"One Tree Hill" With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept (2006)

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Director:

Gregory Prange

Writers:

Mark Schwahn (creator) and
Mark Schwahn (writer)

TV Series:

"One Tree Hill" (2003)

Original Air Date:

1 March 2006 (Season 3, Episode 16)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Plot:

A dangerous day at Tree Hill High gives Nathan and Lucas a common goal, as they put their lives on the line to save their friends when a distraught student comes to school with a gun and holds Haley hostage.

Plot Keywords:

High School | High School Basketball | Coach | Basketball | North Carolina

Cast

Chad Michael Murray	...	Lucas Scott
James Lafferty	...	Nathan Scott
Hilarie Burton	...	Peyton Sawyer
Bethany Joy Galeotti	...	Haley James Scott
Paul Johansson	...	Dan Scott
Sophia Bush	...	Brooke Davis
Lee Norris	...	'Mouth' McFadden
Barry Corbin	...	Coach Whitey Durham
Craig Sheffer	...	Keith Scott
Moira Kelly	...	Karen Roe
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Bridgewater	...	Reeves
John Cates	...	Rusty
Marcus Coloma	...	Marcus
Colin Fickes	...	Jimmy Edwards
Craig Galloway	...	Officer #1
Sharon Graci	...	Sheila
Danneel Harris	...	Rachel Gatina
Elizabeth Hirsch-Tauber	...	Madison (as Aurelia Tauber)
Jeff Howard	...	Officer #3
Nina Jones	...	Mrs. Farell
Bobby Kennedy	...	SWAT #1
Bevin Prince	...	Bevin Mirskey
Allison Scagliotti	...	Abby Brown
Shawn Shepard	...	Principal Turner
Teresa Smith	...	Concerned parent #1
Antwon Tanner	...	Skills
Byron Thigpen	...	SWAT #2
Renee Vincent	...	Mrs. Edwards
Amber Wallace	...	Glenda Farrell

Trivia:

The episode is named after a song by Explosions in the Sky.

Quotes:

Jimmy Edwards: You really think I am the only one. Then ask yourself this. Have you ever treated someone like crap in this school or left anyone out? Have you ever broken up with someone in the time it takes to pass a note and disappear? Or talk trash behind their back? Or maybe you just ignored it all? You know why you worry about the big game or the prom or the bake sale for the pep club. You ask yourself that and then you tell me if there is anyone else out there.

Soundtrack:

God Bless The Child

Incredibly Sad, but Incredibly True

This episode was by far one of the best TV episodes of any show I've ever watched, let alone on the WB.

Hearing Jimmy talk about high school society brought tears to my eyes, not only because his words were so touching and heartfelt, but because what he was saying was true.

This is a great episode for teens to watch, especially before entering high school. It teaches them to be more open and not to exclude anyone, because this episode provides insight to the effects of that neglect.

One thing I liked about this episode was that it was all serious. No frivolous teen problems, no "will these pants make my butt look good?" issues, and no comedy. The entire episode dealt with serious issues, and, especially coming from a not-so-serious show, the magnitude of the subject matter was handled beautifully.

A major theme of this episode was to make sure that what was going on in high school society would stop. A character acts upon this need for change. I feel that this episode screams for change, and I feel that the episode instilled the necessary impact needed to start that change.