Credit to all contributing sources from FF

Episode 619 - Lovelines

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The WB's Official Episode Description:
Wednesday, Apr 16 - (8:00 - 9:00 pm ET)
"Lovelines"

SERIES STAR JOSHUA JACKSON MAKES HIS DIRECTING DEBUT AND “LOVELINE'S” DR. DREW PINSKY AND ADAM CAROLLA GUEST-STAR - Joey (Katie Holmes) and Eddie's (Oliver Hudson) emotional and sexual relationship is played out on stage during a counseling center benefit with special guests Dr. Drew and Adam Carolla (guest-starring as themselves). Meanwhile, at the same event, Jack (Kerr Smith) and David (guest star Greg Rikaart) deal with the insecurities in their relationship, a sober Audrey (Busy Philipps) returns to Boston with her eye on Dr. Drew, and Jen (Michelle Williams) opens up to C.J. (Jensen Ackles) about Grams' (Mary Beth Peil) cancer. Joshua Jackson directed the episode written by Jason M. Palmer.

TV Guide's Episode Description:

Lovelines
60 min.
Jen presides over a Q&A session with “Loveline” hosts Adam Corolla and Drew Pinsky. Also: Audrey returns after her stint in rehab; C.J. is blindsided by a decision Jen makes; Eddie suspects that he and Joey have intimacy issues; Jack inadvertently snubs David. Eddie: Oliver Hudson.

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Episode Production Pictures:
Adam Carolla, Audrey, and Dr. Drew
Josh directing a Jen/Joey/Eddie Lovelines scene
Josh with Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew in the background
Josh with Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew
Adam Carolla, Dr. Drew, Busy, and Josh
-This episode was originally titled "Hook" and "The Eddie".

-Dawson and Pacey do not appear in this episode. (credit Stela at FF)

-Audrey comes back in this episode. (credit hoydenish at FF)

-Dr. Drew (from Loveline) will guest star in this episode. (credit GrayC25 at PN)

-This episode will focus on the relationships of several couples on the show, particularly Joey and Eddie. As a benefit for a campus counseling center, Joey and Eddie are hauled before an audience to discuss their relationship with "Loveline" hosts, Dr. Drew Pinsky and Adam Carolla, who will be playing themselves. Jack and David face some of their own issues at the event, and a newly returned and sober Audrey has eyes for Dr. Drew. Pacey doesn't have a major part in the episode. (credit Zap2it.com)

-At the event, the characters start airing out their dirty laundry. One relationship, in particular, is this girl trying to break up with a guy, but she idealizes him and thinks he's the greatest thing in the world. He's so perfect that she has to sabotage the relationship. (credit Dr. Drew at The Loveline Companion)

-Adam and Drew weren't happy with the way Adam was portrayed in the script. Adam comes off looking like an ass, trolling around backstage for girls. Meanwhile, Dr. Drew comes off looking like a saint, and all the girls want to know where he is. Drew isn't around because he catches an early flight out. (credit Dr. Drew and Adam on Lovelines)

-Jen is in the episode. She is helping to organize the event because it's for the counseling center she and C.J. volunteer at. She's onstage with Dr. Drew and Adam, sort of co-hosting. (credit Monica at FF)

-Since the rewrites, the episode is much more focused on Jen and her problems with C.J., as well as her worries over Grams. (credit Stela at FF)

-The following is a snippet of dialogue between Jen and C.J.:

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JEN: Oh, boy. I sure hope someone picks up. Ring, ring. Ring, ring.
C.J.: I'm not gonna do this.
JEN: (ignoring) Desperate girl here. Ready to do something irrational if she doesn't find someone to talk to... quick.
C.J.: (uninspired) Hello?
JEN: Hello, is this the Helpline?
C.J.: Yes.
JEN: Because you didn't answer it as the Helpline.
C.J.: (indignant) Hello, Helpline.
JEN: Who am I speaking with? Because you didn't say your name?
C.J.: (exasperated) Hello, Helpline. This is C.J. What's your crisis?
JEN: Hello, C.J. You have a really sweet voice.
C.J.: Do you have a crisis or not?
JEN: Yeah. I guess I do. And you sound like someone I can trust. Someone who could be completely and utterly sympathetic to a girl with a lot of problems.
(credit Joe at dawsonscreek.com)

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-Read an extra's account of the filming of this episode (primarily some Lovelines event scenes) here. (credit joeylovespacey/Melissa at FF)
-There were special extras used in the Lovelines' audience to ask Dr. Drew and Adam questions. Josh directed the extras and gave them suggestions, changing some of the questions in the process. The following are several examples of the questions that were asked:

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GIRL #1: Is it good for the skin?
(Josh told her to emphasize it and the act like she was rubbing something on her face.)
GIRL #2: Is it okay to use a vibrator?
(Josh told her to look as innocent as possible.)

GIRL #3: Sometimes I am so loud that I disturb the neighbors.
(Josh told her to try it again and change little things like I wake up the neighbors, they call the cops, etc.)

GUY #1" Is it weird that I like to listen to “Pop Goes the Weasel” when I am with my girl?
(Josh told him to do it again with different songs. He was really getting a kick out of this and so was everyone else.)

GUY #2: How small is Too Small?
(Josh told him to use hand gestures.)

GIRL: How many partners are too many? At one time?

GUY: Is it true that it happens to every guy at least once?

(credit Melissa)

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-Adam and Jen do not see eye-to-eye in the episode. Adam has to "yell at her" or they get into an argument of sorts. (credit Adam and Michelle on Lovelines)
-The following is a portion of a scene between Jen, Adam, Dr. Drew, and C.J. at the Loveline fundraiser being held at Boston Bay:

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ADAM CAROLLA: Before I was a yob. Now I'm an expert. How'd that happen?
DR. DREW: Actually, maybe you should answer that question, Jennifer. People came here tonight to help the Helpline -- may as well give them a sample of what they'll get when they call in.
JEN: (hesitant) Okay, well if you must know... I think the answer to that question has many parts. One, this girl does not sound like a self-hating whack job. Maybe she's just... confused.
C.J.: To say the least.
JEN: And two, maybe she's got a lot on her plate at the moment and simply doesn't have time for a relationship.
ADAM CAROLLA: And three?
JEN: That's it.
ADAM CAROLLA: You can't do a countdown of reasons and stop at two.
JEN: Says who?
ADAM CAROLLA: It's an unwritten precept. Like never double dipping, or never peeing in a pool, or always looking straight ahead when you're at the urinals or --
JEN: Okay, okay, fine... Three...
(credit Joe at dawsonscreek.com)

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-Jack will have a storyline in Episodes 619 and 620, and possibly beyond. (credit Joe at dawsonscreek.com)
-The following are Jack scenes with David and a "Hot Guy":

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Int. Boston Bay College. – Cafeteria – Afternoon
The buzz of the big event is in the air. The cafeteria is decorated with reminders of tonight's event.
Jack sells tickets to a frenzy of girls at one end of the table. David waits on a random hot guy at the other.
HOT GUY: So are there like assigned seats or how does this work?
DAVID: General Admission. First-come, first-served.
HOT GUY: So if I wanted to sit by someone specific…the best way would be to just ask him.
DAVID: (hands him a ticket) That would work.
HOT GUY: So…you going with anybody?
DAVID: Me?
HOT GUY: Yeah. Is that a problem?
DAVID: (flattered) No. Well, I normally wouldn't mind…But you'd have to ask my boyfriend…Jack.
The frenzy of girl customers moves off, allowing David to point out the boyfriend in question.
JACK: You rang?
DAVID: Yeah, thought I'd introduce you to this guy who had the good taste to hit on me. Jack, this is…
HOT GUY: Fred. Hi. Sorry about that.
They shake. David starts waiting on a new customer.
JACK: No problem, it's cool. Well, I mean…it's not cool of course. Although I do like to pimp him out from time to time.
HOT GUY: Gotcha
He smiles. Jack smiles back. After which a slightly awkward pause ensues. And since David's busy, there's no one to break it up. Finally, Jack takes the initiative.
JACK: Well, it was nice meeting you.
HOT GUY: You too.
Hot Guy gathers his things and leaves. David finishes up with his customer and turns back to Jack. Oblivious to the fact that he may have just met his Waterloo.
DAVID: He seemed nice.
JACK: Yeah, he did.
And back they go to selling tickets.

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Jack sits alone, scanning the crowd for David. His jacket reserves a seat next to him. But seats are filling up all around him. How long is that going to work?
HOT GUY: I hate to tell you this, but in about two minutes there's going to be a riot for that seat.
Jack turns and sees a familiar face. Just not the right one.
JACK: Hey.
HOT GUY: Hey. Jack, right?
JACK: Yeah.
HOT GUY: Fred. So where's the boyfriend?
JACK: That would be the question of the hour. Clearly not where he's supposed to be.
HOT GUY: But it is taken…right? The seat.
Jack squirms a bit. At a crossroads. Show's about to start. Looks around a final time for David. Doesn't see him. Figures he's been hit by a truck or something.
JACK: Uh…no, no…what the hell…it's all yours.
He removes his coat. HOT GUY takes the seat. Off Jack, and the wave of guilt crashing across his face…

(credit Monica at FF)

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-A scene was filmed in which David walks up and sees Jack sitting and talking with another guy. David gets really mad at the other guy. The following is a snippet of dialogue between them:

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GUY: (to Jack) You are going to get reamed for that.
DAVID: For not saving your boyfriend a seat?
JACK: David-- You remember…
DAVID: Yeah, Nice to see you again. I thought we said the right side…
The lights go off and the audience starts clapping.
(credit Melissa)

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-A scene was filmed at the Lovelines event where David asks, "What should a person do if they see their boyfriend openly flithing with another guy?" (credit Melissa)
-According to an early version of the script, this episode is largely focused on Joey and Eddie. While they are not without any conflict, they are also schmoopy and in love. (credit hoydenish at FF)

-Joey obsesses about her grades with Eddie. Dr. Drew and Adam Carolla appear at an event to support Jen's counselling center. (credit Wanda)

-"The Eddie" is a sex move. (credit Monica at FF)

-Most of the vulgar Joey/Eddie stuff has been cut out and changed. (credit Stela at FF)

-Eddie tries to make several sexual advances (kisses, etc.) towards Joey, but she pushes him away. (credit karensisco at PN)

-Joey is worried that Eddie will leave her again, which causes her to be standoffish towards him. (credit hoydenish at FF)

-Joey and Eddie are experiencing "trust issues" due to the way he left her before, but he says everything he cane to put her mind at ease. They make up by the end. (credit Stela at FF)

-Neither Joey nor Eddie mentions Pacey or Dawson with regards to their trust issues. (credit Jill Leigh at FF)

-While in the audience, Eddie asks Joey, "Why is it so hard for you to talk about sex?" Adam Carolla says, "I think we have a winner here," and Eddie and Joey are brought on stage. (credit Melissa)

-Sex is still an issue with Joey and Eddie, which just becomes fodder for the Dr. Drew and Loveline thing. It's been toned down a bit and a more serious issue was added. Dr. Drew clues in on the fact that Joey has other issues that probably go back to her father, but Joey won't have it. She is not very cooperative. Joey and Eddie are still together at the end of the episode and go off to have sex. (credit Stela at FF)

-Audrey tells Eddie she will kill him if he hurts Joey again. (credit Monica at FF)

-Joey and Eddie ditch Audrey at the end, so Dr. Drew has to give her a ride home. (credit Stela at FF)

-According to an early version of the script, Joey and Eddie are happy and in bed together at the end of the episode. (credit hoydenish and Jill Leigh at FF)

Credit to sources at FF

Episode 621 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

-This episode will air on April 30.

-This episode was written by Anna Fricke. (credit Monica at FF)

Episode Pictures:
Joey outside of the B&B
Joey reading Dawson's script (1)
Joey reading Dawson's script (2)
Joey reading Dawson's script (3)
Joey, Dawson, and the ladder (1)
Joey, Dawson, and the ladder (2)
Joey, Dawson, and the ladder (3)
Joey and the ladder

-James Van Der Beek is (was?) scheduled make his directorial debut in this episode.

-Dawson is "very much" in this episode. Other characters that can be placed, as per the white draft, include Joey, Pacey, Jen, Helen (Jen's mother), Grams, C.J.'s Uncle Bill, Jack, Audrey, and Jack Osbourne. (credit Stela at FF)

-The teaser of this episode picks up where Episode 620 leaves off with Pacey at Dawson's house. Pacey just doesn't have the heart to tell him about the money. (credit Stela at FF)

-Audrey is sympathetic and a good friend to Pacey. They share a scene at Hell's Kitchen. Jack Osbourne is also there. (credit hoydenish and karensisco at FF and PN)

-The following is from the scene between Pacey and Audrey at Hell's Kitchen:

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INT. HELL'S KITCHEN – LATE AFTERNOON
It's a slow afternoon at Hell's Kitchen and Pacey is sitting at the bar, looking a little more unkempt then the slick Pacey we've seen all season. In addition to a drink, we see that he has an application for Hell's Kitchen sitting in front of him.

(Filler scene follows between Audrey and Jack O. – they both see Pacey and proceed towards him.)

Pacey and Audrey share lines of what they've been up to since they've been gone. Pacey talks of Audrey's rehab stint, and Audrey questions what happened to Pacey's job. Audrey makes a cute comment that she's Pacey's personal superhero.

AUDREY: …. What are you hiding from, Pacey?
PACEY: The guy in the suit. (beat) Funny thing about the suit. It only brought bad things, but people sure crawled out of the woodwork telling me they were proud of me for wearing it.
AUDREY: Well, if it helps, I hated it. (beat) Besides, they weren't proud of the job. They were proud of you.
PACEY: It's not so much about the job, Audrey. I mean, after all, it was just kind of a front in the end, wasn't it? I reeled people in and let them believed in me for a second. What a colossal mistake.
AUDREY: You know what? This isn't you talking. This is you're former self rearing its ugly head. What did the guy in the suit do that was so incredibly bad, Pacey? Was it really bad enough to be boozin' in the afternoon?
PACEY: Pretty much, yeah. Let's just say I gave some advice and I took some money and I should never in the lifetime have been allowed to do either one. And now there's a big old mess that even the smooth talker in me can't fix.
AUDREY: Well, thank god for that, right? Because that guy was full of bull. (beat) Come on Pacey. I know moments like these. One path is the harsh reality and one path is the comfortably numb. But guess what? In the morning when you're sobered up, the problem's still gonna be there, only now it will be a big, festering wound and you'll be the jerk who sat back and let it get worse.
PACEY: Thanks for not walking on eggshells around me.
AUDREY: I'm your personal superhero, remember?
She knocks into him gently, maybe gives him a comforting squeeze on the shoulder. And we leave them there, two people who know each other pretty damn well.

(credit Sunchild at PN)

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-We find out something interesting about Grams in this episode and how Jen is dealing with it. (credit hoydenish at FF)
-Grams and Jen have a garage sale. (credit Sunchild at PN)

-Jen's mom (played by Mimi Rodgers instead of Mel Harris) shows up by taxi at Grams's house. She walks up to the door and rings the doorbell. Jen answers and is surprised to see her. They talk and then hug. Then Jen helps her mom bring in her luggage. (credit Sunchild at PN)

-Dawson does not give Joey his script as a gift, however, he leaves the script for her at the B&B, not knowing that she's in town. He also apologizes. (credit hoydenish at FF)

-Dawson and Joey have three scenes together. (credit karensisco at PN)

-Dawson and Joey discuss the past and some of the issues between them. Pacey is not a topic of an issue in their conversation. Neither Dawson nor Joey knows what is about to happen concerning the money. (credit Stela at FF)

-Joey spends a lot of time at Dawson's house, arranging for his movie to get made after he throws his script away and starts trashing his room. Gale (and her credit card) comes in and tells Dawson that he is fired from Leery's Fresh Fish and to go make his movie. Joey does a lot of work to make Dawson's room back to the way it was in Season One. She's not spending all of that time with Dawson while he's working at Leery's Fresh Fish, but she does spend some time there beforehand. (credit Roxy at FF)

-Dawson and Pacey have two scenes together. (credit Stela at FF)

-Pacey and Joey have one scene together. (credit Stela at FF)

-Dawson, Pacey, and Joey are all in the same scene at one point. (credit Stela at FF)

-The following is a portion of a scene between Dawson and Joey right before the Dawson/Pacey fight:

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INT. LEERY HOUSE - FOYER - NIGHT
Dawson and Joey walk down the stairs.
JOEY: God, I didn't even realize how late it had gotten
DAWSON: You probably never thought when you came over here that we'd spend the whole afternoon talking.
JOEY: Call it a nice suprise.
DAWSON: Still didn't solve my problem, though.
JOEY: What's that?
DAWSON: Same one I've always had. Finding someone to play you.
Joey's flattered. They step out onto the porch...

(credit Jenn at FF)

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-The fight between Dawson and Pacey is in front of Dawson's house. Joey is just leaving. Pacey stops her by grabbing her arm and tells her to stay because she should see this since she's going to hear about it anyway. Dawson and Pacey rip into each other and say things that really need to be said. Joey is horrifired. Dawson runs off into his house, and Pacey goes to the dock. Joey goes after Pacey and stays with him. She makes him feel a lot better, and they talk for quite awhile. The following are a few snippets from their scene:

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Pacey is sitting alone on the dock, where he's obviously been doing some thinking and sobering up (he's drunk, not sloppy) for a while. After a moment Joey walks down and joins him.
JOEY: You okay, Pace?
A moment, and he wearily replies.
PACEY: You don't have to do this.
JOEY: Do what?
PACEY: Check up on me. I know what you want to do. Go in there, Jo. Help him lick his wounds. You don't have to sit out here watching over the lost cause. What's the point, right?
Joey goes on to tell him that she wants to be there and if she wanted to be with Dawson she would have gone.

We hear how they first met when they were five. It was at a butterfly garden.

JOEY: If I wanted to go back in that house, Pacey, I would have done it a long time ago. Don't you know me at all by now?
PACEY: I just don't want you sitting out here feeling sorry for me, Jo.
JOEY: I don't feel sorry for you, Pace. I just feel for you. Can't you ever tell the difference?
PACEY: I don't know. I guess I can't. We've had kind of a confusing run of it, haven't we?
JOEY: No matter how much I love you, or how long I stay with you, you're only going to remember the moments when I leave.
PACEY: You're gonna have to forgive me for that, because those are pretty much the toughest moments of in my life.

Another piece of dialogue from the scene...

PACEY: My best friend in the whole world just walked away from me, and he said things that can't ever be taken back. And the saddest part of all that, is that my best friend in the whole world basically hasn't known me for three years. So tell me, how does that make me a man with a support network?
JOEY: You've got one person right here, Pace. But I know that won't ever be enough. Not until you let it.

(credit Roxy at PN)

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-Joey tells Pacey that her feelings for him are not romantic and are just as a friend. She tells him that he really needs to put his issues with Dawson behind him and go fix their friendship. (credit hoydenish at FF)
-Pacey is whining about how they have "scripted parts" in this drama, and Joey basically tells him that's not true. At that moment, she's decided to wash her hands of the whole situation and go to Paris. Pacey says that she is supposed to be in there with Dawson and not out there with him. He's not talking about wanting to be with her, he's talking about how things are "supposed" to be. Joey tells him that she may not be in his life the "scripted" way, but she's in his life in her own way at the time. She's in his life on her own terms. She goes on to talk about how they are ghosts of their former selves, and like with all ghosts, they need to make peace, so they can move on. (credit Roxy at FF)

-The following is from the end of the dock scene between Pacey and Joey:

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EXT. LEERY DOCK - NIGHT
PACEY: This isn't your fight, Joey.
JOEY: You're right. It's not my fight. Because it was all over a long time ago. Now you just have to make it right.
PACEY: You said it yourself, Jo. I can't get out of my own way. I don't know how to fix this.
JOEY: Yes you do. (beat) That's the thing about ghosts, Pace. They say they don't leave until they're at peace with what they left undone. Don't you want to move on?
A moment, and then Joey crouches behind Pacey and gives him a fierce hug before she walks away, leaving Pacey alone with his thoughts, looking out over the water.

(credit Jenn at FF)

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-Pacey and Joey do not discuss Eddie. His name is never even brought up. (credit Roxy at FF)
-The last Pacey/Joey scene is at the beginning of Act Four. It's not the last scene of the episode with dialogue. The last scene is a montage, and the episode ends with Dawson/Pacey angst. (credit Stela at FF)

-The episode ends with a montage of the characters alone: Joey alone, at home on her dock; Pacey alone, outside of Dawson's house; and finally fades out on Dawson alone, as he looks out at Pacey walking away. (credit Stela and hoydenish at FF)

-D/J and P/J are both on good terms at the end of this episode. (credit hoydenish at FF)

Credit to sources & FF for these!

Episodes 623 and 624 - SERIES FINALE

-The two-hour series finale will air on May 14.

-Dawson's Creek creator, Kevin Williamson, will return and be teamed with Maggie Friedman to pen the series finale. (credit The Hollywood Reporter)

-The following information regarding Episode 623 was obtained from casting sides:

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COLUMBIA-TRISTAR DOMESTIC TV
"DAWSON'S CREEK"
1 HOUR EPISODIC/WB
EPISODE #623
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Story by: Kevin Williamson
Written by: Maggie Friedman

(credit Hobbes at FF)

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-The following is an episode summary from a memo that was sent out by The WB Network to an affiliate:

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Series Finale 5/14
Five years have passed, everyone returns to Capeside for Gail's wedding. Dawson is a television writer, Joey is recently engaged and a book editor, Pacey is a bartender, and Jen is a single mother. As Dawson readies himself to tell Joey that he still loves her, Jen collapses at the wedding reception and everyone learns that she is dying. As Jen is on her deathbed, she calls Andie to Capeside and Andie and Pacey reignite their relationship leaving Joey to admit to Dawson that she is in love with him and they live happily ever after...
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-The finale may jump ahead two years in time to show what is happening in the characters' lives after college. (credit USA Today)
-On the Graham Norton Show in the UK, Katie said that the finale will "jump ahead four years just to tie up loose ends." She also said there was going to be a wedding, but not who will be involved.

-On Channel 4, in the UK, James Van Der Beek stated that Dawson's Creek would be ending with a two-hour final that jumps ahead two years into the future to tie up loose ends.

-According to a TV Guide interview with Kevin Williamson, the finale will jump ahead five years into the future and will center around the wedding of one of the main characters. The following are a few excerpts from the interview:

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TVGO: Who will Joey end up with: Dawson or Pacey?
Williamson: No comment... [but] I'm going to twist and turn it throughout the two hours. The interesting thing will be, what ever happened to Dawson and his career? Where is he five years later? You know how people ask you, "Where do you want to be in five years?" Well, we're going to find out. There will be some surprises in terms of who shows up, who's doing what, where so-and-so went, who ended up with whom... And the surprises start right in the first frame. There are other surprises we plant throughout the entire episode. And it's all centering around a wedding.
TVGO: Anything else?
Williamson: Quite frankly, I want Joey to make a decision. I think the last couple of seasons I've gotten frustrated with her character sort of being here, there, everywhere. Also, it's going to be fun to play up... you know how during the first two seasons it was a very self-aware type show? Well, it's going to be fun to watch our characters rendered speechless. I'm going to finally render them speechless. There's going to be a lot of laughs and tears. And we're going to do the whole tear-jerking ending.

TVGO: Speaking of tears, is there any truth to the rumor that a major character will die?
Williamson: (pausing) I won't say no, and I won't say yes.

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-Dawson does not get married in the finale. (credit Jess at PN)
-Joey does not end up with Dawson. (credit Mic and Jess at FF)

***JOEY AND DAWSON HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH OVER THE YEARS VIA "LONG DISTANCE" MEASURES (PROBABLY PHONE CALLS, LETTERS, AND E-MAIL). (credit Jill Leigh at FF)

-Eddie will not be with Joey in the finale. (credit Elisabet84 at PN)

-C.J. will not appear in the series finale. (credit Jenn at FF)

-Word is, expect Meredith Monroe to be back for the finale. (credit hoydenish at FF)

***AUDREY, ANDIE, AND KRISTY LIVINGSTONE WILL NOT APPEAR IN EITHER HOUR OF THE FINALE. HOWEVER, AUDREY AND ANDIE ARE MENTIONED, AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE UP TO AND WHERE THEY ARE. (credit Jess at FF)

***AUDREY IS IN LONDON WITH HER BOYFRIEND, WHO IS DESCRIBED AS "THE ANTI-PACEY." (credit Monica at FF)

***ANDIE HAS A ROLE IN EPISODE 624. IT IS UNKNOWN IF HER ROLE WILL OCCUR ON OR OFFSCREEN. (credit Mic at FF)

-Pacey, Jack, Doug, Gale, Lily, and Bessie all live in Capeside and are all in the finale. (credit Stela at FF)

-Dawson's Creek is casting for the part of a future Lily Leery. Auditions were help for blonde girls, ages 4-6. (credit Sunchild at PN)

-The following is some casting information for Episode 623:

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[CHRISTOPHER] Mid 20s to 30, MALE. For the "Dawson's Creek" 2 hour movie series finale, we are looking for a very recognizable STAR to play Joey's boyfriend five years into the future. Can be music personality, sports figure, or household name actor. The bigger the name the better...GUEST STAR. One or two scenes.
[REBECCA] Mid 20s to 30, FEMALE. For the "Dawson's Creek" 2 hour movie series finale, we are looking for a very recognizable STAR to play Joey's boyfriend five years into the future. Can be music personality, sports figure, or household name actor. The bigger the name the better...GUEST STAR. One or two scenes.

[SAM] 18 to play 16 years. FEMALE. Katie Holmes "Joey" look-a-like and act-a-like at 16 years old...GUEST STAR. One or two scenes.

[COLBY] 18 to play 16 years. MALE. James Van Der Beek "Dawson" look-a-like and act-a-like at 16 years old...GUEST STAR. One or two scenes.

(credit Hobbes at FF)

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***REBECCA HAS BEEN CUT OUT OF EPISODE 623. THERE IS A SCENE IN WHICH SHE IS MENTIONED, BUT SHE IS NO LONGER GIVEN THE LABEL OF BEING "DAWSON'S GIRLFRIEND." (credit Stela at FF)
-The following scene is from a casting side for Episode 623:

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**HANDWRITTEN**
1/1

"SAM"

"Dawson's Creek"
1 hr. on Air Ep. WB
Ep. 623

**END HANDWRITTEN**

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

A young teenage boy's bedroom. The walls are adorned with everything Spielberg. Two teens, no more than fifteen, sit on the bed. A girl-- SAM and a boy-- COLBY are in a dramatic outpouring of adolescent angst. It's very familiar.
COLBY: Feelings and emotions have an inexplicable way of manifesting themselves in subconscious, and not always, self-aware behavior.
SAM: Your verbal deconstruction of teen angst is really outdated, Colby. There's nothing going on between me and Petey. He's just a friend-- your best friend, I might add. I have no subconscious subliminal intentions towards him.
COLBY: Just a friend, huh?
SAM: Yes -- friend. That's all. Period. End of sentence, dissertation, and post-modern diatribe. Now, can we go to sleep?
Sam falls back onto the pillow, wanting desperately to end this argument. Clearly, it's pushed too many buttons in her. Colby falls back onto his side of the bed. Exasperated. A quiet moment as the tension settles. Finally...
COLBY: Is Petey a friend the same way you and I are "just" friends?
Sam thinks about this long and hard. Not quite sure how to answer. Not sure she should...then...
SAM: Yeah...of, course...
A long moment as Colby realizes a painfully sad truth.
COLBY: That's what I was afraid of.
The CAMERA PULLS BACK revealing two awkward teens squirming in a bed of confused and conflicted feelings for one another. The SCREEN fades to black revealing an END TITLE CARD:

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-The following spoilers were posted at TWoP on February 25. The were posted as originally coming from someone who worked in the Dawson's Creek writers' office in L.A.:

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-Five years later, Dawson is the exec producer of a hit WB show called "The Creek." It's the middle of the first season and he doesn't know how to end it...
-Joey works in publishing in NYC and her live-in boyfriend has just proposed...
-Jen also lives in NYC. She has a baby...
-Pacey tends bar in Capeside. He's a loser...
-Jack is in a closeted relationship with Deputy Doug. Seriously.
-They all come back to Capeside because Gale is about to get remarried...
-At the end of the first hour, Pacey discovers a syringe of liquid Vicodan in Jen's bag and assumes she's a drug addict, only to find out from Grams that she's suffering from a terminal illness...
-The second hour is basically "Terms of Endearment."
-Jen is dying, asks Dawson to videotape a message from her to her baby.
-Pacey offers to take care of said baby, but Jen declines, stating she'd rather Jack take care of the tyke...
-Jen convinces Dawson and Joey to reunite...
-Joey tells Pacey she's picked Dawson...
-Pacey runs into Andie. They have one scene together...
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***GALE'S WEDDING IS PRIMARILY JUST A BACKDROP FOR EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENS IN THE FINALE. (credit Stela at FF)
***JOEY IS NOT ENGAGED TO CHRISTOPHER. SHE HAS NO IDEA THAT HE IS ABOUT TO PROPOSE TO HER. (credit Stela at FF)

-Dawson doesn't come back to Capeside to declare his love to Joey. He's married to his career and involved with Rebecca. Things happen once they see each other. (credit Stela at FF)

***IN ALMOST EVERY DAWSON/JOEY SCENE IN 623, THE VIBE BETWEEN THEM IS DESCRIBED AS BEING AWKWARD. (credit Jess at PN)

-Dawson is shown and desctibed as being overworked, busy, and a "Triple A Personality." (credit Stela at FF)

-Pacey not only works in a bar/restaurant, he owns the establishment. (credit Stela at FF)

***THE NAME OF PACEY'S RESTAURANT IS "THE ICEHOUSE." HOWEVER, IT IS NOT LIKE THE OLD ICEHOUSE. (credit Jess at PN)

-Jack is a teacher. (credit Stela at FF)

-Jen works at an art gallery in New York. (credit Stela at FF)

-Jen has a baby girl. (credit Stela at FF)

***SEASONS THREE THROUGH SIX ARE NOT IGNORED. EVE IS MENTIONED IN A JOKE AT ONE POINT. (credit Stela at FF)

***IN 623, THE FIVE FRIENDS HANG OUT AT PACEY'S PLACE OF BUSINESS ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING. (credit Stela at FF)

***PACEY IS STILL PINING FOR JOEY THROUGH EPISODE 623, BUT JOEY IS NOT RECIPROCATING IT. (credit sharone at PN)

***JOEY IS DOING MORE PINING THAN PACEY BY THE END OF EPISODE 623. IT'S ACTUALLY MORE OF A REALIZATION THAT SHE HAS. (credit Jess at PN)

***JOEY ISN'T PINING FOR PACEY. PACEY ISN'T ACTIVELY PINING FOR JOEY. HE HAS ANOTHER STORY THAT IS FOCUSED ON IN EPISODE 623 AND IS SEPARATE FROM HIS REUNION WITH HIS FRIENDS. HOWEVER, TOWARDS THE END OF THE FOURTH ACT OF 623, SOMETHING WEIRD HAPPENS INVOLVING PACEY AND JOEY THAT IS "SURPRISING." SOMETHING EVEN BIGGER HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT MOMENT. (credit Stela at FF)

***PACEY AND JOEY DANCE TWICE IN 623. (credit Jess at PN)

***PACEY AND JOEY KISS BEFORE JEN COLLAPSES. (credit Jess at PN)

***DAWSON IS NOT ABOUT TO TELL JOEY THAT HE LOVES HER RIGHT BEFORE JEN COLLAPSES. JEN IS WITH DAWSON WHEN IT HAPPENS. (credit Stela at FF)

-The following spoilers originated from a U.S. television journalist. According to the original source, these spoilers are what has been planned for what could happen in the finale, but not necessarily what will make the final script: The series finale storylines may begin at the end of Episode 622. There will be a "considerable revelation" between Dawson and Joey, which will be very important for the end. There may be a death, possibly Grams, which will bring everyone back to Capeside for the funeral. The characters will gather together in Capeside after suffering a "communication breakdown" for the past two years. A surprise is in store for both fans of D/J and P/J. There will not be an "I choose myself" ending for Joey. The series could have an "open ending." (credit Filbounette at FF)

The spoilers are starting to drive me crazy! I can't make any sense of them all.

Ok...my head hurts from reading all that! is going on?

Exactly! Those spoiler's are more confusing than anything. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.