Editing Dawson's Creek (section)

=== Season 5 (2001–2002) ===
The fifth season follows most of the characters leaving Capeside to begin new lives in big cities. In [[Los Angeles|LA]], Dawson attends film school at the [[University of Southern California]] but starts to have second thoughts. After arguing with his parents over dropping out, his father dies, leaving Dawson more confused about his future. In [[Boston]], Joey, Jack and Jen navigate their freshman year of college at Worthington University. Pacey finds himself adrift after working on a yacht all summer but enters the restaurant business when he takes a job as a cook at a trendy restaurant in Boston. Jack joins a fraternity and embraces life as an openly gay college student, but it puts his relationship with Toby{{who|date=May 2025}} under strain. Joey struggles to adjust to life as a college student but makes a new friend. Jen finds herself drawn into a whirlwind relationship and also supports Dawson when he attends grief counselling.