Finally! A new episode of Dawson’s Creek. Well, let’s just say it had my emotions flying all over the place. Happy, sad, nostalgic, angry, frustrated — that was me during the episode. I’m just going to write some random comments because, seriously, coherent thoughts escape me

1. I *hated, hated, hated* Joey’s self-involved voiceover at the beginning. That “kiddie” voice that Katie Holmes has been using this season is really grating. She sounds like a 6-year old.

2. I don’t much like Joey and Eddie as a couple but I will say that I thought it was incredibly cute when he surprised her in Capeside with the Christmas tree. Aww. Speaking of Capeside, I really miss it. The show just feels right there — with the docks and the creek shining in the background. ::sigh::

3. I can’t believe Mike Potter’s appearance during Christmas wasn’t made into a bigger storyline — I was expecting a bit more than Joey mentioning it in passing to Audrey. Last year, the writers dropped the ball when they had Joey visit her dad offscreen. I mean, that would have been a big deal for her! It was the first time she would have seen him since she sent him to jail and it took place offscreen. Gah.

4. I didn’t like Mr. Potter’s insinuations that not going to college somehow makes you less of a person. That’s just a wrong lesson to teach.

5. Yay for appearances by Bessie, Bodie, Doug, Gale and Grams! Too bad Doug was the only one who was allowed to talk.

6. I usually like Todd and his insane remarks but his version of grace was just — way out there.

7. I think I’m the only person in the world who actually liked Dawson and Natasha so I’m kinda sad to see her go. I thought she was good for Dawson *because* they weren’t in a committed relationship. They were all fun and barely any angst — which is a novelty on this show. Besides, I actually like Dawson and I don’t want to see him brooding over Joey anymore. Let the boy smile!

8. It was great to see Doug again — oh, how I’ve missed you! But really, what was up with his hair? It was awful, lol. Anyway, I can see both sides to Doug and Pacey’s argument. I think Doug has always shown that underneath the teasing, he really cares about Pacey. So I didn’t see his comments as being critical or judgmental — just honest. He’s concerned that Pacey’s letting money get the better of him. But he lost me when he said that being a chef is somehow noble. I don’t really see why that would better occupation than being a stockbroker.

9. Audrey’s rant — she hit on a lot of interesting points. Dawson and Joey never dealt with the fall out of their impending relationship. But sometimes that’s the way it is — you just have to pick up the pieces by yourself and move on. What else — oh, Dawson and Pacey may not actually have had scenes together this season but I don’t think that these two hate each other. I’d like to believe that they don’t, at least. People grow up and go their separate ways all the time. It’s a matter of circumstance. Lastly, the P/Jo bones they threw in there are really more insulting than anything else. I may be a shipper but I’m not delusional. They really don’t have an effect on me if the two characters don’t even speak a word to each other during the entire episode.

10. Poor Jen. First, Audrey humiliates her at the dinner table and then she snaps at her when she goes to check on the drunken girl. Grr.

11. Kinda liked the D/Jo scene at the end. It said it all — these two are best when they’re friends.

12. I can’t believe Pacey is going to take the heat for Audrey’s drunken mishap. She’ll never learn if she always gets handed the easy way out. Stupid Pacey.

That said, this was probably one of the better episodes this season. ::shakes head:: Ok, rant over. 😛