Dawson's Creek
TV Show • 1998 • Drama
ReportDawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
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Is there pedophilia?
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Mburt
In season 1, a highschool boy has a relationship with a teacher. It’s consensual in the show (portrayed as romance) but it in reality this is predatory, so this could be triggering for. The male is 15 and the female teacher is early 40s.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Mburt
The characters are 15 (from season 1, progressively aging). In season 1, a boy has a relationship with a teacher. It’s consensual in the show but it in reality this is predatory, so this could be triggering for some. The kid is 15 and the teacher is early 40s
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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ChinanuOkoli
During another Halloween episode, a main character is stalked while studying in the library with the threat of being attacked.
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LauraMcG
One of the main characters is verbally and emotionally belittled constantly by his family, especially his father.
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LauraMcG
One of the main characters' family routinely denigrates him, telling him how much of a screw up he is, and that he won't ever become something. It has a huge emotional toll on him.
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Addiction
Does someone abuse alcohol?
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LauraMcG
A main character ends up in rehab after months of alcohol abuse. This proves successful for her.
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LauraMcG
A main character has a drug overdose and nearly dies.
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Animal
Does a dragon die?
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GriffinW
There are no dragons in Dawson's Creek
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Are there snakes?
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Jakethegirl
Rubber snake in season 1 episode 11
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Assault
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Anonymous
Surprise kisses abound, if that bothers you.
Season 1- one character details their sexual history, which we now understand is a situation in which they were too young and too intoxicated to consent (but it is not treated as rape in the world of the show).
Season 3 - in one episode a character calls for support after an attempted date rape. The episode plants a seed of doubt as to whether this character fabricated the encounter and this is never conclusively resolved.
Season 6 - highly intoxicated character taken to private room at a party, strongly implied threat of sexual assault but they are intercepted and extracted in time
Season 1- one character details their sexual history, which we now understand is a situation in which they were too young and too intoxicated to consent (but it is not treated as rape in the world of the show).
Season 3 - in one episode a character calls for support after an attempted date rape. The episode plants a seed of doubt as to whether this character fabricated the encounter and this is never conclusively resolved.
Season 6 - highly intoxicated character taken to private room at a party, strongly implied threat of sexual assault but they are intercepted and extracted in time
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Is rape mentioned?
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Anonymous
Season 1- one character details their sexual history, which we now understand is a situation in which they were too young and too intoxicated to consent (but it is not treated as rape in the world of the show).
Season 3 - in one episode a character calls friends for support after an attempted date rape. The episode plants a seed of doubt as to whether this character fabricated the encounter and this is never conclusively resolved.
Season 3 - in one episode a character calls friends for support after an attempted date rape. The episode plants a seed of doubt as to whether this character fabricated the encounter and this is never conclusively resolved.
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Bodily Harm
Is there amputation?
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LauraMcG
In the first season, the main characters are creating a horror movie, which crudely depicts are character being beheaded.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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S6
Plot-relevant shaving scene in season 6 "Castaways"
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Children
Does a kid die?
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WFarkas
Season 2 episode 18 a character gets drunk and drowns, you see her body at the end of the episode. The next episode talks about her death.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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S6
A few times in season 6 (can't recall in previous seasons but may be used earlier). Used matter-of-factly by people we like too. It's a real yikes.
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Family
Does a parent die?
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LauraMcG
A dad dies in a car crash, not shown. The emotional aftermath is lengthy.
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Does someone cheat?
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jojox
S1
During season 1 dawson’s mother is revealed as having an affair with her co-anchor
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Does a family member die?
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jojox
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E13
S1 E13 Jen’s grandpa dies off screen of a stroke
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Fear
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Are there ghosts?
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ChinanuOkoli
The “ghost” of a supporting character appears in the episode following her death.
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Are there jump scares?
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LauraMcG
Throughout the show there are multiple halloween type episodes where the characters prank each other with horror effects and jump scares, such as falling "dead" out of a closet.
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Gross
Is there farting?
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S6
Oh, season 6. Seth Rogen guests in "Rock Bottom" and farts in the car
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Does someone vomit?
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Jakethegirl
Season 2 episode 2 at 36:49. Season 2 ep. 8 during a fight at a party. Season 2 ep. 16. Season 3 ep. 13. Season 4 ep. 12. Season 4 ep. 18. Season 4 ep. 20. Okay, I'm gonna stop, there's a lot.
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Does someone spit?
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LauraMcG
A character spits in an abusive teacher’s face.
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LGBTQ+
Are there transphobic slurs?
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E5
No slurs but s2 e5 a man describes an encounter with a drag queen that could interpreted as transphobic especially because of the reference he makes to “the crying game”
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
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LauraMcG
A main character experiences a breakdown and goes away to live in a mental institution. It's a very positive change for her.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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LauraMcG
Multiple characters die in hospitals throughout the show
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Does someone have cancer?
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LauraMcG
A secondary character who is beloved reveals that she has cancer, she does not die during the run of the show.
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Mental Health
Are there anxiety attacks?
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Jakethegirl
A character has a mental health crisis at the end of season 2.
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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jojox
Mostly during season 1 when Joey’s niece is born
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Is there shakey cam?
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Jakethegirl
Season 3 episode 7 is partially shot in the style of The Blair Witch Project.
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Pregnancy
Is there childbirth?
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Mburt
S1
E6
Season 1 Episode 6 “Baby”. Joeys nephew is born. It’s a long, natural and traumatic birth. The baby arrives healthy but there are fears beforehand for mum and baby.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Jakethegirl
Season 2 episode 15, season 4 ep. 19
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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LauraMcG
The word "re**rded" is used multiple times throughout the show.
A main character with a trauma and mental illness is called "crazy" in a derogatory way multiple times.
A main character with a trauma and mental illness is called "crazy" in a derogatory way multiple times.
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Is there hate speech?
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Anonymous
One character has a coming out arc in Seasons 2- 3 and the f-word is used on several occasions, especially in a football-heavy episode in season 3
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Anonymous
Starting with the pilot, many characters lust after and/or have relationships with much older characters (one such relationship is statutory rape). Notably season 1, season 5 (two different relationships! Though one is a one-night-stand), and season 6 teases one but our character shuts it down after several eps
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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jojox
Some and discussed a lot but never explicitly shown
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Anonymous
It's a teen show so we follow them all as they lose their virginity. Joey's virginity is discussed so much that it's almost its own character.
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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S4
Supporting character has terminal illness, roughly episodes 11-14
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Vehicular
Is someone hit by a car?
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LauraMcG
In s5 e15 a man mugs a main character, and then as he's leaving gets hit by a car, which speeds away. He later dies in the hospital.
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Does a car crash?
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LauraMcG
The father of a main character dies in a car crash, off screen.
Another character drives a car through the side of a house. She's drunk and passes out after, but appears unhurt.
Another character drives a car through the side of a house. She's drunk and passes out after, but appears unhurt.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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jojox
Spoilers…. Abby drowns s2 e18 due to drunkenness
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