I just finished binging the entirety of Dawson’s Creek on Monday for the first time, and I have a LOT of thoughts. I figured I’d discuss the parts I loved and the parts I wasn’t fond of. Let’s begin!
- Despite the name of the show, Pacey is the BEST part and the heart of the entire show. He has one of the best character developments and is the most fun to watch see where their life takes them due to him being the only one who didn’t attend college
- Jen was a gem and needed for the gang. She was a girls girl through and through not counting that time she had a rough patch and tried to steal Dawson away from Joey.
- Grams holds number one spot for best character development. She started the show hating the idea of biracial couples, defying god, and doing “non-holy” things just to end up dating a black guy herself and embracing different opinions by the end. Truly the best adult in the show with Dawson’s parents and Bessie tied for second.
- I loved that they killed Abby, but it’s not necessarily cuz she was AWFUL. But I admit it helped me not grief her too much. I think the kids needed to see that life is short and unfair and bad decisions can lead to untimely deaths
- Jacey was the better choice for endgame
- Dawson being single in the end somehow makes sense for his character
- First four seasons are gold
- Obsessed with the Leery parents (rip Mitch)
- The chemistry between the cast members is so insanely good. I can’t imagine anyone else playing these characters
- I DON’T WANNA WAIT…FOR MY LIFFFEEE TO BE OVERRRRR
- S5 and S6 were truly mediocre at best. The best parts were watching Pacey grow as a person and the introduction of Audrey. I thought it was weird that they heavily focused on Joey more than any other character when she’s not even the main character. Jen was sidelined a lot despite being a main cast member from s1, which I hated even more when I realized they intended to kill her
- Jen and Dawson dating again in college felt unnecessary
- Why the hell did the writers try to convince us Joey can sing? I got irritated every time she sang throughout the show. She can’t sing and that’s okay!
- I wish Jack and Jen had better relationships throughout the show in general. The writers put so much energy into the main love triangle that it sidelined the other two mains love lives. I hated that neither really seemed to get a one true love storyline, especially Jen. At least Jack had somebody in the end, but we only got two episodes of that.
- I don’t like that Audrey and Andi were not in the finale. Audrey was enlisted as a main in s6 and deserved a proper goodbye for that reason alone rather than Joey informing us what happened to her. I’m aware Andi’s scenes were cut due to time issues, but I still hate that
- Speaking of Andi, I hate that she was written off since the writers weren’t sure what to do with her despite her having a lot of potential as a character. I think it’s unrealistic that she be absent for some of the major things that occurred to her friends. For instance, there’s no way in hell Andi wouldn’t have shown up for Mitch’s funeral or to see Jen one last time
- The love triangle was DREADFUL and shouldn’t have lasted for three whole seasons. By the end of it, I was more happy that it was over more than the results
- I agree Dawson is annoying at times, but I don’t like that this fandom is tryna make it sound like his feelings weren’t valid in certain scenarios. For instance, his reaction to Pacey and Joey the first time was completely valid and how he handled it was expected of someone his age and in general. Y’all tryna convince me you wouldn’t feel utterly betrayed if the two ppl you love the most did you dirty like that? Negro please. Honestly, I’m shocked he ever forgave either of them but especially Joey. Speaking of Joey…
- Joey is not that good of a person tbh, but she’s a great female lead because of it. I don’t like that she used the “my mom is dead and dad is in prison” card to guilt trip ppl. That was always so lame. I don’t like that she used that on Dawson a lot when he was rightfully upset about something. For instance, she used the dead mom card when he was rightfully upset at his mom for cheating on his dad. Super lame. I can’t STAND the way she treated Jen in the first two seasons. I’m glad she eventually got over it, but geez did I hate their scenes together in the first half of the show. The worst thing she did though was lead two of her closest and longest friends on by dragging out a love triangle for TEN YEARS!! And what really pissed me off was that every time one of them tried to move on, she’d tell them to not let go of her so she can use them as a safety net. I also can’t stand both of the ways she ended things with Dawson in high school. Can you blame him for hesitating when y’all rekindled? I personally would’ve left her in my childhood if I were Dawson, but that’s just me.
- I can’t stand when a show introduces new characters in the last season. We don’t have time or the energy to care about these new people. We’re only interested in seeing how our favs stories are gonna end. Why add Eddie at all? Joey was already in a triangle; why make it a square with a guy who sucks? Before I saw the finale, I was going to complain about Natasha, but that changed when I realized Dawson and Joey weren’t endgame. If they were endgame though, I would’ve complained Natasha was an unnecessary barrier since we should be focusing on Joey and Dawson. The professor Joey had and his daughter had wayyy too much screen time. This is the last season; I don’t wanna see scenes of newbies when I could be looking at a potential Jen and Jack scene!
- Audrey’s alcoholic storyline came too late in the game. Final seasons are supposed to be about wrapping up existing problems, not creating new ones that are so complex it’d need more than one season to convey the message to its full potential.
- That random ass episode when Joey got mugged was the most unnecessary episode. It was enjoyable though. Same goes for the telling scary stories on the couch episode
- Mitch dying was such an unneeded storyline. Surely they could’ve just used the whole “dad is away on a trip” gimmick. I’m aware that’s what the actor wanted, but I think I would’ve said no had he asked
- Ms Jacobs should’ve faced the consequences of her actions
- WAYYYY too many teen-adult relationships and not enough parents trying to stop it
- Jen and Henry’s age gap was uncomfortable tbh
- They underused Principal Greene
- Not enough minorities in this show, and I don’t like that they didn’t really date outside of their race. Then again, that small town was predominantly white. They could’ve explored more in college though. Pacey is really the only one that has pursued a minority. I do realize that complaining about this is pointless though considering when this show was released
- Joey and that “cute” professor storyline should NOT have existed and that professor needs to be fired ASAP
- EVERYONE GET YOUR GODDAMN SHOES OFF THE FUCKING BED.
This is all I have for now, but I might add or subtract later.
