Cooper (Michael Trucco) is alive and well…but your podcast hosts are not during their discussion of One Tree Hill S4E2, “Things I Forgot at Birth.” Listeners, we are not loving this season so far but we promise our discussion is great! As Brooke (Sophia Bush) celebrates her 18th birthday, Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) tries to win her back. Meanwhile, Dan (Paul Johansson) is rattled with guilt and Deb (Barbara Alyn Woods) is back on drugs again. Also, why does Karen (Moira Kelly) still have a crib after 17 years and what is going on with Rachel’s (Danneel Ackles) attraction to Nathan (James Lafferty)? At least Skills (Antwon Tanner) is getting more screen time.

• Our totally deep analysis of the episode’s namesake “Things I Forgot at Birth,” the album by The Absentee.
• The fact that this is Cooper’s final episode of the series!
• Rachel’s Fatal Attraction-type deal with Nathan and how it would’ve been much more interesting if this was a hero worship syndrome story.
• The unnecessary supernatural elements.
• The lack of nuance in Deb’s addiction storyline (And how other shows did storylines like this better…and worse).
• Peyton opening up to others…but what’s up with Derek?
• Lucas fulfilling the Keith role for Skills.
• The math not mathing for Brooke’s birthday.
• Our best birthdays.

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