One Tree Hill: Mark Schwahn on The Final Scene, Leyton, and Brucas
Mark Schwahn answered your pressing questions on the set of One Tree Hill! Find out how Mark envisions the final scene of the show, why we should never say never for Leyton OR Brucas, and why the OTH cast and crew feels like a family.
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Hey i was just wondering when One tree Hill 5 comes to denmark cause if that's not soon then you will drive me out off my mind, because One tree Hill is just THE BEST SERIA EVER. You done a good job with the coupels, just Nathan and Haley they got up and downs all the time and ist like real life. Lucas and Peyton is THE PERFECT COUPLE THEY BOTH DESERVE TRUE LOVE AND THEY HAVE IT TOGETHER. Thanks for a good seria loves IT. GO RAVENS!!!!
Posted by: Pernille | May 14, 2008 8:59 AM
I think leyton belong together!!! If you look at them they seem to always end up together! One tree hill is about alot of things and i love it but for me at the end it always ends up leyton!!! I'm for leyton they belong together and deep down in lucas heat he knows that payton is for him!!!
Mark please keep them together don't break up the most lovely romantic story ever for me on T.V !!!
GO RAVENS!!!!!!
Posted by: kim | May 6, 2008 1:06 PM
Brucas are such an interseting couple and they liven up the screen. Leyton are way too typical for me, I've seen the likes of them a thousand times.
Posted by: Hawwa | May 2, 2008 9:03 AM
I AM A HUGE BRUCAS FAN THEY BELONG TOGETHER.
Posted by: MELISSA | April 29, 2008 4:51 PM
Leyton really seem to be true love. But he always seems to be confused and never knows which way to go. He goes back and forth through girls why cant he just stick with them. Nathan never switched from girl to girl only lucas. But anywho i like leyton so hopefully they shall end together.
Posted by: Karen | April 21, 2008 4:31 PM
I just don't get why the 'Brucas' storyline was so drawn out and built up just to be ended so suddenly again because of Peyton.
It doesn't even really make sense because Peyton really loved Jake, after re-watching the earlier seasons I saw Peyton give up her chance with Lucas and watch her feelings grow for Jake.
I mean wth? Lucas had that destiny shot and the letters and the kissing in the rain etc with Brooke, so why did the creator throw all that away so Lucas could get back with Peyton yet again?
It kind of makes a viewer feel like there is no such thing as love and all boys are players because Lucas confesses love he never had with Peyton and then does the same when he's with the latter. Oh dear.
Could it be possible that the 'Brucas' storyline was cut short when Sophia and Chad broke up??? It would be might hard to kiss your ex husband.
I just think that both Chad and Lucas are cheating scum, but somehow they win our hearts every time. Damn those good looks (:
I love OTH, so either way I'm happy. I prefer Lucas to be with any of the old characters over the season 5 additions.
Go Ravens! Can I get a woot woot? Lol :D
Posted by: ebony | April 19, 2008 5:24 AM
I agree totally with that
I am a Leyton fan. For all you that bash that, too bad. Brucas was all about the sex and never even got to really know each other. Even Brook complained in season 4 that Lucas never let her in. He had no probelm letting Peyton in. Leyton have a deep connection that nobody can touch. Go back to season 1, he didnt even know Brook was alive. Leyon are the ones that are meant to be. I like Brook but she is not for Lucas. Mark, you know Leyton should be together. For those of you threatening to stop watching the show, that is dumb. Not everything can go your way. [2]
LEYTON IS TRUE LOVE ALWAYS, PLEASE MARK DO NOT FORGET THAT.
Posted by: Natalia | April 12, 2008 1:35 AM
BRUCAS belongs together.... Mark I love you to death for creating ONE TREE HILL but why,why,why would you build BRUCAS up only to tear them down. Don't you remember Lucas saying "I want to be with you not Peyton" and "I'm the guy for you Brooke Davis" so I am begging you give Brucas another chance and put Peyton with Jake or Pete and bring Fall Out Boy!!!!!
Posted by: Tabitha Mann | April 1, 2008 6:17 PM
hey i just wanna to say that mark is great and that he's doing a great job with this show the qay he writes ,is ....i can't say how much i love him thanks a lot for what you're doing...
Posted by: sabyinlovewhitmark | March 25, 2008 5:24 PM
OK, I am probably one of the oldest OTH fans out here (28) but come on, lucas and peyton seem like brother and sister, no chemistry at all. but just the way brooke looks at Lucas, how they engage each other, they need to get a way back together. Forget it if peyton gets mad this time. i think mark has set it up so lucas and brooke never happen, although he throws a little bit of hope here and there (3rd show this season where him and brooke kiss and pretend to be engaged, what was up with that?). i truly wish they would get back together and have a family. after all the show is about drama at its best, what better way to show more drama than that?....
Posted by: BRUCAS FAN | March 25, 2008 1:26 PM
U kno marks an idiot, cuz in season 3 he didnt just say it he PROVED brucas are meant to be and now he made the show crap cuz he just rushed everything and made it so unrealistic so he cud put his precious peyton with lucas. even tho it looks so wrong, rushed and he messed it up he made it seem like brucas was nothing when really BL are meant to be and Lucas proved it with the destiny shot and BL will always be real and endgame. true love forever! LP is nothing! nothing but a crappy friendship and the fact that he is pretending LP were meant to be all along shows how rushed and crap he made a once good show. And lucas lying to himself about peyton that is BULL**** He knew he loves Brooke and he knows he is MEANT TO BE WITH HER. We kno BL are endgame and meant to be and pucas are nothing, fuck pucas and fuck mark if he s gonna ruin everything !!
Posted by: Carmen | March 22, 2008 9:46 AM
Either LP end up together or lucas ends up alone.
As a die hard BL fan, I´m about to burst into tears any second now. Mark totaly stabbed in the back
Posted by: jessica | March 21, 2008 5:56 AM
I think Mark knows what he is doing he is goona bring leyton back for awhile and show everyone that no matter what they do lucas and peyton can not make a realationship work. So he is gonna show lots of flashbacks till when Luke was with Brooke and how great they are together and if it wasn't for Peyton they would of never broken up in the first place and would probly be married with a child on the way.Then by the end of the show you will see Lucas u.Scott and Brooke p.Davis confesing theit love for each other again.
Posted by: MELISSA | March 19, 2008 3:29 PM
I don´t know why the hell some LP fans are pining over end game couple when it´s clear that LP are going to happen, it´s just a matter of time. I know it you know it everybody knows it. We´re never getting brucas ever again, how the hell do you guys think we feel? Just take it easy and lay back. This whole thing is so predictable.
Posted by: jessica | March 15, 2008 1:33 PM
I think the possibilities are what keeps all the fans interested, and I understand that you can't put everything on the table because there would be nothing left for the rest of the episodes. I just hope that Mark stays true to the consistency of building the relationship between Lucas and Peyton and shows that true love perseveres, even though it has been pretty messed up at times. I know drama sparks interest, and no offense to the Brucas fans but, I think at this point in their lives it would be pointless for Lucas to go back to Brook when he called it off with her because he truely loved Peyton to begin with. They are all older now and hopefully wiser, and at some point you have to put an end to the love triangle. I think it would be nice to see the idea of true love realized. I know there are some of you questioning the true love part, but I just think that there is something in Leyton's characters that are drawn to eachother. I think it would be tragic if they did not end up together.
Posted by: M | March 10, 2008 7:28 PM
Erm, I always thought that Leyton has no chemistry together. I mean, they look like brother & sister. Brucas on the other hand steals the show every time. Just my humble opinion..
Posted by: anonymous | March 9, 2008 11:38 PM
gahhhh, LEYTON is tonnes better than BRUCAS!!! eww.
Posted by: Anonymous | March 9, 2008 10:23 AM
ok honestly whoever stops watchin the show bc they arent happy if the couple they want to be together arent together then ur a loser..its a tv show and honestly if sumthin like that makes u stop watchin it then u have no life... i wud never stop watchin the show if brucas got bak together even tho i am the hugest leyton fan ever .. but seriosuly grow up
Posted by: leytonfan4ever | March 8, 2008 8:59 PM
Brucas will always be the true love story no matter what. I'm not counting on Mark to bring them back, as much as I'd love to have them back. But it'll never be the same depending on how he writes them. I just hope he goes the right path *BRUCAS* <333
Posted by: Jasmine | March 8, 2008 12:30 PM
I hate Leyton, but love Brucas. Which is why i haven't watched a single episode of OTH since 4x09. That was the last episode i saw. Why? BECAUSE OF LEYTON! They have no chemistry.
Bring back Brooke & Lucas, and i'll watch again
Posted by: Anonymous | March 7, 2008 11:55 PM
i was always a brucas fan and i hated when peyton was with him. but now im changing into a leyton fan. brooke can do way better than lucas. peyton loves him enough to screw over her best friend twice and try to break up lucas and lindseys engagement lol. i love peyton but brooke is my girl. lucas and peyton will always have chemistry and something special for the other but is it enough to keep them together? p.s. nathan is the love of my life!
Posted by: christina | March 7, 2008 12:06 AM
Please give season 5 a happy ending to Leyton..... TLA
They're meant to be together and their chemistry are so strong....
Deep down Lucas knows that he only loves Peyton and will always do...:-)
Posted by: Honeysss | March 6, 2008 2:52 PM
BRUCAS chemistry is too real to forget! I miss them! They felt real! And no cheating was required to develop their feelings, unlike Leyton's cheating... 3 times now!
Posted by: Brucas Lover | March 5, 2008 10:19 PM
ok i love mark schwan for making this show because honestly it is a part of me..i am the biggest LEYTON fan out there and i kno that no matter what happens they are meant to be and will always love eachother...brucas was a highschool fling where u get drunk get tattoos and have sex whereas leyton is so much more than that..they belong together...even tho i hate lindsay and lucas being together, i am so happy that mark schwan finally made peyton be independent...she is my turning out to be the girl i always knew she could..the fact that she told lucas that she will sacrifice her love for him makes me so proud of her because in the end all she wants is to see him happy which is what someone does if they really love some one.. which peyton does !!! i guess i juss relle love peyton and i am so proud of her for coming so far considering her past and she is just awesome!!!
Posted by: leytonfan4ever | March 5, 2008 1:50 PM
This interview definetely gave me hope that there may be another chance for Brucas in the future. I have no problem with Leyton... well actually thats a lie, I do have a problem with their relationship, but that isnt the reason why I havent been as devoted to the show this season. I miss the drama the show had in the first season. I miss Karen, and Keith, and Jake, and figuring out what the characters were like. I miss the family dynamic, but I also miss the drama, and the fact that the show wasnt always about dating back then. But this season, everything is soo different. Don't get me wrong, i understand why things have changed, I mean the show wouldnt make sense if it hadnt. The characters are growing up, and in some ways growing apart, but I cant help the nagging feeling that i get in the back of my head everytime I see a Leyton scene, or a Lucas and Linday scene, or even a Nathan and nanny scene.
Basically what i'm trying to say is that I miss the drama of season 1 (and even season 2), I like the growth of the characters, and I like the new characters, but I cant help but wonder: what if. What if Brucas came back.....
you know?!
Posted by: quen | March 4, 2008 10:20 PM
Oh,puhlease bring back brucas!!! They are soooo meant for each other(just as I think they are in real life too!).
Posted by: stacey | March 4, 2008 9:28 PM
tbell--
I had to laugh at your pathetic way of supporting pucas.
brucas all about sex? um no. clearly you aren't watching the SAME show. lucas made embarrassing speeches and brooke wrote letters because they are in LOVe.. that isn't about sex.
when you love someone sometimes you tell white lies to protect them or are afraid of hurting them. and brooke had a reason to feel insecure (lucas knew that from his MISTAKE with peyton) so lucas was letting her in as much as he could and given time he could've let her in even MORE. the only time pucas were together was they they lied and cheated and hurt others and THAT isn't true love. you have a lot to learn, you pathetic little girl.
Leyton have a deep connection that nobody can touch? hahahah except for brooke and lindsay and jake and pete. that isn't deep love. that is infatuation.
Mark, you know Leyton should be together? NO. he doesn't. he hasn't said that it oculd go either way (when really he oculd've avoided answering the question all together) in fact if you bother to watch hilarie's interview on this blog you'll see she very obviously hints at the fact that they won't be together when all is said and done.
Not everything can go your way each other, and thankfully it will not.
Posted by: Dahlia | March 3, 2008 2:20 PM
I am a Leyton fan. For all you that bash that, too bad. Brucas was all about the sex and never even got to really know each other. Even Brook complained in season 4 that Lucas never let her in. He had no probelm letting Peyton in. Leyton have a deep connection that nobody can touch. Go back to season 1, he didnt even know Brook was alive. Leyon are the ones that are meant to be. I like Brook but she is not for Lucas. Mark, you know Leyton should be together. For those of you threatening to stop watching the show, that is dumb. Not everything can go your way.
Posted by: Tbell | March 3, 2008 1:46 PM
so pretty much im mad bc of the whole lindsey and payton being friends thing. payton and lucas need to get back 2 gether. they need to bring chase back for brooke or she should stay with the bartender guy. whats up with nathan and the nanny? im glad that supposly shes leaving thats great!
Posted by: Luz S. | March 1, 2008 8:56 PM
Please Mark, Bring Brooke and Lucas back! They are one of the best things on this show. Just go watch season 2 and 3. " I'm the guy for you". "Lucas is the one" "Brookes the one, I just know it" ! How about "people that are meant to be together always find their way back in the end"? That has to mean something. Honestly. Lucas and Peyton make me sick. All they do is cheat and lie and thats not what true love is. Please don't deny CS's chemistry. Bring BL back!
Posted by: Nabs | February 29, 2008 6:56 PM
Omg PLease mArk Bring Brucas Back!!
i COmpletely Agree that Leyton HAs No Chemistry At All!!
And Besides i HAte The Whole Lucas And Peyton Meant to be together idea.. Its Crap!!! Did They 4get all about Season 3 and the 82 letters and the embarrasing speeches!! and lets not Even Mention Brooke Brroking Herself!! Come On People!!
Leyton Is sooooo Boring and kind of Disturbing to watch!! i HAte them 2gether they were better as friends!! i Prefer lindsey and Lucas Instead Of Leyton!! Seriously!! She's Such A Nice girl!!
But My Hopes are Still For Brucas!! Brucas 4ever!!
Posted by: Jessica | February 29, 2008 3:09 AM
I am glad that Mark has acknowledged the chemistry between Lucas/Chad & Brooke/Sophia. funny how he didn't mention Peyton & Lucas chemistry. Probably because Peyton & Lucas was how he started it and he realized that it didn't look right. They do look related and they are flat and boring together on screen. but when they aren't together, Peyton makes you feel what she feels.
I say bring Jake back because Peyton was hella happy when she was with him. It would make more sense since she's always been missing the family-aspect. Jake and Jenny will fill that void. The fact that he's a musician, they were good friends before they got together AND Jenny called her mama...PERFECT COUPLE.
Posted by: Jem | February 28, 2008 10:08 PM
geez there's so much leyton brucas drama in here. I loved Lucas's and Brooke's relationship when it was going on and I loved it when it was Lucas and Peyton. I am more of a leyton fan though just because i think there relationship seems so deep. But honestly i think it sucks that people would stop watching the show just because it doesnt go exactly how they want it to. No matter who is with who I would still watch the show and love it every single week. Honestly Lucas could turn out gay and marry Tim and I would still love this show.
Posted by: je | February 28, 2008 8:40 PM
I think its great that Jason can bring us these behind the scenes interviews. They're so much fun. Thanks.
That being said, I think its kind of pointless to speculate as to who Lucas is going to end up with since we're not even halfway through the season yet.
I like Lucas and Brooke but I also like to see Lucas playing the field...that way he will be SURE about the one...whichever one he ends up with.
Posted by: Tyrana | February 28, 2008 4:31 PM
I love LP, and it is obvious that Mark has a big soft spot for them. Despite their flaws, I love the way he has written them, and I can't wait to see what the future holds.
He can skirt around the obvious all he want, it doesn't change how i think this show will end.
Posted by: Anonymous | February 28, 2008 3:27 PM
Naika- I agree with you on everything except Peyton deserving better. Peyton is a wolf in sheep's clothing; a conniving selfish hag who only cares about her own happiness even if she screws over those who try (it is impossible) to love her. She doesn't deserve Brooke or Lucas or Jake or anyone. Luacs and Brooke's chemistry is phenomenal. They're interesting and sweet and real and inspiring. Brooke is the only person who could (presently) whip Lucas' ass and turn him into the man she deserves.
Posted by: gianna | February 28, 2008 3:01 PM
I basically skipped the whole season 4 because I did not want to watch Lucas and Peyton together. They are just totally blah. This season I fastforward through Pucas and really love bits with Brooke.
I used to really like Peyton when she went to Jake and wanted to stay with him, when she gave crap to Haley for leaving, but she really turns into a selfcentered bitch when Pucas storylines start.
Lucas, seriously is a boneless shmuck! I think both girls deserve muuuch better!
Posted by: naika | February 28, 2008 2:06 PM
It is nice to see Mark admit Sophia and Chad and Brooke and Lucas have chemistry and quite possibly have a future together, or at least that Mark is open to writing one. The are by far the most interesting duo to watch, with the most passion and intrigue. Putting Pucas together at the end (calling them Pucas, by the way, is hardly immature,) would be a travesty. They do look very similar, beyond the blond hair and they're so dull and drab together. Nor do they bring out the best in one another. They always have to lie and cheat to be together and I do not think that is the message Mark wishes to send; that is NOT true love.
Posted by: Devin | February 28, 2008 11:05 AM
Hi. Thanks for the interview. Is part two of Bethany Joy Galeotti's interview ever going to be posted?
Posted by: Elle | February 28, 2008 10:55 AM
I so agree with you Molly.. Get a grip nerissa. Leyton got build up for so many seasons. Brucas got far lesser than that and we don't see why your opinion values more than ours..
Posted by: Jen | February 28, 2008 9:44 AM
oh shut up nerissa.. not everyone likes peyton or wants them back.. YOU do NOT control the show, so you can just get over the delusion. There's a chance Brucas will be ;) Peyton is so boring, they look like bro and sis and they have zero chemistry
Posted by: molly | February 28, 2008 6:37 AM
I have been a Leyton fan since the pilot episode. I love this season of one tree hill. Leyton doesn't have to be together for the show to be interesting or exciting. I think the writer's do an awesome job with the show. I really hope that Leyton ends up together but I would not stop watching the show if they didn't. I don't like Brucas never really have but Mark is definately right, Chad and Sophia definately have chemistry and they are both great, but Chad and Hilarie also have awesome chemistry. I think Hilarie has done an amazing job with her acting this season. She's always been good but she's really good this year. Chad is awesome as usual, as is the rest of the cast. I don't think that Mark or the writer's are trying to downplay season 3 or brucas's relationship at all. Honestly the show was written so far to show that Lucas feel in love with peyton first and ever since has wanted to be with her. lucas going back and forth between brooke and peyton, and now peyton and lindsey, is just how lucas is written to be. He's been hiding from his feelings for Peyton since season one, it's no surprise he'd be like he is now. I have to say Lucas has been my favorite character since the pilot episode and he still is. I think the writer's do an excellent job writing this show and in no way are they trying to downplay brucas. It is clear that Lucas really did love Brooke. No I don't believe brucas is meant to be an endgame couple, I'm a diehard Leyton fan but I wouldn't stop watching just because the writer's decided to brucas back together or because lucas is now with lindsey, in fact lucas and peyton are great even when they aren't a couple.
And for real if you believe Lucas and Peyton were endgame from the time Mark wrote the pilot episode why would you be so mad if it ended that way. I find it quite entertaining that people say that the shows always been written to have leyton as an endgame couple but are then mad that brucas is over....kinda ironic when you think about it.
Leyton4ever
L+P = TLA
Posted by: Jenelle | February 28, 2008 1:29 AM
take that, all you LAME Pucas fans who insist Mark has and always will invision the bro and sis incestuous look-a-likes of Peyton and Lucas together in the end. ha ha ha!
I hate the word "Pucas" and I think any fan who uses it is immature. & Just because fans of the show like lucas and peyton together doesn't make them lame. i think it's retarded how fans of this show attack each other based on their love or hatred for a certain couple. and im sick and tired of people saying peyton and lucas look alike just because they both have blonde hair. dumbest excuse ever! i really hope lucas ends up with lindsey because im sick and tired of all the leyton/brucas crap.
Posted by: Lauren | February 28, 2008 12:13 AM
first i have to say i did not like episode 9 that aired february 26...how can the ex-gf who is in love with her ex-bf be friends with the new fiance...thats juss not real...second of all i have to say that we supported the writers for the past 5years...and respect everything they have done to the show we didn't like some and we love some but we still supported the show...but now i feel that the writers don't value the audiances opinions cause for 4yrs the build leyton up and now they jus broke them up and as the season continues leyton keep fading away...so im voicing my opinion the writers are not the power to the show the audiances are without us there is not ratings without ratings there's no money to pay the writers so guess wat we control the show and we want leyton back and if we don't have leyton back we're gonna stop watching the show lets see who will vote to bring the show back...and this is not a threat we're actually serious about it now...cause we supported u guys for 5yrs we think its about time u value our opinions...
Posted by: nerissa | February 27, 2008 9:06 PM
Mark Shwan still didn't clear anything up between Brucas/Leyton. He basically said that Lucas/Peyton are meant to be but because Chad/Sophia have great chemistry we never know.
I mean Mark really was just basically trying to make both camps happy by saying 'you never know' but we all know it's going to be Leyton because Mark Shwan created them to be endgame for the original movie and the show and the way he wrote everything proves it.
He had written a part where Lucas is talking to Glenda? So I'm not sure her name but anywas so he brought her to the Library where Peyton and Lucas had hid in during the shooting. He said to her that he was lying to himself how he felt about Peyton all along, that basically meant I was wrong I wanted Peyton and not Brooke. I mean Mark basically wrote it like season 3 meant nothing for Brucas. And when he said it's Brooke that is with him when all his dreams come ture and then takes it back and says it's Peyton. So I really feel like Mark stabbed Brucas fans in the back.
To end it off, I don't belive Mark, Leyton will end up together so no point in lying and Brucas fans got screwed over.
Thanks Mark....
So call be bitter...
Posted by: Vicki | February 27, 2008 8:49 PM
that was a great interview...but i really wish mark would have given us more about how he planned to end the show oh well guess i'm jus gonna have to wait :)
Posted by: dani | February 27, 2008 7:33 PM
take that, all you LAME Pucas fans who insist Mark has and always will invision the bro and sis incestuous look-a-likes of Peyton and Lucas together in the end. ha ha ha!
Posted by: elle | February 27, 2008 5:44 PM