OTH - Season 6 Episode 6 Choosin’ My Own Way of Life Review

OK, here’s my rundown!

SO glad that Carrie is GONE. It was like normal had returned to Tree Hill. OMG.

I have to say I wish Nathan would cut Dan some slack. Yes, he killed your father, but he saved your WIFE and SON. And he truly seems remorseful and just wants that relationship back. And really Dan bent over backwards for Nathan and his basketball. I know sometimes it was too much but it would be so great for Dan to share in this time with Nathan getting back into ball.

And speaking of…so great to see Nathan excited about ball. Of course loved the little bit of Naley we got at the end.

Owen’s back! Yippee! Jamie and him were so cute together. I love how Owen said he screwed it up. At least a hint that they are going to deal with that.

I felt SO, SO, SO bad for Lucas and his book signing. Wow. I was not expecting that. Poor guy. I understand the concept of family being more important and I love how he said Peyton was so important to him but wow. I was embarrassed for him.
I think Mick and Peyton were good tonight. I think Mick finally showed that he and Ellie made the right choice. I think Peyton saw that and got some closure. I liked how he brought in Ellie and said how she never got over it. I liked that it was HER coin that he had, showing that he wasn’t ever really sober (I did get that right, right?). I liked how they pulled in her People Always Leave picture. I like how Peyton called Larry at the end.

I think this Sam and Brooke thing is going to be good. It was nice to see how they tied in Peyton’s adoption and Brooke’s line with Sam. For some reason, I’m much better dealing with this foster parent idea rather than Angie.

I’m so glad Brooke finally told Peyton the truth. I’m glad Peyton made it clear how upset she was that Brooke didn’t say anything. And I’M REALLY glad Peyton is the one that saw the mirror and finally was like, ok, what’s up? Good to see them close again.

Not sure how I feel about Mouth coming back. I’m a fan of Mouth’s and I don’t know, we spent all of Season 5 trying to get him to the point he is and then he’s going to pull a Brooke and Peyton and head home. I just wish we could know that he’s being successful for a little while longer.

I think that got it all. There were no major highs and no major lows. It was a good episode about everyone deciding their future. Nathan chooses slamball, Brooke faces her past and moves forward with Sam and her “bucket list”, Peyton moves past her dad, Mouth chooses Tree Hill, Lucas (forcefully) leaves his book tour. A lot of decisions were made tonight so I think it will be interesting to see what happens as we move forward and they all have to deal with them.