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Life in a Glass House

Episode Number: 7    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Tuesday November 4, 2003    Prod Code: 177506
The night of Dan and Deb's annual basketball appreciation party stirs up old wounds and new feelings. As Karen makes a new friend, Keith faces off with Dan once again and Lucas finally makes his move on Peyton. Meanwhile, Haley and Nathan grow closer until Brooke spreads a vicious rumor that leaves Haley devastated.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Mike Kelley
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Star: Moira Kelly (Karen Roe),  Hilarie Burton (Peyton Sawyer),  Sophia Bush (Brooke Davis),  Bethany Joy Galeotti (Haley James),  Chad Michael Murray (Lucas Scott),  Barry Corbin (Coach "Whitey" Durham),  Paul Johansson (Daniel "Dan" Scott),  Craig Sheffer (Keith Scott),  James Lafferty (Nathan Scott)
Recurring Role: Sarah Edwards (Theresa),  Brett Claywell (Tim Smith),  Bryan Greenberg (Jake Jagielski),  Amy Parrish (Shari Smith),  Barbara Alyn Woods (Deborah "Deb" Scott)
Guest Star: Melissa Claire Egan (Lori),  Mitchell Laurance (Peter),  Beth Crookham (Caterer),  Darryl Van Leer (Chuck T.)

Notes

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Music featured in this episode:
"Play It Straight" - Bosshouse
"Kennedy" - Kill Hannah
"She's Got It So Phat" - Bosshouse
"Pacific Ocean Blues" - Gigolo Aunts
"I'll Always Love You" - Michael Campion
"She Will Be Loved" - Maroon 5
"Beautiful One" - Johnny Lang
"Say Yes" - Bryan Greenberg
"Calling All Angels" - Train (edit)

Quotes

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Lucas: Haley? Hey, Hales! Is this floor taken?
Haley: You know, just this once, I deserve a big, fat "I told you so".
Lucas: Well, you won't get it from me. What happened?
Haley: Exactly what you told me was gonna happen. I started believing that he wasn't terrible, and he proved me wrong. Once again, the smart girl is really stupid.
Lucas: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. You are not stupid.
Haley: Thanks. Well, at least things are, uh, working out for one of us. It looks like you and Peyton are headed in the right direction.
Lucas: Well, if it'll make you feel better, that lasted all about five minutes.
Haley: It doesn't make me feel any better. (pulls away) Well, welcome back.
Lucas: To where?
Haley: Normal.
Lucas: Yeah. They can have their world. Come on. Let me help you close up.
Haley: No, thanks. I'll do it. I just... I just want to be alone for a little while, okay? I'll be fine. I'll be okay. I'm okay.
Lucas: All right. (edit)
Nathan: Hey. (Haley turns around and walks up to the door).
Nathan: Can I come in?
(Haley walks over to the door and turns off the lights).
Nathan: Haley, I didn't know.
(Haley walks to the back of the café).
Nathan: Come on. Please, you got to believe me. (edit)
Nathan: Haley?
Haley: Hey! Um, I'm not crashing. I promise. Your mom just wanted some cakes.
Nathan: Cakes?
Haley: Yeah. It's a long story. She invited me to stay and I sort of had a brain freeze and said "sure"…and it's probably really weird. I'm actually gonna leave.
Nathan: No, no, no. I'm glad you came.
Haley: Really?
Nathan: Yeah. I mean, I'd even study right now. It'd be a hell of a lot more fun than this suck-fest.
Haley: Sorry. I'm off-duty.
Nathan: Well, then let me get you a drink.
Haley: Okay. (They begin to walk away but stop and turn around when they hear Brooke).
Brooke: Tutor girl!
Haley: It's Haley.
Nathan: Brooke…
Brooke: Haley, right. Nathan's own personal little care package. Everything's starting to make so much more sense now. You two are adorable. What was my favorite part? "Believing you'll do well is half the battle…" You know, Tutor Girl's little love note you passed around earlier-the one that said, "Call me if you need anything…" …at all."
Nathan: All right, Haley, I-
Haley: Stay away from me. (walks away)
Nathan: Games are getting old, Brooke. (edit)
Haley: How are you holding up?
Karen: Well, I haven’t had to “Caw” yet.
Haley: Okaaay, whatever that means. (edit)
Deb: I spoke with Karen yesterday. She might be coming. With Lucas and Keith.
Dan: They had to know the invitation was just a formality.
Deb: Until I invited them in person.
Dan: Deb, you know how important this party is to me.
Deb: Oh, I thought this party was for the team?
Dan: So you go behind my back and turned it into my worst nightmare.
Deb: No, Dan, your worst nightmare is what will happen if they show up, and you do anything to make them feel uncomfortable in our home. (edit)

Trivia

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This is the first episode to ever have a live baby. (edit)
Jenny, Jake's infant daughter, is revealed in this episode. (edit)
Bryan Greenberg (Jake) sings in this episode to his character's daughter, Jenny, who is revealed for the very first time. He sings Say Yes by Elliot Smith. This is considered a tribute song. (edit)
At 9:59 Keith takes the bag off the counter, but when the shot changes the bag is back on the counter. (edit)
The actress who plays the bartender in this episode was the same actress who played the girl who kisses Nathan while he is driving the school bus in the pilot episode. (edit)

Allusions

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Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is the book that Lucas is reading during lunch. (edit)
Episode Tile: Life in a Glass House

Life in a Glass House from the band Radiohead off of their album, Amnesiac. (edit)
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9.5
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Life in a Glass House
"Exciting"
guess, parties in Tree Hill never ends well...
Continue » Posted May 27, 2008 9:45 pm PST
9.3
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Life in a Glass House
"Character development"
I think this is cosidered a charcter develped becuase of the fact that Lucas, Peyton, and Brooke all showed a different side. Plus Nathan became the bad guy when we thought that he had finally changed. Haley showed her sad and working side. Great Episode.
Continue » Posted May 20, 2008 5:58 pm PST
9.4
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Life in a Glass House
"Cleverly plotted"
I have to hate Brooke in this epi! Everyone who is rooting for her and Lucas later on must have missed this epi...
Continue » Posted Apr 18, 2008 11:34 am PST
9.5
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Life in a Glass House
"Well written"
Pretty good!
Continue » Posted Nov 19, 2007 5:10 pm PST

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