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* [[Actor Shipping]]:

** A contingent of fans shipped Chad Michael Murray & Sophia Bush, largely because of their [[Romance on the Set|former real life relationship]]. Considering these fans were usually Brucas fans shipping their characters, Chad gets a lot of flack from some of the shippers, with them blaming his divorcing Sophia for the end of Brucas sometime later.

* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]:

** Nathan trying to kill himself - Is he a selfish jackass doing it because he can't play basketball, or is he doing it out of fear that he's going to become a [[Generation Xerox]] of Dan?

** Is Dan Scott genuinely trying to atone for his mistakes, or just doing it for a quick buck?

* [[Author's Saving Throw]]: After the 2007 Writer's Strike caused production on ''One Tree Hill'' to be halted (Much like every other show in America that season) after episode 5x12 was completed, [[The CW]] ordered 6 more episodes to round out the season & finish the plot arcs for Season 6 to start fresh.

* [[Complete Monster]]: The show has a number of surprisingly disturbing, twisted villains for a teen soap, including {{spoiler|Ian "Psycho Derek" Banks}}, loan shark Daunte Jones, deranged stalker "Nanny Carrie", and psychotic ex Katie, all of whom skirt this trope. However, only {{spoiler|Xavier "Ex" Daniels crosses enough lines to indisputably enter this trope, being responsible for assaults, murders, kidnappings, and other crimes, in addition to displaying a disturbingly sadistic personality throughout.}}

** His return in Season 9 confirms this full-stop.

** Nathan for [[Platonic Life Partners|Haley/Lucas]] shippers.

** [[Invoked Trope|Intentionally invoked]] with Chris Keller - Fans initially liked him, thinking he was there to be Peyton's new love interest, until they realised he was there to cause problems for Nathan & Haley, at which point this happened. The show would later invert this situation with Julian, by introducing him in a way that made it appear he was there to cause problems for Lucas & Peyton, before revealing he was there as Brooke's new love interest.

* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]

** Brooke was initially introduced to be a female friend for Peyton and wasn't even in the show's pilot. Regardless, she grew to be a major character and by the end of the series, was the only character to appear in every episode (Well, not counting the pilot).

* [[Mary Sue]]: Alex Dupre. She's an actress/model/singer who combines elements of [[Relationship Sue]], [[Jerk Sue]] & [[Sympathetic Sue]].

* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: One of the clearest cases in any media. Dan Scott - all around [[Jerkass]], bad father, and [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]], but nothing too bad. {{spoiler|Until he kills Keith - his own brother - in cold blood, pins the murder on Jimmy Edwards, and uses Keith's death to worm his way back into Lucas & Karen's lives}}.

* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: Karen talking Brooke's parents into letting Brooke stay in Tree Hill after they move to California for work became one retroactively, after Brooke's mother Victoria made her first appearance in Season 5 & was revealed to be a complete bitch.

* [[Portmanteau Couple Name]]: Dear God, so many. The first was arguably Naley, for Nathan/Haley, which has actually been [[Lampshade Hanging|referenced]] in the show. Others include: Leyton (Lucas/Peyton), Brucas (Brooke/Lucas), Jeyton (Jake/Peyton), Brulian (Brooke/Julian), etc. Brulian has also been name-dropped on the show by the (female) Alex.

* [[Win Back the Crowd]]: Season 9, following the [[Seasonal Rot]] of Seasons Seven and Eight, with the [[Darker and Edgier]] storyline of {{spoiler|Nathan being kidnapped by Eastern European assassins.}}