OK, so I'm not proud of myself but I snuck a look at the next episode of One Tree Hill season 3 today (episode 5, still have episode 6 to tide us over until early October when the box seat will be available).
Titled `A Multitude Of Casualties', the episode answered at least one of my questions from a while ago: it seems that Ellie does really have breast cancer. And apparently Whitey's first name is Brian, I can't believe that hadn't come up before.
Anyway, since at least one person has expressed some interest in watching OTH (hi Lairdy!) I present a short beginner's guide.
The show centres on two half-brothers Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan (James Lafferty). Lucas has been raised by a single mother Karen (Moira Kelly). Nathan is the star of the Tree Hill Ravens basketball team. Lucas is the star of the local park basketball players. Their worlds collide when Lucas is recruited to play for the Ravens. Their father Dan was the Ravens' star back in his high school days and is reliving those days through Nathan. The pilot episode introduces Peyton (Hilary Burton) as Nathan's girlfriend and Haley (Bethany Joy Lenz) as Lucas's best friend. We also get introduced to the wonderful Mouth (Lee Norris), who commentates on the basketball games for his podcasts. Brooke (Sophia Bush) isn't introduced until episode two.
That's about all the background you need.
I haven't been this into a TV show since Friends became appointment television from 1996 and OTH would also be categorised as appointment TV if it was actually on TV here. Thank God for DVD!
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