"All Tomorrow's Parties" is the fourteenth episode of the third season of One Tree Hill and the 59th produced episode of the series. It was broadcasted on February 8, 2006. Brooke is forced to grow up in a hurry when her trip to a New York City fashion show prevents her from attending an annual cheerleading tournament. Nathan and Lucas are influenced by the father of an old friend. Struggling with her birth mother's death, Peyton joins Rachel for a night of blowing off steam, and Haley and Nathan use their hotel room as the honeymoon suite they never had.
Synopsis
The girls go to New York for Brooke's Rogue Vogue
Peyton and Brooke are on the road to New York for Rogue Vogue with Haley and intend on flying to Charlotte 9 hours later to get to the cheerleading competition. As they drive Peyton tells the girls she is now living life like Ellie asked. Meanwhile, Whitey gives the Ravens and the cheerleaders a lecture on not having a repeat of last year and enforcing an 11pm curfew. He says that also applies to the chaperones and walks to the back of the bus where Karen and Keith are kissing. Nathan tells Lucas that Dan isn't going due to mayor stuff. Back at the car, the girls are playing games as they soon see the city of New York.
At the hotel, Rachel is giving the cheerleaders instructions and they are shocked as she is stricter than Brooke. Meanwhile, Brooke arrives at the fashion show amazed at her surroundings, as she approaches staff, the woman tells her that her designs are not showing till the following day, when they need to fly back that night. As the three girls sit puzzled on what to do, Peyton tells her she has worked too hard on her designs and Brooke tells them to leave without her and they wish her luck before departing. Back at the hotel, Karen and Keith explore their new room as Whitey comes out the bathroom letting them know that Keith is sharing with him to set a good example for the children. Lucas and Nathan get in their room as they discover it is a double bed, Lucas wins a round of rock paper scissors and wins the bed as Nathan's friend Tony Battle, from High Flyers, comes in to greet him as he will be playing the Ravens the following day. Invited on a wild night, Nathan refuses as they have a curfew, as Tony suggests an early wild night, which the boys agree to.
Rachel tutors the other girls on how to do the best cheer
Bevin kicks her cheerleader roommate out the room as Skills has come to see her. She pretends she has a fever as her and Skills prepare to spend the night together. At the fashion show, Brooke seems really out of place and has to ask where her model is, when Solaris greets her, the model who is modeling her clothes. She is delighted to find Solaris is her age and invites her on a night out. On their night out, Nathan is brought round to a child's house who insists Nathan doesn't look as though he has game. Meanwhile, Rachel continues to pressure the cheerleaders into the routine. Haley and Peyton arrive and tell them about Brooke as Rachel insists they all get some rest. As they all go, Haley rushes off to see Nathan as Rachel invites Peyton to her room for some tequila.
Solaris
At Brooke's night out, she finds the New York lifestyle isn't as expected as Solaris is asked if she has a cigarette which she insists she quit. Back at the hotel, Rachel and Peyton hang out which Peyton insists she is only there for the drink, just as Bevin alls. She asks Rachel to tell Peyton she is sleeping in her room as Lucas is sleeping in Peyton's room due to Haley switching with Lucas and they can't put them together. As they hang up, Rachel refuses to tell Peyton so she has to spend the night with Lucas. Bevin gets Skills to go swimming but soon finds out he can't. As she persuades him with her bikini, Skills is soon forced to go in. Lucas and Nathan join Tony's family to say grace and they talk about his father's game. The two brothers compare their father's ideas and Tony's father says how every father hopes for the best for their child, even his estranged father. At a romantic meal, Whitey interrupts Keith and Karen to go bowling, which eventually Keith is forced into doing. Back at New York, Brooke has lost Solaris, as she looks, she finds her phased out as she has snorted too much heroin. As she collapses, a man makes a move on Brooke even though she is 17 and Brooke is forced to run out, terrified.
Lucas gets eye shadow applied
Rachel and Peyton talk about Ellie while having another drink, but as Rachel refuses to be a shoulder to cry on, Peyton just gets another drink. Haley knocks for Karen as Karen teases the visitor who she thinks is Keith. As she opens the door, she is shocked to see Haley looking disgusted at her mistake. Karen invites Haley in as they agree to watch a movie, as they put on ‘Must Love Dogs,’ Haley soon realizes she read the title wrong and porn comes on the TV. Meanwhile, Nathan and Tony play basketball as Lucas puts on make up with Aliyah. Lucas’ phone rings to hear a devastated Brooke at the sight she just saw. She tells him how much she misses him whilst in a taxi on the way home. As the rest of the family goes inside, Tony tells them how happy his dad is as the two brothers realize what they are missing out on. On her way to the hotel, she asks Daoul, the taxi driver, to put on the radio as she needs to make a decision.A Hindi song "Mere sapno ki raani" starts playing on the radio.He translates the foreign song into a girl who is torn between two men, one offers her wealth whereas the other man offers her familiarity, relating to Brooke’s situation.
Skills is learning to swim with armbands as Bevin holds him. Lucas and Nathan walk home reflecting on their time with a different family and how different Dan is to Chuck, Tony’s father. Back in New York, Daoul is asking about Lucas which Brooke has obviously told him about and advises her on her situation. Daoul tells her that she may not get another chance as Brooke thought he meant why rush her life. Brooke gets out listening to Daoudls advice. As she stands outside, she sees a group of friends run past a poster of Solaris. As she walks in the fashion walk hall, the worker sits and tells her that her career could start tomorrow and then there will be no time for cheerleading. Nathan gets home to find candles all around the hotel and Haley in the bath. He jumps in the bath as they kiss happily. Rachel walks Peyton to her room who is really drunk and sings a song that remind her of Lucas, but then changes her mind to Jake. Rachel opens the door for her as Peyton stumbles in through the darkness. She jumps on the bed to find Lucas who switches his light on. He asks if she is drunk and whether she is doing it for the pain. Peyton confesses and then asks if everything is going to be all right, which Lucas assures it will be.
Peyton goes to the competition seriously hung over
The following morning, Peyton wakes up next to Lucas with a serious hangover. As Haley and Nathan wake up, Nathan offers a proper family breakfast to Haley, which she is delighted about. Lucas is getting ready as Brooke walks in. She is shocked to find Peyton passed out in the bed Lucas has been sleeping in. She turns around and walks away as Lucas chases after her to explain that he slept on the floor. He tells her to trust him and that Peyton needs them both. She gives in and hugs him. Peyton gets to cheer practice wearing sunglasses and argues with Rachel. As she gets a call from Brooke, Rachel tells her not to take it as they have too much practice and she isn’t a part of the cheer anymore. Brooke surprises her by showing up behind but as Rachel says she can’t be fitted into the routine, Brooke tells her to watch for the changes. Peyton goes to sit outside and looks at the photo of her and Ellie as a baby that she finds in Ellie’s jacket. Lucas joins her as he is told that it is too hard for Brooke for them to keep doing this. Lucas tells her not to live her life alone and let people in, unlike what Ellie did. As he says this and walks off, Peyton cries for her loss.
Brooke and Peyton break into spontaneous dancing as their cheer goes wrong
At the cheerleading competition, the girls get prepared to go on and as Rachel stresses to win, Brooke tells them just to have fun. They go on stage as the boys cheer them on. The routine begins successfully as Rachel and Peyton insult each. Bevin bumps into Peyton and Peyton knocks Ashley and some more girls over. As the girls are all mortified, Brooke gets up and begins doing the robot. Haley is next to join in with goofy dancing as Peyton and the rest of the girls follow, except Rachel who walks off. The Ravens are next to join in as they all get up to dance together. Skills also joins the Ravens whilst telling Lucas that he pretended he couldn’t swim to get Bevin to sleep with him. In New York, Solaris finds out Brooke has pulled out as she is insulted for taking too many drugs. She smiles thinking of what Brooke must be doing while she is waiting to go on stage. Back at the competition, Keith assures Karen if all his days are like this, he will die a happy man as Karen asks him to marry her. Keith argues back saying he was going to propose, but Karen kisses him, agreeing to the proposal. Whitey is at the desk insisting he did not order any porn as the rest of the cheerleaders enjoy themselves with the rest of the participants and throw their pom poms up in the air as celebration.
Memorable Quotes
- "So H. James Scott, what are you more excited about? Fashion show or the cheerleading competition?"
- "Sharing a hotel room with Nathan"
- "You are so Brooke's roommate"
- "Oh, those are gorgeous"
- "And you should see the view. Oh and the bathroom, it comes with one...crusty old man"
- Karen Roe and Keith Scott find Whitey using their room
- "Hey, it's Bevin. Peyton's not in her room right now, unlike me, who's like totally asleep. Haley switched rooms with Lucas so she could be with Nathan. Now Lucas is in Peyton's room because Brooke's not coming but of course we can't put a girl in with Lucas, especially Peyton. So, Lucas goes there, Peyton goes in with you. Chelsea is still with Ashley because I'm like really sick. Long story short, Peyton's in with you. Lucas is alone in her room."
- "Ok, fine, I'll tell her. And tell Skills 'hi' from me"
- Bevin Mirskey causes room switches as she pretends she is ill from Rachel Gatina to hide the fact Skills is there
- "Uh oh, someone is in trouble”
- ”Why? It’s not even past curfew”
- ”Oh Haley, you know, you’re always such trouble”
- ”Oh my god, you thought I was Keith”
- Karen Roe gets a surprised Haley James Scott
- ”Oh I could totally be down for John Cusack, Must Love Dogs”
- ”Oh yeah, that means you wanna watch it right?”
- Haley James Scott and Karen Roe pick a movie to watch
- ”It is a story of a young girl who’s very sad. She is torn between two men. One man is very rich and offers to take her away from her home to show her all the wonders of the world…The other man, this man, she has known all her life. She loves him very much”
- Daoul the taxi driver tells Brooke Davis the translation of the song on the radio, helping her make a decision.
- ”Are you drunk?”
- ”Are you wearing eye shadow?”
- ”You sound like level 10 hung over”
- ”You should see me”
- ”Yeah, you look like ass too”
- Brooke Davis surprises Peyton Sawyer on her return
- ”You know, I’m still trying to figure out which was more fun last night, sleeping on the floor or Whitey snoring the theme song to M.A.S.H. Top that”
- ”Well, let’s see. I took a bath, I hung out with Haley and watched an adult movie”
- ”Haley is a bad influence”
- Keith Scott and Karen Roe talk about their nights”
- ”You know, if the rest of my days are like this, I’m gonna die a happy man”
- ”Marry me”
- ”You can’t propose to me. I was gonna propose to you”
- Keith Scott and Karen Roe
Voice-over
- ”I read a poem once about a girl who had a crush on a guy who died. She imagined him up in heaven with all the beautiful angels, and she was jealous. Ellie is gone, I imagine her with the bad ass angels now. Hanging out with them in their black leather jackets, causing trouble. But, I'm not jealous, I just miss her.”
- Peyton Sawyer (opening voice-over)
- “Most of our life is a series of images. They pass us by like towns on the highway. But sometimes a moment stuns us as it happens. And we know that this instant is more than a fleeting image. We know that this moment, every part of it, will live on forever.”
- Lucas Scott (closing voice-over)
Music
- "Idle Acres" - The Bells
- "Torn Between 2 Lovers" - Mary Macgregor
- "Nth Degree" - Morningwood
- "Si O No" - Wild Whirled
- "Armani" - Joel Wachbrit
- "Hard To Beat" - Hard-Fi
- "Deep Pocket" - Sharron March
- "Tear You Apart" - She Wants Revenge
- "Let's Be Friends" - Deathray
- "Mere Sapno ki Rani" - Anand Bakshi & S.D. Burman
- "Go On My Child" - Michelle Featherstone
- "Love You More" - James William Hindle
- "Huddle Formation" - The Go Team
This episode's title originated from the song All Tomorrow's Parties, originally sung by The Velvet Underground.
Trivia
- Dan, Deb, and Mouth do not appear in this episode.
- Although Daoul the taxi driver tells Brooke the story between a torn man, the real meaning of that song is that the actor who is in that song is actually asking himself when will his dream girl come in his life. Daoul says that the women finds her between two men but it is actually not in the real movie.
Episode References
Like You Like an Arsonist • From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea • First Day on a Brand New Planet • An Attempt to Tip the Scales • A Multitude of Casualties • Locked Hearts and Hand Grenades • Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends • The Worst Day Since Yesterday • How a Resurrection Really Feels • Brave New World • Return of the Future • I've Got Dreams to Remember • The Wind That Blew My Heart Away • All Tomorrow's Parties • Just Watch the Fireworks • With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept • Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them • When It Isn't Like It Should Be • I Slept with Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me • Everyday Is a Sunday Evening • Over the Hills and Far Away • The Show Must Go On