It was clear from the One Tree Hill finale that the creators were excepting a cancellation over their eleventh hour renewal (thought by many to be a result of the Girlmore Girls contract snafu.) The One Tree Hill finale was full of self-fulfilling beginnings and ends to situations which leave plenty of room for plenty of new story material when the show returns mid-season.
If you haven’t heard already, One Tree Hill will take a huge leap forward when it returns, taking its characters four years into the future. That is enough time for the writers to really reinvent the dramatic palette of the show, morph personalities, and cook up new grudges.
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