Season One, how I felt.

I feel like this season gave the show no justice, at all. Sure, they were just getting comfortable with the roles, but I just don't think it had the best story line to reel in fans. The only drama was the love triangle between Lucas, Peyton and Brooke, and all that did was make Lucas seem like an ass.
Besides that, there was always the Dan Scott son triangle, but you can only take that to a certain level. And it felt like that characters never really had one role. Nathan was an ass, then a good guy, then an ass. Lucas was a loner, then popular, then a cheater. Peyton, a bitch, then an emotional wreck, then some one that couldn't love any more. I feel like that only people that stuck to their "mood" were Haley, and even she was every where, and Dan.
Now, I am not saying I didn't love the season... I am just saying that I am glad I started out watching the show in season 3, or else I probably wouldn't be here right now.
There were some high lights about the first season, like the whole Jake/Peyton/Niki thing. that kept me entertained, and I was hoping that Peyton and Jake would become a couple, but then Niki comes along and ruins everything.