We Almost Made It To A Decade
Let it be known that One Tree Hill has officially ended. The show that lasted nine years on the CW had its finale on April 4th. Creator, Mark Schwahn stated that he wanted the finale to be “a quintessential One Tree Hill episode.” This is exactly what he delivered. For those of you who have not seen the finale, or are still watching the show, I must warn you that there will be spoilers in the remainder of this article.
The episode was a one hour-long flashback to great One Tree Hill moments; a real dedication to the fans who followed the cast of One Tree Hill through their nine year journey. The show brought us into the world of adolescents that we cannot help but love. The world in which the actors play characters that are way too young for them, but we watch them anyhow; thinking that must be what we’re supposed to look like. The reality is that life very rarely reflects One Tree Hill. The show never ended one season without adolescents getting married, a car crashing, or someone dying, yet people still watched the show for the developed characters the audience couldn’t help but love.
The final episode has all of the characters reflecting on their younger selves. Lucas and Hayley’s box of predictions makes a last appearance. My personal favorite is that Bethany Joy Lenz is brought back to the Tric Stage, where she sings on the show for the last time. The cherry on top, the moment that made my heart melt, is when Gavin DeGraw sings “I Don’t Want To Be,” and the cast singing along.
Unfortunately, Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) and Peyton Sawyer (Hillary Burton) were not brought back to the show for the finale, but who really needs them? We had more than enough chessy moments with One Tree Hill sweethearts, the unstoppable couple; NALEY! Nathan Scott (James Lafferty) and Hailey James (Bethany Joy Lenz). They are the couple that survived near death experiences, kidnap, and everything else that could possibly go wrong for two people. Though, without all of the obstacles they had to overcome how would the audience learn that love really does conquers all?
One Tree Hill do not hold back on anything when it comes to Naley. The couple was given a ‘kissing in the rain’ scene. Could we expect anything less for true love? One Tree Hill, you always know how to make us cry.
We even get a glimpse of the next generation of One Tree Hill adolescents; the children of the aforementioned characters. The characters didn’t even age! They have adolescent children and they do not even look one year older than they do at the beginning of the episode! Thank you One Tree Hill for never compromising eye candy!
I cannot help but wonder, was Schwan telling us something? Will Tree Hill have a next generation of beautiful, and crazy characters? I believe Canada started that trend. Whether or not there will be a next generation, One Tree Hill will always be remembered for their first five characters: Lucas, Nathan, Hayley, Peyton, and Brooke. I will miss you Tree Hill.
