12 years after The Scott Brothers was canceled, the series has become a cult favorite with an entire generation of fans. And one of the TV show’s most surprising storylines remains the one where Peyton (Hilary Burton) discovers she has a biological brother named Derek (Matt Barry).
From their first meeting, their understanding is idyllic, but Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) quickly realizes that something is wrong! Derek has a strange attitude and even catches the scent of the hair of a woman who is believed to be his sister.
Confident at first, Peyton realizes she’s being manipulated. Indeed, it is in his “brother’s” hotel room that he discovers that he is the man who has been sending him inappropriate messages since the end of season 2 under the pseudonym “Watchmewatchu”, which means “Look at me, I’m watching you” in French.
But it begs the question: How did the fake Derek Peyton come across? What drove him to such a passion? If we know that the young man knew everything about him thanks to podcasts, the netizen has another theory that is far-fetched to say the least.
He said Ian – his real name – fell in love with the young woman when he discovered her on a dating app. Remember, in the second episode of season two, Brooke (Sophia Bush) forgives Peyton for dating Luke behind her back. To find someone for her, she decides to create a profile for him on the site.
But she doesn’t do things by halves, and she also posts photos of Peyton getting out of the shower half-naked. Photos that would attract a fake Derek, as Gwenylow explains on Reddit:
“It was a stupid teenage idea”
“It was a weird storyline that didn’t have any consequences. Of course we said it wasn’t right what Brooke did, but I think we should have just said it was a stupid teenage idea and hoped she learned Lesson But, at the end of Season 2, when Peyton receives the first messages from her stalker, we immediately assume it’s Elijah.
“Derek just had to find Peyton’s profile.”
“For my part, I think he’s been stalking since he started podcasting in the first season, and I think then he had to say that Brooke created a profile for him on a dating app and how weird it was. It was all Derek had. It was on the site Find and connect.
In addition, he confirms that he saw her nude photos and that is why he attacked her. In my opinion, Brooke’s posting sent her into her own psychotic spiral. he concludes. A very interesting theory that suggests that the writers of the series planned this plot for almost two years before actually carrying it out!
Source: Allocine
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