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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After being approached about Lucas' medical bills, Karen - a single mother living modestly - has to ask about arranging a payment plan as their insurance won’t cover the expense.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Karen is rightfully furious when she finds out Keith had been drinking prior to driving with Lucas as a passenger.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Karen is rightfully furious when she finds out Keith had been drinking prior to driving with Lucas as a passenger.passenger.
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* DownerBeginning: The episode starts with Lucas flatlining in surgery and word spreading about his accident.


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* MistakenForRelated: Hospital staff keep mistaking Keith for Karen’s husband.
* NotMeThisTime: When Karen arrives at the hospital, she’s told that she’s lucky Lucas' father got him into surgery. When she corrects the doctor that it was his uncle, he reiterates what he said, and Keith tells her about Dan’s involvement in getting them to the hospital.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After being approached about Lucas' medical bills, Karen - a single mother living modestly - has to ask about arranging a payment plan as their insurance won’t cover the expense.
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* ShoutOut: As Karen reads the comatose Lucas basketball scores, she refers to UsefulNotes/LeBronJames and Carmelo Anthony by name.
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* LoveConfession: Peyton admits to Haley that she’s in love with Lucas.
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: When Karen visits Dan after Lucas wakes up, Dan fully expects Karen to tear into him for giving consent for Lucas to be operated on in her absence, and immediately jumps to this a defence the moment he sees Karen.

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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: When Karen visits Dan after Lucas wakes up, Dan fully expects Karen to tear into him for giving consent for Lucas to be operated on in her absence, and immediately jumps to this a defence the moment he sees Karen.

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* ConverseWithTheUnconcious: Karen, Peyton and Nathan are all seen doing so with the comatose Lucas.

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* ConverseWithTheUnconcious: ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Karen, Peyton and Nathan are all seen doing so with the comatose Lucas.



* IWillWaitForYou: Peyton tells this to the comatose Lucas.

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* IWillWaitForYou: Peyton tells says this to the comatose Lucas.Lucas, almost verbatim.
--> '''Peyton''': Umm, I just came by to tell you that I"m probably not going to be around much with Brooke being here. It's just kind of weird, but I'm with you, Lucas. You know that, and I'll wait forever if I have to."



* LoveConfession: Discussed - Peyton admits to Haley that she needs Lucas to wake up so she can tell him that she’s in love with him.
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* ConverseWithTheUnconcious: Karen, Peyton and Nathan are all seen doing so with the comatose Lucas.


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* IWillWaitForYou: Peyton tells this to the comatose Lucas.


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* LoveConfession: Discussed - Peyton admits to Haley that she needs Lucas to wake up so she can tell him that she’s in love with him.
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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: After learning that Haley and Lucas were fighting before his accident, Karen muses to Peyton that she doesn’t expect it last once Lucas wakes up as best friends can forgive anything; unaware that Peyton and Lucas have been having an affair behind Brooke’s back.
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As Karen returns to Tree Hill, she’s met with the news of Lucas and Keith’s car accident. Peyton struggles with the guilt of her affair with Lucas, whilst the oblivious Brooke dotes on her comatose boyfriend. Meanwhile Nathan tries to repair his relationship with Haley.

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As Karen returns to Tree Hill, she’s met with the news of Lucas and Keith’s car accident. Peyton struggles with the guilt of her affair with Lucas, whilst the oblivious Brooke dotes on her comatose boyfriend. Meanwhile Nathan tries to repair his relationship with Haley.
Haley, guilt ridden that her last interaction with Lucas was the two of them fighting.

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* BittersweetEnding: Lucas has awoken from his coma, Nathan has fixed things with Haley, who finally visits Lucas with Nathan’s encouragement, their fight instantly forgotten. However, Brooke is still in the dark about Lucas and Peyton’s feelings for one another, and Karen’s trust in Keith is shattered because of the knowledge Keith had been drinking before he got behind the wheel.



* FootDraggingDivorcee: Dan makes it clear to Deb’s attorney that he has no intention of signing the divorce papers.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: When Karen visits Dan after Lucas wakes up, Dan fully expects Karen to tear into him for giving consent for Lucas to be operated on in her absence, and immediately jumps to this a defence the moment he sees Karen.



* PetTheDog: Whilst it’s not fair to describe her as harsh beforehand, Karen’s demeanour towards Peyton immediately softens when the teen mentions that the last time she visited a hospital, it was when her mom died after a car accident.

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Whilst it’s not fair to describe her as harsh beforehand, Karen’s demeanour towards Peyton immediately softens when the teen mentions that the last time she visited a hospital, it was when her mom died after a car accident.accident.
** When Dan starts trying to defend providing consent for Lucas’ surgery in Karen’s absence, she simply hugs him and thanks him for doing so, aware that Lucas’ injuries were severe enough that they couldn’t wait for her to arrive from the airport.



* ShipperOnDeck: Peyton makes it clear that she thinks Haley is the best thing to happen to Nathan, their relationship included.



* WhatTheHellHero: Karen is rightfully furious when she finds out Keith had been drinking prior to getting behind the wheel with Lucas as a passenger.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Karen is rightfully furious when she finds out Keith had been drinking prior to getting behind the wheel driving with Lucas as a passenger.
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'''"I Shall Believe"''' is the fourteenth episode of ''Series/OneTreeHill'' and aired February 17th, 2004. The episode was written by Creator/JenniferCecil and directed by Creator/GregPrange.

As Karen returns to Tree Hill, she’s met with the news of Lucas and Keith’s car accident. Peyton struggles with the guilt of her affair with Lucas, whilst the oblivious Brooke dotes on her comatose boyfriend. Meanwhile Nathan tries to repair his relationship with Haley.

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* CueTheFlyingPigs: Karen and Deb’s reactions when they discuss Dan acknowledging Lucas as his son by giving the hospital consent to operate in Karen’s absence.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Tim is one of the people seen writing well wishes on the River Court for Lucas following his accident. Lampshaded by Jake.
* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: Peyton is about to tell Brooke that she’s been having an affair with Lucas before Haley phones her with the news of Lucas’ car accident.
* ItsAllMyFault:
** Karen tells Deb that she feels like it’s her fault Lucas is in the hospital as the universe is punishing her for going to Italy.
** Keith blames himself for everything that happened.
* PetTheDog: Whilst it’s not fair to describe her as harsh beforehand, Karen’s demeanour towards Peyton immediately softens when the teen mentions that the last time she visited a hospital, it was when her mom died after a car accident.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Brooke is correct when she realises that Peyton is making excuses to avoid the hospital, she’s just wrong when she assumes it’s because of the circumstances reminding Peyton of her mothers death.
* TitledAfterTheSong: The episode title is taken from the song "I Shall Believe" by Music/SherylCrow.
* VerbalBackspace: Brooke jokes about entering a sugar coma, before realising it’s in very poor taste considering Lucas is in a coma.
* WhatTheHellHero: Karen is rightfully furious when she finds out Keith had been drinking prior to getting behind the wheel with Lucas as a passenger.

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