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  • Jan 20, 1998
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  • Jan 20, 1998

Summary It's the end of something simple. And the beginning of everything else. Set in the fictional town of Capeside, MA, Dawson's Creek is the coming of age story of four friends on the verge of adulthood. Dawson, Joey, and Pacey are life long friends, whose lives start to rapidly change when a new girl, Jen, moves in next door to Dawson Lee...

Created By: Kevin Williamson

  • WB
  • Jan 20, 1998
  • WB
  • Jan 20, 1998
Dawson's Creek
Season 1
6 Seasons
Season Premiere: Jan 20, 1998
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
62
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
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Summary It's the end of something simple. And the beginning of everything else. Set in the fictional town of Capeside, MA, Dawson's Creek is the coming of age story of four friends on the verge of adulthood. Dawson, Joey, and Pacey are life long friends, whose lives start to rapidly change when a new girl, Jen, moves in next door to Dawson Lee...

Created By: Kevin Williamson

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 20, 1998 • 44 m
Pilot
Episode 2 • Jan 27, 1998 • 44 m
Dance
It's the night of the school dance. Dawson reveals his feelings for Jen. Joey confronts Dawson's mom with what she has seen. Pacey confronts his teacher over 'that kiss'.
Episode 3 • Feb 7, 1998 • 44 m
Kiss
The class movie hits some trouble, giving Dawson an advantage. Joey falls in love with a visitor to the town. Pacey's school achievements and his relationship with Tamara intensify. Dawson brings his feelings about Jen out into the open.
Episode 4 • Feb 10, 1998 • 43 m
Discovery
Episode 5 • Feb 17, 1998 • 44 m
Hurricane
Episode 6 • Feb 24, 1998 • 42 m
Baby
Episode 7 • Mar 3, 1998 • 44 m
Detention
Episode 8 • Mar 10, 1998 • 43 m
Boyfriend
Episode 9 • Mar 17, 1998 • 43 m
Road Trip
Episode 10 • Apr 28, 1998 • 44 m
Double Date
Episode 11 • May 5, 1998 • 42 m
The Scare
Episode 12 • May 12, 1998 • 44 m
Beauty Contest
Episode 13 • May 19, 1998 • 44 m
Decisions
6 Seasons

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Metascore
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55% Positive
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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55% Positive
11 Reviews
45% Mixed
9 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
May 9, 2022
Smartly written and utterly fantastic. [20 Jan 1998, p.E10]
By Aaron Barnhart
83
May 9, 2022
It’s an accomplished pilot with tons of promise that introduces so much that it doesn’t have time to reveal many retrograde or complacent attitudes (not to mention fashions).
By Brandon Nowalk FULL REVIEW
75
May 9, 2022
It's a good drama, one filled with an enjoyable, watchable cast, lovely and textured writing, and catchy original and previously recorded alternative music. [20 Jan 1998, p.3]
By Allan Johnson
63
May 9, 2022
Dawson's Creek also shines with some terrific performances that illuminate honest attempts to get at the true nature of decent contemporary kids. It's worth a look. [20 Jan 1998, p.67]
By Eric Mink
50
May 9, 2022
It would be a lot easier to like the kids from Dawson's Creek if they'd just put a sock in it now and then. [20 Jan 1998, p.C8]
By Robert Bianco
42
May 9, 2022
It's basically an oversimplified, teeny-bopper version of nighttime soap operas like "Knots Landing" and "Falcon Crest." [20 Jan 1998, p.C1]
By Matthew Gilbert
40
May 9, 2022
Dawson's Creek is "My So-Called Sex Life," a hyperventilating soap that finds hit-making horror scribe Kevin Williamson pigeonholing the adolescent experience as a Freudian misadventure of boiling libidos and roaring psychobabble.
By Ray Richmond FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
7.8
86% Positive
12 Ratings
7% Mixed
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7% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
7.8
86% Positive
12 Ratings
7% Mixed
1 Rating
7% Negative
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