Back when Dawson's Creek was on the air, I remember making the comment to a friend, "Do you think anyone could make a worse night time soap opera if they tried?" The answer, after watching a couple of seasons of One Tree Hill, is a resounding yes. Because the show is now going into its eighth season, I have to believe that there's something there, but watching the seventh season was like watching a bunch of Ken and Barbie dolls do the least inspired or discerning things in the dullest possible way. In an effort to spice things up, they've added a new roster of characters this season, all related to, or working with, Nathan (James Lafferty) and Haley Scott (Bethany Joy Galeotti).
They really reach for heightened drama in every episode, when not tossing out the most dreadfully executed jokes ever written, which, ironically, often come off as unintentionally funny, partly because most of these people can't act ―although newcomer VanSenten seems to have some chops ― and because the writing is so unbelievably bland and heteronormative.
