- Grams's way of dealing with my point of view is pretending that it doesn't exist. Which, of course, infuriates me. It causes me to speak emotionally rather than rationally, and I become rude and defensive, and I give her even more of a reason to dismiss my viewpoints
- —Jen
Baby is the 6th episode of Season 1 of Dawson's Creek.
Synopsis[]
HUSH LITTLE BABY -- As Bessie (Nina Repeta) goes into labor at the Leery household, Joey (Katie Holmes) turns to Dawson (James Van Der Beek) for solace when her sister's anguish floods her with memories of her mother's death; Jen (Michelle Williams) must put aside her religious differences with Grams (Mary Beth Peil), who must overcome her own racial judgements, when they are the only ones who must deliver the baby. Meanwhile, when rumors of Pacey's (Joshua Jackson) closeness with Miss Jacobs (guest star Leann Hunley) begin to spread, the school board calls for an emergency meeting to decide her fate.[1]
Summary[]
As Dawson, Joey, and Jen finish watching an old black and white movie in his bedroom, the situation begins to get awkward. Jen, feeling that she has somehow intruded on an old ritual between the other two, offers to leave them alone. Joey then offers to leave herself, but Jen worries that her grandmother would get the wrong idea about her and Dawson alone in the room. The only solution is for both of them to go home, leaving Dawson to complete the rest of movie night alone.
The regular confrontations between Jen and her grandmother continue as they butt heads over a calendar containing the photo of a nude man. Again the religion issue enters the discussion. The true controversy of the episode doesn't surface until Pacey is giving Dawson details about his relationship with Tamara. As the two are talking, a student in one of the restroom stalls overhears them. The student then proceeds to spread the rumor of Pacey and Tamara's relationship. By the end of the day, the hot topic has spread throughout the entire town. The scandal has led to an emergency school board hearing as well as Tamara hiring a lawyer to defend her. Later in the episode the controversy is finally resolved when Pacey enters the school board meeting and testifies that he made the entire relationship up.
The tension we have witnessed between Bessie and Jen's grandmother, in previous episodes, is slowly building and will soon come to head. Bessie goes into labor and there is no available ambulance to take her to the hospital. Joey is forced to row her sister to Dawson's house, where the only adult available to assist is Jen's grandmother. Bessie is torn, does she allow a woman who has voiced her disapproval of her relationship with Bodie to deliver her child, or risk it by letting three high school students give it a shot. After a brief discussion, Jen's grandmother, with her medical training, is deemed to be the best candidate. Dawson's instinct as a filmmaker is to film the birth, and he begins to roll tape. In the end the delivery is successful, and Bessie gives birth to a beautiful baby.
As the episode nears its conclusion, the inevitable outcome of Pacey and Tamara's relationship plays out. During the course of their discussion she reveals to him that she will soon leave Capeside and will not be coming back. Pacey requests a goodbye kiss, but she refuses. It has become obvious that she truly has feelings for him, and the kiss may serve to create even more complications. Tamara then proceeds to make it clear that their relationship is over for good. The episode closes with Pacey strolling along the beach behind Tamara's house. The dejected look on his face is evidence of just how much he cared for her.[2]Starring[]
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Quotes[]
- Grams – Thank you, Josephine
- Joey – It's Joey, actually
- Bessie – No it's Judas, actually
- Look, I may not always agree with you, but your reasons are never stupid
- —Dawson to Joey
Locations[]
- Dawson's House
- Joey's House
- Jen's House
- Capeside High School
- Capeside Creek
- Tamara's House
- Capeside Town Hall
Trivia[]
- Joey reveals her traumatic experience of her late mother's pain cries.
- Jen, Grams and Bessie recite the Lord's Prayer.
BROADCAST
- The episode was watched by 7.34 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[3]
Music[]
- sitting on top of the world | AMANDA MARSHALL
- bessie, bodie and joey
- insecuriousity | ANDREW DORFF
- pacey gets attention at school
- all i want | SUSANNA HOFFS
- tamara leaves a school board meeting
- seven shades of blue | BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN
- joey holds the baby; pacey visits tamara
Photos[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "Baby" official synopsis archived from The WB on dawsons-creek.com
- ↑ Baby - Official Summary
- ↑ Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap