'One Tree Hill' Star Robert Buckley Teases Clay's Downward Spiral: 'His World Is Falling Apart'

'One Tree Hill' Star Robert Buckley Teases Clay's Downward Spiral: 'His World Is Falling Apart'
Posted 22 minutes ago by Jocelyn Vena in TV News


Robert Buckley literally finds himself in some marginally hot water on tonight's "One Tree Hill." In a teaser that aired last week, Dan Scott (Paul Johansson) is seen drowning Nate's hottie sports agent, Clay (Robert). And, it seems that our most recent Hump Day Hottie is taking this violent turn all in stride.

"Is he drowning? Or is he perhaps giving Clay a swimming lesson?" Robert jokedto us about the events that look to be unfolding tonight after Clay fails to follow through on getting Nate (James Lafferty) a basketball contract. "It could be tough love. No. I'm just kidding. That would be a terrible swimming lesson."

For longtime fans of the series, Dan's violent tendencies won't come as a surprise, but for newer fans this may seem like an interesting road for daddy dearest (who's now a supposed self-help guru) to take. Plus, it raises the question: Is Dan really reformed?


"I thought that was an interesting teaser to show because, especially for new viewers, up to this point Dan has actually been a really great guy. I was like, 'I actually like Dan!' I know I haven’t seen all of the earlier stuff, but he seems so darn likeable and he's trying so hard," he explained. "Not to mention that he has the Jamie character rooting for him. It was really shocking that all of a sudden we see him snap. It definitely comes as a jarring surprise and has serious consequences related to it."

But, don't worry, Robert, who is now a series regular on the show, comes out fine. Er, sort of.

"Clay makes it out OK, but I mean OK is relative; the next episode coming up is a very tough episode for Clay. When you talk about hitting rock bottom and struggling — after next week you're going to see a lot of Clay's character in that his world is falling apart," he continued. "He let down a friend and betrayed a friend and client and, as we saw, is definitely going to feel the repercussions from Nate's dad as well… when his best friend's absentee violent ex-prison father weighs, [it's] never a good thing."


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