Punch Drunk Love - 
by J-Unit
In Newport, everybody is sort of waiting to see what happens to Marissa and Ryan. Although over a thousand parents signed this petition, no word of it leaked to any students, so the two kids really had no idea about their status. That was all about to change with one phone call. Ryan would be saved, but Marissa would not be going to Harbor for her senior year. Ryan, Seth, and Summer got to see if they can't help cheer her up, and we once again see Captain Oats and Princess Sparkle united in their holy equine union of perkiness. It's a good thing Seth and Summer are only children because their older siblings would have ripped the heads off of those four legged beasts long ago because of their suckiness.
Ryan assured Marissa that they will do everything possible to get her enrolled once again, but Julie Cooper is way ahead of them. By the way, I am not saying Cooper-Nichol, as it is just semantics at this point. Anyway, Julie has decided that she and Jimmy need to make a big donation to Harbor, like in the $100,000 range. And by "we" she means Jimmy, because most of her money which she is expecting to get from Caleb in his will is tied up while they pour through a bunch of overseas accounts and tax shelters. Earlier, we were not too surprised to find that Jimmy was in money trouble again, this time from a loan shark. Jimmy owes him money, and he wants to collect pretty quickly. As you can imagine, this whole ransom deal to keep his daughter in school is not helping him at all. This is turning out to be a lot like the first season. Remember when Marissa's sister wanted a pony and Jimmy couldn't say no? Well, he still can't say no, as if that isn't obvious.
Ryan makes his attempt to see Dr. Kim and change her mind, but once again, he has to defer to Dean Hess. Ryan schedules a meeting, but when he gets there, Dean Hess isn't exactly willing to work with them. Marissa tries to explain that the shooting really wasn't representative of what she's like, and the Dean counters with a list of all of Marissa's foibles, including the drinking and the drugs. I admit he does have a point, but you also have to admit that if he is going to base his reactions on their previous history and nothing else, there was no need for him to even be there. I thought he worked with problem children, and was more than a hired gun to see them expelled. Whatever the reason, Marissa stayed expelled, and she was devastated, but wasn't devastated enough to say that she was proud of what she did (shooting to protect Ryan) and would do it again if she had to.
Ryan's new haircut just screams "Chief Justice"
WIth Marissa out of the picture, what is Summer to do? Who is going to go and help her mismatch clothes from Anthroplogie? Who is going to lay around in the sun with her? Who is going to help her convince herself that three venti lattes a day and some frozen yogurt is a balanced diet? If Summer can't have Marissa around, at least she can continue Marissa's legacy. She's already tried going out with a water polo player, and that really didn't work, so she will have to get more creative, and even more involved. She is going to try and continue Marissa's excellent results on the social committee.
Summer's plan has a little bit of a problem because, as we all know, Summer is not one for too much school spirit, or much of school at all. Quite honestly, I would like to think she is smart and talented at something, but we only know that she shops and sunbathes. Does she even take class or is she just looking for that guy who will never go to UCSF and break her heart in the process? Summer has a seat at the social committee meeting, and Taylor Townsend is there, eulogizing Marissa and ready to take it over. When Summer raises her hand and asks if other people can do it, like herself, Taylor goes all buck wild on her, saying that she doesn't know what it's like to have all the responsibility and none of the power and Taylor is going to have both this year.
From that point on, Summer decides she is going to oust Taylor and start studying the huge binder Marissa carried around. While she is studying fire codes, Seth tells her that she is doing it all wrong. Like the wise man that he is, he lets her know that what she should really be doing is not out-Taylor Taylor with rules and regulations but to out-Summer Taylor with creativity. See girls, sometimes guys are good for something. With that in mind, the two of them crash the carnival committee meeting. Right away, Summer kind of takes over. She throws out suggestions for things to do, and before Taylor can counter with her Eisenhower era alternatives (we also know she is evil because she dares not dress provocatively and is wearing all of those pastels Dean Hess finds so becoming), everybody is agreeing with Summer. They even managed to fit a black girl (the first one ev-ar?) in there, and gave her some lines. Oh Josh, it's not that hard, is it?
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