The BEST episodes of Dawson's Creek season 6

Every episode of Dawson's Creek season 6, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dawson's Creek season 6!

Four friends in a small coastal town help each other cope with adolescence.

Last Updated: 8/30/2024Network: The WBStatus: Ended
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...Must Come to an End (2)
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8.84
75 votes

#1 - ...Must Come to an End (2)

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/14/2003

As the severity of Jen's condition becomes apparent, Dawson and his friends seek to resolve their differences.

Directors: Greg Prange
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Castaways
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8.20
105 votes

#2 - Castaways

Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2003

After agreeing to pose as Pacey's sister at a business party, Joey demands to be taken home. When Pacey makes a quick stop at a local K-Mart they are accidentally locked inside the store. They're forced to spend the night there and talk about their friendship and relationship, both past and future. After the night is over they are both left to ponder what the future has in store for them.

Directors: Greg Prange
Writer: Gina Fattore
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All Good Things... (1)
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8.18
110 votes

#3 - All Good Things... (1)

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2003

After five years, Dawson and his friends reunite at his mother's wedding in Capeside.

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Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption
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7.71
96 votes

#4 - Joey Potter and the Capeside Redemption

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2003

When Dawson gives up his dream of making his film, a strong-minded Joey rallies the old group back to Capeside to help Dawson begin production before pursuing her dream of traveling to Paris. Jen, Jack and Grams must say their goodbyes and leave for New York.

Directors: Michael Lange
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Clean and Sober
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7.26
86 votes

#5 - Clean and Sober

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2003

Pacey and Jack throw a party full of surprises; Visiting Audrey in rehab, Dawson first meets a filmmaking legend.

Directors: Michael Lange
Writer: Anna Fricke
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That Was Then (aka Before and After)
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7.13
78 votes

#6 - That Was Then (aka Before and After)

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/2003

As Dawson returns to Capeside High to discuss his career, Pacey must go home because his father had a heart attack.

Directors: Perry Lang
Writer: Anna Fricke
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Merry Mayhem
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7.08
87 votes

#7 - Merry Mayhem

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2002

Dawson and Gail invite everyone back to Capeside for Christmas, but Dawson confronts Natasha about her one-night stand; Joey's happiness with Eddie turns sour when her father expresses his disapproval; Jen spends her time consoling a dumped Grams and Audrey gets loaded.

Directors: David Petrarca
Writer: Tom Kapinos
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Importance of Not Being Too Earnest
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7.05
83 votes

#8 - Importance of Not Being Too Earnest

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2002

Joey accidentally sends an emotional email addressed to Dawson throughout the Worthington campus; Pacey's first week on the job gives him a hard lesson in corporate greed and ambition.

Directors: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Anna Fricke
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Love Bites
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7.05
87 votes

#9 - Love Bites

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/9/2003

Jen's seemingly happy world comes crashing down when she learns that Grams has breast cancer. Meanwhile, Joey's tumultuous love life continues when Eddie reveals his true reasons for returning to Boston, and Pacey agrees to join Joey as she chaperones for Harley's school dance, but what should be a magical night doesn't feel right for Joey. Although he is at first reluctant, Pacey agrees to invest Dawson's life savings to finance his new film project.(the WB)

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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The Kids Are Alright (1)
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7.02
90 votes

#10 - The Kids Are Alright (1)

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2002

Dawson returns to Boston after working as an assistant director in Los Angeles over the summer and reunites with Joey who has spent a relatively angst-free summer in Capeside. Audrey and Pacey return from L.A. with a surprise passenger, Audrey's childhood friend Jack Osborne.

Directors: Greg Prange
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Watch Now:Apple TV
Sex and Violence
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7.01
81 votes

#11 - Sex and Violence

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/2/2003

Joey agrees to be Pacey's temporary assistant but their mutual jealousy leads to disaster in the office. Dawson sells his idea for a coming-of-age movie, but when the studio wants to change it to a teen sex film, he must decide whether to stick with his original concept.

Directors: Frank Perl
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Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road
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7.00
86 votes

#12 - Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2003

As Pacey struggles to tell Dawson about her costly investment debacle, Jen conspires to convince her mother to help Grandma face her battle with cancer.

Writer: Anna Fricke
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The Song Remains the Same (2)
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6.99
87 votes

#13 - The Song Remains the Same (2)

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2002

Dawson & Joey's reunion leads to an evening of truth and intimacy, which is ruined when Dawson receives a phone call from another woman. Pacey gets a job interview that could change his life. Sparks fly between Jen and CJ, a handsome new peer counselor she meets at school.

Writer: Gina Fattore
Watch Now:Apple TV
Living Dead Girl
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6.99
81 votes

#14 - Living Dead Girl

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2002

When Dawson assists Todd in throwing a blow-out Halloween party, Todd and Natasha have Dawson believing he is seeing the ghost of a legendary film actress. Jen becomes suspicious about C.J., and Joey gets stuck taking Professor Heston's daughter to a haunted house with Eddie.

Directors: Les Sheldon
Writer: Tom Kapinos
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Day Out of Days
star
6.94
80 votes

#15 - Day Out of Days

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2003

Back in LA, Dawson is asked by the studio to direct re-shoots but is conflicted about being disloyal to his mentor. Meanwhile, Joey hasn't heard from Eddie since Christmas and finds his apartment empty; Pacey starts skipping work to spend time with Emma; Jen's insecurities as a peer counselor are compounded when C.J. is assigned to train her.

Writer: Gina Fattore
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Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
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6.94
79 votes

#16 - Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2002

Audrey gets drunk before her band performs and worries her friends, especially CJ who suspects a deeper problem. Meanwhile, Eddie and Joey agree to go on a real date; Pacey hits it off with a beautiful woman while on a business trip to New Orleans, and is shocked to discover that she's a call girl; and when Professor Freeman announces that he's leaving he and Jack have a heart-to-heart talk about their future.

Directors: Jason Moore
Writer: Anna Fricke
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Spiderwebs
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6.92
91 votes

#17 - Spiderwebs

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2002

Dawson comes through with No Doubt concert tickets, but he and Natasha's first public date ends in a brush with the law. Joey and Eddie have to sneak into the concert, while Pacey come to blows with CJ at the concert when it is revealed that he slept with Audrey.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Gina Fattore
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Instant Karma!
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6.88
58 votes

#18 - Instant Karma!

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2002

Dawson finds himself in an awkward situation when he is put between Joey and the intoxicated leading lady of his film. Audrey allows herself to be taken in by another man's charm.

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Everything Put Together Falls Apart
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6.87
78 votes

#19 - Everything Put Together Falls Apart

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2002

Natasha is drawn to a handsome new actor who arrives to the set. Meanwhile, Joey spends the night at Eddie's apartment but misses Professor Heston's final exam. Pacey invites Emma to his office party and sparks between the two turn to passion.

Directors: Kerr Smith
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The Impostors
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6.86
83 votes

#20 - The Impostors

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2002

Dawson's manages to 'get the girl' when a producer visits the "Wicked Dead" movie set to fire Natasha and close down production. Audrey is excited when asked to be the lead singer of Emma's band but is crushed when Pacey misses the gig. Joey demands the truth from Eddie.

Directors: Michael Lange
Writer: Gina Fattore
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Lovelines (aka The Eddie)
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6.84
89 votes

#21 - Lovelines (aka The Eddie)

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/16/2003

Joey and Eddie's emotional and sexual relationship is played out on stage during a counseling center benefit. At the same event, Jack and David deal with the insecurities in their relationship, a sober Audrey returns to Boston, and Jen opens up to C.J. about Grams' cancer.

Directors: Joshua Jackson
Watch Now:Apple TV
Catch-22
star
6.80
86 votes

#22 - Catch-22

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/23/2003

Pacey learns he has lost Dawson's money in the stock market. Back at school, Eddie surprises Joey with a trip to Europe for the summer, but a fiery conversation about how differently they live their lives leaves both of them questioning their future together.

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Rock Bottom
star
6.76
86 votes

#23 - Rock Bottom

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2003

Joey convinces Eddie to cross the country to take Audrey to rehab; Dawson discovers that directing in Hollywood will be more difficult than he thought.

Writer: Tom Kapinos
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All the Right Moves
star
6.71
87 votes

#24 - All the Right Moves

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2003

Joey follows Eddie to his family home where they face up to their true emotions and the obstacles they must overcome to be together. Back in Boston, Pacey is invited to an exclusive party where he receives a promotion and is recruited to be part of a special project but is tipped off that the project maybe not be ethical. Audrey returns from Los Angeles and is welcomed back into the band, but blows her chances by getting drunk just before taking the stage. (The WB)

Directors: Arlene Sanford
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