It’s been heartening to see, in light of James Van Der Beek’s untimely passing, that real ones know the titular star of Dawson’s Creek did his best work as himself on the short-lived Don’t Trust The B in Apartment 23. The best JVDB episodes and arcs on Don’t Trust The B proved Van Der Beek was as good at making us laugh in wacky sitcom shenanigans as he was at making us cry in a coming-of-age drama.
Van Der Beek was a key, but a supporting player on Don’t Trust The B. The show starred Dreama Walker as June, a fresh as a daisy New York City transplant. Krysten Ritter plays her roommate and “the B” in question, Chloe. Even though Chloe could be mean and less than ideal as a roommate, she was an incredibly loyal friend. That was especially true when it came to her canonical celebrity bestie James Van Der Beek, or “JVDB” for short.
