One Tree Hill: Brooke’s 10 Best Storylines

While Lucas Scott and Peyton Saywer have gotten lots of attention, there’s another compelling One Tree Hill character and that’s Brooke Davis. Brooke has quite the arc on the teen drama, changing from a spoiled teenager in a love triangle to a young woman who pursues her dreams of career, family, and happiness.

A lot happens to Brooke over the show’s 9 seasons as she must say goodbye to her high school years and look to the future. Throughout it all, Brooke has some plotlines that are particularly poignant and dramatic, whether she’s dealing with her best friend Peyton or exploring motherhood.

10 Brooke Helps Peyton At A College Party

There are many iconic One Tree Hill scenes and when fans think back to season 1, this dark moment at a college party stands out. In the episode “The Search for Something More,” Brooke and Peyton head to a party and hope to have a fun time where they can forget all their troubles. Instead, Peyton is drugged and Brooke springs into action, phoning Lucas to come right away.

While a sad and tough episode to watch, this storyline is a fan favorite as it allows Lucas and Brooke to connect. Lucas loves that Brooke is such a compassionate, caring friend and this is when sparks begin flying between the two characters, setting up the memorable love triangle with Peyton.

9 Brooke Lies About Being Pregnant In High School

Season 1 features another fascinating Brooke plot, also about the romantic feelings that Brooke and Peyton both have for Lucas. When Brooke thinks that she could be pregnant, she finds out that she isn’t expecting after all but tells Lucas that she is. She hopes that he’ll choose her instead of Peyton.

While this is definitely bad behavior on Brooke’s part, fans understand why she does this, as she doesn’t have her family’s love and she’s afraid of losing Lucas. He’s the first person to really see her and care about her, and it’s hard for her to imagine giving that kind of attention up.

8 Brooke Shoplifts In Season 2

In the season 2 “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” Brooke shoplifts, which would of course be a huge problem except for the fact that Felix helps her.

This is a great Brooke storyline as she begins to realize that she has to grow up and stop acting out, and she also realizes that there are people in Tree Hill who love and care about her. This isn’t always so obvious to Brooke, who knows that Peyton will always have her back, but who doesn’t feel as confident about that friendship thanks to their conflict over Lucas.

7 Brooke Celebrates Her Store Opening

Brooke’s best and worst One Tree Hill outfits tell viewers that she’s obsessed with fashion and that this is a huge passion of hers. It makes sense that she starts her own clothing line, Clothes Over Bros, and begins with a website before opening up a physical store.

When Brooke celebrates the opening, it’s an emotional moment for fans who have seen her struggle to feel loved in high school. Now Brooke is trying to move on from the past and she wants to have something that is all hers. Of course, things get complicated when Brooke’s mom Victoria becomes involved with the business, too. But in this moment, Brooke is excited, and viewers love that the store is in the same building as Karen’s Cafe.

6 Brooke Is Told She Can’t Have Children

Season 7 is a difficult one for this One Tree Hill character, who has always wanted to be a mom. Since Brooke doesn’t grow up as part of a cookie-cutter family unit, or with any relationship with her parents, it makes sense that she’s searching for her own family.

When Brooke is told that she can’t have children, she’s devastated and wondering how to move forward, and it’s one of her saddest and most intense storylines. This affects so much of Brooke’s time on the show and leads to a lot of tension in her relationship with Julian, as they struggle a lot before finally becoming parents. Fans root for Brooke the whole time.

5 Brooke’s “Zero Is Not A Size” Campaign

Brooke feels like One Tree Hill’s main character as fans get to see her build her Clothes Over Bros company from the start. Brooke goes through a lot with her dream career, from giving the company to her mom, taking control of it once again, and learning that they have been sued for fraud in season 8. Brooke sells Clothes Over Bros so she can take the money and give it back to the investors, which isn’t an easy decision.

In a happier moment at the store, Brooke creates a campaign where she proclaims “zero is not a size.” This is one of Brooke’s most interesting and inspiring storylines, and viewers love that she takes a stand on body positivity. She wants to do some good with her store and that’s admirable.

4 Brooke Is Attacked At Her Store

The season 6 opening episode “Touch Me I’m Going to Scream, Part 1” is a turning point in Brooke’s character arc. She’s at her store when she is brutally attacked, which makes it impossible for her to feel comfortable and safe in a place that has been so meaningful for her.

This storyline lasts over several episodes, as Brooke learns that Xavier is the one who hurt her, as he wanted to get revenge because Brooke saw Sam stealing from Clothes Over Bros. In a terrifying season 9 scene, Xavier attempts to attack Brooke again but he’s stopped and punished. Viewers feel terribly for Brooke here, and it takes her a while to process this trauma.

3 Brooke Takes Care Of Sam

This popular One Tree Hill storyline sees Brooke becoming a surrogate mother of sorts for Sam after taking her in. This plot might not have the happiest ending for Brooke, as she wants to take care of Sam forever but Sam’s biological mother comes back.

In what is a truly meaningful moment in Brooke’s life, this plotline cements her desire to pursue parenthood. When she and Julian do raise twins, Brooke finally being a mom has even more significance as fans know the journey to get here.

2 Brooke And Julian Have Twins

Of the best and worst One Tree Hill couples, Julian and Brooke stand out to viewers as one of the healthier and happier pairs. Brooke really finds her match in Julian, a passionate and sweet filmmaker who realizes that Tree Hill is a lovely place to live.

When the couple finds out at the end of season 8 that Brooke is pregnant with twin babies, their lives change forever in the best way possible, and fans love seeing them go through early parenthood together. Brooke and Julian approach everything in life by supporting one another and it’s so heartwarming to watch.

1 Brooke And Haley Open A Cafe Together

This Brooke storyline just might be the sweetest: she and Haley work together to open a cafe in honor of Karen’s Cafe, Lucas’s mom’s business.

Things don’t go smoothly for a while, as they can’t get enough customers and they wonder if they made a mistake. But through the ups and downs, fans love watching these good friends dream big together, and it’s nice to see the two characters settle down in the small town that they love so much.

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