Trying to Advance the Plot Lines - 
by J-Unit
Last year, The OC instantly became a huge part of our pop culture. The problem this year is that the writers are all too well aware of how they influenced the pop culture and believe that fact gives them license to do whatever they want to with the show and think the viewers won't notice or care when large portions of the show suck. B-side is going to chime in with a more in-depth analysis of what is wrong with the show and what they can do to fix it. And although there is only about 15 minutes of the show worth watching each week, I'll still take you through the whole hour.
You might have heard that there was a lot of rain in Los Angeles this year. It is already the fourth wettest on record, and you can sense the change in the mood of Angelinos whenever it turns cloudy. I don't like to say that people in Southern California overreact when it gets a little cold or it starts to rain a little bit, but that is exactly what happens. What those of us who grew up in the northeast know as "sprinkles" people from Los Angeles call "thunderstorms". What we could consider "showers" is better known as a "downpour" and what we would actually call a thunderstorm would result in stretches of highway to close and people to stay inside for fear of getting their hair wet. (But for those of us who do venture outside, we still wear our sunglasses. It is California after all.)
So with this in mind, we see Ryan and Seth, each sequestering themselves inside their houses. Seth wants to talk, but Ryan doesn't want to leave the pool house. Seth has bagels, but Ryan says he needs to clean. Now I finally know why Ryan hasn't moved inside - it would spoil such witty openings such as this one. Seth eventually decides to call Ryan on his phone. Even though Seth's parents are too cheap to buy him a car, there is still plenty of money left around for the pool house to have its own line. They discuss the rain, and Seth mentions that it's like the opening scene from Day After Tomorrow, which is kind of funny because that is the term I have picked up to describe all the rain in Los Angeles. Problem is, the opening scene from the movie took place in Antarctica, the rain didn't come until much later. Some writing assistant should be fired over that mistake.
Let's not dwell on the minor issues, the large picture is that both Seth and Ryan are having girl problems, and once again, they must complain to each other about their problems before they go out and do anything about it. Sounds as if they are more interested in making sure each other is happy than their (ex)girlfriends. Then again, they are living under the same roof as the master of the conflict of interest - Sandy Cohen. For some reason, Sandy is still more interested in making sure his fugitive felon ex-girlfriend is happy than he is in making sure his wife is OK with it. Kirsten is sad, partly because of the rain, partly because of a hangover, but most likely because her husband has no clue why should she would be a little upset that he's helping a woman so obviously in love with him. Sandy says he feels like they are strangers, an Kirsten never talks to strangers. But that's OK. Rebecca calls Sandy, who of course offers to drop everything he is doing and leaves right away to pick her up.
It's not just the Cohens who are fans of bagels in the OC, the Cooper-Nichols love them as well. Julie is making herself breakfast when Alex and Marissa come down, fresh from their sleep over. It must have been a great morning for Julie. Marissa has found a new friend, and that the new friend isn't black or Mexican, so why worry? Julie exchanges a little embarrassing conversation with Alex before she leaves, leaving mother and daughter to enjoy a little heart to heart.
Things have been strained between Marissa and Julie for a while. First it was the infamous scream, then there was the whole relationship with the gardener followed by Julie's affair with Jimmy and a little trip to Europe. But now Marissa wants to be completely honest, sort of a fresh start. She tells her mom that Alex is her girlfriend. She doesn't just like her, she likes her likes her. She's not a friend that is a girl, but a girlfriend. Welcome to experimentation, bitch!
The rain is still coming down, but that is not going to stop Ryan or Seth from setting things straight with their girls, even if it means braving the torrential downpour. Sandy and Kirsten have no problem letting Ryan or Seth borrow the Range Rover at anytime, except when it is raining outside, of course. And since nobody in Orange County is smart enough to own umbrellas or waterproof jackets, everybody gets wet.
Ryan is outside of Lindsay's window while she is playing her oboe. When you are rich in Newport, you calm your nerves by playing Playstation, if you're poor, you must live with learning classical music on woodwind. Lindsay, who looks much better with her hair down than pulled back, is starting to have second thoughts about her DNA test. What if she really wasn't Caleb's father? Ryan, pretended to care and said that he would even go with her to the DNA test, but you knew he was secretly saying "why didn't you just listen to me when i told you to be careful about Caleb three episodes ago?". To make matters worse, Lindsay and her mom are thinking about moving to Chicago because they are sick of Newport.
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