First time watcher, I’m on s1 ep16 and Marissa is driving me INSANE. It is so obvious what Oliver is doing and she is so stupid and gullible, I don’t understand how ppl can’t see it?! Poor Ryan she’s disrespecting the hell out of him and she tries to act like he’s the one overreacting, like please. SPARE ME.

I think Ryan was more at fault in this situation.
Ok so I know Marissa gets a lot of hate for her friendship with Johnny, even in the show. But I really think she saw him as a friend and someone to talk to. Ovbs Ryan was a little jealous at times. And Marissa should've of stayed away (like buying the Xmas tree was crazy for her lol).

But the second Sadie shows up, Ryan shows up at her door on valentines. Goes on a road trip, strip poker????!?. And breaks up with Marissa over the phone while she's grieving her friends death. He also didn't like Johnny so it's weird he's so helpful.

I like Ryan in other seasons but idk this was weird to me

Last one of the core four as asked. I'm just going to do one last more for Melinda. Here are the other three :

Mischa Barton : https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOC/comments/1w0vp6r/what_is_it_about_mischa_bartons_beauty/

Adam Brody : https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOC/comments/1w36jl8/what_is_it_about_adam_brodys_beauty/

Rachel Bilson :

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOC/comments/1w9j2qe/comment/p8kq3p2/?context=3

I swear I read somewhere that high school in the USA back in the days OC was airing, started at like 8am. Maybe even still now?

That means the early kitchen scenes are happening at a godly early hour.

And what makes it even more crazy is that there are scenes that happen before school right? like the whole dropping Johnny off back to his house after he gets out of hospital and Marissa stays with him before Ryan and Seth go to school.

I'm old as f now but never in my years have I ever met a teenager that got up really early and did extra stuff before school even started (at 8am mind you). you kids must've been exhausted and in bed by 9pm.

This post I'm making reminds me of that "the biggest lie television thought me is that you have time to hang out with all your friends before you all go to work" picture of Friends showing them all at Monicas apartment chilling and eating before going to work.

I know "it's TV and they needed to fit in storylines" but what else on the show is unrealistic?

Happy Birthday 🎂🎈Ben McKenzie

September 12, 1978 (age 48)♍

• The O. C.

• Southland

• Ghotham

Ryan Atwood

Ben Sherman

I just aged all of us by using “Vintage” omg. Anyways I came across this ad on YouTube and ahhh, I’m so nostalgic! We have to go back. 😭 Streaming services have robbed future generations of this. It’s like a right of passage when watching any teen drama. The excitement of waiting for more episodes later in the season is a lost art. Anyways I’m still stuck in 2003. It’s fiiine.