...Must Come to an End (14 May 2003)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Gregory Prange

Writers:

Kevin Williamson (creator), Kevin Williamson

Stars:

James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James Van Der Beek	...	Dawson Leery
Katie Holmes	...	Joey Potter
Michelle Williams	...	Jen Lindley
Joshua Jackson	...	Pacey Witter
Kerr Smith	...	Jack McPhee
Busy Philipps	...	Audrey Liddell (credit only)
Mary Beth Peil	...	Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan
Meredith Monroe	...	Andie McPhee
Nina Repeta	...	Bessie Potter
Mary-Margaret Humes	...	Gail Leery
Dylan Neal	...	Doug Witter
Melissa McBride	...	Melanie (credit only)
Kyle Searles	...	Colby
Sam Doumit	...	Sam
Kristen Solt	...	Lilly Leery

Storyline

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 running and to settle down. Jack tells Jen that she's his soul mate and asks to raise baby Amy for her. Jen finally passes away and while mourning the death of their close friend, the gang has to move on. Doug tells Jack he's willing to spend his life with him and wants to help raise Amy. Joey breaks up with Chris over the phone while she tries to decide whom she will choose: Dawson or Pacey. After Jen's funeral, Pacey suddenly tells Joey that she's "off the hook". Pacey explains to Joey that despite his endless love for her, he can't hold her back any more. Since both Joey and Pacey had troubled and painful childhoods and adolescence's (Joey with her mother's death from cancer and her father's imprisonment for drug trafficking, and Pacey with his outrageously...

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Outerbank Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 105 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Meredith Monroefilmed a scene in the final episode, visiting Jen at the hospital and then talking to Pacey at the hospital canteen. This, however, was cut from the episode, but can be found in the deleted scenes on the DVD.

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Quotes

Pacey: I'm just saying thank you. You reminded me of what I'm capable of feeling. It's like I was... walking around seeing my life through a smudged window, and then I saw you and the smudges were gone. The window was clean

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Connections

Featured in TV's Most Unforgettable Finales (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Healing Hands"
by Mark Cohn

User Reviews

"...Must come to an end"

I recommend that every teenager should watch this emotional story.The entire series is brought together in this episode, as it shows their future lives since their childhood. The part of the story which makes it a memorable ending to the classic series, is the part when Jennifer Lindley, (michelle Williams) dies and leaves her daughter to the godfather Jack McPhee ( Kerr Smith). The series ends in an unexpected way and this adds to the great effect of the last episode. The sad part of the series is that it has to end, but it has the best ending i have ever watched. The actors and everyone behind the scenes, including the producer and the director deserve to be thanked for making such a wonderful ending to the perfect series. I watched the whole series and found that it was all made spectacularly.