It's nipple week here at TVgasm, and I only say that because the search engines really seem to like us when we mention things like Mischa Barton, Marissa Cooper, The OC, nipple, boob, slip, oops, etc. in the same sentence. We never imagined what one barely discernable breast could do for our popularity and our bandwidth bills, but needless to say we've been a little busier here than we are used to. After everybody has finished squinting at the Mischa video (now downloaded about 350,000 times combined at iFilm and TVgasm), life and the show must go on. Last week, Ryan managed to fight his urges and didn't punch Johnny. Seth, on the other hand, couldn't resist the urge to help Taylor Townsend, who couldn't resist the urge to piss off Summer by keeping her locked out. Sandy resisted the urge, perhaps incorrectly, to sell the Newport Group, and Julie Cooper looked like she had given in to Charlotte's urging her to screw over Kirsten as they were planning their charity bash. This week we were hoping that the truth in all of the situations would be, uh, exposed, once and for all.
One of the things that the producers of The OC love is being able to coin new phrases and establish new trends in popular culture. One of their favorite vehicles to do this is Seth Cohen. We all remember Chrismukkah, and last year a lot of people started talking about comic books and graphic novels like they actually knew the difference between the two. The early returns are in, and it looks like we may have a focus on kung fu movies this year. Seth's interest in the classics of cult cinema have been mentioned before, but when you start out with Master of the Flying Guillotine, you know that things are getting serious. Like many, I had a crazy uncle who liked kung fu movies and owned some nun chucks, but nowadays, I prefer the epic Asian masterpieces like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or House of Flying Daggers. I'll probably see Memoirs of a Geisha alone so I will be able to deny it brought me to tears the first time I watched it.
By now, you are pretty bored with everything that I am saying, much like Ryan, Marissa, and Summer were going to be bored to death if they had to spend another movie night with Seth and his kung fu masters. The girls thought it would be much better if they instituted a Cheerocracy and watched Bring It On. And while it looked like Ryan and Seth weren't too excited for 90 minutes of "I’m sexy, I'm cute, I'm popular to boot" and "I'm wanted, I'm hot, I'm everything you're not”, let’s be honest; all of us guys will deal with that as long as there is a chance that the girls will get in the mood and want to play with a spirit stick by the end of the movie.
Jokes about Bring It On. How vintage!
All of these things will have to wait because Volchok is on the prowl. He walks into the diner and lets it be known that he is quite upset with the way Ryan blindsided him the other night. Now, we all know that Ryan punched him in the face fair and square, but Volchok wants a rematch, and there is no way that he is going to let a few semantics or Seth's joke stop him. Ryan isn't one to back down from a challenge, but I think he realizes that a lot of people have given him a lot of chances, and he doesn't want to get in a fight and ruin his future in the process.
The next day at school, Seth is still worried about Ryan. He knows what Ryan should do, but there is no telling what his alter ego Kid Chino will do. Ryan assures him that Kid Chino is retired and he has hung up the hoodie. I am not sure if Seth is convinced, but he has his own problem to deal with. In the last episode, he helped Taylor Townsend's lock-in from becoming a complete and utter disaster with his inventive games and grace under fire and flying footwear. Unfortunately, his random act of kindness made him a target for Taylor Townsend's limitless amounts of affection. Seth was not only the person that treated her the nicest in recent memory (lecherous deans looking for easy ass access do not count), he was pretty much the only one, and Taylor wanted to return the favor.
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Comments (23)
this show is boring the crap out of me! It is just all so damn typical. great re-cap though! I think I'll just stick to reading about it, than watching it.
1 of 23 | Posted by karen | Posted on November 21, 2005 7:06 AM
good recap, good episode. i'm happy taylor has a reason to still exist on the OC, she's hilarious. anyone else notice how Ryan and Marissa are always an arm's length away, i.e. the bait shop concert? and how awkward they were "cuddling" on that bench at the end of the episode before they kissed goodbye? hello...they're teenagers! let's see some real making out.
2 of 23 | Posted by kitten | Posted on November 21, 2005 7:26 AM
Manic is the right word for Taylor and there is no doubt she will be in Seth's bed, waiting for him, within the next 2 weeks.
3 of 23 | Posted by jerry | Posted on November 21, 2005 8:39 AM
If the writers plan to have Seth and Summer breaking up again, I'll be not only disapointed, but annoyed. I mean how many times are they going to break up and get back together? I like Taylor, but I don't like how they want her to try and break them up. I can already see that she will get Seth. I just don't like it. Those story lines get so old. Ok this week they break up then they get back together, ok, then they might break up. They need new material.
4 of 23 | Posted by veronica | Posted on November 21, 2005 10:41 AM
argh! great recap, but why are the writers boring me so with all this recycled drama! it's driving me nuts!
5 of 23 | Posted by courtneymay | Posted on November 21, 2005 10:45 AM
There's only room for one manipulative bitch in this town!!!
HAHA That was funny!!
You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6 of 23 | Posted by Tiffany | Posted on November 21, 2005 12:01 PM
i must say, despite how boring the show has become--i cannot get enough of summer! she is the cutest, silliest and most awesome character on the show methinks.
i also wish fox would time the entire show so the previews dont get cut off thanks to the tivo timing.
7 of 23 | Posted by jash | Posted on November 21, 2005 12:31 PM
good recap! loved the big lebowski reference!!!! crack me up.
8 of 23 | Posted by Dawn | Posted on November 21, 2005 12:56 PM
Of course they have to at least cause SOME tension for Seth and Summer, if not break them up. Otherwise, it gets boring. I love that they've kept Taylor around and this new storyline with Seth, although the whole kung fu movie thing is way too reminiscent of Anna. BTW, Dean Hess's seconds--best line of the episode.
Ryan and Marissa--did these two just have sex that one time?! I agree, they're so physically awkward around one another. In real life, they'd be all over each other, esp. after just doing it for the first time.
Did the previews show anything good?
9 of 23 | Posted by Anonymous | Posted on November 21, 2005 1:47 PM
BTW, Dean Hess's seconds--best line of the episode.
You know, I thought about this, and I don't think I would mind Dean Hess's seconds, as long as they weren't sloppy seconds. Taylor is still quite the catch.
10 of 23 | Posted by J Unit
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Posted on November 21, 2005 1:55 PM
i'm guessing we can all assume it was just one-time sex between Ryan & Marissa--and with less passion than reading Webster's dictionary back-to-back. Dean Hess and Taylor exhibited more sexual tension.
11 of 23 | Posted by kitten | Posted on November 21, 2005 2:14 PM
Does anyone else think that Ryan looks like Edward Norton in this episode? I think I'm liking his hair. God, I better konk myself out with the detergent.
Here are the new couples for the show:
Seth and Taylor
Summer and the nazi guy
Julie and Johnny
12 of 23 | Posted by Trumpoline | Posted on November 21, 2005 2:55 PM
Marissa was so stupid to get in the van...as soon as she did you knew what was going to happen.
I might stop watching the show but I'll never stop reading the recaps!!
13 of 23 | Posted by mere2142 | Posted on November 21, 2005 6:02 PM
I don't think they're setting up Summer and Seth to be broken up at all. They're setting them up to work together and help Taylor. Sort of a Clueless makeover with a goodlooking Tai. Or, Tai-lor.
The fact that Volchok didn't just throw down was super distracting. He didn't need to find a weakness.
14 of 23 | Posted by Eric | Posted on November 21, 2005 6:35 PM
OMG THE OC IS SO GOOD@!!!! WE HAVE TO MAKE IT CONTINUE!! *****STARS!!!
15 of 23 | Posted by emicho | Posted on November 22, 2005 5:47 AM
AWESOME RECAP!!!! and thanx for throwing in the line about summer almost getting punched last week
:)
16 of 23 | Posted by Meagan | Posted on November 22, 2005 7:37 AM
I haven't been reading the recaps long, just since this season or whatever, but whats the "Hey Count"???
PS... as slow as this season is so far, I really think it's going to pick up. It being constantly interupted by Baseball or whatever else, doesn't help much either.
17 of 23 | Posted by Amanda | Posted on November 22, 2005 12:26 PM
I think this season has been awesome, capped off by this episode. i dont think the season has been slow; beginning of last season was slow. this has been fun and taylor is hooooottttt.
18 of 23 | Posted by mikey | Posted on November 22, 2005 4:55 PM
Amanda,
When I first watched The OC, I noticed that they said "Hey!" a lot. I count each time they say "Hey!" during an episode and give the totals each week. Next time you watch, listen to how often it happens. You'll start to laugh when you notice how much it happens. The most special times are when Mischa says "Hey!", but we love them all just the same.
-J
19 of 23 | Posted by J-Unit | Posted on November 22, 2005 10:03 PM
Taylor is smoking hot!! Summer is amazing...if they could just get rid of Marissa, this would be a great show again. I hope Taylor and Summer end up friends...
20 of 23 | Posted by MK | Posted on November 22, 2005 11:31 PM
I thought the recap pretty much sucked. NIce try putting in the remark about summer almost getting punched after you missed it last week. the hey count is how many times they say the word "hey" an episode. Bside, you should start doing the recaps!!!
21 of 23 | Posted by Gina | Posted on November 24, 2005 8:54 AM
House of Flying Daggers sucked donkey shit through a straw. That movie was fucking terrible.
22 of 23 | Posted by Tetsuo | Posted on November 26, 2005 10:07 PM
Thanks! Haha! I guess I could have figured that one out myself, and looking at it now it all makes sense... I'm definitely going to listen for the Hey's this Thursday. Never really noticed before...
23 of 23 | Posted by Amanda | Posted on November 30, 2005 1:20 PM