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TeenDramaWhore: Becky wants to know: How has the cast changed this season with the departure of Chad [Michael Murray, Lucas] and Hilarie [Burton, Peyton] and the addition of some of the new actors?
Norris:Obviously we miss Chad and Hil because we worked for them for six years and, you know, it's tough to say goodbye to people after that long but, you know, I think One Tree Hill is really an ensemble show at its core. I think there's enough of “old people” around that the show still has interesting stories left to tell about the characters. And I think you still feel the presence of Lucas and Peyton from time to time, which is important. In terms of the new characters, you know, I feel like they've tried to balance so you're not completely immersed in new storylines only without the old stuff. Obviously, you know, Rob Buckley's character Clay just had a huge revelation in terms of you finding out he's been married and his wife passed away tragically, and I think that was a really smart way to introduce that character because certainly it's hard enough to deal with that and obviously he's kind of good to Nathan and Haley who are a big core part of the show. So I think that's interesting ,and Jana Kramer [Alex] is really funny and has a lot of energy as Alex so I think they're doing a good job of balancing the new characters so far.
