Obviously the kids are going to have to go to the prom, but we are going to need to get all of them dates. I thought it would be difficult for Ryan to find a date, but he happened to have the easiest time. He and Seth were discussing whom they should take, and at first he was reluctant. Ryan even told Seth that they could hang out that night if he wanted to. As much as I make fun of Seth for his obvious man-crush on Ryan, he was wise by saying he would rather kill himself than spend his senior prom playing video games.
Seth's plan was still to take Summer to the prom, but he was going to need an innovative way to tell her because, well, Summer wasn't talking to her any more. He decided that he would fake a meeting with a Brown representative at the diner, and while Summer might not speak to him, at least he should try. Seth also had an idea about who Ryan to take the prom - Theresa. When all else fails, the childhood sweetheart is never a bad option. I just hope when they get back to their hotel room, Ryan is planning on a little more than coitus interrupts or a Zip-loc bag to prevent him from becoming a father.
As crazy as it sounds to ask Theresa, I guess it isn't a bad idea. She has her life together and now is focused on her son. When we saw her before, she seemed to be interested in keeping Ryan all to herself, but that's not an issue any more. And while Theresa isn't poor, she is from Chino, which means that she is still a good fit for Ryan. Ryan sees Theresa the next day, and although she mentions this guy at work that she has been sort of kind of seeing but not really, she decides to go.
Getting Seth and Summer together is not so easy. Seth's plan to fake being a person from Brown worked, but you know that the only thing that is going to save them is not some crazy scheme he cooks up, but his willingness to tell the truth. Summer is upset that he lied to her in order to get her at breakfast, but when she hears that there are chocolate chip pancakes involved, how can she say resist? When the pancakes come, the chocolate chips spell out "PROM ?". When you think about it, that's a really "sweet" way to ask a girl to the prom, but Summer said that if she was stuck on a desert island with Cohen, she would chop up his body and serve his meager bones to the sharks. Perhaps you could say a simple no would have been enough, but this way, you don't have to worry about mixed signals.
It would have been easier to send a text message
And Marissa? Well, she decided that maybe she could learn to like Volchok for more than just free drugs and grimy sex. She even starts calling him Kevin, instead of just Volchok. Volchok *really* hates proms. Why? Because he dropped out of high school before he ever got to go to one. Doesn't anybody in this town finish high school? It's not THAT hard. Every time the writers don't want to take the time to explain why a character doesn't fit in at Newport, they say it's because they didn't finish high school. Lots of people who graduated high school hat the prom, but whatever. Since Marissa is really hot, Volchok decides that he might as well go. Does all of this mean that Kevin has turned over a new leaf? Hardly. The night before, Ryan and Seth caught him kissing another girl.
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Comments (16)
That was the second "Downtown Disney" refernece in a week.
1 of 16 | Posted by StopMakingSense
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Posted on May 1, 2006 10:54 AM
I was pretty sure that Taylor had paid to rent the Bait Shop ahead of time and was getting money from the students to re-imburse her. Although they decided to just turn the bar over to the kids with NO security, I'm sure they got the money first.
2 of 16 | Posted by JBlack
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Posted on May 1, 2006 11:15 AM
1. You left out probably the funniest part of the whole ep: TOILETRY! TOILETRY! TOILETRY!
2. I really can't believe Ryan can kick Volchecks butt. I mean-I just can't see it.
3. I just knew throughout the whole show that Anna had something fishy going on. But was pleasantly surprised that she really was trying to help S/S.
3 of 16 | Posted by Tiffany
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Posted on May 1, 2006 11:21 AM
Tiffany, Did you mean "Towelette" when Seth was yelling for a towelette for Summer? If so, you're so right--funniest moment of the episode. I swear, Seth's character carries this show...he's so randomly hilarious!
4 of 16 | Posted by Jenny P
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Posted on May 1, 2006 11:40 AM
How could Ryan not beat up Volcheck. Have you actually looked at him? He must be about 120pounds maximum. Get past his 5 o'clock shadow and look at his arms, he's super skinny. He couldn't beat up anyone.
5 of 16 | Posted by JBlack
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Posted on May 1, 2006 11:50 AM
This was a really good episode, its just too bad the OC waits till the last five episodes to actually start getting interesting
6 of 16 | Posted by cookie
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Posted on May 1, 2006 12:24 PM
First, to answer your questions J-Unit, I liked Summer's prom dress the best, and I thought Taylor was super cute with Sung Ho. As for Theresa & Ryan... ugh, don't even mention them. After last week's lame 'the kid is Eddie's, not Ryan's' conclusion, I think they're getting us ready to have Ryan & Marissa together AGAIN.
But anyways, I liked this episode a lot, yeah - "Towelette!" was really funny. I wonder how the police can arrest Seth when Ryan will be the one with the bloody ass knuckles. I wanna see how the writers make that work. More nonsense :)
7 of 16 | Posted by stacyrocks
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Posted on May 1, 2006 12:30 PM
i must add a comment. marissa's god-awful dress/merigue-topping concoction is actually a $15,000+ chanel gown. yes, that's 15 THOUSAND dollars for that crap she wore. to a senior prom. so believable. summer's vera wang was far prettier. just thought i'd share the ridiculousness of the oc.
8 of 16 | Posted by sweetjane
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Posted on May 1, 2006 1:05 PM
I thought it was a decent epi, thought the previews last week made it a LOT better...LOVED seth and the Towelette screams. i'm so glad Anna hopefully has peaced out. What has she gone and done to herself? I am just so sick of having to look at her manhands. ekk.
9 of 16 | Posted by arae
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Posted on May 1, 2006 1:43 PM
Did someone forget to proofread?
Anyway, I thought this was a really good episode. It was so funny.
That picture of Marissa with the dress looks really ugly, but it looked really awesome when she had it on.
So many funny things happened on this episode. My favorite parts are:
- The K-Pop star
- the Korean fangirls
- Taylor telling people she took herself out of the running for prom queen, and telling them to not ask for a recount
- Seth and the towelette
- Drunk!Summer
10 of 16 | Posted by mizta
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Posted on May 1, 2006 4:31 PM
I actually liked Marissa's dress. It was obscure, funky and I really like Mischa Barton for some reason. I really think she looks good in anything. Maybe it's because I LOVE my Keds and she endorses them.
As for the others, I really enjoyed Taylor with Sung Ho. Haha, so cute. I also liked Sung Ho's cousin because he was so ridiculous. And the screaming Korean fan girls were hilarious!
11 of 16 | Posted by someonespecial
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Posted on May 1, 2006 6:24 PM
I really loved this episode and mischa's dress!!! She is stunning!! J-unit, you missed out on tons of good stuff. The crazy Asian fans, Summer making a comment that Anna has "stupid hair"!!! so funny. Also, drunk summer and seth towelette, hilarrrrrrrrrious!!!! Good stuff.
12 of 16 | Posted by gigigigi
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Posted on May 2, 2006 4:35 AM
Hey your right Jenny P, towlette...mind lapse!!
Has anyone ever noticed how we always make comments on stuff about the OC and it always seems to happen on the show?
For example: our total diss of Anna's hair?
13 of 16 | Posted by Tiffany
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Posted on May 2, 2006 6:42 AM
I agree with the majority: Summer had the best dress, Taylor and Sung Ho were the cutest prom couple.
It was a good episode but you really had to overlook a lot of plot flaws, like the flagrant underage drinking and drug use at the Bait Shop, Taylor leaving her purse unattended EVERYWHERE she went, and regardless of how skinny Volchok may be, I still don't see half-pint Ryan opening up that can of whoop ass on him after being beaten down that bad initally.
I hope this Ryan-Volchok thing isn't this year's Marissa-Trey thing.
14 of 16 | Posted by flymotha
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Posted on May 2, 2006 8:42 AM
Awesome recap, "It just another case of white trash on white trash crime." best line ever. i enjoyed this ep. seth def. carries the show but when the korean fan girls screamed the Koerean star named i fell over my chair. hopefully the season ends with a bang.
15 of 16 | Posted by sloppyseconds
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Posted on May 2, 2006 11:02 AM
Oooh and it was TAYLOR who talked to Lisa NOT Summer.
16 of 16 | Posted by mizta
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Posted on May 2, 2006 2:01 PM