Dawson Swan Song (1998–2003) Online
- Original Title :
- Swan Song
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / Romance
- Year :
- 1998–2003
- Directror :
- Gregory Prange
- Cast :
- James Van Der Beek,Katie Holmes,Michelle Williams
- Writer :
- Kevin Williamson,Gina Fattore
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 43min
- Rating :
- 7.3/10
Summer is upon the gang and so they move on with their lives to follow their own plans. Joey, back at Capeside, returns to her job as a waitress at the Yacht Club; Pacey gets a new job there as a security guard and runs into Danny Brecher whom has left his wife; Dawson and Audrey are on their way to L.A.; and Jack and Jen to Costa Rica. But a few things change everybody's plans when their flights are delayed. Bessie tells Joey they got an answer from the scholarship Joey thought of applying in France (which Bessie secretly sent in without Joey's knowledge). Also Grams decides to go to Las Vegas with Clifton. Jack meets Eric at the airport, who was just coming back from his hometown where he tried coming out to his parents. Jen tells Jack to go help Eric, as she'll go help herself by going to meet her parents.
| 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 |
 | Busy Philipps | - | Audrey Liddell |
 | Nina Repeta | - | Bessie Potter |
 | Ian Kahn | - | Danny Brecher |
 | Mary-Margaret Humes | - | Gail Leery |
 | Hal Ozsan | - | Todd Carr |
 | Ryan Bittle | - | Eric |
 | Afemo Omilami | - | Clifton Smalls |
 | Brian Lafontaine | - | Counter Guy |
 | Logan R. Berkshire | - | Security Guy |
At the the end of Pacey's weepy apology to Audrey- through the airport's intercom- he subtlety proclaims "Free the West Memphis Three." The "West Memphis Three" referred to 3 teenage boys from West Memphis, Arkansas who were wrongly accused & convicted of murdering 3 young boys in 1993. They spent 18 years in prison but were released in 2011 on a plea. At the time this episode aired there were many celebrities bringing awareness to this case & the injustice of it. All of that awareness is what ultimately freed the "West Memphis Three" making Pacey's wish for their freedom successful.