Growing up Dawson’s Creek had a greater effect than any literature and any film. It is essentially about love. Before the days of Gossip girl, One tree hill, The OC. It wasn’t about rich kids it was a group of average kids growing up together, I suppose it helped that they were of similar age to me. None of them were popular kids, they used vocabulary far beyond reality.
At 12o’clock every Sunday I was glued to the TV. I had one problem I hated the lead role, i hated his personality, his clothes, the size of his forehead, his voice, how the actor was obviously far older than the character he was portraying and the high possibility that he would in fact win the girl (Joey). This was my biggest issue, the show made me into a romantic, by the end of the first season, I had made my mind up Dawson did not deserve Joey. As often as it was reinforced that they were “soul mates”, them getting together wasn’t going to be romantic passionate or impulsive. If everyone got together with their childhood friend or next door neighbour life would be so boring so unromantic and so predictable.
My favourite moment ever on TV is when Pacey buys Joey the wall, before they have kissed, before he even believes he has a chance.
It is the most romantic gesture that i believe exists. Till this day i don’t know anything that tops it. I was reading a fan forum to see who people wanted Joey to choose and it had Top Joey and Pacey moments and Top Joey and Dawson moments. Dawson and Joey moments where mostly un requited love, moments of things not happening and long conversations about feelings.
Joey and Pacey moments are passionate, sexy, flirtatious and more realistic. Undoubtedly part of the reason would probably be down to the fact that they dated in real life both citing they were each others first loves and the chemistry shone through.
I have recently bought the full box set and have started watching it over again, not quite knowing what is going to happen and not ever wanting to switch it off.
Some things i noted ·
-They were richer than i remembered. ·
-Their fashion sense was terrible ·
-Joey is pretty, but Jen is prettier ·
-Pacey wasn’t handsome and had terrible shirts ·
-Dawson was more self centered than you could imagine ·
-Eve didn’t take Dawson’s virginity
-Jen was never really that rebellious ·
-Jack and Jen are nearly as good a couple as Joey and Pacey
-As soon as Audrey became depressed she also became a goth
-Every boy falls in love with Joey
-The soundtrack is immense
Whether it is because it was old memories or that it is infact the best teenage drama around.I urge everyone to watch it, the boxset will fulfill plenty of lonely nights and if you are a sop even better.
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