60 minSeason 1 • Episode 22
LatestScott's dad comes to take him back home. Scott tries to convince Shelby they can stay togeather even if he dosen't stay at Horizion. Kat talks Peter & Sopie in to having a MORP. David is back and Ezra is upset because Daisy like David and not him. Scott get into a fight with his dad on their way home an makes him take him take him back to Horizion, and when he gets back Shelby asked him why he came back and he said ""because I love you."" Sopie asks Peter to marry her.
Higher Ground told the story of Mount Horizon High School, a therapeutic boarding school for troubled teens, where the students learned to face their personal struggles with addiction, abuse, or disorders. [Higher Ground is an American-Canadian drama action television show shot outside Vancouver, British Columbia. The series ran from January 14, 2000 - June 16, 2000 and aired on Fox Family. It stars Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Meghan Ory, Kandyse McClure, and Jewel Staite.]
Acting
Hayden Christensen's pre-Anakin intensity is genuinely affecting.
Writing
Therapy-speak dialogue that aged weirdly well.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Joe Lando's casting as the headmaster was deliberate — his Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman fame lent instant 'trustworthy adult' energy that the show immediately subverted.
Higher Ground arrived months before The O.C. and years before Degrassi: The Next Generation rebooted teen trauma TV — its cancellation helped prove networks weren't ready for serialized teen suffering without soap gloss.
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