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February 15, 2007: Blood Brothers
“Dude, it’s bad,” Seth told Ryan. While having a piece of glass lodged in your back is not a good thing, this scenario led to the best scenes of this post-earthquake episode. And not surprisingly, they were all Seth-Ryan scenes. The relationship between these two so very different foster brothers was the initial premise of The O.C., and it has always remained the heart of the show. I was glad they were paired up for this next-to-last episode; I wouldn’t have minded if nearly the whole hour focused on them. From Ryan quietly text-messaging Seth for help, to Seth valiantly letting nothing stop him from reaching his brother, it was all good. Then when Seth, who’s not great in high-pressure situations, began to fall apart, an injured Ryan was there for him, trying to talk him through how to fix a flat (which of course did not go well). But their endless obstacles (including Seth’s shortcut that got them lost) were lightened by moments of humor, a tricky balancing act that this show has always excelled at. Seth’s “make a list” coping technique led to a fun walk down memory lane when Seth suggested to Ryan they “make a list of everyone you ever punched in Newport.” Ryan tried to gamely play along, as he always does with Seth, and I must point out Ben McKenzie’s impressive portrayal of injured Ryan’s worsening condition as things progressed.
To echo Seth, “I was never scared” that things wouldn’t turn out just fine for Ryan (of course, Seth was lying about that, and well, I’ve read spoilers so I knew he’d be OK). But that didn’t take away any of my enjoyment of the Seth-Ryan “now we’re blood brothers” hospital scene. Needle-phobic Seth donated blood for Ryan, and Ryan’s now as fast at sarcasm as quick-witted Seth:
“All of a sudden I have this strange urge to listen to Death Cab and read comic books.”
“For real?”
“No.”
This led to a classic O.C. winkingly self-referential moment, when Seth (Adam Brody, fast and humorous as always) joked, “That’s too bad. Because if we could have turned this into a body-swap comedy, we could have squeezed another year or two out of this.” Dare to dream, Seth. Then from comedy they switched to a genuine heartfelt moment in which Ryan didn’t even have to say thank you.... Seth had completed the thought already and mentioned all the times Ryan saved him.
Speaking of being saved, I’m glad the writers decided to have no harm come to Kirsten’s unborn baby. Kirsten and Sandy seem really excited about this next chapter in their lives. Awww, and they’re having a girl (to balance things out after raising two boys).
Hopefully this little Cohen girl won’t grow up to act the way Summer and Taylor did in this episode, which was mostly whiny and weak. Taylor is apparently so bad in a crisis that Ryan had to hide his serious injury from her so that she wouldn’t freak out. Meanwhile, Seth couldn’t tell Summer about said injury, because she’s deemed so untrustworthy it was assumed she would blab the secret to Taylor. While Seth was getting Ryan to a hospital and Sandy was chasing down doctors for Kirsten, the girls spent their time looking for a rabbit and getting scared by a medical skeleton. Sure, the girls eventually got to the hospital, too — to seek help for Pancakes and Veronica (who was only hurt because Taylor shot her with a flare gun). It was nice that Taylor and her mom were finally able to say “I love you” to each other, but Veronica’s so nasty that I just wasn’t feeling too emotionally vested in their bonding scene.
The Cooper gals didn’t fare much better, stuck with Gary the ice-cream guy who progressed from weird to gross to annoying (I can’t believe Kaitlin kissed him goodbye at the end, after all the crap he pulled). And Julie and Kaitlin never thought to check things out when he told them they had floated away from the pier? Thankfully, big strong Frank came to “save” them.
Luckily, in the end, everyone was saved from the earthquake... everyone but not everything. The Cohens' beautiful house fell victim to the quake, its insides turned into so much rubble. That was a hard sight to see. But houses, unlike people, can be replaced. So at least we didn’t have to say goodbye to any of our favorite characters... until next week, that is, when we have to say goodbye to all of them.
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Feb 16, 2007 12:01 AM
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I may cry! This episode was great and Benjamin was awesome in his portrayal of Ryan. I just can't believe there's only one episode left  So am I the only one that thinks Sandy and Kirsten will end up naming their daughter Marissa?
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Feb 16, 2007 12:14 AM
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You know what, officegirl? That was my first thought when we found out it was a girl. I guess it's true that good minds do think alike.
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Feb 16, 2007 12:25 AM
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My first thought was that I hope they DON'T name their daughter Marissa. But they probably will.
Loved tonight's episode. Especially the Seth & Ryan scenes - I could watch an entire show with just those two. Seth is fantastic, though, I would probably watch anything that Adam Brody was in.
Did anyone else think that the previews for the finale looked so thorough? I feel like I already watched the whole episode!
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Feb 16, 2007 7:39 AM
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I hope they don't name the baby Marissa, that would just be weird. I loved this episode.
But my favorite part was Taylors ninjafu where she pushed summer, did some sort of flip, and shot the gun. I love Taylor
I wanted to beat seth over the head for half his scences, Suck it up seth! But I guess this was just his moment to grow. It was typical seth.
Sandy was looking FINE tonight
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Feb 16, 2007 10:23 AM
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Totally tortureous to Ryan if they name their child Marissa - maybe a middle-name but that would be it!
I will definitely miss this series - but I will not miss trying to watch all 4 of my favorites on at the same time - CSI, Supernatural, The O.C. and Grey's Anantomy! I have had to be very creative to find a way to watch all 4 ..... and I need a break from it!
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Feb 16, 2007 11:21 AM
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i cant believe theres only one episode left!! this episode made me realize how much i love all the characters, and how much im gonna miss them after next week!!
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Feb 16, 2007 2:46 PM
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"I will not miss trying to watch all 4 of my favorites on at the same time - CSI, Supernatural, The O.C. and Grey's Anantomy! "
Same here! Some people are ignorant enough to think that Marissa's death is what killed the oc, hardly- the show is in a literal time slot of doom
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Feb 16, 2007 4:45 PM
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I think that naming the baby Marissa would be too cliche for this show. I loved this episode, and am going to miss it so much. I wish we had more time with it. Taylor & Ryan are amazing together, I just wish the guys would trust the girls more. The girls would have had a much better story line if they had. Oh well, amazing episode.
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Feb 16, 2007 5:44 PM
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I thought the Summer/Taylor scenes were the best of the night. The most amusing, at least.
I loved when Summer said "Go 187 zombie ass!" or something. I know 187 is the call-sign for murder, but Kelly Rowan was in the movie "187" with Samuel L. Jackson, too. 
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Feb 17, 2007 9:55 PM
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Seriously I'm going to cry next week. I can't believe it's over when it's the best season ever.
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Feb 19, 2007 4:34 AM
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Can't see the Cohens naming their daughter Marissa. That would be a bit strange and bring back bad memories for many people.
Many of you have already said this, but the heart of the show has always been the Seth-Ryan relationship. Their scenes were good. I did laugh when they were going over the people Ryan punched.
Sandy was in good form tonight. Very authoritative. Glad the baby is fine. I would have been afraid for Kirsten's sobriety if she lost that kid.
Summer has annoyed me as a character this season. Her activism was tiresome. The rabbit stuff was a bit much. You have all these hurt people in the hospital and you want your rabbit looked at?! Come on now. That was a little silly.
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Feb 19, 2007 11:41 PM
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Hi i hate to think of this as a spam post by my friend has an OC Messenger Bag at an online auction for her childrens school i thought i'd let everyone know about. I'm gonna miss my OC!!!
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Feb 20, 2007 3:49 PM
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first of all i can't believe fox is killing the oc when it is in its prime furthermore, anyone who thinks the show is ending because they killed off marissa is just plain wrong! I can't wait for tonights episode but at the same time don't want it to come because then that means the end of the oc (its to bad the cw doesn't know what good for the network it could have gain many more viewers by picking up the oc)
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Feb 22, 2007 1:54 PM
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