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Join us as we discuss our rewatch of Dawson's Creek Season 2, Episode 8 titled The Reluctant Hero. We're rewatching Dawson's Creek on Hulu (as of March 2025).

Dawson's comparison to Jimmy Stewart's righteous character in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" feels particularly on-the-nose as he reluctantly steps in to "save" Jen from her self-destructive spiral at yet another unsupervised kegger. Meanwhile, Pacey discovers his hidden talent for compassionate crisis management when helping Andy with her mother's mental health crisis-- proving that guidance counselors don't always know best.

Whether you're revisiting Capeside for nostalgia's sake or discovering these characters for the first time, join us as we unpack what makes Dawson's Creek a beloved classic and a revealing artifact of its time. And stay tuned – we'll be doubling our episode coverage going forward to move through the series more quickly.

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Have you ever tracked your reading hours to collect a tasty reward when you met your goal?

Did you proudly display your purple Book It pin on your jean jacket?

If pizza is still your only motivation to read, you might be a Xennial who grew up chasing down personal pan pizzas in the Book It program. And we are too.

For countless kids growing up in the 80s and 90s, Pizza Hut's reading incentive program transformed the sometimes daunting task of reading into an adventure with the tastiest of rewards: Personal pan pizzas earned through literary achievement.

Dani dives deep into the surprising 40-year history of this beloved literacy program. What started as a marketing idea quickly became a cultural phenomenon, reaching 7 million children in just eleven months after its 1984 launch.

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Join us in our rewatch of Dawson's Creek as part of our Nostalgic or Problematic series. This week we talk about two episodes from Season 2.

In Episode 6, love and friendship drama unfolds amidst the backdrop of Capeside's homecoming dance. Dawson grapples with his parents' divorce while his friends navigate their own emotional challenges.

In Episode 7, Andi tries to rally a study session that gets derailed with a magazine quiz and drama at rich classmate Chris Wolfe's house.

We are watching Dawson's Creek Season 2 on Hulu (as of March, 2025).

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