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Disappointing seventh season for "One Tree Hill"
Libby Segal
Issue date: 10/20/09 Section: Entertainment
10/20/09 - After what appeared to be a promising start, the hit CW show "One Tree Hill," has definitely dropped off in quality.
"One Tree Hill," which is now in it's 7th season, returned in September with two less familiar faces-- Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton. After the announcement hit that neither of the actors would be returning, many people were skeptic of whether or not a 7th season was even a possibility.
Thus far, the skeptics appear to be correct.
For four seasons "One Tree Hill" followed the lives of high school students who underwent every problem under the sun. Then, with season five, the show jumped four years ahead in time, and at this season's opener has jumped ahead another two years.
Nathan is now in the NBA, Haley now runs Red Bedroom Records, Brooke is holding fashion shows in which Millie is appearing, Jamie Scott is, again, too smart for his age and Mouth is still trying to make a name for himself as a sports broadcaster.
Aside from the return of these characters, "One Tree Hill" has introduced several new characters including Haley's sister, Quinn, Nathan's agent, Clay, Brooke's model, Alex, and Haley's new boss, Miranda.
Reoccurring on the show is Brooke's love interest Julian, Nate and Lucas's father Dan, an old high school friend named Rachel.
The combination of old characters and new characters almost had a chance, but creator Mark Schwan went wrong when he decided to replay old story-lines and introduce new ridiculous ones.
This season centers on a woman attempting to blackmail Nathan. She claims that she and Nathan slept together and that the baby she is now pregnant with is his. The storyline of Nathan being a cheating husband and father was played out in the fifth season when Nanny Carrie went crazy and attempted to kidnap and keep his son after he refused to give in to her nutty whims and requests. It appears that Nathan's alleged one-night-stand is looking to get even, just as Nanny Carrie was.
"One Tree Hill," which is now in it's 7th season, returned in September with two less familiar faces-- Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton. After the announcement hit that neither of the actors would be returning, many people were skeptic of whether or not a 7th season was even a possibility.
Thus far, the skeptics appear to be correct.
For four seasons "One Tree Hill" followed the lives of high school students who underwent every problem under the sun. Then, with season five, the show jumped four years ahead in time, and at this season's opener has jumped ahead another two years.
Nathan is now in the NBA, Haley now runs Red Bedroom Records, Brooke is holding fashion shows in which Millie is appearing, Jamie Scott is, again, too smart for his age and Mouth is still trying to make a name for himself as a sports broadcaster.
Aside from the return of these characters, "One Tree Hill" has introduced several new characters including Haley's sister, Quinn, Nathan's agent, Clay, Brooke's model, Alex, and Haley's new boss, Miranda.
Reoccurring on the show is Brooke's love interest Julian, Nate and Lucas's father Dan, an old high school friend named Rachel.
The combination of old characters and new characters almost had a chance, but creator Mark Schwan went wrong when he decided to replay old story-lines and introduce new ridiculous ones.
This season centers on a woman attempting to blackmail Nathan. She claims that she and Nathan slept together and that the baby she is now pregnant with is his. The storyline of Nathan being a cheating husband and father was played out in the fifth season when Nanny Carrie went crazy and attempted to kidnap and keep his son after he refused to give in to her nutty whims and requests. It appears that Nathan's alleged one-night-stand is looking to get even, just as Nanny Carrie was.
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Brandi
posted 10/20/09 @ 10:20 AM EST
I completely disagree with you. I do not think the new Nathan scandal is anything like the crazy nanny Carrie storyline. I am actually enjoying the love child scandal and I think it is a very good storyline for what is happening in Nathans career right now. (Continued…)
Stacy
posted 10/20/09 @ 12:55 PM EST
You do realize that One Tree Hill is still outperforming Gossip Girl, 90210, and Melrose Place on The CW, correct? The show is obviously still doing something right. (Continued…)
Melissa
posted 10/20/09 @ 10:35 PM EST
I completely disagree...to me and most of the fans the season just keeps on getting better and like Stacy said One Tree Hill has been beating all these "top" and ridiculously promoted TV Shows on CW by a mile. (Continued…)
chair
posted 10/21/09 @ 11:55 AM EST
I'm loving season seven!
claudia
posted 10/21/09 @ 7:36 PM EST
hi!!! no se ingles pero entiendi tu articulo y estoy en desacuerdo, el hecho de que no esten los protagonista no quiere decir que la historia no funciones, nathan,healy y brooke pueden mantener la historia a flote. (Continued…)
vasil
posted 10/21/09 @ 9:03 PM EST
you gotta be kiding the season is awesome ok ok is not the big deal but they can handle the story and there is brook by the way i love brook jajaja ok ok. (Continued…)
London
posted 11/03/09 @ 11:55 AM EST
I agree with this article. One of the biggest mistakes this show makes is in repeating story lines and in forgetting about them. To completely brush off the fact that Peyton and Lucas left is irresponsible. (Continued…)
Elena
posted 11/07/09 @ 4:27 PM EST
oh,i'm so glad i've stopped watching it!!! i have seen first episode,but after that,none!!!
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