One Tree Hill - The Second Installment (One Tree Hill - The Complete Second Season (DVD))

Member Name: Whizz11

Product:	One Tree Hill - The Complete Second Season (DVD)
Date:	14/08/09 (41 review reads)
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The second season of One Tree Hill consisted of 23 episodes and ran from September 21, 2004 to May 24, 2005.

I have already reviewed what One Tree Hill is in my review of the First Season box set but I will give a little overview of the show here also.

The show revolves around the fictional town of Tree Hill set somewhere in North Carolina and is filmed there also. The main characters of the show are two half brothers, Lucas and Nathan who share the same dad and have a different mum. When the show first starts they are in high school and the story lines feature their many adventures with their friends, parents etc.

The basketball team from the local high school features in the school quite a bit as both Lucas and Nathan play in it.

Some of the main girl characters include Peyton, one of Lucas's on/off girlfriends who is very into her music, Brooke, captain of the cheerleading squad, another on/off girlfriend of Lucas and Peyton's best friend. Hayley makes up the trio of main girls.

A lot of the show is played out with voice-overs, often done by Lucas to describe events and how things happen. To me this gives it a very good effect and makes the storylines definitely more dramatic and exciting.

Season two pretty much takes off where season one finished. Nathan and Hayley face disapproval over their marriage from pretty much every angle they turn. Nathan's parents are none too pleased and even get back together because of it although this doesn't really last for long. Nathan and Hayley also have quite a few tests in the early part of their marriage from her sister and also a musician that Hayley is tempted to go on tour with.

The music on the show becomes more prominent in season two as this is where Peyton opens an all ages club called TRIC. A lot of the episodes feature the club and their many outings there and also as a consequence Peyton's downward spiral into drug taking. Teen shows always at some point have a drugs storyline and I think this one was portrayed well and in taste and gives the message out si
Lucas has a lot of trouble with this father this season. Even though he was never really around when he was growing up, after Dan has his heart attack he realises he wants to forge a relationship with Lucas. This starts off very cautiously and by the end of the season Dan has disowned Lucas for meddling in his affairs. Lucas realises that his dad has been doing lots of shady stuff, not to mention ruining the life of his brother Keith, Lucas's uncle who effectively brought him up as his own and whom he loves like a father.

Keith has quite a big storyline in this season, falling in love with the wrong woman and all the consequences that go along with that.

Brooke falls in love with Lucas in this season as he with her but by the end of the season Peyton and Lucas find themselves together and alone for the whole summer and this I believe is the start of the Peyton and Lucas love affair that still lasts to this day.

I'm not sure if this season was better than the first one or not. I think it's always hard to go from a successful first season of a show and keep that excitement and difference still going but it definitely keeps up the momentum and passion of the first season and sets it up well for next season.

The season 2 box set is currently available at Amazon for £34.99. Like I said the season encompasses 23 episodes on 6 discs and in total runs for 999 minutes. Again it includes the usual special features such as commentary from cast and crew, music from the show and a nice little feature that introduces the new characters.

Summary: Season 2 - One Tree Hill