The Heights (5 Nov. 2003)

At the opening day of the new school year, Ryan doesn't feel like he fits in at his new school of Harbor High, and Luke doesn't make the situation any better when he and his jock friends ... See full summary »

Director:

Patrick R. Norris

Writers:

Debra J. Fisher, Erica Messer,

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 (credit only)
Bonnie Somerville	...	Rachel Hoffman
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Samaire Armstrong	...	Anna Stern
Rosalind Chao	...	Dr. Kim
Josh Kloss	...	Chip Saunders
Eric Allan Kramer	...	Soccer Coach
Ashley Hartman	...	Holly Fischer
Melissa Strom	...	Girl #1

Storyline

At the opening day of the new school year, Ryan doesn't feel like he fits in at his new school of Harbor High, and Luke doesn't make the situation any better when he and his jock friends continue to bully and harass both him and Seth, who does like being at school any more than Ryan. Meanwhile, Sandy accepts a case at his new job, a case that will test his relationship with Kirsten and her father Caleb. Anna and Seth hatch a plan to make Seth feel better with his current situation. Also, Ryan and Luke confront Marissa and force her to choose one of them.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 November 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

While in the hot tub, Kirsten is listening to a song by Solomon Burke called "Don't Give Up On Me". Sandy later performs this song in season 2 (The Power of Love) at the Bait Shop during his and Kirsten's surprise anniversary party .

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Quotes

Seth: Open your mind here, dad. This isn't me we're talking about. With Ryan here, we have a chance to have a real athlete in the family. Someone to achieve all that your Jewishness has prevented me from accomplishing.

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Soundtracks

"How Good Can It Be"
Performed by The 88

User Reviews

The OC..."The Heights"

Out of the first ten episodes the ninth episode was my very favorite because this is when Summer really shows her feelings for Seth and Seth now has to choose between two girls, in a matter of minutes, when his whole life he never had one girl. Also I love Ryan and Marissa and this is where they actually start dating =]! I love the couples in The OC! So much goes on in this episode with every character and that is also why it is my favorite. It is the start of a lot of drama that continues in the show! I really like the show! I never thought I would be so addicted to it! I never watched the show during the actual years that it played on television, but I had to do a project for a class and I started watching it and then after that I bought the rest of the seasons to watch for fun! I LOVE IT!