Dawson's Creek Season 6 Episode 3 The Importance Of Not Being Too Earnest
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00:00She took a bite from the apple that fell from the tree
00:10And she took a piece for herself
00:15And then she gave a bite to me
00:19And she, she told me of the serpent
00:24With those black eyes of steel
00:28And how I once see a dog for a while
00:33She wasn't sure what was real
00:39I never possessed you, baby
00:46Oh my God! You're still there, like a vegetable.
00:51Writing a good email is hard.
00:53Yes, especially when it is a huge mistake.
00:57Shut up.
00:58Joey, I am serious. Email expression is the scourge of the modern age.
01:02The internet has made it way too easy to express oneself.
01:05Okay, you have some fleeting thought.
01:07You send it. It lands with a thud in some unsuspecting person's mailbox.
01:12Said person then reads it.
01:14Gets irked because you've recapped a conversation that you presumably already had.
01:18They fail to respond. You feel slighted.
01:21But if you must be one of these pathetic, passive-aggressive email types,
01:29far be it from me to stop you.
01:32What do you have so far?
01:35Well, I had Dear Dawson and then I erased it.
01:40Why? I think that's a nice start.
01:42It seemed cold.
01:44True. I mean, you did just nude up with the guy.
01:47Oh, I'm sorry. Or did you guys do it through a hole in a sheet?
01:50Because that's very Dawson Joey to me.
01:52Again, shut up.
01:53Sorry. Okay, so what do you want to say?
01:56I don't know. I mean, I don't like the way things ended.
02:00And I want him to know that I care, but I also want to hold on to my righteous indignation.
02:08Obviously. Why don't you just pick up the phone and call him?
02:12I'm afraid we'll just fall right back into our old patterns.
02:16Trust me, email is a far safer alternative at the moment.
02:20Okay. If you must do this, then I say that you go for it.
02:26You know, be gooey, be embarrassing, but most of all, just be real, Joey.
02:32Say all of the things that you can't say to his face. The whole nine.
02:35You're right.
02:38I better get to work. But...
02:43Thank you, Audrey.
02:45No problem, Sister Christian.
03:15Let's go.
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05:23That's gross.
05:25That's gross?
05:27Yeah.
05:28Couldn't you be more...
05:30Sensitive, well-groomed, up by six, drinking his own shake?
05:34To begin with.
05:36I thought you'd be a little more...
05:38Snuggle too, sucking down the tea, choking on bangers and mash?
05:42You know, the service we provide to those less educated of our cultures, you and I...
05:48We keep them guessing.
05:55Okay, okay. Y'all get up, kiddies, because this is how I will appear every morning, in all my formal glory.
06:01You know, some of us actually have to work for a living.
06:03Oh, poor Pacey Witter has a job that millions want that he's vastly underqualified for.
06:08Oh, come on.
06:10Hey, man, why is it the way it is?
06:13It's too much product.
06:15Now, are you sure that blonde of yours isn't a real spacey?
06:19Emma, you know, if you can't deal with the man love, I don't think this thing's gonna work out.
06:23Don't remind me.
06:24And I know you've got this brilliant job and all, but you're still gonna have to put the dishes in the wash before you go.
06:31Which is exactly why I came down here.
06:34And you, Jack, left the door unlocked last night.
06:37After the wholesale, you and two boys gave me about three cigars.
06:40No, no, no, that wasn't me, that was him.
06:42I'm totally non-confrontational.
06:45All right, okay, all right, duly noted.
06:47Man, I mean, the suit and the nagging, it's like a good old-fashioned American family around here.
06:53And because the days went long, you're feeling...
07:18You got a message.
07:23What?
07:42Audrey?
07:44What?
07:45Audrey, wake up.
07:46What?
07:47The email.
07:48What about it?
07:49Not everyone, not like the gang, everyone.
07:51Countless strangers, campus-wide everyone.
07:54Well, honey, why would you do that?
07:56It was a mistake.
07:57I was tired.
07:59Clicked on the wrong address.
08:01See?
08:02I told you that wasn't a good idea.
08:05That's all you have to say?
08:07I don't know.
08:09It's next to you.
08:20Winter!
08:22Rinaldi.
08:23That's sir until you buy me flowers, Winter.
08:26Where have you been?
08:27I'm really sorry.
08:28I was just under the impression that I wasn't supposed to be here.
08:31You're supposed to.
08:32That's cute.
08:33Are you supposed to dress yourself, or does your mommy actually want you to look like a pansy?
08:38Look around.
08:39You see these guys?
08:40Apparently, these gentlemen are free thinkers.
08:44Since you get to grow a pair, you get stuck with these.
08:49And what's all this?
08:51That is a collection of about 30 cold days in hell.
08:54Rich guys sitting on piles of money so high their daughters eloped and sold their own babies in the black market just to put ramen on the table.
09:02We have never been able to sell them stock, and they will certainly never buy it from the tardy likes of you.
09:08You better get on the phone.
09:10We work on commission here.
09:12The guys on your list don't know how dreamy you are, so I would work that blue-collar, charmful throttle.
09:19Stop batting your eyes at me.
09:23Is this some sort of punishment?
09:25I'm just trying to get you to leave.
09:27I don't have enough desks.
09:43Can I sit on this side? I don't want to sit on this side.
09:47Sorry.
09:51Sorry.
09:52Are we done playing musical chairs yet?
09:55I just want to be able to see the board.
09:57Don't insult me with your scholarly guise.
10:00I just want to get a good look at framework.
10:02And why not?
10:03Mother, may I?
10:05Audrey, not that we don't enjoy having you here, because we do,
10:10but don't you have your own classes to go to?
10:12Worthington's charms are lost on me.
10:15Hey, miss, one more week and maybe they'll just kick you out.
10:17That would be awesome.
10:18Guys, shh.
10:21Okay, I forgot to tell you.
10:23This is Studio X, Jack.
10:25Not to be confused with fun time, Jack.
10:27He doesn't like to miss a word of Freeman's lecture, so you should just try and keep it down.
10:31So tell me something.
10:32Between him and Grahams, how do you nap during class?
10:34Okay, everyone.
10:35Shh, guys, guys, guys, guys.
10:37Before we get started, I just wanted to inform those among you who are truly enamored with our twisted culture
10:44that there's a little extra credit assignment today.
10:47Now, my heart won't be broken if nobody shows up.
10:51I will, however, silently judge you for the rest of the semester.
10:55There's a theater downtown that's showing a double feature,
10:59which exemplifies our culture's obsession with the beautiful girl who plays ugly.
11:04The plain Janes who go on to grace the covers of Cosmo the same month their makeover movies come out.
11:10Oh, no.
11:11This call to Jack is going to make me watch Miss Congeniality again.
11:14I love that movie.
11:24Okay, kiddies.
11:25Knock back your riddling and settle down.
11:27You may recall we were wrapping up a rather depraved discussion of Portnoy's complaint last week.
11:36Sadly, we won't be dabbling in Roth's stream-of-consciousness sexual rivers much longer,
11:42but fate assigned us some additional reading last night via email.
11:48I think you all got a copy, so why not?
11:52Let's discuss something you actually might have read.
11:56Dear Dawson, I don't know where to begin.
12:01Oh, Professor Hudson.
12:03Nobody likes a show-off, Potter.
12:05You don't reach a point for several paragraphs, so let's skip ahead.
12:10In the moment when we touched, maybe we went somewhere else that rose above all this,
12:17but then we landed, and I think maybe we crashed.
12:23Why, when broaching the topic of sex, do so many writers try and write themselves out of it?
12:28Sexuality and all its dysfunctions are intrinsic to the human experience,
12:33maybe the one thing we can all relate to at the end of the day.
12:37Well, neuroses and the God thing aside.
12:41The reason that Roth seduced us and Miss Morning After here didn't
12:46is that while Roth isn't afraid to get his hands quite literally dirty
12:51with rapid-fire sensual description,
12:54our email author here distances herself from the act with vague metaphors.
13:02Can't be stream-of-consciousness if you're observing from the shores.
13:09Right?
13:14Right.
13:32Well, no, I mean, I certainly understand that logic, Mr. Engle,
13:37but I'm telling you, if you invest in this stock right now, your value, I mean, it'll double eventually.
13:43The stock?
13:45Well, the stock is strong. I mean, if you...
13:49Percentage-wise? Well, yeah, you're probably looking at a good 15...
13:53Hello?
13:55Screw you, Gwynner.
13:57Ah, the guy just called me after all.
14:00Listen, you gotta stop making excuses.
14:02I heard you on the phone this morning.
14:04You think people are gonna relate to a plucky blue-collar kid from Southie?
14:07Capeside.
14:08Whatever. It still reeks of the white picket and black lab.
14:12You talk to these people like you're trying to get a date for Friday night.
14:15I'm Pacey. I'm sensitive. I care about your needs, but I hate you.
14:18That's the angle of the guy that's trying to sell the Herald.
14:21Don't make him feel like the prettiest girl in the world.
14:23Make him feel like morons for doubting your financial prowess.
14:27So you actually want these people to hang up on me?
14:29No, I want them to believe you, which is never going to happen unless you put some heart into it, Gwynner.
14:34Okay, fine. How am I supposed to sell them this stock? I don't even know what the damn thing is.
14:39Find your in with these guys. Become them. Become who they want to be.
14:44Think with those judgmental, ageist, racist, sexist, stereotyping parts of your brain that you've worked so hard to conquer.
14:53Believe me, you're never gonna land a guy like Topper playing the nice guy.
14:57And who exactly is Topper?
15:00Mr. Eli Topper's the next guy on your pile.
15:03Fantastically hard sell.
15:05He lives in a little apartment on the outskirts of Boston and doesn't want to pay the city tax.
15:10He made his millions in the 80s and now he's just sitting there.
15:13Why do you bother going to all the trouble of getting that money if you're not going to use it to better your life?
15:17Guys like Topper believe they can buy him and upgrade him to heaven.
15:21Since you and I know we're never going there, grab your keys. We're going off campus.
15:35So remember, you can't technically fool the alcohol if he's not well on with you.
15:40No need to bring in the beast of beasts.
15:42No offense, Emma, but you do know I've worked in a restaurant before.
15:45I've seen them built, I've seen them burned down. I've got a heavy thing to do with that.
15:49Fascinating. But you've never worked in this style, have you?
15:54Come on, then. Have a go at table three.
15:57All I know is that I would think long and hard before sending an email like that to a guy I just slept with.
16:03I know, right? I mean, unless you just really never wanted to hear from him again.
16:07I don't know, you watch your role.
16:09Come on, not all guys are like that.
16:11Oh, whatever, Mike. You're gay.
16:13Can I have a quesadilla and a paleo?
16:15Maybe the guy is gay, too, and that's why he screwed her over.
16:18Okay.
16:19Look, she is obviously starving for attention. Broadcasting it like that? I mean, really, what's the point?
16:26Unless you're on the real world or whatever.
16:29You know, maybe. And this is just a shot in the dark. She didn't mean to send it to the gossips at large.
16:34Maybe she's just trying to get some private closure and never dreamed she'd be subjected to the Oprah psychobabble of her life-lacking peers.
16:42You guys want something to eat, or should I just bring over a nice tray of bonbons so you guys can hunker down and watch your stories?
16:49Maybe later.
16:51Oh, come on.
16:56Boston Bay is not a party school, I drink.
16:59Spare me your lies, Jen. I am not going back to my evil den of higher learning. This is clearly where it's at.
17:04Hey, the midday keggers get a little old after a few semesters, trust me.
17:08I'll tell you what, I'm going to meet you guys in there. I'm going to go talk to Preston Freeman.
17:12Don't you think that's a tad crazy, Flick? He doesn't know who you are.
17:16Sure he does. I've raised my hand and talked in class a lot of times. He's noticed. He has.
17:23All right, swim fan.
17:27Somebody has got to talk to that boy about his love of the straights.
17:30Whatever, it's totally hot.
17:32Okay, see you guys later.
17:36Hey.
17:38Oh, never a big turnout, huh?
17:41No, apparently not.
17:43I guess, um, not everybody is as enthusiastic about the girl who cried ugly as we are.
17:50Right.
17:54I'm sorry, do I know you?
17:58Uh, no, sorry, Jack Lafee, I'm in your pop culture class.
18:03Oh, I'm sorry, Jack, that class is massive. Hard to keep people straight.
18:08I'll bet.
18:11Oh, I'll see you later.
18:21I'm sure I haven't made a fantastic mistake, Ben, living with those two.
18:25Oh, I'm sure you won't be bored.
18:27No, that's a cold comfort.
18:31You've got to be kidding me.
18:34Him? He comes in here all the time.
18:38Of course he does.
18:40He's obviously been assigned to ruin my life, and he seems determined to do it in record time.
18:45Listen, I'm not going to run for cover every time a dark cloud forms over your head,
18:51so I suggest you nip this in the bud.
18:54It's all yours.
18:56Quiet, stay low.
19:04See why this joint would be much more alluring than the confines of the English department.
19:09All that silence, all those books.
19:12And of course your constant positive reinforcement.
19:16That would get really annoying after a while.
19:20Are you waiting for me to order, or did you have something to say?
19:25Because it kind of looks like you've got your bone-in pig face on.
19:28And how would you know what that looks like?
19:30Who gets around?
19:32I'll just have a tuna melt and a beer.
19:34Sure.
19:36Professor Hudson.
19:38There you go.
19:39Yeah, here I go.
19:40Look, I'm sure your heart-is-nails thing really works for you.
19:44I'm sure it earns you respect, and I'm sure that I will learn a lot in your class.
19:49But after today, I really wish you would have turned me away when you had the chance.
19:53Oh, I thought you'd be flattered to be in the spotlight.
19:55You know, I don't single people out that often.
19:58You know, contrary to what you apparently believe, I'm not an idiot, Professor Hudson.
20:03And I'm fairly certain that the 20 minutes you spent mocking my formative years
20:07was a major off-ramp for modern complete.
20:10I'd just like to know, does today's total evisceration exonerate me, say, through November,
20:17or does this sort of public ridicule delight you indefinitely?
20:21I don't know.
20:23I mean, we're about to get into the poignant ramblings of Joyce and Wolfe,
20:26and your work provides such a marked contrast.
20:31Hey, Joey.
20:35You do fancy yourself a writer, correct?
20:37You could call it a hobby.
20:39So I'm sure that you've gathered at this point that on top of being neurotic
20:42and plagued with self-doubt, writers have to endure public humiliation every once in a while.
20:48I mean, you were the one that walked into my office promising me fearless academic ego,
20:52but I have yet to see it.
20:54If you can't handle my class, and countless have died trying,
20:59why don't you just quit?
21:01I'm not a quitter.
21:03You know, people love saying that. It's like they saw it in some movie once,
21:06and they liked the way it sounded.
21:08I'm not just saying it, okay?
21:10I wanted to take your class because I wanted to learn something,
21:13and I wanted to work hard, but I didn't want to be personally ridiculed in the process.
21:17Your heartfelt rant to what's-his-name proved good fodder for the topic at hand.
21:21It's hard to write that sex stuff, which you aptly proved.
21:27And if, by chance, one day you manage to get your writing circulated beyond the campus inbox,
21:34there will always be an irritable writer type claiming to do better.
21:39Alright, maybe you didn't mean for this one to go out into the world.
21:41Whatever. Bygones.
21:43Declare victory, and move on.
21:45Where is the victory in this, in this scenario?
21:48One down, only a lifetime of proving yourself left to go.
21:52And if you're staying in my class,
21:55start proving that it's worth it.
21:58To one of us, at least.
22:05Oh, man.
22:07You don't actually sleep in this car, do you?
22:10Not recently.
22:12I just moved into a new place.
22:14Good.
22:16I didn't want to start feeling sorry for you or anything.
22:19You don't, uh, see these around much anymore.
22:23Oh, come on, man. This is a great car.
22:26Insurance is out of work, but she's worth it, you know?
22:29Where are we going? Test drive?
22:32That's one bonding experience that's passed us by.
22:36No, this one is signed and paid for.
22:39I'm taking it out.
22:49You've got to be kidding me.
22:52You cannot possibly be serious.
22:55You've got to be kidding me.
22:58You cannot possibly be getting his D.A.
23:01Nice, huh?
23:03Nice?
23:05How could you possibly afford a car like that?
23:07You're not that much older than me.
23:09Yes, but I'm so much wiser.
23:11I'm sweating.
23:13Maybe if you snagged Topper, all this would be yours before you know it.
23:17Nice car. I'll take it from here.
23:20Hey, I happen to like my car, thank you very much.
23:24Yeah, you've got a way to get around town,
23:27but it's all about what your car says about you.
23:31Okay, I'll buy it.
23:33What does my car say about me?
23:36That you're a sentimental fool of a man, child.
23:39You're too weak for real cars,
23:41so you tinker with your little medium-cool vintage one.
23:44You surround yourself with all things good, but not good enough.
23:48You don't want to grow up, so you don't go to school,
23:51and you borrow your suits, and you let your facial hair run amok.
23:56It's fine, but then why bother getting in the ring at all
23:59if you're not even going to throw a friggin' punch?
24:01What, are you going to go to that office every day
24:03and watch guys collect their money
24:05so you can write a thoughtful piece about it in your memoirs?
24:08Well, maybe.
24:10I don't care about any of that stuff.
24:12Maybe I'm just trying to pay my rent.
24:14Come on, PC, I see something going on in there.
24:17You're not subjecting yourself to me because you like my tie.
24:20You're hungry, so quit halfing around and go for it already.
24:24Hey, how are you?
24:37Ah, hey, I hear you, Mr. Topper.
24:39I mean, when my father needed an open heart, I didn't even touch my sins.
24:43He got himself into that mess, he can get himself out, right?
24:46Well, look, you and I are both very busy men,
24:49and if you don't want to hear about this stock today,
24:51that's fine by me, I'm just going to call one of our more active buyers.
24:58Well, yes, the packet of information that my company sent you
25:01is certainly worth taking a look at,
25:03but it is nothing compared to what landed on my desk this morning.
25:07But look, you and I, we both know,
25:09you're not one of our more active buyers,
25:11so if you're not interested in this, that's fine by me,
25:13just tell me right now, okay?
25:15Spare me the niceties, because I am not your prom date.
25:17I'll just call my other guy.
25:19I mean, I made him 50 grand last week,
25:21I'm pretty sure he'll be happy to take my call, right?
25:27Okay, so here's the story.
25:31The buyers in the market are playing it pretty close to the fest right now,
25:34but when they wake up in the morning, they're going to be kicking themselves,
25:36literally, because the buying price on this will have doubled.
25:40And if you get in right now,
25:42you're going to be beating the guys who wake up in the morning.
25:44Remember that they actually have a pair,
25:46and that greed is good, Eli.
25:49And the sucker down the street,
25:51he's never going to know the joy that you know,
25:53because by getting in early,
25:55you made ten times the profit that he did,
25:57and that's something you'll be able to rub in his face
25:59every time you pick up your paper.
26:07I knew you were a smart man the second you picked up the phone, Eli.
26:11Let me just put you through to my assistant,
26:13and you can give her all your information.
26:15It has been a pleasure doing business with you.
26:22Thanks, guys.
26:23Lincoln, give me that spreadsheet by three.
26:29Don't you knock, winner?
26:30I could have been having a neuner.
26:31Oh, I thought you were.
26:33Anyway, guess what?
26:34In fact, you know what?
26:35Don't guess you're winning for me.
26:37I just closed off.
26:39You're kidding me.
26:40No, my friend, I'm not.
26:41I closed off.
26:42I sold him some BS line from an 80s movie,
26:44and he bought it.
26:45It was like I was a profiler.
26:46I could smell the cheap fear on this guy's breath.
26:48He would rather buy stock today,
26:50and ask questions tomorrow,
26:51just so long as he's the richest guy on the block that week.
26:54It's amazing.
26:55I sell, he buys.
26:56It's that simple.
26:57Can you believe it?
26:59You know what?
27:00I can.
27:01Man, winner,
27:02I knew you were a sneaky little twerp,
27:05but I never thought you'd pull this on me.
27:07Not today.
27:08Come here.
27:09Give me a hug.
27:11You serious?
27:12No, but go to that refrigerator
27:14and get us some ice and cold beverages and patties, son.
27:17Will do.
27:25Anyway, I'll see you Tuesday.
27:27All right.
27:29Hey, Professor Freeman.
27:32Hi, Jack, right?
27:34Yeah.
27:35That's Jack.
27:36I'm Jen.
27:37I'm in your class, too.
27:38That's right.
27:39I've seen you two sit together.
27:43God, am I losing my mind?
27:44Are you in my class, too?
27:45No.
27:46No, I'm just a really big fan of your work, you know,
27:49and the work of beautiful, ugly women everywhere,
27:52and I'm really just interested in this pure culture of ours, and...
27:58Yeah, so,
27:59do you guys want to go visit Joey at work
28:01and partake in some refreshments?
28:03Professor, you're more than welcome to join us
28:05if you're into the whole crossing the line kind of thing.
28:07You know what?
28:08That sounds great.
28:09I'll tell you what.
28:10Why don't you guys get in the car,
28:11and I'll meet you at the corner.
28:12You're going to let me drive this car?
28:15Of course, Jennifer.
28:16Why wouldn't I?
28:17So why don't you two skedaddle,
28:19and I'll see you in a second.
28:21Okay.
28:22Okay.
28:26Well, there you go.
28:27At least I know who's not in my class, right?
28:29Yeah.
28:32Did you forget something inside, Jack?
28:34Oh, no.
28:35No, look.
28:36I don't expect you to know who I am.
28:38I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoy your class.
28:41Oh.
28:42And, you know, I haven't really cared about school in a while.
28:44In fact, I haven't really cared about anything in a while,
28:46but, you know, seeing the work that you put into your lectures
28:49and seeing a teacher that's invested in being interesting
28:51and dynamic in class
28:52and not just trying to blow through another 50 minutes,
28:55it just, you know, really means a lot to me.
28:58And, you know, I didn't even really know
28:59what I was going to declare as a major,
29:01but now it's...
29:02I don't know if it's the way that you word things
29:04or it's a subject matter,
29:06but I walk away from class still thinking about it,
29:09and, you know, I just look forward to the next time
29:12and just wondering how I could become more involved.
29:21Are we talking about the class, Jack?
29:23Are we talking about me?
29:26No.
29:27No.
29:28Oh, um...
29:30No, it's not what I meant.
29:32It's just, you know, I mean, I'm not...
29:33Well, I am, but...
29:34Don't sweat it.
29:36Look, I'm glad you like the class,
29:38and I think it'll show in your work this semester.
29:43I'm walking this way.
29:46Yeah.
29:47Yeah.
29:51But, Mr. Fricke, I'm telling you, it's the one time...
29:53Hello?
29:56Bastard.
29:57You know what?
29:59Uh, no.
30:00Not on that one.
30:01Yeah, knew you were a one-hit wonder.
30:04You wish, man.
30:05Here, sport, buy yourself some lunch.
30:09Are you kidding?
30:11No, you gotta work your way up here.
30:13Come on, do it fast.
30:14No one else is getting lunch today.
30:15They'll think I've gone soft.
30:17Five minutes.
30:27Did anyone hear it?
30:28No, man, but Johnson said it was killer.
30:30Yeah?
30:31Yeah.
30:32He said it was like he smelled the blood
30:33and didn't stop until he tasted it.
30:37He is so frickin' awesome.
30:40What's going on?
30:41Oh, you didn't hear?
30:42That's why I'm asking.
30:44Rinaldi, man.
30:45He closed Topper.
30:49What?
30:50He said it couldn't be done.
30:51The guy is like my personal god.
30:55Hey, ease up, Henderson.
30:56You're looking a little light in the loafers.
30:59Hey, you think I got a partner for that?
31:01Oh, he'll get something.
31:04You gonna pick something or not?
31:07Uh, no, man, no.
31:09Look, in fact, this one's on me.
31:12Enjoy yourself, all right?
31:21Hey, you start today?
31:23So it would appear.
31:26Uh, I need two beers and a vodka tonic.
31:29I'm missing the back.
31:31Oh.
31:32Yeah, right, you can't pour your own drinks.
31:34Well, this should be fun,
31:36babysitting you on top of everything else.
31:38And what's that supposed to mean?
31:40Oh, don't get all fired up, okay?
31:42You know, I'm just not in the mood
31:43to take on your rage at the world tonight.
31:45I'm sure you'll be just as oversensitive tomorrow.
31:48Oh, I get it.
31:49You want to see me crack, huh?
31:51The endless whores of the day are a waste
31:53unless they result in my nervous breakdown.
31:55Oh, what, did you have a bad day or something?
31:57Oh, like you don't know?
31:58Too bad you didn't show up for class today
32:00and hear Hedson's brilliant critique of my e-mail.
32:03That was the high point, I think.
32:05Although, I also loved walking into rooms
32:08to hear people whispering and laughing at me,
32:10and then there's nothing better than
32:12reaching for the last jello
32:13and getting unsolicited sexual advice from a stranger.
32:16Sounds fascinating.
32:18Sorry I missed it.
32:19You know, contrary to popular belief,
32:21I didn't send that e-mail to get feedback
32:23from you and everyone else,
32:24and I was kind of thinking that
32:26since I've been mocked for the better part of the day,
32:28maybe you could spare me and concentrate
32:30on your own deep unhappiness for a while.
32:33You know, strangely, before you got all
32:36crazy confessional on me,
32:38that's exactly what I was doing.
32:40I hadn't been planning how to best torture you.
32:43You see, we don't just walk off into a void
32:46when we leave your line of vision.
32:48Some of us even have our own lives,
32:51and don't even talk about you at all.
32:54Now, I'm sorry that some brutal Ivy League kids
32:58made fun of your e-mail today.
33:00To tell you the truth,
33:01I'm not much of an internet kind of guy.
33:03So, sadly, I've missed yet another aspect
33:07of your riveting, charmed life.
33:09But, if you can't pour the drinks,
33:13can you at least serve them?
33:16Thanks.
33:33Winter!
33:34I thought you'd gone home.
33:36Yeah, I figured you were waiting
33:37so you could sneak out the back door.
33:40But I just had a question I had to ask you,
33:42and please, do me a favor and just spare me
33:45the dime store speech on what a sucker I am
33:47until I've left, okay?
33:49I can't promise anything.
33:51Yeah, I'm getting that.
33:53I just, I wanted to ask you
33:55why you bother with the act.
33:57The whole, you know, the tough love,
33:59let me show you the ropes act.
34:01Because you don't actually want me to succeed, do you?
34:04In fact, you're praying for me to fail.
34:06That way you have one less sheep in the herd, right?
34:09And if I do succeed, then you're going to be my friend?
34:11No.
34:12Then you're going to keep on taking my money
34:14that I earned and counting it as your own.
34:18Do you need me here for this?
34:20Well, I just want to know why you bother.
34:22Why would you take the time out of a busy day
34:26to build someone up,
34:27make them feel like they were worth something,
34:29if you're just going to steal all their glory at the end anyway?
34:32This is a business.
34:34I didn't wake up this morning
34:35looking for some plucky kid to take under my wing.
34:37I came here to do my job, just like every day.
34:41Running you hard? Yeah, that's my job.
34:43Singing you praises? Isn't.
34:45Landing topper? That was a fluke.
34:46A genius fluke, but a fluke nonetheless.
34:48You don't hand those deals over to the little guys.
34:51You haven't even taken your Series 7.
34:53That bodes well for the future,
34:55but today means nothing.
34:58So what, I'm just supposed to turn the other way on this?
35:01I'm supposed to slap you on the back,
35:02congratulate you on a job well done,
35:04like the rest of your minions?
35:05No, man, that is not why I came here.
35:09You can do what you want to do.
35:11Maybe you'd rather continue floating numbly in the status quo.
35:15Maybe you want to be me,
35:17and that's so scary you can't think straight.
35:19So walk away, Ritter.
35:21That's what you do.
35:23And this is what I do.
35:25I'm freaking good at it.
35:27You wish you were this good,
35:28and that's why you bother trying.
35:34You think someone didn't do the exact same thing to me?
35:41Right.
35:53Done like a true professional.
35:55Or like a permanent bar wench.
35:57I'm sorry you had such a bad day, Joe.
35:59Serves me right.
36:00We don't take care of the closure in these parties.
36:02You know, if it makes you feel any better,
36:04I hardly heard about the email all day long.
36:07Audrey, you weren't on campus all day.
36:09Details, Joey.
36:11Does Dawson even know about it?
36:13No, that's the thing.
36:14I mean, it wasn't even addressed to him.
36:17My intimate aftermath was discussed in English class,
36:20but Dawson will never know.
36:22Well, maybe that's not such a bad thing,
36:25because this way there's a little more space between you guys,
36:29and technically you still have a clean slate.
36:32Seriously, I mean, personal humiliation
36:34could have been a lot worse in the public eye.
36:36Yeah.
36:37What dream world are you two living in?
36:41Oh, right. Sorry.
36:43Okay, so I have an idea.
36:45I'll be like your sponsor,
36:47and then the next time you're jonesing to express yourself,
36:50you can just call me.
36:53Hey.
36:54Pacey!
36:57Oh, dear lord.
36:58What?
36:59Today was terrible.
37:01Don't ever go back to work.
37:02Never, never, never, never, never.
37:03Don't tempt me.
37:04Oh, you know I will.
37:07Hey, guys.
37:08Hello, Mr. Witter.
37:09We're not drinking, we swear.
37:11We're up to it.
37:12Oh, you don't know that.
37:14Can you set the seat for me?
37:15I'm fresh now.
37:16Yeah.
37:21Is he okay?
37:22I don't know, but it's not my fault, I swear.
37:24Joey, who is that?
37:31Eddie, he is a ruggedly training sort.
37:34He's got a major chip on his shoulder.
37:36The size of which rivals only the one on my shoulder.
37:40He's okay.
37:42Is Jemma still here?
37:43No, she left about an hour ago.
37:45I think she was heading home.
37:46How is it living with her?
37:48Does she run around in her underwear and ask you guys to zip things up for her?
37:52That's funny.
37:53Actually, the three of us took a bath together this morning.
37:56My wife and I only took baths with grams.
37:59Hey, can we go get a breath of fresh air for a sec?
38:02Of course, Eddie.
38:10Casey, that is bull.
38:12You can't let this guy get away with it.
38:14He's just going to keep doing it.
38:15I have no doubt that he will, but I don't think tattling on him is going to do any good.
38:19This is the way that they do business.
38:21I didn't know that getting in, but I know it now.
38:23The only question that remains is how do I get through the days?
38:26Well, that doesn't sound like the greatest way to live.
38:32Casey, you're 20 years old and you're already waiting for time to pass.
38:37Honey, why don't you sit down?
38:39Because it's not that easy.
38:42Yes, it is.
38:44Casey, these are supposed to be the easiest days of our lives.
38:48We're supposed to be in there with our friends, you know?
38:52Coming up with ridiculous drinking games and making each other laugh.
38:57I think we've all kind of figured out that the real world is a pretty crappy place,
39:01so what's the rush in getting there?
39:03Sooner or later, you run out of places to hide.
39:06Oscar, you seem to be operating under the assumption that you can do whatever you like,
39:11and you just can't.
39:13I made the grave mistake of peeking behind the curtain,
39:15and now I can't pretend that I think the fantasy is the same as the reality.
39:18Plus, I've been killing time for too long.
39:20I want to make something for myself, whether it's easy or not.
39:23Oh, I'm sorry that you feel like I've been a colossal waste of your time.
39:30That's not what I mean, and you know it.
39:33You and I come from very different worlds, you know that, right?
39:37I mean, I don't even think I realized how different until I went out to L.A. with you this summer.
39:41My dad is a heartless old fool, just like your dad.
39:44He just wears more expensive suits, that's all.
39:47Yes, he does.
39:48I'm not expressing this very well, am I?
39:52I'm trying to say that...
39:58I need respect.
40:00I respect you.
40:02I know you respect me, and I love you for it, but that's not what I'm talking about.
40:07I need respect out there,
40:09and maybe I gotta take a different path than I thought I was going to.
40:13But still, I love you.
40:17The only thing I know for sure right now
40:20is I need sleep.
40:24So if you and I go home right now,
40:27we will sleep, right?
40:29You can do whatever you want.
40:33It's always going to be like this.
40:36I don't know.
40:37I can't tell.
40:39Come on.
40:52And we're not talking immediate sleep here, are we, baby?
40:55No.
40:57Good.
41:05Joe, thanks for having me.
41:07Bye, honey.
41:08Bye. Bye, guys.
41:24That's your share.
41:28Thanks.
41:31Okay, Eddie, about earlier...
41:33Don't sweat it.
41:38I didn't miss anything big in class today, did I?
41:42I mean, aside from the aforementioned email thing.
41:47Which led to the aforewitnessed freakout?
41:52No.
42:08Man, I hate this song.
42:16Yeah, me too.
42:38And thanks for doing the dishes.
42:40Oh, I think that was Pacey.
42:42I heard him get up somewhere around the crack of dawn.
42:45Well, he cleans and he leaves before I wake up.
42:48That's more than I can say for my lost boyfriend, right?
42:53Man, I do not want to hear that.
42:55I don't want to hear it.
42:57I don't want to hear it.
42:59I don't want to hear it.
43:01I don't want to hear it.
43:03I don't want to hear it.
43:05I don't want to hear it.
43:06Man, I do not want to go to classes today.
43:08Why?
43:09I mean, aside from typical sloth.
43:11Yeah.
43:13That's my professor, he just...
43:17Never mind.
43:18No, what?
43:20Well...
43:22I don't know, I mean, we...
43:24We had this...
43:26Really weird moment yesterday where it seemed like I was into him.
43:32Well, did it seem like you were into him or do you really fancy him?
43:37I really fancy him, okay, but I don't want him to know that.
43:40Well, maybe he was flattered.
43:43Maybe he was married.
43:45Well, he should be flattered.
43:48Yeah, well, give me some of that stuff.
43:52Yeah.
43:59God!
44:01What is wrong with you?
44:03You drink this crap.
44:04Well...
44:06Come on.
44:07No!
44:29Morning.
44:32Morning.
44:38Morning.
44:43Ready to go?
44:45Yeah.
44:54Good morning.
44:55Good morning.
44:56Hey.
45:08Hey.
45:11Oh, so nice to see you, Potter.
45:13Hope our pesky class didn't interfere with your all-important email schedule.
45:18What about another diatribe last night?
45:23Actually, I did.
45:24I was hoping this was it.
45:25Did you guys not get it?
45:28Oh, this is actually a copy of the article that I assigned to follow up the reading.
45:33I know your mini-drama probably prevented you from even looking at the syllabus.
45:41Well, most of yesterday consisted of eviscerating my personal life,
45:45and every other lesson is a rant composed of your dated theories.
45:49I'm sorry I'm late, Professor Hudson,
45:51but the first half of class is usually when you reveal how bitter you are,
45:55how moronic we are, and how literature is dead.
45:59Were you thinking of moving on to something slightly more stimulating today?
46:10Why?
46:11I think we've been spending too much time together, Potter, if that's your attitude.
46:14I mean, I was thinking of teaching today,
46:16but I don't know if I've got a lot to offer,
46:18what with the tenure and the published articles and all.
46:21But if you all insist on being stimulated,
46:24why don't we discuss James Joyce's description of the girl on the beach?
46:28I mean, I'm too hackneyed to illuminate this subject,
46:32but maybe someone else can shed some light.
46:36Wilson.
46:39What do you think?
46:54I don't know.
47:25Barry!
47:27Come on, the break's over.
47:54I'm sorry.
48:24I'm sorry.