I and Love and You.

I'm halfway through writing my rant-y post about the season so far for GG, OTH, Grey's, Glee, HIMYM and TBBT. So far, I have all but given up on OTH because season 7 has really been no fun to watch. Then, James Lafferty steps in as director for episode 7 ("I and Love and You") and gives us the best episode of the season so far and thus reminding me why I haven't given up on OTH just yet :)

SPOILERS AHEAD!

Thoughts : One Tree Hill Season 7 Episode 7 "I and Love and You"

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I have to say that the episode was pretty predictable so the fact that I still think it's the best episode of the season so far means it's some good shit. Not to be an insufferable know-it-all, but I knew Sarah was a ghost (from the previous episode) and I knew Dan wasn't gonna betray his son (all in his creepy grand plan to reform his life.. by marrying Rachel. right)! OK, I was on the fence about whether or not Rene was really carrying Nathan's kid but hell to the yea, I'm glad that's over and done with. Go Dan! Woohoo!

Hands down, the best story of the episode was Clay and Sarah's. I knew that behind that cheeky grin and tortured eyes Clay had some left behind/heart breaking love story. Not to mention how good they look together! Sigh. Their story was told so beautifully and both actors have amazing chemistry together. The flashback scenes really made me believe they were very much in love and mind you, it only took one episode's worth of flashbacks. Yes, til this day, I still don't buy the Lucas-is-meant-to-be-with-Peyton thang. But, I digress.

The one odd thing I liked was the fact that she died, just like that. Weird, but I liked how drastic it was. Plus, no cliched, awkward, "I have (insert incurable disease here)" moments. I feel like the suddenness compounded the feeling of loss felt by Clay and me as well. This kind of storyline has been used countless times but it sure worked wonders this time.

And then we have Nathan and Haley. I think Bethany Joy Galeotti is a really good actress. When Rene admitted she was lying the whole time (she totally deserved one of Haley's infamous but super awesome bitch slaps btw - the very first and most memorable one doled out to Rachel in season 4), the way she broke down was so real. You could practically see the relief wash over her! James Lafferty, on the other hand, has never been a strong actor. To me, he just completes the awesomeness that is Naley and is really hot. Maybe he should consider directing once OTH is over.

The Quinn and David story just made me dislike Quinn even more. Is it me or does Quinn look like she's perpetually crying? Seriously, her eyes are watery all the time, it's not even funny anymore. I kinda wish she'd go back to David and either leave Tree Hill or bring David back because I kinda liked David, though he's only been around for like, 2 episodes and I already like him more than Quinn. The flashbacks only gave me the impression that Quinn's a stubborn little girl who is unwilling to change and grow up. David is trying to provide for her but she's all noooo we have to stay young and continue living like hippies and I have something against projectors yada yada yada. Only thing about Quinn is she's so hot. And I like her name. Garrh.

Last but not least, Julian and Brooke. They probably had the least scenes but they were all pretty good. I really really hope they stick it out and stay together til the end because it's nice to see Brooke in love and Julian jealous over Chase . Haha, priceless. Speaking of Chase, he's still going strong with Mia and there's another good-looking couple!

I liked this episode because it focused on the people I wanted to see (no Millie and Mouth) and the script was so well-written and well-acted. Really made me feel like I was watching good ol OTH again and just when I was about to give up on it too. Ahhh. Hopefully, it will pick up and continue being good. But for now, I still think the show should end this season.

Tried to find pics of Clay and Sarah to post up but even Google is failing me! :( But, have a listen to "I And Love And You" by The Avett Brothers:



It's the song that was playing towards the end of the episode and evidently, the inspiration for this episode's title.

edit: haha I just found a forum called "Sarah-Clay make Quinn-Clay look like a joke!" hahahaha!