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January 18, 2007: The Power of Might
Ryan might one day be able to tell Taylor that he loves her; some of Julie’s former clients might have an STD; Che might be into Seth. There was a lot of uncertainty in this episode of The O.C. — an episode that was light on both the rapid-fire humor of recent weeks and the intense drama of this season’s early episodes. But it was an episode that involved the repair of a lot of the damage done to relationships last week, and it set up yet another stumbling block to one romance.
I was glad to see that Julie and Kirsten’s friendship, the relationship most strained last week, was back on track, albeit with a few nasty lies told to get it there. When Julie first suggested that she and Kirsten deliver some bad news to their clients together, I thought perhaps this was all a plan of hers. Then I said no, not even conniving Julie would stoop so low as to make up a chlamydia outbreak. After four years of watching her schemes, I should have known better. But hey, at least she did it for a good cause, and rationalized it as only Julie could: “They might (have chlamydia) — they did have sex with male hookers. Plus, I picked the five meanest women in Newport.” Their reconciliation did seem to happen rather quickly, but when you’re down to the last six episodes, time is of the essence.
I think time also played a part in speeding up Henri-Michel’s exit. I really wish they had made him a more appealing character, so that Taylor could have been genuinely torn between him and Ryan. Instead, Taylor outright admitted to Summer that she didn’t love Henri but was trying to convince herself that “maybe I can force myself to fall in love with him.” And who could blame her — the guy was an unattractive, self-centered, pretentious snob who supposedly had an odor. Sure, Henri could write romantic poetry, but we found out that Ryan was a bit of a budding poet as well. I was worried when Ryan first announced he was going to read his poem aloud in the bookstore, because that was so out of character for him. Thankfully he pulled an Ethan Hawke from Dead Poet’s Society and choked during the delivery; now that’s our Ryan. At least Taylor got to read the whole thing: “Then there are three little words I’m not able to say, but Taylor, this is what I can tell you today: Though I can’t say those words to you tonight, please stick with me, because I feel someday I might.” So sweet. And let me not forget to mention the Quickie Mart gift that Ryan got for Taylor, which included not only a teddy bear, but a mini balloon and a mug filled with gummy bears! The guy was trying. Like Summer said, he’s not big on gifts, but how cute did he look holding that bear and mug?
While Ryan was preoccupied with stuffed bears, Seth was dealing with imaginary sea otters. Che and Seth’s whole camping-quest subplot was a bit strange. Talk of the “spirit world” combined with hallucinations reminded me of a kooky scene from Young Guns, and if the sea otter had spoken I would have accused the show of cribbing from The Sopranos. Actually, they still might be — is Che gay? Because of the otter and his frog dream, he’s apparently now crushing on Seth (did not see that coming). I read about a love triangle that no one expected, so I guess this is it.
Meanwhile, Kaitlin’s still crushing on a band geek. I thought they were pretty cute together, but then she went and ruined things, calling him “king of the dorks” in a noble but misguided attempt to not steal him away from the other band geeks. Her story line is OK, but I think I find myself not really vested in it because she’s all alone in it — she doesn’t get to work with any of the other regular cast members while she's in her school setting. And now that we have only five weeks left, I’m not too interested in new characters — I want to spend as much time with the regulars as possible.
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Jan 19, 2007 12:49 AM
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I watched CSI, Greys, and the OC last night (thank gosh for tivo-no commercials)
The OC is at the top of my list for all three, there were so many moments where I was really laughing out loud (Seth's little teeth gnashing with the otter).
I'm glad Taylor realizes that she needs to be able to stand on her own, but I am really rooting for her and Ryan in the end. A wedding maybe, with a replica of the starship enterprise.
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Jan 19, 2007 8:33 AM
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I liked that the "shiny balloon" in Ryan's gift said 'Thanks!'
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Jan 19, 2007 8:53 AM
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Really cute show. One of the things I've loved about The O.C. from the beginning is how good-hearted it is. Like Katlin, supposedly a bad girl, giving up a guy she likes because she knows she's wrong for him and steering him towards a girls who loves him totally and is right for him.
Tiny quibble - that was a river otter, not a sea otter.
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Jan 19, 2007 10:26 AM
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Not the best episode of the season, but still really good. It was good because it is the connector episode between the beginning of the season and the last five episodes. I can't wait for next weeks episode.
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Jan 19, 2007 10:43 AM
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This episode was definitely one of my least favorites. It was just so weird and random and we only saw Sandy for like 2 minutes! My husband kept saying "they shouldnt be proving to us why its ending"
I just really hope the last eps finish out strong - I don't want it to end! Even mediocre episodes are better than no episodes!
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Jan 19, 2007 11:11 AM
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Ok, when Ryan decided to read his poem at the bookshop, I admit I was fearful. I don't want to doubt the boy, but as Summer said, the words ain't really his thing. I'm glad that I had no need to really worry. While a bit rudimentary, his poem had more feeling than anything Henri-Michael wrote. Come you two....we've got 5 more eps for you guys to get it together. *single tear*
And I agree with one of the above posters...my favorite thing was that the bear Ryan bought Taylor was holding a balloon that says "Thanks".
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Jan 20, 2007 1:33 AM
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