Suddenly it feels like we’ve run out of steam for a bit.  Well, mostly because we already have an idea abo

ut who those three new characters on One Tree Hill are–Robert Buckley, Shantel VanSanten and Jana Kramer, not to mention the return of Danneel Harris as complicating element Rachel Gatina.  So, spoilers?  Sure?

Short ones, this batch, from the folks at E! Online.  You’ve probably seen this, but then again, doesn’t hu

rt to mention them too and perhaps ask a few more questions along the way.  So, ready to read? 
Someone asked if Brooke (Sophia Bush) and Julian (Austin Nichols) will last longer in the next season.  They said yes.  The cynical in me will say it won’t be as smooth as it seems–well, maybe not as tumultuous as what happened before.
Then again, I do have to remember that there will be another one-year time jump–so things could’ve gone pretty well already, for they would’ve lasted for at least a year, right?  But I ramble.

Someone else asked in Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton will still show up on some OTH episodes as guests.  They said no–well, not exactly: they’re guessing it could be in the finale.  I’m guessing they’d show up in phone calls, unless they really want nothing to do with the show now.  But sources say them showing up is doub

tful, especially this season–so I’ll play “in the pretty far future” card right now.

Besides, at this rate I won’t be surprised if OTH lasts for, hrmmm, five more seasons or so?