I just hardcore stalked your pjo tag and I have no shame bc they’re perfect. But I want to ask, what are your top 10 pjo moments from s3 or before (or in s5-6), basically anything from before/after they officially got together? Them as a couple are one of my favorite ships, but the buildup to that is actually better to watch, for me. I love s3 more than s4 (although s4 is great).
Oh boy, I can only imagine how often I’m all around fangirling in said tag. I feel like I should be embarrassed because rarely am I calm when I come across something PJo-related. It’s just full-on SJFDKDFKFK. 😂 I It triggers the feels as well as the nostalgia every darn time !!!
Pacey and Joey are one of my otps of OTPs, and I completely agree that their buildup in s3 is a blast to watch. The slow burn revelation of interest then feelings is something I live for! s3 is actually my favorite season of Dawson’s Creek, so that means it’s also the one I rewatch the most. The two of them have a lovely s3-s4 arc, though, and I only wish more of my OTPs were as lucky as PJo.
As far as some of my favorite PJo moments go…
(these are in no particular order, btw)
1) 6x15 Castaways - the whole episode, seriously. IT’S LIKE A LIVE ACTION FANFIC AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
It features a whole slew of my favorite tropes. There’s kind of a fake/friend date thing at the beginning when Joey agrees to be his +1 for a work dinner, there’s forced proximity/stuck together alone somewhere; there’s the rustling of old feelings, kissing, and sleeping bag sharing. Like, if I could live inside a favorite PJo episode forever it would be this one.
I’m also particularly obsessed with the moment he tells her that their relationship - him and her - was perhaps only thing in his life that “ever made total and complete sense” to him. *cries forever*
2) The “I remember everything” moment while they’re dancing at the Anti-Prom. The. angst. rips. me. to. shreds. but it’s everything!
3) When Pacey buys Joey a wall. Then, episodes later, paints “ask me to stay” in big red letters. Look, I know Dawson is the creative one, the idealist at heart, but Pacey totally takes the cake when it comes to romantic gestures, okay? Forever and always.
4) “Being in love with you is enough for me.” Selfless love declarations mess me up so EXCUSE ME WHILE I FLY INTO THE SUN.
5) 3x19′s Stealing Kisses is full of lots of little gems, too, what with them bickering about their butts touching when they’re forced to share a bed to “it made me feel alive” to being caught making out by Aunt Gwen.
6) How about when Pacey pulls off to the side of the road, jumps out of the car, and plants one on Joey because he’s tired of talking? And what’s fabulous is she LETS him kiss her. Then, you know, subsequently freaks out, shoving him backwards like he has cooties or something, once she comes to her senses.
7) In 3x09 when their dance instructor comments on their “strong sexual tension.” Dawson, Joey, and Pacey are oblivious - however, Jen is not - and it makes me snort with laughter every time.
8) This one’s pretty self-explanatory.
9) I’m also partial to their scenes in s1′s “Double Date” because it’s the first time we see them interacting more one-on-one. You can see a flicker of something there between them. A spark that’s not yet ready to ignite, but will someday.
10) When Pacey watches her sleep. It’s so pure, so precious!