Wow, what a great mid-season finale!
My thoughts:
1. The beginning scene with Lucas, Haley and Jamie was really cute! It kind of bothered me though, how when Jamie asked, "Where was your daddy?" and Lucas said "He wasn't there," it was as if they were trying to make a reference to Nathan not being there, and being less important at that moment. It is cute that Lucas really wants to be a great uncle- and don't get me wrong, I loved that scene- it's just that something bothered me.. maybe it's because I wish that Nalamie (Naley+Jamie) would go back to being a happy family again!
2. Naley- Very cute dream scene for Nathan- I wished it was real, but then again I didn't, because I really didn't want them to get back together that fast without a second thought. The flashback when Haley was walking down the isle was cute too- those two have such great chemistry! Finally, my favourite scene of the whole episode in Jamie's bedroom when Haley was crying and Nathan grabbed her- O, that passion.. how i miss it! It was such a great scene because even though Haley pulled away at first, he just grabbed her and she just collapsed in his arms :):) it made me so happy :)
3. The parentals being back- meh, can't say I really like Karen to begin with, although I liked her with Andy the most and Lily is really cute. Dan- I really can't understand what's going on in his head- he's singing the death march or whatever, but he's rescuing Jamie, but he's being an ass to Haley, but he's trying to win back his family? I need him to choose a side so I can understand and decide whether to dislike or like him. I am SO glad he put that evil pyscho b*tch Carrie in her place, because someone had to. Thank god little Jamie escaped before that got out of control. I really hope he tells Naley what happened, and they believe him! They need a restraining order against that crazy whore.
4. LLP- First off, I am glad that Peyton even showed up. That takes a lot of guts. Skillz was hilarious- any friends reference is a welcome one in my books. I am glad that that scene where she stands up in the wedding and proclaims her love wasn't real- I would have been very upset if it was. I'm glad she didn't intervene and it happened on it's own. I gotta say though- my heart went out to Lucas, even though he has been the assiest ass for the better part of this season. I think he really did love her- he just loved Peyton more. AS for her reaction- I would have liked to see her feel at least a little guilty- because although she didn't do anything directly, she was part of it indirectly. Instead she just went straight to the "Why did he say 'I do'? That means he chose her" etc. I understand that that is her main worry, but I would have liked to see a "I feel bad for Lindsay- or I wish she didn't have to get hurt like this".. just something would have been nice. Anyway I'm glad they didn't get married, but I don't want leyton to get together right away. I want a grace period where Lucas pines a bit. We've only ever seen him pine for two girls- it would be interesting to see him pine for Lindsey.
5. Baby Davis- can't say i'm too thrilled about that plot line. It was kind of thrown at us at an awkward time, and personally, i don't think it is something that her character would do at this point in her life. She is only 22.. i get that she is lonely, but she should at least wait a bit to see if she gets married and then have a kid.. I don't know, I understand that they are growing up, but I think that was a little too rash of a decision for me. But hey, we'll see how it turns out.
All in all, a fantastic episode. I can't believe I have to wait almost a month for the next one! :( O well, I guess I'll have to hold an OTH marathon- seasons 1to 4. O yeah, that would be great.