Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek

Episode 8: Boyfriend

Mini-Reviews

By: Carlos Uribe

Dawson's Creek is a show about teenagers growing up. It ran from 1998-2003 and was created by Kevin Williamson (creator of the Vampire Diaries and the Secret Circle).

Spoilers Ahoy!

This episode largely dealt with the central love triangle. Dawson and Jen are doing fine until her old boyfriend comes to visit. The ex-boyfriend throws their relationship into chaos and there's a threat that Jen might leave Dawson for him. This threat makes Jen realize that she needs to be single for the first time in a while and she ends things with both of them. This is a surprising development but it's one that is opening up an opening for Joey. Joey has been hiding her feelings from Dawson but it's getting harder for her. There's even a kiss between them. She was drunk so Dawson didn't attach any significance to the kiss. While this love triangle dominated most of the episode, Gail and Mitch's marriage problems were prevalent in the background. This episode was largely good but it could have been better if merely the seeds of doubt had been planted into Jen. Her break-up seemed a bit sudden but other than that it was a good scene.