If you need anymore reason to fall back in love with the Cohen (yes, even Sandy and his eyebrows) just look to this next scene. Sandy's eyebrows found a note left in a hurry from Seth, and they order Sandy to bring the note to Kirsten. Unfortunately, the note says" Angry Nudfo Chocolate Love," and even Sandy's eyebrows can't figure it out. Luckily for them Seth places a phone call just then, explaining that the note was an anagram. Leave it to Kirsten to immediately see the message: Ryan Found Volchok. Seth informs them that he is in Mexico to divert Ryan from making a murderous mistake. This of course causes nothing but worry in the Cohen parents, which is evident because the veins of Kirsten's face come out in full force.

Sadly for Seth and his cell phone, Ryan discovers his betrayal and tosses the phone away. Ryan says Seth can either trust him or he can go back home. The second is actually not an option since I believe that hotfooting it back to Newport would be difficult at this point, but I digress. Seth trusts Ryan, so off they go continuing there journey to the center of Ryan Atwood's soul!

Back at the Manse, in the most hysterical scene in O.C. history, Kaitlin is sitting in her bedroom as Albino Minion is shaving Brian Krakow Minion's chest. If my devotion to Luke's twin brothers, Kaitlin's minions, was even remotely in doubt, the chest shaving scene solidifies it. Kaitlin calls them gay, just like their dad, in a refreshingly un-PC way, but they shoot back with the slutty mom card (after all Julie slept with their brother). Kaitlin claims that Gay Dad totally trumps Slutty Mom, but I'm not 100% sure. But I am sure that this will be one of the first major decisions made by the new Democrat-led Senate. Julie walks in, does a wonderful double-take at the minions, and informs Kaitlin that her delinquent behavior has landed them both spots as Harbor High Clothing Drive workers.

Upon Ryan and Seth's arrival to lovely Ensenada, Mexico, they check into an adorable little motel. What no TJ? I guess there are too many happy memories of Marissa OD'ing. Seth has to excuse himself to go number 2, which allows Ryan just enough time to slip away and search for his buddy Volchok. Ryan heads to a bar where he heard Volchok was working, but is informed The Vol got the axe a few weeks ago. So now everyone gets to go home, right?

Over in Summer's dorm room, Taylor is looking for pictures of the old gang, but like K-Fed in a divorce settlement, she comes up empty. When Summer's slutty roommate enters (was I the only one who assumed Summer was in a single?), Taylor asks her if Summer's mentioned her boyfriend to her. The roommate, Amber, assumes that Taylor is referring to perpetually Summer-bound Che, but Taylor is not. It seems that Amber hasn't even heard of this "Seth" she speaks of. The wheels in Taylor's head start spinning, presumably bilingually.

Seth finishes his doodie duty (tee hee!) and finds Ryan gone. This leads Seth to start checking out the bars for his buddy, but entangles him with a group of booze guzzling Marines led by one of the world's most repugnant people, Jackass' Steve-o. Seriously, what was the point of this cameo? Is there some God awful promotional synergy coming up that we don't know about? I shudder at the thought. This of course leads to Seth getting wiggity wiggity wasted with his new Marine pals (in his defense, if I had to hang out with Steve-o, I'd probably get wasted myself).

Later Seth stumbles to another bar and asks for Volchok. It's the same bar that Ryan was at earlier. Seth is told that Volchok was adios'd, but his inquiry is overheard by a barmaid who has the stench of Volchok all over her. She says she knows where Volchok is and gives Seth an address.

Oh yeah, in his drunken stupor we find out that Seth got a tattoo, which we later find out is of Seniorita Vixen. Classic.

At the Clothing drive, Kaitlin and Julie seem to finally finding some common ground as they are making fun of the fancy clothes that are being dropped off for charity. Like the poor people being slaughtered in Darfur are in desperate need of Sandy Cohen's old leather jacket? Speaking of Sandy, in walks Kirsten, who is so bored now that she's sober she is getting uber-philanthropic, as Julie notes her kids don't even go to Harbor anymore. Kristen says she needed something to take her mind off trouble at home. You know the usual: roof is leaking, laundries piling up, Seth and Ryan ran away to Mexico. Julie is shocked to hear the news that Ryan is joined by the lanky and somewhat useless in a fight (unless it's a quip-off) Seth.

On the east coast, Taylor has seen enough to know she's seen too much, as she marches over to the literal tree hugging screeching "Move it, hippies!" She demands Summer's attention, and pulls her over to ask her what the deal is with Seth. Taylor takes out her cell phone and orders Summer to call Seth immediately, which she does, unfortunately getting a random Mexican guy (Ryan threw out Seth's cell after he figured out Seth called his parents). Since the attempt was a failure Summer heads back to the tree. Oh and we learn that Taylor is also fluent in Spanish.

Posted by Umnata on November 10, 2006 1:00 PM