[clarkson_fan]

Originally Posted by Touldengal (View Post) so just to make it clear... we are still voting for our "least" favorite?

Yes, we are.

[Touldengal]

okay then #23 for me.

[clarkson_fan]

#23 for me as well.

[FrellingTralk]

#23

[Ali]

#23 ofc.

[Corrsfanre]

#23!

[‘ChelsღChina]

#23

[clarkson_fan]

Dawson's Creek Season 6 Episode Survivor

The Winner

Episode #24 - ...Must Come To An End


Jack: Ok, here's the deal. She knows that you know, but she's got a few requests. No maudlin soap opera theatrics. She wants the room drama-free and full of laughter. No tears. In fact, she's instructed me to bar anyone from the hospital that cries.


Jack: Who want's to go first?
[Everyone slowly looks at Pacey]
Pacey: Send in the clown, huh?




Dawson: Hey there.
Jen: Hi.
Joey: How you doing?
Pacey: What's wrong with these guys?
Jen: I don't know. What's wrong, guys? Is someone dying or something?
Dawson: It's not funny.
Pacey: On the contrary, it's fatally funny.
Jen: I could die laughing.
Pacey: [Laughs]
Joey: Stop it.
Jen: Come on, guys. It's funny, ok? It has to be. It has to be funny. Otherwise, I'm gonna get angry and bitter, and I don't want to.
Pacey: She gets very crabby on her deathbed.


Bessie: I still think you owe it to that boy to call him up and tell him you've been avoiding his calls because you're too chicken to tell him it's over.
Joey: I'm not too chicken to tell him that it's over. I'm just-- I'm not sure if it's over.
Bessie: Because you bolted and came back here and realized you're still in love with your ex-boyfriend.
Joey: I am not still in love with my ex-boyfriend.
Bessie: No, you're still in love with your ex-boyfriends, plural.




Joey: Yeah, but, Pacey, you have a restaurant. It's what you love.
Pacey: Why couldn't I have a restaurant in Hollywood or New York?
Joey: Pacey, don't be so hard on yourself. I mean, I know that with everything that's going on right now, it's hard not to be, but...come on. You've really got it going on. You have a great life here.
Pacey: Yeah. I just wish that I could feel that.
Joey: You don't?
Pacey: Well, I didn’t... until you came breezing through my door again.
Joey: Uh-oh.
Pacey: [Laughs] There's no need to bolt. I'm just saying thank you. You reminded me of what I'm capable of feeling. It's like I was... walking around seeing my life through a smudged window, and then I saw you and the smudges were gone. The window was clean.
Joey: Eloquent.
Pacey: Well, I try.
[She throws some noodles at him.]
Pacey: Hey! Hey!
[He throws noodles back at her and a big food fight begins]
Pacey: In my-- in my kitchen, I'm the only one who throws anything. I want you to think very carefully about the next thing that you do.
[She eats some noodles]
Joey: [Humming]
Pacey: [Chuckles]
[They get close and almost kiss]
Pacey: And here we are again. What is it between the two of us?




Joey: Well, at least you get to have sex. All I do is mope around and pine after Petey, then Colby, then Colby, then Petey.
Jen: [Laughs] Well, you never could make a decision.
Joey: You know, that's where he got it all wrong. I mean, the eternal triangle, that's based on actual events. It's not about Sam choosing between Colby and Petey. It never was. It's about... Sam making a decision with herself.
Jen: Can we just use the real names here? There's no need to protect the guilty in this room.
Joey: It's just sad that it took a TV show to make me see it.
Jen: What? See what? I'm incredibly interested in all of this.
Joey: The only decision left is the one that I need to make with myself-- to stop running... once and for all. I mean, I know who I'm supposed to be with. I've always known.
Jen: Really?
Joey: Yeah, but then the fear takes over, the free-floating, anxiety-ridden fear in the pit of my stomach that makes me run. Jen, I am completely comfortable running. I-I really don't know any other way.
Jen: Maybe I can help. What if I demand that you make that decision? No more running. I'm going to make it my dying wish. My death will serve a greater purpose. It's your ultimate motivator.
Joey: Jen.
Jen: Hey. Just for the record here, because I feel like I'm a little bit out of the loop on this, who is it that you've always known that you were meant to be with? Is it Colby or is it Petey?


Jen: Hi, Amy, it's mom. Well, by the time you see this, I won't be here anymore, and I know how much that sucks, for both of us. So seeing as how I won't be around to thoroughly annoy you, I thought I would give you a little list of the things that I wish for you. Well, there's the obvious. An education. Family. Friends. And a life that is full of the unexpected. Be sure to make mistakes. Make a lot of them, because there's no better way to learn and to grow, all right? And, um, I want you to spend a lot of time at the ocean, because the ocean forces you to dream, and I insist that you, my girl, be a dreamer. God. I've never really believed in god. In fact, I've spent a lot of time and energy trying to disprove that god exists. But I hope that you are able to believe in god, because the thing that I've come to realize, sweetheart... is that it just doesn't matter if god exists or not. The important thing is for you to believe in something, because I promise you that that belief will keep you warm at night, and I want you to feel safe always. And then there's love. I want you to love to the tips of your fingers, and when you find that love, wherever you find it, whoever you choose, don't run away from it. But you don't have to chase after it either. You just be patient, and it'll come to you, I promise, and when you least expect it, like you, like spending the best year of my life with the sweetest and the smartest and the most beautiful baby girl in the world. You don't be afraid, sweetheart. And remember, to love is to live.








Jen: It was such a long time ago.
Pacey: [Sighs] Yes, it was.
Jen: I recognize a Joey trance when I see it.
Pacey: [Laughs] It is definitely nice to have her back around again.
Jen: Do you feel the sparks?
Pacey: Well, you can never really deny the sparks between the two of us. When she's around, I just feel more... I feel more alive.
Jen: Mm...
Pacey: I think people underestimate how important that is.
Jen: I think they overestimate it, too. I mean, as much as you want to, you can't rely on someone else to make you feel alive. It's an inside job.
Pacey: True.
Jen: So, do you plan on borrowing her or stealing her from your best friend?
Pacey: Well, I'm hoping that it's a little different now and maybe we've moved beyond that.
Jen: I just want the 3 of you to stay friends... and I hope you stay in touch. Never forget what you mean to each other and the effect that you've had on each other's lives. So friendship can really never be over or underestimated. [Breathes deeply, sniffles] Oh, god, I hate this. I'm so angry. I'm so angry. I don't want to do this. I don't want to... die. I hate this. Remind me to never do it again. It's not funny. I'm losing my sense of humor here, Pace. I don't want to leave my daughter. I don't want to leave her alone.
Pacey: We will not leave your daughter alone I promise you that. Saturday night has me and Amy’s name written all over it, ok? We will take care of your baby. I promise you. Oh, my god.
[They Hug]


Joey: Dawson, this is a time of extreme stress.
Dawson: It's not just that. When I saw Jen for the first time the other day with Amy my first thought was, when did Jen have a baby? I forgot Jen had a baby. I forgot I knew that. What-- what's wrong with me?
Joey: You cannot feel guilty about that, Dawson. My office is calling every 5 seconds. It's--it's called life, and we just have to deal. Deal with—
Dawson: With what, though? It's not Shakespeare. I'm not writing Schindler's list. I don't even know why I care so much. I'm no Spielberg. The guy won't even take a meeting with me. Would he?
Joey: Stop it.
Dawson: She's dying. Jo, she's gonna die, and all I can think about is some frickin' ending to some stupid TV show. I keep thinking there's gonna be time for the rest of it, but it--it--it runs out.
Joey: Yes, it does.
Dawson: Nothing in my life feels real anymore. I've lost touch with my family, my friends, you... and you and me together is the only thing that ever made sense to me, and I forgot that... until I saw you, and then it came back, what we were, and we're not even together.
Joey: Do you not watch the Creek? We're together every Wednesday at 8:00. Dawson, you wrote a show about us.
Dawson: And that's the problem. I've turned my entire life into fiction. It's not even real life that I'm living anymore.
Joey: It is real, in the best way possible. Dawson, do you know how lucky you are? You're a writer. You get to live life twice. Who else can do that?




Jen: I think that when most people sign up for godparent duties, they don't imagine that it could ever extend beyond a few baby-sits.
Jack: Jen, I want her. I want her, but I don't know what you and Grams have discussed.
Jen: Grams is aware of the reality of the situation, with her health and all... and we both think that you would make an excellent father. One request. Can you please help Amy find a place to be? I feel like I never really quite fit.
Jack: Which is why we're us.
Jen: I know. I mean, from the second that I stepped out of that cab and onto the creek, I--I was the instigator, you know? The girl who caused problems and rocked the creek and upset the delicate emotional balance of Capeside, and--and I don't want Amy to be that person. I want her to belong. I feel like I never really did.
Jack: Jen, you belong. You belong to me. Don't you get it? You're my soulmate.
[Tears flow from the both of them]
Jack: Amy's gonna know love. Every day of her life, she is gonna know how much her mother loved her. I'm gonna see to that. Ok?


[Grams wakes up and goes over and realizes that Jen has passed away. Grams looks peacefully at Jen, and kisses her on the forehead. A look of sadness crosses her face.]
Grams: I'll see you soon, child. Soon.




Joey: What's going on in that head of yours?
Pacey: You're off the hook.
Joey: What?
Pacey: You're off the hook. I've never really put much faith in all that "if you love someone, set them free" crap, as evidenced by everything I've done in my life up to this very moment, but I am determined to be happy, Joey. Happy in this life. And I love you. I mean, I always-- I have always, always loved you. But our timing has just never been right. And the way I figure it, time is no man's friend. So I have to get right with that and be happy, now. Because this is it. I mean, this is all that we get. If there's one thing I've learned from losing Jen, that's what I've learned.
Joey: Pacey, I—
Pacey: Actually, um, hold on. I'm not done yet. Because I also want for you to be happy. It's really important for me that you be happy. So I want you to be with someone, whether it be Dawson or New York guy or some man that you haven't even met yet. But I want you to be with someone who can be a part of the life that you want for yourself. I want you to be with someone who makes you feel like I feel when I'm with you. So, I guess the point to this long run-on sentence that's been the last 10 years of our lives is just that the simple act of being in love with you is enough for me. So you're off the hook.
Joey: You know, for the record, I--I don't want to be let off the hook. Because everything in my life that I've done has led me here... right now, and the last thing I want, need, or deserve is to be let off somebody's hook.
Pacey: Please don't miss my point here 'cause—
Joey: And don't miss mine. Pacey... I love you. You know that. And it's very real. It's so real that it's kept me moving, mostly running from it, never ready for it. And I love Dawson. He's my soulmate. He's tied to my childhood, and it's a love that is pure and eternally innocent. I can't be let off the hook because I might just get the notion that it's ok to keep running.
Pacey: So then, what exactly are you saying here?


Doug: Hey... Jack... being a good parent means knowing that your child is bound to fall down. You just have to show 'em how to get back up.
Jack: What do you know about parenting?
Doug: Not much. I'm hoping to learn quickly.
Jack: That's a sweet gesture, but, no thank you.
Doug: It's not a gesture.
Jack: Yes, it is. With everything that we've been through, I'll be damned if we're gonna get back together over your sense of... obligation, or worse, pity.
Doug: Screw pity. I love you. I love you, Jack. I love that you're the bravest person I know... the kindest. I love that no matter what you do, your life is gonna stand out. I want to stand out with you... and your daughter. [Sighs] If you'll let me.
[Doug kisses Jack, and an elderly couple come walking down the beach and notice them, and Jack stops Doug for a minute.]
Jack: Uh...
Doug: What?
Jack: It's the Dudleys. Right there.
Doug: Evening, Mr. And Mrs. Dudley. I was just, uh... kissing my boyfriend.
Mrs. Dudley: That's sweet, dear.
[Both laugh]


Dawson: It's interesting how people use that expression-- life and death. As if to imply that life is the opposite of death, but birth is the opposite of death. Life... has no opposite.
Joey: I never thought of it that way.
Dawson: Well, leave it to me to over think it.
Joey: You are the writer.
Dawson: Yeah. This writer has decided it doesn't matter how it ends... because fiction is fiction, and for the first time, in a long time...My life is real. It doesn't matter who ends up with who. Because in some unearthly way... it's always gonna be you and me.
Joey: Soulmates.
Dawson: What we have goes beyond friendship, beyond lovers. It's forever.
Joey: Yes, it is. I love you, Dawson.
Dawson: I love you, too, Joey.
[They hear giggling and they turn around to see Lilly up in Dawson’s room, and Alexander at the bottom of the ladder.]
Lily: Come on, Alexander! Come on! Only a few more steps! You can do it!
Joey: [Laughs] You and me, always.
Dawson: Always.


Joey: That was perfect. Absolutely perfect.
[The camera pans out, and we see Pacey sitting there next to her. She looks over and there is are tears in his eyes.]
Joey: Are those tears? Are you crying?
Pacey: [Sighs] He got me. He got me. [He kisses her]


Dawson: Yeah?
Pacey: Hey, it's us.
Joey: It was great! Fantastic! It was so sweet.
Pacey You got Joey crying like a baby.
Joey: [Gasps in pretend indignation] I can't wait till next season.
Dawson: You'll never guess who I'm meeting tomorrow.
Joey: Spielberg?
Pacey: Spielberg? Get out of town! Who made you a big Hollywood player, man?
Joey: Oh, my god! What are you gonna say? What are you gonna wear?
Dawson: I have no idea.

[Fade To Black]

[Ali]

Best episode of DC tbh. And probably the best series finale of any I've seen.

I can't remember if we decided on the next survivor?

[Touldengal]

I had to skip over all the jen parts because I'm in a public place and I really don't want to start crying... But godddd!!!! Best episode and I agree Ali. Best series finale too. I love it!

Oh and I was retracing the Dawson/Joey last convo, and I love the part where he says that what they have goes beyond friendship and lovers. It's forever. It reminds me of how I feel about certain friends in my life. It's such a beautiful way of looking at it.

[clarkson_fan]

I believe i was going to put together like the "ultimate" survivor" for like the best episode out of ALL the seasons.

[Corrsfanre]

It made me want to watch that episode now!!

[FrellingTralk]

Love the picspam

[Ali]

Originally Posted by clarkson_fan (View Post) I believe i was going to put together like the "ultimate" survivor" for like the best episode out of ALL the seasons.

Oh yeah! Sounds awesome!

Oh and I was retracing the Dawson/Joey last convo, and I love the part where he says that what they have goes beyond friendship and lovers. It's forever. It reminds me of how I feel about certain friends in my life. It's such a beautiful way of looking at it.

Agreed. I've always considered my best friend my soulmate. It sounds kind of cheesy lol but I love that Dawson's Creek sort of redefined the term to apply to friendships in addition to romantic relationships.

[clarkson_fan]

I'll get working on the next survivor tomorrow