The Debut (26 Aug. 2003)

During rehearsals for Newport Beach's annual Cotillion Ball, Ryan continues to pursue Marissa and asks her to be his dancing partner, while a continuing jealous Luke tries to break them up.... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Attias

Writers:

Allan Heinberg, Josh Schwartz,

Stars:

Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Ben McKenzie

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Gallagher	...	Sandy Cohen
Kelly Rowan	...	Kirsten Cohen
Ben McKenzie	...	Ryan Atwood (as Benjamin McKenzie)
Mischa Barton	...	Marissa Cooper
Adam Brody	...	Seth Cohen
Chris Carmack	...	Luke Ward
Tate Donovan	...	Jimmy Cooper
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Cooper
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Christopher Cousins	...	Greg Fischer
Samaire Armstrong	...	Anna Stern
Ruth Williamson	...	Peggy
Ashley Hartman	...	Holly Fischer
Adam Grimes	...	Nordlund
Shailene Woodley	...	Kaitlin Cooper

Storyline

During rehearsals for Newport Beach's annual Cotillion Ball, Ryan continues to pursue Marissa and asks her to be his dancing partner, while a continuing jealous Luke tries to break them up. Seth as eyes for the new girl in town, Anna Stern, but becomes torn over his feelings for Summer Roberts, the outgoing socialite he's had a crush on for years. Meanwhile, Sandy becomes upset over Kristen's loan to Jimmy for his financial problems which finally come to light at the ball when one business client decks him in the face after learning that Jimmy lost all of their money.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 August 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Ryan and Anna first meet and are dancing the waltz, Anna'a hand moves from on top of Ryan's shoulder to the side of his shoulder and back again between shots.

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Quotes

Jimmy: She just stopped by to ask a quick business question.
Julie: A quickie, huh?

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Connections

References Princess Mononoke (1997)

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Soundtracks

"White Flag"
Performed by Dido

User Reviews

Finally...a Cohen who knows how to throw down.

Ryan becomes a bigger part of the family and has to make a formal debut into Newport society at the annual débutant ball. Seth still pines for Summer, while she's lost in lust for Ryan. Marissa saves them Ryan for the newcomer, Anna Stern (Samaire Armstrong) from Pittsburgh.

Kirsten learns from Sandy about Jimmy's crimes and Sandy avoids the entire community. Luke is beginning to be overwhelmed about Ryan. It's got a lot more chuckles than expected, but more so than anything, this is a dramatically emotional episode and one not very great for Jimmy.

It's fun to see Luke and Ryan bicker and to see Marissa's antics to keep Ryan away from Summer, but at the same time to Seth try his damnedest to develop nothing with her. I love to watch Sandy and Kirsten in the episode too. Peter has such great timing and delivery.