- Eve – What's gonna change between now and tomorrow morning?
- Dawson – Nothing. Except maybe me
Like A Virgin is the premiere of Season 3 of Dawson's Creek.
Synopsis[]
RISKY BUSINESS – Dawson (James Van Der Beek) returns from spending the summer in Philadelphia with his mother (Mary-Margaret Humes), and on his way home meets a beautiful young woman (guest star Brittany Daniel, "Sweet Valley High") who brings trouble to his otherwise ho-hum life. Meanwhile, Joey (Katie Holmes), who has frozen Dawson out all summer, realizes she is still reeling from their unexpected break-up when she sees him again, but may have found an unexpected new friend for their junior year; Jen (Michelle Williams) gets more than she bargained for when she takes on the fascist head cheerleader (guest star Vanessa Dorman, "Sunset Beach"); Mitch (John Wesley Shipp) accepts a new position as Capeside High's varsity football coach; and although Pacey (Joshua Jackson) tries to be brave, he has had a lonely summer without Andie (Meredith Monroe).[1]
Starring[]
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Quotes[]
- The pain of knowing that even though the two of you are right for each other, that doesn't necessarily mean that you're right for each other right now
- —Pacey to Joey
Locations[]
Trivia[]
- Jen becomes head cheerleader.
- Dawson and Joey reunite - Joey apologizes for what happened with her father and they both say that they missed each other.
- Dawson says that there is still love between them. Joey wants Dawson back, but Dawson says it is not the right time.
- Dawson asks Pacey to look after Joey.
ALLUSIONS
- The episode is an homage to the 1983 film Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise.
- A student named Stacey performs a mock version of Dawson's Creek theme song I Don't Want to Wait by Paula Cole for cheerleading tryouts.
BROADCAST
- The episode was watched by 6 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[4]
Films[]
- WATCHED
- Risky Business (1983)
- REFEERENCED
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- Field of Dreams (1989)
Music[]
- old time rock & roll | BOB SEGER[5]
- dawson watches risky business
- who's who | THE PRETENDERS[6]
- joey at work; jack and jen at home
- sleep together | GARBAGE[7]
- strip club
- dead again | BUCKCHERRY[8]
- dawson's party
- let us sing | TRICKY WOO
- dawson comes downstairs again
- push it | GARBAGE[9]
- pacey and dawson on the porch
- hold on | MARY BETH MAZIARZ
- eve sails away; pacey rows to joey
Photos[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "Like a Virgin" official synopsis archived from The WB on dawsons-creek.com
- ↑ Meredith Monroe does not appear in this episode
- ↑ This episode introduces Eve Whitman
- ↑ Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Urge" by Supersparkle
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Love Goes Down" by Annie Minogue
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Emma Peel" by Bionica
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Turn It Up" by Squad Five-Oh
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "So High" by Motorbaby