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- You can't choose what you love; it chooses you
- —Dawson
Coming Home is the premiere of Season 4 of Dawson's Creek.
Synopsis[]
Joey (Katie Holmes) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) return home to face a barrage of questions about whether they had sex; Pacey's sister (guest star Sasha Alexander) abruptly arrives from college without a diploma; and Andie (Meredith Monroe) scopes out two potential summer flings.
Starring[]
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Quotes[]
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- It's like 'A Wonderful Life' in reverse. Everyone seems better off without us
- —Joey to Pacey
Locations[]
- True Love
- Dawson's House
- Harry's Hardware Store
- Doug's Apartment
- Mrs. Hammacott's House
- Potter B&B
- Jen's House
- Dive-In
Trivia[]
- Dawson reveals he had a crush on Gretchen when he was 10.
- Joey tells Dawson that she and Pacey did not have sex.
- Joey gives Dawson a brick from Ernest Hemingway's house symbolizing the foundation of a friendship that she hopes to reform.
- The ladder to Dawson's window is gone.
- Dawson's room now predominantly features his photography.
- In the final scene, Pacey and Joey are reading from Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.
BROADCAST
- The episode was watched by 4.98 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[2]
ERRORS
- You can see Katie Holmes's microphone pack during the first scene.
PRODUCTION NOTES
- Paul Stupin provides audio commentary for this episode on the DVD for Season 4 as well in subsequent releases.
- The opening scene on the True Love had to be reshot 3 times due to the camera shaking heavily. The final scene was shot on the cast and crews day off.[3]
- The red light in Dawson's dark room was added in post.[3]
Films[]
- WATCHED
- Jaws (1975)
- REFERENCED
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
- The Odd Couple (1968)
- Coming Home (1978)
Music[]
- AM radio | EVERCLEAR[4]
- jen, andie, dawson and jack at the beach
- souvenirs | MARY BETH MAZIARZ
- joey in dawson's room; later at the beach; andie + jj kiss
- jaws (theme) | JOHN WILLIAMS[5]
- the dive-in
- this year's love | DAVID GRAY[6]
- joey + pacey on true love
Photos[]
Stills[]
Screenshots[]
Videos[]
Media[]
- “Dawson’s Creek” Gets “Real” As Danny From “The Real World” Guest Stars (WARNER BROS • SEP 2000)
- The Time The Real World's Danny Roberts Guested on Dawson's Creek (PRIMERTIMER • APRIL 2022)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ First appearance of Gretchen Witter
- ↑ Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Season 4 DVD commentary with Paul Stupin
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Parking" by The Fuzz
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Original Score Piece" by Adam Fields
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "If She Would Stay" by Sweetsalt