Summer, I Really Love Your Brain - 
by J-Unit
One thing I forgot to mention last week in my recap of The OC, amid all of the college talk, was to mention how we rarely ever get an episode that focuses on Summer. She has her proper recognition at the beginning of each episode, and I think we have passed the point where she is only a sidekick and a love interest. Part of the reason why there are times when The OC feels forced is that we get so many things without even a thought of setup. That being said, I can deal with episodes where shit happens out of the blue, as long as there is some pay off. And I'm sorry, but a payoff does not constitute a preview of the next week that shows something funny happening. Those types of tricks are an apology from the network saying, "we messed up, please don't leave us, see it gets better." To that I say, I know, we won't, and I like what you've done so far. Besides, who am I kidding? As long as Chrismukkah is good, we won't care about what it took to get there.
First, I would like to say that I am going to be unapologetic about what I think is bringing this show down, and his name is Johnny. I liked Marissa's new crew at Newport Union, but apparently they were created for no other reason other than to have an excuse for Marissa to neglect Ryan. I thought that once a car hit Johnny, he would go home, his mom would take care of him, and we wouldn't have to be bothered by any of that. I would only be so lucky. Although the episode opens with Ryan, Marissa, and Seth(??) driving Johnny home, it's not going to be the last of him. OK, so Chili is out of town (maybe visiting Brown or Berkeley?), but where is his mom? Well, of course she has to work. But let's not begrudge our friends from Newport for helping out a friend. OK, I can't do that. I have to begrudge Seth because he was riding shotgun. Don't you always let the person who CAN'T BEND HIS KNEE sit in the seat with the most legroom?
Although Johnny's only planned source of income has gone from "sure thing" to "good luck you poor bastard" he is pretty upbeat. He still wants to be able to buy his mom a big home where all of the rich kids. Sure his house is not a mansion, but it's not a shack, so let's put this thing into perspective. Seth does exactly that saying "you should have seen where Ryan grew up". Being poor for Newport is one thing, but being poor in Chino is another thing. At least his parents graduated high school, and on top of that, they had the good sense to make Johnny the first and last child that they had. Could you imagine if Johnny had grown up with an older brother that was forcing him to steal cars? Seriously, Johnny has a tough life, and maybe his mom isn't around as much as he'd like, but she makes enough money that he has his own bedroom and vintage truck, and he has plenty of time to surf and doesn't have trouble meeting hot Sheryl Crow look-alikes. What's the problem again? Oh yes, the knee.
Johnny is having trouble getting up the stairs to his house, so since Marissa has a free period, she decides to stick around and help Johnny. Once again, Seth, you're not driving, this guy is on crutches, couldn't you offer to take his duffle bag inside for him? Must you look away in horror? He's not a leper. If you prick him, does he not bleed? Anyway, Marissa decides to help him, which is probably a good thing. She doesn't want to be at school when people notice that she is wearing huge doily. I haven't spent a lot of time commenting on Marissa, but what the hell was going on with that outfit? The thing that is wrong with America is that people get so caught up over one dark nipple exposure, but have nothing to say about an outfit like the one Marissa had on at the beginning of the show. One thing is going to be giving me nightmares, and I can tell you that I am not scared of tits.
I could have sworn I saw this dress decorating my grandmother's couch in 1987
Marissa helps Johnny inside, and it's not too long before his mother comes back. Apparently, the hospital was in a real hurry to get rid of Johnny, and couldn't wait another hour for his mom to get out of work from her night shift. She does have good news, however. She was able to get an appointment with the best orthopedic surgeon in the county. This guy takes care of the Angels and the Ducks, and so Johnny is really excited to be able to get this over with and get started on his rehab, except that surgeon has a huge waiting list and it could be weeks. See, they only give special treatment to people who give money to the hospital. Well, Caleb Nichol bought a wing at one of the hospitals, it may not have this magic surgeon, but I bet it has a pretty good one, and if the name Caleb Nichol is on the wing, his step daughter might be able to have some pull and get an appointment the next day, and if that doesn't work, do we think Kirsten would say no? But that makes too much sense, so let's pretend I never mentioned it.
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