So sad to say good bye...
It's hard to see one of your favorite shows go, saying goodbye is such sweet sorrow...never seeing you next week even harder. Let's see...I'll start with the ending of one of my favorite shows, "One Tree Hill." I have been an avid, loyal viewer since Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) dribbled into the Tree Hill High basketball court; circa 2003. Sigh! Not sure if anyone watched the little show (back then) about high school basketball. The two main characters, Nathan and Lucas Scott have nothing in common, but their mutual father. Their father, Dan Scott, abandoned Lucas and raised Nathan in his image. Lucas was raised by his single mother, Karen. Lucas & Nathan both share a love for basketball. When the Tree Hill High coach, Whitey-yep that is his name, is in need of another player, Lucas' and Nathan’s, lives are forever entwined as the brothers face off on the court where Lucas battles for a spot on the team.
I fell in love with this show, not only because the characters were so adorable, but because the characters were relatable. I loved Peyton (Hilarie Burton.) Peyton Sawyer - a lead character, who was Lucas love interest and future wife. She was popular, a loner, a cheerleader and a curmudgeon all at the same time. She was me! I felt every angst and twist in her story line. She was contradictory....she was utterly self confident yet she was sooo vulnerable. Peyton's inability to deal with lost, mirrored my emotions. I was losing family members left and right. Her motto, "Everyone leaves" was exactly how I was feeling lost & unsure of how to move on. Although, I never dabbled in any realm of drugs-- I used my poetry as my outlet. I felt so connected to this character. When she fell in love, I did too! When she laughed, yelled, & cried I did right along with her. This is a credit to the writers. I wouldn't have been as invested to this show had the writing been trash. When my beloved Lucas & Peyton left the show it left me broken. Thankfully, when it resumed the actors and the writing was exemplary. I, then, fell in love with Brooke's (Sofia Bush) & Haley's (Bethany Joy Galeotti) characters. Oh and hello Nathan (James Lafferty,) my have you grown. *Batting eyelashes* I must say Brooke's crying was the best in prime time. Just an inkling of a tear in her eyes, the flare of her nostrils; my heart would break and I would be a mess-reaching for the box of tissues.
This show also gave us serious situations paralleling our outside world. OTH dealt with serious subjects: eating disorders, school shootings, abusive relationships, bullying, death, stalkers, kidnappings, cancer, teen pregnancy, and drugs. As frilly as this show seemed it held much weight. The well crafted dialogue sent us on emotional roller coasters. All the while giving us an amazing sound track to groove to while witnessing it. So amazing, they turned out two top 10 albums and spurned musical stars from the show. Launching the careers of Kate Voegele who played Mia, Tyler Hilton who played Chris Keller, and Jana Kramer who played Alex Dupree.Bethany Joy Galeott-Haley lent her voice to the very popular tour that was created by OTH producers.
May I add that, OTH had the most unbelievable, adorable child actors around. Jaime (Jackson Brundage,) Madison (Katherine Landry,) Chuck (Michael May,) and newcomer Logan (Pierce Gagon) are all absolutely phenomenal actors.
So it ends, and I'm slightly disappointed that the characters that I fell in love with and grew up with were not there. Although sad, it was a good ending to a great show.
I fell in love with this show, not only because the characters were so adorable, but because the characters were relatable. I loved Peyton (Hilarie Burton.) Peyton Sawyer - a lead character, who was Lucas love interest and future wife. She was popular, a loner, a cheerleader and a curmudgeon all at the same time. She was me! I felt every angst and twist in her story line. She was contradictory....she was utterly self confident yet she was sooo vulnerable. Peyton's inability to deal with lost, mirrored my emotions. I was losing family members left and right. Her motto, "Everyone leaves" was exactly how I was feeling lost & unsure of how to move on. Although, I never dabbled in any realm of drugs-- I used my poetry as my outlet. I felt so connected to this character. When she fell in love, I did too! When she laughed, yelled, & cried I did right along with her. This is a credit to the writers. I wouldn't have been as invested to this show had the writing been trash. When my beloved Lucas & Peyton left the show it left me broken. Thankfully, when it resumed the actors and the writing was exemplary. I, then, fell in love with Brooke's (Sofia Bush) & Haley's (Bethany Joy Galeotti) characters. Oh and hello Nathan (James Lafferty,) my have you grown. *Batting eyelashes* I must say Brooke's crying was the best in prime time. Just an inkling of a tear in her eyes, the flare of her nostrils; my heart would break and I would be a mess-reaching for the box of tissues.
This show also gave us serious situations paralleling our outside world. OTH dealt with serious subjects: eating disorders, school shootings, abusive relationships, bullying, death, stalkers, kidnappings, cancer, teen pregnancy, and drugs. As frilly as this show seemed it held much weight. The well crafted dialogue sent us on emotional roller coasters. All the while giving us an amazing sound track to groove to while witnessing it. So amazing, they turned out two top 10 albums and spurned musical stars from the show. Launching the careers of Kate Voegele who played Mia, Tyler Hilton who played Chris Keller, and Jana Kramer who played Alex Dupree.Bethany Joy Galeott-Haley lent her voice to the very popular tour that was created by OTH producers.
May I add that, OTH had the most unbelievable, adorable child actors around. Jaime (Jackson Brundage,) Madison (Katherine Landry,) Chuck (Michael May,) and newcomer Logan (Pierce Gagon) are all absolutely phenomenal actors.
So it ends, and I'm slightly disappointed that the characters that I fell in love with and grew up with were not there. Although sad, it was a good ending to a great show.
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