FProfessor Freeman
Not everybody's willing to spend their lives being part of a despised minority.
JackYeah. [Laughs] Well... that's true. But maybe you should ask yourself who's doin' the despising. You know, it's one thing to be some scared teenager, afraid of his... his friends, his family, afraid of what everybody he meets might think and say about him. You know, I can forgive that. Hell, I can expect that. But you, you're an adult. Ok, somebody's married to you. You're... you're ruining lives here on a much larger scale.
FProfessor Freeman
You have no idea, do you, of how much the world has changed?
Jack
Look, if the world's changed, it's because people are willing to stand up and be honest about things, not hide behind things that are easier.
Jack
So you really don't mind taking Audrey home?
DDavid
Well, sure, I mind, but, you know, my inner drama queen respects her refusal to come out of the bathroom till Jen and Pacey leave.
Jack
Heh heh heh! Thanks, man. I just don't want to ditch Jen, you know. I mean, I don't think this evening turned out quite the way she planned.
DDavid
Hmm. Yeah. I know the feeling.
Jack
So, we're, uh, not doing too well at this, are we?
DDavid
Well, the hanging out has been good. But the dating? I think it's safe to say that when two gay guys go on a date, and each ends up going home with a hot blond girl, something's definitely not working.
Jack
Yeah.
Jack
Do you think that I was just going out with David to prove something to myself?
Jack
Just to prove that I could do it, that I could be in a relationship. You know, have a boyfriend.
I don’t know. I mean, is that something that you feel like you needed to prove to yourself?
Jack
Yeah. Who wants to be that 35-year-old guy that's living alone and still going out to the bar scene trying to find the right person?
Give me a break. You're 20 years old. You're not even legally old enough to be in those bars, let alone haunt them with your sad, single self.
Jack
Yeah, that from the girl who was on a first-name basis with half the bouncers in New York.
Look, my point is is that I don't think that everybody meets the love of their life when they're a teenager. Or when they're 25. Or even when they're 35. But that doesn't mean that you stop looking and hoping. You know, 'cause you will meet that person, and when you do, I guess you know it.
Cut, cut. Audrey, you're gonna have to take the robe off.
I thought we'd be in tight enough so we wouldn't see it, but it's right there.
This is, like, my dream day.
Ok, Dawson, what if I just show a little shoulder?
Problem is, I need bare skin.
You need, like, spaghetti straps.
She's right. You have to have something to match the wardrobe Audrey would be wearing if Pacey junior hadn't walked into her chest with a jelly doughnut.
We don't have an E.T.A. on that dress yet, do we?
Jack
Yes. Spin cycle. Your mom says it's gonna be about, uh, 20 minutes.
Uh, excuse me. Is there any scenario in which she could just take off all her clothes? You know, at least for one take? Because then, you know, I feel like I could really give you an appropriate on-camera react—
[Joey grabs him by the ear.]
Can I have 5 minutes alone with this guy?
You don't know how long I dreamed of hearing you say that.
Looks like somebody's in quite the hurry this morning.
Jack
Sheriff Doug, hey, look, I'm sorry. I'm late and I'm trying to get to class.
Well, I have no choice but to issue you a citation for doing 40 in a 25.
Jack
Look, I already have all these points against my license. You think maybe there's something I could do to...get you to look the other way.
May I remind you, Mr. McPhee, that attempting to bribe a public official is a serious offense?
Jack
Uh, you know, I was just hoping that maybe, um... I could appeal to your greater sense of compassion?
[Doug leans in and kisses him]
All right. Just this once, I'll let you go with a warning.
Jack
Thanks, honey.
No, no, never, never call me honey.
Jack
Dude, it's a deserted road. Chill.
Don't call me dude, either.
Jack
All right, tonight? Dinner later?
Yeah. I'll cook. My place.
Jack
Great. I'll bring the handcuffs. Kidding. I'll see you.
Yeah, I'll see you. Jack... slow down.
Jack
You got it.
Jack
Mr. Hampton... is there a problem?
HHampton
Do I have to keep reading?
Jack
Well, the poem's not finished.
HHampton
No offense, Mr. McPhee, but this is a poem by a guy about another guy. It's, like, a gay poem.
Jack
I wasn't aware that poems had sexual orientation. See, this gay poem and others like it actually got Whitman fired from his job. See, he was an outcast most of his life. But he didn't care. He loved his country. He loved the freedom that it stood for, and he celebrated the American spirit every chance that he got. And here we are 150 years later, and we're still laughing at him. Your assignment for this weekend is to find a way to say, through the conventions of poetry, what you are afraid to say. I want you guys to write about something that you're scared of. We're gonna read these things out loud on Monday to each other, so I would hope that you give the same courtesy to each other that you did not give to Mr. Whitman today. Have a good weekend.
So I just caught some of your act. Looks like Capeside finally hired a good teacher.
Jack
Good teachers are just traumatized students trying to erase whatever went wrong with their own high school experience.
Do you think that you could erase my memories while you're at it?
Jack
That would be a lifetime in a nunnery.
What are you doing here? It's late. Doesn't this hospital have visitation hours?
Jack
I, uh... flirted with a nurse. I can be quite charming when I want to be.
What happens when she finds out you're gay?
Jack
It's a male nurse.
Jack
Look, Jen... I would love nothing more than to engage in our patented, meaningless, good-humored Jack-Jen fag-hag banter, but... first I was kinda wondering, I mean, since you're lying here in this hospital bed and you're hooked up to all these machines... how come? How come you didn't tell me, 'cause I thought I was your best friend?
Because I didn't want you to be worried. I was already worrying enough. Because I thought that if I pretended it didn't exist, it would just go away. Because I like it. I like our... patented, meaningless fag-hag banter, and 'cause I was scared if I said it out loud, it would be true, because I was just-- I was just scared. 'Cause I was an idiot.
Jack
You are an idiot. I--I could've handled it. I could've helped you handle it.
Well, you will help me handle it. I need you.
I mean, from the second that I stepped out of that cab and onto the Creek, I--I was the instigator, you know? The girl who caused problems and rocked the creek and upset the delicate emotional balance of Capeside, and--and I don't want Amy to be that person. I want her to belong. I feel like I never really did.
Jack
Jen you belong. You belong with me. Don't you get it? You're my soulmate. Amy's gonna know love. Every day of her life, she is gonna know how much her mother loved her. I'm gonna see to that.
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