The Final Scene
Bush: “I was the last person who was filmed on the show, so the final scene for me was the final scene for One Tree Hill.”

Theme of the Final Season
Bush, of Schwahn’s hint that not everyone will be seen by season’s end: “I can’t say anything about it otherwise they’re going to kill me!”

What’s in Store for Tree Hill
Bush: “The pendulum in her life has swung. For a while, it was career above all else. As the career fell apart, she put her family first and became a wife and a mother. Now she’s going to find herself with a balance and find herself in the middle: how to have a career that makes her happy, how to have a marriage that makes her happy, how to run a business with her best friend.”

Stepping Behind the Camera
Bush: “I was fortunate they gave me the second to last episode ever to direct. It’s my favorite episode I’ve ever made. I’m looking forward to getting to that point in the season because 12 and 13 really are a love letter to our little family, from the writers to the actors and the crew. It felt really good.”

Read Bethany and James’ answers here.