Saddest TV Breakups

Joey and Pacey, "Dawson's Creek"

Nobody was more surprised than Joey to discover her childhood crush on Dawson fading and her feelings for bad boy Pacey growing. But they had different trajectories in life -- she was about to go off to college; he was likely to stay a townie -- and at the prom, Pacey's anger and resentment finally boiled over. He told her that she deserved better, she agreed, and the relationship nobody saw coming was over. But ... more 

Joey and Pacey, "Dawson's Creek"

Nobody was more surprised than Joey to discover her childhood crush on Dawson fading and her feelings for bad boy Pacey growing. But they had different trajectories in life -- she was about to go off to college; he was likely to stay a townie -- and at the prom, Pacey's anger and resentment finally boiled over. He told her that she deserved better, she agreed, and the relationship nobody saw coming was over. But at the end of the series, they found their way back to each other. less