One Tree Hill
 

 

Step into the new TV season of 2003!
 

 

        Welcome back, teenage titans! Hope your Thanksgivings were thankful. I’ve got brand new news: I am going to start a once a month post where I talk about an old TV show that was a pretty hot series. A lot of people are tired of all the new TV shows They argue about the value of old TV shows, saying they were better, and that they showed more romance, humor, joy, tragedy, suspense, revenge, betrayal and other interesting themes. Well, I was thinking back to old times and the number one hit TV series that popped into my head was “One Tree Hill.” You may or may not be familiar with the show, so let me elaborate.
 

        This series follows the consequential lives of a few high school students from a small town in North Carolina, Tree Hill. The show emphasizes what goes on in the lives of high schoolers. There is relationship drama, mistreatment, school hierarchies, competition, friendship, betrayal, family issues, and the famous cause of stomach butterflies, CRUSHES. The series follows a few students, but the main focus is Haley James, Brooke Davis, Nathan Scott, Lucas Scott, and Peyton Sawyer.

         Lucas Scott is a skilled basketball player, playing the sport for fun, writing his life out on his personal computer, experiencing his own father denying his existence, being mistreated by the basketball team, and struggling to find his identity. He seems to fancy Peyton Sawyer a lot. Peyton Sawyer stands with the popular crew, but doesn’t really feel like she fits in. She struggles with the loss of a parent( her mother), the feeling of being an outcast, and dating the player Nathan Scott(captain of the basketball team). Even though she is artistic she struggles with feeling lack of confidence, having attitude problems, and struggling with her identity as well. The feelings Lucas and Peyton have for each other and how they struggle to express them are entertaining, in my opinion. Nathan Scott is rich and popular. He too hates the way his father treats him and strives to be the best in basketball. He also has commitment issues. He’s what you call a player and also a heartless cliche. Nathan finds someone who helps him open up and change his ways to...well you can find out.

In contrast to these troubled characters, Brooke Davis is very sure of who she is and what she wants to be, but finds herself learning new things about herself. She is the school slut, rocking in the popular crowd, talented in design, and secretly smart. She deals with a lack of attention from her rich, careless and heartless mother. She strives with trust issues, temptation and betrayal. Brooke is best friends with Peyton and is pretty skanky in this series and you would be surprised to know what follows. Haley James, another strong personality, is best friends with Lucas. She is extremely smart, outgoing, kind, supportive, and caring. She doesn’t really toil in high school, at the beginning she has all that she needs. But she finds herself developing feelings for the person she’s supposed to hate and that causes a few new twists as the story develops.



The characters are portrayed realistically, even at their worst, and the show gives a pretty accurate picture of high school life. I think that “One Tree Hill” is an amazing TV show and if you like the series, you’ll be happy to learn that there are 8 seasons with 187 episodes to watch. Seriously, it’s one of my favorite shows so WATCH IT on Netflix.

 

 

 

 

 

~ASkittlezC~