One Tree Hill: Everything Falls Apart
Oh, One Tree Hill. Why must you torment us -- and every one of your characters? Can't anyone be happy for more than 2.5 episodes? As it is, we're running out of tissues and Tums. Do you need to hurt the ones who love you so much?
The list of people having a very bad time of it are as follows:
The Sisters James, Mama James, and Jamie
Taylor stormed off in a huff, and we're starting to think she had the right idea, because Mama James isn't content with just springing the news of her impending death on her offspring, she also seems to want them to blithely go about their lives as if nothing is wrong. Mama James, we love you, but it may take more than a breakfast or two before your remaining daughters can chatter over toast.
And what's the deal with telling Jamie that she's dying? She should not have done that without talking to Haley and Nathan first -- or at least she should have made sure they were there when she told him. And if THAT'S too much to ask, maybe she wanted to mention to Naley that she'd just dropped the death bomb on Jamie? Come on!
Ok, ok, we'll admit that the Christmas-in-February things was adorable and touching. But we're still moderately peeved.
Quinn and Clay
I love you more. No, I love YOU more! No, I want to be here to be here to support you! No, I want you to build your business! No I love YOU mo..... hold on a sec. Is that tennis player a dead live ringer for my dead wife? Sorry, who was I talking to again? Quinn who?
Brooke and Julian and Alex and Alex
Here we go again. Brooke and Julian have a couple of tender, touching, flirtatious moments... and then everything goes to hell, when Julian gets jealous of boy Alex, girl Alex gets discomfited by noisy neighbors, and Brooke talks her way into Julian's hotel room. only to find Alex asleep here. Did Julian sleep with girl Alex, or is he just being chivalrous? Brooke doesn't stick around to find out.
Mouth and Millie and Owen and Miss Lauren
Owen is in Millie's AA meeting and Millie starts hanging out with him. (And on a shallow note, the scruffy beard thing works for Owen. Yowza!) Millie sees Mouth playing video games with Miss lauren, and she gets wigged out. Owen convinces Millie to talk to Mouth, but Mouth convinces himself to ask Lauren out. Le sigh.
Grubbs and Miranda
Miranda is so convinced she wants Grubbs to make a record with her that she agrees to all sorts of ridiculous conditions -- eating pickled eggs, talking like a pirate, etc. -- to get him to sign. But he still refuses, saying that recording and performing is like wandering around in his underwear. Here's the thing: Miranda has no shame (and a smokin' bod, and one hell of a lingerie budget), so she walks around in her underwear to prove a point and get him to sign. OK, so they didn't have a particularly bad time of it, but we did, as this whole plotline annoyed.
There was more - Victoria announces that she's taken a lover, but gets stood up; boy Alex is kind of a tool, again, some more; Girl Alex's costar is a vapid horndog -- but none of that sunk in. We're still haunted by Mama James telling Jamie that she's dying, and Jamie's reaction, which was to cry for his mom, not himself. Sob! Just how much heartbreak will we have to endure, show?
What was your take on the ep? Talk about it in the comments!
Comments
But...I don't think Alex and Julian had sex...they just changed rooms cause fo the noise so Alex could do a better jop as actress..
I knew the second they showed her in that loud room that Brooke would walk in on her sleeping in Julian's room-.-
Posted by: Viviane1993 | February 20, 2010 12:33 PM
Ok, I'm watching from Germany and I finally caught up with you guys, since I just worked my way through OTH from the beginning.
I think Mama James did a good jop with Jamie...I mean she should have told Naley afterwards but I think it's better that Jamie knows. Remember how bad he was when Quentin died? Because it was so sudden? Like this he can at least spend all the remaining time with his grandma..and she told him really, really nice when she said she'd be spending christmas this year with her husband. I really think Naley overreacted, because of course Jamie is still a kid, but he has a right to know.
And I can totally understand Mama James...if there's only this one really agressive painfull threatment that's not giving me more than a few days I wouldn't do it either. The James sisters should think about that...of course they're mad, but they're too hard on their mother.
Poor Quinn...I just hope Clay isn't going to break her heart although I'm totally sure that he will...he will soo go after this player it won't be pretty to watch anymore Oo. And seriously. Brooke and Julian. Just annoying. Send Julian away cause Brooke is too good of a character. They're just pissing me off-.-'
Posted by: Viviane1993 | February 20, 2010 11:11 AM
i'm irate with the brooke julian storyline!
Posted by: eliza | February 20, 2010 9:12 AM
Why aren't there smallville news here anymore? Even though it's in its ninth season it's still fantastic, the storyline is great, although they've gone a bit overboard with all the character cuts....
And as for OTH, i still love the show, i really do, but it's not what it used to be... Better end it before it becomes a complete joke.
Posted by: Fike92 | February 20, 2010 5:51 AM
Come on guys! I don't think that One Tree hill should get picked up again just because ratings are stable. I think it should get picked up again because the storytelling is still good, which its not. Let my favorite show die before it becomes even more of a mockery of itself.
Nathan and Haley have nowhere else to go in there story, except for boring happily ever after stuff. Brooke and Julian obviously aren't the super couple that they seemed if this silly stuff is getting in the way, which really takes away from the terrific season six ending. Lucas and Peyton are gone, leaving the rest of the cast disconnected (except for when they think of eye rolling ways to get Haley, Brooke, Nathan and Mouth in the same scenes). Clay and Quinn are just not that interesting, considering we haven't come to love them over six years. and the minor characters are taking over!!!!
Unless Bray happens, nothing about this show makes any sense anymore....
Posted by: o | February 18, 2010 12:01 PM
so i was watching this with my best friend and we are obsessed w oth but this is actually the worst ep ever. all time low ratings....
as we were painfully dying from all the owen/millie, mouth/lauren airtime i look at her and say the only thing that cn save this is if brooke and julian get together in the coda. we were excited as they were building up to it but no..... are they really doing this dance again?? its gonna take too long for brooke to get over that and its sooo annoying. also, the clay dead wife tennis player chick storyline is too weird for me
Posted by: sam | February 18, 2010 12:47 AM
Why must all the men on this show be total idiots?
C'mon Julian, how can you keep stuffing it up? I don't believe he slept with Alex but enough of the chivalry! She's old enough to go find a friend to stay with, sheesh, and Mouth, (not that I care too much) dumb, dumb, dumb. Does he think Skills would be ok with him dating Lauren? Someone give these guys a brain!
I don't think Victoria's lover is Paul......I agree with Soccer75G now Dan Scott that would be funny.
Posted by: Nicole | February 17, 2010 10:51 PM
i'm predicting that julian and girl alex did NOT sleep together. julian probably switched rooms with her because he wants her to be well-rested? (b/c of the noisy neighbors...)
Posted by: cat | February 17, 2010 10:26 PM
I'm praying that Victoria's "LOVER" is none other than DAN SCOTT!
"I've taken a lover" LMAO! This sounds so weird!
Posted by: Soccer7SG | February 17, 2010 6:04 PM
Something clicked for me this episode. I never truly liked them, but in the scene in the closet with Brooke and Julian, I decided I can't stand them together and desperately wish he would leave already. Series regular, I know. But c'mon! Do something different. I'm so sick of this dance they've done for like 10 episodes now.
Posted by: Kim | February 17, 2010 9:19 AM
Definitely save One Tree Hill. The CW would be foolish to cancel one of their most stable shows. OTH has survived major character losses, day/time changes, a midseason pickup season 5, and basically ZERO promotion by the network compared to their other shows even though OTH is STILL beating them!!!
Posted by: Hailey | February 17, 2010 9:05 AM
I miss Taylor. Bring back Taylor and get rid of Quinn. Awww, poor Jamie. I got a little teary-eyed when he said that wanted to cry for his mom.
Posted by: Linda | February 17, 2010 1:34 AM
The Christmas-in-February thing was taken from Beverly Hills 90210. (And technically it wasn't February in Tree Hill world.) In season 9 of BH90210, Kelly's grandfather was dying of cancer and they all lamented that they wouldn't get to have Christmas together so they decided to surprise him with an early Christmas celebration --tree, gifts, decorations, etc.
And Brooke walking in on Alex in bed is similar to Brooke walking in on Peyton in bed with Lucas nearby during the cheerleading tournament in season 3.
With ya on the Jamie-Lydia vs. Naley thing.
Posted by: TeenDramaWhore | February 17, 2010 12:20 AM