TV #63 of 2021: Dawson’s Creek, season 6 A regrettably weak ending to a series that I’ve never wholly loved, but have at least come to appreciate in its own way. The previous year was already a shaky departure from the show’s core strengths and character histories, and this final stretch reads like a faded …
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TV Review: Dawson’s Creek, season 5
TV #56 of 2021: Dawson’s Creek, season 5 It was perhaps inevitable that this teen drama would have growing pains in the transition from high school to college, which is a tricky maneuver for any show to pull off. The sets, the supporting cast, the typical episode beats: all of these are necessarily different, and …
TV Review: Dawson’s Creek, season 4
TV #50 of 2021: Dawson’s Creek, season 4 Although I still don’t love Dawson Leery as a character, this is easily the least infuriating he’s ever been. The writers have toned down his self-centered and jealous nature in a way that can read as belated maturity in the high school senior, and they even manage …
TV Review: Dawson’s Creek, season 3
TV #44 of 2021: Dawson’s Creek, season 3 Pacey Witter is the beating heart of this show, and the third season gets better as it goes along by leaning into the prickly attraction between him and Joey. That’s still not perfect storytelling — it’s a major disconnect from their dynamic the year before, and the …
TV Review: Dawson’s Creek, season 2
TV #36 of 2021: Dawson’s Creek, season 2 Sophomore year on this soapy 90s teen drama offers a fantastic character arc for sidekick Pacey Witter (and an acting tour-de-force for Joshua Jackson, growing into the mix of heartfelt emotion and snarky charm that he’d later use to good effect on Fringe). Seriously, I love nearly …
TV Review: Dawson’s Creek, season 1
TV #11 of 2021: Dawson’s Creek, season 1 I think I was too young when this show first aired to watch it then or hold any nostalgic attachment now, and I’m old enough at this point that I still don’t have an easy identification with the teenage protagonists. Both in the age of the cast …
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