I'm a real sucker for drama, heartache, emotional backlash and what not - it's got to be the drama queen in me; I don't know. I was watching One Tree Hill tonight - the episode What could have been - and I was just struck by the emotional depth of that episode. Peyton's hurt over Jake's refusal to let her visit him in jail, Dan's uncharacteristic outcry when talking to Nathan and telling him not to become like him, a man spending his life wishing he was someone else, Brooke's fears about getting involved with Lucas again...but I think what got to me the most out of the entire episode was Lucas' reaction shot after Brooke told Karen that they were only friends, nothing more. Those unshed tears just sucker-punched me. I think because most males in our society tend to deny their emotions or at least try to repress them, it hits you even harder when you see it - I know it does that to me anyways. I doubt anyone can say Chad Michael Murray can't act after having seen his many roles, but Lucas is definitely his best by far!