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Spit out your mouth guards and get ready for your closeups Creeps because this is season 3 episode 4 “Home Movies” (Original airdate October 20th, 1999. Written by Jeffrey Stepakoff and directed by Nick Marck). It’s time for the big game, an Oedipal showdown with our fathers, and to christen our teeny tiny boats. Question: would you buy merch from our imaginary Irish pub The Fallen Mule yes or yes...

Scream your way out of a stress dream and grab those #2 pencils Creeps because we’re taking the PSATs on this week’s oral exam “None of the Above” (Original airdate October 13th, 1999. Written by Hadley Davis and directed by Patrick R. Norris). Eve is sowing the seeds of chaos with a stolen copy of the test and Dawson is happy to olidge her by freaking out about everything. Meanwhile, Jen is here...

Rally all your remaining pep Creeps because this week we watched season 3 episode 2 “Homecoming” ( Original airdate October 6th, 1999. Written by Greg Berlanti and directed by Melanie Mayron ). Eve continues her student exchange program from the land of the Fey folk, Pacey fails to understand the evil of surprises, Jack negotiates a gay détente, Joey finds a throuple, Jenn takes on the cheer mantl...

Get ready to be touched for the very first time Creeps because this week we watched season 3 episode 1 “Like A Virgin” ( Original airdate September 29th, 1999. Written by Tammy Ader and directed by Gregory Prange ). Season three roars into our lives on a speedboat and whisks us immediately to a fairy land of Risky Business, cheerleading tryouts, and unexpected new friendships that feel so right. G...

*Content warning for discussions of suicide and abuse.* Creeps, ya might need an adult because this is season 2 episode 22 “Parental Discretion Advised” (Original airdate May 26th, 1999. Written by Greg Berlanti and directed by Gregory Prange). Things fall apart (heterosexual couples, restaurants, Gail’s capeside residency) but new things also rise from the (literal) ashes (aka the J & J &...

Turn and face the strange Creeps because this week we watched season 2 episode 21 “Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes” ( Original airdate May 19th, 1999. Written by Dana Baratta and directed by Lou Antonio ). Dawson’s narration may make you want to CHANGE the channel but stay tuned for Joey’s X-treme horniness, vases full of cocaine, some weird relationship talks, and the beginning of a beautiful friendship aka Jen...

Let’s keep this “entre nous” but this week’s main course is season 2 episode 20 “Reunion” ( Original airdate May 12th, 1999. Written by Greg Berlanti and directed by Melanie Mayron ). For an episode that features visual hallucinations, french farce, and talk of going all the way it’s really only fine. But don’t worry we rubbed our “comedy” “stank” all over it! For more comedy and more stank follow...

Grab your most faux furred and feathered black ensemble Creeps because we are attending the funeral of one Abby Morgan in season 2 episode 19 “Rest in Peace” (Original airdate May 5th, 1999. Written by Mike White and directed by David Semel). Our eulogy includes the most boring heterosexual reunion of all time, the regression of Grams, and, as always, a contemplation of the suffering and incandece...

Well Creeps, we hope you like canapés and have made your peace with eternity because at this week’s “Perfect Wedding” ( Original airdate April 28th, 1999. Written by Mike White and directed by Gregory Prange ) SOMEONE DIES. At the blessed event we get Potter family dysfunction, a runaway bride, and the rekindling of friendship between Jenn and Abby THANK GOODNESS Jenn has someone to lean on in the...

The spirits are telling us that you’re in for a treat Creeps because you’re about to listen to  season 2 episode 17 “Psychic Friends” ( Original airdate March 10th, 1999. Written by Dana Baratta and directed by Patrick R. Norris ). Cast the runes and pull a Tarot card as we swoon over a vaguely french crime fighting dog puppet voice, luxuriate in a Jack and Joey friendship, and nearly bust a lung...

Get ready to smash your face into a birthday cake Creeps because this is season 2 episode 16 “Be Careful What You Wish For” (Original airdate March 3rd, 1999. Written by Heidi Ferrer and directed by David Semel ). Was it kind of a snooze? Sure! But we got Abby and Jack’s Bogus Journey through the Belly Button, therapy drinking and the righteous dumping of a real turd.  Follow us on twitter ( @daws...

Ask us again Creeps because this week we watched season 2 episode 15 “... That Is the Question” ( Original airdate February 17th, 1999. Written by Kevin Williamson and Greg Berlanti and directed by Gregory Prange ). We get a big gay revelation, the triumph of Pacey’s new homework skills over educational facism, and the first stirring of the great Grams social justice renaissance. If you want to be...

Roses are red / Mr. Peterson is so dumb / but Creeps there is NOTHING gay / about this poem. We watched “To Be or Not to Be...” ( Original airdate February 10th, 1999. Written by Kevin Williamson and Greg Berlanti and directed by Sandy Smolan ).This is a doozy! Get ready for a crash course in 90’s misunderstandings about sexuality and for a Pacey so beautiful and just that your horniness may tear...

We are ready for our closeups Creeps because this week we ARE “His Leading Lady” ( Original airdate February 3rd, 1999. Written by Darin Goldberg and Shelley Meals and directed by David Semel ). We get object lessons in bad behavior from manic pixie dream girl in training Devon (aka RACHEL LEE COOK) going full method on Josephine, to Jawson wallowing in his breakup by forcing everyone he knows to...

Anchors away Creeps! We’re plunging into season 2 episode 12, “Uncharted Waters” ( Original airdate January 27th, 1999. Written by Dana Baratta and Mike White and directed by Scott Paulin ). That means daddy drama at sea, a news segment cum teen girl encounter session and so. Much. Fishing. Listen to the pod, watch Good Will Humping, and then toddle over to follow us on twitter ( @dawsons_creeps )...

Grab a magnifying glass and your handy dandy notebook Creeps because this week we’re on the case of the hot beef injection with season 2 episode 11, “Sex, She Wrote” ( Original airdate January 20th, 1999. Written by Mike White and Greg Berlanti and directed by Nick Marck ). Join detectives Abby Morgan and Chris Horny Toad as they brave fake petitions, book fairs and charcoal drawings to uncover th...

We hope you’ve been tested Creeps cause this week we’re participating in some “High Risk Behavior” ( Original airdate January 13th, 1999. Written by Jenny Bicks and directed by James Whitmore Jr. ) We ask the tough questions - what exactly does abolishing the police look like? How do we create antiracist institutions that promote justice to replace them? And did Britney Spears and the Olsen Twins...

Strip down and start working on those mail-in ballots because we watched season 2 episode 9 “The Election” ( Original airdate December 16th, 1998. Written by Darin Goldberg and Shelley Meals and directed by Patrick R. Norris ). We talk anti-racism, mental health, police violence AND Abby Morgan’s lipstick choices. These gals really can do it all. If you want to see us do even more, follow us on Tw...

Get ready to fight for truth, justice and the Capeside way Creeps because it’s clobberin' time for season 2 episode 8 “The Reluctant Hero” ( Original airdate November 25th, 1998. Written by Kevin Williamson, Darin Goldberg, and Shelley Meals and directed by Joe Napolitano ). We’re stepping up to the plate (dinner, not baseball) to unpack the thrilling heroics of men allowing women to make the...

Time to hit the books creeps cause we watched season 2 episode 7 The All-Nighter ( Original airdate November 18th, 1998. Written by Greg Berlanti and directed by David Semel ). Old timey poetry and prose are in the air as are curiosity about sex and the ghost of a little girl haunting a family with satellite TV. Don’t ghost our social media! Follow us on Twitter ( @dawsons_creeps ), Instagram ( @d...

Strap on those dancing shoes creeps cause we’re getting some episode title deja vu with season 2 episode 6 The Dance ( Original airdate November 11th, 1998. Written by Jon Harmon Feldman and directed by Lou Antonio ). It’s the return of asthmatic cheerleader Christy Livingstone and the first meeting of the minds between first initial twins Jack and Jen. You can MEAT our minds on twitter ( @dawsons...

CW: use of the word rape Hope you’re up to something witchy creeps, because this episode we have a Full Moon Rising for season 2 episode five ( Original airdate October 28th, 1998. Written by Dana Baratta and directed by David Semel ). The gang learns that things can get hairy at that time of the month and we learn that we know very little about lobsters and the moon. To learn more about both, fol...

Guess who’s back, back again? Tammy’s back, tell a friend - that they’re being abused by an adult! Correct Creeps, it’s season 2 episode 4 “Tamara’s Return” (Original airdate October 28th, 1998 ). Join us for fake art, possibly the most incomprehensible relationship talks yet and Gabby’s number one boner creator playing a seaman who might be a Tammy in waiting. Hit up instagram ( @dawsonscreeps )...

Grab some Special FX hair dye and pierce your tongue Creeps, cause this week we’re embracing season 2 episode 3 “Alternative Lifestyles” ( Original airdate October 21st, 1998. Written by Mike White and directed by David Semel ). We’re talking outfits, open marriages and the finer points of mopping so don’t dither, tune in now! While you’re at it, give us a follow: @dawsonscreeps on instagram , daw...

Creeps lock up your diaries! We watched season 2 episode 2 “Crossroads” (Original airdate October 14th, 1998. Written by Dana Baratta et al. and directed by Dennie Gordon) and as such, we were not girls and not yet women aka Gabby totally Dawson’d her recording situation and may or may not sound like she’s reporting from her watery grave in the creek. But PLEASE dive in anyway for such hits as: th...