"Hurricane"
is more about the pending storm of uncertainty in life and relationships
than the hurricane that is threatening Capeside. And while the town prepares
for the coming chaos of "Hurricane Chris", Dawson prepares himself for
the turmoil of confronting his mother about her affair with her co-anchor.
When Dawson finally confronts his mother about her infidelity, her selfish and
inadequate explanation shatters his idealistic vision of not only his parents
failed union, but of relationships in general. Unfortunately, this affects
his relationship with Jen and his "friendship" with Joey as they both feel
he is becoming cold and remote. Dawson proceeds to project his anger with
his mother at Jen when he makes a crude innuendo about her promiscuous
sexual past.
While Dawson, his parents, Bodie, Bessie, Joey, Jen and Grams prepare to weather
the storm at the Leery house we find comic relief from the sniping going
on between the Witter brothers. Pacey has been teasing Doug all day about
his "gay" tendencies, which include a Barbara Streisand CD collection and
a love of Hollywood musicals. They wind up at Tamara Jacobs house to "protect"
her from the storm under a thinly veiled attempt by the clueless Doug to
flirt with the sensuous teacher.
Back at Dawson�s house Gale Leery finally confesses her affair to Mitch with
Dawson looking on. At the most dramatic moment the power goes out right
after Gale admits she has been having sex with another man for the last
62 days. Mitch first chooses to ignore the shocking details and then reacts
with violent rage that rivals the thunder of the now passing storm.
When the flirting between Doug and Tamara become too much for Pacey to stand
he takes a lone opportunity with his teacher to inform her that his brother
is gay. Tamara fully believes Pacey and the scenes that ensue between her
and Doug rise in hilarity as they discuss favorite Broadway musicals and
sing show tunes. When Doug finally asks Tamara out on a date she confronts
him about his "homosexuality". He explodes with anger as he realizes Pacey
is behind the misunderstanding. When Doug overreacts by pulling his gun
on Pacey, he not only horrifies Tamara but also ensures that Pacey�s goal
of ending the success of Doug�s advances is accomplished.
After the news of Dawson�s parents confrontation spreads among the guests at
the Leery house Jen and Joey take a moment to discuss the more selfish
and egotistic side of Dawson they have been experiencing. The girl talk
heats up when they discuss the recurring matter of Dawson�s endowment.
Is it a pistol or a rifle? It becomes obvious to Jen that Joey has thought
about a lot more than just friendship when it comes to Dawson
As "Blown Away" comes to a close the sun breaks through the diminishing clouds of
the storm and the relationships that seemed so much in disarray take a
step toward redemption through forgiveness. Jen painfully opens up her
entire past to Dawson while at the same time he apologizes for his self-absorption.
Mitch comes back to the house to find Gale on the front steps. She expresses
how much she wants everything that she took for granted back again. And
while Mitch does not forgive her, for the first time since her admission
he does not reject her attempts to repent. When Pacey returns to Tamara�s
without Doug her weak deflections of his advances lead to a continuation
of their scandalous love affair. And finally, the episode ends where it
begins, in Dawson�s room. After an apology to Joey the two take a momentary
break from the tumultuous "storm" of growing up to relive a childhood adventure
of playing Jaws in the protected world of Dawson�s closet.
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