arts Fair brings surprises to Joey and Grams, and
Dawson loses confidence in achieving his dream when his film teacher tears
his movie apart.
#218 - "A
Perfect Wedding"
Biting off more than they can chew, the Potters take a job catering a
wedding, and Joey enlists her buddies to help out. While trying to keep
the dinner on time, Joey is preoccupied and conflicted about her father's
return to Capeside. Dawson and Jack both console her, but it's with Dawson
that she shares a passionate kiss. Meanwhile, feeling alone, Jen patches
things up with Abby, hoping to stir up some fun. The two rebels crash the
wedding reception, steal a bottle of champagne and head to the docks,
where their drunken night comes to a terrifyingly sober and tragic end.
And, Gale is determined to win back Mitch, who shows up at the wedding
with another woman.
 #219
- "Abby Morgan, Rest In Peace"
Just as Abby Morgan would have wanted, Capeside is reeling from her
unexpected death. Disgusted by the hypocrisy of everyone's false grief,
Jen tries to cope with her survivor's guilt and the loss of her friend.
Gale is offered a high-profile network news job in Philadelphia.
 #220
- "Reunited"
Stirred up by the trauma of Abby's death, Andie's repressed grief over her
lost brother brings her dangerously close to the breaking point.
Concerned, Pacey and Jack are torn about the best way to handle her
escalating breakdowns, especially after Andie admits to having
conversations with her dead brother. Meanwhile, a farcical situation
ensues when the romantic evening that Mitch plans for his new girlfriend
is interrupted by Dawson and Joey, celebrating their one month
anniversary, and by Gale and Jen, out to drown their sorrows at Capeside's
hottest French bistro. Trying to set things right between the Leerys, the
kids cook up a scheme to reunite Gale and Mitch on the dance floor.
 #221
- "Ch…ch…ch…changes"
Desperate to help his sister, Jack calls on their absentee father, who
decides that Andie and her mother need to be under constant medical
supervision. Pacey vows to fight to keep Andie in Capeside, fearful of
what being shipped away will do to her and equally afraid of being left
behind without her. Looking for a subject for a film project, Dawson zeros
in on Mr. Potter as a person who has heroically changed, and regrettably
discovers something that could destroy Joey. And, Jen contemplates setting
off on her own, feeling totally alone without a home or a family to turn
to.
 #222
- "Parental Discretion Advised"
After Dawson confronts Joey with the knowledge that her father is
trafficking drugs again, Joey is determined to handle the situation by
herself. However, Sheriff Witter's growing suspicion and near-fatal event
force Joey to come to terms with the painful truth threatening to destroy
her reunited family. Forced to take action, her next move promises to
forever change her relationship with both her father and Dawson.
Meanwhile, desperately missing Andie, Pacey blows his finals and has a
heartbreaking confrontation with his father. And, Gale makes a surprising
final decision about the job offer in Philadelphia.
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