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62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
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Critic Reviews

  1. Kansas City Star
    Reviewed by: Aaron Barnhart
    May 9, 2022
    90
    Smartly written and utterly fantastic. [20 Jan 1998, p.E10]
  2. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Terry Jackson
    May 9, 2022
    88
    It's one of the most textured dramas to hit TV in quite a while. [20 Jan 1998, p.C]
  3. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    May 9, 2022
    83
    It's an unabashed, out-there, boldface teen drama that makes the stuff in Washington look like "The Wonder Years." [30 Jan 1998, p.C1]
  4. Reviewed by: Brandon Nowalk
    May 9, 2022
    83
    It’s an accomplished pilot with tons of promise that introduces so much that it doesn’t have time to reveal many retrograde or complacent attitudes (not to mention fashions).
  5. Reviewed by: Caryn James
    May 9, 2022
    80
    Dawson's Creek offers a lesson in the dangers of overhype. But Mr. Williamson does seem to have written hit all over it.
  6. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Allan Johnson
    May 9, 2022
    75
    It's a good drama, one filled with an enjoyable, watchable cast, lovely and textured writing, and catchy original and previously recorded alternative music. [20 Jan 1998, p.3]
  7. Detroit Free Press
    Reviewed by: Mike Duffy
    May 9, 2022
    75
    You don't have to be a lonely teenager to relate. [18 Jan 1998, p.6G]
  8. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    May 9, 2022
    70
    Underneath, Dawson's Creek seems not so much about sex as about growing up in a culture obsessed with sex. It's a subtle difference, but one that could make this newest prime-time soap a cut above the rest. [20 Jan 1998, p.4E]
  9. The Salt Lake Tribune
    Reviewed by: John Youngren
    May 9, 2022
    70
    If it doesn't get weighed down by its pedigree, its iffy network or its own rather far-reaching aspirations, Dawson's Creek may be worth a long and winding run. [20 Jan 1998, p.C7]
  10. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    May 9, 2022
    70
    An addictive mixture of soap opera aond coming-of-age saga, one that fans of shows like "Party of Five" and "My So-Called Life" -- and good TV in general -- should certainly sample. [20 Jan 1998, p.D3]
  11. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Eric Mink
    May 9, 2022
    63
    Dawson's Creek also shines with some terrific performances that illuminate honest attempts to get at the true nature of decent contemporary kids. It's worth a look. [20 Jan 1998, p.67]