Watched this show sort of backwards, because I caught the last few seasons during its actual run a few years ago. Recently, I decided to try watching it from the start and I have to say I'm addicted. The core 5 characters have amazing character development which is rare on most shows these days, and I ended up being a major Lucas and Peyton fan so was bummed that they were out of the show later on. Another reason to love it is, the wonderful music it has and I discovered a lot of bands through this. It got a little soap operai-sh in between and some of the storylines can get ridiculous but it has everything love, friendship, family, drama, humor and basically a very feel-good show that you can binge-watch numerous times.