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13. Something Wilder

It's Dawson's first day in his new film school. Oliver (the somewhat obnoxious filmmaker Dawson met on the film festival) starts showing him around and wastes no time in asking Dawson to direct a movie he wrote. Reluctant to direct someone else's work, Dawson starts giving notes to Oliver on the script, and ends up accepting the job, thanks to Jen's incentive. Jen, on the other hand, is having some problems of her own. Her current state of happiness from the wonderful relationship with Dawson is reflecting on her on-air performance. Now she has to go back to the sharp-tongued, edgy advices she used to give instead of the romantic, love-themed ones. Meanwhile, Elliot finally has the courage to ask Joey out, but Joey makes second plans for a gathering with professor Wilder. She makes a fake excuse not to go out with Elliot, and her evening takes an unexpected turn when she and professor Wilder kiss. Elsewhere, Jack is reprehended by his brothers for being on academic probation.

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Dawson attends the Visual Arts College. Oliver wastes no time in asking Dawson to direct a movie he wrote. Dawson is impressed with the script, but refuses the directing job due to fear of the inevitable lows that follow any sort of emotional highs. Oliver reminds him that this is a terrible way to live life, and Dawson accepts the directorship. Oliver plans to play the starring role. Meanwhile, Jen's new radio show gets terrible reviews: her blissful relationship with Dawson has transformed her from the sarcastic Jen preferred by listeners to someone bubbly and sappy. This problem is solved by Oliver: he intrudes on Dawson's attempts to dine with Jen, obsessed with getting Dawson's feedback on the script, and his casual nerd misogyny infuriates her. Elsewhere, Jack is on academic probation. Irritated, he goes out and has a few too many drinks at Civilization, which results in a fight with his fraternity brothers. Pacey breaks up the fight, concerned for Jack. Finally, Joey is pursued by Elliot ( Ned Brower ), a somewhat uninspiring freshman, 'a nice guy', and agrees to go on a date with him, but lies to him and cancels when Prof. Wilder takes his students out to celebrate the close of their project. Joey confesses that she doesn't get that "butterflies in her stomach" feeling from Elliot, and instead gets it from the wrong people, such as Professor Wilder. They kiss at the end of the night before they both draw back.

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