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October Road: Pilot
Ten years ago, Nick Garrett left his hometown for Manhattan. Now, Nick has returned home restart his life after landing a job as a teacher. However, while Nick was in Manhattan, he wrote a best-selling novel that hurt the ones that he loved, and now he is forced to face them and attempt to move forward in his life.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 1x1 Production Number: 101 Airdate: Thursday March 15th, 2007 Alternate Airdates:
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Recap
Summer 1997 in Knights Ridge, MassachusettsHannah and Nick are lying in bed, he says he can't believe they don't get to do that for another six weeks and she tells him she doesn't want him to leave and asks him to promise that he will come back. They kiss and then Eddie walks in, he asks Nick what he thinks about opening a business called "Best Friend Windows". Hannah asks why and Eddie says because they are two best friends starting a window company. Eddie asks why Hannah is in such a bad mood and Nick says because she doesn't believe he is coming back. Eddie tells her there is only so much backpacking through Europe one guy can do and that he will be back in a few months. Hannah says that is what her uncle said the same thing, and her aunt is still waiting by the window for him. Nick asks where her uncle went and she says to find himself. Then they head outside where we see Ikey, Owen, and Phil. Nick throws Phil a tennis racket and tells him to take care of it. Ray drives by and tells Nick not to hurry home and that if Hannah gets lonely, she knows where to find him. Nick says his goodbyes to everyone and then drives away...
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Episode Notes
Star Brian Greenberg (Nick Garrett) and guest star Lee Norris (Ian), previously worked together on the CW's One Tree Hill.
Ratings: 14.3 million viewers
The best-selling book that Nick wrote (under the name Nicholson Garrett) is entitled Turtle on a Snare Drum.
The charcter of Dean Leslie Etwood is played by male actor, Bill Nunn, in this episode. After this episode he is replaced with a female actress, Penny Johnson Jerald.
Music
| Artist | Song Title | Played When |
| Boston | Don't Look Back | |
| Collective Soul | The World I Know | |
| Crowded House | Weather With You | |
| Dan Zweben | This Old Life | |
| David Byrne (1) | Glass, Concrete & Stone | |
| Devin Powers | You're All I Want | |
| Gin Blossoms | Lost Horizons | |
| REO Speedwagon | Take It On the Run | |
| Thin Lizzy | Boys Are Back in Town | |
| Three Dog Night | Shambala | |
| The Vines | Homesick |
Episode Quotes
(during flashback; Nick and Hannah are in bed together when Eddie walks in)
Eddie: Oh, goodbye sex, huh? It's always the best kind.
Hannah: How would you know? You never say goodbye. You're always around.
Eddie: Oh, goodbye sex, huh? It's always the best kind.
Hannah: How would you know? You never say goodbye. You're always around.
Nick: Look, I really am sorry, Eddie. I never thought anyone would get torn up in the process, especially you. I left here that summer with every intention of coming back to the Ridge. Then on the last night of the trip, I'm literally packing my bags and I remembered something mom told me before she died. She said "You gotta promise me, Nicky, never to settle for anything less than unexpected adventure." And I couldn't kick the feeling that if I came back here, I'd be have giving up on that. It's like once I stayed away, staying away became away. Any of this make sense? (Nick looks at Eddie to find that he's passed out)
Ikey: I got a bone to pick. I read your book 3 times. I still can't figure out which character is suppose to be me.
Nick: That's because there wasn't a character based on you.
Ikey: Well, now I'm really pissed!
Nick: That's because there wasn't a character based on you.
Ikey: Well, now I'm really pissed!
Nick: Ronnie didn't tell you I was coming home.
The Commander: No, no. Long term effects of marijuana and video games have affected him in the short term.
The Commander: No, no. Long term effects of marijuana and video games have affected him in the short term.
Eddie: (to Nick) You seem to have forgotten which side of October Road you belong on.
Cultural References
Editor: G. Gordon Liddy was afraid of rats, so he cooked one up and ate it.
George Gordon "Battle" Liddy, known as G. Gordon Liddy, was one of the main men, along with E. Howard Hunt, who planned former President Richard Nixon's 1972 break-in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building. After Nixon's resignation and a stint in prison, Liddy became a radio talk-show host. In order to get over his large fear of rats, Liddy caught, cooked, and ate a rat.
George Gordon "Battle" Liddy, known as G. Gordon Liddy, was one of the main men, along with E. Howard Hunt, who planned former President Richard Nixon's 1972 break-in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building. After Nixon's resignation and a stint in prison, Liddy became a radio talk-show host. In order to get over his large fear of rats, Liddy caught, cooked, and ate a rat.
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