Is it just me, or is emasculation a all too regular occurrence on The OC over the first couple of seasons? Where have all the assholes gone? Last year we had Luke, but he got in touch with himself and lives in Portland. Ryan used to be a tough guy, but after that pregnancy scare, he seems to have no need to rebel any longer. Seth? Oh come on, don't make me laugh. Where are the bad guys? Even Caleb has settled down, unwilling to ruffle any feathers since he is still trying to explain this whole "I had a bastard child 16 years ago" thing. What we have left is Julie Cooper, who is a great villian, but she has to do too much work, even though she seems to have the balls to do it. With that said, let's tune into another episode of the men of the OC, and how powerless they are when it comes to the women in their lives.
We started the episode in a very familiar way - at the Cohen breakfast table, but there seemed to be something strangely missing from the whole scene. Like Seth. Ryan is about to have some cereal, but where is Seth to complete the little Abbot and Costello routine? Well, it turns out that Seth had escaped to Alex's place, and by the looks of they have been using those interlocking body parts of theirs to mutual satisfaction. Seth calls Ryan to ask for him to cover with his parents, because like me, they are going to be quite surprised when he is not at the breakfast table before we go to our first commercial break. Ryan does attempt to cover for Seth, but he fails miserably. He says that Seth left early for school to do a report on the history of agriculture in 20th century California. For some reason, Ryan is a terrible liar. I guess all of that time with Theresa didn't teach him anything. Coming up with an excuse for a friend's absence is nothing like faking a miscarriage. I think it is just another notch in his sanctimonious belt.
At Harbor, we soon learn that nighttime liaisons are not Seth's forte either. Maybe it's just his first time, but how can somebody not have the good sense to bring a new shirt or something if you are planning at sleeping over at your girl's house? You have a backpack, throw some Right Guard and shirt in there so you aren't such a dirt bag the next day at school. And let's hope to God that he brought a toothbrush, or at least did the "toothpaste on the finger" trick, although depending on where his fingers have been, it may have been better not to. Anyway, it's quite evident that Seth is definitely "morning after", which of course upsets Summer. She has had a ride on the Seth train, and has not yet had a chance to give Zach a ride. Again, I start to wonder just how savvy Summer is. Surely she should know by now that she can get her man to do anything after a blow job or two. Things haven't changed that much since I graduated, have they?
Although Sandy and Kirsten are upset about Seth, they each have have more important things on their mind. Basically, Sandy not only forgot that he was about to have another wedding anniversary, but he forgot that it was their twentieth anniversary. Sandy tries to convince Kirsten that he did remember, but it was such a big surprise that he didn't want to ruin the surprise by mentioning it. Uh, yeah.
Sandy is convinced that he has to come down hard on Seth and Ryan for lying. Hey, I don't blame him. Alex has so far led Seth to drinking and auto theft, armed robbery and homicide are the only things left, or at least that's what the Natural Born Killers school of parenting has me to believe. Sandy grounds them both, meaning no video games, no going out, etc., etc. The only thing they can do is study. He says that if they can't behave, he is going to have them stay at their grandfather's house, which means they will be under the supervision of Julie Cooper. It's more than enough to keep them in line, or at least that's what we think.
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Comments (7)
Sandy "Huey Lewis" Cohen sings with "the News" in the "Power of Love" episode... the writers are in love with themselves!
1 of 7 | Posted by drchip | Posted on January 14, 2005 4:52 AM
the journey thing was terrible. haven't these kids ever heard of massive attack?
2 of 7 | Posted by courtney | Posted on January 14, 2005 6:01 AM
whatever - Journey rocks!!
3 of 7 | Posted by jerry | Posted on January 14, 2005 9:21 AM
journey sucks.
great recap--i had a tivo metldown when i was watching the OC and had to switch to will & grace at 9pm.
so i lost the last 20 minutes. sounds like it sucked, but at least the recap didnt!
i agree, the guys on the show are bigger vag's than i've ever seen.
4 of 7 | Posted by jash | Posted on January 14, 2005 10:58 AM
The blank check thing was dumb. Julie Cooper would not hand some Mexican Lawn boy a blank check. She said $5,000, are we suppose to believe that she just forgot to write it in. However, I can't wait to see what Marissa does with the check.
5 of 7 | Posted by smithie | Posted on January 14, 2005 11:20 AM
i think she meant that she left the Pay to the Order of Part blank... and journey rocks!
6 of 7 | Posted by Amos | Posted on January 14, 2005 12:49 PM
I liked when Alex said that the party was "the least she could do" and Kirsten responded with "You're right." Nice little PA moment in the middle of a saccharine infused moment when everyone was joined arm in arm, swaying to P. Gal.
By the way, Peter Gallagher can also be found on the Guys and Dolls 1992 revival cd. My parents are big fans.
also, Melinda Clarke is a chanteuse as well. I met her a while back, and she would actually not stop singing. Yes, she's one of those.
7 of 7 | Posted by B-Side | Posted on January 14, 2005 2:52 PM