Spirit in the Night (6 Apr. 2004)

Nathan has moved into his own apartment, away from both parents. To prepare for a match away, Coach orders Lucas to coach Nathan's weakest points, and makes them uneasy roommates; in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Duane Clark

Writer:

Mark Schwahn (creator)

Stars:

Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Chad Michael Murray	...	Lucas Scott
James Lafferty	...	Nathan Scott
Hilarie Burton	...	Peyton Sawyer
Bethany Joy Lenz	...	Haley James
Paul Johansson	...	Dan Scott
Sophia Bush	...	Brooke Davis
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Deb Scott
Barry Corbin	...	Coach Whitey Durham
Craig Sheffer	...	Keith Scott
Moira Kelly	...	Karen Roe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brett Claywell	...	Tim Smith
Brecka Coleman	...	Reese
Sarah Edwards	...	Theresa
Corri English	...	Claire Young
Rick Forrester	...	Matt Perry

Storyline

Nathan has moved into his own apartment, away from both parents. To prepare for a match away, Coach orders Lucas to coach Nathan's weakest points, and makes them uneasy roommates; in the evening the boys sneak out but the strip joint Tim 'could get them in' turns out to be queer. Peyton and Sparkle Classic cheer-leading coach Brooke also find themselves bunking together; when Theresa falls sick, Haley is recruited and gets a crash course. Mouth spies the other teams -he demonstrates with more talent then most girls!- so they rework both choreography (Brooke) and music (Peyton); after training Brooke gets the hot pool opened, the boys jump in and coach grills chaperons Karen and Peyton's dad Larry Sawyer, but nobody minds. The new routine rocks, so Brooke wins the choreography prize. In the game Nathan uses the fade-away Lucas proposed and scores the winning point. At the home front manager Keith feels smothered by Dan and his men, and makes a drastic choice.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 April 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tollin/Robbins Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode is named after a song by Bruce Springsteen.

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Goofs

The team states that they will be going to Charlotte to play in the basketball classic. When Nathan and Lucas go to the gym after the club, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) logo is visible in the middle of the court, proving they are still in Wilmington, not Charlotte.

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Quotes

Claire Young: Oh and remember, girls. Jazz fingers!
Haley James: I'd like to give her a jazz finger.

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Soundtracks

"Slam"
(uncredited)
Performed by Midnight to Twelve

User Reviews

I'd like to give her a jazz finger

I love a good cheerleader competition, and Brooke shows another side to her character.

Good to see that mouth is getting more air time. He is a great guy, and i like the dynamic between him and Brooke. I especially liked when he did the cheer routine. So cute.

Nathan having his own apartment is so cool, and I'm glad he is able to get out of that bad home environment. I wish I had that much privacy when I was in school.

I'm kinda over Lucas and Nathan not liking each other and putting Hayley in the middle. Just move on already.