Entries Tagged as 'Dan Scott'

“One Tree Hill” will never die … will it? (Part 3)

by haro1d

ONE TREE HILLThe plot thins on One Tree Hill. Last night’s episode was a bit of a filler (though for you Lucas/Peyton fans, they all feel that way now, right?), but it was filler with at least some purpose. It stood to reason that after Lucas and Peyton left the show, something dramatic would have to happen in the lives of Nathan, Haley and Jamie — it’s been way too happy in that household for way too long. Here’s the breakdown of events as they unfurled:

The opening montage: Haley is in the kitchen, looking at the photographic evidence — the ultrasound and the pics of Nathan at the party where he met the extortionist. We see Brooke running out of the house, telling Julian that she loves him. Over at Skills’ and Mouth’s pad, Skills gets out of bed, disrobes to get into the shower and, closing the bathroom door, screams at something Mouth obviously set up to freak him out. (Immediately planning his revenge, he asks himself who to turn to when it’s life or death — and he dials for Jamie Scott. Awww …) Just as Millie comes to Alex’s room to get her out of bed for the photo shoot she’s supposed to do, Alex stumbles into bed after a night out partying. Millie threatens her half-million-dollar fee, and Alex rises to the occasion … but is determined to be incredibly difficult all the way.

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“One Tree Hill” will never die … will it? (Part 1)

by haro1d

ONE TREE HILLWe’re in new territory. The new season of One Tree Hill without Lucas and Peyton started last night. How’d it go? Read on …

The episode opens with Dan Scott on the screen, talking about how, on the eve of his son’s first NBA game, he was sitting outside contemplating the death that was stalking him and supposed to claim him in a matter of days. He says that that was 14 months ago, and he’s still going on. (So we know, at this point, how much later the series is picking up. And yes, it’s noticeable how much older everyone is getting.)

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“One Tree Hill”: The Slippery Slope NEVER ENDS 23

by haro1d

It’s all over.

Well, not really, but this year’s chapter is. The Season Finale for One Tree Hill aired last night, and truth be told, it easily could have been a series finale. Nearly every one of the OTH gang reached a point of resolution … except for Dan Scott, who still has a way to go. This time, things opened with a summary “montage” such as is usually found at the end of each OTH episode. It went something like this:

Lucas is at the hospital. After delivering Peyton to the emergency ward, he washes his bloody hands and sees the pinkish, bloody water swirl down the drain and probably wonders if that’s what’s happening to Peyton and their life together. Then he goes to watch Peyton in the operating theater.

Cut to Haley, who wakes in the middle of the night to see that Nathan isn’t at home … he’s out on the river court drinking from a whiskey bottle, drowning his sorrows in booze.

We see Julian walk into Clothes Over Bros looking for Brooke but finding Victoria. He tells her he loves Brooke, and tells Victoria to deliver the message to call her. [Read more →]

“One Tree Hill”: The Slippery Slope … Gets MORE Slippery

by Karl J. Paloucek

Yep, it’s official: Lucas and Peyton will not be returning to One Tree Hill next season. Rumors had been swirling around for a while, especially after a video surfaced of OTH star Chad Michael Murray telling fans that he wasn’t being brought back for Season 7 “because they want to save money.” But now, according to a CW rep, it’s a done deal — Murray and costar Hilarie Burton will not be back for next season.

Of course, all of this is a well-engineered publicity stunt ramping up to Monday’s season finale. Usually, a season or series finale in a show like this would lead up to the wedding — but the long-awaited (or dreaded, depending on your perspective) wedding of Lucas and Peyton came and went with surprising speed, which all but ensured that there would be SOME sort of dramatic twist. I don’t think it was a surprise to anyone, really, when Peyton started hemorrhaging after they got back from the wedding. Something terrible had to happen, or there would have been nowhere to go for next week’s finale.

So let the speculation begin:
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“One Tree Hill”: The Slippery Slope NEVER ENDS 21

by haro1d

Last night was probably as close as we’ve had to a filler episode for a while, but enough happened that I’d hesitate to designate it as such. All the same, it’s been a while since we’ve seen the miserable specimen of humanity that is Dan Scott, and I’m starting to get concerned … but not really. He’ll surface in the cauldron to make things all bitter again soon enough.

Here’s how it all went down last night:

Fade in on Peyton, by herself, making a video for her and Lucas’ baby, in the event that she shouldn’t survive the birth. Among the important life lessons she tries to condense into this crucial few minutes of parenting, she includes having the right playlist, leaving baby an iPod with 100 songs to live by — because everybody needs music to get through tough things like breakups and school and stuff. She gives words of advice on choosing a best friend, citing Brooke Davis as a role model, because she always puts her friends first. Nathan and Haley get the nod for being potential ersatz mom and dad, and then Peyton entreats baby to take care of Lucas, because he’s going to need him/her. Then Lucas walks in. And he’s mad — he doesn’t want to do anything like this just because things MIGHT go bad. Peyton counters that she wants to get married. Now. Again, Lucas executes the smackdown, saying that he doesn’t want to do anything “just in case.” [Read more →]

“One Tree Hill”: The Slippery Slope NEVER ENDS 20

by haro1d

We’re in the home stretch, folks, and the plot turns keep on comin’. But we must have a ways to go, because they have to get to Peyton going into labor in the season finale so they can create the “live or die” syndrome that will keep up the suspense in the off season … unless they decide that she’s going to be pregnant and on bedrest for the rest of the series.

Anyway, here’s the rundown of last night’s disasters:

The episode opens with Peyton going stir crazy from being on bed rest. Lucas comes to check on her, and she guesses from his demeanor that he’s up to something good on her behalf. (She’s right: He’s secretly fixing the Comet in the garage, because he’s Superman. Oh, wait — wrong CW series …)

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“One Tree Hill”: The Slippery Slope LEADS TO JAIL

By haro1d

Skills, Skills, Skills …

Apparently, dropping Mouth off at Millie’s place in New York wasn’t the end of the trip. Antwon Tanner is headed for trouble in a major way, according to TMZ.com, after being arrested in the Big Apple in connection with a Social Security card racket. Tanner surrendered to federal prosecutors, who allege that the One Tree Hill costar “knowingly and intentionally” and “with intent to defraud” illegally transferred Social Security cards. Arraignment in Federal Court is scheduled for Tuesday, so stay tuned.

It’s too early to say what will happen, but if Tanner has to go away for a little while, what will happen to little Jamie’s “Uncle Skills”?

Personally, I think he was framed … by Dan Scott.

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One Tree Hill: The Slippery Slope NEVER ENDS 18

by haro1d

Yes, this week’s episode of OTH is now last week’s, but better bloggers than this one get a week off now and then. But to compensate, here’s the OTH synopsis for March 30 in absolute detail:

Lucas wakes up after having vivid dreams about Peyton and their shared anxiety over the imminent baby and its threat to Peyton’s life. He wakes up and Nathan is standing by his bedside with a basketball, inviting him to come outside and play at the river court with him and Jamie, since it’s a perfect morning.

Skills is still mooning over the loss of Deb, looking at a picture of the two of them stuck to his refrigerator with a heart-shaped magnet with “Always” written on it. (Which brings up the question of what that magnet is doing in a bachelor’s apartment, of course. And by the way, the whole Skills/Deb thing is STILL weird, kids. That was a beaut of a plot variation that was a little hard to take seriously in the first place, and it’s been fun laughing about it, but it’s time to shut it down already.) [Read more →]

“One Tree Hill”: The Slippery Slope NEVER ENDS 17

by haro1d

Well, a LOT happened on last night’s “One Tree Hill” — definitely not a filler episode. The Sims 3 synergy was a bust, for the most part — other than Dan Scott’s entering the hospital at the beginning, Sim Tree Hill was limited to Jamie’s purported simulation on his laptop, mostly seen at the end of the show.

But take a deep breath, as otherwise, there’s a lot to cover:

Dan enters the hospital for his heart transplant at the same time that Lucas and Peyton show up. Lucas stops and eyes Dan cynically, and Dan says, “I’m getting a heart,” to which Lucas responds, “It’s about time.” Unfortunately, a drug-addled dog trips the emergency technician who’s carrying the fresh heart for transplant and the organ goes skidding across the floor — and the drug-addled dog takes it in his mouth and runs off with it, eating it. (Nicely disgusting, OTH writers.)

Mia is seen in the studio, recording her latest prospective hit … which the A&R folks aren’t going to OK as is — but more about that later.
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“One Tree Hill”: The Slippery Slope GOES SIMS

by haro1d

Will the shills never cease?

It wasn’t even mentioned during Monday’s “Next week on ‘One Tree Hill’” preview, but in case you haven’t seen the ads, the March 23 episode of OTH is going to feature morphing transitions in and out of an alternate, idealized world created in EA’s “The Sims 3.” Numerous homemade clips (most from this week, but at least one as far back as five months ago) have made it up on YouTube. The official promo for the episode can be seen here:



Word has it that the “simulated” versions of Lucas, Peyton, Dan Scott and others are introduced as they make their entrances into the episode, and subsequently morph into their real-life counterparts. And of course, as with nearly every other example of radical cross-promotion on The CW, after the episode finishes, viewers can go to CWtv.com and download “The Sims 3″ versions of the OTH cast.