January 17, 2006: And the Truth Shall Set You Free
Hey
OTH fans... I'm filling in for Walter this week, but don't worry, I know all the
Tree Hill dirt, from the very first Brooke/Peyton/Lucas tug of war to the latest turmoil that's thrown the seniors into quite a tailspin.
Now, any viewer of this show knows to expect to hear a line or two that'll make us go, "Are you serious? Did she just
actually say that?" And that's usually why we love it, soaking up the guilty pleasure that Mark Schwahn has created piece by piece. (Check out my
interview with him to hear about the show's upcoming drama and more.) But this week takes the cake. Misery and makeups were drowning in so much twisted teen cheese that I shouldn't have been surprised. Yet I was.
"Thank you for telling me the truth. Now I know why they call it true love."
"I love every version of you."
"Always and forever."
OK, don't hate me, Haley and Nathan fans (Walter will return next week), but I couldn't take the amount of lovey-dovey that was piled into this episode. I am actually pro-Nathan (he's no "doof" to me), and as Schwahn commented in our interview, I pretty much believe those two can weather any storm - like getting married at 16 and basically having no parents, no money and an unborn child that just survived a horrific accident caused by the stupidity of borrowing money illegally
because they are broke, have no parents and got married when they were 16. Just as an example, I mean.
But I'm moving on, don't worry....
Dan being set free should prove for some interesting story lines since he clearly can't shake the demon that rattles his evil soul and probably would prefer to sit in prison just to feel better about paying for the biggest sin on his résumé. Welcome to hell, Danny. Maybe his truth didn't set him free (I hear that secret
will come out this season), but what can we really expect from him? Apparently not much more than we can from his wife. Oh, Deb. Can we stop playing Anti-Rehab Mommy now and go back to being Karen's friend... and possibly a mother to your son, who clearly needs some guidance? Maybe not, but I'm pulling for her (and her very long high school-like 'do).
Speaking of high school, I actually really liked the Rachel-Brooke situation. Good attempt at trying to look dark-as-the-night, ladies, but the shiny belts were about as obvious as the Clean Teens T-shirts. I can't wait for
Stephen Colletti (
Laguna Beach) to join that circle - maybe he'll acquire some "Brooke smarts," too.
Overall, I still can't stand Rachel, though. I was hoping she wouldn't survive the bridge limo crash, but then who would monopolize Brooke's attention, right? I don't think Mouth's still vying for that position. It was another sad moment for Mouth as he watched Gigi surrounded by friends her age, happy without him - his luck with the girls is about as good as Peyton's ability to smile.
But I was happy for the dark artist and her legitmate boyfriend Lucas tonight. They might just be OK. Or could that be a dream, too?
Did you ever have a dream so real you didn't know what to believe?
This posting was written by Megan Cherkezian.
