A Multitude of Casualties

Season 3, Episode 5, Aired
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The Ravens begin basketball practice. New team captain Nathan clashes with Lucas over Haley, and a new cheerleader sets her sights on Lucas. Elsewhere, Dan's mayoral bid takes a surprising turn when an unlikely opponent emerges: Karen.
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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, Jun 12, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the show one tree hill its basketball time of year again and nathan is annouced the new team captain by whitey and lucas and nathan are going at each other again over the haley situation and there is also a new chairlead that is falling for lucas and dan thinks he is has it all in the bag when a new front runner amerges and karen is that person to run aginst him this was a good ep i thought and it was very excting and that is why i gave it a 9 instead of anyting lowermoreless

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  • Season 3, Episode 5.

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    By Wanted23, Jan 02, 2009 Report Abuse
    The Ravens begin basketball practice. New team captain Nathan clashes with Lucas over Haley, and a new cheerleader sets her sights on Lucas. Elsewhere, Dan's mayoral bid takes a surprising turn when an unlikely opponent emerges: Karen. I loved this episode! Haha, I love when Deb came out during Dan's meeting in the lingerie and with alcohol. Then he showed her pictures of him rubbing her toothbrush in the toilet, on the neighbor's dog's belly, and up the neighbor's dog's butt. LMAO, Rachel. "You just bought yourself a nose job!" LMAO Brooke was strangling her. I loved how everybody was fighting. Great episode! 10/10.moreless

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  • It's Rachel first day of practice as a tree hill, Nathan helps Haley with her music. Chris returns to town. Chris and Nathan work together to help Haley with her music. Deb makes things difficult for Dan's election and it's hysterical. Rachel kisses Lucasmoreless

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    By DjMusicKc7443, Sep 17, 2008 Report Abuse
    I thought this episode was hysterical. I absoutely loved it. I'm very excited that Nathan was named Co captin. it was very emotional to see that. I loved Ellie in this episode in this episode with Payton I think she is good with her. It was very shocking to see that drawing of Payton's on Ellie's table Payton had every right to freak out the way she did in my opinion. I don't like the whole non exculsive dating crap that Brooke has going on with Lucas. I think it's wrong but it was very funny what Rachel did with Lucas to piss off Brooke OUCH! that must have sucked. Brooke offers Haley to be a cheerleader but Haley doesn't want to do it. Haley thinks that Nathan knows that chris is back in town and she thinks that Nathan thinks she had something to do with it but she didn't. (if that makes any sense.) Payton thinks that Ellie is a lying junkie who doesn't have cancer then she gives Ellie a drawing that she did and she tells her to get out. she tells Payton that she should know that her trust is more important to her then any other artical and she rips the artical in half and she throws it away and she leaves, leaving Payton confused and upset.moreless

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  • Midnight Madness!

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    By VGFreak8, Apr 27, 2008 Report Abuse
    Dan's running for mayor upsets Karen and Whitey. Deb tries to bring him down. Basketball season is starting. Whitey makes Nathan captain. Rachel, the new girl, tries out for cheerleading. Brooke hates her and wants Haley to join. Lucas and Rachel are going out now to make Brooke jealous. At the Midnight Madness, brawls break out between the cheerleading squad and the basketball team. Mouth records it all with his new partner. Peyton hangs out with Ellie, but she sees an article with a picture drawn by Ellie. Peyton makes her leave town, but then realizes her mistake. Nathan wants Chris to try and get Haley to practice music with him. She does go with Chris in the end. Karen runs for mayor against Dan.

    This episode was great! I loved the toothbrush prank that Dan did! I don't like Rachel at all. This episode gets a 10!moreless

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  • All the characters get into fights.

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    By avril182, Sep 18, 2007 Report Abuse
    Brooke and Peyton hold tryouts for one more cheerleader. The new girl Rachael is the best cheerleader but Brooke doesn't want her because she danced with Lucas at the costume party. Brooke asks Haley to fill in the the cheerleader spot. Whitey asks Nathan to be captain. Chris tries to team up with Haley to make some music. But she refuses. Nathan tells Haley to work with Chris so that she can prove her trust. The rest of the cheerleader team start to grow close to Rachael and like her better than Brooke, their captain. Rachael gets close to Lucas to piss off Brooke. Karen decides to run for mayor against Dan. At 'Midnight Madness' Lucas and Nathan break out in a fight as well as Brooke and Rachael. Peyton's issues with her biological mother continue. Whitey makes both Nathan and Lucas co-captains.moreless

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    • When the Ravens are on the court, Lucas' 'tattoo' could not possibly be covered by what is essentially a band-aid. In the previous episode, the patch has had to be 2-3 times that size. Edit
    • Karen runs for mayor against Dan. Edit
    • Lucas and Nathan are made co-captains for the Ravens this season. Edit

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    • Original International Air Dates: Turkey: Thursday, November 16, 2006 on CNBC-e Edit
    • This is the first episode to feature Kelsey Chow as recurring character, Gigi Silveri. Edit
    • Mark Schwahn and Danneel Harris introduce two unaired scenes on the season 3 DVD set. They also talk about Rachel's tryout scene. The first scene is with Karen and Dan in Karen's Cafe. The second is with Lucas and Haley talking about Nathan's mind games. Edit

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    • Chris: Want that autographed? Haley: God! Chris: I knew you'd be happy to see me. So, how's married life? Haley: What're you doing here, Chris? Chris: Truthfully, I was thinking you and me should work together again. Haley: Huh, are you kidding me? Chris: Come on, you know Chris Keller. Sorry. Haley, you and I made great music together. Remember? Haley: Yeah! I remember exactly what happened. Do you? Chris: Yeah, so things weren't always easy but if you just set that other crap aside Haley: That other crap was my marriage, Chris. Chris: Details, Haley. Come on. Me and you. Just music. Whaddaya say? Edit
    • Brooke: So I've been thinking about our whole non-exclusive thing and about how you haven't been holding up your end of the bargain. Lucas: I didn't know it was a requirement. Brooke: Lucas, in order for this to work, there has to be a balance. I kiss a guy, you kiss a girl. I kiss two guys... Lucas: I kiss you twice. Brooke: You kiss someone else. Which is why I'm gonna pick a girl for you. Say somebody like her. Okay? Go ask her out. Lucas: Really? You want me to ask her out? Brooke: Yeah. Lucas: You're sure? Brooke: I'm sure. She's the one. Lucas: Okay. If you insist. Edit
    • Nathan: You wanted to see me, Coach? Whitey: Nathan, good timing. Look at this; triangle offence. It all runs through you. Nathan: I'm ready, Coach. Whitey: I know you are. You know, it might not come as a surprise but, um, I'm making it official. I'm making you captain of this years squad. Nathan: I don't know what to say. Whitey: There's nothing to say. You've earned it. Nathan: Well, in that case, I promise to do whatever I can to get you that championship. Whitey: Nathan, I appreciate that but if we get that far, that trophy belongs to the team, it's not mine. Team unity. Whitey: That's the captain's responsibility. Edit

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    • Whitey: Lord, Lord, where's Lee Harvey Oswald when we need him? Lee Harvey Oswald is the man who, according to many different investigations by US government organisations, was responsible for the assasination of US President, John F Kennedy. Others believe him to be the fall guy for a much larger conspiracy. Edit
    • When Rachel surprises Lucas by being in the backseat of his car, naked, she then starts flirting with him. This is reminiscent of how Brooke tried to get Lucas in the first season. Brooke even points this out when she says "That's so last year, it was like, two years ago." This is very true, as it did happen last school year for them, but since their 1 school year lasted two TV seasons, it was literally 2 years ago. Edit
    • Episode Title: A Multitude Of Casualties "A Multitude Of Casualties" is a song by The Hold Steady off the record, Separation Sunday. Edit

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