Screenwriter's Blues

This is the kind of episode that reminds me how One Tree Hill was a soapier Dawson's Creek. The similarities are so striking there, they even hired James Van Der Beek in a playing against type role. Which made him look even more desperate, to break his nice boy image... Since season 4 finale, the show had a hard time finding its footing, and season 5 was a transition time, where the Lucas/Lindsey/Peyton love triangle lost its spark the second time around. Season 6 on the other hand, had things on the right track. Nothing groundbreaking happened (and when it did, it was ridiculous), but it was just a nice way to catch up on the heroes lives, and listen to good tunes throughout. « Screenwriter's Blues » is the peak point of the season. The episode where the show stops being too crazy for its own good, and have the story back to last season's arc, with Lucas's first book getting its own movie adaptation. I'm always on board with self awareness, and they've done it nicely this time. The only thing I dislike about it though, is this silly Brooke obsession, and how changed writers (and Julian...) want us to see her. I'm sorry, but in what way? She's still the same ninny she was in high school, only now she « owns » her own clothing store, and harbors an even more annoying and whinier « rebel » mini-her. And is about to date, then marry one as well. I guess that's how much fuller circle her character could get... However the actress they picked to play her role (in Lucas's movie), was a good choice. Much can't be said about Peyton, whose storylines aren't what I prefer, this season. How more tragic can this character get? The scenes between Dan and Jamie are always my personal highlights, and how they « bickered » for the teacher's attention was cute. The opening scene with Nathan and Haley was funny as well. It's a decent season overall, better than I remembered.