what are your favorite episodes from each season? :)

I’m gonna answer this in terms of my favorite episode for Pacey/Joey from each season, just because of the nature of this blog, if that’s alright with you anon! (However, if you’re looking for my personal top 5, I did answer that over here on my personal!) But, here’s my top 2 favorite episodes from each season based on the Pacey and Joey content! :)

(Also below a cut, because it got kinda long, but read through it you wanna know my gushy thoughts) 

season 1:  1. double date (1x10) - I feel like this is totally predicable but also, it’s predicable for a reason. This is the season 1 Pacey and Joey episode. We get to see them together for basically the entire episode in all their bickering “we’re not friends but we totally are but trust me I’d rather rip my own eyeballs out then admit I care about” glory that they mastered so well in season 1 and it’s just so good. I love this episode, and feel a bias towards it because it was the episode that personally turned me into a P/J shipper!  2. boyfriend (1x08) - It was between this episode and Decisions (the finale) but ultimately this episode wins for me just because I am a huge sucker for Pacey being worried about Joey when she’s drunk and this episode gives me just that. I also just think their friendship is so fun in this episode and I think this was one of the first times where we really got to see them shine in their dynamic outside of Dawson which was super, super fun and it’s just a great episode for them. 

season 2: (lmao...)  1. parental discretion advised (2x22) - Again this episode feels kinda like a gimme considering how little content we got all season and this was one of the few episodes where they actually interacted, but I actually do genuinely love their dynamic in this episode, especially on Pacey’s end. We really get to see how much he cares about Joey even if they aren’t close yet, from him standing up for her family to his dad to saving her from the fire. I just think this episode really shows that hey these two characters do care about each other even if the show didn’t want to show us.  2. be careful what you wish for (2x16) - HEY look it’s the other episode in this season where we see these two interact. But honestly, I adore their little one on one scene in this episode so much. Seeing Pacey check in with Joey about how she’s feeling after everything with Jack and encouraging her that the party will be great. It’s just so great to see them in their lil friendship moment, I just love it. 

season 3:  1. stolen kisses (3x19) - I mean...c’mon, how can it not be. This is in my top 5 overall episodes in general so of course it was gonna make this list and how can it not? This is such a top tier Pacey and Joey episode that it honestly still sometimes baffles me how good of an episode it is for them. Like from the bed sharing (UGH SO GOOD), to all the tension filled longing looks, to the kisses and the counting to ten and the you made me feel alive (!!!) and that ending with Daydream Believer playing in the background, this episode is just everything.  2. true love (3x23) - There are so so many to choose from for the second option (Four to Tango! The Anti Prom! The Longest Day! Home Movies!) but ultimately the finale wins for me. I just can’t resist the happy ending! After everything the show put these two through in season 3, seeing them literally sail off into the sunset together was just so magical. Also not to mention that Joey’s love confession still makes me feel weak in the knees, it’s just all so good. And then of course there’s all the build up to that moment with Ask Me To Stay and the wedding tension it’s just all so good, I love it. 

season 4:  1. future tense (4x04) - Okay, remember what I said earlier about being a sucker for Pacey taking care of drunk Joey? Well, that’s one of the main reasons this episode is my favorite season 4 episode for them. I truly do love most of season 4 for them, but this one just has a special place in my heart. I adore the scene at the end with Pacey carrying Joey into the house and her adorable confession about wanting to be with him. Not to mention they are just so affection and fun in this episode, I love it.  2. a winter’s tale (4x14) - This one feels kinda obvious, but when an episode has one of the most romantic scenes in tv history, it feels like it should at least be given a passing mention, right? Obviously there’s a lot of unnecessary angst and drama in this episode but the final scene just makes up for it in every single possible way. I could watch the “ten, my love” scene on loop for the rest of my life and never not love it. 

season 5: (again...lmao) 1. appetite for destruction (5x10) - This one might feel like kind of a random choice (not there is much to choose from in this season), but I don’t know I just think the final scene of them in this episode when Pacey checking in with Joey about how to feels and them having a real genuine friendship moment just makes me love this episode for them. It’s such a sweet moment and their hug in this episode always gets me that it just makes me adore this episode for them.   2. something wilder (5x11) - In my opinion, this is the best Pacey and Joey friendship episode in season 5. From Pacey picking Joey up and driving her back to Boston, all while totally teasing her about her grades, to everything that happens between them at the club, it’s just such a fun episode for their friendship. I absolutely adore the lil moment where Pacey scares her at the club and they high five and Pacey cheering her on while she sings is so cute. This episode just has so many little moments that I think are just so adorable.  

season 6:  1. castaways (6x15) - I mean... HELLO?! What else could be the number one episode of season 6 (and of all time) for them, if not their bottle episode. There really is absolutely nothing better than Pacey and Joey being trapped in the store and forced to talk about their feelings and work through unresolved tension they have. It just is like a fanfic come to life and I love it so so much. After the barren wasteland that was s5 and early s6, getting this episode is just a dream come true. This episode is just everything and it’s perfect and I love it so so so so much.  I can’t even pick a singular favorite moment (that’s a lie, yes I can, it’s the snuggling scene, but I digress), because it’s all just gold.  2. ...must come to an end (6x24) - Two beautiful love confessions/declarations and an endgame, I mean, who am I to complain and look this beautiful gift horse in the mouth. This episode for them is just so beautiful, with Pacey’s speeches and them finally getting the happy ending they deserve, it’s just so wonderful and I’m so happy Kevin Williamson realized that they were the better couple and gave them the endgame. But seriously, Pacey’s “simple act of being in love with you” speech is the greatest love declaration of all time, so this episode is just perfect because of that. 

This got really long anon, but hopefully you liked reading my thoughts!! :) I really could go on for hours about these two haha.