The OC Friday Morning Hangover: The Stach'psode

Ah, the dreaded last episode before a month long hiatus. You know, as the founder of this entry stated, if it weren't for the fact that I enjoy the Major League Baseball postseason, I'd be fighting mad. But alas...

Episode started out kind of slow, we see Taylor attemping to start up a friendship with Summer. Don't believer her Summer, don't believer her, Ahh. Stupid Summer. So long story short, Taylor tells Summer that Cohen could be in trouble with the Dean for stealing the school property and acting alone, Summer comes to his rescue and admits to helping and the Dean strips her of her title as Social Chair. Taylor replaces her. Really, didn't see that coming.

Marissa goes to her new school, and meets a new group of friends. God I hope these kids don't last long. Kinds talk about her behind her back, and one girl asks her if she's going to shoot her. First of all, if she already shot someone why would you want to entice her into shooting another? And secondly, isn't Newport the nicest part of California? I highly doubt the Newport Public School would resemble a high school found in the city of Milwaukee.

Ryan gets blown off by Marissa, twice actually, and so he quasi-spies on her and goes to her new school. He sees her crying and one of her new friends with her. Bad acting alert, Bad acting alert, goes without saying when Marissa's character is in the scene. OK admit it, you all wanted to see the old Ryan Atwood return and see him slug the guy, didn't you? Me too, but he didn't.

Fast forward to the real action, this stuff is boring. Seth and Summer attend the dance, Taylor takes credit for all of it, which pisses of Summer. Fast forward a little bit, little more, STOP. Summer see's Taylor kissing someone in the hall. Who is it? They've gotta tease this right? They won't show us wh.....Oh my god! It's the Dean! Taylor is making out with the Dean!

Let's reset a conversation that took place last Thursday.

Cell Phone rings

ID: Fabos

I answer

We talk about what a good episode it was, and formulate ideas of what might happen.

Me: "I think Taylor and the Dean are going to be involved in some way, like he's not a real Dean, or Taylor's family hired him to bring down our gang of four so Taylor can take over."

Fabos: "Maybe, not a bad idea. I'd like to see a plot like Taylor and the Dean hump."

Me: "Yeah, that would be awesome, even with this show that's not too far fetched."

Taylor and Dean Hess are making out, and we are officially owed Royalties by Josh Schwartz. I want them ASAP. You steal my Jimmy Cooper theory, you refernce things that Fabos mentioned last year, like the volume of music in the bait shop, you call Julie's character Julie Cooper-Nicol-Cooper, a name Fabos has referenced many times, and now you steal our Taylor idea. I'm telling you guys, the Fourhorsemen Super Heel Theory is not too far fetched. Oh it get's better.

Our other major plot turn of the evening sees Charlotte with her man in a seedy hotel. They discuss getting money from Kirsten and Charlotte assures him see has money. We come to find out Charlotte does not have a drinking problem (No Way!) and she has scouted out Kirsten for the purpose of taking money from her. That bitch!

Charlotte approaches Kirsten, has lunch with her and asks he if she want's to be a financial parter with her so she can buy property and turn it into a heaven for recovering alcoholic women. Ok, on a side note, this business is the dumbest idea I've ever heard of.

Kirsten tells her she doesn't have the money, Charlotte bluffs and Kirsten tells her that Caleb left her nothing. She mentions the business and Kirsten tells her it's being liquidated. Well that certainly throws a wrench into the plot.

So there it is, that's what we're left to mull over until November 3 when the OC returns.

QUESTIONS FROM THE COUCH:

1. Why did they expose the relationship between Dean Hess and Taylor already? They could have milked that thing for a good two or three episodes.

2. Who is Dean Hess? Seriously, we know he's not a Dean and he's gotta be a work, what's his story?

3. When will Ryan and Marissa break up again? That answer will give us the answer to question number four.

4. When does Theresa return? Return with Ryan's baby that is.

5. Just an overall question here, how is this Charlotte thing going to end?

ONE MAN'S OPINION:

I said it earlier, and although nothing really would point to it after this episode I steal whole heartedly believe that Marissa's character is leaving the show. Theresa will return and she and Ryan will start a family. A new character will be introduced for Seth to hang with. Jimmy Cooper will return once more, to save the Cohens from the evil Charlotte-Julie Duo. Those are the recent ideas running through my head.

YOU KNOW I COULDN'T LEAVE WITHOUT SOME MORE GLOATING:

We see Charlotte pissed when she finds out Kirsten doesn't have the money she thought she did. We also see Julie Cooper in her new home, the hotel, crying. She needs money, she can't live like this. This is the point where I say to Gaddis, so this is documented, "You know Charlotte and Julie Cooper-Nicol-Cooper are going to team up to get money from Kirsten." He scoffs at it. We then see previews for what's coming in November. Julie Cooper-Nicol-Cooper and Charlotte together and saying, "No one can know about this" or something to that nature. The Loveable Grump strikes again!