Michelle Williams (no spoilers)

I just have to say how shocked I still am that Michelle Williams is Jen!

This is my first time watching the show (30 year old female). I’ve known MW via her and Heath Ledger’s relationship and mostly from her stellar performance in Shutter Island. I’ve just generally known her as this gorgeous successful great actress.

I didn’t realize Jen was Michelle Williams until about 3 episodes in!! I was shocked! Jen just looks and acts so... plain? Young? Nondescript? And that drastic hair cut in S2 lol omg. Some of that is acting and the character of course but man what a glow up MW had from this gangly normal teen to a stunning woman.

I’m on S3 now can’t wait to see what happens next !!

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RusticPumpkin

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Michelle has always been beautiful, but I feel like the show runners tried their best to make her look less pretty because they wanted Katie Holmes/Joey to be the “it” girl. Michelle gets to have much nicer hair/looks in S3-S5 (let’s not talk about the bangs they give her in S6).

I think Michelle clearly shows though she was the most talented actor on the show so it’s not a surprise she went on to be incredibly successful. :)

washie

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Yep, they wanted the audience to see Joey as the beautiful one and Jen as the obstacle. I remember watching as a kid and all of my friends and I agreeing that Jen was fake and ugly lol

MTVaficionado

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Are we blaming the hair on the show? Do we know if Michelle was doing her own acting projects/movies that required the hair change? I am pretty sure the hair cut in Season 2 is due to another acting gig she took. I never thought they tried to downplay her beauty. I think they spent a lot of time actually not dressing up Katie Holmes character until after she gets to college.

QuesoChef

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It’s funny people think she’s boring/plain, or played down. The way I remember her character described in the 90s was that she was beautiful (Joey was supposed to be the plain tomgirl). I actually thought both were beautiful and unique.

I also don’t think the show determined Michelle’s hairstyle. I believe she chose those. They control WHEN you adjust your look, but not to what. Her hairstyles were more trendy than Katie’s plain, long hair (also pretty but, IMO, boring). I loved Michelle’s looks at the time. And like anything trendy, it gets a little 👀 outside of the trend. FWIW, I had a similar pixie cut at the time Michelle did. And I knew I couldn’t pull off those bangs, or I may have also had them. I loooooved her pixie look.

MoulinRouge2510

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It took some time but I adore Jen. And I loved her hairstyles, not many did. But I loved her short hair in season 2-3 and the straight bob later on in season 6.

therealbeezer

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I was surprised too. I knew her mostly from Manchester by the Sea before I watched Dawson's Creek. I didn't even know Katie Holmes was in this either, believe it or not (I was born in '97), so watching the cold open followed by the credit song was one surprise after another.

xxdinolaurrrxx

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OMG Manchester by the Sea! What a great heartbreaking film. She was great in it

cknandwafflez

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I know! I'm 33 and just watched the series for the first time, and when I saw her in the credits I was like WHAT!!! This is how she got her start?! Pretty crazy. Full disclosure, totally hated her character until about mid season 2 maybe or beginning of 3. And then loved her more and more with each season. I think the first thing I ever saw her in was probably Blue Valentine.