History Series / DawsonsCreek

* SixStudentClique
** The Head -- Dawson
** The Muscle -- Pacey
** The Quirk -- Jack
** The Pretty One -- Joey
** The Smart One -- Andie
** The Wild One -- Jen

The reigning TeenDrama of the late 90's/early 00's. Revolved around a bunch of teenagers who live in the small fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts. Particular focus on lead character Dawson Leery (James Van der Beek) and his 'girl-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-creek' best friend Joey Potter (Katie Holmes).

* YourCheatingHeart: SO MUCH. Joey's father cheated on her mother, Dawson's mother cheated on his father, Jen's father cheated on her mother (and with a teenage girl) and Drew's father cheated on his mother. With Dawson's parents, it's a result of [[ParentsasPeople making his Mom and Dad more well-developed characters]]. With everyone else, it's just an excuse for more angst!

* YourCheatingHeart: SO MUCH. Joey's father cheated on her mother, Dawson's mother cheated on his father, Jen's father cheated on her mother (and with a [[Squick teenage girl]]) and Drew's father cheated on his mother. With Dawson's parents, it's a result of [[ParentsasPeople making his Mom and Dad more well-developed characters]]. With everyone else, it's just an excuse for more angst!

* YourCheatingHeart: SO MUCH. Joey's father cheated on her mother, Dawson's mother cheated on his father, Jen's father cheated on her mother (and with a [[Squick teenage girl]]) not much older than Jen and Drew's father cheated on his mother. With Dawson's parents, it's a result of [[ParentsasPeople making his Mom and Dad more well-developed characters]]. With everyone else, it's just an excuse for more angst!

* YourCheatingHeart: SO MUCH. Joey's father cheated on her mother, Dawson's mother cheated on his father, Jen's father cheated on her mother (and with a [[Squick teenage girl]] not much older than Jen and Drew's father cheated on his mother. With Dawson's parents, it's a result of [[ParentsasPeople making his Mom and Dad more well-developed characters]]. With everyone else, it's just an excuse for more angst!

* LampshadeHanging: This is done in a subtle and tragic way in the finale. A dying Jen tells Jack that she felt like she never really fit in:

** The Pretty One -- Jen
** The Smart One -- Joey
** The Wild One -- Andie, later Audrey

--> "From the moment I stepped out of that cab and onto the creek, I was the instigator. The one who caused problems, rocked the creek and disrupted the delicate balance of Capeside. I don't want [her daughter] Amy to be that person. I want her to belong. I feel that I never really did."

* LampshadeHanging: This is done in a dubtle and tragic way in the finale. A dying Jen tells Jack that she felt like she never really fit in:
--> "From the moment I stepped out of that cab and onto the creek, I was the instigator. The one who caused problems, rocked the creek and disrupted thedelicate balance of Capeside. I don't want [her daughter] Amy to be that person. I want her to belong. I feel that I never really did."

** "From the moment I stepped out of that cab and onto the creek, I was the instigator. The one who caused problems, rocked the creek and disrupted the delicate balance of Capeside. I don't want [her daughter] Amy to be that person. I want her to belong. I feel that I never really did."

* [[RememberTheNewGuy Remember The New Girl]]: Gretchen (Pacey's sister we have never heard of before Season 4).

* AmbiguouslyGay: Deputy Doug, played with until the end of the series.

* [[HasTwoMommies Has Two Daddies]]: Jack and Doug raise Jen's daughter Amy.

* InformedAbility: Dawson's directing skills. Although many of the shows plotlines revolve around Dawson's genius directing ability, what the audience primarily sees are rough or rejected projects. However, we know he is talented because a [[OffscreenMomentofAwesome breakout film]] will land him an award or his final gig as a TV series director.

* InformedAbility: Dawson's directing skills. Although many of the shows plotlines revolve around Dawson's genius directing ability, what the audience primarily sees are rough or rejected projects. However, we know he is talented because an {{OffscreenMomentofAwesome}} will land him an award or his final gig as a TV series director.

* InformedAbility: Dawson's directing skills. Although many of the shows plotlines revolve around Dawson's genius directing ability, what the audience primarily sees are rough or rejected projects. However, we know he is talented because an [[OffscreenMomentofAwesome]] will land him an award or his final gig as a TV series director.

* InformedAbility: Dawson's directing skills. Although many of the shows plotlines revolve around Dawson's genius directing ability, what the audience primarily sees are rough or rejected projects. However, we know he is talented because an [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]] will land him an award or his final gig as a TV series director.