jediwands

I believe so. Back then it was an entirely different situation. I am sure the network was ultra conservative about storylines once Jack came out. As a result the character was constantly filtered. It would be way different in the present. Look at Clarke on The 100. She’s bisexual. No one cares or is focused on it! We weren’t even told, we were shown. It is normal and a part of Clarke. With Jack his coming out was huge, dramatic, etc. Times are so different now thankfully.

stlavin95

Okay, that's definitely great then

Jerry D

I'd say yes, most likely. Once Jack came out, they gave him silly storylines where his being gay was front and center like "Frat Jack" (where he was asked to join a popular fraternity because he was gay and the fraternity needed to meet a certain quota, which he found out about later) and they had him hooked up with Pacey's brother Doug in the Series Finale, but nowadays I don't think it would have been as big a thing as it was then. I think the "Jack coming out" story was more designed to eliminate him as Dawson's rival for Joey's affections than anything else, and I heard that the actor who played him, Kerr Smith, wasn't happy that his character became gay because supposedly that wasn't pitched to him when he took the role. In the Series Finale, in the "Writers Room" for Dawson's Show, that was mentioned.

stlavin95

That Frat Jack storyline sounds horrible lol

Jerry D

It was really stupid. The show really went downhill when they all went off to college.

stlavin95

Most teen shows do from the sounds of it.

jediwands

You’re right. Everwood wouldn’t have but Everwood was unique. Come to think of it, Everwood was not considered a teen show anyway, lol.

Dawson’s Creek in my opinion started sucking in season 3 well before college. Seasons 3/4 were bad though probably not as bad as most teen shows. Compared to seasons 1/2 though the quality dropped like the Titanic. Seasons 5/6 were even worse.

Dawson’s Creek had one brilliant season (season 1) and season 2 was still good quality. Post-season 2 it was never the same. That’s going to happen however when the entire premise changes.

stlavin95

Alright, that sucks.

jediwands

It really does. Dawson's Creek had so much potential. Had Kevin stayed it might have gone down as one of the best series around, certainly for teen shows.

stlavin95

I really hate shows that waste so much potential.

Jerry D

To be honest, the only thing I liked about Season Two of Dawson's Creek was the Pacey and Andie romance. I hated what they did to Dawson and Joey that season. I really should have stopped watching when Season Two ended because the subsequent seasons were horrible.

Overall, in the final analysis, when I think of Dawson’s Creek, I’ll always think of two words: Wasted Potential. I think that Dawson's Creek, which once rightfully billed itself as “The Next Generation Of Television,” degenerated into a mediocre teen melodrama where "tortured teen romances" dominated almost every episode, and the concept of friendship was almost entirely lost. If I had to do everything all over again, I would never have devoted so much time to writing and talking about this show, because the show ended up disappointing me more than it made me happy.

jediwands

Right? It’s so disappointing.

jediwands

Dawson’s Creek season 2 still had the higher quality even if the DJ stuff was annoying. The quality was still there, featuring PA. So many episodes (especially the ones Berlanti wrote) were still up there in quality.

The All Nighter and Reunited were two written by Berlanti. He wrote a couple others in this season as well. Not a coincidence those are my two favorite episodes of season 2.

stlavin95

Big time really.

jediwands

Exactly. With Dawson’s Creek it’s honestly a completely different show once season 3 hits. I remember watching 3.1 wondering where my show went. It was gone.