Holding Out For a Hero

The CW network's long-running show One Tree Hill has always touched on social issues in their story lines, so its anti-bullying episode was not a surprise. In fact, with Sophia Bush as the leading lady I'm sure she's pushed for this type of episode since the beginning of the season. She has been a frequent poster for the hash-tags #loveislouder and #itgetsbetter on twitter. The episode was humorous, entertaining, and a little outlandish, but it got the point across perfectly.

 The lovely ladies of Tree Hill set out to fight crime as the town's newest super heros. Brooke, Quinn, and Haley break up an ambush between high school students. One student is tormented by three other girls for being adopted and dressing like a tom-boy in her childhood. With this information they aptly name her "little orphan-tranny."

Tree Hill's super hero's; Be Dazzled, Shutter Bug, and Baby Mama (aka Mastermind) save the day by putting those bullies in their place. In the end the lesson learned is IT GETS BETTER. All of the bullying-suicides in the paper last year shined light on a MAJOR issue. This prompted the revolution of anti-bullying groups and campaigns. One Tree Hill used its assets and created another unique episode for Season 8.

Check out these scenes from the episode "Holding Out For a Hero" that aired on February 8th.