15 best Dawson’s Creek episodes to watch if you miss Joey and Pacey

An epic romance on Dawson’s Creek was between Pacey and Joey And it’s always exciting to relive their story. Season 1 had viewers thinking Joey and Dawson Leery were meant to be, but in Season 3, the series switched things up, bringing Joey (Katie Holmes) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) together. This changed the course of the show not only with Joey and Dawson’s relationship but also with Pacey and Dawson’s friendship.

Most of Joey and Pacey’s love story in Dawson’s Creek is in seasons 3 and 4, but there are a handful of episodes in other seasons that allow glimpses of their relationship. There are many stories that take place throughout seasons 3 and 4, But focusing on these episodes can help fans relive their fall in love and their long-term relationship.

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“double day”

Season 1, Episode 10

In the first two seasons of the show, there weren’t many hints that Pacey and Joey might end up together. In the first season, Joey is nursing a crush on Dawson, and in the second, Pacey spends most of his time in a relationship with Andie. There is one episode in the first season, however, that hints at the great chemistry between Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes, making it clear that despite how antagonistic they can be with one another, Pacey and Joey are still friends.

In the episode “Double Date,” the focus is mostly on Dawson’s Double Date as he tries to get closer to Jen. Pacey and Joey are paired in the B storyline for a science project. They are expected to observe the mating habits of snails. Pacey needs the project because he is failing the class and Joey wants the extra credit. When Pacey makes a mistake that causes the death of one of the snails, the two go to the swamp to find more.

It’s on this mini road trip where they run into constant (and hilarious) trouble that It is clear that there is something between them, even if none of them is fully aware of it yet. Pacey even leans in as if to kiss Joey at one point, but it doesn’t happen just yet. The B storyline is much more fun for the audience than Dawson’s attempts to Woo Jen.

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“Practice to Tango”

Season 3, Episode 9

In season 3, episode 9, there is already a spark between Joey and Pacey, but “Four to Tango” is The first episode where their feelings are obvious to other people. Joey and Pacey agree to help each other. Pacey takes ballroom lessons with Joey, and in exchange, she tutors him in math. It seems like a simple plan, but their chemistry is starting to build, and when Joey sees Jen Lindley and Pacey kissing, she’s pretty upset. Pacey is also quite defensive when Dawson thinks his mystery wife is Joey and not Jen.

Dawson is still oblivious at this point, but Jen sees the budding romance between Joey and Pacey, even if the two haven’t admitted their feelings for each other. Anyone who saw the show hinting at the two together was vindicated by Jen. There’s still a way to go before Joey and Pacey are together, but it’s a fun episode to see both of them avoiding their feelings, but confiding in each other.

13

“Weekend in the Country”

Season 3, Episode 12

While Pacey doesn’t come out and express his feelings in season 3, episode 12, his actions speak for him. Pacey gets to work helping the Potters make their B&B a success. He contacts a travel journalist and orchestrates fake guests to show how good the B&B is. Of course, everything that can go wrong does go wrong, but Pacey keeps at it. This makes Mitch Larry ask, “What makes you so much?“

Grams later told a story about her and her late husband, saying:You know you love someone when you can spend the whole night…watching them sleep.” Then at the end of the episode, Pacey is seen watching Joey sleep. This is the moment Dawson’s Creek Says Pacey is in love with Joey for the Pacey and Joey shippers. Although there were sprinkles of this throughout the episode, it’s a nice ending to Pacey’s declaration, even if he didn’t say it out loud.

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“Crime and Punishment”

Season 3, Episode 15

Since season 3 is the season in which Pacey and Joey grow closer, Pacey’s feelings for Joey become clear very quickly to the audience. This episode, however, helps his feelings become more clear to those around him, even if no one calls him yet..

When Joey is one of the students chosen to paint a section of the school wall in Capeside, she chooses to paint a character in a different language, meant to be a symbol of unity for the students. When her hard work is finally unveiled, however, it’s covered in graffiti, and she has to start over, which hurts Joey, but makes Pacey angry.

Pacey makes it his mission to find out exactly who ruined Joey’s artwork and get his version of justice. This is also the episode that leads to Pacey buying Joey a blank slate of a wall in Capeside so that her art can be displayed for the whole town to see. It makes it very clear to those who know Posey’s love for grand gestures that he cares more for Joey than he let on, and it’s getting harder for him to hide it.

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“neverland”

Season 3, Episode 18

At the end of season 3, episode 17, Pacey kisses Joey for the first time. The kiss follows after Pacey finally calls Joey out for him being the first person she calls when she’s in trouble. He even pulls the car to the side of the road to have it with her, but kisses her. The following episode picks up right where the previous one left off. Joey is furious with Pacey, and they have another argument, but this one is different.

While Pacey is willing to admit that they both care for each other, Joey is not. But Jen even asks her why she is so mad if it means nothing. “Neverland” makes Joey confront her feelings for Pacey and even open up to Jen, proving that she and Joey are indeed friends. This is a pivotal time for Joey and Pacey, as this is the next step for any future between them. Joey had to admit her own feelings before they could go any further.

10

“Stolen Kisses”

Season 3, Episode 19

In season 3, episode 19, viewers see Joey fight her feelings for Pacey. Dawson invites Pacey and Joey along for a trip to see his Aunt Gwen whom they all know from growing up together. There is an awkward weekend trip away where Joey and Pacey end up having to share a bed and get caught kissing by Aunt Gwen. But most importantly, this is the episode Joey finally admits how she feels for Pacey. While Pacey is overwhelmed by the story, Gwen reminds him that Joey and Dawson have, Joey openly tells him that they will build their own story.

however, Both of them are scared because, while they admit how they really feel, they are worried about how Dawson and Andie will feel when they find out. It foreshadows the following episode’s events nicely, but it’s also a nice moment to see Joey finally admit that she cares about him too.

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“The Longest Day”

Season 3, Episode 20

“The Longest Day” is one of the few Dawson’s Creek episodes to take a big creative risk when it comes to storytelling. During the episode, Pacey and Joey’s friends to find out about their relationship is the main story. The story, however, is told over and over again from different points of view, a technique that has made memorable television for many shows. This increases the tension in Joey and Pacey’s romantic journey.

Unfortunately, because of Dawson, their relationship journey had to include telling him. It didn’t go as planned and has been painfully wrong ever since Jen accidentally tells Dawson Before Pacey and Joey get the courage to. Then, Andie also finds out in a horrible way, with Dawson telling her to “Ask“Pacey and Joey how long have they been sneaking around. “The Longest Day” actually puts the brakes on their relationship. Dawson was the biggest issue from the start of this slow-burning relationship, and it was, of course, going to add some bumps in the road.

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“The Anti-Prom”

Season 3, Episode 22

Dawson’s Creek Best captures the teen experience, especially “The Anti-Prom.” This episode examines all the drama that can surround the prom as a rite of passage in high school. In the middle of all the drama is a great glimpse into how Joey and Pacey feel about each other.

Joey and Pacey’s relationship may have been on hold in season 3, episode 22, but it holds one of the sweetest moments. Joey asks Pacey to dance, and he tells her the earrings she’s wearing aren’t hers, but the bracelet she’s wearing is, and he recalls what Joey was wearing when she told him it was her mother.. It is undeniable how they feel; Even Andy can see it and tells Pacey to fight for her. At the same time, Dawson is still trying to win Joey back.

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“True Love”

Season 3, Episode 23

Season 3, episode 23, “True Love,” is the epitome of Joey and Pacey’s journey. Pacey makes the grand declaration of “Ask me to stay“On her wall. Joey admits to Dawson that she’s not with Pacey because she doesn’t want to lose his friendship, which leads to Dawson letting her go. The season 3 finale gives fans a big payoff, with Joey tells Pacey that she loves him and leaves with him on his boat.

It’s been brewing since Season 3, Episode 1, when Pacey became Joey’s shoulder to cry on, and they started opening up to each other. This episode makes Pacey and Joey the new relationship that Dawson’s Creek is defined by . It was Dawson and Joey. The show doubles down on this again, but it can’t be denied how important Joey and Pacey came to the show in season 3.

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“come home”

Season 4, Episode 1

Joey and Pacey spend the entire summer together after season 3. Although the audience doesn’t get to see much of what happens on the boat, in Season 4, Episode 1, Pacey and Joey return from their summer adventure more in love than ever.

Of course, the big question on everyone’s mind is whether they had sex. It is a preoccupation with sex and relationships Dawson’s Creek Which Dawson questions himself a few times throughout the season, but the preoccupation is born out of hormones and falling in love for the characters, and this episode exemplifies that better than most.

The answer to the big question, to Dawson’s relief, is no, although some characters can’t believe Pacey and Joey spent two months with only one other and never slept together. Their relationship has grown. It shows them how A stronger couple than Joey and Dawson ever were. It’s a great way to pick up their love story in season 4, and it sets the tone for what their relationship will be like.

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“future time”

Season 4, Episode 4

Season 4 Episode 4 is a fun episode between Joey and Pacey. Joey finds herself fourth in her class, however Pacey doesn’t understand what the problem is. Pacey has never been ranked at the top in academic settings, so he sees fourth place as an impressive ranking for Joey. They go to Jen’s birthday party, and she drinks, which is not typical for Joey.

Pacey ends up carrying her out of the party after she becomes intoxicated. Pacey and Joey are basically fighting In this episode, however, their banter was always fun. They know how to tease and kill each other in ways that can be light and fun, but they also know exactly which buttons to push for each other. It’s cute to see Pacey trying to take a drunken Joey back to her sister’s B&B, and she forces him to take care of her.

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“A Winter’s Tale”

Season 4, Episode 14

In this episode, Capeside High reveals that there are apparently annual winter field trips for the students. The class comes to a ski resort for the weekend. It’s a nice change of scenery for the show since, at this point, it was rare for the series to take place away from one of the main characters’ homes or the high school.

The winter trip gets off to an awkward start for Joey and Pacey, but it Ends with Joey ready to sleep with Pacey. It’s a nice moment when he said that he understood why she wasn’t ready on the boat but should understand why she is now. They couldn’t have a more romantic setting than the mountains in winter. Dawson’s Creek Crafted a beautiful love story for these two characters, and “A Winter’s Tale” is the pinnacle of that tale.

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“Four Stories”

Season 4, Episode 14

The morning after their first time together is a little more realistic than the teenage fantasy of the previous episode. Joey calls their night together”Nice” And Pacey gets offended. It was incredible for Pacey but for Joey, it was different because it was her first time.

This is a rocky moment for them, but it gives their relationship a truer spin. Their conversation starts to get better until the subject of Dawson comes up. Later, Joey lies to Dawson about her and Pacey despite saying she would tell him the truth if he asked. While the cute butter remained, it was a turning point in their relationship. It’s clear after this episode that despite how much Joey and Pacey love each other, they’re going to have more problems before anything improves, and they eventually break up when Joey goes to college.

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“Castaways”

Season 6, Episode 15

Season 6, Episode 15 is a far cry from Pacey and Joey’s high school relationship, but an entire episode featuring them Stuck in a K-Mart overnight Is such a fun watch, especially for those missing their chemistry. At this point in the show, they’ve both had other relationships—some casual and some more serious—and maintain a strong friendship.

When Joey gets a job at Pacey’s office and goes to a work event with him, they end up locked in the store, having fun with the whole store to themselves. Pacey even lets Joey shave off his beard. To make things even better, Pacey kisses Joey and confesses that he always wants to kiss her. Joey even threw it back to the boat, and said when they were sailing, she dreamed they would be castaway somewhere.

Viewers are transported back in time in “Castaways” and give hope that Pacey and Joey may actually be the endgame in Dawson’s Creek. Although fans may have to wait nine episodes to find out what would come true, it’s a cute and sweet episode to relive Joey and Pacey’s romance.

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“…must come to an end”

Season 6, Episode 24

The series finale may not be the best episode of all time for Joey and Pacey fans, but it does provide closure for their relationship on the show. Although the two-part finale opens with Joey in a relationship with someone in New York, that relationship is over as the events of the final episode play out, allowing her to rekindle her romance with Pacey.

The friends reunite in Capeside to visit with Jen who is dying of a previously unknown heart condition. It is an emotional farewell that Jack agrees to raise Jen’s daughter, Dawson gets the push to turn their lives into a TV show, and Joey and Pacey have an open discussion about their feelings.

Although Pacey runs a restaurant in Capeside, he still very much carries a torch for Joey, but informs her that he lets her “off the hook” when it comes to his feelings. She immediately believes that this is not what she wants. As the series moves forward to the future, Joey and Pacey get their happy ending together, leaving a lot of Dawson’s Creek Fans very happy.