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This week on "One Tree Hill": Clay pulls a Haley Joel Osment, Renee takes a lie detector test on live television and Quinn continues to be unbelievably boring.
This entire episode revolves around Renee's visit to Dan's talk show to tell all about her supposed tryst with Nathan. Dan flat-out tells Renee he thinks she's telling the truth and wants to help her prove it by giving her a lie-detector test live onstage, just like that FOX reality show whose title I can't recall! (Dan's show is live, by the way? Who is he, Oprah?) Once Renee is all strapped in, Dan asks her a series of questions, and then hits her with the big one: is Nathan the father of her unborn child? She says yes, and the machine says she's telling the truth. RUH ROH! However...Dan then AWESOMELY foils the lie detector test by strapping in himself and proving you can fool the test by simply believing in what you are saying. He then pulls out still photos of Renee's face during the lie detector test and dissects them to prove she is lying, just like that other FOX show Lie to Me! (Obviously someone on this show is obsessed with FOX shows about lying. And someone in the programming department at FOX is obsessed with lying in general. But I digress.) Renee finally tells the truth and says she never had sex with Nathan. Well played, Dan Scott. Predictable, but well played.
Now, the question is: who from the party IS her baby daddy? Considering all of Clay's hand-wringing about how wasted both he and Nathan were that night, I'm going with Clay as the culprit. You savvy commenters pegged this one from the beginning, and I'm definitely starting to agree.
Clay's imaginary friend Sarah is still hanging around this week. Through flashback, we learn they were in love, had what seemed like the perfect relationship, and she even went so far as to encourage him to be a stand-up man in his career and only represent good, moral athletes. She's so obviously dead, you guys. No one this perfect is allowed to live on a TV show. It's, like, in the handbook they give you when you join the WGA or something. Despite her impending doom, I very much enjoy Sarah and Clay's scenes together as the actors have a great, easy chemistry. It's too bad the inevitable comes and we watch her die while drinking grape Kool Aid. The ghost-of-Sarah encourages Clay to move on, specifically with Quinn, but when Quinn shows up at his doorstep he tells her to go back home to David.
Quinn, for her part, is reeling after David throws all of her belongings on Clay's lawn. We finally get some flashbacks of their relationship when they were happy, because I suppose they think we care about these characters. Dear Mark Schwahn: we don't. From these glimpses into the past, we learn Quinn loved David when he was an "artist," and stopped loving him when he sold out to the man. Well, that's not cliche at all! Also: stuff it, Quinn. Maybe having enough money to have a car and a big house makes David happy. That doesn't make him a horrible person. You don't live in the musical Rent. Being poor is certainly romantic in your head, but it's really only romantic in real life once you have some money and can afford to reminisce about it.
Brooke and Julian are at a crossroads this week because although Brooke fired Alex from her advertising campaign, Julian is still working with her on the script. Oh, for goodness sake, Brooke. Grow up and trust someone for once. The whole situation stems from Brooke's insecurity that Julian doesn't want to marry her, which turns out to be unfounded. Brooke confesses the moment from the season premiere where she wrote "Marry Me" in the sand at the beach but let it wash away because Julian took the producing job in New Zealand. When he asks her if she still feels the same way, she says she isn't sure. Aw, Brooke. Julian apologizes for not knowing and for hurting her feelings, and he is officially an awesome boyfriend. Awesome boyfriends apologize even when they don't have a specific thing to apologize for! Snap him up for good, Brooke! Julian assuages her fears by promising they'll be together forever, so they don't need to rush into anything. Aw, again. He really is my favorite Brooke boyfriend ever.
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This entire episode revolves around Renee's visit to Dan's talk show to tell all about her supposed tryst with Nathan. Dan flat-out tells Renee he thinks she's telling the truth and wants to help her prove it by giving her a lie-detector test live onstage, just like that FOX reality show whose title I can't recall! (Dan's show is live, by the way? Who is he, Oprah?) Once Renee is all strapped in, Dan asks her a series of questions, and then hits her with the big one: is Nathan the father of her unborn child? She says yes, and the machine says she's telling the truth. RUH ROH! However...Dan then AWESOMELY foils the lie detector test by strapping in himself and proving you can fool the test by simply believing in what you are saying. He then pulls out still photos of Renee's face during the lie detector test and dissects them to prove she is lying, just like that other FOX show Lie to Me! (Obviously someone on this show is obsessed with FOX shows about lying. And someone in the programming department at FOX is obsessed with lying in general. But I digress.) Renee finally tells the truth and says she never had sex with Nathan. Well played, Dan Scott. Predictable, but well played.
Now, the question is: who from the party IS her baby daddy? Considering all of Clay's hand-wringing about how wasted both he and Nathan were that night, I'm going with Clay as the culprit. You savvy commenters pegged this one from the beginning, and I'm definitely starting to agree.
Clay's imaginary friend Sarah is still hanging around this week. Through flashback, we learn they were in love, had what seemed like the perfect relationship, and she even went so far as to encourage him to be a stand-up man in his career and only represent good, moral athletes. She's so obviously dead, you guys. No one this perfect is allowed to live on a TV show. It's, like, in the handbook they give you when you join the WGA or something. Despite her impending doom, I very much enjoy Sarah and Clay's scenes together as the actors have a great, easy chemistry. It's too bad the inevitable comes and we watch her die while drinking grape Kool Aid. The ghost-of-Sarah encourages Clay to move on, specifically with Quinn, but when Quinn shows up at his doorstep he tells her to go back home to David.
Quinn, for her part, is reeling after David throws all of her belongings on Clay's lawn. We finally get some flashbacks of their relationship when they were happy, because I suppose they think we care about these characters. Dear Mark Schwahn: we don't. From these glimpses into the past, we learn Quinn loved David when he was an "artist," and stopped loving him when he sold out to the man. Well, that's not cliche at all! Also: stuff it, Quinn. Maybe having enough money to have a car and a big house makes David happy. That doesn't make him a horrible person. You don't live in the musical Rent. Being poor is certainly romantic in your head, but it's really only romantic in real life once you have some money and can afford to reminisce about it.
Brooke and Julian are at a crossroads this week because although Brooke fired Alex from her advertising campaign, Julian is still working with her on the script. Oh, for goodness sake, Brooke. Grow up and trust someone for once. The whole situation stems from Brooke's insecurity that Julian doesn't want to marry her, which turns out to be unfounded. Brooke confesses the moment from the season premiere where she wrote "Marry Me" in the sand at the beach but let it wash away because Julian took the producing job in New Zealand. When he asks her if she still feels the same way, she says she isn't sure. Aw, Brooke. Julian apologizes for not knowing and for hurting her feelings, and he is officially an awesome boyfriend. Awesome boyfriends apologize even when they don't have a specific thing to apologize for! Snap him up for good, Brooke! Julian assuages her fears by promising they'll be together forever, so they don't need to rush into anything. Aw, again. He really is my favorite Brooke boyfriend ever.
Random thoughts:
- Haley's hair looks so much nicer straight like this week than the wavy mess she's been sporting thus far this season.
- I really like Clay's imaginary friend, especially since I've finally realized who she is: Jody from Center Stage! I love that movie! I can't believe I didn't recognize her sooner.
- I didn't quite understand the "It takes a con to know a con" scene with Rachel caressing Dan's chest hair, possibly because I was too busy throwing up in my mouth. Did Dan have an open heart surgery scar? Are they implying he is lying to his audience by saying he's alive despite not getting a heart transplant when he actually DID get one? Considering he's a psychotic murderer, I don't think this is even close to the most horrible thing he's done.
- Love the Avett Brothers song at the end! Good to see them getting some play.
Favorite quotes:
- "I murdered his uncle, among other things." - Dan, on why Nathan hates him
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I love Haley's new look but honestly I have been trying to hook ont this show since Payton and Lucas left but the new characters bore me to death...We all new Nathan did not cheat...
I truly enjoyed tonight's episode but still not loving Quinn. I just don't get her.
OMG I can't believe I didn't recognize Jody from Center Stage. I knew she looked familiar.
I'm glad the baby drama is over, but I am surprised that it ended before sweeps.
I was watching old episodes on SoapNet earlier today, and I just don't know how to reconcile Rachel's character. She is all over the map. First she's uber-*****. Then she's Brooke's bestie, even through the heroin addiction. (It was heroin, right?) And now she's madly in love with Dan? I need more of her back story from the missing time.
i really liked this episode...not sure what will happen next...like clay hate quinn
YAY For Dan! and More Haley
Just what was IN that grape koolaid? I am trying to get into this season, too, and I never even really liked Pucas (or is that Layton) that much last season. But it is so boring. The only interesting thing last night was Clay and Sara, but that's over now. No way will I believe Clay would settle for insipid Quinn after beautiful and fun Sara. Here's what I don't get: Haley is not an interesting character. If the show is trotting out sisters for her that are just as boring as she is, in an effort to make Haley more interesting, it is not working. Didn't work the first time, not working now.
Honestly, I haven't read a single positive word about the Quinn character. She hasn't added a thing to this season, thru no fault of the actress. She is just an ill-conceived character with no compelling story. As far as sisters go, Haley's OTHER sister (the one who slept with or seduced Nate) was wayyyyy more interesting.
While last night's ep was the season highlight thus far (and very emotional), we need more of that...plus some more of the outrageous plots the show has been known for. Stalkers, murderers, kidnappers, psychos...remember, this is not real life...it's a soap opera that we "escape" to. We want HEIGHTENED, crazy stuff that'll entertain.
LOL, Carrie, you're cracking me up!
I too was barfing when Rachel was caressing Dan, but I think you got the point of the scene right. That's the only explanation I could come up with.
I recognized Center Stage girl last ep and it actually made me dislike her. Wish they would have cast someone else. Anyone guess what killed her? A brain aneurism(sp?) maybe? From what I know of those, they come on suddenly in otherwise healthy people. I figured she was dead, but I didn't guess that she had been his wife! He doesn't seem the marrying kind.
Quinn is boring and I am so sick of seeing her cry! What annoyed me was that she kept saying it was most important to her that David was happy, but he was happy when they had more money, she just wasn't anymore. However, I did notice her "dark room" comment in the flashback. David kept saying he wanted to give her a real dark room, but in the new house he turned the "dark room" into a screening studio for himself. Maybe he became more selfish. Still, seems like petty stuff that could be worked out.
I'm not a big fan of Clay & Quinn as a couple. Q is dull and they would be a boring couple. We need someone more interesting for Clay, less expected, like N&H were in season one.
I really hope this is the last we see of Renee. That would suck if Clay was her baby daddy because 1)that would make Clay look like a real a**hole and I really like him, and 2) Renee is a b*tch and she'd be in all their lives still. He would have to be really drunk not to remember sleeping with her though.
I REALLY LIKED LAST NITES EPI. I HAVE BEEN MISSING LEYTON. BUT LAST NITES SHOW TOTALLY HELPED!! I LOVED IT!!! IT WAS THE BEST SO FAR!!
last nights episode was reli gud and call me over emotional but when sara died i was close to tears :'( Also I loved how dan turned the show around, even though it was predictable. And the question about his scar is awesome- Dan becomes a villain again no more redemption crap :D
I hope Clay isnt the father of her baby becus Nathan wud get so pissed at him for not remembering this (or if he did remember for not speaking up!)
And Clay and Quinn wud be so gud together even though Isnt he similar to david (as in not an "artist" anymore)? Julian and Brooke 4ever but when will forever begin?? Loving the show but wheres our cute J.Luke with his comical remarks in all this? _X_