"You and Me and the Bottle Makes Three Tonight" is the seventeenth episode of Season 6 of One Tree Hill and originally aired March 16th, 2009. The episode was written by Terrence Coli, and directed by Greg Prange.
The residents of Tree Hill contemplate their futures - Peyton and Lucas receive some shocking news, Nathan and Haley celebrate their anniversary, and Julian drops a bombshell on Brooke. Meanwhile, Dan and Deb babysit Jamie whilst Mouth and Millicent have a long overdue conversation.
Contains examples of the following tropes:
- Anthology Film: Other than the Cold Open and The Tag, the episode takes this format, with each story receiving it’s own title card.
- "The Surprise" - After she collapses in pain, Peyton and Lucas are faced with the reality of a high risk pregnancy that puts both the mother and baby at risk of dying.
- "The Long Goodbye" - Mouth and Millicent discuss the end of the relationship, and reflect on how they have both changed over their time together.
- "The Seven Year Itch" - Nathan and Haley celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary, and contemplate their future as they pursue their dreams of the NBA and music.
- "The Deleted Scene" - Brooke and Julian reach a crossroads in their relationship after he admits that he’s in love with her.
- "The Cold War" - Dan and Deb babysit Jamie, and reflect on the implosion of their marriage after an inquisitive Jamie asks why they stopped being married.
- Bait-and-Switch:
- The episode opens with Brooke kicking Julian out of her bedroom, with her dialogue implying that he tried something she wasn’t comfortable with; turns out that he blurted out "I love you" during sex.
- Lucas' and Peyton's Heroic BSoD heavily implies the latter had a miscarriage and lost the baby; she didn't but the news isn't much better as she has a medical condition that puts her at high risk leaving them with the choice between terminating the pregnancy or following through with it knowing both Peyton and the baby could die.
- Bittersweet Ending: Brooke and Julian call time on their relationship, but Julian promises to wait for Brooke; despite his worries over losing Peyton because of her high risk pregnancy, Lucas ultimately resolves to support her decision to see the pregnancy through to the end.
- Bottle Episode: A variation on the concept - the episode is split into five stories that each take place in separate locations, but each story is confined to a specific location.
- Call-Back:
- Peyton and Lucas both make reference to the events of "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" - Lucas mentions that he had a dream where he couldn’t save Peyton, and Peyton tells Lucas about the pain she felt at the end of the episode.
- Peyton reminds Lucas of everything they have survived to get this point in their lives, specifically naming car crashes, bullet wounds, and psychos.
- Peyton jokes that if she did die because of her pregnancy, Lucas would be able to play the "Jake Jagielski single dad" card.
- Millicent and Mouth discuss her losing her virginity to Owen.
- Haley reminds Nathan what happened the last time she went on tour, back in Season 2.
- Brooke admits that she hasn’t truly been in love since her relationship with Lucas in Season 3.
- Julian briefly checks Brooke’s bookshelves for multiple copies of Lucas’ books, a trait of Peyton’s that ultimately led to the end of their relationship.
- Dan tells Deb that he killed Keith under the belief that he was the one to start the dealership fire out of revenge for Dan paying Jules to pretend to fall in love with Keith.
- Can't Spit It Out: Brooke isn’t able to tell Julian that she loves him too, only that she cares for him a lot.
- Dead Guy Junior: Peyton suggests to Lucas that they could name their child Anna, after her late mother, if they have a girl.
- Dude, Not Funny!: Lucas doesn’t find it funny when Peyton jokes that he’d be able to pick up girls by playing the "single dad" card since it worked pretty well for Jake.
- Good Girls Avoid Abortion: Peyton decides to carry on with the pregnancy despite the risks.
- Hypocrite: Nathan and Haley note that, if Jamie turns up at 16 and wants to get married, they're hardly in a position to stop him considering they did exactly that.
- Internal Reveal: Nathan finds out Haley no longer works at Tree Hill High, and the circumstances behind her departure.
- Shout-Out:
- Haley comments that the house she visits with Nathan reminds her of It's a Wonderful Life.
- Brooke’s celebrity exes apparently include Ryan Reynolds and Colin Farrell.
- When Deb tells Jamie he can stay up late and watch Thomas & Friends, Jamie retorts that he’d rather watch Gossip Girl.
- Love Confession: Julian tells Brooke he loves her for the first time.
- Titled After the Song: The episode title is taken from the song "You And Me And The Bottle Makes Three Tonight" by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Dan points out that Deb actually holds some degree of responsibility for his killing Keith, as Dan only did so under the belief that Keith had started the fire at the dealership in an attempt to kill Dan for the situation with Jules, when in reality Deb was the culprit.
- Wham Episode: Lucas and Peyton find out that Peyton’s pregnancy is high risk and could potentially result in both Peyton and the baby dying.
