Mark here...This episode is called "Detention" and is an ode to "The Breakfast Club". We open with Dawson and Joey in Dawson's room and talk turns to Jen not sleeping with Dawson... cut to Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait"...finally the song is appropriate!
I have to say, this was a particularly good one. The last two were good as well, but this one was written so teenagers acted like teenagers. To recap, everyone gets Saturday detention, and we meet school trouble-maker Abby Morgan. I should note, this episode was written by Mike White who wrote several "Freaks and Geeks" episodes and it stands up to those. Abby cuts to the chase with these characters and it's a breath of fresh air. We get to see the characters without a lot of overly talkiness. The references to "Breakfast Club" are nicely timed, over all very entertaining...
Laurel here...this particular group of kids all get detention for various reasons, some are of which are worth mentioning...Dawson gets detention for breaking Pacey's nose, which he does because Pacey calls him an umpaloompa. The truth hurts.
Joey gets detention for being AWESOME! She smashes her lunch tray into some jock's balls and then punches him in the face, both of which he totally deserves...way to stand up for yourself Joey! If only you could do the same in detention! She basically gets called out on the fact that she is in love with Dawson, to which she responds that she couldn't possibly talk about the guy she's in love with because it's too real and embarrassing. I guess this is supposed to be dramatic but the fact that she is too embarrassed to talk about it with this particular group of people is basically tantamount to admitting that she is in love with Dawson...which Pacey, Jen, and Abbi already totally get. Everyone except for the always oblivious Dawson who is still wondering who she could possibly be referring to.
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