A school year makes all the difference for half-brothers Nathan and Lucas Scott. Now they bond as brothers. To protect those he loves, Lucas moves in with Dan. Brooke and Peyton mend their friendship and begin a year of romantic turnoil for both. Nathan and Haley's marriage frays. Newcomers to Tree Hill High push emotions into high gear. In the background is the vindictive Dan Scott, controlling others like an evil puppet master. But there are some things that even he can't control.

Title from container. Created by Mark Schwahn. Contains all 22 episodes from the second season. Originally broadcast on television during the 2004-2005 season. Special features: Disc one: Unaired scene on The desperate kingdom of love. Special features: Disc two: Unaired scenes on We might as well be strangers; unaired scenes on Let the reigns go loose; unaired scenes on Truth, bitter truth. Special features: Disc three: Unaired scenes on all 4 episodes; commentary on Don't take me for granted by series creator Mark Schwahn. Special features: Disc four: Unaired scenes on The hero dies in this one; unaired scenes on Quiet things that no one ever knows; commentary on Unopened letter to the world by series creator Mark Schwahn and co-star Bryan Greenberg. Special features: Disc five: Unaired scenes on all 4 episodes; commentary on Something I can never have by director/actor Paul Johansson. Special features: Disc six: Unaired scenes on both episodes; "The music of One Tree Hill:" including a backstage glimpse of the One Tree Hill concert tour; "Diaries from the set:" charity football match get on the bus; "Change is good:" season two's new characters.

Disc one. Episode 1: The desperate kingdom of love / written by Mark Schwahn ; directed by Greg Prange -- Episode 2: Truth doesn't make a noise / written by Mark B. Perry ; directed by Billy Dickson -- Episode 3: Near wild heaven / written by Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux ; directed by Greg Prange -- Episode 4: You can't always get what you want / written by Jennifer Cecil ; directed by Joanna Kerns. Disc two. Episode 5: I will dare / written by Mark Schwahn ; directed by Thomas J. Wright -- Episode 6: We might as well be strangers / written by Terrence Coli ; directed by Sandford Bookstaver -- Episode 7: Let the reigns go loose / written by R. Lee Fleming, Jr. ; directed by David Paymer -- Episode 8: Truth, bitter truth / written by Stacy Rukeyser ; directed by Billy Dickson. Disc three. Episode 9: The trick is to keep breathing / written by James Stoteraux and Chad Fiveash ; directed by John Asher -- Episode 10: Don't take me for granted / written by Mark Schwahn ; directed by Lev L. Spiro -- Episode 11: The heart brings you back / written by Mark B. Perry ; directed by Matt Shakman -- Episode 12: Between order and randomness / written by Terrence Coli ; directed by Bethany Rooney. Disc four. Episode 13: The hero dies in this one / written by Jennifer Cecil ; directed by Kevin Dowling -- Episode 14: Quiet things that no one ever knows / written by R. Lee Fleming, Jr. ; directed by Babu Subramaniam -- Episode 16: Somewhere a clock is ticking / written by Stacy Rukeyser ; directed by Billy Dickson. Disc five. Episode 17: Something I can never have / written by Mike Herro & David Strauss ; directed by Paul Johansson -- Episode 18: The lonesome road / written by John A. Norris ; directed by Michael Lange -- Episode 19: I'm wide awake, it's morning / written by Mark Schwahn ; directed by Thomas J. Wright -- Episode 20: Lifetime piling up / written by Mark B. Perry ; directed by Les Butler. Disc six. Episode 21: What could have been / written by Jennifer Cecil ; directed by Bethany Rooney -- Episode 22/23: The tide that left and never came back / written by Mark Schwahn ; directed by Thomas J. Wright, Greg Prange.