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** Derek and Lucas shoving Psycho Derek out of Peyton’s bedroom via the window, and his subsequent disappearance by the time Lucas, Peyton and Derek head downstairs and leave the house as police arrive is a reference to ''Film/{{Halloween}}''.
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** Derek and Lucas shoving Psycho Derek out of Peyton’s bedroom via the window, and his subsequent disappearance by the time Lucas, Peyton and Derek head downstairs and leave the house as police arrive is a reference to ''Film/{{Halloween}}''.''Film/{{Halloween|1978}}''.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Rachel abandons her plan to seduce Nathan the moment she finds out that Haley’s pregnant, and instead reassures him that he and Haley are going to be great parents.
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* ArcWelding: Peyton’s online stalker "WATCHMEWATCHU" from the Season 2 finale is confirmed to be Psycho Derek.
* TheCavalry: When Psycho Derek manages to incapacitate Lucas, the real Derek barges in and attacks his imposter.
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** Derek and Lucas shoving Psycho Derek out of Peyton’s bedroom via the window, and his subsequent disappearance by the time Lucas, Peyton and Derek head downstairs and leave the house police arrive is a reference to ''Film/{{Halloween}}''.
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** Derek and Lucas shoving Psycho Derek out of Peyton’s bedroom via the window, and his subsequent disappearance by the time Lucas, Peyton and Derek head downstairs and leave the house as police arrive is a reference to ''Film/{{Halloween}}''.
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* AesopAmnesia: Any lessons Rachel learnt about lying about her age to snag older guys after her relationship with Cooper ended specifically because of her doing so have been swiftly forgotten, as she’s back to her old tricks.
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* BaitAndSwitch: When Haley visits Dan and informs him about her pregnancy, he acts like a proud grandfather-to-be and promises to talk some sense into Nathan; when he talks to Nathan, he tells him to declare for Duke and that Haley and the baby need to come second.
* BigDamnHeroes: As Psycho Derek attempts to rape Peyton, Lucas interrupts and tells her to run; when he briefly manages to incapacitate Lucas, the real Derek arrives by and together, the two boys manage to fight him off by throwing him out of Peyton’s bedroom window.
* BigDamnHeroes: As Psycho Derek attempts to rape Peyton, Lucas interrupts and tells her to run; when he briefly manages to incapacitate Lucas, the real Derek arrives by and together, the two boys manage to fight him off by throwing him out of Peyton’s bedroom window.
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: The moment he realises Peyton’s alone with her stalker, Lucas speeds across town and charges into Peyton’s house to save her.
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* HistoryRepeats:
** [[AvertedTrope Averted]], as Nathan ultimately does what Dan refused to 18 years earlier, and puts Haley and their baby ahead of basketball.
** Haley and Nathan repeating Dan and Karen’s history is lampshaded by Karen, when she arrives at Karen’s home to watch Nathan’s press conference.
** [[AvertedTrope Averted]], as Nathan ultimately does what Dan refused to 18 years earlier, and puts Haley and their baby ahead of basketball.
** Haley and Nathan repeating Dan and Karen’s history is lampshaded by Karen, when she arrives at Karen’s home to watch Nathan’s press conference.
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* IronicEcho: The real Derek introduces himself to Peyton by unwittingly saying the exact same Psycho Derek did when they formally met for the first time.
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** Brooke’s date Nick is actually Tree Hill High’s new English teacher.
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* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Peyton realises that Psycho Derek is her online stalker when she finds out that his laptop types 'Y' twice - a tic she noticed on the most recent batch of creepy instant messages.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Brooke and Nick, albeit unbeknownst to either party as he’s Tree Hill High’s new English teacher and hasn’t started yet.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Brooke and Nick, albeit unbeknownst to either party as he’s Tree Hill High’s new English teacher and hasn’t started yet.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: When Lucas returns Peyton’s jacket to her and tries to warn her about Derek, he can be seen standing on the bridge in the background throughout the entire scene, long before the camera draws attention to his presence.
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* OhCrap: Lucas has this reaction when he heads to the police station to identify Derek and he sees that it’s a different guy in custody.
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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
** Lucas has this reaction when he heads to the police station to identify Derek and he sees that it’s a different guy incustody.custody.
** Peyton has this reaction when Lucas calls to tell her the police have the wrong guy, and she turns around to find Psycho Derek by her car.
** Lucas has this reaction when he heads to the police station to identify Derek and he sees that it’s a different guy in
** Peyton has this reaction when Lucas calls to tell her the police have the wrong guy, and she turns around to find Psycho Derek by her car.
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* BlatantLies: Rachel and Brooke head to a bar, Rachel having lied about their ages (and Brooke’s name). Brooke goes along with it when she sees her blind date.
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* TheReveal: Peyton’s brother Derek is actually biracial, and bears no physical resemblance to his sister.
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** Peyton’s brother Derek is actually biracial, and bears no physical resemblance to hissister.sister.
** Psycho Derek is the person behind the "WATCHMEWATCHU" messages.
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** Psycho Derek is the person behind the "WATCHMEWATCHU" messages.
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When Lucas discovers that newcomer Derek's interest in Peyton is more than brotherly, Derek becomes menacing. Haley feels Nathan slipping away after he receives a scholarship offer to attend Duke University. Meanwhile, as rumours of Brooke's pregnancy spread, Rachel uses the Internet to set Brooke up on a blind date with an older guy. And at Nathan's request, Deb tries to overcome her pill addiction.
! Contains examples of the following tropes:
* HonorBeforeReason: Nathan doesn’t declare for Duke University, but instead states that he needs to attend a college that will accommodate himself and Haley as parents.
* InternalReveal:
** Nathan finds out about Haley’s pregnancy.
** Haley tells Dan about the pregnancy.
** After Brooke learns that Nathan knows, she wastes no time in revealing to the rest of Tree Hill High’s student body that Haley’s pregnant, not her.
* OhCrap: Lucas has this reaction when he heads to the police station to identify Derek and he sees that it’s a different guy in custody.
* TheReveal: Peyton’s brother Derek is actually biracial, and bears no physical resemblance to his sister.
* ShipTease:
** Lucas flirts with Peyton after she changes into her cheerleader uniform for Nathan’s press conference.
** When Lucas is called away by Tree Hill PD to identify Derek following his arrest, Peyton tells him to come over to her house once he’s finished.
* ShoutOut:
** The episode title is taken from the name of the band I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness.
** Derek and Lucas shoving Psycho Derek out of Peyton’s bedroom via the window, and his subsequent disappearance by the time Lucas, Peyton and Derek head downstairs and leave the house police arrive is a reference to ''Film/{{Halloween}}''.
* WhamShot: Principal Turner running into Brooke’s date Nick as he’s leaving Tree Hill High following his date with Brooke, and asking if he’s ready to start teaching tomorrow.
! Contains examples of the following tropes:
* HonorBeforeReason: Nathan doesn’t declare for Duke University, but instead states that he needs to attend a college that will accommodate himself and Haley as parents.
* InternalReveal:
** Nathan finds out about Haley’s pregnancy.
** Haley tells Dan about the pregnancy.
** After Brooke learns that Nathan knows, she wastes no time in revealing to the rest of Tree Hill High’s student body that Haley’s pregnant, not her.
* OhCrap: Lucas has this reaction when he heads to the police station to identify Derek and he sees that it’s a different guy in custody.
* TheReveal: Peyton’s brother Derek is actually biracial, and bears no physical resemblance to his sister.
* ShipTease:
** Lucas flirts with Peyton after she changes into her cheerleader uniform for Nathan’s press conference.
** When Lucas is called away by Tree Hill PD to identify Derek following his arrest, Peyton tells him to come over to her house once he’s finished.
* ShoutOut:
** The episode title is taken from the name of the band I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness.
** Derek and Lucas shoving Psycho Derek out of Peyton’s bedroom via the window, and his subsequent disappearance by the time Lucas, Peyton and Derek head downstairs and leave the house police arrive is a reference to ''Film/{{Halloween}}''.
* WhamShot: Principal Turner running into Brooke’s date Nick as he’s leaving Tree Hill High following his date with Brooke, and asking if he’s ready to start teaching tomorrow.
