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General rules do not apply to you and me. They never have.
—Dawson to Joey

The Kids Are Alright is the premiere of Season 6 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

Dawson (James Van Der Beek) makes an unexpected trip to Boston to visit Joey (Katie Holmes) after spending the summer apart. Audrey (Busy Philipps) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) return from L.A. and Pacey looks into a new job prospect that could change his relationship with Audrey. Meanwhile, Jen (Michelle Williams) is surprised to learn that Grams (Mary Beth Peil) is in her art history class.

Starring[]

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery
Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley
Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee
Busy Philipps as Audrey Liddell
Mary Beth Peil as Evelyn Ryan
Special Guest Star
Oliver Hudson as Eddie Doling
Guest starring
Megan Gray as Emma Jones[1]
Roger Howarth as Greg Hetson
Sebastian Spence as Matt Freeman
Jack Osbourne as Jack Osbourne
Co-Starring
Ann Lincoln as Secretary
Sean Dennison as Cute Boy
Jeffery West as Art History Professor
Zach Hanner as Drunken Townie
Brian Lafontaine as Counter Guy

Quotes[]

You know what you were saying before, about how living my dream agrees with me? I've been thinking about that and I want you to know that I probably would not be living any dream at all if it weren't for you. I mean, more and more I keep on finding myself in these incredibly surreal situations and every time. I always kind of, in the back of my head just think, "what would Joey think if she could see me right now?" You know, I guess everyone has someone who challenges them and makes them shoot for something just beyond their reach. You're that person for me. So, yeah, maybe we didn't talk this summer, and who knows, maybe we'll find ourselves talking less and less as time goes on and life gets more and more in the way, but I gotta say, Jo, I don't feel it. 'Cause you're with me everywhere I go. Happy birthday
—Dawson to Joey
We went to see it at the Rialto, remember? And when we got out it was pouring rain, your mom came to pick us up, but the car was, like, way across the street so you grabbed my hand and we ran for it. And it was probably only about 10 seconds or so, but when we got in the car, all I could think about was the fact that you had held my hand
—Joey to Dawson
I thought about you all the time, and about what you said about how everything would just kind of work itself out between us and it just made me feel so good about us. I just, well, I guess I didn't want to ruin that feeling
—Dawson to Joey
I don't say things like that nearly enough. The second I saw you I thought to myself, "god, she looks great," but I didn't say anything, so I'm saying it now
—Dawson to Joey
What Dawson said that night definitely rang true-- my life is waiting for me out there. I know it. And what's really cool is that I have absolutely no idea what to expect. But whatever it is, I'm ready for it. I'm excited. Bring it on
—Joey

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • Dawson's got a job as an A.D. on B-horror film entitled "Wicked Dead".
  • Jack and Pacey start looking for an apartment together where Pacey meets Emma.
  • Jen's parents told Jen they were getting a divorce over the summer.
  • Jack and Eric spent the summer together but Eric broke up with Jack.
  • Dawson spent his summer as an assistant to Todd Carr, the director from last season.
  • Joey spent the summer in Capeside, not Paris.

BROADCAST

  • The 2-hour season premiere of "The Kids Are Alright" and "The Song Remains the Same" was watched by 5.3 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[2]

CONTINUITY

  • Joey's 20th birthday is allegedly in September, making her birth year 1982; Dawson is the only one to remember her birthday and gives her a snow globe. This conflicts with her passport, which lists her birthday in May

Films[]

WATCHED
REFERENCED
Cinderella (1950)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Clueless (1995)
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Music[]

fun | ROSE FALCON[3]
joey recounts everyone's summer
love is all around | JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS[4]
joey runs into a man
bionic | MELANIE DOANE
pacey drops off audrey and osbourne
1000 questions | LAURA DOYLE
joey waits for dawson
goodbye | ANNA WARONKER
playing pool
slide | SCI-FI LULLABY
joey and pacey talk at the jukebox
road to you | THE TOM KITT BAND
emma + joey; joey, jen and jack
mary | KRISTIN HOFFMANN
joey waits for dawson
found | JONAH
dawson and joey talk
as i lay me down | SOPHIE B. HAWKINS[5]
joey and dawson dance
your love | LAURA DOYLE
dawson + joey kiss

Photos[]

Notes and references[]

  1. First appearance of Emma Jones, an English punk drummer.
  2. Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
  3. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Holiday" by Ariel's Worm
  4. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Right Place" by Lava Baby
  5. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "We Belong" by Sylvia Tosun
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