The Truth (11 Feb. 2004)

Ryan finds himself truly out in the cold when he's suspended from school, shunned by Marissa, and even scrutinized by the Cohens, all of whom refuse to believe Ryan's claims that that ... See full summary »

Director:

Rodman Flender

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (creator), Allan Heinberg

Stars:

Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Ben McKenzie

Cast

Episode cast overview:
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
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Cooper
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Samaire Armstrong	...	Anna Stern
Tate Donovan	...	Jimmy Cooper (credit only)
Alan Dale	...	Caleb Nichol
Taylor Handley	...	Oliver Trask
Debi M. Cox	...	Natalie Bishop
Jack Merrill	...	Workman
Bryan Okes	...	Security Guard #1 (as Bryan Okes Fuller)

Storyline

Ryan finds himself truly out in the cold when he's suspended from school, shunned by Marissa, and even scrutinized by the Cohens, all of whom refuse to believe Ryan's claims that that Oliver is a dangerous sociopath and obsessed with Marissa. Ironically, the only person who believes Ryan is Luke, who agrees to help Ryan make a background check on Oliver to find any dirt on him. But when Luke reveals evidence to Marissa, and then Sandy, that some of Oliver's references from his old school are false, they refuse to believe Luke, especially after learning that he's been talking with Ryan. Meanwhile, Jimmy thinks his past will impair his ability to work in the business field again. Seth continues dating Anna who thinks Summer's presence around them is not a good thing. Things come to a head when Oliver begins losing his bland, self-control to lie when Marissa comes by to his penthouse to tell him that she not interested in a relationship with him. Then, he really loses it and Marissa sees...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

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Quotes

[Marissa is calling Ryan]
Marissa: Oh, come on, pick up, pick up.
Ryan: Hello.
Marissa: Ryan, it's me.
Marissa: What's going on? Where are you?
Marissa: I can't really talk right now, it's Oliver, you were right and now he won't let me leave.
Oliver Trask: [holding gun] Hang up.
Marissa: What are you doing?
Oliver Trask: Hang up the phone. Please. Please, Marissa, give me the phone.
[hands over phone]
[...]

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Soundtracks

"Love Of The Loveless"
Performed by The Eels

User Reviews

Our modern "Rebel without a cause" gets himself in more trouble.

Changes are happening within the couplehoods of the O.C.ers. Lines seem to be blurred. Oliver reveals himself as he falls apart, but not before Ryan is completely left in the cold. Someone loses school, one loses work, two lose their partners, and one more loses it all.

In this episode Marissa continues on being really stupid and breaks up with Ryan, while Anna breaks up with Seth for obvious reasons. There is no chemistry between Anna and Seth, she is really like a female version of him. Seth gets so excited to spend time with Summer, he doesn't even bother to notice Anna is there also.

The good part is that Oliver is out of the picture... It's hilarious how such a cute guy with such a cool life can be so mentally sick.