(9) BWS: Nathan Scott
**Contains spoilers!**
Is this an insomnia thing? I think it is. That..and I'm procrastinating instead of writing a new chapter. No. It's definitely an insomnia thing. I need to get up in four and a half hours, yet here I am. Insane in the membrane...but what's new? Those night shifts killed all my brain cells. I am truly & deeply sorry. My humblest apologies. But to be honest, I've never had brain cells to begin with.
Therefore, I bring the next Boy with Spunk on the testosterone menu. One Tree Hill's finest basketball player - Nathan Scott!
And yes, I know that hardly anybody on my f-list knows this guy...but whatever!~ He's still spunky to me :P
"I wanna be somebody who is good enough to be seen with you."
- Nathan Scott; One Tree Hill
Nathan Scott is a fictional character, excellently portrayed by James Lafferty, in an American soap called 'One Tree Hill'.
One Tree Hill is a great watch. Over-dramatic here and there, but it's actually the life lessons learnt that you take with you. The questioning to yourself of what is important, and what really matters. I like the values it explores in this drama & the fact how the writer studies each character in a quite intricate fashion. As a viewer you realise there is much more to each character than meets the eye. I remember following this show all the way since I was in high school &, somewhat, growing up with it. How the show goes through the life span of school life and into the real world makes me love it even more most likely a reason why I love Boy Meets World too!.
One of my favourite character developments in the tv show would have to be Nathan's, aka 'Nate'.
Nate is an interesting character. In the first season he's the stereotypical asshole (don't mind the French). While the lead character is Lucas, you see everything in a somewhat biased view & Nate is portrayed in a very negative light. In a sense, it is true...but as the story continues you begin to see more layers to Nate than meets the eye.
He's the top basketball player in Tree Hill, competitive, popular & gets around with the ladies. All he wants to do is make his father proud.
So when Lucas joins the basketball team, Nate instantly sees Lucas as a rival - and he lets the worst of his personality out. Not only because Lucas is a threat to his number one position in the team, but because he wants to prove to his father that he is the better son. AKA, Lucas is in actuality is his half brother!
What drives Nate this way is the way he continuously wants to impress his father, Dan. Nate's father pressures Nate a lot - to the extent that it's beyond obsessive. Because of Dan's obsessiveness for his son to do well in basketball, he neglects a lot of the essential things in life - aka his wife and, well, being a "good" father. He'd do anything to get what he wants, making him the crook of all crooks in One Tree Hill.
Because of Dan's pressure and high expectations of Nate, it's no surprise why Nate's personality turned out the way he did. Being brought up in a stressful environment influenced how Nate acted during his school years. Since Nate was confused between right and wrong, all thanks to his father, he'd amble on the wrong path. Therefore, he acted like a jerk during the first season of OTH. I'm saying the first season BECAUSE after the first season, the viewers see Nate gradually change. ;)
Why?
He ends up getting tutored by Lucas' best friend, Haley. At first I'm pretty sure Nate did it to annoy Lucas & get under his skin, but instead the plan backfired. Nate ended up falling for Haley. :) (Yes, I'm totally a Naley shipper, can't you tell?)
Haley plays an essential role to Nate's character. Without Haley, I don't think Nate would be in this list of spunky boys. His character changes dramatically. In a sense, I always think that Lucas and Nate swapped personalities because while Lucas grew popularity wise, Nate ended up settling down.
Nate changed after meeting Haley. "I wanna be somebody who is good enough to be seen with you."- that quote pretty much sums up my thoughts about Nate's change. Haley is just a special character to Nate's development. Her aura is contagious and I guess that's why Nate turned out being one of the decent guys in Tree Hill.
Sure, Nate and Haley had many fights, set backs, separation periods..but what kept them always together was their perseverance and their love for each other. That, and the fact that every relationship realistically has problems. No relationship is perfect.
From the gradual changes in Nate's personality, Nate finally rebels against his good for nothing father. He even elopes and marries Haley on whim (during their early school years - mind you!), and he becomes a very supportive person as a husband, friend and father. Still devoted to basketball, he soon realised that there were more other important things in his life than trying to be the perfect son.
Nate's character is well-rounded. It's a real pressure to watch his character growth throughout the show with each consecutive season. It's kind of rare to see so much character development on TV shows these days, which is why this makes Nate special.
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Scratch that. I officially now have 3 hours of sleep left. Uh-oh. xD
Is this an insomnia thing? I think it is. That..and I'm procrastinating instead of writing a new chapter. No. It's definitely an insomnia thing. I need to get up in four and a half hours, yet here I am. Insane in the membrane...but what's new? Those night shifts killed all my brain cells. I am truly & deeply sorry. My humblest apologies. But to be honest, I've never had brain cells to begin with.
Therefore, I bring the next Boy with Spunk on the testosterone menu. One Tree Hill's finest basketball player - Nathan Scott!
And yes, I know that hardly anybody on my f-list knows this guy...but whatever!~ He's still spunky to me :P
"I wanna be somebody who is good enough to be seen with you."
- Nathan Scott; One Tree Hill
Nathan Scott is a fictional character, excellently portrayed by James Lafferty, in an American soap called 'One Tree Hill'.
One Tree Hill is a great watch. Over-dramatic here and there, but it's actually the life lessons learnt that you take with you. The questioning to yourself of what is important, and what really matters. I like the values it explores in this drama & the fact how the writer studies each character in a quite intricate fashion. As a viewer you realise there is much more to each character than meets the eye. I remember following this show all the way since I was in high school &, somewhat, growing up with it. How the show goes through the life span of school life and into the real world makes me love it even more most likely a reason why I love Boy Meets World too!.
One of my favourite character developments in the tv show would have to be Nathan's, aka 'Nate'.
Nate is an interesting character. In the first season he's the stereotypical asshole (don't mind the French). While the lead character is Lucas, you see everything in a somewhat biased view & Nate is portrayed in a very negative light. In a sense, it is true...but as the story continues you begin to see more layers to Nate than meets the eye.
He's the top basketball player in Tree Hill, competitive, popular & gets around with the ladies. All he wants to do is make his father proud.
So when Lucas joins the basketball team, Nate instantly sees Lucas as a rival - and he lets the worst of his personality out. Not only because Lucas is a threat to his number one position in the team, but because he wants to prove to his father that he is the better son. AKA, Lucas is in actuality is his half brother!
What drives Nate this way is the way he continuously wants to impress his father, Dan. Nate's father pressures Nate a lot - to the extent that it's beyond obsessive. Because of Dan's obsessiveness for his son to do well in basketball, he neglects a lot of the essential things in life - aka his wife and, well, being a "good" father. He'd do anything to get what he wants, making him the crook of all crooks in One Tree Hill.
Because of Dan's pressure and high expectations of Nate, it's no surprise why Nate's personality turned out the way he did. Being brought up in a stressful environment influenced how Nate acted during his school years. Since Nate was confused between right and wrong, all thanks to his father, he'd amble on the wrong path. Therefore, he acted like a jerk during the first season of OTH. I'm saying the first season BECAUSE after the first season, the viewers see Nate gradually change. ;)
Why?
He ends up getting tutored by Lucas' best friend, Haley. At first I'm pretty sure Nate did it to annoy Lucas & get under his skin, but instead the plan backfired. Nate ended up falling for Haley. :) (Yes, I'm totally a Naley shipper, can't you tell?)
Haley plays an essential role to Nate's character. Without Haley, I don't think Nate would be in this list of spunky boys. His character changes dramatically. In a sense, I always think that Lucas and Nate swapped personalities because while Lucas grew popularity wise, Nate ended up settling down.
Nate changed after meeting Haley. "I wanna be somebody who is good enough to be seen with you."- that quote pretty much sums up my thoughts about Nate's change. Haley is just a special character to Nate's development. Her aura is contagious and I guess that's why Nate turned out being one of the decent guys in Tree Hill.
Sure, Nate and Haley had many fights, set backs, separation periods..but what kept them always together was their perseverance and their love for each other. That, and the fact that every relationship realistically has problems. No relationship is perfect.
From the gradual changes in Nate's personality, Nate finally rebels against his good for nothing father. He even elopes and marries Haley on whim (during their early school years - mind you!), and he becomes a very supportive person as a husband, friend and father. Still devoted to basketball, he soon realised that there were more other important things in his life than trying to be the perfect son.
Nate's character is well-rounded. It's a real pressure to watch his character growth throughout the show with each consecutive season. It's kind of rare to see so much character development on TV shows these days, which is why this makes Nate special.
(Click here to see the BWS index for other editions)
Scratch that. I officially now have 3 hours of sleep left. Uh-oh. xD