The Long Goodbye (Dawson's Creek episode)

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“The Long Goodbye”
Dawson's Creek episode

Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 4
Written by	Tom Kapinos
Directed by	Robert Duncan McNeill
Production no.	504
Original airdate	2001-10-31
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The Long Goodbye is the fourth episode of Dawson's Creek fifth season. It aired on October 31, 2001.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 Music Featured
5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

After Mitch suddenly dies in a car accident, Dawson has to handle the funeral arrangements where everybody comes to give him and Gail support as Dawson tries not to breakdown upon his father's sudden death. Gail, unlike Dawson, is not holding up very well and feels sorry for six-month-old Lily, who will never know how her father was like. Everybody, including Joey, Jen, Jack, Pacey and even Grams Ryan try to comfort Dawson in their own way, and Dawson starts to blame himself for his father's death.

[edit] Cast

Main Cast

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery
Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley
Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee
Mary Beth Peil as Evelyn "Grams" Ryan

Recurring Roles

Nina Repeta as Bessie Potter
John Wesley Shipp as Mitch Leery
Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery
Busy Philipps as Audrey Lidell

[edit] Trivia

This episode marks the last appearance of Mitch Leery, played by John Wesley Shipp
For the first time, this episode did not feature the normal version of Paula Cole's "I Don't Want To Wait" over the opening credits. Instead it featured a special slow tempo piano arrangement of the theme song, as composed by Creek composer Adam Fields.
The episode title The Long Goodbye is taken from the novel of the same name written by Raymond Chandler in 1954.