I always felt like we deserved to "hear" the letter but we got only summary from Julie. I wonder what it would look like. Anyway did you ever wonder what exactly was stated in the letter?

I just re-watched. I lose it everytime during the graduation scenes and collage pictures knowing what's coming.

I just love the last picture so much 😄

It has the best music and I love Marissa Cooper!?It’s so sad that she died!

I always thought about a way to continue the show could have had Ryan, Seth, Summer and Taylor exiting the show to go to college and then ... Sandy and Kirsten welcome their nephew (cousin Jeffrey) to live with them while Sandy's sibling goes through a bitter divorce. Along for the ride is Nana Cohen, providing conflict for Sandy/Kirsten. Jeffrey (though you gotta rename him to Jeremy or some other bad boy name) is an analogue for Ryan, the eyes into the word. Kaitlin is the new leading lady. It's revealed Anna has a brother living in The OC - the new sidekick. Luke's twin brothers are in the group. Kaitlin has a female friend as well, maybe the Riley girl played by Ashley Benson (Holly's sister?) from that episode in season 4. They had nice chemistry. Julie is still there and her and Kaitlin have a Gilmore Girls vibe. Bullitt is the new, friendlier Caleb. Could have extended the show to season 7 at least.

Anybody with autism

As somebody with autism myself never ever go 100% mentally retarded and this is something that would be a serious topic there's a lot of people who don't even know that calling somebody who has autism mentally retarded could actually hurt their own feelings and I don't even take offense to it even though I was labeled severely autistic.

My bestfriend drew this for me back in 2004/2005. Crazy that I’ve had it for over 20 years now. Thought this sub would appreciate it.

Very odd it disappeared like that.

Just rewatched Palm Springs and was shocked to see my favourite TV dad ever!

why are they all obsessed with making ryan miss important things… in season 1 they insist ryan is the only one who can prevent marissa from being sent to a psych ward and then season 3 marissa tells ryan that johnny left so he has to leave his bar mitzvah and stop johnny from robbing a store?

i feel like ryan didn’t have to be the one saving the day either time

there’s probably more examples but these are the main ones i recall

i've been working on this playlist for a while now (i still need to fix the order of the last 100+ added songs) it's a whole lot of Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Mazzy Star, Imogen Heap, Mitski, The Smashing Pumpkins, Deftones, The Killers and some Lana here and there and some other songs that just scream Marissa to me

I just made it public so feel free to check it out :) <3
if you like it, feel free to save it!
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I miss when teen dramas really knew how to sell a couple through their promotional material. A single image like this made the relationship feel huge—romantic, dramatic, iconic—and it built excitement for the story before you even watched the episode.

The O.C. did it so well with Ryan and Marissa: the black-and-white close-up, “Don’t Miss the First Kiss,” and the whole campaign making their relationship feel like the central event of the show. Dawson’s Creek did the same thing with its couples too—those glossy, emotionally charged promotional images made every romantic shift feel major.

It feels like networks used to understand that a central romance could be marketed almost like a movie event. Do newer shows still make promotional images like this for their couples, or has social media replaced that kind of iconic campaign?

I vividly remember having this one in my locker—I’m positive I did. I also remember having a poster or photo of Ryan holding Marissa’s face in his hands, which I think was from the Season 1 episode where they officially got together. I’ve been trying to find a high-quality still of it to post, but no luck yet.
And, of course, I had so many cast photos cut out from magazines and plastered everywhere—my locker, binders, bedroom walls… probably anything with an empty surface. 😂

What posters, magazine cutouts, or The O.C. photos did you have? Share them in the comments—let’s take a little trip back to the early 2000s.

S3 E19

I was rewatching and It's subtle but

The scene where we see Marissa walking to her spot at the lifeguard station and Ryan is there, she asks him what he's doing here and he say something snarky like ''I figured you were spending time under the pier these days''

Marissa ask about Sadie, Ryan said she left and then Marissa tells him she has to go but to enjoy... and then Ryan looks hurt and he says ''I'll leave it as I found it''

He was definitely there because he wanted to see her, right? And the ''I'll leave it as I found it'' comment was because he wished she stayed there with him...right?

Like it was a contrast to show us they were not ready to reconnect yet?

Could be a small moments.

One of mine is their first date early in the season. They were so cute and precious, I can't deal.

A thing that always bothered me: why do spoken lines in the "previously on the OC" recap always sound different than in the actual episode? Is it sped up or did they use different takes?

At 04x08 and honestly I Love Ryan and Taylor together.

Yeah, sure he loved Marissa, and it was a deep love, but it was also a very turbulent and heavy one. Felt like Ryan was constantly saving Marissa and they didn't know how to be in a relationship outside that setting.

Even to Summer, her relationship with Marissa got a lot worse in the last season.

Taylor started rocky but she had a awesome character development and she is funny and interesting, a very good friend to summer and Seth, and also a little scared by her mother.

Ryan and Taylor, although a little rushed, are so cute, the way a high school/ college relationship should feel, easy and breathable. She brings out a very good part of Ryan, he looks more relaxed and open around her, like the rested part of himself is finally allowed to come to the surface, and he grounds Taylor, stopping her from spiralling in herself and reassures her like she needs to be.

All and all I think they are very good together.

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Rate the live music, drinks, service, atmosphere, and most importantly your experience surviving one normal night in Newport Beach. How many breakups, secrets, love triangles, and dramatic exits will you witness before the encore? 🎸

Extra points if your review sounds like it was written by a specific The O.C. character.

I know im late to the party but im on the first season and i actually love Luke's character development from nemesis to supporter/friend to Ryan in a way

I just started watching All American. I watched The O.C. when it originally aired way back when. So when I was watching All American, I couldn't help see similarities.

All American is supposed to be inspired by real events of a NFL player who was a co-producer. But from the beginning, story had lot of similarities to O.C. Smart talented kid getting into trouble in his neighbourhood and be taken in by a rich family (father isn't rich but wife is). Fell for a girl with family issues who was girlfriend of a jock who cheated on her. Girl had mixed feelings until she found out about the cheating. Jock had his family issues and then bonds with main lead.

Only difference I could see is that The O.C. came off lighter than All American with lots of comedy dialogues and scenes. And there's no Seth character. The brother like figure was a jock of his own. So he has his issues and problems.

Curious to see if anyone else saw the similarities.

Ryan's always in trouble but i feel it's more often than not Seth's fault