EPISODE

14. To Be or Not to Be...

Jack is forced to read his poem out loud for an English assignment.However the nature of the work, leaves the Capeside gossip mill working overtime...is Jack gay? While Joey ponders how to talk to him about this..Pacey trying to defend Jack goes too far with an overbearing teacher and then questions the lack of support from Andie.

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In a compelling two-part episode, the Capeside High School gossip mill kicks into overdrive after Jack submits a poem for English class and is humiliated when the teacher, Mr. Peterson (Edmund Kearney), forces him to read it aloud; the poem could be interpreted as alluding to feelings that Jack may have towards another boy. Dawson, Joey, and Andie are shaken by the implications. Meanwhile, Pacey tries to defend Jack from Mr. Peterson, and he spits in his face and gets suspended. Jen finds her latest suitor, Tyson "Ty" Hicks ( Eddie Mills ), is full of surprises. Jack later tells Joey that the poem meant nothing sexual and that it may have been about his deceased brother.

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