True Love (Dawson's Creek)
"True Love" | |
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Dawson's Creek episode | |
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 23 |
Directed by | James Whitmore, Jr. |
Story by | Greg Berlanti & Jeffrey Stepakoff |
Teleplay by | Tom Kapinos & Gina Fattore |
Original air date | May 24, 2000 |
"True Love" is an episode of the American television series Dawson's Creek, which originally aired on The WB on May 24, 2000. The episode was directed by James Whitmore, Jr. and written by Tom Kapinos and Gina Fattore (teleplay), and Greg Berlanti and Jeffrey Stepakoff (story), though Fattore stated later that the episode was written "together as a group... we traded off on scenes."[1] The episode is notable for having featured primetime television's first "passionate" kiss between two men - Jack and Ethan - which has been called "a milestone in the timeline of gay representation in pop culture".[2] It is also notable for being the source of the meme known as 'Dawson Leery Crying' or 'Crying Dawson'.[3][1]
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References[]
- ^ a b Grady, Constance (2021-05-01). "The day Dawson cried". Vox. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Duca, Lauren (April 9, 2015). "Fifteen Years Ago, 'Dawson's Creek' Gave Us TV's First 'Passionate' Gay Kiss. How Far Have We Come?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Etkin, Jaimie (April 10, 2012). "James Van Der Beek On 'Don't Trust The B---- In Apartment 23,' Dawson's Crying Face, Beek Jeans And More". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
Categories:
- 2000 American television episodes
- 2000 in LGBT history
- Dawson's Creek
- Television episodes set in Massachusetts
- Drama television episode stubs