So I definitely DID NOT at all, even remotely, get misty eyed during this episode of The O.C. Not at all. Certainly not at the last 2/3's of the episode when Julie discovered that her daughter's killer was apprehended. Or when she realized she needs to move on from Marissa's death. Or when she asked Ryan to: "Tell me about her." And certainly not when Summer finally admitted to "missing my friend." None of these moments, not a single one, got me even remotely emotional. You know why? Because I am not a bady. I am a man! I am a Blogger Man! I'm also full of crap, and was a sniffly mess by the end. And I'm not much of a crier. I swear. Bambi's mom had it comin' and Field of Dreams is lame. That's just how I roll. And yet you show me a distraught Julie Cooper-Nicholl-Roberts mourning her Skeletor daughter, and I'm a weepy little girl. Could it be? Is The O.C. that good this season!?!?! Or am I just that lame? YOU DECIDE...
Well it would seem that Ryan is still more than a wee bit miffed about the whole "Seth is a Jew-das" thing, with his BFFL turned Sandy and Kirsten onto Muscle Man Ryan's plot to extract sweet, sweet Chino revenge on the Volchok, who could blame him?
At the same time as the Cohens are discussing this, Ryan and Julie are having yet another Deepthroat chat. This overlapping dialogue is not a friend of the recapper. Bottom line, Julie has been banned from the Cohen Manse on Thanksgiving, in order to keep Julie's claws out of Ryan. But Ryan is made of steel, is he not?
The Cohen storm of Awkwardness converges in the kitchen, where things are still quite dicey. Kirsten plays the mama bear card, because both she and the veins in her face have had enough of this! She orders Seth and Ryan to go to the grocery store TOGETHER and when they reconvene they will all cook Thanksgiving dinner together or else. The boys reluctantly agree, but Sandy needs to take a pass on the festivities for an important meeting at the office. He got a mysterious call from none other than... VOLCHOK! It seems that a Seth Cohen lecture is nearly as influential as a Sandy Cohen lecture. Volchok is back in town and ready to give it all up.
Sandy meets The Vol at the beach, where he starts immediately weeping about how hard life on the run ahs been, how difficult it is to be a bad boy all day, everyday and how much his new ab workout routine is harshing on his bad boy tattoo regime. But Sandy doesn't want to hear any of it. He's Volchok's lawyer, not his friend which is a nice change because well all know Sandy gets when you put him in charge of a young, good looking street urchin. He goes all weak in the knees, beding over backwards to help him. Hey, if you read anything more into that than which was written, that is your own, sick, perverted mind.
Meanwhile, Seth heads up to his room, with a bagel. We find out that Taylor has been living under his bed for the past few days, which is hysterical on every level, especially her response to his bagel: "I asked for an egg white omelet and melon!" Seth is anxious to get Taylor out of his room, since Summer is on her way home from Brown, and Seth was hoping to enjoy a nice Summer breeze in between the sheets. Taylor completely understands, and implies that they need the alone time since the Seth/Summer relationship is going down faster than a new comedy on the FOX line-up. Zing! Seth has no idea what Taylor is talking about, which isn't surprising since it's been firmly established that Seth is one of those people who is smart in here (motioning to my head) but not in here (motioning to my heart).
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Comments (22)
yes. i can say on a roll.
i loved the part where one of the homeless guys talked about sandy's eyebrows. gotta love it!
1 of 22 | Posted by thatswhack
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Posted on November 14, 2006 12:48 AM
The show is definitely on a roll. I thought this episode was really good.
Autumn Reeser is hilarious! They should give her more screen time.
2 of 22 | Posted by mizta
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Posted on November 14, 2006 1:14 AM
Oh yeah, it's on a roll. The next episode coincides with Total Nonstop Action's debut in prime time, though. With this week's OC, though, I'll be watching wrestling during the commercial breaks.
This episode was exactly what the show needed. Everyone's dealt with Marissa's death in their own way, and have (basically) gone through the appropriate stages of grief. All that needs to happen now is for some big twist to happen this season, which I think is going to happen pretty soon. Julie's going to try to find a new man (and we all KNOW she's going to choose the wrong guy), Marissa can't juggle two boyfriends forever (I so want to see that train wreck), Marissa Jr. is going to get into some sort of trouble with the law (it's inevitable), and Ryan needs a new reason to brood. I'm not going to miss a second.
3 of 22 | Posted by JohnEDowney
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Posted on November 14, 2006 6:15 AM
I meant to say "Summer" instead of "Marissa juggling two boyfriends". Just a brainfart.
4 of 22 | Posted by JohnEDowney
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Posted on November 14, 2006 6:17 AM
I think Marissa Cooper dying was the best thing to happen to Newport Beach since the Luke/Julie Cooper scandal (Of course I don't wish death on anyone in real life).
Now if they would kill Ryan Atwood and his cheesy tough guy ray bans, then the OC would be 100x better.
But i've been impressed so far. Yay! OC!
5 of 22 | Posted by Court_Love
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Posted on November 14, 2006 6:41 AM
yup, this season's butter.
I love it. I got misty eyed too. Quality shiz
6 of 22 | Posted by tigereye
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Posted on November 14, 2006 7:25 AM
"I mean, if the Cohens' told me I could stay with them for the night I would handcuff myself to the toilet so there would be no getting rid of me."
SO TRUE!!!!
I loved seeing Julie tell Dr. Roberts-"we'll see about that" (about the house" seems like th old Julie is on her way back!!!
7 of 22 | Posted by Tiffany
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Posted on November 14, 2006 8:09 AM
This show is definitely back on track...all that needs to happen now is for Ryan to stop being such a douche (which I think is starting anyhow). People need to start watching! Save the OC!
8 of 22 | Posted by Emilita33
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Posted on November 14, 2006 8:19 AM
I can't believe you didn't mention the comment made by one of the homeless guys about Sandy's eyebrows...how he called him Eyebrown Man or something...with all the cracks you make about Sandy's eyebrows it made that line even more funny...haha!
9 of 22 | Posted by Jenny P
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Posted on November 14, 2006 9:17 AM
i actually INTENTIONALLY left the homeless guy's comment out of my recap. is it completely crazy that i found his eyebrow crack to be lame, and yet think my eyebrow jokes hystiercal? well maybe not crazy, just insanely narcissistic
10 of 22 | Posted by umnata
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Posted on November 14, 2006 9:31 AM
Was it just me, or did it look like Summer was wearing a T-shirt with Marissa's picture covered by a circle with a line through it? What was her shirt all about!? Anti-Marissa....hmm....
11 of 22 | Posted by velouria38
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Posted on November 14, 2006 12:24 PM
It wasn't Marissa on her t-shirt, it was Ann Coulter. I might be the only person who LOVES Hippie Summer, but I do. Really!
12 of 22 | Posted by dancethefrug
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Posted on November 14, 2006 12:42 PM
I missed this episode (OC on Wednesdays actually works much better for me) so I am very appreciative of this recap.
Umnata, you just get better and better. "Damn, it's like Kryptonite to Kid Chino." Classic! Now, as long as your jokes towards Sandy Cohen (aka "The Best Fictional Dad in the World") are done in jest, my love for you will continue.
13 of 22 | Posted by BSL
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Posted on November 14, 2006 1:11 PM
I too hope the OC moves to Wednesday ... I can't handle Grey's, CSI, OC, and Scrubs (starting on 11/30) ALL on Thursday at 9!
14 of 22 | Posted by nighty
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Posted on November 15, 2006 12:02 PM
Wasn't the OC suppose to move to wednesdays?! I could have sworn i read that somewhere.
NEWayz...I liked the episode. But I really didn't like the fact that they was showing a Thanksgiving episode two weeks in advance! Wouldn't that have been better this week?!
Ohyeah! Did anyone else notice summer's shirt?! When she was leaving Boston, she had a shirt on that had a picture of a girl. I couldn't get a good look at it, but it looked kindof like "she who must not be named". Then when she arrived at the Cohens, it had a big slash mark through it. I don't know. Maybe I am over-thinking...
15 of 22 | Posted by ckitten
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Posted on November 15, 2006 1:16 PM
Sorry! I just saw dancethefrug address the tshirt issue. Why would it have a slash through it?!
16 of 22 | Posted by ckitten
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Posted on November 15, 2006 1:18 PM
Sorry! I just saw dancethefrug address the tshirt issue. Why would it have a slash through it?!
17 of 22 | Posted by ckitten
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Posted on November 15, 2006 1:20 PM
Sorry! I just saw dancethefrug address the tshirt issue. Why would it have a slash through it?!
18 of 22 | Posted by ckitten
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Posted on November 15, 2006 1:20 PM
Sorry! I just saw dancethefrug address the tshirt issue. Why would it have a slash through it?!
19 of 22 | Posted by ckitten
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Posted on November 15, 2006 1:24 PM
Ann Coulter is an ultra conservative writer/supporter.. Hippie Summer is, well, a hippie, so much more to the left. As seen by the "More Trees, Less Bush" shirt.
20 of 22 | Posted by dancethefrug
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Posted on November 15, 2006 4:08 PM
YES YES, please FOX, move it to WEDNESDAY!!! that's where it used to be for the first 2 seasons...at least season 1 was on weds for sure....put it back!!
I heart THE OC. It's good this season!
21 of 22 | Posted by james_woods_rules
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Posted on November 17, 2006 12:06 PM
Save The OC!
http://www.fox.com/oc/savetheoc/
22 of 22 | Posted by tj
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Posted on November 27, 2006 10:51 PM