One Tree Hill (TV Series) One Tree Hill (2012) User Reviews

Thank You OTH

[assassinisaiah · 10/10 · 19 December 2020]

This ends the best tv show ever and never be replicated thank you OTH for changing my life

What a great way to end a show

[dianamarinelli · 8/10 · 24 August 2020]

Nine seasons later oth ended on a high note with everyone getting a happy ending they deserve

There's only one Tree Hill

[allmoviesfan · 10/10 · 5 October 2023]

By the time the strains of my favourite of all U2 songs begins, ushering in the final minutes of the one hundred and eighty-seventh visit to Tree Hill, North Carolina, it was abundantly clear that this was a series-ender for the ages.

(Side note: I don't know what it cost the producers to get U2's epic in there, but it was worth every single cent).

A reunion for Tric's tenth anniversary conjures plenty of memories for Nathan, Haley, Brooke and the others - and, of course, for those who have watched One Tree Hill for nine memorable seasons - and the final minutes in the gym at Tree Hill High, where it really all began, are the pay-off every longtime, hardcore OTH fan wanted and hoped for. Ravens hoops in the gym, one of the real focal points of the series, offering certainty in the now and glimpses of the future.

Mark Schwan, for all his documented faults (of which there are many), crafted a brilliant farewell to be proud of.

There is, indeed only one Tree Hill.

Bomblastic!

[coolkishan · 3 February 2019]

What an episode man.Simply crazy it was.Thank you one tree Hill.

I could've done without some of the corny moments...

[m-47826 · 8/10 · 22 February 2024]

But it's still a very good and rewarding series finale. This rewatch was very important, it made me realize seasons I used to love (3 through 5) weren't so great, but it also comforted me in some of my first impressions. Season 9 is great (best returning cast, drama, and less music. Which made the musical moments stand out more), but is also so late in the game, I can't rate it higher than number 5 or 6 on my seasons ranking. It got too soapy with the whole Julian/Brooke drama (I just can't stand them) but the rest was there to keep your hooked. And even though the stalker storyline became something we would laugh at, because every seasons since season four had one. It was nice to see Quentin's murderer being dealt with once and for all. It'll probably bring controversy saying that, but I didn't like the way the « Danny Boy » episode was handled. Turning Dan into a tragic figure was too on the nose, and how writers explained why he killed Keith, was like grasping at straws. I mean, he looked like the kind of guy whose motto was « kill or be killed », so it's perfectly understandable that blinded by vengeance, he murdered his own brother, thinking he was the one who tried to murder him first. They just overdid it. As far as « One Tree Hill » is concerned, they just wrapped everything up so well, you wished Lucas and Peyton would be here. Not that they were my favorite characters either, after all they were broody in the angsty and annoying way Clay and Quinn (favorite couple) never were. But their absence still feels unnatural. Another thing I regret, is how creators passed on the opportunity to edit a « house of Trick » CD, with songs from the episode's « concert » and some of the iconic scenes of the OTH series. Though I can appreciate the nods at all of US throughout the finale, for a show that relied so much on its soundtrack, it is unbelievable they never gave their fans a farewell mixtape. I know a reunion is probably out of the question, but I'm still curious to know how it all turned out for these characters, now that they are pushing forty.

Season ranking:

Season one: best episodes, they just flow naturally and the drama was more realistic.

Season two: great sequel. Ana and Felix still feel too at odds with the rest of the series. But it's the most iconic year in my opinion.

Season 7: the show rose from its ashes. The new cast was great (Alex was still tolerable) and the season finale was fun and chilling.

Season 3: it got a little too over the top and melodramatic. But it has some of the best episodes.

Season 9: one crazy ride. It's the true guilty pleasure season of One Tree Hill.

Season 6: It has a good mix of drama and comedy, and it was back when the show felt like comfort food.

Season 5: too short, but good. Only the way it focuses on the Peyton/Lucas/Lindsey love triangle. Makes it skip-able, when you know how it ends.

Season 4: the drama became ridiculous and barely any episodes stood out.

Season 8: it has some nice episodes, like the premiere, the thanksgiving , « Hangovers », « Kick-ass » and stuff specials. But it is also kind of dull and some characters come off as unlikable.