Lights: On Off
On Metacritic: BioShock 2: Inside the reviews
Monday 8:00 PM on The CW
Episode Guide > Season 1, Episode 21

One Tree Hill: The Leaving Song

 

Episode Score

 
9.5 Superb
321 votes

Your Score

Air Date

Tuesday May 4, 2004

Production Code

177520

Episode Summary

The pressure to perform intensifies for the Scott brothers when Dan becomes temporary coach of the basketball team. Nicki manages to steal Jenny under Peyton's watch and a terrified Jake blames Peyton for it. Meanwhile, Tree Hill relationships are in trouble as Karen and Keith's romance grows rocky, Dan gives Deb divorce papers, and Nathan and Haley hit the skids.

Read Full Recap » (warning: possible spoilers!)
  •  
    9.5 Superb

    Season 1, Episode 21. hide show

    The pressure to perform intensifies for the Scott brothers when Dan becomes temporary coach of the basketball team. Nicki manages to steal Jenny under Peyton's watch and a terrified Jake blames Peyton for it. Meanwhile, Tree Hill relationships are in trouble as Karen and Keith's romance grows rocky, Dan gives Deb divorce papers, and Nathan and Haley hit the skids. A pretty good episode overall. I loved the Nathan and Haley drama. I like that Nathan and Lucas are finally friends. :) The storyline with Peyton and Jake was sad, but Nicki is unbelievable. Brooke was good, as always. Pretty good episode.

    Do you agree?
      0 0
    Report Abuse
  •  
    10 Perfect

    We really learn what is going on with Nicki and Jake. I'm glad they made an episode about them. I felt really bad for her and she is just so cute! Peyton is really good with kids too. all it takes is one look away. hide show

    I hope to god that I will never expierence what Jake and Nicki expierenced with my kids. It royally sucked what happened between them. Now the whole drama with Nathan and Haley finding Peyton on Nathan's computer "I thought you said they weren't real people" I am glad that Haley gave up on him and walked out. I felt bad for Nathan but in a way I didn't because he hoxed the relationship so he can get back at Lucas for joining the Ravens. He's pretty much using Haley to get to him which a real dick thing to do. I hated the fact that Dan was the temporary coach I felt so bad for the boys and when Lucas threw up all over the gym that sucked!

    Do you agree?
      0 0
    Report Abuse
  •  
    9.5 Superb

    It was a great episode! hide show

    While at the mall, Brooke and Peyton have Jenny with them. Nikki takes Jenny and Peyton panics. Nikki tells Jake that she will get custody of Jenny, so Jake leaves Tree Hill. The divorce papers have come for Deb and Dan and Deb signs it, but she is sad. Nathan and Lucas are getting along! Whitey needs eye surgery, so Dan becomes the temporary coach against Whitey's will. Haley is researching on Nathan's computer and stumbles across some porn sites in his bookmarks. She feels that she is going to be compared to these fake women, but Nathan says it's so he doesn't pressure her. Keith is leaving Tree Hill and Lucas wants to go with him.

    This was a great episode! I don't want Jake to leave, but I guess if it's best for Jenny, then he should. I think he should give Nikki a chance though. This episode gets a 9.5 out of 10!

    Do you agree?
      0 0
    Report Abuse
  •  
    10 Perfect

    Neatly Done. Nicely plotted for the finale. Click continue to find out what happens in this episode. hide show

    Lucas and Nathan train for the play offs, with each other. Peyton's dad asks her if she's comfortable with him seeing Lucas' mom(Karen). Lucas has a lot of questions about Dan and what kind of father he was. Karen tells Lucas that after he was born, Dan wanted joint custody of Lucas and wanted to raise him. Both Lucas and Keith are truly hurt by this secret, that Karen has been keeping all these years.
    Whitey tells the team that he wont be coaching them for their play off game because he will be in the hospital having an eye surgery. Dan takes over the team in place of Whitey. He begins pressurizing the team with training.
    Haley finds porn and pictures of Peyton on Nathan's laptop while working on a school paper which upsets her. Brooke and Peyton become friends again since Lucas betrayed them both with Nikki and refuse to talk to him. Nikki steals Jenny from her stroller while brooke and Peyton go shopping. Nikki wants custody of Jenny. Peyton arranges for Jake to take Jenny and leave Tree Hill and move to Suvana with his cousin to keep Jenny away from Nikki and from her getting custody. Debz signs the divorce papers.
    Lucas tells Peyton that he's going to make some changes. He later tells Keith and Karen that he's been making a lot of mistakes and that he wants to change and start over. He decides leave Tree Hill with Keith.

    Do you agree?
      0 0
    Report Abuse
  •  
    10 Perfect

    This was an amazing episode that had a lot going on in it but they nailed it. To have so many conflicts in one episode is AMAZING hide show

    This episode has to be one of the greatest. It had a lot of conflicts, but dealed with them all well. Naley got in the fight about porn which eventually comes to Nathan's mind that Haley is for him and he needs her and wants to marry her. This was an amazing episode and showed the relationship Nathan and Lucas were about to embark on as brothers, and with Haley going to marry Nathan in the next one.

    Do you agree?
      0 0
    Report Abuse
 
See All Reviews

Episode Cast and Crew

View All
  • Nathan's computer bookmarks include:

    Raven Hoops.com
    Horny Co-Eds!!!
    XXX Sorority Sluts
    Amazing Amazons
    Original Sin - Hot, Nasty Girls
    Punk & Disorderly (Peyton's webcam site)
    Basketball Stats-n-Scores
    The Scorecard
    Tree Hill High School
    Fast Cars, Fast Women
    Research Central []
  • Featured Music:
    "I Can't Steal You" - Matthew Ryan
    "Through The Blue" - Evan & Jaron
    "No Tomorrow" - The Blackouts
    "I Have Found Mine" - The Blackouts
    "Revelry" - Sea Ray
    "Time and Time Again" - Chronic Future
    "Thrown Away" - Vast
    "Once In Awhile" - Gigolo Aunts
    "Suffering" - Satchel
    "Don't Take Your Love Away" - Vast []
  • Nathan: It's cool. I've got to run to practice anyway. Then I'm going to pick up an extra shift at the mall to try to pay for this cable modem. And after that, I'm working out with Lucas.
    Haley: Well who are you and what have you done with my real boyfriend? []
  • (Brooke and Peyton walking at the mall, while pushing Jenny's stroller)
    Peyton: So I hope you don't mind that I bring Jenny along, Jake kind of asked like last minute.
    Brooke: Well, it's never too early to learn how to accessorize... right? []
  • Lucas: Do you need anything, Coach?
    Whitey: Yeah, my youth back. []
More Quotes

Allusions

  • Episode Title: The Leaving Song

    The Leaving Song is by AFI off their album, Sing The Sorrow. []
  • Whitey: I thought vampires had to be invited in.


    It is common belief that vampires cannot enter the home of a living person without being invited inside. []
advertisement

Top Contributors

  • Adelette Editor
    User Score 1979 , Last Online 13 days ago
  • ramsfan920 Retired
    User Score 3301 , Last Online Dec 29, 2009
  • VGFreak8 Retired
    User Score 3063 , Last Online May 9, 2009
  • WBer89 Retired
    User Score 2149 , Last Online Nov 19, 2009
  • xTRINH Retired
    User Score 1292 , Last Online Jul 6, 2007
  • stella_lisy Retired
    User Score 1256
  • Chelhawian Retired
    User Score 1060 , Last Online Dec 24, 2007
  • moiz89 Retired
    User Score 896 , Last Online Sep 21, 2008
  • TV-Tome-Vits Retired
    User Score 594 , Last Online 4 hrs, 30 mins ago
  • gamesml Retired
    User Score 515 , Last Online Jan 23, 2010
  • krazy4crack Retired
    User Score 434 , Last Online May 14, 2009
  • Angel200489 Retired
    User Score 400 , Last Online 9 days ago
  • TVTomeEB Retired
    User Score 390 , Last Online Dec 31, 1969
  • halz84 Retired
    User Score 372 , Last Online Feb 28, 2008
  • sequel90210 Retired
    User Score 251 , Last Online Apr 27, 2009
  • lemon_accw Retired
    User Score 245 , Last Online Jul 3, 2009
  • Bliss_West88
    User Score 239 , Last Online Jun 12, 2009
  • eve_189
    User Score 213 , Last Online Jun 21, 2007
  • Kem317
    User Score 205 , Last Online 20 minutes ago
What is a TV.com Contributor?