7.6/10273 votes#1 - 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.
Director: Gregory Prange
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.1/10296 votes#2 - 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.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Gina Fattore
6.7/10237 votes#3 - The Importance of Not Being Too Earnest
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2002
Joey's worst nightmare comes true when she accidentally sends a very personal e-mail she wrote for Dawson to the entire student body. The next morning, Joey's e-mail is the topic of virtually all campus discussions when Professor Hetson decides to debate it with his students. Meanwhile, Jack makes an attempt to get to know his cultural professor, Mark Freeman, who pays no attention to Jack, a little better. Pacey, while struggling to survive the first days on his new job, closes a very important deal for the firm, which his wheeling-dealing mentor Rich Rinaldi takes full credit for. Eddie, a student in Joey's reading class, whom also works as the bartender at Helle's Kitchen, persuades Joey to confront any challenge that Hetson throws and not show any weakness since Hetson thrives on it.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Anna Fricke
6.8/10275 votes#4 - 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.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Maggie Friedman
6.6/10225 votes#5 - 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.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Gina Fattore
6.9/10289 votes#6 - Living Dead Girl (aka Halloweenie)
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.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Tom Kapinos
6.8/10272 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Jason Moore
Writer: Anna Fricke
6.9/10289 votes#8 - 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.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Gina Fattore
6.7/10234 votes#9 - 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.
Director: Kerr Smith
Writer: Maggie Friedman
7.2/10252 votes#10 - 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.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: Tom Kapinos
6.7/10265 votes#11 - 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.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Gina Fattore
6.7/10212 votes#12 - 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)
Director: Arlene Sanford
Writer: Maggie Friedman
6.6/10278 votes#13 - Rock Bottom
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2003
In Los Angeles, while directing re-shoots on "Wicked Dead", Dawson finds his authority questioned by Heather Tracey and the other producers when Natasha refuses to do a nude scene. As a result, Dawson adopts an aggressive take-no-prisoners attitude, similar to the one that Todd has, to take control of the situation. In Boston, Joey is unable to say good-bye to Eddie who is moving to California to register at a college when she convinces him to help her take Audrey to a rehab clinic in Los Angeles, and the three of them, plus a guy Audrey picks up, drive cross country where the four constantly quarrel with each other. Also, Jen and C.J. set a lonely Grams up with C.J.'s Uncle Bill, who turns out to be quite randy.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.3/10318 votes#14 - Clean and Sober
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2003
In Los Angeles, Dawson visits Audrey at the rehab clinic where he spots a big time film producer, named Toni Stark, and follows her into a therapy session hoping to talk to the woman who will direct Dawson to better contacts. Meanwhile in Boston, Pacey throws a party at his place to celebrate his new success at his job as well as purchasing a new super-sized TV set and is surprised when Joey, still sulking over the departure of Eddie, lets loose by getting drunk and setting up a spontaneous game of spin the bottle. Jen catches the reformed alcoholic C.J. with a drink which leads to them arguing, and making up by having sex for the first time. Also, Emma tries to stay in the country to get her green card by courting a stoner to marry her until Jack offers to marry Emma.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Anna Fricke
8.8/10542 votes#15 - 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.
Director: Gregory Prange
Writer: Gina Fattore
7.1/10236 votes#16 - That Was Then (aka Before and After)
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/2003
Professor Heston orders Joey to baby-sit for Harley to make sure she does her homework. But Joey ends up serving as relationship counselor when she finds Harley's boyfriend, Patrick, hiding in the house and he starts to drool over Joey. Meanwhile, Dawson pays a visit to his past when he's asked to speak on Mr. Gold's class at Capeside High about how it is to be working in L.A. Dawson has a student, named George, show him his movie in which he realizes that he's moved on from the teenager he once was. Pacey also returns to Capeside when his father is admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack where Pacey has an argument with his brother, Doug, about the way Pacey's been treating the family by shutting them out.
Director: Perry Lang
Writer: Anna Fricke
6.9/10282 votes#17 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tom Kapinos, Anna Fricke
7.0/10284 votes#18 - 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)
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Liz W. Garcia
6.4/10302 votes#19 - 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.
Director: Joshua Jackson
Writer: N/A
6.7/10226 votes#20 - 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.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Laura Glasser
7.5/10292 votes#21 - Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2003
Joey returns to Capeside to find Dawson's script on her doorstep and is overwhelmed that he has written a story about three friends, but Dawson's movie-making dreams are shattered when Pacey comes clean about losing Dawson's money. The ensuing fight opens old wounds and leaves the three friends believing their friendship will never be the same. Also, with classes at Worthington over, Joey says goodbye to Audrey who has to stay behind to attend summer classes. And Jen invites her mother, Helen, over to Grams' house where she wants her to tell Helen about her cancer.
Director: N/A
Writer: Anna Fricke
7.9/10285 votes#22 - 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.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Tom Kapinos, Gina Fattore
8.7/10459 votes#23 - All Good Things... (1)
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2003
(Part 1 of 2) Five years have passed and everyone is reunited in Capeside for a special wedding. Dawson has been living in Los Angeles producing his autobiographical television series 'The Creek' but has never forgotten the love of his life, Joey is a successful book editor living in New York with her boyfriend but comes home to realize she still loves her childhood sweethearts, Pacey is the owner of the new Ice House and still carries a torch for Joey, Jen is a single mom living with Grams and managing an art gallery in Soho, and Jack is a teacher at Capeside High and has fallen in love with Deputy Doug. Together all the secrets come out as tragedy and love becomes clear.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Maggie Friedman, Kevin Williamson
9.1/10664 votes#24 - ...Must Come to an End (2)
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/14/2003
(Part 2 of 2) Five years have passed and everyone is reunited in Capeside for a special wedding. Dawson has been living in Los Angeles producing his autobiographical television series 'The Creek' but has never forgotten the love of his life, Joey is a successful book editor living in New York with her boyfriend but comes home to realize she still loves her childhood sweethearts, Pacey is the owner of the new Ice House and still carries a torch for Joey, Jen is a single mom living with Grams and managing an art gallery in Soho, and Jack is a teacher at Capeside High and has fallen in love with Deputy Doug. Together all the secrets come out as tragedy and love becomes clear.
Director: James Whitmore Jr., Gregory Prange
Writer: Maggie Friedman, Kevin Williamson
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Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
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Season 6 Ratings Summary
"The Kids Are Alright (1)" is the best rated episode of "Dawson's Creek" season 6. It scored 7.6/10 based on 273 votes. Directed by Gregory Prange and written by Tom Kapinos, it aired on 10/2/2002. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Song Remains the Same (2)".