"The O.C." The Dearly Beloved (2005)

Director:

Ian Toynton

Writer:

Josh Schwartz (writer)

TV Series:

"The O.C." (2003)

Original Air Date:

19 May 2005 (Season 2, Episode 24)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Kirsten hits rock bottom after Caleb's funeral, prompting Sandy to finally take action by staging an intervention...

Plot Keywords:

Orange County California | California | Teen | Lawyer | Love

Cast

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

Runtime:

43 min

Language:

English

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-14

Trivia:

When Seth is asking Ryan about how much he vomited at the bait shop he asks if he was throwing up as much as the little girl from The Sixth Sense (1999). Mischa Barton played that girl in The Sixth Sense.

Quotes:

Kirsten Cohen: Don't you say a word, I let you into this house.
Ryan Atwood: Yeah you did, because my own mom couldn't take care of me. Because she wouldn't get help even though I asked her to. I don't want to see that happen again to someone I love.

Movie Connections:

Features This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)

Soundtrack:

You're Not The Law

Go team!

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

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.