I looked forward to this episode of One Tree Hill for a month, and was let down big time. The only scenes I thought were worth my time were the scenes between Nathan and Deb. Those scenes were excellent, both in writing and performance, and that is the only reason I rated this episode as high as I did. As for the other stuff, I thought it sucked.
What was the point of Peyton dragging Lucas out to her mom's place just to have her go in by herself? (And I'm not talking character-wise, but from the aspect of the writers.) What was the point of this female character Lucas used to be really good friends with? She was a good actress, but her character was absolutely pointless, and it was pretty awful writing. We didn't need this one character who had never been mentioned before and probably will never be mentioned again just to remind Lucas of basketball and blah blah. We saw him throw away his heart pills. He'd already chosen basketball.
The Brooke storyline was also pointless. Why do we care? What does this add to the characters and their actual storylines? Um, nothing.
Yes, I'm pleased that both couples are back together. Very pleased. Ecstatic, even. But this episode was a major letdown in every other avenue, except that I think they might finally go in the right direction with Dan and Nathan, and with Dan's abusive and controlling ways to Nathan. I see that coming to a head soon and I'm glad. It's been there since season one.
That said, the next few episodes had BETTER be better, or this girl will not be watching this show anymore. (And THAT said, this show is one of my favorite shows, but as you may see, I am so utterly disappointed and displeased with this episode.) Brave New World was the least well written, least enjoyable episode of the entire series, and I was not a fan of season two.moreless





