3.03 First Day On A Brand New Planet
Many interesting and unexpected things happened in this episode. Many firsts also happened, like Haley almost getting into a fight, but I'll get into that a little later. I enjoyed this eppy and I will now go on to tell you why.
Haley/Lucas: Everytime I now see these two acting as the best friends they were in Season 1 I just get happier. It's really refreshing to see this friendship being explored again. I really liked the little tradition they have for the night before the first day of school with the predictions. I just love how supportive Lucas is of her and how he is just there for her. It's good that Haley can count on him again.
Haley/Brooke: I had some doubts about the two of them living together. I mean yeah they were starting to really explore a friendship last season, but it didn't get far since Haley left on the tour. But I must say I do love this growing friendship. Like Lucas, Brooke is there for Haley. She consoles her when she's feeling down and gives her some advice. You can see that she really cares for her . I'm glad that Haley has Brooke too. It used to be Peyton, but since Peyton is so angry she's no longer a person to count on. And the fact that they are now roommates just makes it more fun and interesting to watch.
Lucas/Brooke: Can I just say that I love how Lucas has turned this around on Brooke and is now playing her game and teasing her. It was just entertaining to see. Lucas really wants their relationship to be exclusive, but Brooke is still hesitant to take that leap. And it's understandable considering he did cheat on her with her best friend Peyton when they first dated. It's just interesting to see how this relationship develops.
Haley/Gossip Girls: Oh this sure was fun to watch. These group of girls just taunting and making fun of Haley. At first I thought what makes these girls want to make fun of Haley. But hey they were probably thinking, " There's a girl who went touring the country with big music stars supposedly becoming a star herself, but yet she's back here. She probably failed." I liked that Haley just ignored them. But as soon as they made the Kelly Clarkson comment I loved how Haley just turned around and stood up for herself. It was fun to see Haley get into a little brawl. It was the first time we ever saw Haley lose her calm composure,well besides when she was pulling on Taylor's hair last season. But then again that doesn't really count since Taylor is her sister. But watching Haley lose it especially at school was very interesting.
Nathan/Peyton: Well I do like the friendship that these two have been
building up in the last two seasons considering their history together. Nathan does need a good friend that he can talk to since he is again on the outs with Lucas and Tim is too much of a goofball to take anything serious. Although it is hard to listen to them talk about things they used to do when they dated. Considering I'm a big Naley and Jeyton fan. They just never worked as a couple. Nathan belongs with Haley and Peyton belongs with Jake. That's how it should be. But I do like their growing friendship.
Haley/Peyton: Now here's where I must rant. Peyton is still being very hostile and passive-aggressive towards Haley. Haley has done NOTHING to Peyton for her to be acting that way. Whatever is going on between Haley and Nathan is between them and Peyton needs to back off. Like I've said before, I know Peyton wants to be there for Nathan, but she has no right to act that way towards Haley. Even Nathan isn't that mean to Haley and he's the one that was directly affected. Sure he avoids her but it's because he doesn't want to hurt her. Peyton does it intentionally. Peyton needs to remember that she is really mad at her biological mom Ellie and not Hales. Like Haley said it wasn't like she was the one that gave her up for adoption. Peyton better get an attitude adjustment soon.
Haley/Nathan: Everytime I see scenes between these two I am amazed all over again by the chemistry between them. Haley still wants so badly to be with Nathan again, but he is still trying to avoid her. It's kind of hard when they have their lockers right next to each other and keep running into each other at school. Even being put into detention together. But you can still see the love so evident between them. Nathan shocked Haley when he told her that he looked into a divorce. He didn't want to get the annulment because he doesn't want to act like their marriage didn't exist. They did have good times together and he wants to hold onto those memories. The state said that they'd have to be separated for a year. Haley still holds on to the hope that they can fix their problems and be together again. Nate wants to see what happens. I know that, like Haley, Nathan has hope that maybe they can be together again, but he wants to be prepared if it doesn't. Which is kinda smart. But, as seen buy Haley's senior prediction, she is determined to get Nathan back and we can only hope that she succeeds. We can only wait now.
Haley/Nathan/Whitey: This has got to be one of the funniest parts of the entire episode. Whitey was just handing these two detention slips like it was water. He seemed mean when he gave the detentions, mostly to Haley since we never really saw him give Nathan the detentions, but if you watched closely you could catch the little eye winks he gave Haley. He was just trying to give the couple an opportunity to have no choice but to talk. It didn't really work well since they only talked once and it was about Haley's little fight and then when Haley tried to get serious Nate brushed her off. It was nice to see Whitey try to help in his own way. It was great to see Whitey on screen again.
Dan/Whitey: These two are always butting heads and it is always Dan initiating it. Dan justs holds this grudge against Whitey and he won't let go until Whitey is out of his way. Whitey for one proves to be a worthy opponent. I'm glad that he doesn't take any crap from Dan. But I must say Dan sunk to a new low when he went before the School Board to get Whitey fired. Luckily he didn't succeed. The team needs their Coach Whitey.
Dan/Lucas: It's amazing to see how Dan doesn't really care much about Lucas who is his first born. But then again he did abandon him. Dan takes every opportunity to taunt Lucas and it's good that Lucas is not afraid to stand up to him. But what was really surprising was no matter how bad Dan is to Lucas I never thought that he would go as far as actually physically harm him. When Dan started choking Lucas, since he thought Luke was the one who tried to kill him, I was really surprised. But what was redeeming was when he found out the truth that Luke actually saved him. You can kind of see a look of regret. Can't wait to find out what happens next.
Dan/Nathan: Finally a scene between Dan and Nathan. Obviously Nathan still has major resentment towards his father, due to his sarcastic comments to him. Their first scene together was normal banter, with Nathan finding out Dan's plan to get rid of Whitey. But the second scene kind of confused me. I don't know what Dan's comment about Nathan shouldn't really unpack was about. Also his sullen look when Nathan told him it was kind of pathetic for him to be hanging around considering Deb kicked him out and his comment that there is nothing wrong with a man trying to hold on. It was hard to tell whether he was being sincere and trying to be helpful to Nathan or it was another one of his manipulative games. But knowing Dan it's the latter of the choices. But it did give Nathan a push to go see Haley and talk.
Special Mentions: Where the hell is Deb? I don't recall anyone saying anything about where she's been for the last two episodes. Unless she's been working at the cafe offscreen. Hope to see her soon. And also gotta give Karen props for standing up for Whitey at the School Board meeting and helping him keep his job. It was just great watching her beat Dan once again.
Well, there is my long review. Until next time.
