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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S6E24 9.1
...Must Come to an End

With Jen in the hospital, the gang tries not to be too sad about it. Dawson helps Jen make a video for her infant daughter, asking her to never stop loving and dreaming. Jen also asks Joey as her last wish to end the chasing and r...

#2
S3E20 8.8
The Longest Day

In this unusual episode that replays the same day's activities from three different perspectives: after Pacey unveils his new sailboat, named 'True Love', he and Joey vacillate on the ways to tell Dawson about their feelings for e...

#3
S3E23 8.8
True Love

Pressured by two parties, Joey ultimately must choose between her love for Dawson and her new feelings for Pacey who's planning a summer getaway by sailing down the coast on his new boat, 'True Love.' Meanwhile, Grams talks about ...

#4 Castaways S6E15 8.8
#5 All Good Things... S6E23 8.7
#6 ...That Is the Question S2E15 8.5
#7 The Long Goodbye S5E4 8.5
#8 Decisions S1E13 8.4
#9 Stolen Kisses S3E19 8.4
#10 Detention S1E7 8.3

Lowlights

#128 S6E19 Lovelines 6.3

Audrey returns to Boston from rehab in L.A. and tries to make peace with everyone while the gang see their relationship problems exposed to a large audience when they all become patients of Dr. Drew Pinsky and Adam Carola's counse...

#127 Rock Bottom S6E13 6.6
#126 Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) S5E20 6.6
#125 Four Scary Stories S5E9 6.6
#124 All the Right Moves S6E12 6.7

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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