It has been incredibly shocking to read about this, but, as many people pointed out, what the show stands for doesn’t change for me. I truly believe it tells one of the most brilliant stories about growing up and even though I have absolutely no respect left for Mark Schwahn and hope that he will be held responsibile for his horrible actions, I still love the show and the actors that worked so passionately on it for so long, despite the circumstances. So, instead of remembering Schwahn, let us remember Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer and Haley James Scott, let us remember the way Sophia and Hilarie and Bethany and Daneel worked hard and made these characters their own and showed us what it’s like to be a young girl growing up in this world. Let us remember them, let us make One Tree Hill theirs, like it should have been.
All the cast and the crew have proved that despite the hardships they went through, they love Tree Hill as well. I’m thankful they decided to adress this because Schawhn shouldn’t get away with it. I guess a thank you is mandatory –and heartfelt, for Sophia and Hilarie and Bethany and Daneel and all the other women that put their souls into the show and loved it with every fiber of their being, despite everything. It has a special place in my heart and always will. Tree Hill’s home.
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