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Episode #4.15 | Original Airdate 02/07/2002
Written by Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally | Directed by James Burrows | Eric McCormack (Will Truman) | Debra Messing (Grace Adler) | Sean Hayes (Jack McFarland) | Megan Mullally (Karen Walker) | GUEST CAST: Matt Damon (Owen) | Leslie Jordan (Beverley Leslie) | Patrick Kerr (Choral Director) | Amanda Carlin (Mrs. Sanwald) | Craig A. Meyer (Burton) | Wendy Schenker (Woman #1) | Jan Sheldrick (Woman #2) | Julie Janney (Woman #3) | Steve Goodwillie (Guy #1) | Sonya Therieult (Pretty Girl) |
Summary: Jack is competing with fellow singer Owen for a spot in the Manhattan Gay Men's Chorus, which will be touring in England, and when he realizes that Owen isn't really gay, he seeks to "in" his rival in order to gain the spot. He has Grace hit on Owen, and Owen takes the bait, which Jack catches on film. But Owen tricks Jack into opening his camera, thus losing his proof.
Still enraged, Jack accuses Owen of lying during a chorus rehearsal and Owen finally breaks down and confesses. Playing to the group's theme of non-discrimination, they forgive him. Jack is even more outraged, which causes the chorus to shut him out and give the spot to Owen instead.
Meanwhile, Karen drags Will along with her to her Valentine's Day party and finds herself the object of ridicule and pity as her husband is in jail and she is alone on Valentine's Day. So Karen, unbeknowenst to Will, tells everyone at the party that he's her lover.
When Will finds out, he's outraged and storms out on Karen. Later, during the annual dance that Karen and Stan used to preform, Karen's nemesis/friend, Beverley Leslie, taunts Karen about not having a dance partnet. At this point, Will shows up and offers to dance with Karen. The two are amazing and Will ends the dance with a powerful kiss.
Quotes Did You Notice... Back to Season Four
WILL: Karen! Oh my God if you're about to shed your human form, please don't make my body the next host.
~Sean Hayes and Matt Damon were friends before they worked on "Will & Grace" together.
~In the past, Jack has made comments about Matt Damon, one of them being, "He has my career".
~This episode was an extra 4 minutes long, and will most likely be cut when it runs in syndication.
~The members of the Manhattan Gay Men's Chorus were actually members of the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus.
~Matt Damon (Owen) starred in The Talented Mr. Ripley, which was executive produced by Sydney Pollack, who plays Will's dad, and co-starred Gwyneth Paltrow, daughter of Blythe Danner, who plays Will's mom.
~Owen says his boyfriend's name is Ben. This is an in-joke on the fact that Internet rumors often link Matt Damon with his childhood pal and fellow actor/writer, Ben Affleck.
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