We're sure that at least some of you were wondering what happened to The OC this past week. Truth be told, this show has been fairly enjoyable for the last couple of months and the season finale this week looks like it will be a good one. Whenever The OC strings together three or four good episodes, the talk is usually about how amazing it is that there were three good episodes in a row, instead of about the episode itself, so I've decided to buck the trend and leave that kind of hand wringing for others. We have too much to celebrate this week to let such things get in our way. Summer and Seth are back together, Marissa goes on a little road trip to visit her sister, and Sandy is named Man of the Year!
When Ryan beat up Volchok last week, I thought that perhaps we had finally seen the last of that scrawny surf Nazi. Whatever happened to the middle class in this town? Isn't there anything between the people who are famous lawyers, doctors, and real estate moguls and the people that are living in a trailer park or stealing from high school kids to pay the rent? Isn't there anybody who like manages a Boston Market or Target or something? I guess it's not that exciting to hear about the intricacies of rotisserie chicken and the benefits of your one-hour parking validation.
The only problem with Ryan beating up Volchok is that he seems to have done too good of a job at the whole thing. Well, that and the stupid let's pretend to be JJ Abrams editing at the beginning of the episode. Despite what some people say, I don't think it's a stretch to see Ryan pounding Volchok in like that. As somebody said, Volchok is all abs and not much else. He doesn't really have a height advantage on Ryan, definitely doesn't have a weight advantage, and without his goons around, hasn't demonstrated he is good at anything, including surfing.
Ooooh, red lights must mean DANGER
Although Ryan enjoyed beating him up, he still feels compelled to take him to the hospital. Just in case you couldn't tell Ryan beat him badly, the paramedics were asking questions like "do you see the guys who did this?" and "it looks like you have been beaten by a baseball bat." There also happens to be a bunch of police there, and so Ryan is worried about sticking around. As he gets up to leave, Volchok miraculously comes out of his fist-induced coma and says "meet me at my place tomorrow, this isn't over." Ugh, I wish they would just throw this kid in jail and call him Tweener and be done with this story line.
Earlier this year, The OC made big news with the return of Kaitlin Cooper, and for a little while, she caused a bit of a stir. We all wondered how she was going to continue to pay for her tuition at her exclusive school with her mom still walking around her house worrying that a man named Gus may be looking through the window of her trailer as she washed the ketchup stains out of her favorite Van Halen t-shirt, but Julie managed to marry up yet again, and now Kaitlin's tuition problems are only a matter of a few hours of sucking fat out of a Newpsie's ass.
Just because things are easier for Kaitlin back home doesn't mean she isn't getting into trouble back at school. She calls Marissa very early one morning to make sure that her older sister intercepts a message from her school. Marissa agrees, but you know that can't be the last we are going to hear of the youngest Cooper girl this episode, which is great, because I think she is the more interesting Cooper daughter as well.
When Ryan left the prom to beat up Volchok, he left his date with his friends. Seth was taking care of Summer, Anna had left for Pittsburgh, and Marissa was fielding offers from homeless people who wanted to use her dress as a tent. To the many girls who e-mailed me about that dress and how expensive it is, well, it may have cost $10,000 in real life, but that only proves people will buy shit for $10,000 as long as they buy it on Rodeo Drive.
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Comments (12)
eww, after some research, i cannot believe marissas dress was CHANEL.
C-H-A-N-E-WHAT THE HELL?
coco must be rolling over in her grave.
great recap, and seth being arrested would most certainly lend an air of credibility to his RISD application. you know, tortured, misunderstood young artist.
its very now.
1 of 12 | Posted by jash
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Posted on May 17, 2006 3:27 PM
No mention of the fact that ONE OF THESE PEOPLE WILL NOT SURVIVE THE FINAL EPISODE??? Who is going to be killed off?
My money is on Sandy.
2 of 12 | Posted by StopMakingSense
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Posted on May 18, 2006 6:33 AM
My money's on Marissa or Ryan.
Can't wait!!
3 of 12 | Posted by Tiffany
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Posted on May 18, 2006 7:26 AM
No Hey Count? Other than that, nice recap. Kill 'em all and let god sort it out.
4 of 12 | Posted by davidgrote
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Posted on May 18, 2006 8:14 AM
No mention of the fact that ONE OF THESE PEOPLE WILL NOT SURVIVE THE FINAL EPISODE??? Who is going to be killed off?
The spoilers are already out there if you are looking, just don't post them here.
5 of 12 | Posted by J Unit
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Posted on May 18, 2006 8:38 AM
How To Boost Ratings 101: Put Mischa Barton in a Catholic school girl outfit.
I had a few problems with this episode, mostly at the end. How did the fire spread so quickly? How did the police know it was arson so quickly? How did they know to suspect Seth? There's no way the investigation could have started before the fire was even out.
But whatever. I'm clearly thinking way too hard about a show on Fox. My money's on Sandy for the non-surviving person, although I think I read somewhere that Mischa Barton isn't going to be a full cast member next year, just guest appearances, so who knows.
6 of 12 | Posted by Lisa
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Posted on May 18, 2006 8:47 AM
Maybe they'll kill Kirsten in another drunk driving car crash? More than likely though, it will be Marissa. Hope it is.
I wonder what the cliffhanger will be. It's not even clear that all the kids are actually GOING to the colleges they were accepted into. Whatever. I'll wait for tonight's finale.
Thanks for the recap, J-Unit. :)
7 of 12 | Posted by stacyrocks
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Posted on May 18, 2006 8:49 AM
-Lisa (#6);
I'm with you. Those inconsistences in all their plots and how messed up the timelines are... It took several episodes to close the case on Johnny's death, yet 5min to put out an office fire AND get the cause AND determine the 'suspect' AND find the kid?! I just keep saying 'Whatever!' to my TV and try to move on! :)
8 of 12 | Posted by stacyrocks
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Posted on May 18, 2006 8:59 AM
it's got to be marissa who's biting the bullet tonight. it's been everywhere that mischa isn't happy on the show and has been a HUGE drama queen. which is basically signing one's death warrant. and with little sister caitlyn becoming a full cast member next year, that will be problem solved on how to replace the problematic cooper character.
9 of 12 | Posted by sweetjane
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Posted on May 18, 2006 10:58 AM
OMG!
I WANT MY RECAP!!!
10 of 12 | Posted by Tiffany
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Posted on May 19, 2006 7:46 AM
OH my gosh!!! i know , i need the recap now too so we can all talk about the episode. I hate the ending, and it better not be so. that is all i will say. HURRY!!!!!!!!!
11 of 12 | Posted by gigigigi
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Posted on May 19, 2006 9:49 AM
The Final Episode Sucks
Nothing really happens till the end and the plot holes are enormous. They should have done the world a favor and killed off Sandy. In fact they should have done the world a bigger favor and killed off the whole show. The only good part is we didn't have to see "the nanna." Fox obviously too cheap to pay Linda Lavin for another guest shot.
12 of 12 | Posted by bdub
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Posted on May 20, 2006 1:04 PM