#110 - Double Date
 Unable to accept his breakup with Jen, Dawson seeks solace and advice from Joey, who must continue to mask her own feelings. Pacey abets Dawson in coming up with a save-face way to becoming friends with Jen that proves to be more than a bit misguided. Acting nonchalant about Jen's upcoming date with Cliff, Dawson goes so far as to pretend that he has a date for the same evening, and then suggests they make it a foursome and Dawson has to come up with a date-fast. Dawson's date immediately suspects she's being used but Dawson is able to allay her fears-for a while. Once the foursome hit the local carnival, however, the ugly truth rears its head for all to see. Meanwhile, to their mutual displeasure, Pacey is forced to spend remedial marine biology time with Joey, but a their project wears on, Pacey's attitude toward his lab partner takes an unexpected turn.
#111 - Beauty Contest
 Capeside's annual Miss windjammer contest gets turned on its ear when it draws some unexpected contestants. Jen persuades Joey to enter in hopes of winning the $5,000 prize for her college tuition. After being demeaned by his father Pacey is determined to move out of the house and get his own place. In the hopes of winning rent money, and also to further irritate his family, Pacey too, decides to challenge the rules and be the first male ever to enter the competition. As Jen begins to regret breaking up with Dawson, he starts to see Joey in a new light, while Jen becomes increasingly jealous.
#112 - Decisions
 Joey is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is chosen to represent the highschool for a year in France. Escaping Capeside has been her life's dream, but now that Dawson sees her in a more romantic light, she is terribly torn. Adding to the stress, it is Joey's turn to visit her father in prison for his birthday and she decides to confront him with all of her anger and hurt. When Pacey decides to clear the air with his brother, Doug, he learns that Doug's relationship with their father is not as perfect as he'd believed. Meanwhile, Jen and Grams are elated when Gramps comes out of his coma, but when his conditions worsens they find common ground in their anguish. When Jen then seeks comfort from Dawson, Joey is horrified to find them in what appears to be a compromising position.
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