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I didn't mind the triangle drama in S1 compared to S2/3 since at least, the show wasn't trying to sell BL as an ****ty love story. I definitely would have erased the cheating and had Luke break up with Brooke before LP hooked up or anything. As much as I love LP/Peyton, the sex tape was clearly an attempt to even the score between Brooke and Peyton, but at the same time it definitely wasn't OOC for either her or Nathan to do that. I would have erased Jeyton hanging out at the end of that season and replaced it with Brooke/Jake instead.
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It certainly wasn't out of character for Brooke to do that. She never respected Peyton. She never respected her concerning romantic life or family life. Peyton had to go to Whitey while she continued to mourn her mother and then Lucas too. Brooke didn't have a clue Peyton was in so much pain. She didn't care. Brooke tried pushing Peyton back to Nathan (knowing how horribly he treated her) just to get Lucas. Brooke was capable of having sex with Nathan while Nathan/Peyton were taking a short break and not having any guilt whatsoever. She was that awful. I wish when the party transpired and Brooke had that quick interaction with Jake it would have been the beginning of Brooke/Jake. That would have stopped the triangle and maybe Brooke would have had some decency in the early seasons.
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Probably would have Haley go on a academic scholarship tbh, since I think the music storyline should have been left for a later season imo. Even though I liked Chris as a character (& he was one of the few things about S2 I liked) , I would have changed his purpose to appear in that season and not have him go after Haley romantically at all.
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I liked Chris too which is why I wish he wasn't drooling over every girl in Tree Hill in the beginning. I would have liked Chris and Haley as friends only without Chris being romantically attracted to her. Haley made it clear after the kiss it was just that but I still wish the kiss was eliminated. Haley got loads of hate in season 2 because of that kiss. I don't think she would have gotten so much hate if she just would have left without that interaction.
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Agreed, he had the potential to be an great character and he wasn't around for nearly long enough. Should have appeared more in season 5 and 6 too.
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Definitely.
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I think my main issue with both storylines is that they were both just contrived forced attempts to create drama between both couples, when focusing on the issues between them instead would have been an much better storyline imo. Seeing both Lucas and Peyton trying to succeed career wise while trying to rebuild their relationship would have been much more interesting than Luke hiding behind an girl again because he is too scared to get hurt by Peyton again. With Naley, the injury angst at the start of S5 was much better imo than what we got with them with Carrie.
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We mentioned this before... it's like Lucas didn't even mature and evolve... he was hiding behind Brooke in seasons 2/3, he was hiding behind Lindsey in season 5. That was not evolution, it was Luke being back in high school making the same mistakes. If Brooke could grow up some by season 5, you'd think Luke would be past that. Naley and the injury was a good storyline actually but the second the nanny got involved, it just went bonkers.
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I think making out that LPNH were actually there for her during that time would have improved that storyline for me imo. Changing the whole timeline for Leyton's wedding and pregnancy would have worked so much better for me, since it was a bit rushed at the end of S6. Seeing more moments with Sawyer would have been fantastic imo.
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Exactly. We hardly got to see Leyton and their daughter function together as a family. She was born and they were off basically. It sucked.