Episode Report Card Jessica: B+ | 11 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT ...Must Come To An End (2)
By Jessica | Season 6 | Episode 24 | Aired on 05.13.2003
So, Dawson sits on a bench in front of his house and looks sad about the dead chick who relieved him of his virginity. He has a brief flashback of Jen climbing out of the cab the day she arrived in Capeside. Michelle Williams looks lovely in that shot. Not the least bit like a pig, really. Although her skirt is cut up to her crotch. Poor Dead Jen wanders out of the frame, and Dawson looks thoughtful and wistful. Behind him, Alexander and Lily play. Joey comes up the dock and takes a seat next to The Head. She reflects that it's been a long day. Dawson, wiping his eyes, agrees, and tells her that he still hasn't written the ending for the The Creek yet. Joey tells him to "make it a happy one." They look out at the water. "Save me from the life and death of it all," she asks. Dawson sighs, and reflects that life isn't the opposite of death; birth is. Profound, Leery. "Life has no opposite," he says. Joey just looks at him. "Leave it to me to overthink it," he says. "You are the writer," she says, taking his hand. He admits that he doesn't care how the show ends. "Because fiction is fiction and for the first time in a long time, my life is real. It doesn't matter who ends up with who, because in some unearthly way, it's always going to be you and me." Joey smiles and nods. I like to think that she looks a little pained. "Soulmates," she agrees. Dawson tells her that what they have "goes beyond friendship." And into dangerous obsession. "Beyond lovers," Dawson continues. "It's forever." Joey smiles, very sadly. "Yes, it is," she tells him. "I love you, Dawson," she says. They sniffle, and then are distracted by the kids. Alexander climbs the ladder into Lily's room behind them. Oh, spare me. Joey looks back at Dawson, tears in her eyes. "You and me, always," she says. "Always," he agrees.
And, on The Creek, "Joey" climbs into "Dawson's" room. "I can't take it anymore, Colby," she says. "I don't want to wait for my life to be over. I want to know right now. What will it be?" she asks. Snerk. Back in her enormous New York pad, the real Joey watches as "Dawson" kisses "Joey." "You and me, always," he parrots on the television. The screen fades to black, and Dawson's credit flashes on the screen.
The camera pans across her huge old apartment. "That was perfect. Absolutely perfect," Joey says. "Are those tears? Are you crying?" she asks Pacey, who sits next to her on the sofa. "He got me, he got me," Pacey admits. They kiss, very affectionately. "Let's call him," Joey suggests, grabbing the phone...