The Road Warrior (9 Mar. 2006)

Summer asks Julie and Kirsten, via their matchmaking company, to find a woman for her father. However, the pesky Taylor discovers Julie and Dr. Roberts having dinner, and she naturally ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Fresco

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (creator), Mike Kelley

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
Mischa Barton	...	Marissa Cooper
Adam Brody	...	Seth Cohen
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Cooper
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Jeff Hephner	...	Matt Ramsey
Michael Nouri	...	Dr. Neil Roberts
Morena Baccarin	...	Maya Griffin
Cam Gigandet	...	Kevin Volchok
Autumn Reeser	...	Taylor Townsend
Rodney Rowland	...	Jack Harper (as Rod Rowland)
Marc Vann	...	Detective Warner
Nikki Reed	...	Sadie Campbell

Storyline

Summer asks Julie and Kirsten, via their matchmaking company, to find a woman for her father. However, the pesky Taylor discovers Julie and Dr. Roberts having dinner, and she naturally tells Summer and Seth, who learn about the romantic attraction between Julie and Summer's father. Meanwhile, Ryan goes on a road trip to help Sadie find her trouble-ridden Uncle Jack, Johnny's father, to collect some late child support payments. Marissa is yet again involved in another police investigation involving Johnny's death, and she and Ryan break up, leading to Volchok to make the moves on her. Also, Matt continues dating Maya in order to influence her father to give more funding for their hospital, while Kirsten begins to think Sandy is being corrupted by his business deals with Matt over Maya.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hawthorne, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

Instead of the usual "Previously on The O.C." recap, Mischa Barton says "If you haven't watched 'The O.C.' in a while, here's what you've missed" and a special montage of important scenes starting from "The Swells" are shown.

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Connections

References Mad Max (1979)

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Soundtracks

"Under The Sea"
(uncredited)
Performed by Digby Jones

User Reviews

The Break-Up.

When Ryan and Sadie go on a road trip to search for one of Johnny's relatives they end up in Ryan's old neighborhood in Chino, which brings the two closer together. While the two are away Marissa is implicated in Johnny's death and Seth and Summer learn the truth about Julie and Dr. Roberts new secret.

Good thing Ryan and Marissa are off now, but they could have broken up months ago and spare Johnny an early death. It seems to me, Marissa is dragging as many people as she can down with her. Without Ryan she has always been a wreck.

I already miss Kaitlin, she's a more powerful character then Marissa, because, unlike her sister she knows what she wants and she gets it fast. Marissa seems to be the younger, immature one, really. Her naivety is more like stupidity to me.