18 Things True ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Fans Should Already Know

13. Michelle Williams worried about her lack of screen time

Michelle Williams was a little insecure about not being in the show as much as everyone else. “The show was primarily a love triangle between Dawson, Pacey, and Joey. For the most part. At times I felt, ‘What’s not good enough about me? Am I doing something wrong?” However, James Van Der Beek kept reminding her that it could work out better for her career later since she wouldn’t be as associated with the show as they would be. She wouldn’t have to break out of a typecast that she was never in. That seems to be the way things worked out, as she’s since been nominated for three Oscars and has won a Golden Globe.

14. She also didn’t want Jen to die

Naturally, Michelle Williams was also a little nervous about the fact that Jen was being killed off in the show’s finale because she wanted to be available if they ever did a reunion. Kevin told her she could come back as a ghost if they ever did that, and explained that her death plotline “was that last bit of growth that pushed [the characters] into adulthood.”

15. Dawson’s dad was killed off because the actor wasn’t happy

John Wesley Shipp who played Dawson’s dad stopped being happy with the direction that the show was going and ultimately negotiated to get written off the show (via a car accident after buying an ice cream cone). He explained: “At the end of the four seasons and the kids were going to be going to college, I saw the handwriting on the wall. We would be standing in the background with Lily and waving at Parents Day and I really had no interest in doing that. So when they wanted to renegotiate our contact, I set my price really high.”