

In the earlier seasons Haley is offered the chance to go on tour with Chris Keller (Tyler Hilton), who is a Very Big Deal in OTH Land. (Of course, the true friendships prevailed, but the girls' battles are way bloodier on this show than the boys'.) When Haley is made to feel guilty for pursuing her music dreams Brooke and Rachel! Rachel and Haley! Peyton and Brooke! Brooke and Haley! All the women have sparred with each other at least once. Meanwhile, the girls have cold wars that last for episodes-sometimes even seasons. The guys rarely fight when they do, it's over in 17 seconds. The show works overtime to make sure the men look balanced-and the women look "crazy." Speaking of the dudes: They all love each other, but the girls all hate each other. Meanwhile, Dan murdered someone, but he still manages to stay smart, cunning, and conniving during his paranoia. Deb's addiction leaves her unhinged, obsessive, and scaling actual walls to get out of rehab. (Give her something, man.) And let's not forget how they portray Deb and Dan during their respective dark moments. Exhibit A: When Peyton tells Lucas that she loves him, and he stares at her like a deer caught in headlights. Also, the girls on One Tree Hill always seem to be more emotionally invested in their romantic relationships than the boys. On the other hand, Nathan and Lucas (who certainly has grounds to be angry with Nathan) fist-bump and act like nothing ever happened. Peyton and Brooke get into several physical fights over this drama. The "Brooke sleeping with Nathan even though he had just broken up with Peyton" storyline is a perfect example of this. The relaxed way the male characters deal with problems versus the manic way female characters do Girls fighting over boys is always bad-news bears. The love triangle between Lucas, Brooke, and Peytonīrooke and Peyton are not objects for you to juggle, Lucas! No women are! He is the sole reason Peyton and Brooke hated each other for an entire season. Yet she does absolutely nothing to Nathan, who was her boyfriend right before this rendezvous took place. She punches her in the face, but that's not even the worst part: Peyton launches a slut-shaming campaign against Brooke, which hits a fever pitch when she paints the word whore on Brooke's prom dress.
Can't they just bond and drop the mean-girl drivel? The way Peyton reacts to finding out Brooke slept with Nathan And let's not forget that before they were friends, Brooke taped childhood photos of Rachel around the school to embarrass her. Watching Rachel and Brooke's blossoming friendship is one of the highlights of season four, but their sleepovers, fun times, and high jinks are peppered with several slut- and fat-shaming incidents. Rachel and Brooke’s constant mean-girl moments He's sad because Shelley doesn't want to date him anymore. When she cries immediately after and leaves, Mouth does feel bad, but not because he just sexually assaulted a girl. Shelley makes it very clear to Mouth that she does not want to have sex with him however, he essentially guilt-trips her into bed. His personality really comes out the night he loses his virginity to Shelley, the Clean Teen. He wants to be like them only to get laid-it's beyond icky. Do not feel sorry for him because he constantly plays second fiddle to Nathan, Lucas, and the other hunky jocks. He's a shallow weasel who thinks girls should like him because he's nice. Mouth is not the cute, sensitive "nerd" One Tree Hill makes him out to be. When Mouth pressures Shelley, the Clean Teen, into having sex The 11 plot points, below, are particularly cringeworthy. Our current, inclusive pop culture landscape only amplifies One Tree Hill's blemishes. Female characters on the show are routinely fat- and slut-shamed and portrayed as "crazy." This show was made during a different era, but it feels like One Tree Hill sometimes went out of its way to be offensive. For every deliciously soapy One Tree Hill scene, there is a problematic moment. Simply put, we have One Tree Hill to thank for some truly great moments in teen entertainment history…

(Want proof? Look no further than when a dog ate Dan's new heart just minutes before he entered surgery.) It also launched the careers of Sophia Bush and the King of 2006, Chad Michael Murray. One Tree Hill is one of the most iconic teen television shows for several reasons.
