#I said before I wasn't going back to Boston or NY by myself and I meant it

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I just finished Dawson's Creek again and....

I'm still feeling the same way about the ending that I did the first time I watched it. I didn't like it and honestly it should've ended with episode 22. Bare with me, this is a long one....

I already made a post addressing my feelings towards the Pacey and Joey relationship from season 4 (on reddit) and I'm sorry but I still can't get behind them being endgame. I will admit, I found them more appealing this time around than I did the previous times I watched the show (season 3 was perfect and I'll admit the Castaways episode was very endearing), but I still for the life of me don't understand the logic behind them being endgame other that it being fan service.

It felt rushed and as though the ending wasn't meant to be this way but the writers threw it together last minute and called it a day. Does this mean I want her with Dawson? Hell no. I liked them as close friends, nothing more especially after the constant back and forth fighting throughout the series. I also noticed a few things while watching, Joey is quite possibly my least favorite character by the end of the series. I didn't feel this way during my previous watches. This time around, I found her quite unbearable by the last 2 seasons and felt as though she should've ended up single at the end or at least with Eddie. Her and Eddie seemed a lot more compatible. And my annoyance with her character made me feel as though Pacey deserved better than Joey. Pacey wasn't flawless, but I just feel like he deserved better than a reignited relationship he had in high school. It also always felt like he loved Joey more than she loved him.

That leads me to this....I've said this before, and I'll say it again, Pacey's best relationship was with Andie. I'm biased and still believe they should've been together by the end but the writers thought it'd be best to destroy her character and practically laugh in Meredith Monroe's face (cutting her amazing scenes in the last episode?! Why????). Andie went to Harvard. Which is in Boston, aka where the other characters were. There was so much more potential with the character, and its quite sad they got rid of her so soon and only used her as a stepping stone for a love triangle. Her and Pacey, in my eyes, were a well-balanced and beautiful relationship. They both knew what they wanted and never gave up on one another. They helped each other in ways others couldn't.

Somebody made a great point in another post and said Pacey and Joey only ever worked out when they were isolated from everyone else (the summer boat trip, moving to NY). And it's true. Around the others it never worked and maybe it's because they weren't meant to be. I know people will disagree with me, but it's just how I feel after watching it again.

Also I'm still so damn angry about Jen. Killing off her character for the pure shock factor will forever be the biggest mistake. I don't see why else they decided to kill her off other than to shock an audience and boost ratings (was that even accomplished?). I'm so happy Michelle Williams still had the best career going forward despite suffering awful writing for 3 seasons of this show. Also Jen and Jack were soulmates and watching their beautiful friendship will forever be my favorite part of this show.

All in all, there's so much I do love about this show. It gave us two of the best fictional TV show characters in Pacey Witter and Jen Lindley. There's also so much wrong with this show, but I won't continue harping on that. I will say, I can see myself rewatching this show again in the future.