"For Tonight You’re Only Here to Know" is the ninth episode of Season 5 of One Tree Hill and originally aired February 26th, 2008. The episode was written by Mark Schwahn and directed by Joe Davola.
As the Ravens head to the court to play their first game under Lucas and Skills, tensions run high elsewhere in Tree Hill High as Peyton, Haley, Brooke, Lindsey and Mia find themselves trapped in the library. Peyton and Lindsey continue fighting over Lucas, Haley mentors Mia as she struggles with online criticism, and Brooke clashes with her friends over Victoria's role in Clothes Over Bro's.
Contains examples of the following tropes:
- Bottle Episode: The bulk of the episode takes place in the Tree Hill High library.
- Call-Back:
- Brooke recognises Lindsey's ring as the one Lucas intended to propose to Peyton with, having seen it when she reunited with Lucas in New York.
- Peyton explains to Lindsey that her engagement ring was originally the ring Keith had proposed to Karen with.
- Peyton sits in the same spot where she hid with Lucas during the school shooting.
- Peyton starts telling the story of the time she made a snow fort with Brooke, something she told Lucas during the school shooting.
- Footage of Mia’s performance at Tric has been posted online.
- Comically Missing the Point: When the girls realise they can order a pizza online and get it delivered to the library, Brooke starts insisting they don’t get mushrooms as a topping despite the fact that they’re only ordering the pizza so the delivery boy can open the door and they can leave.
- Commuting on a Bus: Tim Smith returns after last appearing in the third season.
- Costume Copycat: Jamie is gifted his own Ravens uniform, emblazoned with his father's number. On top of that, Jamie tapes his right hand to match Quentin's.
- A Day in the Limelight: For Haley, Brooke, Peyton, Mia and Lindsey.
- Even the Girls Want Her: When Mia suggests that they list off attributes they admire about each other, Peyton immediately names Mia's breasts whilst Brooke goes for her lips and legs.
- Exposition Already Covered: As the girls discuss happy memories, the conversation moves on to snow days and Peyton starts recounting the time she made a snow fort with Brooke. Lindsey then cuts her off and finishes the story, much to Peyton’s chagrin as Lindsey wasn’t part of the story and was only familiar with it due to her time editing An Unkindness of Ravens.
- Foil:
- Tim ultimately serves as one to the rest of the original gang - whilst Lucas and the others all stayed in contactnote and chased after their dreams, Tim lost contact with everyone and works as a pizza delivery boy.
- Tim also serves as one to Jimmy Edwards - both were originally part of the friend group before drifting away as time moved on. However, whilst Jimmy resented his former friends for abandoning him, Tim simply longs for the days he was still part of the gang.
- Green-Eyed Monster: The bulk of the conflict in the episode is driven by Peyton and Lindsey's jealousy of one another - Peyton's jealous that Lindsey is engaged to Lucas, and Lindsey's jealous of the hold Peyton still has over Lucas.
- Hypocrite:
- When Lindsey tries to encourage Mia not to let the negative comments on the video of her performance at Tric get to her, Peyton points out that Lindsey couldn’t take it when Peyton simply said she didn’t like her.
- Lindsey mocks Peyton for being a fake blonde, but she dyed her hair "Peyton blonde" two episodes ago.
- Idiot Ball:
- The girls wind up trapped in the library, as it's in the middle of being renovated and the doors currently don’t open from the inside. Not only are there no signs on the door warning people about this, but Haley - a member of the faculty - forgets this information until they all try to leave.
- Brooke not keeping her phone battery charged results in her phone dying when she tries calling Owen to get him let them out.
- Internal Reveal:
- Brooke reveals to Peyton that Lindsey's engagement ring is the same ring that Lucas tried to propose to Peyton with.
- Peyton explains to Lindsey that the ring Lucas proposed with was originally used by Keith to propose to Karen.
- Internet Jerk: Mia's performance at Tric has been posted online, but has received feedback that she "looks like she smells like feet" - naturally, Mia focuses too much on the trolling comments rather than the more positive ones.
- Kick the Dog:
- Lindsey threatens Peyton by saying that she's going to be bleeding all over the library for a second time, alluding to Peyton being shot in the school shooting and subsequently hiding in the library.
- Peyton mocks Lindsey for being proposed to with a ring that was originally intended for her, before accusing her of being a spoilt Daddy's Girl who gets given everything she wants, unaware that Lindsey's father had passed away.
- Like Brother and Sister: When Mia and Lindsey point out that Jamie looks a lot like a miniature version of Lucas and question if Lucas and Haley ever hooked up, Haley reacts in disgust before noting that Lucas is practically her brother.
- Locked Out of the Loop: Peyton's lack of familiarity with Lindsey means she has no idea that her father died of cancer when she starts mocking Lindsey as being spoilt Daddy's Girl.
- Meaningful Name: Tim has a son named after his high school best friend, Nathan.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Peyton is mortified the moment she learns Lindsey’s father died of cancer.
- Oh, Crap!:
- When Lindsey walks into the door, and the girls realise they’re trapped in the library.
- Haley has one, as Peyton starts needling Lindsey over being a spoilt Daddy's Girl who gets given everything she's ever asked for.
- Out of Focus: The Ravens first game of the season ultimately just happens in the background of the episode, with the core conflict of the episode being the various relationship clashes amongst the girls trapped in the library.
- Parental Abandonment:
- Discussed, as Brooke claims that Haley and Peyton's dislike of Victoria ultimately stems from their jealousy that Brooke's mother is part of her life whilst their mothers are not.
- Lindsey's father is revealed to have died from cancer.
- Pretty Fly for a White Guy: Tim still hasn't outgrown this, as evidenced by his announcing his arrival in the library.Tim: Tim Smith is in the lib-ra-zee!
- Self-Serving Memory: Brooke justifies Victoria's treatment of her by claiming she helped Brooke create Clothes Over Bro's. Haley immediately disputes this by pointing out that she and Peyton were the ones who helped her start the company and Victoria only got involved once Brooke had started making a name for herself.
- Singing Telegram: Whilst not directly utilised, the spirit of the trope is invoked by Lindsey and Peyton making up songs to insult each other whilst Mia plays her guitar.Lindsey: My name’s Peyton, fake blonde Peyton, I don’t have a boyfriend 'cause I'm a bitch.
Peyton: Play it again, Mia.
Haley: Guys, we need to stop—
Peyton: Mia.
Mia: One, two, three, four…
Peyton: Her name's Lindsey, man faced Lindsey, and her fiancé proposed to me first. With the very same riiiiiiing! [Jazz hands] - Slapstick: Lindsey picking up a chair with the intent of using it to break a window, only to wind up falling backwards from the weight of the chair once she gets it over her head.
- Stating the Simple Solution: Upon realising they’re trapped, the girls immediately check to see if the library’s landlines are working and then check their cellphones for signal so they can call someone to let them out. Brooke is ultimately the only one with any signal, but her battery dies in the middle of calling Owen.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Mia and Lindsey both note that Jamie is basically a miniature version of Lucas and that he bears a stronger resemblance to his uncle than either of his parents.
- Tag Along Kid:
- Jamie is this to the Ravens, not that any of the boys mind.
- Mia is pretty much only there because Peyton invited her to come along to the basketball game.
- Talking to the Dead: Mouth reminisces about Jimmy, as he's at the game to cover it for a news piece about Lucas taking over as coach. At one point, Mouth stands in the spot Jimmy died and notes that he should have been there with him.
- Team Power Walk: Jamie, Lucas, Nathan and Skills leading the Ravens to the court.
- Titled After the Song: The episode title is taken from the song "For Tonight You're Only Here To Know" by The Distillers.
- We Used to Be Friends: Tim acknowledges this, as he ultimately admits that he could have let the girls out of the library at any time but misses his friends from high school as no-one has kept in touch with him.
