One Tree Hill 7X1: 4:30 AM (Apparently They Were Traveling Abroad) (Patreon)

This felt weird and I didn't like it. Are Peyton and Luke gone? Like gone, gone? Forever? Last episode I didn't get the impression they were leaving Tree Hill. I thought they were just going for a drive. But I didn't check the credits. I did notice that Julian is in the main titles though.

I wonder if we're getting Quinn and Clay as replacements for them, assuming they're gone, of course. We spent way too much time following around Clay for him not to be one of our new main characters, right? I mean, I get we had to establish him in order for his bombshell at the end of the episode to be worrying, but still. I did not need that much of him.

And we got another time jump. 14 months this time.

Let's start with the good. Brooke and Julian seem happy. If not sad that they don't get to see each other more. Brooke even writes marry me on the sand, but doesn't show it to Julian and the tide washes it away. After spending several phone calls trying to get in touch with him, she gives up. But Jamie gives her one of his birthday wishes and Julian shows up at the party. He tells her he quit the movie because he'd rather be in Tree Hill with the girl he loves.

Um, I think that's it. Lol.

Maybe I just don't like change. But it seems like a lot of things are different now. Yes, Nathan and Haley are still together, but it's the off season and he's not home that much. He's spending his time practicing and doing commercial shoots. I was actually concerned he wasn't gonna make it to Jamie's party. It seems like he gives Jamie a lot of 'things' since he's not around as much as he used to be. I'm happy that his career seems to be going well, but that's not the best thing about Nathan.

And Jamie feels different too. (The actor, not the character). I get he's a child actor, and they grow and learn and change rapidly, but he didn't feel like the Jamie we're known for so long.

Haley is still doing music and I guess also running RedBedroom Records in Peyton's absence. But she's having a hard time balancing her music and the label. But the bigger label (you know what I mean, but I don't know what it's called) said they are sending someone to help her. However, when she arrives she tells Haley she plans to shut down the label.

I didn't care much for the Skills and Mouth stuff. And Millicent was confident, I guess, but didn't really seem like her. (Minus the, don't tell Victoria I said that comment.)

And then we get to the end. Where Clay tells Nathan that the woman he took a selfie with at Jamie's party claimed he slept with her on the road and she's going public with it. I so don't want that to be true. Nathan already feels different. I don't want a whole cheating storyline.

Do people like this season? I'm nervous right now!