John’s “Freaks and Geeks” Season 1/ “Dawson’s Creek” Season 3 review, NDSU Spectrum, January 2000
“Dawson’s Creek” Season 3 (1999-2000, WB) – The first 10 episodes were hit-and-miss, but from January to May “Dawson’s Creek” achieved heartwrenching brilliance as old friends Pacey (Joshua Jackson), Joey (Katie Holmes) and Dawson (James Van Der Beek) became tangled in a love triangle with no easy solution. While Joey and Pacey got most of the screentime, the disillusioned Dawson discovered he still loves Joey, but ultimately realizes he must let her go if he ever wants to get her back. Other highlights included the unlikely pairing of Jen (Michelle Williams) and shy freshman Henry and the introduction of Pacey’s old pal Will Krudski, whose story continued in the breezy summer spinoff “Young Americans.”
– John Hansen, NDSU Spectrum, Sept. 22, 2000