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Dawson's Creek: Season 5

Poster for Dawson's Creek Season 5

23 episodes · premiered Oct 10, 2001

This season finds Joey heading off to college, Dawson beginning a film internship in Hollywood and Pacey starting a new career at a restaurant.

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  1. Episode 1: The Bostonians Oct 10, 2001 · 44m Dawson is a freshman film student in Los Angeles, while Joey starts college at an Ivy League university in Boston. Instead of focusing on the new lives they have worked a lifetime for…
  2. Episode 2: The Lost Weekend Oct 17, 2001 · 43m Pacey gets a job at a bar and meets an attractive Hispanic waitress named Karen. Although Karen has a very non-friendly boyfriend, that doesn't stop Pacey from feeling attracted to her…
  3. Episode 3: Capeside Revisited Oct 24, 2001 · 43m Dawson is hit with tragedy after he heads home to Capeside to break the news to his parents that he is dropping out of USC to be with Joey, who is in shock herself after she realizes Pacey…
  4. Episode 4: The Long Goodbye Oct 31, 2001 · 44m Lifelong friends Dawson, Joey and Pacey put past grudges behind them in the wake of the tragic death of one of their fathers. Along with Jack, Jen and Grams, each tries to find the words…
  5. Episode 5: Use Your Disillusion Nov 7, 2001 · 43m Dawson takes Joey up on her invitation for a weekend in Boston, but the two have reservations once there. Meanwhile, Jack is surprised when his boyfriend Tobey shows up unexpectedly…
  6. Episode 6: High Anxiety Nov 14, 2001 · 43m Dawson is having trouble with anxiety attacks since his father's death, so he tries to escape reality on a night of debauchery with Jack and his fraternity brothers, which ends with…
  7. Episode 7: Text, Lies and Videotape Nov 21, 2001 · 43m Jen helps Dawson go to the shrink he ran away from last week. Dawson still thinks that the whole idea of sharing his thoughts with a complete stranger is weird, but he is surprised with…
  8. Episode 8: Hotel New Hampshire Nov 28, 2001 · 43m Dawson takes Jen on a road trip to a small film festival in New Hampshire where his documentary is being honored. The spotlight is intoxicating for both of them as they share one of the…
  9. Episode 9: Four Scary Stories Dec 12, 2001 · 44m After watching scary movies, Joey, Pacey and Jack talk about their creepiest experiences and urban legends. Joey shares her story of how she was almost attacked by the librarian on…
  10. Episode 10: Appetite for Destruction Dec 19, 2001 · 42m Pacey offers to cook for the gang on their weekly dinner (an event they always plan on doing but always fail to). Jen and Dawson return early and decide to keep what happened between them…
  11. Episode 11: Something Wild Jan 16, 2002 · 42m Joey and Audrey go to a nightclub to celebrate both Joey's grades and fall break. There, Audrey tries to convince Joey to have some real fun. Charlie is also there and he hits on Joey, who…
  12. Episode 12: Sleeping Arrangements Jan 23, 2002 · 42m Dawson and Jen realize that living together is not as much fun as they hoped to be. Between ruined toothbrushes and bathroom overcrowding, they're getting on each other's nerves. Jen faces…
  13. Episode 13: Something Wilder Jan 30, 2002 · 43m It's Dawson's first day in his new film school. Oliver (the somewhat obnoxious filmmaker Dawson met on the film festival) starts showing him around and wastes no time in asking Dawson to…
  14. Episode 14: Guerilla Filmmaking (1) Feb 6, 2002 · 44m Directing Oliver's movie is not an easy task. First, Dawson has to deal with Audrey's (who took the leading part) complaints about Oliver's kissing skills. Then he has to recast the other…
  15. Episode 15: Downtown Crossing (2) Feb 13, 2002 · 42m Joey is held up and forced to clean out her account by a street mugger, who is accidentally run over by a car just after mugging Joey. The merciful girl from Capeside stands by her…
  16. Episode 16: In a Lonely Place Feb 20, 2002 · 43m Jen and Audrey are tempted to risk their new relationships with Dawson and Pacey after interviewing a couple of cute musicians. Meanwhile, Pacey's caught by surprise when he realizes Jack…
  17. Episode 17: Highway to Hell Apr 3, 2002 · 43m Charlie asks Joey to sing with his band at a distant club, which requires Pacey to give them a ride. Pacey and Charlie hate each other, and it takes a patient Audrey to keep them from…
  18. Episode 18: Cigarette Burns Apr 10, 2002 · 44m Oliver tells Dawson he's arranged a screening for their movie, which is yet to be finished. Dawson freaks out, but Joey comforts him saying the movie is brilliant. Everybody attends to the…
  19. Episode 19: 100 Light Years from Home Apr 17, 2002 · 43m It's Spring Break and the gang goes down to Miami to party! But not everything is a reason to celebrate. Audrey and Pacey go through their first relationship test when Audrey's high school…
  20. Episode 20: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Apr 24, 2002 · 44m Charlie's band lands a deal for a tour and Charlie asks Joey to go with him, but she doesn't want to leave college in the middle of the semester. Charlie then decides to quit the band and…
  21. Episode 21: After Hours May 1, 2002 · 41m Pacey's new boss proposes more professionalism in the workplace and promises to leave behind her attraction towards him, even offering Audrey her job back. Audrey suspects something is…
  22. Episode 22: The Abby May 8, 2002 · 43m Pacey leads a revolt against Alex at Civilization. Dawson, Joey, and Audrey return to Capeside, leaving Audrey to wonder about their pasts. Joey decides to see her father for the first…
  23. Episode 23: Swan Song May 15, 2002 · 44m As summer approaches, everyone gets ready for various travels. Dawson prepares to head out for LA with Audrey, while Jack and Jen get ready for their Costa Rica vacation. Left behind in…