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10-05-2022, 06:56 PM
https://www.looper.com/1040395/one-tree-hills-best-and-worst-episodes-ranked/
BY MATT MITCHELL/OCT. 5, 2022 4:11 PM EDT
When "One Tree Hill" (https://www.looper.com/909875/the-untold-truth-of-one-tree-hill/) premiered in the fall of 2003, it quickly became one of television's most-popular teen dramas. Set in the fictional Tree Hill, North Carolina, the show follows the lives of half-brothers Nathan (James Lafferty) and Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) as they navigate a life of basketball, romance, and tragedy.
Following the lives of almost a dozen North Carolina high schoolers, "One Tree Hill" almost always has too many characters to juggle at once, but it never totally loses its balance. As beloved characters make their exit, new and equally compelling protagonists enter. The chemistry among its cast is possibly one television's all-time best, and the show's stays on Hulu and HBO Max have helped introduce the world of Tree Hill to a brand-new generation.
After Season 6, lead stars Murray and Hilarie Burton were gone, and the show took a plunge into inescapable and over-saturated melodrama. The charm that made some of the early seasons great was not all lost, though, as later episodes made earnest attempts at navigating trauma and grief. With nine seasons and too many storylines to count, there's an almost never-ending bounty of great and underwhelming moments across the show's runtime. From school shootings to alternate realities to cliffhangers, here are the seven best and seven worst episodes of "One Tree Hill," ranked.
BY MATT MITCHELL/OCT. 5, 2022 4:11 PM EDT
When "One Tree Hill" (https://www.looper.com/909875/the-untold-truth-of-one-tree-hill/) premiered in the fall of 2003, it quickly became one of television's most-popular teen dramas. Set in the fictional Tree Hill, North Carolina, the show follows the lives of half-brothers Nathan (James Lafferty) and Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) as they navigate a life of basketball, romance, and tragedy.
Following the lives of almost a dozen North Carolina high schoolers, "One Tree Hill" almost always has too many characters to juggle at once, but it never totally loses its balance. As beloved characters make their exit, new and equally compelling protagonists enter. The chemistry among its cast is possibly one television's all-time best, and the show's stays on Hulu and HBO Max have helped introduce the world of Tree Hill to a brand-new generation.
After Season 6, lead stars Murray and Hilarie Burton were gone, and the show took a plunge into inescapable and over-saturated melodrama. The charm that made some of the early seasons great was not all lost, though, as later episodes made earnest attempts at navigating trauma and grief. With nine seasons and too many storylines to count, there's an almost never-ending bounty of great and underwhelming moments across the show's runtime. From school shootings to alternate realities to cliffhangers, here are the seven best and seven worst episodes of "One Tree Hill," ranked.