The following is excerpted from an article in The Boston Herald:

"The O.C.: There's a fine line between great melodrama and over-the-top shenanigans (think "Melrose Place," the later years). Part of the fun of Fox's hit drama is that even through the good (Adam Brody's humor), the bad (Mischa Barton's inability to act) and the ugly (Oliver, anyone?), it never took itself too seriously. That is until the finale, which found Marissa (Barton) hitting the bottle, Seth (Brody) running away and Kirsten (Kelly Rowan) sobbing - all because Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie) had returned to Chino. Will they really miss his black blouses that much? C+ "

For the full article, which features a paragraph on Survivor: All-Stars, click here.