First time watcher and I just finished season six episode two. AND I AM SICK ABOUT Q! Also, Brooke not telling anyone about the attack is insane!

I always wonder why people think this. He's in love with Peyton, he always goes back to her in the end.

He liked Peyton in season one, she rejected him but his feelings didn't really disappear overnight. So he moved on to her fun friend Brooke who pursued him pretty heavily and they dated for a little while. When Peyton finally showed interest, right or wrong he went for it. And when it blew it up in their faces, Peyton broke it off and chose her friend over him.

So he decided to go for it with Brooke who was still interested. He dated Brooke for awhile until she broke it off. Then he dated Peyton until they broke up.

He dated Lindsey until the Peyton came back. All the while he maintained a close friendship with Peyton that survived all the ups and downs which is why they made it to the happy ending they got.

When was he unsure about who he wanted?

Why do so many people like their friendship and think it's overhated? Peyton literally homewrecked Brooks relationship and doesn’t deserve to be forgiven. This is not to hate about Peyton but I don’t understand how people can like breyton after this. Having something with your best friends boyfriend is literally the worst thing you can do as a friend.

Breyton just was overall so toxic and they had a lot really bad fights and I genuinely don’t care about that they always used to be best friends or all the things Peyton did for Brooke because what she did with Lucas to Brooke was just terrible. Peyton didn't deserved to be forgiven in season 1 and it's worse that Brooke forgave her in season 4. I know it's a tv show and I understand why Brooke forgave her but what's supposed to be good about their friendship?

it feels so weird to me that in s3 lucas wanting brooke back and says things like "I'm the guy for you, Brooke Davis,". These really made me feel like he totally forgot about him and peytons history and he just fell in love with brooke. i didn’t believe lucas was inlove in s1 when brucas first started dating, but ever since irl actors Chad and Sophia got married the show just acted like they were endgame. I’m a Leyton fan but i loved some Brucas in S2-S3 because i was sure they were gonna be endgame. It’s so amatuer to do the ships accordingly to the real life couples because it just confuses the whole storyline. I’m ngl tho, if everything was okay between Chad and Sophia, I would have prefered to see Brucas as endgame and Leyton as friends

This question gets harder now…if you keep relationships aside I’d personally choose Lucas,better storylines,a better friend and overall a more interesting charecter.

I like this show a lot but I'm mid way through season 5 and I am starting to skip the scenes where characters monologue with the emotional music. I mean it's nice sometimes but I feel that it's oversaturated. And don't get me started on Mouth and how he acts like the White Knight most of the time. Can't stand that guy. He should never have been given a central role but I know the backstory to that so go figure.

I might not continue watching the show. Some characters I really like such as Nathan, but not enough to continue. In your opinion do the seasons get better?

Nathan - Aquarius

Lucas - Capricorn

Brooke - Pisces

Peyton - Leo

Felix - Aquarius

Karen - Cancer

Keith - Cancer

Whitey - Aries

Andy - Capricorn

Jake - Libra

Deb - Taurus

Chris - Aries

Taylor - Gemini

Cooper - Taurus

Ellie - Sagittarius

I was watching the show in such a good flow in the earlier episodes. I’ve made it halfway through season 7 and cannot bring myself to finish it. The storyline is boring me, I’m tired of Quinn and clay being so over the top lovey dovey. Julian and his creepy smile are not interesting to me and overall it just seems like filler. I don’t know if I can bring myself to finish the rest of the series.

First time watcher, and between season 5 & the start of season 6 Lucas is giving me whiplash. My god but the man can’t make his mind up about anything & flip flops all over the place. He’s such a huge red flag at this stage I don’t know how anyone has any time for him anymore.

I just started my rewatch and I’m so in love this series again. It got its flaws or use cheesy, sure. but i feel like a teenager again and I started to appreciate that time again, where internet was not as present as today.

The reason why I wanted to join was to discuss how Brooke and Lucas were a better love story than Lucas and Peyton. But then I started reading so many negative posts hating on characters, seasons, ‘how stupid is that and this?’. Like Jesus, why do fandoms turn to ‘let’s talk shit about the thing we all like or love‘?

Growing up, Nathan felt like a fictional friend I looked up to. I related to him when he dealt with real teenager problems like struggling with school grades, family boundaries, and heartbreak, and worked to fix them. But as an adult, the whole "having it all" vibe (the perfect marriage, kids, money, looking flawless) started feeling heavy and hard to relate to.

​I actually quit watching years ago right after Lucas and Peyton left because of all the new characters' plots, it just was too much for me to take in. But I finally decided to come back and watch the later seasons for the first time, and it’s been such a great surprise in the end.

​Seeing him leave basketball and deal with a realistic setback (well, as realistic as OTH can do... having to go to university, find new partners, and start completely from scratch) feels so grounded. As an adult, seeing him handle a real-world pivot made me feel seen all over again.

​Nathan and Brooke are still my absolute favorites.

Just wanted to rant!

What is actually wrong with this guy. I’m sorry I try to like him every time I watch but this is going too far. He’s acting like this is his story and he’s adding himself to it. Sorry what? It’s so weird like why would he do that and then he basically rewrites things the way it suits him like brooke only ever making a s*x tape with him. I get he wants to clear her image but rewriting the story is so weird. No way Lucas would ever be okay with this. It does even do Brooke justice cuz the book showed her as a beautifully complicated character which she is. Idk this whole thing makes me cringe so hard.
edit: omg I forgot he put himself on the wall I actually can’t

​Hi everyone! I'm a 36-year-old married guy with three kids. A friend recommended the show to me a few years ago while we were writing a short story together (I'm an aspiring fiction writer and poet). I finally gave OTH a try this month, and man... I loved every single episode of Season 1. I'm right in the middle of Season 2 now.

​As a writer myself, it's great to see the quality and emotional depth the writers brought to this show. The characters actually face life's hardships, and the answers never come easily or in a predictable way.

​Maybe there's a part of me with an endless appreciation for coming-of-age drama. I just see a timeless beauty in these types of stories.

​Glad to be part of a community centered around such a great show. Hope you're all doing well—cheers from Brazil! 🇧🇷

ive seen discussion comparing bush and burton’s appearances and how lucas was “stupid” for choosing Peyton over Brooke. Personally, i think both actresses are stunning and their appearances shouldn’t be compared. But thinking about the episode of Nathan’s dream where he and Lucas switch positions, I can’t see James McLafferty playing Lucas Scott at all. So, if Sophia Bush played Peyton and Hillarie Burton played Brooke, how would that have worked out? I think Sophia doesn’t have the Peyton edge as much as Hillarie does.

edit: i didnt make this post to compare actresses/bash one of them. theyre both very talented women. rather, i was wondering because the actress playing the character does matter. though i do like peyton, i know shes unpopular and i was wondering if it would be different since people loved brooke despite her being a mean girl in the first few episodes-ish. the same way people say only paul johanssan couldve played dan scott.

Ainda tenho esperança 🥲

im on 3x19 and i cant stand rachel. i know thats the purpose of her character in this season and ive been spoiled and know that brooke and rachel become friends but i seriously dont like her. i see a lot of people saying shes a good character and stuff like that but i genuinely just get so annoyed every time shes on screen. like bro youre the new girl and youre just inserting yourself into things and her releasing the time capsule really pissed me off. I know she felt guilty but its like is she ever gonna be held accountable because although jimmy and dan were both responsible she triggered a horrible event. I cant believe mouth is covering for her. i know she becomes one of the central characters for the next season or so but i wish anna was apart of the main girls instead, even if i couldnt stand felix.

TLDR: Nathan was NOT holding her back, he supported her and she moved crazy.

I’m rewatching for the first time in years and I forgot how AWFUL the Naley drama this season was. There is absolutely no reason that this story line should’ve taken the cheating turn that it did with Chris Keller. Nathan literally put his dreams on the back burner to fully support her and she spit in his face. She started lying about Chris before there was even anything to lie about and gaslit Nathan into
thinking he’s crazy and controlling, freaked out about him sleeping with taylor YEARS ago when she was deadass about to run away to be with a jack ass she’s known for 2 weeks the day before basically. I just hate how she’s acting like Nathan is this weight holding her back when he wholeheartedly supported her and no one is addressing that. I’m so irritated by this and I don’t remember how it gets resolved but I hope he sleeps with her sister again and turns evil because he should.

Also - what was the timeline of them getting married?? 3 months?? They weren’t even together for a whole basketball season and they were acting like Deb was tripping when she was the only one with sense!!! Now look at this nonsense.

I was born in 2004.
When I was a kid, this show was broadcasted here but in French. (I’m from Quebec, Canada)
My mom and my older cousins loved it, therefore I’d watch it as well.
Over the years, I watched less television, and have been more on YouTube.
It’s been hard for me to sit still and watch shows.
Although I’m now a young adult now, series based on High Schoolers or college students have always been my favourite genre.
I’ve watched Sex Education, Euphoria, 13 Reasons Why, etc and they’re great shows.
However, there is no better feeling than going back to a classic, early 2000s show.
One Tree Hill has got me hooked to a point I don’t double task or go on TikTok in between.
Netflix did me a favour adding it to their roaster.

Every few episodes someone is either getting shot, stabbed, hit by a car, having a heart problem, or somehow ending up in the hospital. And of course, there’s always at least one other person already occupying a hospital bed. 😭

It's all I can hear in my head right now.

My dad passed almost 11 years ago. I have been wearing his gold rope chain necklace every single day since then.

It fell off sometime yesterday. I didnt notice.

Its gone.

I feel guilty and sad.

Where's the bracelet, Peyton?

I don’t mind the storyline, but the writing was so bad! It was cringe how many micro aggressions they threw in there correcting his speech. Playing into racial stereotypes was awful on this show

I mean we can never know for sure but... I'm on a rewatch and honestly the plot is there!

I feel like the Anna storyline was lowkey a hint of that but sadly in 2004 they couldn't really make a big character LGBT.

Personally I would have loved to see this idea being explored, like I said I think Peyton gives 100% bisexual vibes or at least bicurious vibes.

What do you think?

Maybe even Rachel and Brooke could have had something in S4 as well.

So I’ve been a fan of the show for years and watched it countless times over and over in middle and high school, but I’ve just rewatched it recently in my adult years. Needless to say, it’s far more unrealistic than I ever remembered, but what I can’t understand after reading a bunch of discourse online about it is why such a large group of people seems to dislike Peyton so much. When I was younger, she was one of my favorite characters, and even rewatching it now, she continues to be. I don’t find the show nearly as enjoyable after she leaves. Yes, season one Peyton is “cooler,” and yes, I don’t like how the writers made her beg to get Lucas back in season 6, but at the end of the day, Brooke and Lucas were never meant to be. No, that’s not an excuse to hook up with your best friend’s boyfriend, and yes, what Peyton did was wrong, but Lucas was her soulmate and Brooke ended up finding hers (through Peyton, might I add). Everybody in the show makes drastic mistakes and betrays their friends, but I just love both of the girls. I love their relationship, and I don’t see how anyone could hate Peyton. She’s been through a lot, and yes, she made mistakes, BUT SHE WAS 16/17!!!! She’s always been so kindhearted in my eyes.
Would love to hear your opinions on this!

she loved and cared about him but he was just the easier and more convenient option. I can happily discuss and back this claim up lol

I just finished s1. Is it unpopular that I don’t like Keith? I feel as if i’m meant to like him but I haven’t liked him since maybe mid s1. He’s not as awful as say Dan but I don’t think he’s one of the good ones either. I certainly don’t think Lucas should be moving in with him. No spoilers please.