Well, Van Der Beek’s Dawson’s Creek co-star Joshua Jackson has offered up a challenge to The Dawson Leery Cry-Face, and it’s pretty epic.
By this point, it’s safe to say that more people recognize James Van Der Beek from the meme than from Dawson’s Creek.
It also has a legacy for a very different reason: The Dawson Leery Cry-Face.
In an episode that saw Dawson go on an emotional ride, James Van Der Beek’s face crumpled into a cry that would be turned into a popular meme years later.