First Encounters Of The Close Kind

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“First Encounters Of The Close Kind”
Dawson's Creek episode

Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 10
Written by	Leslie Ray
Directed by	Greg Prange
Production no.	310
Original airdate	1999-12-15
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First Encounters Of The Close Kind is the tenth episode of Dawson's Creek third season. It aired on December 15, 1999.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 Music Featured
5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Dawson, Joey, Jack and Andie spend the weekend at Boston University for an advanced look at college and where Dawson has entered his Witch Island documentary in a student film festival. But he finds the reception not to his liking along with recommendations from Nikki Green, an aspiring student director of her own. Elsewhere on the campus, due to a clerical error, Joey's weekend guide is not what she expected as it turns out to be a guy, named A.J. Mueller, who shares her love of the same literature. Meanwhile, Andie's pursuit for an advanced admissions interview leads her to some inspirational advice from an unlikely source: a career secretary. Also, Jack takes a risk and explores the local gay community.

[edit] Cast

Main Cast

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery
Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee
Meredith Monroe as Andie McPhee

Recurring Roles

Adam Kaufman as Ethan
Robin Dunne as A.J. Moller
Bianca Lawson as Nikki Green

Guest Stars

Marla Gibbs as Mrs. Fran Boyd

[edit] Trivia

This is the very first time Michelle Williams (Jen) and Joshua Jackson (Pacey) do not appear in an episode since the series started.
The title of this episode First Encounters of the Close Kind is a reference to the 1977 movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind by Steven Spielberg.
In the DVD commentary, Paul Stupin reveals that Gabrielle Union (Bring It On, Bad Boys II) was the runner up for the role of Nikki.