The Dearly Beloved (19 May 2005)

Kirsten hits rock bottom after Caleb's funeral, prompting Sandy to finally take action by staging an intervention. Meanwhile, Jimmy Cooper returns to Newport and almost immediately renews ... See full summary »

Director:

Ian Toynton

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (creator), Josh Schwartz

Stars:

Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Ben McKenzie

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Peter Gallagher	...	Sandy Cohen
Kelly Rowan	...	Kirsten Cohen
Ben McKenzie	...	Ryan Atwood
Mischa Barton	...	Marissa Cooper
Adam Brody	...	Seth Cohen
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Cooper-Nichol
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Tate Donovan	...	Jimmy Cooper
Logan Marshall-Green	...	Trey Atwood
Garrett M. Brown	...	Dr. Kenneth Woodruff
Nikki Griffin	...	Jess Sathers
Amanda Righetti	...	Hailey Nichol
Darion Basco	...	Andrew
Doug Burch	...	Pastor
Kathleen M. Darcy	...	Nurse

Storyline

Kirsten hits rock bottom after Caleb's funeral, prompting Sandy to finally take action by staging an intervention. Meanwhile, Jimmy Cooper returns to Newport and almost immediately renews ties with a mourning Julie, while Hailey Nicole also returns to town for the funeral. Trey's girlfriend/partner-in-crime Jess bullies him into participating in a drug deal that turns into a shootout at the Bait Shop nightclub. Also, Ryan finally learns the truth about what happened between Trey and Marissa, leading to a bloody confrontation.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

There was speculation over the return of Oliver (Taylor Handley) for this episode. Though this rumor turned out to be false, Oliver was indeed mentioned briefly when Seth and Ryan were lounging in the pool and talking about how bad things were getting. This was likely an intentional quip to the fans by the writers.

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Goofs

Before Ryan confronts Trey at his apartment about what happened between him and Marissa, Trey is tucking away a gun under a pillow. Under that pillow is also a thin packet of some sort and next to the pillow is a section of the newspaper laying flat on the couch. They begin to scuffle and Trey reaches for the gun, pushing away the pillow to get it. At this point that small packet is no longer there and the newspaper is placed perfectly standing up against the back of the couch.

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Quotes

Jimmy Cooper: The coopers making a comeback, who'd have thunk it?

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Connections

Features Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Crosses"
(uncredited)
Performed by Jose Gonzalez

User Reviews

Go team!

Kirsten hits rock bottom after Caleb's funeral, prompting Sandy to finally take action; Jimmy Cooper resurfaces and almost immediately renews ties with a mourning Julie; Jess bullies Trey into participating in a drug deal that turns into a shootout; Ryan finally learns the truth about what happened between Trey and Marissa, leading to a bloody confrontation.

Trey is so messed up, sometimes I feel so much pity for him, sometimes I like his bad boy look, but most times he's really annoying. The look on his face was memorable, when Marissa shot him. Obviously, since Oliver, she even starts shooting people to protect Ryan. She never thought about herself. Ryan should remember that when they will have their next fight. Seth and Summer are so cute to be there for their friends...

This season finale end in such an "O.C." manner. In the first season finale, the boys where going different directions and both the girls were pretty lost with alcohol and shrink counseling. Unlike that one, the second season finale ended with the four friends being there for each other, in good and bad. Well, in this case, in tragedy.