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Jerry, you are right on about Stupin still being ultimately responsible because he was the show runner. Everything had to run by him no matter what. Shame on Berlanti to ever come up with such a lame idea. Pacey/Joey could have been done properly if other characters and couples didn't have to be destroyed in order to go there. Dawson/Joey could have been portrayed as just friends or friends who tried romance but it didn't work out so they went back to being friends only. Pacey/Andie were so special and had to be knocked down in order to make way for Pacey/Joey. Also, with Dawson/Joey, they kept the "meant to be/soulmates" tag with them until the very end so they strung along Dawson/Joey fans from start to finish. That is what's so bad and why the series was a disaster post season 2. If Pacey/Joey would have been done properly, that is one thing. But the pairing is like Madison on Everwood in a way... the pairing had to take out certain aspects of the show in order to stand up. Thankfully, Madison didn't destroy Everwood but she certainly is held responsible for wasting time and energy on her when that precious time could have been spent on things that mattered. Pacey/Joey changed the entire flavor of Dawson's Creek. Season 5 was so bad because Katie took center stage and the entire premise of the show was gone when Dawson was drowning in his own creek.
Kevin Willamson should be ashamed for abandoning his own art. It reminds me of a painter who starts creating a masterpiece that looks very promising and spectacular. But then, suddenly, the painter hands the brush to someone else and asks that person to finish it and without any instructions on how to finish it, let alone that personal touch is gone and the entire masterpiece is ruined.
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