[Episode Discussion] 7x09 - "Now You Lift Your Eyes To The Sun"
 

"Why can't you ever be the girl that gets the boy and the baby, Brooke Davis?" JFC. :rolleyes:

I liked the Millie stole the cocaine. That's interesting. Loved the Brooke/Rachel reunion.

Okay i wanna try to make this quick before Gossip Girl...

OMFG!

First off, i didn't have any naive fantasies that Brooke and Rachel would be all kissy kissy, but to say that I'm surprised by the slap would be an understatement!

And the ending... Millie is doing cocaine?? And Nate lost his spot???

:confused:

i thought all-in-all it was a good episode.

dont shoot me but i like julian and alex together...i did not see that coming.

brooke needs a better man in her life, and "why cant you get the guy and baby..." my heart broke for her.

loved haley's song, and the naley moment, nathan giving her flowers....awww. we were going to get some naley lovin at the end, but what a cliff-hanger....

clay told nathan everything was fine, but that happened. did he lie to him.

clay and quinn...boring, dull and hate them together.

next week looks good.

Over all good episode

-I love Alex but in this episode she was annoying and was just like leave Julian alone even though I'm disliking the idea of him and Brooke with every episode
-I loved Brooke in this episode. Part of me wished she was pregnant but of course "Tree Hill" world won't let her (:rolleyes:)

-IMO I could care less about- Dans redemption, Milicent's cocaine problem, Alex's cocaine problem, Mouth's problem with Milicent's cocaine problem
-I don't care if I'm the only person but......I LIKE Clay and Quinn :love:
-I called the whole Nathan contract not working from a mile away (:rolleyes:)

At first I thought they'd make Alex look pathetic, but I thought they did a good job in showing her desperation and that it wasn't some calculated attempt to steal Julian. We've seen her going out all the time, and it was the first night she had nowhere to go. And I liked that they had her say that Julian was the friend that would talk her out of it. Before, Millie could have done that, but she's gone off the deep end too. I'm surprised we haven't seen an agent or manager or publicist or something with her. We have Clay freaking living in TH for Nathan, but nothing for Alex? Anyway, Jana did super awesome.

I thought the story of Victoria AND Brooke supposedly black balling Rachel seemed retcony. From what I remember, Brooke didn't seem to mad at Rachel taking the money and bailing, but more disappointed. At least not mad at Rachel - she was pissed at Victoria. She seemed to understand that Victoria had manipulated her and caused it. She just seemed worried. Meh. Glad they're not gonna be friends anytime soon (I hope). Rachel's always been bad for her, IMO. Glad there was a Mouth/Rachel scene, but wished they weren't so blah! Come on show, give me something. Yes, I kinda shipped them, sue me. I don't know why. I wish there could have been a Haley/Rachel scene though! Hopefully eventually. Grandma Rachel! Loved her disgust at Jamie.

Millie was annoying. Just goes to prove how annoying Alex would be to me if it wasn't for Jana! I really liked the twist of Millie stealing the coke earlier in the episode. I think they might have even shown her with it in the preview, but I was still surprised when the veil was empty. Usually OTH is really bad at those things - like Nathan losing his spot. That was super obvious all episode.

Speaking of - Clay continues to be THE worst agent in the whole world. I cannot believe that the agency didn't send someone out there to help with it, since they obviously didn't trust him with much after his breakdown. But seriously, this guy sucks. And spending all of his time with Quinn. And again, I cannot stress how much I do not feel those two. It seems so forced.

Oh, and Quinn's "Hales and I used to volunteer here in high school" or whatever line better have meant when they were each in high school, they did it, because if they were not in school at the same time. Taylor was a senior when Haley was a freshmen. QUINN IS OLDER THAN TAYLOR, DO NOT MESS WITH THAT TIMELINE, OTH. I know timelines mean nothing to you, but seriously. Step away.

Haley's hair was terrible in that scene in Miranda when they were talking about being nervous. Thank God she put on a hat. I'm surprised they didn't explain why Amber was there, since she was singing more than a back up would. Seemed like they were playing together, which isn't canon, but whatever. I liked the song, but would have prefer Quicksand. But it went really well with the other scenes, so I understand why it was a new song.

Loved the direction, go Soph!

I think Brooke slapped Rachel more because she married Dan than the cocaine/money stealing stuff.

Joy looked beautiful on stage and I loved the song, although we sure didn't get to see much of the actual performance.

Other than that, I thought the episode was boring and forgetable with some very weak performances by several of the cast members. For me, this was by far the worst episode of the season.

Here's hoping for better next week.

Congrats to Sophia on her directorial debut! I thought she did an excellent job.

Also, props to Jana and Sophia for nailing their material tonight. They both had some pretty intense stuff. My heart really broke for Brooke especially.

Loved seeing Haley perform again, but I prefer Quicksand.

Millie is annoying. Still don't like Clay/Quinn.

one more thing i noticed what is with the lack of naley? they have hardly any scenes anymore, since the renee thing is over? they are spending all this time on clay/quinn, and no time on naley. :mad:

Rachel didn't deserve that slap :(

She totally did. It felt over the top for that scene, but in general, from Brooke, I think she did.

Okay she probably did deserve it, but it was a tad over the top :P, I still remember that scene when she was in the shower and umm that guy(forgot his name) and Brooke found her. le sigh.

Okay for one breaking of an anvore to the ancore - uncool dude after a non excistant NH (wich i loved) las epi:nono:

Second, I felt for brooke realllly did but seriosuly did she THROW AWAY her birthcoltrolpills? Uncool if shes going down that patch.

Rachel deserved the slap, she stole money and Brooke good trust. I don't care for the "I was a druggie and confused". Brooke gave rachel a chance and she has no idea Victoria came messing with rachel (other than her asumtion it happened) - that what happens when u dont tell ur friends what going on and steals her money,big woop. + i rcond brooke is just about ready for slapoing raches sorry ass for being dumb enough to marry dad.

and can we pleeeeease have mama bear haley protecing cub Jamie from evil grandma rache, or have her tell her son to just keeep on calling her grandma rachel (even though thoe words totally creeps me out)

Julia needs to either 1, get brooke to involve herself in alex or Julia needs to get someone else to involve into Alex problems. I bought her sl and the struggle she was having with wanting to take the cocain - im not a fan of druggsl but they happend and i thought they took a good ruite.

Millies druggy sl i cannot stand, sorry nope no can do. I cant do it, i dont sympatice with grown up people who make bad judgmentcalls like taking druggs when they have no other reasons than "i fgot a contrct deal with a fashionloine, my boss is one of my best friend whod be there for me if id say the words and doesnt need to be secon guessed on that statment, she gave a a chance, tolds me that she wnated me because im special and real and STILL poor woopy me for needing to take drugg to make myself feeeee better". Sorry no can do, its way out of character for Millie and the brains and morlas shes portayingimo. Skinnie pills sure I can buy that but cocain is not something i see millie doing. I jsut thin they did a 18i0 with this character and its weirding me out.

Mouth seriosuly needs to get a job outta state.

Haleys scenes should have been more and longer and less proppy. Wouldnt have minded someone going "yaaaay for u putting together this all by urself and steps up even though we know u do have a bit of a stagefright" buuut I know, ive been spoiled this season into beliving haley wouldnt be a propp:shrug: enjoyed BH :love: their support is real and natural and I do not want it to be screwed up. hahahaha and i adore miranda and haley toegther its like haley cant figure out if this ggirls for rel or not. they have a great u bitch on me i bitch on u back. "americans goes to anything thats free":lol: "only if u explain the deal with sccccchedual":lol:

The QC thing, i hate it, thinks its beneeth both of them. Clay goes about bull****ting about love for his wife well maybe he should realiize quinns someone elses wife. Quinn should know better too, but clays wife has been dead longer than shes been a "trial divorce" so he should be big enough to say "I want to kiss u but i wont, lets just see where it leads and when and if were ready then great but if not lets just keep getting coffee and supporting eachother".

haha I love nathan slamming the door shut on dan. I miss nathan and dan head to head and i love that nates to blunt "the day keith deided ut died" i love dan back stirring "the healthiest looking dying man" indeed:nod:

as said before, heres hoping that the next epi will be better and Im hoping they are not going down the "brooke stopped taking her pills without julia knowing road" cos thats just, NO brooke isnot that girl.

and yes i agree with above the writers needs to STAY AWAY from "quinns this age" shes older than both tay and hales, thats that, stopp messing with it - oif u forgot just leave it be and everone thats already made up their mind on it can live in that worlds - im just pretending Quinn did the volteer thing in HS and hales in junior high or sumething with the younger ones.:shrug: Now say after me "When Haley was a freshman, taylor was a senior. When Haley was a junior her sibblings all had moved out, so unless Quinn was living in a gutter and shunned by the fam, she is OLDER than Taylor.":rolleyes:, better yet, just leave.it.aloooone.

Millie was so annoying.