The Homecoming (19 Nov. 2003)

On Thanksgiving Day, Ryan ventures to his hometown in Chino to help his imprisoned brother, Trey, with some business he has, while Marissa tags along with Ryan to get a look at the ... See full summary »

Director:

Keith Samples

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (creator), 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 (credit only)
Tate Donovan	...	Jimmy Cooper
Bonnie Somerville	...	Rachel Hoffman
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Cooper
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Samaire Armstrong	...	Anna Stern
Alan Dale	...	Caleb Nichol
Josh Kloss	...	Chip Saunders
Navi Rawat	...	Theresa Diaz
Gina Gallego	...	Eva

Storyline

On Thanksgiving Day, Ryan ventures to his hometown in Chino to help his imprisoned brother, Trey, with some business he has, while Marissa tags along with Ryan to get a look at the neighborhood where he was born and raised, but it brings out some bad situations and unpleasant trips down memory lane for Ryan. Back in Newport, Kristen invites Caleb and Julie over for Thanksgiving dinner where Seth takes the player role of playing both Summer and Anna. But he does not play it well, leading to both of the girls running into each other and learning about Seth's two-timing act.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Lawndale, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene after Ryan gets picked up by Marissa from the chop shop there is a quick shot of the Range Rover in motion. If you slow the scene down you can see the filming crew in the reflection of the car.

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Quotes

Sandy: [Referring to Caleb and Julie] It's the gruesome twosome!

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Soundtracks

"Caravan"
Performed by Gordon Jenkins

User Reviews

Summer vs Anna (part 2)

It's Thanksgiving time in 'the O.C.' It's time for family reunions, and Ryan gets called home by his family. Is it because of the holiday, or is it for a favor? Marissa decides to go along for the ride, but ends up going down Ryan's bad-memory lane instead. Seth plays the player role, but not very well.

The cutest scenes were the ones with Seth and Summer, not really romantic, but cute... You would never expect them to be the ones to get married! :)) Meanwhile, Marissa gets to know a little bit of Ryan's old life, including Teresa, Ryan's former love interest. Teresa will be playing quite a character in future episodes...