Do You Believe in Chrismukkah Magic? - 
by J-Unit
With all of their invites solid, Seth is beginning to gain faith once more in his holiday. And with that success came pressure. What if the government forced him to come up with more mash up holidays like Eastover? It is just too much for one person to handle. Luckily, his dad dumps a big bucket of cold water onto their happiness when he tells Ryan that Lindsay shouldn't come. Don't be such a prick Sandy, it's not like Lindsay has anything to do with the Caleb Nichol paternity case. Oh wait, she does? Damn, I just new that his would turn out the way it was supposed to.
Looking to avoid a complete disaster Ryan decides he is going to disinvite Lindsay, but only if Seth will disinvite Summer to make the disinvites equal. It's actually a good idea, because it will make everything go much more smoothly, they wouldn't want everything to blow up in their faces, would they? This being The OC, Ryan and Seth are not very effective in their quest to get rid of their girls. Ryan thinks it's going to be easy, because Lindsay never really liked the holidays, but the power of Chrismukkah got to her, and she even created a new tradition - the yarmulke claus. It's like your basic red santa hat, but instead it is in the shape of a yarmulke. Seeing as to how she seemed to be enjoying the article, Ryan didn't have the heart to tell herl. Likewise with Summer, Seth got all sidetracked into going Christmas tree shopping (why summer decided on somebody with little tree experience is beyond me.). He was also unable to tell Summer about the supposedly revived plans And if you were wondering, no, Rachel Bilson didn't look any hotter than she did in the opening scenes. Why they chose outfits that do the least with her slammin body, well, I have no clue. But it's dumb. Almost as dumb as the cat meow rendition of the Carol of the Bells we had to sit through that part of the show. What's next? An armpit fart cover of O Holy Night?
Chrismukkah comes, and so with it come Julie and Caleb, who have no idea Lindsay is there. Still, there is some possibility of getting through the evening without too much of a problem, but that is blown when Renée comes into the house and decides she has to come clean Quick! Well, it wasn't her entire idea actually, Sandy had another meeting with her and said the DA might press charges on her as well as Caleb since she was the one supposedly being bribed all of these years. Time for Kirsten to get a glass of wine, this is going to be one awkward reunion.
So, it wasn't a surprise when, after Renée and Kirsten walked into the kitchen, Caleb and Sandy were sure to follow, then our group of teenagers, and then Julie and Jimmy (fresh and post-coital from a little bathroom nookie while people weren't watching). Now on the spot, Caleb lets the secret out, and promptly gets a slap from Kirsten, a slap from Julie, and a very embarassed Lindsay running out of the house crying. All in all, I think the outcome could have been worse, and I was still wondering about the indignation on Julie's face when she heard about Caleb's affair so many years ago, especially when she is having her own affair as she lectured her husband about his infidelities.
Couldn't we all see this coming last year? The Nichol family tree is really a mess. There was a weird realignment when Julie married in, and Lindsay's presence really doesn't help that little problem. Caleb has a daughter, Kirsten and Haley have a new sister, Sandy has a new sister in-law, Seth has a new aunt, Marrissa has a new step-sister, and Julie has a new step-daughter. Now, if Julie remarries Jimmy, does that make Jimmy Kirsten's step-dad? About the only thing left is to make Jimmy Cooper Ryan's dad. That would mean that Ryan was Kirsten's step-sister, and he would be dating another step-sister, Lindsay, but they are just related by marriage, so it will be OK. You heard it here first.
The aftermath of this whole revelation was a sight to see. What is it about Caleb Nichol and his timing? His wife and daughter(s) need some space, so you think he would just hit a motel somewhere, let people have a few days to digest the new information and deal with it from there. No, he follows Kirsten up to her bedroom and tries to apologize for cheating on her mother so many years ago, and then keeping it a secret. She does the smart thing and throws a vase at him and locks herself in her closet so she can cry it off. Actually, she might have been able to do a little better. If she had hit him with the vase and taken a bottle of wine with her into the closet, now that would have been spectacular.
Ryan's concern is for Lindsay. It's hard enough starting a new school, but then to find out that your father never saw you not because he cared for you, but you were really just a mistake and he was trying to save himself the embarrassment. When he reaches her house, Lindsay comes to the door and proceeds to tell him how she never wants to see him again because his family is so messed up. I was waiting for him to come out and say in his defense "I'm adopted, so you can still have sex with me and not worry that I will turn into you uncle, or brother, or something." Alas, no, Ryan gets the cold shoulder.
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