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I’m here for you. Now, forever, and every day in between
—Joey's in her note to Dawson

Use Your Disillusion is the 5th episode of Season 5 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

Dawson takes Joey up on an offer to visit her for a weekend in Boston. Meanwhile, Jack is surprised when his boyfriend visits unexpectedly and makes Jack choose between spending time with him or the fraternity.

Starring[]

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery
Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley
Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee
Mary Beth Peil as Evelyn Ryan
Special Guest Stars
Ken Marino as David Wilder
Busy Philipps as Audrey Liddell
Lourdes Benedicto as Karen Torres
Chad Michael Murray as Charlie Todd
David Monahan as Tobey Barrett[1]
Ian Kahn as Danny Brecher
and Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery
Co-Starring
Johnathan Parks Jordan as Moskowitz
Bourke Floyd as Brady
Melissa Claire Egan as Ilyse Todd
Janie Brookshire as Carla
Pam Hurley as Emily Brecher

Quotes[]

Dear Dawson, When something like this happens, you wanna reach out and grab the people around you, the ones who matter the most. The ones you take for granted all the time. And you want to take those people and hold onto them as tight as you can, tell them how precious they are to you, how knowing them makes your life better every single day that you're living it. Because when something like this happens, you realize how awful it would be if they didn't know, if they weren't aware of the profound effect they've had on your life. So, I want to take this moment to tell you that I love you, Dawson, and I'm here for you...Now, forever, and every day in between. Love, Joey
—Joey's full note to Dawson
It's Dawson. My best friend in the entire world who needs me right now more than he probably ever has and that's a lot of pressure. You know, what if I mess up and I say all the wrong things and at the end of the day I'm not enough
—Joey
That stupid fantasy you have where the guy who broke your heart suddenly realizes he's made the biggest mistake of his life and he finds you wherever you are. He comes running up to you and he says: 'I can't live without you. You are my entire universe and if you don't take me back right now, I will never love anyone again'. Where does this fantasy come from?
—Tobey to Jen

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • Jack and Tobey break up.
  • Jen sees Charlie kissing another girl.
  • Jack officially becomes a brother at Sigma Epsilon.
  • Dawson starts to have panic attacks.

ALLUSIONS

  • The title of the episode is a play on the album title "Use Your Illusion" by Guns N' Roses.

BROADCAST

  • The episode was watched by 3.77 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[2]

Films[]

WATCHED
Charlie's Angels (2000)
REFERENCED
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Mystic Pizza (1988)
Thelma and Louise (1991)

Music[]

for now (get up) | ETHYLINE
jack plays pool
won't find you | UNIVERSAL HONEY
jen on the phone; tobey arrives
angels & gargoyles | CROSS MY HEART
tobey and jack on a date
coming around again | DRAGMATIC
jack with the other pledges
static trampoline | CHRIS PIERCE LIBERATION
dawson talks to a girl in the kitchen
loud | MATT NATHANSON
dawson leaves; jen and tobey say goodbye
kathy's song (cover) | SHAWN COLVIN[3]
joey and audrey's dorm

Videos[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Last appearance of Tobey Barrett on the series
  2. Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
  3. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Blue Paper Lanterns" by Stephanie Dosen