One Tree Hill. Warning: MASSIVE ranting ahead.
What the hell happened here?
I don't even know where to begin, except I'm just SO annoyed with virtually every character on this show right now. Haley and Nathan both made me so mad I could spit, Haley in particular. Look, I get it. I don't EXPECT either one of them to be delighted that Nathan just lost his job. I just wish I could feel the least bit sorry for them, because right now? I honestly don't give a shit.
At least we could see some remorse, some confusion, when it came to Nathan. Haley was just so.....cold. When she threw Quinn that shitty little comment about how she used to look up to her, but now she doesn't because Quinn is - wait for it - SELFISH? What a bitch. From the moment Quinn showed up this season, Haley has tried to dictate to her who she should be involved with, and when Quinn doesn't jump to, she retaliates by letting her know how "lost" and "sad" she is. Screw that. I know I should be seeing her point of view, but as far as I'm concerned, if she can turn her back so coldly on people she supposedly cares about.....it's not worth it.
You know, I tried to be fair. Yes, Clay assured Nathan that he'd be okay. Yes, Nathan was completely blindsided by this. Yes, his whole future is up in the air. I understand all of it. But guess what? Nathan is not the ONLY ONE whose future is up in the air. Clay got as screwed by this whole mess as Nathan did. Was he arrogant? I suppose so, but I agree with Quinn that he was trying to do what was best for Nathan. Sometimes in life, shit happens and people screw up. The main thing for me was - Clay did not SET OUT to ruin Nathan. However, Nathan and Haley made damn sure that Clay was finished. I'm sorry, I can't root for that. They knew as soon as they contacted the agency, they were signing Clay's death warrant. And at least in Haley's case, I did not see ONE IOTA of sadness or remorse over it. They keep trying to tell us that Clay and Nathan are best friends forever (after, uhm, a year), but the Scotts do not convey that to me at all. Clay is their lapdog, pure and simple. When Quinn kept telling them about all that Clay has been through, not once did either of them bother to ask what. Yes, they were going through a trauma. But in the midst of that, you do still maintain some kind of curiosity about your loved ones. You don't just shrug it off because "Oh, well, I'm more important." I see selfish people on my screen, all right - but they're sure as hell not Quinn James.
Another comment that infuriated me: Haley bitching about how Clay was "sneaking around" with Quinn. They're adults, for fuck sakes. If they want to spend time together, then they can. It's not like Quinn is their teenage daughter and Clay is sneaking through her window at night. Yes, Nathan asked Clay to stay away from Quinn. My concerns with that are, one, I really don't think Clay and Quinn were "sneaking" so much. Hell, two weeks ago, we saw Nathan hanging out with them at the damn bar! And two, I do not feel at ALL like Nathan and Haley were concerned about either Clay's or Quinn's well-being. It was all about the Scott couple, once again, keeping all their underlings in their place. Quinn is Haley's sister and Jamie's babysitter. Clay is supposed to do nothing but broker deals for Nathan - god forbid he actually have sex once in awhile. Haley and Nathan did not "okay" those two seeing each other, so therefore, it couldn't happen. End of story.
So, basically, yeah. I'm just really, really pissed off at this couple right now - like, Leyton levels of pissed. That's right - it has bypassed Mouth McFadden levels of pissed and gone straight for the ultimate.
I also might have sworn at my TV on occasion during this episode, but I'm pretty sure you figured that out already.
Now, on to my NEXT rant (yes, there's more....I'm so sorry): Brooke. I've been trying SO HARD over the last few weeks to justify her behavior, even though it was gradually making me more and more uncomfortable. We all know that I love Brooke and I want her to be happy. But I reached my limit in this episode. I just can't deal with it anymore, and throwing in a sudden infertility plot is not going to change that.
I hated that she could cruelly dismiss the fact that Alex might be in trouble, because that did not seem like the Brooke I've watched AT ALL. However - played concurrently with the Dan/Rachel storyline, I tried to excuse it. I thought to myself that, as much as I hated it, she was probably extremely guarded because of what Rachel had done to her. I didn't like it, but I thought it made a small modicum of sense.
But I've reached the end of the line with that. So she doesn't care about Alex. Fine, whatever. What about Julian? Does she really think that, if he had chosen to not go to her and god forbid, she HAD overdosed or something of the sort, that he could live with that? Because I don't think he could. And it infuriates me to think that Brooke's attitude is "Oh, well.....your allegiance is to me, no matter what." Yeah, who cares if the coked-out actress ODs, because at least Julian will have behaved himself and done what Brooke told him to do. Not to beat a dead horse here, but SCREW THAT.
She did me no favors by actually sitting over Julian, watching him sleep, simply so she could be a bitch to him the second he woke up. Oh my god, he GETS IT. Stop being a hosebeast. You could have conveyed your anger to him (which, by the way, you already did last night and every single day before that) without waiting to pounce. Grow up.
So yes, the infertility plot, which I've seen play out on soaps so MANY TIMES that I just yawn at it now......it almost won me over. Because, you know, Sophia Bush cries and I cry. (Speaking of crying - I teared up when the agency fired Clay. Yes, REALLY). And Julian was so wonderful and amazing and supportive and cuddly. So they ALMOST got me back.....
....until the last few minutes. Yes, Brooke is pissed at Millie. Yes, Millie has run off the rails, which is my final rant that I'll get to in a second. But unlike Alex, Brooke doesn't actually suspect that Millicent is doing drugs. Okay, she made a comment about her being on crack, but it was SARCASTIC. Brooke really has no idea that this is happening. So when she gets a late-night call saying that Millicent has been ARRESTED, for the love of god, does she REALLY not react? Shouldn't she have been a little stunned that she's fallen so far? Lord knows I am. Look, I know you're pissed, but get over yourself and find out what the hell is going on. For all she knew, Millicent might have been in jail because Mouth turned up dead and she was mistakenly charged with murder. (This is One Tree Hill we're talking about, after all). I'm not saying she didn't have the right to be angry at Millie for what transpired earlier....but to hear that her once good friend, and former straight arrow, has been arrested and to just go "Screw you, I can't help you"? Uhm, NO. At the very LEAST, she should have been concerned about her company's image, considering Millicent is her top (and only) model.
I don't know, you guys. I JUST DON'T KNOW. Who is this person? Brooke Davis can be angry and can lash out, I get that. But she is one of the more giving characters on this show. They seem to be writing her as completely self-involved and furious, which is just not okay by me. I don't like it, and I don't want to see it. That preview of her wailing at Julian some more made me 0% interested in watching the next episode. (I will, of course....but you get what I'm saying). I don't understand this characterization, and it's really difficult to be forcefed this.
*deep breath* Okay, final rant of the evening.....uh, I think.....
I get what they're doing with Millicent. And truth be told, I think it could be a great storyline. However - you knew there was a "However" - it is NOT a great storyline when it's been completely rushed. This is the kind of thing that should have been developing over a SEASON, not just three flipping weeks. Millicent is completely unrecognizable to the girl we once knew (then again, who isn't unrecognizable right now? SIGH), which, if played out in a decent amount of time, would be very powerful. Right now, it's just INSANE. This has literally been an overnight change, and that totally decreases the impact. Also, it pisses me off. But you knew that already.
It really is Bizarro World when I'm rooting for Mouth, right? I thought he did a great job conveying his complete devastation over what has happened to his girlfriend. They at least tried to write Mouth as if this has been going on for a long time, which didn't save it....but it helped. The look of resignation and disgust on his face when Millie's nose started bleeding? Well done.
I know.....me, NOT flipping out over a Mouth scene. Next thing you know, I'll be admitting that I was a closet Leyton fan all those years. (Uhm, no. I have not sunk that low).
Dan trying to drown Clay........remember when the dog ate Dan's heart? And we all sat around going "WTF? Did that really just HAPPEN?" That was my reaction. I giggled a bit, because - once again - it was just so OUTLANDISH. That was really how we decided to give Clay purpose again? By having Dan TRY TO DROWN HIM? (It's not a drowning, it's a baptism!) At least Clay and Quinn were also both like "WTF? Did that really just HAPPEN?" but.....yeah, weird. I don't get Dan's motivation whatsoever. I mean, yes, he's Dan Scott, Prophet Of Our Times.....but really? At first, I thought he was pissed that Nathan got fired.....but he suddenly went from that to "Buck up, little camper, you'll make it through just fine"? I don't understand. No, I mean it - I really DON'T UNDERSTAND. (And not just because Dan DIDN'T offer him a copy of his book).
And finally - finally! - my little sparks of hope in this episode, which boils down to, sadly, a very short list:
1 - Alex loves Millie SO MUCH. Or, uhm, she did until she decided to go on a bender with her, but....uhm, okay, I think I just disproved my own point. Hmm. Either way, that scene where Alex confronted her about the drugs just got to me, because I really believed that ALEX believes Millie is better than that. I would like to cuddle them, but they're a little busy being in jail and all. Oops.
2 - And how could I forget VICTORIA? Bless her. She wants Grubs (!!!) to be her lover. She STILL has no idea who Chase is (though when I quit laughing hysterically over "Aren't you Fetch or Dash or something?", it became clear that she absolutely knows who he is, but loves playing this game). And she knows that when Brooke calls in the middle of the night and doesn't leave a message, there is trouble afoot. And she only had three martinis, honest, so she might be a little buzzed, but that's it.
In summation - screw the rest of these clowns. I would watch an entire season comprised of the adventures of Victoria, Chase, and Grubs. ("I think she's kinda hot.")
Next week: OTH gives me a break because, much like a puppy that has peed in the floor, it KNOWS that it is in trouble with me right now.
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Randomness: I've been HORRIBLE at replying to comments lately. I'm not ignoring anybody....I'm just, uhm, a really lazy and awful person. I'm going to try to get on that, though, I promise. On that note: I have fellow Kitchen Confidential fans! You GUYS! I really thought I was the only one who had ever seen that and was so sad as a result.