The Long Goodbye (31 Oct. 2001)

After Mitch suddenly dies in a car accident, Dawson has to handle the funeral arrangements where everybody comes to give him and Gail support as Dawson tries not to breakdown upon his ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Duncan McNeill

Writers:

Tom Kapinos, Kevin Williamson (creator)

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
Mary Beth Peil	...	Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan
John Wesley Shipp	...	Mitch Leery
Nina Repeta	...	Bessie Potter
Busy Philipps	...	Audrey Liddell
Mary-Margaret Humes	...	Gail Leery
Jodi Thelen	...	Susan (as Jodi Thelan)
Benjamin Shelfer	...	Funeral Director (as Benjamin Scott Shelfer)
Terrence Currier	...	Mr. Brennan
Lia C. Long	...	Young Couple
Michael J. Young	...	Young Couple (as Michael J. Long)

Storyline

After Mitch suddenly dies in a car accident, Dawson has to handle the funeral arrangements where everybody comes to give him and Gail support as Dawson tries not to breakdown upon his father's sudden death. Gail, unlike Dawson, is not holding up very well and feels sorry for six-month-old Lily, who will never know how her father was like. Everybody, including Joey, Jen, Jack, Pacey and even Grams Ryan try to comfort Dawson in their own way, and Dawson starts to blame himself for his father's death.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Outerbanks Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Long Goodbye (1973)

User Reviews

Sad Moment In Dawson's Creek

This is an extremely sad moment in Dawson's Creek. Mitch Lerry was killed in a car accident in this episode. Dawson blames his fathers death on him and handles the death very difficult not letting any of his friends in on his grief. Pacey sets things straight with Dawson though showing him that his fathers death was not his fault one bit. You don't see Dawson cry once in this episode not even at Mitch's funeral until the end when he completely breaks down and makes the episode that much more powerful. Although really sad, I enjoyed the episode and thought the music was just spot on and all the moments were captured to perfection.