stardom abroad and in her hometown of Toledo, Ohio, where she was named grand marshal of the Thanksgiving Day parade in November 1998. Holmes is the only actor to appear in all 128 episodes of Dawson's Creek. When the series ended, Holmes commented, "It was very difficult for me to leave Wilmington, to have my little glass bubble burst and move on. I hate change. On the other hand it was refreshing to play someone else." Holmes confirmed that, as often happens on soaps, the character was a caricature of the actor: Reception In 2002, GQ described Joey as "kind of an uptight fussbudget—one who's always twisted up over doing the right thing and bungling-up ways to hook up with her crush and across the creek neighbor, Dawson." Holmes was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone in September 1998. In a review of the series pilot, Variety said Holmes "is a confident young performer who delivers her lines with slyness and conviction." Life magazine commented, "As Joey, Holmes has had seismic influences on teen life... Through it all, Joey has managed to hang on to her integrity... The show—and Katie's character in particular—has touched a nerve." Critics have argued, "Joey Potter, the tomboyish underdog who lost her mother to cancer and her father to jail, became the show’s anchor," a turning point that was marked, according to show writer Jeffrey Stepakoff, by Greg Berlanti's suggestion to have Pacey and Joey kiss in season 3. Writers have also noted how Joey's character arc begins with a very deferential relationship to Dawson, gradually evolving to the point where she ultimately realizes her own agency and independence. Joey's season 3 arc with Pacey Witter is often praised in pop culture as being one of the top TV romances. Jezebel said "their screwball dynamic, coupled with [the] actors'...untapped chemistry and an intricately plotted courtship subverted everything expected of the show. It unsurprisingly still resonates with so many millennial women who grew up watching the series. There was a time when we had come for the angst, but now we were staying for the romance." They were also included in TV Guide's list of "The Best TV Couples of All Time." References Fictional characters from Massachusetts Dawson's Creek characters Fictional writers Television characters introduced in 1998 Teenage characters in television pl:Jezioro marzeń#Joey Potter