Dawson's Creek - The Complete Third Season (1998)

Great Season

I know a lot of people diss on this season, but it was actually my favorite. Throughout the first two seasons I was totally rooting for Joey and Dawson and was torn up with the way that they broke up in the end of season 2. But I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved watching Pacey fall in love with Joey and then how much chemistry they had together. I think this season also made Joey a more likeable character, because I think she was very easy to hate in the second season. Once I started watching the second half of season 3, I couldn't stop. If you like Dawson's Creek, I would reccommend buying this season! July 24, 2008

Why did they change the music???

This is by far the best season of Dawson's Creek, still the best, in my opinion, of all the 1990s teen shows. This is the one that reveals the love triangle which would be central to the series from this point forward and the emergence of Joshua Jackson, who is by far the most engaging character in this series.

However, why, why, why did they change the music for this DVD? Many of the episodes (including the fantastic LONGEST DAY) suffer greatly as a result. It's so disappointing, as it takes away from the greatness of these episodes.

Still, if you haven't seen Dawson's Creek, you must watch through season 3. It's the best. June 20, 2008

The Best Season of Dawson's Creek

Season 3 is the turning point for friends Dawson, Joey, and Pacey. Up until now, the show has been about Dawson and Joey's dysfunctional friendship/psuedo-romance.

However, 4 important events guide this season to probably the most emotionally exhilarating season finale of the series: 1) a mysterious, sexy stranger named Eve turns up in Capeside and takes an interest in Dawson and Andie, 2)After apologizing for breaking up with him and holding his part in her father's reincarcination against him, Joey asks Dawson to take her back and offers to sleep with him. He rejects her and says they should just be friends. She is angry and hurt, 3)Dawson then asks Pacey to look after Joey for awhile to make sure she's okay. Pacey is hesitant to get involved in the situation, but agrees. 4) Pacey's girlfriend returns from a summer spent in a mental health facility and reveals she cheated on him. He is heartbroken and ends the relationship.

After these events occur, we are treated to the wonderfully slow build up of the friendship, then romance between Pacey and Joey, which threatens their friendship with Dawson. One of the mosted heatedly debated triangles in television history thus begins and it drives the last three seasons of this teen soap. Many of the reviews on here are pretty much a testament to the division of most of Dawson's Creek fans into DJers (Dawson and Joey) and PJers (Pacey and Joey), so take what you will from the reviews. The same is true for S4-S6 reviews.

So, I'm a Pjer and this is my favorite season not only for that reason, but because I think it showcases the casts' talent and has the best build-up to season finale of all the seasons. It's just very compelling.

The Season 3 set has a fun Capeside Tour extra, it's 23 episodes on 4 discs, but unless you're a picture quality junkie, the picture quality is just fine and is the best on this season's DVDs compared to other seasons. Also, some of the bad reviews are also in relation to music that has been replaced due to cost. It's too bad, but I didn't follow the show closely when it aired, so it doesn't bother me at all. Enjoy! March 11, 2008

Best Season of Dawson's Creek because of Joey/Pacey

This is my favorite season of Dawson's Creek because of the development of the Joey/Pacey relationship. It's something you would never have predicted based on seasons 1 & 2, but somehow, it just seems to make perfect sense. The two characters have wonderful chemistry and we see tremendous growth in both of them this season. Get this season for the scenes between those 2 alone! I was never a huge fan of the love triangle aspect of the show, but this season I'll tolerate it because it's what makes the possibility of Joey and Pacey getting together so angst-ridden. Everything else this season was blah. Dawson was annoying and whiny as usual. I don't understand how they could write the main character of a show to be so unlikable. The stuff at the beginning with Eve was just bad. March 6, 2008

Wow, this was impressively sucky!

Don't get me wrong, I loved the first two seasons of DC but the third was complete CRAP! I bought it with the knowledge I had of the first two sesons and figured it'd be good. Boy was I wrong! It really dropped in to the ridiculous category in this season. I got the chance to see the rest of the seasons (4,5&6) and they were just as bad. It's a shame really...It was so good but it just jumped the shark in the 3 season September 9, 2007

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