❝
- Dawson – I don't want to close my eyes
- Joey – Why?
- Dawson – I'm afraid you won't be there when I wake up
- Joey – [softly] Close your eyes, Dawson
Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption is the 22nd episode of Season 6 of Dawson's Creek.
Synopsis[]
FRIENDS MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE — When Dawson (James Van Der Beek) gives up his dream of making his film, a strong-minded Joey (Katie Holmes) rallies the old group back to Capeside to help Dawson begin production. Meanwhile, an unemployed and depressed Pacey (Joshua Jackson) won't be part of Joey's plan but becomes inspired to make sure Dawson has the financial support he needs to finish his film. Once production is up and running, Jen (Michelle Williams), Jack (Kerr Smith) and Grams (Mary Beth Peil) must say their goodbyes and leave for New York, and after her covert plan to reconcile Dawson and Pacey, Joey feels she is now is free to pursue her dream of traveling to Paris.[1]
Starring[]
|
|
Quotes[]
❝
- The triangle we had all tried so hard to put to rest had come back to haunt us
- —Joey about her, Pacey, and Dawson
❝
- Audrey – Who the hell is Eve?
- Jen – Eh. Long story. Ambiguous ending
❝
- Jen – What is this feeling? It just seems like everything's getting smaller and smaller. It's all still there, but I just can't touch it
- Jack – I think it's called goodbye
❝
- I used to be afraid of so many things. That I'd never grow up. That I'd be trapped in the same place for all eternity. That my dreams would forever be shy of my reach. It's true what they say. Time plays tricks on you. One day you're dreaming, the next your dream has become your reality. And now that this scared little girl no longer follows me wherever I go, I miss her. I do. 'Cause there are things I wanna tell her - to relax, to lighten up, that it is all going to be ok. I want her to know that meeting people who like you, who understand you, who actually accept you for who you are, will become an increasingly rare occurrence. Jen, Jack, Audrey, Andie, Pacey, and Dawson. These people who contributed to who I am, they are with me wherever I go, and as history gets rewritten in small ways with each passing day, my love for them only grows. Because the truth is, it was the best of times. Mistakes were made, hearts were broken, harsh lessons learned, but all of that has receded into fond memory now. How does it happen? Why are we so quick to forget the bad and romanticize the good? Maybe it's because we need to believe that the time we spent together actually meant something, that we were there for each other in a time in our lives that defined us all, a time in our lives that we will never forget. I can't swear this is exactly how it happened. But this is how it felt
Locations[]
- Capeside
- Boston
- Grams's Boston House
- Emma's Apartment
- Hetson's House
Trivia[]
- Jen leaves Capeside in the same way as when she first arrived in Capeside: in a yellow taxi cab as Dawson is filming a movie, in the exact same spot where he filmed his first movie and recreating the same scene he was shooting when Jen first arrived.
- Several scenes from the very first episode are recreated in this episode:
- the very first scene of the show where Joey and Dawson share a bed
- the scene where Pacey, in his sea creature costume, jumps out of the water and pulls Joey in
- the scene where we first see Joey row her boat home
- the scene where Dawson and Pacey first meet Ms. Jacobs in the video store.
BROADCAST
- The episode was watched by 4.88 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[2]
PRODUCTION NOTES
- Originally planned as the season and series finale, until series creator Kevin Williamson agreed to return to write the two-part finale.
- The scenes of Joey in "Paris" were actually shot in Montreal.
Music[]
- void | RED HOUSE PAINTERS[3]
- during the montage where we see grams and jen having a yard sale
- nobody's fault | PHANTOM PLANET[4]
- joey visits pacey; jack and jen try to get equipment
- sins | GLEN ECHO
- setting up to film in the streets
- pleasant valley sunday | THE WEDDING PRESENT[5]
- shoot at the docks
- soundtrack of your life | A GIRL CALLED EDDY
- jen, jack and grams leaving
- blue mind | ALEXI MURDOCH
- dawson wakes and sees joey's note
- the air that i breathe | THE HOLLIES[6]
- joey in paris
Photos[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ "Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption" official synopsis from The WB archived on Mr. Video Productions
- ↑ Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Sit And Watch The Sky" by Crashpalace
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Overrated" by Pilate
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "I Know What You Don't" by Poxy
- ↑ Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Butterfly Girl" by Jaylene Johnson