Searching For A Former Clarity

Season 6, Episode 18, Aired
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When upper level executive decisions put the future of the movie in jeopardy, Lucas and Julian fight to save it, but their efforts may be in vain. So might the doctors' who struggle to find a heart for Dan, but the Scott patriarch never did have one... karma is a bitch - literally. Meanwhile, the younger generation face their own problems when Jamie discovers Dan's betrayal, and Sam is arrested for shoplifting.moreless
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  • The movie ends and Dan loses his heart....literally

    9.5
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    By GilmoreFan86, Mar 29, 2012
    Okay so I know that moment has gotten a lot of flack from critics that have reviewed this show when this episode aired and up to now, but I loved when the dog ate the heart. It's kind of lame, but it's so funny. I loved it!! Another funny part of the episode was when Dan saw Lucas and Peyton at the hospital and told them he was getting a heart and Lucas said it was about time. Kind of mean, but funny.

    It sucks that the movie isn't going to get made. The whole thing was a little weird and kind of out there even for Tree Hill, but it really sucks that it's not going to be made. It sucks for Lucas, but also for Julian and Brooke.

    I loved the bar scene with everyone at TRIC just sitting around and complaining. It was really nicely written and shot. I love that they are all there just sitting there and then Reese shows up and they look at him like WTF!!

    This whole thing sucks for Haley with this new principal. But I'm glad she stood up for what she believes in.

    I was honestly hoping that Dan would lie to Jamie about Keith. He is so young and didn't need to know yet about Dan killing Keith, but it's great credit to Dan's character and his relationship with Jamie that he was honest with him.

    I really enjoyed the end with Lucas and Nathan at the River Court. It was a great moment of them just hanging out. And I love that like me they both just laughed about the dog eating the heart.moreless

  • It was great!

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    By ZSinnett, Mar 24, 2009
    This episode, Searching For A Former Clarity, was not the best, but was still really great! The thing about it I enjoyed the most was Haley telling off the principle, that was great! Other than that I liked Sam and Jack(Jake?) I think Brooke makes a great mom, and I wish she would settle down and get pregnant. If Peyton loses her baby, I must admit although I am Brucas all the way, I will be devastated. Poor Dan, I actually felt sorry for him to see his heart get eaten by a dog, very random by the way. I absolutly love Skills and Deb together! And Julians joke to Lucas about "Peyton liking his other big things" made me laugh. Overall it was great!moreless

  • An entertaining episode, but still not like the show used to be.

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    By Silver074, Mar 24, 2009
    First of all the beginning was sorta funny with how the dog actually ate the heart. I guess karma really is a b!tch. I also thought it was good that Jamie now knows the truth about Dan and Keith. I am disappointed though that the movie was cancelled and I really hope Julian stays to be with Brooke! I loved that Brooke went out and found Jack for Sam. That was really sweet! Brooke is getting closer and closer to being her old self like she was before the attack. Good for Haley, standing up to the new principle and it was funny how Nathan knew she was organizing the drawers. Loved the scene when Brooke, Haley, Mia, Skills, Lucas, and Dixon were at the bar! It's a shame Deb dumped Skills they had some really funny scenes together. All in all it was a pretty good episode.moreless

  • Dan is set to get his heart, Haley is forced to apologize

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    By thefanof, Mar 24, 2009
    One Tree Hill is not quite the same as it once was. Way back when you got the sense that they were building toward something special, and now they're just coasting, rehashing through the same played out storylines time and time again.

    I think Season 7 will be better off without Peyton and Lucas as they both contributed nothing here and haven't been interesting in a long time, if ever. But that doesn't mean the show should continue. It has run its course, there simply are no villains anymore. When a drunk James van der Beek is the bad guy you know you have problems.moreless

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    By iewuxis, Mar 24, 2009
    This episode was just perfect! I loved it, a lot. The previous one wasn't even half as good as this one, but still there were some things that I wasn't happy about, so I couldn't put 10. OK, I'll start with things that I really liked - Bethany, Sophia, Chad, Paul, Austin and Ashley were at their best. I really enjoyed their performance. Rest of the cast were good too, but not as good. I totally loved that bar scene, it was kinda funny and sad at same time. In fact, I also loved the scene, where Skills was teaching Jamie and other kids the basketball play. It was definitely sweet, I even became sentimental. My deepest condolences to Dan. It's been like 3 seasons and nobody has even tried to forgive him. It's really sad. OK, I understand he's not a role model and he has done a lot of bad things, but he has suffered a lot too. So I don't think that it's a good thing that Nate and Lucas are still being hard on him, especially knowing that Dan's days have been counted. Every character have done a lot of bad deeds, but everybody has forgave and forget and Dan is only exception. For example, Deb, she has always been a b!tch, but that's ok with everyone, she even tried to kill, but without succeed.
    So, in fact that scene with dog what kinda unreal, one moment that dog is full with drugs and lying on the couch, another moment he's messing around. So if the dog is ok, why da hell he's doing in hospital and as matter of fact, I thought that animals are not allowed in the hospitals.
    I liked the scene with Jamie and Dan, where little man asked about uncle Keith and Dan acted so grown up, he didn't lie to him and told the truth. In fact, the background story of this episode is THE TRUTH, because nearly everyone stressed out that the truth is the only thing that matters. And I totally agree. So continuing analyze that Dan-Jamie scene, Jamie was upset with him, but in the end he forgave him. So in the end of this episode I expected that Nate and Lucas will forgive Dan, at least a little bit like the dying man's last wish.
    But to sum up, this episode was fulfilled with everything necessary - joy, happiness, love, drama, wise quotes. It was hilarious!!!moreless
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    • Being that Chuck is kind of the Tim Smith character for the kids it made sense that his basketball number was 0 just like Tim's starting with season 3.

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    • Haley: Just try and remember it's too early for you to start playing the game. Well, it's too early for me to start playing the game. Stand up for what you believe in. The truth matters, so tell it, no matter what.

    • Lucas (to a sulking Skills): I just lost three hundred thousand dollars. Do you understand that? Three hundred thousand dollars. You lost Deb. Shut up.

    • Dan: I'm getting a heart. Lucas: It's about time.

    • Lucas: A dog ate his heart. Nathan: You're kidding me. Lucas: I'm standing right there and this stoner guy's dog trips the paramedic and gobbles up his heart. Nathan: You're serious? Lucas: I'm not joking. Nathan: Wow. Lucas: Yeah. Nathan: So I guess this means he's gonna die.

    • Dan: You're my sons. And I failed you. I'm sorry for that. For so many other things. But I'm proud that each of you became the kind of men I could never be. You're good men, and you're good brothers. Don't let the world change that.

    • Dixon: Sometimes the beauty is in the attempt. We gave it everything we could, but it just didn't work out.

    • Haley: What's the first thing I taught you about writing? Sam: Tell the truth.

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    • Lucas: You may not like him Minister, but you can't deny he's got style. Lucas is referring to Kingsley Shackelbolt's line in the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The quote also appears (albeit slightly modified) in the original book of the same name.

    • Episode Title: Searching For a Former Clarity A song by the musical group Against Me!, from the album Seaching For a Former Clarity.

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