Can't Stop This Thing We've Started

Season 4, Episode 4, Aired
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Rumor surfaces that Brooke might be pregnant, causing Karen to worry as she fears that the baby might be Lucas'. Meanwhile, Rachel continues to get closer to Nathan when she confesses that she saw Keith during the accident.
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  • Season 4, Episode 4.

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    By Wanted23, Aug 20, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode was great! I really enjoyed it a lot! The whole Brooke pregnancy thing is finally resolved. It is revealed that HALEY is actually pregnant, which I knew all along, because I saw an episode from season five before I saw this. I really wish I didn't. Oh well. This episode was great. Derek is a little creepy, but it has been extremely obvious since Episode 3 that "Derek" isn't actually Derek, or Peyton's brother. It was a very good episode, though. I liked that he had the tattoo on his back. Although the storyline is a little dark, it is very enjoyable, like every episode of OTH.moreless

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  • I loved this episode!

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    By VGFreak8, May 12, 2008 Report Abuse
    Derek seems obsessed with Peyton and jealous of her feelings for Lucas. Everyone thinks Brooke is pregnant, including Shelly, a girl who is part of a Clean Teens club. They want to remain virgins until they get married. It is revealed that Shelly is not a virgin, but a born-again virgin. She had an abortion after a fling at church and she doesn't want Brooke to go through that. Nathan gets a motorcycle. Rachel poses for Maxim. Whitey and Karen offer Lucas a chance to join the Ravens again, but he declines. Dan sees a therapist. Karen, Dan, Nathan and Haley try to convince Deb to go to rehab. She chooses pills over Nathan. Dan might still be in love with Karen. Derek is attracted to Peyton. Haley tells Lucas that Brooke is not pregnant. She is pregnant. Rachel tells Nathan that she saw Keith in the water.

    This was a great episode! I think that a Clean Teens club is cool in high school. Teen sex is so common nowadays. It's really sad to me. Derek is really creepy now. The ending was so weird and scary. I actually like Dan's attitude a little. I hope he's not faking it. This episode gets a 10 from me!moreless

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  • Like they say..you can't take it back!

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    By ro2n, Nov 26, 2007 Report Abuse
    I loooooove how Deb is fighting with the others even though she a junkie and she hearts Nathan(feel bad for him) but I can't stop laughing when she gives that ironic answers :))) And what they all came in her house and she sad:" Live a week with this guys and you'll be an addicted too" it was a great answer you have to admit it :)):)) Although she didn't make a good thing by firing Karen.
    Dan is an interesting character now :-? what does he what.. I feel hard to believe that he's just changed... I blame him for all the bad in Tree Hill...and the most I blame him for what he's done to Deb, is he's guilt for hat she became...
    Yes! I old you Haley was the pregnant girl!!! But I interested in to see how hes gonna react... after what he sad about Brooke having a baby I'm not so sure he will be so happy! Tell the truth at the very beginning!(one lesson)moreless

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  • First rap night at Tr!c. Everybody learns about Brooke's pregnancy.

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    By lunabrava, Jul 30, 2007 Report Abuse
    Well, that Derek guy gives me the creeps, and the tattoo on his back?I just can't stop worrying about how he is going to throw himself on Peyton and maybe try to rape her. Though when he is playng brother, he really seems kind of nice, even attractive, but that makes him even freakier.
    A sad episode for Brooke, that's one of girls' worst fears - the question asked by the father of the unborn:" Is it mine?" It was so unkind of Lucas to even think it!
    I was so happy with the first hip hop artist on the show, since I'm into this kind of music myself and after all those rock groups, it was a breath of fresh air for my ears:)
    On the whole a nerve-racking episode because of the tension around Derek, the creepy stalker.Why do all the worse things happen to Peyton?Poor girl..moreless

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  • A great episode! We find out a lot about derek, but not enough, I don't like him! Brooke isn't pregnant, but someone else is!

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    By 1TreeHillFreak, Dec 28, 2006 Report Abuse
    YAY! I'm so excited, Brooke isn't pregnant, but Haley is, I'm soooo HAPPY, ahh! I was hoping it was her from the time we found the preg. test! Nathan decides to trade the car in for a motorcyle, dumb move, then he gets in a wreck with it, even dumber. But I still love nathan, and he's still my favorite character! I hope he gets excited about the baby. I think he will be a terrific dad. Haley tells Luke brooke isn't pregnant, that she's the one pregnant. Rachel goes to her photoshoot, takes all these sexy shots, and puts them in Nate's locker AHHH back of Rachel, he's married! The last scene with Derek freaked me out, that's so gross, he's so weird, I wish Peyton would realize that! He's ahh insane. Deb is worse than ever with her pills. Nathan steals them away from her and she shows up at his class asking him to give them back, how pathetic ey? And then he asks her to decide between him or the pills and she grabs the pill. I hate her right now! The next episode looks awesome though, I can't wait!moreless

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    • At 29:32, as Lupe Fiasco sings, the bottom of the crane-cam pops down into the shot, at the upper left. Edit
    • Spoiler alert!: In this episode, Derek has a tattoo of Dark Angel Peyton on his back in-between his shoulder blades. In the season 3 episode "When It Isn't Like It Should Be", Peyton jokes to Pete Wentz about having the exact same tattoo. Edit
    • In this episode, Nathan trades their car in for a motorcycle. In the season 2 episode "You Can't Always Get What You Want", Nathan used their car money for a keyboard for Haley. Edit

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    • The Maxim magazine photo shoot that Rachel does in this episode is an actual shoot. On stands on the week of Oct 14th 2006, there is a cover with Hilarie Burton (Peyton), Sophia Bush (Brooke) and Danneel Harris (Rachel). What Rachel wore for the photo shoot session is the same outfit that the girls wore for the actual front cover spread. Edit
    • On the season 4 DVD set, this episode is titled "Can't Stop This Thing We Started". Edit
    • The season 4 DVD set features 6 unaired scenes. The first is with Derek, Lucas and Peyton. Derek passes out flyers for Lupe Fiasco. The second features Rachel and Nathan. They talk about Nathan's motorcycle and Rachel's photos for Maxim. The third is between Nathan and Whitey. Whitey doesn't want Nathan to ruin his chance of basketball by getting into a motorcycle accident. The fourth one is with Karen and Lucas. Lucas assures Karen that he'll be with her every step of her pregnancy. The fifth scene is with Karen at the doctor's asking about Lucas' heart condition. The final one features Haley and Nathan. Edit

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    • Derek: Tonight was amazing, you did a great job. I'm sorry things with Lucas didn't go as well as you planned. You want to kill the messenger? Peyton: Nooo, god knows if we did that in this town every time someone got pregnant there'd be nobody left. Derek: Well, don't take it to hard about Lucas and Brooke, there's a guy out there for you, Peyton, I know it. Peyton: Thanks. Edit
    • Brooke: Okay, listen to me, who I am and how I choose to live my life is none of your business. Shelly: So your decisions are your own, then? Brooke: That's right. Shelly: What about your baby's decision to be born? Edit
    • Lucas: There comes a time when every life goes off course. In this desperate moment, who will you be? Will you let down your defenses, and find solitude in someone unexpected. Will you reach out... Will you face your greatest fears bravely, and move forward with faith... or will you succumb to the darkness in your soul. Edit

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    • Haley: Hidey Ho Neighbors! This is a popular saying by Ned Flanders on Foxs' animated series, The Simpsons. Edit
    • Episode Title: Can't Stop This Thing We've Started "Can't Stop This Thing We've Started" is a song by Bryan Adams in his albums So Far So Good, The Best Of Me and Waking Up The Neighbors. Edit

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