Lifetime Piling Up

Season 2, Episode 20, Aired
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Lying in a coma after his race car accident, Nathan dreams of what life would have been like if Dan had stayed with Karen and Lucas instead of marrying Deb and raising him. In this imaginary world, Lucas would have been raised with the Scott wealth and stature, and Nathan would have been the one growing up on the wrong side of the tracks.moreless
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  • Fortunately OTH didn't choose this way.

    4.2
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    By Pudo18, Dec 08, 2011 Report Abuse
    I believed this episode could be really great but I guess I misunderstood...

    Clearly James Lafferty had to be Nathan and Chad Michael Murray Lucas. This episode was a dj-vu, all was the same. Peyton, Brooke etc... Karen was a bit***, sleeping with keith, Dan was a jerk and Deb was ... Deb...

    Nothing happened... and I can't believe that if you change your life, you can have the same than an another person... c'mon, if Nathan was not rich, would he be a total jerk like Lucas was? I can't believe it... Is Lucas a bad guy? Nah can't believe it. You are who you are. Period. That can't change so much even if you have a different life.
    Peyton was the same! And no kidding, she was going out with Lucas because he was popular? Hey c'mon Lucas is not Nathan, why does she go out with him? She'd rather like Nathan right... and Brooke? She never had a crush on Nathan so why would she go out with him, naked in a bathroom. Ahhaha. I can't believe it :p

    Well this ep had no sense... (and you could see some drawings that Peyton made when she was with Lucas like the shooting on the heart, some mistake I guess).moreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, Jun 08, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the show one tree hill nathan is still lying in a comer after hitting the wall really hard with the race car and so he is lying there dream if dan would of stayed with karen and lucas would of been raised by the two of them with health and the status that nathan gets when he steps on the court and nathan would of just been raised by deb a pill addict and gone down the wrong side of the tracks this was a good ep i thougth and it was very interesting to see how things would play out in that dreammoreless

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  • Season 2, Episode 20.

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    By Wanted23, Dec 31, 2008 Report Abuse
    Wow, I really like the idea for this episode. Nathan is in a coma and dreams about what life would be like if Dan married Karen and raised Lucas, and ditched Deb and Nathan. I liked when Keith called Dan "Boozy." Haha. Deb's Den. I like it. Hehe. I liked seeing Nathan and Haley as just friends. I liked when Deb said, "You two are gonna end up married one day." Could Mark Schwahn be foreshadowing something for the series finale? I love Nathan a lot more than Lucas. I don't really like Lucas, so I didn't really mind that much when Nathan was picking on him, but in reverse, it's sad and cruel. Hehe, great episode.moreless

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  • Love it

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    By Sarah_Is_Lost, Jun 08, 2008 Report Abuse
    Lying in a coma after his race car accident, Nathan dreams of what life would have been like if Dan had stayed with Karen and Lucas instead of marrying Deb. In this imaginary world, Lucas would have had the wealth and stature and Nathan would have been the one growing up on the wrong side of the tracks. After waking up, Nathan phones Haley and tells her he doesn't want her to come home. This episode is named after a song by Talking Heads What if? Unconscious after his racetrack crash, Nathan dreams of how like could have turned out: He is the abandoned illegitmate son... and Lucas in the pampered, attogant star of the Ravens basketball team. Another great episode, I really like the parts with Lucas and Nathan. Loved it.moreless

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  • Interesting and creative!!

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    By VGFreak8, Jan 09, 2008 Report Abuse
    Nathan is in surgery and has a dream of what it would be like if Dan married Karen.

    Lucas is like Nathan at the beginning of the series. He is mean and Peyton is his girlfriend. Nathan is from the Rivercourt with Mouth, Skills, Junk, and Fergie. Brooke takes interest to Nathan. Haley is Nathan's best friend. Deb owns a bar called Deb's Den. Keith owns a car dealership and Dan works there. Karen is having an affair with Keith. Whitey wants both Lucas and Nathan to go to High Flyers, but Lucas doesn't want Nathan to go. They battle on court and Nathan wins. Haley gives him back the bracelet, which turns into his wedding ring.

    Nathan wakes up and sees Lucas there. Lucas says he called Haley anways and asks if he crashed on purpose. Deb comes in and Nathan apologizes to her. Brooke, Peyton and Lucas are visiting, but they must leave. Brooke finds out what was in Dan's paper shredder: a car receipt. Nathan calls Haley and tells her that he doesn't want her to come home.

    This was a sad and cool episode! The weird dream was unique, but it was sad at the end. This episode gets a 10 out of 10!moreless

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    • After Nathan awakens, Brooke and Peyton both kiss him goodbye. He mentions to them that he knows they both want him. Brooke says "In your dreams." This is an obvious reference to the fact that with Nathan taking Lucas's place in his Alternate Universe dream, he would have ended up in the love triangle with Brooke and Peyton, as opposed to Lucas. Edit
    • Karen's CafĂ© is, in this episode, Deb's Den. Edit
    • The license plate on Lucas' car says it's from Keith Scott Motors. Edit

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    • Original International Air Dates: Turkey: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 on CNBC-e Edit
    • James Lafferty (Nathan) provides the voiceover in the beginning of this episode, which is typically done by Chad Michael Murray (Lucas). Edit
    • Featured Music: "Transform" by Aeon Spoke "Holdin" by Billy Livesay "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional "Hard to Love a Man" by Magnolia Electric Co. "Rest In Pieces" by Saliva "What It Is To Burn" by Finch "Hold You In My Arms" by Ray LaMontagne Edit

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    • Deb: Nathan, I... Nathan: I love you Mom. I mean that. And I know I've been a jerk lately to you, to everybody else. I'm sorry. Deb: You've been hurting. Nathan: It doesn't matter. I know you're just trying to be a good mother. Deb: I haven't been a good mother Nathan. But that's going to change now. Nathan: What are you talking about? Deb: I need to be stronger for you, and for myself. So while you're healing from this, I'm healing too. I promise you. Nathan: Whatever it is, I got your back. Do you ever wonder what life would be like, if Dan married Karen and just stayed out of our lives? Deb: All the time. Why? (Door opens and Dan enters) Dan: Glad to see you're awake, son. Edit
    • Nathan: Wanna hear something really messed up, though? I thought I died, and went to heaven. Lucas: No kidding. Nathan: Yeah. Only heaven was a place where Dan chose your mom over mine. And Haley was tone deaf. Turns out it was only a dream. I did kick your ass in one-on-one though. Lucas: Well, I guess it was a dream then, huh? Edit
    • Deb: You know you two are gonna end up married someday. (looking at Haley and Nathan) Nathan: Stop it. We've known each other forever. We're just friends. Deb: Hmmm good place to start. Nathan: Keep dreaming. Edit

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    • Episode Title: Lifetime Piling Up Lifetime Piling Up is a song by Talking Heads in their album Once in a Lifetime Edit

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