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01-23-2022, 11:02 PM
https://www.looper.com/742590/the-one-tree-hill-scene-that-didnt-age-well/
One Tree Hill glosses over sexual assault in Season 1
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In the "One Tree Hill" episode Bush, Lenz, and Burton discuss on their August 2021 podcast (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tAseYE2thI27H3mrVS8JG?si=ac7bdb8b083d4ba1), Brooke and Peyton, played by Bush and Burton respectively, find themselves in a bit of trouble after going to a college party. While Brooke is off chatting up college guys, Peyton finds a fellow music fanatic who hands her a drink. Little does she know, the student had drugged her drink before handing it to her. Peyton is barely able to call Brooke for help, and when Brooke is able to finally find her, she discovers an incoherent Peyton with the student on top of her. Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) saves the day, then takes both of the girls home, carefully watching over Peyton while Brooke blames herself for the incident.
In the "Drama Queens" podcast, Lenz said that she wishes "we'd been able to take a whole episode to work out that storyline and all the implications of that because it's just, it felt a little glossed over." That is seemingly what the episode does as Peyton's feelings after the assault are not addressed, and, in fact, the whole situation isn't mentioned again.
The actors went on to say that back in 2003, television shows did not address the shame and trauma that comes along after assault, and if that scene were to be filmed today, it would've been done much differently. Burton specifically said that there would be some kind of reporting done against the assailant.
One Tree Hill glosses over sexual assault in Season 1
https://www.looper.com/img/gallery/the-one-tree-hill-scene-that-didnt-age-well/one-tree-hill-glosses-over-sexual-assault-in-season-1-1642820352.webp
In the "One Tree Hill" episode Bush, Lenz, and Burton discuss on their August 2021 podcast (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tAseYE2thI27H3mrVS8JG?si=ac7bdb8b083d4ba1), Brooke and Peyton, played by Bush and Burton respectively, find themselves in a bit of trouble after going to a college party. While Brooke is off chatting up college guys, Peyton finds a fellow music fanatic who hands her a drink. Little does she know, the student had drugged her drink before handing it to her. Peyton is barely able to call Brooke for help, and when Brooke is able to finally find her, she discovers an incoherent Peyton with the student on top of her. Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) saves the day, then takes both of the girls home, carefully watching over Peyton while Brooke blames herself for the incident.
In the "Drama Queens" podcast, Lenz said that she wishes "we'd been able to take a whole episode to work out that storyline and all the implications of that because it's just, it felt a little glossed over." That is seemingly what the episode does as Peyton's feelings after the assault are not addressed, and, in fact, the whole situation isn't mentioned again.
The actors went on to say that back in 2003, television shows did not address the shame and trauma that comes along after assault, and if that scene were to be filmed today, it would've been done much differently. Burton specifically said that there would be some kind of reporting done against the assailant.