Dawson's Creek - True Love {Pacey/Joey}#463: "She wants to be with you, Pace, she does." - Jen [The Longest Day]

**ChristinaL80** · 11-20-2016, 06:26 PM

W e l c o m e t o t h e
Pacey Witter & Joey Potter
A p p r e c i a t i o n T h r e a d

Their Story

Since a very young age, Dawson, Joey and Pacey had been very close friends. Dawson and Joey were perhaps especially close, and as they got older, this close friendship began to develop into a romantic involvement. Meanwhile, Pacey and Joey's relationship became one characterized by playful banter and merciless teasing. Despite these hostile appearances, however, Pacey and Joey often seemed more alike than they thought themselves to be. With Joey firmly established as Dawson's soulmate, and Pacey firmly placed by Dawson's side as his underdog-ish sidekick, a romantic relationship was out of the picture (or at most, acknowledged only as a catalyst for the ballad of Dawson and Joey.

In their junior year of high school, the dynamics of this delicate triangle shifted. After Dawson and Joey's relationship came to an end, Dawson became interested in pursuing other objects of affection, leaving Joey heartbroken. Pacey, sent on behalf of Dawson, offers what he can to comfort her. When Pacey is also left heartbroken by his own first love, the two begin to develop a sincere friendship, beyond just bantering, and beyond just a mutual attachment to Dawson. At the same time, Pacey begins to work on fixing up a boat, which he decides to name "True Love." After his first heartbreak, Pacey decides that the idea of True Love is unattainable, and so names his boat after it.

As the two of them start spending more time together, Pacey makes the painful discovery that he has fallen for, as he puts it, the worst person he could possibly ever fall for. Rather than make any huge declarations, Pacey stands quietly by, defending her honour when her mural is defaced, and buying her a wall to challenge her to meet her potential. When Joey gets her heart broken again by an older college boy, she calls on Pacey to help her and bring her home. She tells Pacey that he and Dawson are the only two people who really know her. At this point, Pacey decides he can't stand quietly by any more, and demands that Joey confront her feelings by kissing her. After several outbursts and conflicts about consequences, as well as hopeless denials, Joey finally acknowledges her more than platonic feelings for Pacey. The real challenge, though, is how the two of them are going to break the news to their good friend Dawson, who has finally decided he's ready to have Joey become a special part of his life again. When he finds out, the friendship the three of them had is torn apart. Pacey and Joey attempt to reject their feelings for each other, but it proves exceedingly difficult, and when Dawson recognizes this, he sends Joey to explore her feelings for Pacey. Joey catches Pacey just as he is about to sail the True Love out for the summer. She joins him and the two sail off into the sunset.

Over their senior year, Pacey and Joey go through the ups and downs of their relationship. It is always evident that they both care very deeply about each other, but things like their insecurities and future goals begin to cause problems. Despite these problems, the two become very close, and what was thought by some to be a simple, passing interest gradually becomes one of the most significant (if not the most significant) relationship in both of their lives. Joey, who had always thought her first time would be with her best friend Dawson, takes that step with Pacey. Eventually, Pacey's insecurities about Dawson and especially himself become too much, and he explodes at Joey during their senior prom. After some cooling off and a great deal of regret over what was said, they both realize that what is left of their relationship cannot be maintained through their quickly diverging paths, and that what is best for both of them is some time apart, even though they both still love and miss each other.

Over the next year, the two are slowly able to rebuild their friendship. They both explore other relationships. Joey with her professor, Eddie, and Pacey with Joey's roommate, Audrey. When Joey learns about Pacey and her roommate, she finds herself in a similar situation that the one she and Pacey put Dawson in year ago. Rather than oppose the pairing, however, she takes the higher road and gives them their blessing. It soon becomes clear, even to Audrey, and Pacey and Joey are not over each other.

As more time goes by, Pacey begins to admit to himself (and at one point, to an intoxicated Joey) that he never did get over her. Despite their diverging paths, they still managed to stay directed towards each other. After spending a night alone, locked in a K-mart, Pacey gives Joey a sincere professing of his feelings; that he has always loved her, but rather than force her to make any difficult decisions, he has just accepted his feelings as a fact of life. Joey asks for some time to think about what to do next, to which Pacey obliges. Soon after, the two begin enjoying each other's company at dinner, and situations of a date-like quality. Pacey even hires Joey as a temporary assistant for him, which turns out to be disastrous when the pent up sexual tension between them manifests itself in embarrassing grope-fests in his office. Pacey tells her that he needs to fire her, for his concentration's sake, but the two agree to spend more time together outside work. They then face another obstacle: the return of Eddie. While Pacey is certain about wanting to reunite with Joey, Joey is less sure. When she tells him about Eddie, he is heartbroken, and the two part ways once again.

Five years later, after the two have settled into their separate paths, Joey returns to Capeside to visit her old friends. She has left her relationships with Dawson and Pacey both unsettled and decides that she will make her decision once and for all. But more than that, she has always known who she has wanted to be with, but instead of being brave enough to make that decision, she has always fled. Pacey tells Joey that he understands if her decision doesn't include himself, because the simple act of being in love with her is enough for him. But Joey does not want to run from her choice any longer. She chooses Pacey, and the two watch the televised incarnations of their little trio together, in the final scene of the series.

[1-366]
378. miki_cza
379. AllTooWell
380.These Broken Stars
381. Lauren James
382. Swift2Potter

Pacey: I think the world may just surprise you yet.

[1-260]
261. Because spending time with Pacey "sounds delectable."

Joey: We're creating our own history here.

Pacey: She's actually the kind of pretty that gives you butterflies.

Joey: You did it again, you grabbed my ass.
Pacey: Like you even have one.

Pacey: Joey, how many high school football games have you been to?
Joey: None.

Joey: Permission to come aboard?
Pacey: Permission granted.

Pacey: This is your life, and you should enjoy it.
Joey: How can I enjoy it without you?

Joey: You should try to come some time.
Pacey: I'll try and do that.

Joey: Is this some sort of recent new development in your life?
Pacey: Wanting to kiss you? No, it's sort of always there.

Top 10 Songs

#1
One Sweet Love - Sara Bareilles
Sleepless nights you creep inside of me
Paint your shadows on the breath that we share
You take more than just my sanity
You take my reason not to care.
No ordinary wings I'll need
The sky itself will carry me back to you

#2
This Years Love - David Gray
'Cause who's to worry
If our hearts get torn when that hurt gets thrown
Don't you know this life goes on
Won't you kiss me on that midnight street
Sweep me off my feet
Singing ain't this life so sweet

#3
I Will Be - Leona Lewis
And without you I don't know what I'd do
I can never, ever live a day without you
Here with me, do you see,
You're all I need

#4
I Will Love You - Fisher
'Til my body is dust
'Til my soul is no more
I will love you, love you
'Til the sun starts to cry
And the moon turns to rust
I will love you, love you

#5
I Shall Believe - Sheryl Crow
Open the door
And show me your face tonight
I know it's true
No one heals me like you
And you hold the key

#6
She - Elvis Costello
She may be the reason I survive,
The why and wherefore I'm alive,
The one I'll care for through the rough and ready years.
Me, I'll take her laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I've got to be.
The meaning of my life is she.

#7
Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
I watch you spin around in your highest heels
You are the best one, of the best ones
We all look like we feel
You have stolen my
You have stolen my heart

#8
Have A Little Faith in Me - John Hiatt
When the road gets dark
And you can no longer see
Just let my love throw a spark
And have a little faith in me

#9
Wonderwall - Ryan Adams
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

#10
Head Over Feet - Alanis Morissette
You've already won me over in spite of me
And don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet
Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn't help it, it's all your fault

Top 5 Quotes

#1
The Anti-Prom - 3x22

Where did you get those? They're not you.

Why, because I'm just a poor tom boy, or because Dawson gave them to me?

Neither. See this? This is you. It's not showy or gawdy. It's simple. Elegant. Beautiful.

#2
... Must Come To An End - 6x24

... The simple act of being in love with you is enough for me. So you're off the hook.

You know what? For the record, I-- I don't want to be let off the hook.

#3
A Winter's Tale - 4x14

You kissed me first, sweetheart.

#4
True Love - 3x23

I want to stop standing still, I want to move forward, I want to come with you.

What about Bessie and the B&B? They need you.

Not as much as I need you, Pacey.

#5
Coming Home - 4x01

Do you think we could do that thing that we do sometimes?

You wanna do that thing?

Pacey: And here we are. Home sweet home.

Joey: My future lies with you.

Top 5 Kisses

#1
Stolen Kisses - 3x19

I love that Joey finally is able to share her true feelings for Pacey in this moment.
Pacey has shown how he feels about her, and Joey reciprocates the feelings by
kissing him for the first time, allowing them to open up to each other. - Jamie

#2
All Good Things.. - 6x23

Both of them seemed so affected by it, and the kiss on the cheek
Pacey gives her afterwards is so full of hazy lust. - Claire

#3
Cinderella Story/Neverland - 3x17/18

This was Pacey's final attempt to win Joey's heart, and this time he was
determined, so he went for it. And I love it because it was Joey's first
surrender. And we see it in her eyes…the beginning of true love. - Romina

#4
A Winter's Tale - 4x14

This scene is so memorable. You know, after Joey finally being able to go
with Pacey on True Love for the summer, and them having such an amazing
relationship.. the word sex eventually started screaming their names. When it
finally happens you're almost in disbelief.. he's brushing her hair, and then all
of a sudden she's explaining why she's finally ready. Amazing moment. - Ally

#5
Coming Home - 4x01

At the end of 'True Love', we got to see Pacey and Joey ride off into the sunset, happy
and together. That kiss we saw at the end of "Coming Home" was what we didn't get
to see while they were on the boat... happiness, togetherness, connecting with one
another, and a realization that they fit and were made to last... no matter what. - Ali

From the moment that they locked eyes on the dock, Joey with glowering animosity and the pain of rejection and Pacey with a sincere desire to help, the true and never-ending love between them was cast in stone.

There was an indescribable quality about them which made them special. Their love could be torrid but it was never indestructible; even when they were apart, their hearts always complimented one another and, as a fan, you knew that they could never be away from one another for long. They sacrificed and fought for one another but what would seem like struggles for any other couple were simply obstacles that Pacey and Joey could overcome, together, and only served to help them build a stronger bond.

Simply said, Pacey and Joey were, and remain to this day, the epitome of epic love. - Beth

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**ChristinaL80** · 11-20-2016, 06:28 PM

Top 10 Moments

#1
The Anti-Prom - 3x22

[Joey walks over to the table where Pacey is sitting alone. He has his back to her so he doesn't notice.]
Joey: I've been meaning to ask you something all night, Pacey. Would you like to dance with me?
[She takes his hand. He looks at her hand in his for a moment.]
Pacey: Yes.
[They move out to the floor and begin to dance.]
Pacey: How come this feels so right?
Joey I think it was those dance lessons.
[They both smile. He notices her earrings and touches them.]
Pacey: Where did you get those? They're not you.
Joey: Why, because I'm just a poor tom boy, or because Dawson gave them to me?
Pacey: Neither.
[He raises her hand with the bracelet on it and caresses it softly.]
Pacey: See this? This is you. It's not showy or gaudy. It's simple. Elegant. Beautiful.
[She's taken aback.]
Joey It's my mom's bracelet.
Pacey: I know.
Joey: How do you know?
Pacey: Well, because you told me. Six months ago.
[He rubs her arm.]
Pacey: You were wearing that blue sweater with the snowflakes that you have. You were walking down the hallways at school.
I was annoying you as per usual. You said, 'Look, Pacey, I just found my mother's bracelet this morning, so why don't you
cut me some slack?'
[She's happily surprised.]
Joey: You remember that?
Pacey: I remember everything.
[They dance cheek to cheek now as he rubs her back. She is affected by his touch and sways gently with him.]

#2
A Winter's Tale - 4x14

[In the cabin at the resort - Joey is standing in front of the mirror brushing her hair. Pacey walks in.]
Joey: Hey.
Pacey: Hi. May I?
Joey: Sure.
[She hands it to him and he begins to brush her hair.]
Joey: Hey Pace?
Pacey: Yeah?
Joey: Do you still have your wallet?
[He kisses her hand.]
Pacey: I thought we were done talking about that?
[She takes the brush away from him.]
Joey: We are.
Pacey: Okay.
[He pulls his out his wallet, wrapping his arms around the front of her. He opens it and grabs the condom.]
Pacey: You want to throw it away?
[She takes it from him.]
Joey: I want to throw the wrapper away.
Pacey: If this was about what I was—
Joey: Pacey… this is about how you carried my bag off the bus yesterday. This is about how when we go to the movies and
you go and you buy popcorn, you always be sure you bring back a napkin so I don't wipe all the grease on my jeans.
And this is about how just last week when we were at miniature golf you took all of the shots first so I would know
the correct path.
[She unbuttons his shirt. He sucks his breath in lightly.]
Pacey: Well, that's just—
Joey: You taught me how to drive. And last year at prom, you knew that the bracelet I was wearing was my mom's. You
kissed me first sweetheart.
[She pushes the shirt off of his shoulders.]
Joey: The second time you counted to 10 before doing it again, just in case I wanted to stop you.
[She kisses his hand.]
Joey: You bought me a wall.
Pacey: I didn't buy it so much as I—
Joey: We were alone on a boat for three months and you understood without a word why I wasn't ready.
[She takes off his undershirt.]
Joey: Do you have to ask me now why I am?
[He brushes her hair out of her eyes. They hold each others hands and caress.]
Joey: Pace, I'm going to count to ten… and then I'm going to start kissing you. If you don't want me to… you're just going
to have to stop me.
[They stare into each others eyes. She runs her hand up his arm and places it on his chest.]
Joey: Ten, my love.
[They kiss each other, all over. He carries her towards te bed and she makes a happy sigh as it fades to black and they
have sex for the first time together.]

#3
True Love - 3x23

[At the docks near the True Love - Joey is running as fast as she can, frantically looking for Pacey.]
Joey: Pacey! Pacey! Pacey! Pacey!
[She looks for him on the boat but he's not there.]
Joey: Pace? Pacey!
[He comes from around the pier.]
Pacey: You want something, Jo?
Joey: I want to talk to you!
Pacey: No, nope. It's a bit late for this now. I'm leaving, you can't stop me, so don't even try.
Joey: No, that's not why I'm here.
[He climbs aboard True Love.]
Pacey: So why are you here? Maybe you want to rub it in a little bit, huh?
[He jumps off the boat and unties it from the dock.]
Joey: Look, I don't want to stop you, Pacey. And I don't want to stop Dawson, and I don't want to be stopped. Not by either of
you, not by anyone. See, I mean, that's what this whole year's been about. We've been trying to stop each other from
moving on and from growing up. But not you. You're different. And you've challenged me every step of the way and
you've been there every step of the way.
[He walks past her.]
Pacey: Jo, departure time is in T-minus thirty seconds, so if there's a point, I suggest you get to it.
Joey: I think I'm in love with you.
[His back is towards Joey.]
Pacey: You think or you know?
Joey: I know.
[He turns to look at her.]
Joey: I've known it since the moment you kissed me and maybe even before that. And as scary as it is, I don't want to deny
it anymore, Pacey. I don't want to run from it and I don't want to let it run from me.
Pacey: So… what are we going to do here, Jo?
Joey: I want to come with you.
Pacey: What? Are you crazy?
Joey: I want to stop standing still, I want to move forward, I want to come with you.
Pacey: What about Bessie and the B&B? They need you.
Joey: Not as much as I need you, Pacey.
[He smiles at her, she smiles back. She starts to get on the boat but he stops her.]
Pacey: Uh uh uh uh!
[She smiles and raises her hand up to his.]
Joey: Permission to come aboard?
Pacey: Permission granted.
[He takes her hand and she climbs aboard. They kiss.]
Pacey: You can swim, can't you?
Joey: Of course. I'm kinda worried about the next change of clothes.
[She sits and he gets the boat going.]
Pacey: Nothing to worry about. We're gonna hit the next port in a few days.
Joey: A few days?
Pacey: Yeah. Or a few days after that.
[Joey watches as Pacey steers them off into the sunset on the True Love.]

#4
Stolen Kisses - 3x19

[Joey walks out through Aunt Gwen's yard and up to Pacey who is sitting in front of a fire. She takes a seat next to him.]
Pacey: You don't have to worry, I'm not going to kiss you again, Joey. What's going on here?
Joey: I don't know.
Pacey: Well don't you think I deserve a better answer than that after all this?
Joey: Pacey, believe me, I've been trying to get you out of my head. I've tried to pretend that this is some bizarre hormonal
glitch but it's not working.
Pacey: Do you really want it to work?
Joey: I tried to tell him.
Pacey: Really?
Joey: Yes.
Pacey: What happened?
Joey: I couldn't really find the words, Pacey, which I know is odd considering the sheer volume of words spoken
throughout the course of our relationship…
Pacey: But what would you have said to him?
Joey: I don't know.
Pacey: I don't believe you.
[She stands up.]
Joey: Pacey, I don't have any answers right now, okay. Can't you understand—
Pacey: The only reason that you don't have answers is because you've been too scared to ask yourself the right questions.
Joey: What are you talking about?
Pacey: Look, I know how I feel. YOU know how I feel. That much is obvious by now. But during this whole process, we've
managed to miss the point. Because the point is not how I feel. It's how you feel. So how do you feel?
Joey: Awful. That's how I feel, Pacey. I feel awful.
Pacey: So do I. When I was kissing you tonight, I don't think that I've ever felt better and worse at one time in my entire life.
I mean, the very idea that Dawson or Andie would find out about us is killing me. It is tearing me up on the inside to
have these feelings for you, but I can't get rid of them.
[He then stands and faces her.]
Pacey: I can't keep on kissing you, Jo.
Joey: What do you mean?
Pacey: I mean just that. *I* can't keep on kissing *YOU*, alright? I've done it twice now. I can't be the one who's always
initiating this. I can't be the one who's always giving you the answers. Look at me, Joey.
Joey: I can't.
Pacey: Please?
[She does -- tears fall to her face.]
Pacey: If you felt even one shred of what I feel for you, then we wouldn't be standing here having this conversation.
[He walks past her to leave, then she grabs his hand as he passes her.]
Joey: Pacey...
[He stops and looks down at her hand holding his. She moves closer, stands on her toes, and kisses him.]

#5
To Green, With Love - 3x16

[Downtown Capeside - Pacey is holding Joey's hand and leads her across the street to an empty lot.]
Pacey: Come on. It's just a little bit farther, right up here. Doo dah doo dah doo. A couple more steps. Right here. Whoa, stop.
Right there. Perfect. We're here.
Joey: Pacey, I don't know where you think 'here' is, but it seems to me we're nowhere.
Pacey: Think back with me for just a second. Do you remember how this whole thing started? It started with a girl, a wall,
and a paintbrush.
[He holds up a paint brush.]
Joey: You bought me a paint brush?
Pacey: No, lame-o. I stole this from your permanent collection.
[He eyes the wall in front of them.]
Joey: You bought me a wall?
Pacey: Not bought, rented. And this thing didn't come cheap, either. It cost me a hundred bucks.
Joey: You bought me a wall?
Pacey: You said that already. Look, it's a limited time offer, so you should get cracking.
Joey: Pacey, did you fail to notice the size of this thing?
Pacey: I just thought your next endeavor should be bigger and better than your last one. I'm supporting you, you keep on
growing both as a person and as an artist. I also got you this.
[He holds up a can of paint.]
Pacey: Now I know it's not going to cover the whole thing. But as the saying goes, 'The journey of 1,000 miles begins with a
single step.'
Joey: Well, I'm gonna need your help on this one.
Pacey: No, no, no, no. Not this time. You're on your own, sister.
Joey: Pacey, you're unbelievable. I mean, as soon as I think I've got you all figured out, you go and you do something so
outrageous that... it completely challenges me in a way that no one else would even think of that... In case I don't say it
enough, thank you.
Pacey: It's about time, Potter. It's about time.
[They smile at each other as he leaves. She stares at the wall, in awe.]

#6
... Must Come To An End - 6x24

[At the Ice House - Pacey goes into the kitchen and sees Joey looking around.]
Pacey: Hey.
Joey: Hey. I'm looking for some serving spoons.
Pacey: They're in the bin at the end.
Joey: Well, how you doing? You okay?
Pacey: Yeah. Yeah, I really am okay.
[She notices something is up with him.]
Joey: What's going on in that head of yours?
Pacey: You're off the hook.
Joey: What?
Pacey: You're off the hook. I've never really put much faith in all that 'if you love someone, set them free' crap, as evidenced
by everything I've done in my life up to this very moment. But I am determined to be happy, Joey. Happy in this life.
And I love you. I mean, I always-- I have always, always loved you. But our timing has just never been right. And the
way I figure it, time is no man's friend. So I have to get right with that and be happy, now. Because this is it. I mean,
this is all that we get. If there's one thing I've learned from losing Jen, that's what I've learned.
Joey: Pace, I—
Pacey: Actually, um, hold on. I'm not done yet. Because I also want for you to be happy. It's really important for me that you
be happy. So I want you to be with someone, whether it be Dawson or New York guy or some man that you haven't even
met yet. But I want you to be with someone who can be a part of the life that you want for yourself. I want you to be with
someone who makes you feel like I feel when I'm with you. So, I guess the point to this long run-on sentence that's been
the last ten years of our lives is just that the simple act of being in love with you is enough for me. So you're off the
hook.
[Her eyes water.]
Joey: You know what, for the record, I-- I don't want to be let off the hook. Because everything in my life that I've done has
led me here... right now, and the last thing I want, need, or deserve is to be let off somebody's hook.
Pacey: Please don't miss my point here 'cause—
Joey: And don't miss mine. Pacey... I love you. You know that. But it's very real. It's so real that it's kept me moving, mostly
running from it, never ready for it. And I love Dawson. He's my soul mate. He's tied to my childhood, and it's a love that
is pure and eternally innocent.
[She pauses, her emotions get the best of her.]
Joey: I can't be let off the hook because I might just get the notion that it's ok to keep running.
Pacey: So then, what exactly are you saying here?
[Gail interrupts, unknowingly.]
Gail: Oh Pacey, there you are. Um, we need plates.
[He points to where they are. She hugs him]
Gail: You are so sweet to open up your place like this. I love you both.
[She then hugs Joey, grabs the plates, and leaves.]
Pacey: Okay, uh... I think you were maybe just about to say something really important.
Joey: Pacey... I realized—
[Bessie walks in.]
Bessie: Joey, give me a hand.
[Bessie gets a tray and hands it to Joey.]
Bessie: Here, grab this tray. Here. How are you doing, Pacey?
[He puts his hand on his face.]
Pacey: I'm good, Bess. I'm good, thanks.
[He lets out a happy yet confused sigh as Joey goes off to help and things are left up in the air.]

#7
Castaways - 6x15

[In K-Mart - Joey is pushing Pacey down an aisle as he is sitting in a desk chair on wheels.]
Joey: I promise you this is not going to hurt.
Pacey: Now, how could you possibly make a promise like that about what it is we're about to do, seeing as you've never done it
before?
[They pull up to a table with shaving cream, razors and a bowl of water on it.]
Joey: Just because I've never done it before doesn't mean I'm not gonna be good at it. I was good at sex, wasn't I? Sorry. Forget
that. Sore subject. Anyway... you know, if you're so worried about potential blood loss, you could always do it yourself,
you know.
Pacey: Well, I think I've already displayed the fact that I just-- I lack the iron will necessary to do this.
Joey: Okay. Now... the important thing to remember is not to move. And no talking.
[She takes a towel and puts it around his neck. Leans his head back and grabs a pair of scissors.]
Joey: Last chance to bail.
Pacey: Well, it's kinda hard to tell you I want to bail if I'm not allowed to talk, isn't it?
Joey: Oh. Well, blink twice or something.
Pacey: That's no kind of solution. That presupposes that I'm gonna stop blinking. Who stops blinking? Really, that's just—
Joey: Okay, shut up.
[She begins to cut his goatee with the scissors. She turns him around and grabs two cans of shaving cream from the
table.]
Joey: Regular or menthol?
Pacey: Are we smoking or are we shaving?
Joey: Pacey Witter: friend to women. I think it's better to go with sensitive skin.
[She begins to gently put some on him.]
Joey: Okay...
Pacey: It's okay. Don't be shy.
[She begins to put it all over his face.]
Pacey: Mmm.
[He chuckles. She grabs the razor and heads towards his face.]
Joey: Okay. It's harder than legs. Although not dissimilar to knee—
[She moves down his chin and accidentally nicks him.]
Pacey: Mhhh!
Joey: Sorry.
[She kisses her finger and touches the cut. He laughs with his mouth still closed.]
Joey: There. Hello, chin. You're back!
[He laughs a little again.]
Pacey: Well, I was never really gone.
Joey: You weren't?
Pacey: Mmt-mmm.
Joey: It kinda seemed like it.
[They look deeply into each others' eyes, then he leans over and kisses her.]

#8
Stolen Kisses - 3x19

[Outside Aunt Gwen's House - Joey goes to look for Pacey and she finds him outside sitting on some picnic chairs.]
Joey: Are you okay?
Pacey: Not so much, no.
Joey: Well, what's wrong?
Pacey: Well, it's the history. It's killing me. How can a guy compete when the two of you have your own karaoke routine?
Joey: Pacey, you're not suppose to compete. We're suppose to have our own hist-- I didn't mean that.
Pacey: Well, what did you mean?
Joey: I don't even know anymore, Pacey.
Pacey: You know this little arrangement we got going between us?
Joey: Yes?
Pacey: Well, it sucks! It sucks up one side and down the other. It's uncomfortable, it's weird, and I hate every single second
of it.
Joey: Really?
Pacey: Yes!
Joey: Then why did you come here, Pacey?
[He stands up.]
Pacey: You know, for a bright girl, you can be really daft sometimes. Why do you think I came here? I came here to be with
you! It's as simple as that. When you like somebody, proximity is a good thing, regardless of how they feel about you.
Or don't as the case may be.
[He walks past her to go back into the house.]
Joey: Look, I felt it.
[He stops, turns, and looks at her.]
Pacey: What?
Joey: This morning. Your arm brushed up against me in bed and-- and I felt it.
Pacey: How did it feel?
Joey: It made me feel alive.
Pacey: Okay. Joey, I am going to kiss you now.
Joey: You can't.
Pacey: Look Jo, you can't say something like that to me and expect me not to kiss you. So that's exactly what I want to do.
I'm going to kiss you in about 10 seconds. And if you don't want me to kiss you, well then if you don't want me to,
I guess then you're just gonna have to stop me.
[He moves closer to her.]
Pacey: Ten.
[He takes her face in his hands and kisses her.]

#9
Castaways - 6x15

[In the Outdoors department of K-Mart - Pacey and Joey are lying down in separate sleeping bags.]
Joey: Hey Pace, did you—
Pacey: Put all the stuff back? Yeah. Though some of it we're gonna have to pay for, like the clothes.
[She sighs.]
Joey: Pacey, did you—
Pacey: If the next words out of your mouth are 'take out the trash,' I will officially have a preview of what it'd be like to be
married to you.
Joey: And?
Pacey: It ain't pretty.
[He laughs.]
Joey: I was going to say... Did you know?
Pacey: Did I know what?
Joey: This was a dream come true.
Pacey: Which part?
Joey: All of it.
[They roll to look at one another.]
Joey: When you and I were on the boat I used to dream that we'd be cast away somewhere. You know, your standard tropical
island with the white sand beaches and giant stars overhead. We'd wear no clothes, and we’d splash in the surf all day.
And then at night the moon would be this... well, this giant thing. And it was always full.
Pacey: I like this fantasy. I'd catch fish with my bare hands, make fire without matches.
Joey: I'd make the fires.
[He looks over at her weirdly.]
Joey: Who paid attention in science class?
Pacey: Okay. Good point.
Joey: Besides, it's my fantasy. And I guess I never told you about it before because it’s embarrassing, you know? I mean...
not at all original.
Pacey: I guess you were right about one thing.
Joey: What's that?
Pacey: There are about a thousand reasons why you and I would never work.
Joey: There's one thing in the pro column.
Pacey: What's that?
[She gets out of her sleeping bag and goes over to join him.]
Joey: It doesn't mean what you think it means.
Pacey: Well, then what does it mean?
Joey: Well... it means that... well, I'm cold.
Pacey: Oh.
[He pulls the covers over her.]
Joey: And... I'm still thinking about it.
[Beat]
Joey: I miss you, pace.
Pacey: I miss you, too.
[They fall asleep together.]

#10
The Longest Day - 3x20

[Pacey and Joey are in a shed near the pier and are having a make-out session.]
Joey: Come on. Let's go, Pacey. It's your boat we're planning on christening.
[He lifts her up onto a table in front of him.]
Pacey: I own a boat?
Joey: We have to stop doing this, it's wrong.
[He kisses on her neck.]
Pacey: Yes, dead wrong.
Joey: Pacey. Look, we've been in denial all week. I mean, when we're around other people we pretend like nothing's changed
and the minute we're alone, it turns into this.
Pacey: This what?
Joey: Well, this embarrassing grope fest.
Pacey: Yeah, I guess this is kind of embarrassing, huh? Especially for you. Given how much you protested.
Joey: I did not protest.
Pacey: You did, too.
[They kiss.]
Pacey: Wait, wait wait wait.
Joey: What?
Pacey: We gotta tell him, Jo. We do. We gotta tell him-- as soon as possible because the longer we wait, Jo, the worse it gets.
Joey: I know, Pacey. I tried. I've tried plenty of times.
Pacey: Every time I see the guy now, I just feel—
Joey: Look, you don't have to bother filling in the expletive, okay? I mean this isn't exactly the easiest thing I've ever had to
do, Pacey. Telling Dawson that while he wasn't looking, I developed this bizarre, gravitational pull towards his best
friend and I can't stop thinking about him or wanting to be near him or wanting to kiss him all the time.
[They kiss some more.]
Pacey: I'll do it.
Joey: What?
Pacey: I'll tell him.
Joey: No, I can't let you do that, it's... this is my responsibility.
Pacey: Jo, it's not your responsibility. I'm the one that started this, remember? I'm the one that got you into this situation.
And frankly, the only way I'n gonna save my friendship with Dawson is to be completely honest with him. So I gotta
do this. All I need is one day. Just one day.
Joey: One day.
Pacey: Yes, one day.

Joey: You gotta learn to read between the banter, Pacey.

Pacey: The thought of losing her or hurting her... it's not even a consideration.

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Clean and Sober - 6x14

After a long awaited moment, Pacey finally admits to
a sleeping Joey that he was never really over her.

#2
All Good Things... - 6x23

Even after five years, the chemistry they had
always shared was as prevelant as ever.

#3
A Winter's Tale - 4x14

Nine months filled with wit, banter and most of all
love brought us to their most romantic moment.

#4
Castaways - 6x15

In an episode featuring only Pacey and Joey, we received a look
of complete mesmerization from a doe-eyed Joey Potter.

#5
... Must Come To An End - 6x24

The bright look on Pacey's face reveals it all when he
sees Joey return to Capeside after years apart.

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Round 4

1. 1x06 - Baby

Pacey: Feel free to keep on walking. I won’tthink you’re rude.
Joey: Look, despite first impressions, I’m not here to bust on you. I don’t know if the rumors are true or exaggerated, or if this is one of your attempts to appear more attractive to the girls, but I just wanted to say I know what you must be going through.
Pacey: No, I really doubt you know what I’m going through.
Joey: Well, let me see.People stare when you walk down the hall. We’ve seen that. They whisper behind your back. You overhear your name in the conversation of strangers.Soon, a justifiable paranoia sets in. Whether they are or not, you’re convinced everyone’s talking. Imagine if you’d done something even worse.
Pacey: Like what?
Joey: Sharing a house with your pregnant,unwed sister and her black boyfriend, while your father serves time on a drug conviction. Imagine that, Pacey. We actually have something in common: Providing gossip for the small-minded townsfolk. And, unfortunately for you, you’re tonight’s top story.
Pacey: Great. So, what do I do now?
Joey: Same thing I did. You pray like hell for a better story to come along.

2. 1x10 - Double Date

JOEY: Look around you, Pacey. I mean, look at what my life is. I’m a boarder in my sister’s house, I share my bedroom with the living room, and my social life consists of a part-time job. As far as I can tell there are only two ways to make my life better. And the one that doesn’t involve waking up and discovering it’s all been a dream involves a college scholarship. When I apply I better have the grades that don’t give them a choice because a scholarship is pretty much my only way out of Capeside. And if I don’t get out of here, Pacey, well, it’ll be a sadder story than I care to imagine. Okay?
PACEY: You don’t have to worry, Jo. You’re going to make it out of here. You’re going to go to some great school and send me postcards back here where I’ll be tending bar or pumping gas.
JOEY: Come on, Pacey. You’ll get out too.
PACEY: Yeah, if the circus is hiring. I'll tell you what, though, don't bet against that Potter girl.

3. 1x13 - Decisions

Joey:* Sorry Pacey. Kitchen’s closed.
Pacey:* Please don’t make me eat dinner with the Stepford family.
Joey:* Uh oh trouble in paradise? Maybe I could scrape something up. I think I saw some rat droppings behind the oven.
Pacey:* Great I’ll take them. Just pop them in the microwave. Warm them up for me.
Joey: That was weird. For a second there I was overcome with this wave of sympathy for you. It’ll pass.
Pacey:* Tell me something, Jo. You have a habit of being annoyingly honest with me. When was it that I got designated a town loser? I mean, I know I’ve done some stupid things in my life but what was it exactly pushed me over the edge to being a walking, talking embarrassment to my perfect family?
Joey:* You’re not an embarrassment to your family, Pacey.
Pacey:* According to Deputy Doug I am.
Joey:* Well, at least your whole family isn’t an embarrassment. I just got back from visiting my dad.
Pacey:* How’d it go?
Pacey:* Fathers are weird creatures, you know that? When I was 8 years old, I used to play PeeWee baseball. We had this huge game at the end of the season. It was 2 outs, bottom of the ninth, and I was up to bat. I struck out. Anyway, we get home and my dad just proceeds to reen me. Tell me what a loser I am and what a disgrace I am to the whole family and town for losing the game. Next morning I go down to breakfast, and I overhear my dad relaying the events of the game to my brother. I heard him say to him, ‘At least I have you.’ I never told anybody this but I wish I’d never heard him say that.
Joey:* Well, maybe you should have a talk with your father. You know, tell him that he hurt you.
Pacey:* Is that what you did?
Joey:* No, but I’m going to.
Pacey: Yeah?
Joey: No, I mean tonight. I’m going to go back there tonight. I have to go back and see him.
Pacey: Sorry but the buses don’t run this late.
Joey: Well, can you help me? I mean, when have I ever asked you for a favor? I mean, can’t you steal your dad’s car or something?
Pacey: I prefer to call it borrowing, but sure.
Joey: Thank you.

4. 2x16 - Be Careful What You Wish For
Eliminated Round 1

5. 3x01 - Like A Virgin

Joey: He told you, didn’t he?
Pacey: What do you think?
Joey: I think I hate you both?
Pacey: Well, then you’re really gonna hate me when you hear what I have to say.. He
did the right thing. The two of you need to be apart right now.
Joey: How would you know what I need?
Pacey: Yeah, you know you’re probably right. How could I possibly know how hard it is to let somebody go, right? The pain of knowing that even though you’re right for each other, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re right for each other right now. But what would I know about that, right? How could I possibly know that sometimes it just makes you wanna scream, hit somebody, sit down at the end of a dock and cry?*
Joey: Of all the people to see me like this, it had to be you.
Pacey: It’s a new year. Who knows? You and I might even become friends.
Joey: Pacey, I'm upset enough as it is.
Pacey: Hey Potter. C'mere.

6. 3x02 - Homecoming

Joey: Well, I don't think we'll be attending any more pep rallies any time soon.
Pacey: Probably not.
Joey: Thanks for the ride.
Pacey: No problem.
Joey: Pacey, you probably don't want to hear this right now, and I'm sure you don't want to hear it from me, but you have to talk to her.
Pacey: No, not right now. I couldn't even look at her right now.
Joey: You have to, Pacey. You have to hear her out.
Pacey: Why? What's the difference, Joey, huh? No matter what she says the ending's still the same. She slept with somebody else.
Joey: You think that just because the two of you were together what she did hurts more? It doesn't. There's no difference, Pacey, I mean... Look, she's sixteen years old and so are you. We talk like we know what's going on, but we don't. We don't have any idea. Look, we're really young and we're gonna screw up a lot! You know, we're going to keep changing our minds and ... and sometimes even our hearts. And through all of that, the only real thing we can offer each other is forgiveness. And I couldn't do that. Or at least I did it too late. Don't let yourself get so angry that you stop loving because one day you wake up from that anger and the person you love will be gone.

7. 3x03 - None of the Above

JOEY; Here, I brought you a Pepsi.
PACEY; No, thanks, I’m not thirsty.
JOEY; It’s for your lip, moron, in lieu of ice.
PACEY; I can’t believe he thought I took it.
JOEY; So what, Pacey?
PACEY; I thought if I’d earned anyone’s respect, it was Dawson’s. I mean, if the guy who knows you better than anyone on earth thinks you’re a loser, then maybe…
JOEY; Then maybe you are one? C’mon. I mean, I thought you were a loser for years, but you’ve never believed me. [they share a smile]
PACEY; It’s just, you know, when does a person start believing the general consensus about themselves?
JOEY; When it’s right.

8. 3x09 - Four To Tango

Pacey: You don’t understand, okay? It’s just that recently, whenever I crack a book to study, it’s like I automatically want to be doing something elseanything else! I mean, it seems to me that under the previous regimes in my life, every time I was studying*…*I was given a reward.
Joey: I offered you Chex mix.
Pacey: And I’m not talking about Chex mix. I’m talking about Tamara, and I’m talking about Andie*… .*Let’s just say, that those two ladies, they trained me to acquaint studying, with …
Joey: With what?*
Pacey: Sex. I acquaint studying with sex - sex with studying! Now I get studying, but no sex, you understand? So it’s a little hard to get motivated these days.
Joey: So what you’re saying is that you’re merely the innocent victim in some behavioral psychology experiment gone horribly awry?*
Pacey: Yeah.
Joey: And that you’re desperately in need of some able-bodied female to help you provoke those preconditioned Pavlovian homework responses?*
Pacey: Yes.*
Joey: That is the worst pick-up line I have ever heard, Pacey.
Pacey: Thanks, Toots, but I wasn't hittin' on ya. I'll have you know I have my own prospects, thanks.
Joey: (laughs) Like who?
Pacey: For right now, they would prefer to remain anonymous, but let me tell you, they've made it clear to me in no uncertain terms that should the mutual desire occur, that they will be more than willing to take care of all my physical needs, you understand?
Joey: So is this a potential relationship or are we talking a free-trade agreement?
Pacey: All right, listen. If you had the opportunity to be with somebody, no questions asked, no strings attached, no awkward first dates, no waiting by the phone, no any of that. Totally on the surface. 100% casual. What would you do? Would you go for it?
Joey: A totally empty, emotionally unfulfilling sexual experience? That sounds great.
Pacey: You're not listening to me. I'm being serious, but it's kind of a limited-time offer, so I just thought I'd ask you, what do you think?
Joey: Pacey, I think that if you really wanted to be having causal sex with someone right now, you'd be doing it instead of sitting here having a hypothetical discussion about it. That's what I think.

9. 3x13 - Northern Lights

Pacey*: He kissed you, didn’t he?
Joey*: What makes you say that?
Pacey*: He’d have to be a moron not to. And your lipstick is smeared all over your face.
Joey*: That’s what I get for letting Bessie talk me into Very Berry, I guess.
Pacey*: So are you gonna see this guy again?
Joey*: I don’t know. I mean, what’s the point? I mean, he’s older than me. He’s smarter than me. And he lives far away, a very not-insignificant problem seeing as how I can’t even drive yet. How could I ever feel about him the way that I…?
Pacey*: Feel about Dawson.
Joey*: No, I was actually going to say ‘felt.’
Pacey*: Want to know something, Miss Josephine Potter? I think the world may just surprise you yet. You fall in love and it doesn’t work out and you think it’ll never happen again, but it does. Believe me, it does, in the strangest of places.

10. 3x16 - Crime and Punishment

Joey: You bought me a wall?
Pacey: Not bought, rented. And this thing didn’t come cheap, either. It cost me 100 bucks.
Joey: You bought me a wall?
Pacey: You said that already. Look, it’s a limited time offer, so you should get cracking.
Joey: Pacey, did you fail to notice the size of this thing?
Pacey: I just thought your next endeavor should be bigger and better than your last one. I’m supporting you, you keep on growing both as a person and as an artist. I also got you this, (holding up a can of paint) now I know it’s not going to cover the whole thing, but as the saying goes, ‘The journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.’
Joey: Well, I’m gonna need your help on this one.
Pacey: No, no, no, no. Not this time. You’re on your own, sister.
Joey: Pacey, you’re unbelievable. I mean, as soon as I think I’ve got you all figured out, you go and you do something so outrageous that, it completely challenges me in a way that no one else would even think of. In case I don’t say it enough, thank you.
Pacey: It’s about time, Potter. It’s about time.

11. 4x02 - Falling Down

Joey: We spent 3 months on the sea, but we haven’t even come to close to weathering the storm. We ran away. We made our own reality and it was so wonderful but..
Pacey: But it couldn’t last forever.
Joey: Nor should it. Pacey, a relationship isn’t about a romantic 3-month cruise. It’s gonna be the details that define us.. the moments.
Pacey: Okay. Joey, I am really scared. I think that I screwed up and I’m gonna flunk out of high school. So, I need your help. Really badly.
Joey: That’s all you needed to say, Pace.
Pacey: Easy for you to say.
Joey: Whatever it takes, we’re gonna fix it. Everything’s gonna be okay.
Pacey: How can you be sure?
Joey: I’m not going anywhere without you

12. 4x04 - Future Tense

JOEY: Pacey. I’ve been doing some thinking.
PACEY: Yeah. Drunk thinking.
JOEY: Maybe… Maybe that’s not what I really want. Maybe I just wanna stay here. You know? I mean, look it’s- it’s really beautiful here and… and I can just-
PACEY: Just what? Stay here and work as a waitress all your life? Come on. I mean, forgive me if you’re losing me here, Jo, but to be perfectly honest you haven’t made the slightest bit of sense all night even before you were drunk.
JOEY: I wanna be with you, Pacey. I wanna stay and be with you.
PACEY: Well if you wanna be with me then staying here would be a really stupid idea. Considering I don’t plan to be here. I plan to be wherever you are.
JOEY: Really?
PACEY: Yes. Really.

13. 4x07 - You Had Me At Goodbye

Pacey: Jo, I’m sorry for how I reacted to the whole peer rec thing. I think it was just kind of a left-hook to the hot button and I reacted.. like Pacey.
Joey: You know who that guy you reacted like is gonna be in ten years, Pace? The person who knows me best. Dawson knows my past. My future lies with you. If you think about it you know, you didn’t even like me three years ago.
Pacey: Well, you always tease the ones you love.

14. 4x10 - Self-Reliance

JOEY: Pacey, I do think about the future. I do.
PACEY: So what do you see when you see the future?
JOEY: Us. Me and you, Pace. We grew up together. You see, Dawson and I, we didn’t grow up. We are in that house, in Dawson’s bedroom, eternally having the same argument over and over again, in this endless cycle that goes on and on. And I can’t stop it. Because whenever I’m around him, I become 15 again.
PACEY: Well, if that’s the problem, and believe me, this isn’t easy for me to say, but.. you have to talk to Dawson. And then would you please call me?

15. 4x14 - A Winter's Tale

Joey: Hey.
Pacey: Hey. How long have you been
Joey: long enough to remember why it is that I love you. Why every part of me loves you. [She kisses him] Hey, Pace.
Pacey: Yeah?
Joey: You can still be upset. You can still be angry. You earned it.
Pacey: I'm not angry with you.
Joey: You are. It's ok. You have a right to be. You don't have to be perfect all the time. And me...I, uh... I don't have to be so afraid. [She kisses him again]
Pacey: What do you say you and I go in there, lock the door, cuddle up together, and then I read you a story?
Joey: Mmm... We didn't bring our book. Pacey: That's all right. I'll make one up.
Joey: I like that idea.

16. 4x17 - Admissions

Pacey: As long as we’re in the season of honesty, there’s something else I probably outta offer up.
Joey: What’s that?
Pacey: Well, as happy as I was for you, I found out you were going to Worthington, I think I was just as happy when I found out you weren’t. It’s not that I don’t want you to be able to go off and realize your dreams, Joey, because I do. But, for the first time I just felt like it was me that was holding you back from them.
Joey: Pacey, you’ve never held me back. You’ve got to stop thinking like that.
Pacey: I could stop thinking like that if you just promise me one thing. If the day ever comes, and it may come much sooner than either one of us think, but if that day ever comes, when you do feel like I was holding you back, just promise me that you’d cut me loose, yeah?
Joey: Pacey!
Pacey: Promise me that.
Joey: I won’t promise you that. You’re asking me to promise to let you go. I can’t do that.

17. 4x21 - Separation Anxiety

Pacey: When we were at that party last night, Jo, I was jealous. I wasn’t jealous of you, but I was certainly jealous of the rest of the kids who were gonna get to experience you next year. ‘Cause they’re gonna get to be with you and I’m not.
Joey: You know, I was so certain that Mr. Kubelik’s offer was the answer to all of our problems. A sign, you know?
Pacey: Yeah, I know. I know. And I think that it was a sign, just not the one that we were hoping for. But at least we got a better ending this time. I am grateful for that.
Joey: Me, too.

18. 5x03 - Capeside Revisited

Joey: (looking up at the sky) You can't see them very well, can you, at night in the city?
Pacey: (surprised, he turns around to look at her. He smiles a little and looks up at the sky.) What, the stars? Um... no, you can't see them very well, (looking at Joey) but what the hell? I've seen them all before, right?
Joey: (finally looking at him and smiling) Me, too. (he motions for her to come aboard and helps her up)
Pacey: So I'm guessing that this means that Lindley sold me out, huh? Joey: Ah, go easy on her. I saw you at the restaurant.
Pacey: Ah, yeah. My new stomping grounds.
Joey: Well, after that, she did unravel like a cheap suit.
Pacey: Which would explain why she hasn't been around to see me lately.
Joey: No, that would be because she met a guy.
Pacey: Really? That's good for her.
Joey: Yeah. So I guess, um, she's told you about these Sunday dinners we've been having.
Pacey: Uh, yeah. I seem to remember something to that effect.
Joey: Well, it's-- it's nice. I mean, we try to get together every week because it's easy to get lost in the big city.
Pacey: Well, of course it is. You don't have enough stars to guide you. Joey: You should try to come some time.
Pacey: I'll try and do that.
Joey: Because, Pace, I would-- I would hate that... you not coming had anything to do with me.
Pacey: With you?
Joey: Or this thing we shared called the romance. You know, I did really badly, and there was bitterness and tears and... recrimination. Pacey: Yeah. I think I remember that. We dated once, right?
Joey: Yeah, we did, didn't we? (she moves to the wheel and he helps her over) But, you know, I've practically forgotten now that I've slept with half the football team.
Pacey: Really? Just half? I think that shows incredible restraint on your part.
Joey: Well, I had to leave half for my roommate.
Pacey: Oh, roommate. Oh, lord. I feel sorry for this person. 24 hours a day, confined in a small space with you-- it's not healthy. (they both take a seat)
Joey: I don't snore.
Pacey: I beg to differ.
Joey: So, Pace, um... the other day, I had to read this article for biology, and it said that contrary to all previous thinking on the subject, human beings may actually be able to regrow brain cells.
Pacey: So I guess that means the whole "this is your brain on drugs" thing is moot.
Joey: I wouldn't go toking up just yet... but I think what it means is that at some point in the not-so-distant future, it may actually be possible to forget all the bad stuff and only remember the good.
Pacey: I don't know. If you ask me, I think that's already possible. So tell me some more about this new roommate of yours.
Joey: You really want to know?
Pacey: Well, of course I want to know.
Joey: No. I want to know about your job and this boat. This is one mother of a boat, Pace.
Pacey: Yeah, I know. I mean, it's not technically mine, but it's good for right now. And the job is a job, but this summer...

19. 5x10 - Appetite For Destruction

Joey: You know what I envy in you, Pace? Your ability to see the big picture.
Pacey: Ah, well, I am the visionary of our generations.
Joey: Seriously, I mean, when things got tough for you, you knew that the thing to do was to take a break from what was expected from you. I mean, it must have been incredible out at sea, to be able to start all over with yourself.
Pacey: I think maybe you're giving me a little too much credit. The only thing I knew that I wanted was to get out of town. It's only later that it became a profound journey. [Chuckles] I mean, what do I know? I think it's just a part of growing up.
Joey: I just feel like I'm acting like I think Joey Potter is supposed to act. You know, I'm-- everything that I thought I was supposed to want and to have is shifted. I just feel like I'm floundering.
Pacey: Joey, you're stronger than I've ever seen you before. You got the new school, the writing, the new friends. You are becoming the woman that I always knew you were going to become. So where is the flaw in that?
Joey: I guess you're right. I expected this from him. How could I possibly think that everything else would change, but we'd somehow remain the same? I mean, promises we made before we even knew how we would turn out, it seems a little crazy.
Pacey: The things ]we really want always seem like a good idea at the time. Joey: Pace, I don't think I exactly wanted it. There was this small part of me that was relieved to get a break and was relieved to know that someone else was going to be taking care of him. And now... Pacey: You just didn't expect to lose your place?
Joey: It sounds horrible.
Pacey: No. It doesn't sound horrible, it just sounds like the truth. I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason. And things have a wonderful habit of working themselves out regardless of how you may plan them to the contrary. [Pacey hugs Joey]

20. 5x11 - Something Wild

Joey: Hey!
Pacey: Hi. Do you want to play against her?
Joey: Ah...No. I'll let you enjoy the indignity.
Pacey: Thank you. So, tell me, how long after we left your room today did you run down to the bursar's office to check on your grades?
Joey: Ok, I'm an obsessive freak, I freely admit it. There is no hope for me.
Pacey: No, that's not true. There is a part of you that knows how to let loose. You just have to... let her loose every once in a while.
Joey: What part?
Pacey: The other Joey. The carefree girl who knows how to drink and play strip poker and go away on a sailboat for a summer. The girl who can get up in front of a crowd of complete strangers and sing at a beauty pageant.
Joey: Other Joey?
Pacey: Yes, the other Joey. The girl who knows better than to let things that are completely out of her control bother her.

21. 5x17 - Highway To Hell
Eliminated Round 2

22. 5x19 - 100 Light Years From Home
Eliminated Round 3

23. 5x23 - Swan Song

Pacey: Hey.
Joey: Hey.
[She quickly tucks the letter back into the envelope]
Pacey: May I?
Joey: Yeah, but you really don't want to get too close.
Pacey: Head lice?
Joey: No. I seem to have fallen victim to the Capeside disease.
Pacey: And what is that exactly?
Joey: Feeling trapped, feeling sorry for yourself, sort of general inability to see the future.
Pacey: You mean being a teenager.
Joey: You know what, pace? And don't take this the wrong way, but, well, despite your pension for sugar-coated cereals and Saturday morning cartoons, you may be the most adult person I know.
Pacey: [Snickers]
Joey: You never look back, do you?
Pacey: Why would you look back? The future's out there. And whatever it is, it's gonna be great.
Joey: You really believe that?
Pacey: Sure, I do.
Joey: Just not for yourself?
Pacey: Come again?
Joey: Pace, you're pigheaded, and don't bother trying to contradict me because I've earned the right to say these things. Pacey, you need to believe in yourself more.
Pacey: Ok, point taken.

24. 6x14 - Clean and Sober

Joey: Gratuitous purchases aside, I’m very impressed with you, Pace.
Pacey: Hey, you put any fool in a suit and he’ll change the world, just look at Trading Places.
Joey: It’s not the suits, and it’s not the high tech toys. It’s how you got yourself to this place. I mean, look how far you’ve come.
Pacey: Not too far, I hope.
Joey: You really worried about that?
Pacey: Of course, I like to think I could get back to being the person I used to be, because in my opinion, he was actually a pretty good guy.
Joey: You still are, Pacey. Look, you’ve always been this mad-cap genius just waiting for potential to kick in, it just so happened to kick into overdrive. I’m very proud of you.
Pacey: Thank you. That means a lot coming from you, Jo.

25. 6x14 - Clean and Sober

Joey: Everybody's working it out. Jen and CJ, you know that British girl and that gross guy.. I’m just no good at this, I just.. I push people away.
Pacey: No, that’s not true.
Joey: Oh, no? Then why do they go out to sea or move across country or follow their dreams just because I told them to? There’s always something better out there than me.
Pacey: Woah, I think perhaps you’re looking at this the wrong way. Maybe it’s just that you’re such an amazing woman, you make these guys want to be better men.
Joey: We’re not together.
Pacey: True enough. Yeah.
Joey: Well don’t you look so glum, we’re talking about my sucky life. Yours is a success! Oh.. I forget. You’re still not over me.
Pacey: Really?
Joey: Remember, Christmas dinner from hell, that was one of Audrey’s enlightened comments.
Pacey: Right, of course.
Joey: You’re still not over me. That must suck.
Pacey: Oh, it does. You have no idea the hardships I go through trying to maintain a friendship with a dream girl such as yourself. You have no idea.
Joey: Gets lonely?
Pacey: It does, I cry myself to sleep every night. But Jack and I cuddle, it eases the pain. He’s very loving.
Joey: Oh, Pace. You know what? I am a good catch.

26. 6x15 - Castaways

Joey: Can I ask you a question?
Pacey: Yeah. Fire away.
Joey: Are you happy?
Pacey: Me?
Joey: Yeah. I mean really happy, not superficially, we-all-have-our-health happy.
Pacey: Why? Are you?
Joey: Mmm, yeah. I think I am. Which is weird, because it’s not like there’s anything all that spectacular going on in my life right now. It’s just that.. I don’t know. I guess I feel different. Like I’ve always had this tendency to assume that change, when it happens, can only be for the worse. You know? And lately, I kinda feel like that’s not true.. like whatever’s waiting for me out there may not be that bad. And even if it is, then not knowing about it might actually be the good part. Mmm.. I don’t know. I don’t know that I’m making any sense.
Pacey: It sounds like what you’re tryin’ to say… is that you really like that guy.
Joey: “That guy”?
Pacey: Yeah. That Eddie guy.
Joey: Yeah. I did. But.. the past as they say, is the past. And that still doesn’t change the fact that you never answered my question.
Pacey: I don’t really have to. I mean, how could I not be happy? You’ve seen my car, right?
Joey: Pacey! Real answer, please.
Pacey: Real answer? Okay, fine. The real answer is this. I currently have in my life everything that I could possibly want. Except one thing.
Joey: And what’s that?
~
Joey: Nachos?

27. 6x15 - Castaways

Joey: Did you know?
Pacey: Did I know what?
Joey: This was a dream come true.
Pacey: Which part?
Joey: All of it. When you and I were on the boat, I used to dream that we’d be cast away somewhere. You know, your standard tropical island with the white sand beaches, giant stars overhead. We’d wear no clothes, and we’d splash in the surf all day. And then at night, the moon would be this.. well, this giant thing, and it was always full.
Pacey: I like this fantasy. I could catch fish with my bare hands. Make a fire without matches.
Joey: I’d make the fires. Who paid attention in science class?
Pacey: Ok, good point.
Joey: Besides, it’s my fantasy. And I guess I never told you about it before because it’s.. embarrassing, you know, I mean, not at all original.
Pacey: In any case, you were right about one thing.
Joey: What’s that?
Pacey: There are about a thousand reasons why you and I would never work.
Joey: There is one thing in the pro column.
Pacey: What’s that?
Joey: [kisses him] It doesn’t mean what you think it means.
Pacey: Well then, what does it mean?
Joey: Well, it means that.. well, I’m cold. And I’m still thinking about it. And I miss you, Pace.
Pacey: I miss you too.

28. 6x16 - That Was Then

Joey: [Clears throat] Bad timing? You're on your way out.
Pacey: Uh, no. It's... cosmic timing. I was on my way to see you.
Joey: Really?
Pacey: Yeah. Yeah. I was, uh, I was hoping that we could stand awkwardly in the doorway, which, uh, huh, is workin' out perfectly for me.
Joey: It's not awkward, Pacey.
[Long silence]
Joey: [Sighs] How about I come in?
Pacey: Great idea. Come in. Uh...can I get you anything? You want somethin' to drink?
Joey: Uh, no, I'm ok.
Pacey: You, uh, you hungry?
Joey: You know what'd be nice?
Pacey: Pizza? That's funny. I was actually thinkin' pizza myself.
Joey: It would be nice if we could stop being so polite.
Pacey: Oh. You know, actually, I'm really glad that you said that, because I've been meaning to emotionally abuse you for weeks. I just wanted to make sure you're up for it.
Joey: Pacey.
Pacey: Ok, I'll stop. [Chuckles]
Joey: Do you regret it?
Pacey: Which part?
Joey: Do you regret telling me what you told me?
Pacey: I guess it really... depends on whether or not you regretted hearing it.
Joey: It's hard to regret hearing something that's already been in the back of your mind. But... I think I regret reality as...just a general concept.
Pacey: Really?
Joey: Do you remember reading those choose your own adventure books as a kid?
Pacey: Well...[Chuckles]... You and I both know that I was pretty much a functional illiterate until the ninth grade.
Joey: Right. Ok. Well... I did, but... I cheated on them. Whenever a chapter wasn't going the way I wanted, I wouldn't even finish. I would just go back to the beginning until...I got a happy ending.
Pacey: Yeah. Everybody does that.
Joey: Yeah, but it's not exactly the most realistic way to live your life.
Pacey: But--wait, what makes you think that one false move is gonna ruin our entire story?
Joey: History.
Pacey: Yes. That was then. Joey...I'm serious. We're older now. I mean, it's not like I'm just gonna run out the door if I don't like your choice.
Joey: Ok. Well, so... what are you afraid of?
Pacey: 'Cause that--the whole... possibility thing is really just a mean trick.
Joey: I don't like this chapter. It's too negative.
Pacey: Well...I guess maybe I'm just tryin' to play out all the worst case scenarios, because I want to be sure that you have grown enough to be together without always having to replay our history. 'Cause...I'd really like to look into our future. [She sits on the back of the couch and he pulls a chair over and sits down in front of her.]
Joey: You want a clean slate.
Pacey: Well...yes and no. I just don't want my prior offenses being held against me.
Joey: Well...I mean, we agree you and I have...you know, said things- and done things that... we regret, but... we've changed, haven't we? Pacey: Yeah. Yeah.
Joey: [Sighs]
Pacey: [Sighs] So I'm gonna go... think about some things. And... you're gonna think about things. And you should probably go now before I lose my ability to think clearly about things.
Joey: Well...ok. But... Pace, I don't know. I mean, don't you think that... this is a little too delicate to handle without a plan?
Pacey: A plan. Well... uh, you know, I... [Chuckles] I appreciate the fact that you're a slave to structure, but I'm just not sure how to schedule life-changing decisions.
Joey: W-what I meant...
Pacey: [Chuckles]
Joey: Is that... you know... I could call you, or you could call me and see how
Pacey: Right. Like you've ever needed an excuse. [they have now leaned so close to each other, that Pacey slowly moves in for a kiss, but just before their lips meet, Joey turns her head.]
Joey: I should go.
Pacey: [Coughs] Of course. [Chuckles] [Sighs]
Joey: What about that pizza thing?
Pacey: Well, that would be an entirely different story

29. 6x21 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Joey: Pacey, if I wanted to go back in that house, I would’ve gone a long time ago. Don’t you know me at all by now?
Pacey: Well I don’t want you sitting here feeling sorry for me.
Joey: I don’t feel sorry for you. I feel for you, Pacey. God, can’t you ever tell the difference?
Pacey: I don’t know. I don’t know because you and I have had a very confusing run of things. Especially lately.
Joey: Okay, you know, no matter how much I love you or how long I stays with you, you’re only gonna remember the moments when I leave.
Pacey: Well, you gotta give me that much, ‘cause those are pretty much the most painful moments in my life.
Joey: That’s because you ask for them, Pacey. I’m sorry, you do. Your whole life, you spend so much time expecting the worst that you don’t even notice the moments when people are loving you, and Pacey, people spend a lot of time loving you.

30. 6x24 - Must Come To an End

Joey: You have a great life here.
Pacey: I just wish that I could feel that.
Joey: You don’t?
Pacey: Well, I didn’t. Until you came breezing through my door again.
Joey: Uh-oh.
Pacey: There’s no need to bolt, I’m just saying thank you. You reminded me of what I’m capable of feeling. It’s like I was walking around seeing my life through a smudged window, and then I saw you and the smudges were gone, the window was clean.

clarkson_fan · 11-20-2016, 06:50 PM

#24 for me, because as sweet as it is, it doesn't pack a punch as much as the other ones.

hshapir2 · 11-20-2016, 07:13 PM

I'll go with 1. It was sweet of her to see how he was doing

Jaime Bee · 11-20-2016, 07:25 PM

Tftnt!

Butterfly85 · 11-20-2016, 11:24 PM

hshapir2 · 11-21-2016, 04:44 AM

1 for me

Swift2Potter · 11-21-2016, 06:52 AM

1 for me!

This is really a hard survivor, wonder what scene will win!

LR about the title - I also like the Jen quote!

**ChristinaL80** · 11-21-2016, 12:20 PM

It's a tie

#1 -2
#24 -2

Butterfly85 · 11-21-2016, 12:49 PM

Well Hshapir2 voted for 1 twice but I'll vote for 24 again.

Jaime Bee · 11-21-2016, 02:23 PM

Where did this title come from?

**ChristinaL80** · 11-21-2016, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butterfly85 (View Post)

Well Hshapir2 voted for 1 twice but I'll vote for 24 again.

Thank you, my mistake, just tired. We're back to round 4. I'm sorry.

Tie.

#1 -2
#24 -2

**ChristinaL80** · 11-21-2016, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaime Bee (View Post)

Where did this title come from?

The Longest Day

Jaime Bee · 11-21-2016, 02:27 PM

Thanks.

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