DC S05.E17: Highway To Hell

DC S05.E17: Highway To Hell

From Again With This: Dawson's, Melrose, 90210 by Tara Ariano, Sarah D. Bunting, David T. Cole

April 6, 2026 · 49 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the dynamics of a band and personal relationships as characters navigate a gig and emotional challenges.

Why would the singer quit Charlie's band RIGHT before a big-break upstate gig they're getting paid decent money for? To give Dawson's Creek a pretext for Katie Holmes to sing not one but THREE pop songs, of course! Sigh. Audrey goes along because she wants to, and Pacey is convinced to drive her and Joey because he wants to keep fooling around with Audrey, then regrets it as soon as Charlie shows up, having overslept and missed the van with the rest of the guys. Cue posturing from both alpha males that can only be defused with Audrey's timely, uh, intervention. The gig does give Joey an excuse to miss a trip back to Capeside for Lilly's first birthday party, but Grams, Jack, and Jen are required to go with him, getting a front-row seat to Dawson's heartbreak when he finds out Gale has made a single dad "friend" named Nathan. This is terrible timing for Jen, who had already announced to Jack before they left Boston that she was planning to break up with Dawson, but now doesn't want to add to his pain. Adam Grosswirth is back on the highway to hell for our podcast on "Highway To Hell"! JOIN THE AWT CLUB 🌴 Access to 'Again With Again With This' bonus episodes 💬 Access to the AWT…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tara Ariano, Sarah D. Bunting, David T. Cole

Topics covered

  • music
  • relationships
  • heartbreak
  • band dynamics
  • friendship
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • Dawson's Creek
  • Katie Holmes
  • band
  • heartbreak
  • relationships
  • music
  • Audrey
  • Pacey
  • Joey
  • Charlie

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dawson's Creek

Books & works: Highway To Hell, Saturday Night Live, 9021OMG

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