@lizwho_o: It’s a Dawson’s Creek theory but I also researched it heavily and obsessively and wrote a 28 page essay about it for no reason 😂 #dawsonscreek #jamesvanderbeek #90s #popculture #genx
Even James vanderbeek knew pacey and Joey were IT, thank god he had vision and knew that even though Dawson was the main character, he did not have the likability aspect going for him (we love James tho)
2026-08-19 07:46:10
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WHATEVER 4EVER :
I mean Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson had INSANE chemistry
2026-08-19 02:20:49
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Tce_ :
Yes I rewatch it! But only for Pacey and Joey 😅
2026-08-19 08:36:27
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Tiffany Vogt :
Thank Greg Berlanti for the Pacey-Joey pivot. He is credited with that creative twist and it worked.
2026-08-18 17:16:56
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emking :
I’d argue Felicity is the most fascinating show to rewatch . . . She fully stalked Ben!!!
2026-08-19 04:04:25
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Laura Parnham :
Season 5 is a mess.
2026-08-19 23:23:32
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drewbirdeye :
Love this! I’ve rewatched two times and I have to say…I’m a Dawson sympathizer AND for the exact reasons you mentioned! He is the protagonist of a story that KEEPS DEMANDING that he be a hero. Thank good James played the character for who he was instead of who the writers wanted him to be. Dawson is a particularly mean, spoiled jerk. And why can’t he be!? Let him be a jerk, the world NEEDS jerks lol
2026-08-18 17:57:46
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Jake Howie :
Also Jen was loathed when the show came out when I was a teen and now she’s my fave character 😂
2026-08-19 11:30:22
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PotatoWithInternet :
Pacey is THE character in Dawsons Creek. Still annoyed what the writers did in Season 5 and most of Season 6..
2026-08-18 20:49:57
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sweeneysaysso | SF & CHI recs :
Wasn’t Dawson also a bit of a self-insert for Kevin Williams too? So the creator & show runner didn’t want to realize he wrote a version of himself as an obnoxious teen.
2026-08-18 20:04:31
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noga :
I watched it at the time, the only thing I remember is Dawson's dad dying cuz he dropped an ice cream cone while driving then trying to pick it up, like what
2026-08-19 08:42:17
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Jenn 🩷 :
Been rewatching Dawson’s creek for like almost 20 years
2026-08-20 00:30:37
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Brooke :
Dawson was never anyone’s favorite in Dawsons Creek. 🤭
2026-08-19 07:08:57
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Themarconcourtproject :
Well you also need to understand that it was a prime time show in the WB. They needed conflict to keep it going. Thus all the breakups and changes in the characters. Pacey acts out of character at the end of season 4 and season 5… and someone please explain to me why on earth did they kill Jen!
2026-08-19 09:18:07
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Melba :
Dawson was a self-insert for creator Kevin Williamson but once he left after season one the show was mostly written by women and they rightly made Joey and Pacey the centre of the show. To me Joey was always the main character and Pacey was the only choose for her
2026-08-19 10:57:56
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ant.activo :
I’m literally rewatching rn
2026-08-19 10:23:30
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sarah :
Literally the entire fandom is constantly rewatching it 😂
2026-08-18 21:45:06
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Fia :
I am the same age as the characters and was such a great lesson as a teen that maybe you should consider that you are not the main character, maybe you are an annoying, pretentious little shit. 😂 I did not know this about the writers room! I tried watching it on streaming and the wrong intro song really ruined it for me, might have to track down some old dvds.
2026-08-19 02:15:49
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Kayla :
There’s a book called Billion-Dollar Kiss: The Kiss That Saved Dawson's Creek, and Other Adventures inTV Writing. The kiss is Pacey and Joey’s first kiss. Haven’t read it yet but I thought you might find it interesting.
2026-08-18 23:57:59
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hailey 🧣 :
the one off episodes fascinate me. why did they have Joey seducing her mugger just for him to get hit by a car?
2026-08-18 23:24:00
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Amberedits :
Pacey is the best character on the show. I’m currently watching for the first time and I’m loving it.
2026-08-18 21:15:38
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runawaysky :
Joey and Pacey's breakup made some sense - a lot of couples break up or redefine things at high school graduation. but how he broke up with her was such a character assassination that went against everything we knew about him and his feelings for Joey.
2026-08-19 03:46:14
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jonaime4 :
There was no social media feedback for the writers and yet they made the titular character the third lead in his own tv show by the end. Joey was the protagonist. Pacey was the love interest. Dawson was merely foil.
2026-08-18 19:45:21
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