"The O.C." The Night Moves (2007)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Patrick R. Norris

Writer:

Stephanie Savage (written by)

TV Series:

"The O.C." (2003)

Original Air Date:

15 February 2007 (Season 4, Episode 15)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

In the immediate aftermath of a violent earthquake that rocks Newport, everyone tries to struggle to stay together and keep their spirits up...

Plot Keywords:

Ice Cream Parlor | Makeover | Beautiful Woman | Ice Cream Man | Injury

Cast

Peter Gallagher	...	Sandy Cohen
Kelly Rowan	...	Kirsten Cohen
Ben McKenzie	...	Ryan Atwood
Adam Brody	...	Seth Cohen
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Cooper
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Autumn Reeser	...	Taylor Townsend
Willa Holland	...	Kaitlin Cooper
Kevin Sorbo	...	Frank Atwood
Paula Trickey	...	Veronica Townsend
Aaron Fors	...	Gary
Lorna Scott	...	Beatrice
Scott Krinsky	...	Darryl
Ricardo Molina	...	ER Doctor
Craig Susser	...	Ham Guy

Runtime:

43 min (excluding commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Goofs:

Continuity: As the Cohen family returns to their home, in the view of the house, a black BMW 745 used by Sandy in first two seasons is visible, but in the next shot, they step out of a black Lexus RX 400h (car used by Sandy in season 4).

Quotes:

Seth Cohen: [Ryan has woken up in the hospital after getting hurt in the earthquake, Seth is sitting in a chair in his room] Although, you're going to have to wrap your head about the fact that we're really brothers now... We're blood brothers.
Ryan Atwood: You... donated blood?
Seth Cohen: Eh, I had an extra few pints flowing through my veins. It was no big deal.
Ryan Atwood: Hm. You're not a big fan of needles.
Seth Cohen: Nor of fainting, it turns out. But, the bank was a little low and us O negative guys gotta stick together.
Ryan Atwood: Hm. It's weird, cause all of the sudden I have this strange urge to listen to Death Cab and read comic books.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

The Sad Song

Draws you in and makes you feel the emotions

This was a good next to last episode. The cuts and editing were different, this is true. But I thought that the stiff cuts and fade-ins were very useful, and gave us a feeling of what it would be like to be in the same situation. (Especially in the scenes featuring Ryan.) As an overall episode, I think it worked well, even if it wasn't the next to last one. It would fit in anywhere else in the series just as well. This had a lot of memorable scenes, especially between Julie and Kaitlyn Cooper. The scenes between Ryan and Seth were well played, and showed how well they work together. Everyone was at the top of their game on this episode. It was an excellent chance for everyone's best qualities to shine and give us an emotional view of what they're like when they're only thinking of others, something rare in Orange County.

I rate it a 9/10.