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EPISODE 23 – “The O Sea”
5/12/2005

Seth wakes Ryan up at 5:30 in the morning with a new wrinkle on the Summer doesn’t want Seth scenario. The prom is coming up and Summer’s been dreaming about going since 5th grade. And now he’s draming about going with her. Suddenly the phone rings and it’s Sandy, informing them that Kirsten’s been in a car crash and is in the hospital.

Outside the hospital room, Sandy speaks with a police officer friend who tells him Kirsten blew a .08. He tells Sandy he’ll look the other way if he promises to get Kirsten some help.

Julie drops by the Cohen house with a gift basket and a prenup that she wants Sandy to look over. The prenup stipulates that if she and Caleb have been married for a year, she gets 3 million dollars. Less than a year, she gets zip. Julie points out that they’ve been married 11 months and 27 days which may have something to do with Caleb’s rush to file for divorce. Sorry, no loopholes. All Caleb has to do is file with the county clerk by Monday. So unless she can find a way to stop him, she’s out of luck.

Seth and Zach run into to Summer in the student lounge and before the two of them can get their apologies for the launch party debacle out, she tells them that she has no plans of forgiving them but she does have plans to attend tomorrow night’s prom. And they include either Seth or Zach. She doesn’t care which, but one of them will be in front of her house tomorrow night with a corsage. Before Seth and Zach can figure out how to decide who gets to go, Reed texts Zach with a request that he and Seth meet her for lunch at noon.

Sandy brings Kirsten a cup of tea and a brochure for the best rehab facility on the west coast. But Kirsten claims that after a scare like last night, she’s done drinking. She heads downstairs to pour out every drop of liquor.

Ryan catches up with Marissa on campus and confronts her about what’s going on with her and Trey. He saw Trey leaving her house last night. He asked her what happened and she’s not talking so he’s taking his best guess. Marissa is offended that Ryan actually thinks she hooked up with his brother. She tells him to go ask Trey what happened.

Marissa shows up at Trey’s place and warns him that Ryan’s probably going to be coming by after school to ask him what happened. Her advice? Get out of Newport.

At lunch, Seth and Zach’s apology doesn’t seem to go any further with Reed than it did with Summer. Reed wishes she didn’t have such good news for them but she does. George Lucas is interested in “Atomic County” and might want to make it into his next movie. He’s coming into town and wants to meet with them.. But Reed is only letting one of them go. She doesn’t care which, but one of them is going to be at the meeting tomorrow night. So one will take the meeting and one will go to the prom. Now, if only they had any idea how to decide.

Caleb drops by the Cohen house and confronts Kirsten about her drinking. He wants to know if she gave any thought to her children while she was drinking and driving.. Kirsten retorts that she’s a good mother. Caleb tells her she’s also an alcoholic, just like her mother. Kirsten goes off on Caleb, screaming that if her mother had a drinking problem, it was because of him. And while she’s at it, she reminds him of what a horrible father he is as well.

Caleb, who’s allowing Julie to temporarily occupy the mansion, drops by for his sleeping pills. He explains that he had a bad fight with Kirsten and hasn’t been able to sleep. Julie goes to bathroom to get the pills and seems to be contemplating something __________ before returning with the container. Then she asks Caleb out for one last hooray… the night before he files. Julie reenters the bathroom and lifts a towel revealing a handful of pills she’s squirreled away.

After listening to Seth’s lecture on the virtues of trust and learning from one’s mistakes, specifically Seth’s mistakes, Ryan decides to ask Marissa to the prom. She’s thrilled.

Jess corners Ryan at his locker and asks for a date to the prom. Sorry, he’s taken. She’s surprised he’s willing to take his brother’s “sloppy seconds.” Ryan tells Jess nothing happened between Marissa and Trey but Jess scoffs at that. Ryan asks for the story but she tells him to ask his brother, who’s apparently not to anxious to answer since her took off for Chino last night.

Seth and Zach flip a coin. Heads Seth goes to the prom, tails Zach goes. They both seem to be cool with the outcome, whatever it was.

Julie fixes Julie a margarita, just the way he likes it, on the rocks, with salt and sleeping pills. But he decides to start with a scotch instead.

Ryan tracks Trey down at his favorite bar in Chino.and convinces Ryan that he and Marissa got drunk, really drunk, and she threw herself at him. They agreed not to tell him. Ryan asks if Trey swears that’s the truth. He does. On their mother..

Outside the bar, Ryan leaves Marissa a message that he’s not feeling well and won’t be able to make the prom. Then he runs smack into Theresa. She’s just visiting from Atlanta for the weekend. What brings him back home? Ryan explains the situation with Trey and Marissa, and Theresa convinces Ryan that despite the fact that both Trey and Marissa love him, Marissa’s the one he can trust.

Summer is sitting on her front steps with a limo pulls out. The door opens and Zach emerges in his tux. She’s glad it’s him but her smile is a touch sad.

Meanwhile, Seth and Read sit at a super-hip restaurant with George Lucas. Seth asks Lucas if he went to his prom. Reed’s embarrassed by Seth’s line of questioning but Lucas seems to be enjoying it. No, he didn’t go to his prom. He stayed home and sketched Ewoks. Seth announces that if George Lucas can skip his prom, so can he.
But then Lucas tells Seth that not a day goes by that he doesn’t regret missing it.

On the dance floor, Zach’s cell is buzzing with text messages from Reed but he tells Summer he doesn’t have to check them. But Summer can see he wants to and they both admit they’re a bit disappointed with the outcome of the coin toss. Summer tells Zach tjo go, just because her dream didn’t work out, doesn’t mean his still can’t.

Zach shows up at the restaurant and offers Seth his Tux, his limo, and a clean break. They’re just not meant to be friends right now. Seth accepts.

Meanwhile, back at the Cohen home, Sandy and Kirsten are laying low. The Chinese food arrives and Sandy, realizing he’s out of cash, goes to grab Kirsten’s wallet out of her purse and sees a pint of vodka.

Back at the prom, they announce the King and Queen. As soon as Summer hears her name she tries to make a run for it but the spotlight catches her. Suddenly Seth shows up and joins Summer on stage. After a few heckles from the crowd, Seth takes the mic and concedes that he may not be good-looking or athletic or the person anyone voted for, but he loves Summer, so he guesses that makes him King.

Outside, Marissa sits alone on the grass when Ryan shows up. He apologizes for missing the prom but she tells him he’s right on time.

At the mansion, Caleb is taking a dip in the pool when Julie approaches with his margarita. Caleb tells Julie that he really did love her. He’s about to take a sip when Julie suddenly snatches the drink away. Oops, she forgot the lime. Inside, she pours the drink down the drain.

In the pool, Caleb is suddenly overcome with chest pains. He tries to scream but can’t. Julie comes outside and sees him slumped over. She dives into the pool, desperate to save him.

Back at the Cohen home, Kirsten returns from her shower and Sandy tells her he found her stash. Kirsten tries to explain it away but Sandy isn’t biting. Suddenly the phone rings. Sandy picks it up. After a moment he hangs up and gently tells Kirsten what she seems to already know. She stands in shock then picks up the vodka and heads into the other room.




Benjamin McKenzie Biography

Birthdate: September 12, 1978.

Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan

We know Ben McKenzie as the hot, brooding Ryan Atwood on Fox's hit, The O.C.. Back in Texas where Ben was born and raised, they know him as Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan. Ben McKenzie spent his time in Texas pretty typically - he went to Austin High School and played football. After high school, Ben went on to the University of Virgina (like his dad and granddad before him), and studied Foreign Affairs and Economics before heading to New York City to try acting.

Ben McKenzie and the Big Apple

Ben McKenzie scored some off-broadway plays while acting in New York. Ben also had parts in a few productions at the popular Williamstown Theater Festival. However, after 9/11, Ben McKenzie found it hard to find show biz gigs and headed to Los Angeles, California in 2002.

Ben McKenzie Lands The O.C.

Ben McKenzie was in LA looking for work for one year and six days before he got the chance to audition for The O.C.. Ben McKenzie has said, "By the time I got into The O.C. I went in and just did it, I didn't try to impress anybody. Which was different from my other auditions. I think that's why I got it." McKenzie landed the role only one week before Fox shot the pilot (first) episode of the show.

Benjamin McKenzie - Did U Know?

Ben McKenzie's uncle is Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. Ben McKenzie's older brother Nate is working in theater in New York and his younger brother Zack Schenkkan goes to college near LA. Ben McKenzie lives in Santa Monica, California and drives an Infiniti G35. Ben McKenzie Says... "It seemed so absurd to me at the time. Oh, yeah, I'm gonna get this pilot and be a star. C'mon! That doesn't happen to some kid from Austin who doesn't know what the heck he's doing."

Actor - Adam Brody Biography

Birthdate: April 8, 1980
Birthplace: San Deigo, California

Adam Brody the California Kid

Adam Brody was born and raised in California. As a teenager, surfing, skateboarding and having a blast with his buddies was at the top of his to-do list, not acting. But when Adam Brody graduated high school, and convinced his 'rents to let him go to college in LA, acting was very much on his brain. Brody didn't actually enroll in college, but instead used the cash to hire an acting coach and signed with a personal manager.

Adam Brody Joins The Brady Bunch

Adam Brody scored a big break early on when he landed the role of Barry Williams (who played Greg Brady) in the NBC TV movie, Growing Up Brady, based on the '60s TV show, The Brady Bunch. After that, reoccuring roles on Gilmore Girls (Dave) and Once and Again (Coop) helped keep Adam Brody's name and face in people's heads.

Adam Brody Grinds

Adam Brody skated onto the big screen in the 2003 skateboard movie, Grind, playing Dustin. Although it may have been his first big role, it wasn't Brody's first movie role. Adam Brody had roles in The Ring (playing a teenager named Kellen) and American Pie 2 (his character was simply called High School Guy).

Adam Brody and The OC

Adam Brody headed back to TV-land and scored a sweet role on the Fox hit The O.C. Adam Brody plays Seth Cohen, the geeky, yet hilarious and witty son of Sandy (Peter Gallagher) and Kirsten Cohen (Kelly Rowan). Their family takes in the "bad kid" from Chino, Ryan, (played by Benjamin MacKenzie). The show, which debuted in the summer of 2003, has become one of Fox's biggest hits.

Adam Brody - Did U Know?

Adam Brody digs emo and indie music like Ben Folds and Bright Eyes. Adam Brody hopes to work with Ben Stiller or Owen Wilson one day. Adam Brody used to work at Blockbuster and that's how he got interested in acting. Adam considers himself a little "geeky" and says he loves X-Men. Adam Brody Says... "I just graduated from high school, and I was working at Blockbuster. Not only did I get into movies while I was there, but I was putting away boxes and looking at the kids on the covers -- it felt like windows into these seemingly perfect lives."

EPISODE 16 – “The Blaze of Glory”
3/17/2005

Spring has sprung at the OC. But Seth thinks last spring was better. Why? Because last year they were a fabulous foursome and now he and Summer are just a fabulous two-some. Ryan suggests Seth try living in the “Now,” but Seth thinks they’re already half-way there and just need to work on reuniting Ryan and Marissa. Summer thinks Seth should stay out of it.

Seth corners Marissa at her locker with what appears to be a selfless suggestion – how about Marissa recruits Ryan to help her with the design for the Harbor School Pep Rally Bonfire! Marissa agrees that it could be good for Ryan and fun for her. She thanks Seth. Don’t mention it. Seriously, don’t, especially to Summer.

Lance, a ghost from Julie’s past, who’s coincidentally reappeared just before the launch of Julie’s new magazine, shows up at her office and threatens to expose more than just her face if she doesn’t come up with the money. Kirsten’s also at the office looking for the new editor of the magazine, Carter, but comes to find out that he left a message with the receptionist at 3am telling them not to expect him.

Julie shows up at Sandy’s office and isn’t impressed with the humble surroundings. She drops a video on his desk entitled “Porn Identity” with none other than herself on the cover. Sandy’s speechless. Lance Baldwin, Julie’s ex, wants a half-million or he’s going public with the video on the eve of Newport Living’s launch. Sandy suggests bringing in the cops but Julie says no way. This time she’s not even thinking about the company or her marriage, she’s thinking about Marissa, who would never speak to her again.

Kirsten shows up at Carter’s pad and tries to convince a very inebriated editor that Newport Living is not just a homage to Julie Cooper but a real opportunity to turn the community upside down – to make it about art and culture, to be subversive and irreverent. Carter says he’d rather be drunk. He thinks it’s just a photo opportunity for 55-year-old women with 25-year-old breasts.

Alex drops by Seth’s room soliciting advice about Marissa. Or more specifically, about Ryan and Marissa. Alex has really fallen hard for her and she needs to know if it’s a lost cause. Are Marissa and Ryan just one of those couples that will always be a couple? Seth comments that if Alex had been this neurotic and insecure when they were dating, things might have worked out differently. He also wonders if this is about the other night at the mall. And when Marissa says she knows all about the mall, Seth assumes that means she knows all about Ryan and Marissa sleeping in a tent together… but it turns out Marissa left that part out. Alex takes off.

Ryan arrives at Marissa and Alex’s place to work on the bonfire design. Ryan brought Captain Oats along as a model for the Trojan horse he wants to build.

Meanwhile, Sandy pays Lance a visit at his sleazy motel room, introducing himself as Julie Cooper’s attorney. He’s there to negotiate but Lance tells him it’s going to take 500 grand to make it go away, otherwise the video will be streaming live on the internet in 72 hours.

Marissa walks Ryan out to his car and mentions that she’s glad Seth suggested they work together. Seth suggested this? Ryan explains that Seth’s living in the past and thinks just because he and Summer are back together….that, well… Ah, Marissa finally gets it. Alex, meanwhile, has been sitting in her car drinking and watching Marissa and Ryan hug goodbye. After Marissa reenters the apartment, Alex confronts Ryan, warning him not to go near her girlfriend again.

Marissa gets a message from Ryan telling her he’s not going to be able to make it to the bonfire after all. Alex asks who the message is from and Marissa lies and says her mom. Then Alex proceeds to confront her about other lies, like the night in the tent with Ryan.

Julie stops by Sandy’s office again looking for good news. Sandy tells her that Lance may be as sleazy as he looks but he’s not as dumb. Turns out Lance owns the rights to the movie in perpetuity and, given that Julie was an adult when it was shot, he’s entitled to make money from it if he so chooses. The only thing he can be charged with is extortion, but that would involve the authorities. Julie’s still determined to keep the cops out of it.

Kirsten rummages through Sandy’s Berkeley memorabilia and finds an old copy of the magazine “Revolution” that Carter used to edit in college. She makes another trip to Carter’s place and leaves a copy of the magazine in his mailbox.

Marissa talks to Summer about her fight with Alex. Summer suggests Marissa move back home but Marissa says she can’t. Why, because you love Alex and wherever she is, that’s your home? Uh, no, because it would make her mom too happy. Oh. Marissa explains that Alex is the reason Ryan isn’t going to the bonfire. Summer wonders how Alex found out about the tent. Then it suddenly dawns on her and she springs up. “I’m going to kick his ass back to next year.”

After taking Sandy’s advice to heart that… sometimes it’s the messenger, not the message… Julie stops by the pool house and solicits Ryan’s help. Ryan doesn’t want to get involved but Julie convinces him that this isn’t about Marissa’s relationship with Alex, it’s about Marissa’s future, which is rapidly slipping away from her.

Ryan drops by the apartment looking for Marissa but runs into an intoxicated Alex instead. Marissa’s already at the bonfire and if Ryan shows up there, it’s on! Ryan reminds Alex that this sort of thing is his specialty. Then, before heading out the door, he adds that if Alex has to work this hard, the relationship probably isn’t working.



At the beach, Marissa is bombarded by students who can’t make heads or tails of Ryan’s blueprints, literally. Marissa can’t answer anybody’s questions and it’s looking hopeless for the horse when Ryan suddenly shows up and takes charge. Marissa looks on admiringly.

Carter drops by Kirsten’s office with his old magazine in hand and remarks that it was a dirty trick for her to haunt him with his past. Kirsten claims she was just trying to inspire him. Carter wants to know where she found the magazine and Kirsten tells him she got it from a crusading idealist – also known as her husband. So, you in? Carter sits down to and gets to work.

Sandy pays one more visit to Lance, only this time he’s carrying a contract which would make him the sole owner of the film, the master, and all negatives. In exchange, Lance will get his half-million. Lance signs. Then Sandy warns him that if one frame of the video leaks onto the internet, they’re coming after him for ten times the amount for copyright infringement and piracy.

Back at the bonfire, things are going great… until Alex shows up with two big, tough, tattooed companions. She tells Marissa they’re here to see Ryan. Marissa manages to break up the fight before it gets started. She convinces Alex that this isn’t about Ryan and the two of them walk off to talk. Marissa says she didn’t know being with Alex meant giving up her life. Alex claims she never wanted Marissa to give up her life, she just wanted to be a part of it. Well, this is my life, what do you think? Alex thinks she doesn’t fit in. Marissa apologizes if she hurt her and Alex apologizes for bringing the thugs to her bonfire. So what now? Alex thinks maybe she’ll go home, save up some money, go back to school. She thinks this whole school spirit thing actually looks kinda fun. Then Alex apologizes to Ryan and says goodbye to Marissa. Seth and Summer arrive just in time to see Ryan and Marissa arm in arm, lighting the bonfire together. Hmm, maybe last spring isn’t so far off after all?                     





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