After spending three hours with the futuristic One Tree Hill folks, we can better evaluate the premise of skipping the drama ahead 4-1/2 years. Overall, I like it a lot, for the simple reason that characters we’ve watched throughout turbulent high school years are now finding out what it’s like to cope in the real world. That is, if your “real world” includes 22-year-old self-made millionaires. Here, then, are ten observations leading into Tuesday’s fourth episode:

1. Victoria is Brooke’s mother?! Maybe I’m just dense, but that revelation caught me off-guard. It certainly adds a new dimension to the overbearing fashion assistant. Can’t wait to find out how she came back into her daughter’s life. Smelled moolah, I’m guessing.
2. Haley and Nathan’s little boy, Jamie, is the most adorable child actor I’ve ever seen. On most shows, when the kids get screen time, I’m running to the fridge. But this guy steals every scene he’s in, both with his looks and amazing delivery.
3. Dear Peyton, if you think K-Fed’s band sounded worthy of a record deal, you need to pursue a different line of work. Bring on Kate Voegele. Quick.
4. Who else thinks the gorgeous babysitter, Carrie, has something twisted up her sleeve?
5. Nate needs to visit Felicity’s hairdresser asap. He doesn’t pull off the grunge look well.
6. Student-athletes like Quentin are why teachers take early retirement. Acting newcomer Robbie Jones pulls off the arrogant jock role brilliantly.
7. If running wind-sprints suddenly turned Lucas’s team into sizzling foul-shooters, I’m wondering what it might do for the Cavaliers? I hope Luke and his way-too-nice girlfriend, Lindsay, have some interesting stories in the cooker.
8. Brooke’s Clothes Over Bro’s is raking in millions, huh? I really need to design stuff with a catchy name. Maybe Hose Over Toes, eclectic tiny coverings for each little piggy?
9. Where is Deb? Of all the One Tree Hill parents, she’s my favorite—especially when she’s acting a little psycho. As for Dan, confessing to murder has pretty much painted his character into a cell. How ‘bout a prison break?
10. This show is a prime time soap opera, and can never move fast enough or have too many bizarre shockers. I love being left stunned, my mouth agape at the end of every episode. How about you?

This entry was posted on Friday, January 18th, 2008 at 6:58 pm and is filed under One Tree Hill. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.