True Love (Dawson's Creek)

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"True Love"
Dawson's Creek episode
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Joey makes her decision between Pacey and Dawson.
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 23
Directed by James Whitmore, Jr.
Story by Greg Berlanti
Jeffrey Stepakoff
Teleplay by Tom Kapinos
Gina Fattore
Original air dateMay 24, 2000 (2000-05-24)
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"True Love" is an episode of the American television series Dawson's Creek , which originally aired on The WB on May 24, 2000. The episode was directed by James Whitmore Jr. and written by Tom Kapinos and Gina Fattore (teleplay), and Greg Berlanti and Jeffrey Stepakoff (story). Fattore later stated that the episode was written "together as a group ... we traded off on scenes." [1]

The episode is notable for having featured primetime television's first passionate kiss between two men—Jack and Ethan—which has been called "a milestone in the timeline of gay representation in pop culture". [2] It is also notable for being the source of the meme known as "Dawson Leery Crying" or "Crying Dawson", [1] [3] as well as serving as a dramatic conclusion to the season three romantic story arc between Joey and Pacey. [4]

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References

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  2. Duca, Lauren (April 9, 2015). "Fifteen Years Ago, 'Dawson's Creek' Gave Us TV's First 'Passionate' Gay Kiss. How Far Have We Come?". The Huffington Post . Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. Etkin, Jaimie (April 10, 2012). "James Van Der Beek On 'Don't Trust The B---- In Apartment 23,' Dawson's Crying Face, Beek Jeans And More". The Huffington Post . Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  4. Grady, Constance (January 25, 2018). "20 years ago, Dawson's Creek introduced a love triangle that changed teen soaps forever". Vox. Retrieved May 25, 2022.