Love Bites
Updated 2003-04-15 17:00:00
Next thing you know, a cab is pulling up in front of Oliver's house. Joey climbs out of the cab and makes her way up the walk. She knocks on the door, and Oliver steps out onto the porch. Joey awkwardly comments that he must be wondering what she's doing there, and then she pulls him into the most passionless kiss ever. Both of them have their lips as tightly closed as humanly possible. I've seen more tongue between siblings. When they finally step apart -- and the icy cold front lifts -- Joey smiles up at him. "Hi," she giggles, and hugs him. She stares over his shoulder and looks a little can it be regretful? Here's hoping. Because everyone knows that Oliver is just a second-rate Pacey, and nothing makes that point more than placing the two of them side to side like this. The chemistry between Joey and Pacey is really great, whereas the chemistry between Joey and Oliver is really eh. It's just not believable that she would choose what we've seen between her and Oliver -- namely, tepid companionship --- over what we've seen with her and Pacey, which comes across as an actual romance. If this choice ends up sticking, I will be hard-pressed to understand where the writers are going with this. That being said, I think this episode was really affecting, and I'm interested to see what happens next, possibly for the first time in two years. Go figure.
And this episode ends with a PSA that basically directs those of you dealing with cancer in any way to Gillette Cancer Connect. If you need help there, I hope you find it. Until next week.