The Mallpisode (10 Mar. 2005)

After Lindsay moves away to Chicago with her mother, Ryan is heartbroken and Caleb's confused. Seth, Summer, and Marissa invite Ryan to the local mall to get his mind off things. But things... See full summary »

Director:

Ian Toynton

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (creator), Stephanie Savage

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
Alan Dale	...	Caleb Nichol
Billy Campbell	...	Carter Buckley
Amber Heard	...	Salesgirl
Johnny Messner	...	Lance Baldwin
Olivia Wilde	...	Alex Kelly
Shaun Cozzens	...	Pizza Guy
Carrie Ann Nagy	...	Clare the Receptionist
John Michael Vaughn	...	Security Guard

Storyline

After Lindsay moves away to Chicago with her mother, Ryan is heartbroken and Caleb's confused. Seth, Summer, and Marissa invite Ryan to the local mall to get his mind off things. But things take another turn when they get stranded in the mall after hours. Meanwhile, Caleb tags along to vent his frustration when Sandy tries to make amends with Kirsten by searching for her wedding ring or even a grand gesture that will take her back to when Sandy first proposed. Alex begins to learn that Marissa might not be as into her as she thought. Also, Kirsten and Julie call an editor for their new magazine, Newport Living, but at the same time Julie's Riverside past catches up to her in the form of a former boyfriend with an incriminating video tape of her.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Newport Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the end of the episode when Marissa asks Ryan "Who are you?" and Ryan replies with a French fry in his mouth, "Whoever you want me to be." This is a reference to the Pilot episode when Ryan is standing outside the Cohen's house and smoking a cigarette and they exchanged the same words.

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Goofs

In the first season Jimmy Cooper says that he lives in a house full of vegetarians. Yet in "The Mallpisode" Marissa is seen eating a cheeseburger at the diner.

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Quotes

Seth Cohen: Now that you and I are back together and Lindsay's out of the picture, who knows, maybe Marissa and Ryan might get it together.
Summer Roberts: Are you crazy? There were, like, the worst couple ever. And besides, Marissa's happy now.
Seth Cohen: Okay. And by happy you mean... you mean gay.
Summer Roberts: That's funny.

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Connections

References Fantastic Four (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Scarecrow"
Performed by Beck

User Reviews

Fantastic four in the Mall.

After Lindsay moves to Chicago with her mom, Ryan is heartbroken and Caleb's confused. Seth, Summer, and Marissa invite Ryan to the mall to get his mind off things. Caleb tags along to vent when Sandy tries to make amends with Kirsten by searching for her wedding ring or even a grand gesture that will take her back to when Sandy first proposed. Meanwhile, Alex learns that Marissa might not be as into her as she thought she would be. Kirsten and Julie call an editor for Newport Living but at the same time Julie's Riverside past catches up to her.

In this episode the gang seems like going back to being young, cute and fun! Seth and Summer are kissing all the time, while Ryan and Marissa consider getting back together.

Alex wonders if she was a mistake for Marissa and Julie is threatened by a porn movie, which she did when she was younger and in need of money.