The drama relied too much on the pathos of the situation. This professor was too randomly mean, and the part with the scarlet letters on Jack's locker... It was too after school special and simplistic to leave a real impact. Especially when the « shamers » switched sides nowadays. Which goes to show nothing has changed since. Also, the way writers tried to rationalize Pacey's outburst, by diminishing it into some kind of a reaction triggered by guilt? Clumsy move on their part. This episode always made me uncomfortable, but only because it wasn't handled properly, like the second part is...
Review of To Be or Not to Be...
