What a premiere! We loved some parts, but others were really difficult to watch. There was romance with Lucas and Peyton, adorable family dynamics with Nathan, Haley and Jamie, relationships moving forward with Mouth/Millicent and Deb/Skills... and two seriously disturbing plotlines involving Dan and Brooke that still have us feeling uneasy.
Pleasant storylines first. We found out the answer to one of OTH's biggest cliffhangers! Lucas called Peyton and proposed -- were you surprised? One Tree Hill tried to fool us by opening the episode with an extended dream sequence where we got to see Lucas imagining married life one year in with each of the three ladies. But it was Peyton who showed up at the airport, thrilled that her moment with Lucas had finally arrived.
Lucas and Peyton headed for Vegas wrapped in each other's arms. But not everyone was having as happy a time back in Tree Hill. Let's recap:
Evil Victoria has returned to make Brooke's life miserable. She informs Brooke that she owns part of the company, and if she wants to, she can take over the whole thing and leave Brooke with nothing. Stunned, Brooke tries to defend herself, but Victoria, as usual, has the last word, telling poor Brooke that she'll be lucky if she can even get into the community college. Could she be any meaner to her daughter?
Later, at the store, Brooke vents to Millicent and catches a girl shoplifting one of her tops. Brooke grabs the girl: "Come with me" -- but the girl ends up shoving her aside and running out. It's just not Brooke's day.
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