'One Tree Hill': Happy endings all around in the season ender

There's been a lot of "One Tree Hill" talk this week, what with the departures of Hilarie Burton (Peyton) and Chad Michael Murray (Lucas) confirmed, however the season finale is still ahead of us and we haven't touched too much on that.

The ironic thing about Monday's hour? While we're accustomed to dramatic Tree Hill cliffhangers with loves and lives left in danger, this year, all your favorite Tree Hill characters live happily ever after.

Perhaps with all the real life "OTH" drama going down, creator Mark Schwahn just felt like writing a few feel-good stories. 

And, if you are a true fan of the show, I think you will feel good when you watch next week.

With the exception of Dan Scott -- who goes to visit Whitey during the episode -- everyone's future is looking bright right about now.

Everyone's... Lucas and Peyton's, Brooke and Julian's, Mouth and Millicent's, Mia and Chase's, Haley and Nathan's. Yeah, Nathan turns a real corner on Monday, which had me tearing up and I think you will too because it's a long time coming. Oh, even Victoria gets a happy ending.

And we get a happy ending too, because Austin Nichol (Julian) will return to Tree Hill full time in the fall... Yeah, I'm a fan of his.

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