Sometimes I have to remind myself that the OC is actually in its second season. The story has moved along, but aren't we kind of at square one? (Speaking of square one, did anybody else love Mathnet as a kid?) Sandy has pulled Ryan out of Chino. Seth is fixated on comics and not real girls. Julie Cooper's husband is under investigation. Summer wishes Seth did not exist, and Marissa is once again drinking the problems of her home life under the table. Am I missing something here?This is supposed to be progress? OK, OK, there has been some progress. I am almost positive that the writers aren't going to try and fit Oliver into any more episodes, so it means I am free to enjoy the entire season, no matter what it might throw at me.
As I said before, Seth is fixated on comics. He never really was unfixated or disfixated, or whatever, but when he was busy trying to tap that hot Summer Roberts ass, he at least had something else to preoccupy his thoughts. Luckily, he has Ryan to give him some advice. I always love it when the OC gives us a nice "Hey!" even before the credits roll, and this was one of those weeks. The writers never pass a chance to be overly ironic and self-reflexive and they take the bait once again when Seth asks Ryan if he just expects to say "Hey!" and have Marissa "Hey!" him right back. Hmm, I thought I was going to make fun of the Hey joke for a long time, but now that the writers have mentioned it, it is now sort of pedestrian. But if there aren't anymore emo or indie songs to make fun of, I don't know what I will do.
It turns out that I am not the only person who is wondering how much things have changed. Ryan and Seth get a ride to school from the contractor. Caleb Nichol's money was good enough to buy a new mustang for Marissa, but there isn't enough money for something for Seth? Maybe Seth left for Portland because his parents wouldn't get him a car? Anyway, as the two arrive, they see none other than Marissa and Summer. It's quite the scene, considering the two girls had no idea that their former love interests were going to be in school, and Summer wasn't sure Seth was even in the same state. I guess Marissa conveniently stopped visiting the Cohen's house to stare longingly inside Ryan's pool house just as the two arrived from their respective exiles. Marissa is thrilled to see Ryan, but we can't say the same about Summer and Seth. Summer tells him that she has a new boyfriend, but maybe she'll write a letter and let Seth stare and wonder what it means for three months. Slam!
Now I have seen some awkward segues in my time watching television, but the OC really pulled off a great non-sequitor this time. Summer is driving Marissa home to pick up her car, which begs the question why she left it home in the first place. Oh, I know, it's because they want to conveniently have the audience take a note of the yard guy, DJ, who is blocking Marissa's car. As Marissa is freshening up for her little after-school rendezvous with Ryan (he wants to fill her in as to why he isn't staying with the girl he knocked up), DJ appears in the doorway. Previously, I had wondered aloud if DJ was actually a fed, which would give a him good reason for staring at the jailbait all day. Well, a better reason for him to stare all day would be because he has been parking his truck in the driveway all summer long, so to speak. Yes, DJ and Marissa started kissing, and as m_ruv would say, displayed some of the hottest corpse on corpse action we will see all year.
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1) Transportation: Marissa drives a Ford commercial, Summer has a 3-series convertible (the most true to life of the Newport scene) and even Zach has the new BMW SUV. Seth and Ryan... they get to ride in the back of pick-up like a couple of day labor whores... Wutz-up with that!
2) Sandy: Wow is this the evil Sandy or what?... he is averaging one angry outburst per episode. Last year he was the most mild manner dad on TV, nothing Ryan did rattled him. Clearly Sandy will be showing a different side this season.
3) Marissa: She was an on-n-off lush last year... but this season she is yet to be sober... I know why Summer had to drive her home from school, she was too wasted to get behind the wheel. New mustang + vodka = DUI
4) Summer/Ryan: I think this is the first time the two talked (had a scene together) since the pilot where Summer tried to pick up on the new man from Chino.
5) Zach: Did anyone else notice that the drawing of the alter-ego Seth on the comic book club flyer looked like Zach.
6) Summer/Seth: “...You had me in a freak’n Wonder Woman outfit and you chose Anna...”...Aaah, doesn’t love stink. I went into this episode thinking (since I knew roughly Summer is going to reject Seth) Summer is back to her cold ways ignoring Seth. But no! She had a surprisingly good case why Seth does not deserve her. The writers foreshadowed in two places. First the comment on I’ll write you and a letter and you can read if for 3 months to figure out what I meant... and the you love the chase, so you can have it... tipped off the road redemption for Seth. If you think about it last year it was mostly Summer chasing Seth and this year it will be opposite... the wagering should be which episode does Zach fly home.
1 of 9 | Posted by drchip | Posted on November 12, 2004 4:34 AM
OMG!! I would never have remembered that MathNet if you hadn't mentioned it. Wow, I love long lost tv memories.
2 of 9 | Posted by Genevieve | Posted on November 12, 2004 7:30 AM
I don't watch the OC much but I had to comment that I sure did watch Mathnet religiously. That was a great thing.....the last time I felt confident about my math skills too.
3 of 9 | Posted by Leah3t | Posted on November 12, 2004 7:40 AM
MATHNET! SPEAKING of Square One, the African-American guy from it is in a play next door to my acting studio here in NYC. I see him outside smoking, yet I'm too chicken to go up and say "I loved you in Square One. And The Mask." w00t.
4 of 9 | Posted by Stefanie | Posted on November 12, 2004 10:05 AM
Stefanie, for the good of us all, please please go tell him we loved square one!!!! that would be awesome. i wonder what he'd say....
5 of 9 | Posted by Leah3t | Posted on November 12, 2004 10:56 AM
Oh one more tid-bit... why Marissa had to be driven home. Misha Barton can not drive.
6 of 9 | Posted by drchip | Posted on November 12, 2004 1:26 PM
Another faux-pax last night... Wonder Woman has an alter ego its Diana Prince an Air Force pilot!
If the writers are gonna know comics they better KNOW comics
7 of 9 | Posted by drchip | Posted on November 12, 2004 2:01 PM
Summer: "And suddenly there was a hot hot yard guy, in the yard, who was hot"
Classic!
8 of 9 | Posted by dman | Posted on November 12, 2004 8:32 PM
The flier was Seth 'if he had powers'. That cracked me up.
9 of 9 | Posted by Nicole | Posted on November 15, 2004 10:15 AM