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Dawson's Creek: The First Season

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Synopsis

The outstanding first season of this sensitive, coming-of-age drama that helped launch several stars, as well as putting the WB network on the map. Dawson (Van Der Beek), a film buff, is stuck between love and friendship with Joey (Holmes) thanks to his new leading lady Jen (Williams); meanwhile his friend, Pacey (Jackson), is getting involved with one of the schoolteachers.

Openly gay creator Kevin Williamson wrote the first two episodes; Openly bisexual Mike White (writer of Chuck and Buck and The Good Girl wrote three, including the brilliant Breakfast Club takeoff "Detention".

Review

While it's big gay character Jack MacFee didn't come along until it's second season, there's still plenty of bitchiness and melodrama for the queer set. Dawson's Creek has received criticism over the years and has become a bit maudlin and whiny with time, but its first season, powered by gay Scream scribe Williamson, is actually quite good. With high school students spouting off literary references af if they have masters degrees, Dawson's Creek treated teenagers with a degree of respect that many of the high school dramas that preceded it lacked. Of course it didn't hurt to have a beautiful cast and some controversial storylines, like Pacy's relationship with his teacher. A fine season that also made good use of one of Paula Cole's best songs. Yet now the song's been played so much, it's become a bit of a punchline.

--Mekado Murphy

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