and fulfill his dream of being a musician Elliot Almost Fling but never kissed Beginning: "Sleeping Arrangements" (5.12) Broke Up: "Guerrilla Filmmaking" (5.14) Reason: She met him when she wasn't over Dawson. Then she thought he slept with Audrey, and after finding out he never slept with her, she gives him another second chance. But she later bails on a date with him (by claiming she was sick) to go to a thing with Wilder who she later kissed and the next day tells him she can't go out with him off-screen. Professor David Wilder Kissed/Almost Fling Beginning: "Something Wilder" (5.13) Broke Up: "In A Lonely Place" (5.16) Reason: Joey inadvertently stands David up after getting mugged. This gives him the time to reflect upon the relationship and he realizes that he can't have an affair with a student. Eddie Doling First Kiss: "Instant Karma!" (6.04) Eddie thinks she only kissed him to get back at Dawson; so it doesn't lead to anything until later episodes. Boyfriend First Relationship: Beginning: "Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell" (6.07) Broke Up: "Rock Bottom" (6.13) Reason: He left without telling her. Second Relationship: Beginning: "Love Bites" (6.18) Broke Up: "Catch-22" (6.20) Reason: They didn't see a future with each other. Christopher Boyfriend Beginning: About a year or two before "All Good Things..." (6.23) End: "...Must Come To An End" (6.24) Reason: Joey breaks up with him over the phone after having found a ring in his drawer back in New York. Holmes' thoughts on Joey Potter Actress Katie Holmes has said she related to Joey and that the producers acknowledged the similarities. Holmes said, "I think [the producers] saw that. I come from a small town. I was a tomboy. Joey tries to be articulate and deny that she doesn't have a lot of experience in life. Her life parallels mine, which is all about new everything—relationships, personal perceptions—and about being guarded." Holmes filmed the pilot of Dawson's Creek in Wilmington, North Carolina, during spring break of her senior year of high school in 1997. When the show was picked up by The WB, Holmes moved to Wilmington, where the show filmed. Holmes admitted she struggled with the show's trademark hyper-articulate dialogue, saying, "Sometimes before we read a script, I have to get my dictionary and call people to make sure I'm pronouncing some of the words correctly." The show brought her