One of the biggest things I hated it how many years it took for her to make a real choice between Dawson and Pacey. And how she wined alot.

I never did like Joey. She always annoyed me. I don't like her with anyone on the show. I think the main reason for that has already been stated here: the Hepburn references, etc. I don't know where they got that everyone who they came in contact with fell in love with her. She is nothing special. I never got that. Why was everyone in love with her? I think Jen was much more real and pretty. At the same time I don't think everyone should have fallen in love with her (obviously not saying they did). I totally agree with the "Joey's Creek" idea. I thought the same thing. Maybe it should've been renamed. She is the one that was in every episode from the beginning to the end. I didn't like the way the story turned into her point of view. That sucked. I almost quit watching, but couldn't turn it off. I had to watch for those moments with the others. I thought I was watching a show about the things teenagers go through as they grow up, but it turned into "what is Joey going to do this week? How is she feeling today? Who is she going to pick? Who is going to declare their love for her this episode?, etc." I hated it. I do love the show though. I guess if shows hope to hold on for awhile they have to do what they have to do. Meaning I guess their research turned up Joey as the favorite so they wrote everything around her to keep viewers. I don't know. It seems that my protest wasn't loud enough. Too bad. A side note that may not belong here, but, I didn't like her ending up with Pacey in the end. I do believe he really loved her and would hate to see him hurt yet again, but WHY HER? Sorry, I'm too passionate about a tv show. Of course you all wouldn't be on here if you weren't passionate so I guess it's okay.

This thread is wonderful, I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed the decline in the character - though I guess it would take a lot to NOT notice. I absolutely loved Joey in Season 1, she was my favorite, she was probably a big reason why I became addicted. I loved her snark, her sarcasm, her wit ... how she was able to stand up for herself; like in the breakfast club/detention episode how she decked that guy with her lunch tray because he was givng her a hard time.

Then by the time she was in college she was this insecure little people pleaser who had completely lost her spine.

Glad I'm not alone

*hugs thread*

Yes, we have an anti-Joey thread! Amazing how she started as a great character and became such a selfish b*tch. Didn't help the fact that Dawson would do anything for her neither the fact that Pacey seemed to worship her. She certainly didn't deserve any of the guys, not even Drue.

Another aspect about Joey I COULD NOT stand was the fact that she was SUPPOSED to be this underdog that everyone could relate to. She was a never underdog. An underdog to me is a person who, no matter how much they try, get burned in the end. Joey, to me, was never that person. First of all She got all A's and got into the college of her choice, she could draw, sing and have her poems published. Actually, to me, Joey got EVERYTHING handed to her. She never worked for anything! She gets all A's although we never see her pick up a book! She also gets handed men's love! She got her true love not to mention a job as a book editor. She was also handed money when she couldn't go to Worthington.
Also, she was also complaining about how unbeautiful she is. I don't BUY that one bit! I mean, she looked like a model for crying out loud. The only person I could SEE feeling bad about how they look is Jen. Jen was 5'4, blonde and according to Jen, looked like a duck. I don't think she looks bad but in this society being brunette and tall is IN! Look at all the magazine covers with tall women. Joey had nothing to be complaining about, especially her height.

Joey was never an underdog.