Songs to Love and Die By

Season 4, Episode 10, Aired
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After a cardiac incident, Lucas has a dream in which the spirit of Keith visits and shows him how much one life can affect the lives of others, with a nod to "It's a Wonderful Life." Elsewhere, Haley is the victim of an accident and Dan helps out Nathan.moreless
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    9.2
    "Superb"
    By hannah9521991, Aug 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    Well this episode was another fantastic installment from the talented writers if the show! I loved the whole idea of what the world would have been without luke, i thought it was a tad extreme but still pretty cool. Luke and Keiths chemistry is fantastic. I was shocked at the fantastic acting from nathan aswell as haley in the scene they hear their babys heart beat, it was really sad!

    cant wait for the next episode, shuld be great...i cnt see them where i live so i watch them on youtube so please put them on youtube as soon as possible! thanks byemoreless

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  • After Lucas's cardiac incident, he is visited by Keith. He is somewhat of an angel.

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    By elizabeth8191, Aug 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    I thought this episode was very good. It was when Lucas actually realized that Jimmy didn't kill Keith. He doesn't know how to believe it though because he has no idea who else would have done it. Gosh! I wish he would just realize that it was DAN! I thought it was cool to see how things would have been if Lucas wasn't a good person. Like, we saw how Brooke was if Lucas hadn't gone back in to get Peyton, because Peyton would have died. And I loved how they showed Peyton as an older woman standing over Lucas's grave, because she "never let go of him." I thought that was sooo cute. I am a huge fan of Leyton!!! But I would cry if either of them died. Overall, this was a great episode.moreless

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  • After two great episodes i was extremly dissapointed with this one!

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    By stewie1423, Aug 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    I liked the idea this episode had but in my view it didn't really do much at all! Keith was back but i didn't even enjoy his characters return, he was wated i thought! Peyton at the record store was very boring as was Dans jailtime! Lucas was annoying as ever, as was brooke though she wasn't even in it much. Nathan and Hayley again was boring, yeah nathan realised he was wrong and it was his fault! The worst episode of season 4 by far, nothing happened at all!
    hope next week gets back to the one tree hill i love!!!moreless

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  • Wasn't so fussed on this episode.

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    By Sellyina, Aug 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    Up until I saw this I had enjoyed every episode but this one was just so predictable. I managed to watch it through and I have to say I was pretty bored by it all. That's not to say the acting was bad - but all of this 'seeing real things in your dreams' bs has been done before and I felt pretty disappointed with the storyline. It felt like a re-run of the Christmas Carol lol.
    Maybe I expected too much after the amazing episode prior to this one but I just kept on thinking how clich it was.
    In some ways it was good, with Keith back and all but I keep coming back to the same conclusion, it's all been done before!
    I guess it was a bit too unbelievable. I know people can get premonitions in dreams in real-life but this just didn't really work. I think it would have been better for the girl who witnessed the shooting to have some involvement in making Lucas get a clue instead of having Keith's 'ghost' coming back and telling Lucas to 'open his eyes'
    Yawn....moreless

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  • Season 4, Episode 10.

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    By Wanted23, Aug 28, 2010 Report Abuse
    Eh. This episode was OK. I didn't like the whole Keith being a ghost thing. I know it was only Lucas dreaming while he was unconscious, but still... I don't think One Tree Hill should have brought supernatural things to the show. Otherwise, Peyton and Brooke start to rebuild a friendship. It's great to see them finally friends again. I liked the whole "what if" theme of the episode though. The Gothic Brooke was a little weird... Peyton's death was a little weird to see. Thankfully, she didn't die in the shooting. Dan is finally in jail where he belongs, but not for the murder he committed... For the murder that he thinks Nathan committed. However, Daunte was obviously already dead.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Cameo: Mark Schwahn (creator of One Tree Hill) appears in this episode as Max, the record store clerk. Edit
    • When Brooke shows up in Peyton's bedroom to tell her about Lucas and Haley, she says, "There's been an accident," after she enters the bedroom. However, the same scene is at the end of the previous episode, and she did not say it then. Edit
    • The angel on Peyton's tombstone looks to be the same angel that Ellie drew of Peyton in season 3. Edit

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    • Craig Sheffer (Keith) is the first actor to be credited as a "Special Guest Star". Edit
    • Although credited, Barbara Alyn Woods (Deb), Lee Norris (Mouth), Antwon Tanner (Skills), Danneel Harris (Rachel) and Barry Corbin (Whitey) didn't appear in this episode. This was the first time Harris was abscent from an episode since she became a regular. Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Latin America: Sunday, October 28, 2007 Italy: Monday, November 5, 2007 Turkey: Friday, November 30, 2007 Greece: Saturday, January 12, 2008 Edit

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    • Keith: You have a good heart Lucas. It may be flawed physically, but it's a good one. Edit
    • Keith: I forgive you. Dan: Take it back. Keith: I forgive you! Dan: Take it back! Keith: I forgive you, little brother! Dan: Take it back, you son of a b!tch! Edit
    • Lucas (voiceover): Have you ever wondered what marks our time here? If one life can really make an impact on the world? Or if the choices we make matter? I believe they do. And I believe that one man can change many lives... for better or worse! Edit

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    • Keith: Journey, I used to love Journey. Journey is an Arena rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. Edit
    • The plot of the episode is an intentional reference to the movie It's A Wonderful Life. Keith, now a ghost (in a way), plays the One Tree Hill version of Clarence, and Lucas is supposed to be George. It's A Wonderful Life is on the TV's in Lucas and Haley's hospital rooms. Edit
    • Episode Title: Songs to Love and Die By Songs to Live and Die By is the name of the 2006 album from the band, 8MM. Edit

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