Remember that song by Motley Crue that went "girls, girls, girls...long legs, burgandy lips?" Yeah, it was called 'Girls, Girls, Girls' and it was written about strip clubs and should have been playing when Ryan was getting a lap dance from a naughty police officer. Way to drop the ball Schwartz and hand Ryan a presumably non-alcoholic drink making him look like that creepy 50-year old guy drinking an O'Doul's at the strip club's son. I'm giving you all a fair warning here, that I'm probably going to pump out the shortest and boringest Hangover since the AFL-NFL merger to accurately reflect how boring this episode was. In fact, I'm not even hung over.
The opening scene gave away how bland of an episode this was because it was awful. I think whoever scripted this 'pisode was indeed hungover. So what happened that was signicant? Nothing. They painted a picture of the Fab 4 distancing themselves, only to have them all buttoned up by the end. Sandy's apprentice was fired than hired thanks to his lying stripper, law student friend. Aren't they all "entertaining" just to pay the college bills Sandy? To show you have ho-hum this episode was, Sandy said, "Well we've been working on our marriage for almost 25 years." Huh, that's weird, according to my season two dvds, last year you and Kirsten were married 20. I guess this year is four or five years later.
Last episode they tried killing Johny by having him get whacked by a car, now they try to throw the kid a bone by having him get doped up on vicodin and spill his soul and profess his love to "the one and only Marissa Cooper." It was vicodin, not booze, since when does it make you loose lipped and laughing, singing songs and havin' no regrets? Secondly, I only respect one individual on vicodin and he came back to win Super Bowls and MVP awards. Hey Gaddis, remember how the Packers won the Super Bowl in 1996? You should, it was a lot more recent than 1985.
So here's the other signifant parts of the episode. Seth and Summer are both applying to Brown and still very much in love. Julie and Kirsten are starting a high end dating service. Apple is doling out major money to The OC. I honestly think the best part of this episode was the commercial for King Kong. I already bought my advance tickets to the Ultra Screen because of it.
Seriously, is it Christmakuh yet?
QUESTIONS FROM THE COUCH:
1. Did Schwartz purposely plant a snoozer before the Christmakuh Barmitzmakuh'pisode?
2. Why would Chili, who idolizes Johny up and leave when his best buddy is on the PUP list?
3. Did Gaddis finish this episode or did he take a nap half way through?
4. How bored am I?
DRIVIN DOWN THE 101:
Let's see, we had a reference to Marissa's vicodin OD from season one. That was pretty cool.
IF YOU BELIEVE THEY PUT A MAN ON THE MOON...
...you can believe Sandy's business partner will fail yet again.
...Julie will screw up in her new "face" role.
...neither Seth or Summer will get into Brown.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Friday, November 18, 2005
The OC Friday Morning Hangover: The non rumble by the Pier'pisode
Forgive me if this week is less than my best work. If you were trying to watch your favorite program while your mother had a dozen former sorority sisters over upstairs, you'd be a little foggy and just relieved to be out of the house as well. Translation: Nasty hangover this morning. But probably not as bad as last Sunday, wink, wink, STAIRWELL! While I fail to see how this was the craziest episode of The OC ever as last weeks previews billed it, I must say, it was a welcome change from the previous two episodes. My heart was thumping at a terrific pace when Ryan was playing unstable crazy nutball who just might bash in a guys face with a broken gin bottle on the beach. And you know what? Man, do I wish he would have pulled the trigger on destroying that Volcheck guy. Think about it folks, after he uncorks on him he says, "My girlfriend my shoot people, but I kill people." Then Schwartz could cue that happy go lucky early 90's song with the refrain, "I'm walking on, walking on, broken glass." Yeah, ibuprofen? Outstanding.
The big news, someone finally took steps to rid the program of Charlotte. To be honest, I was expecting Julie to go along with her on this one. This is the character that has done basically everything, so I thought she's long overdue for another stunt. I loved her classic Ju-Ju line of "this town is only big enough for one manipulative bitch." I also liked how she threatened her to call the cops, go ahead, do it, c'mon. Just like Ryan threatening that guy on the beach. I wanted to stand and pump my fists in the air or hit something. I wasn't sure if the scene with Ryan taking out his aggression on the boxing bag was really cool or really lame. I could probably be persuaded on it.
As I seemed to nail down at one point in a previous Hangover, Taylor will take a couple to the brink, but not end them. There's still plenty of time for that one to reverse, but if Taylor freaking Townsend turns out to be the end all of Seth and Summer, I'll pack my OC watching bags and move straight to Riverside. You have to admit, that Taylor is something else. Now that they have actually given her character some depth with the slight addition of the Newpsie mother that is five cards short of a full deck, she adds something to the show. But I have a hard time believing she'd be all into Japanese films and more so that after her little 'Brad and Jen' speech to Ryan about S/S, that Atwood wouldn't say to his pal, "uh, that crazy girl is blatantly trying to break up you and Summer." So now that Seth is still Summer's boyfriend and also has another attractive girl who wants him, will he still be the dorky geek? Where I come from, he who has two hot girls after him; usually not the geek. But it appears with the lying to Summer that Seth might be taking a step away from his more mellowed out state, back to the crazy, babbling Cohen. Time will tell.
Sandy fired four people. Or did his assistant fire four peole? Sanford laying people off on The OC, next thing you know he's going to be stumping for George W. Bush and pumping his boys full of Republican propaganda.
It's now official. Marissa Cooper could leave the public school for the school of the cognitively disabled. I'm not a Marissa or Mischa hater like most, but are you kidding me? "Ok, I'll get in your van with you while you transport me to an ATM. I see absolutely no possible way this could not turn out as planned, none at all." Yeah Marissa, and Alabama beat LSU last weekend and is a favorite to win the National Title.
It was kind of nice to not get a new character thrown into the fray this week. It might be the first time this season that that happened. Next week the fab 4 will apparently all choose their respected colleges and the show will conclude for the season. Or we'll find out if our beloved program has a future post HS. The OC CY? CY=College Years. Think about Seth at his first college basement party......done? Oh it has a future when they're in college. And I'll leave you with the initial character/college choices, don't think this is set in stone.
Summer-USC (private school)
Marissa-UCLA (public school...her family is broke remember?)
Seth-Cal (He needs to get out of Orange County at some point, they've been hinting at it since S1, E1.)
Ryan-Nope, tech school at best.
QUESTIONS FROM THE COUCH:
1. Does Ryan suddenly have some outrage problem that he needs to unleash on a punching bag? Remember season two when he didn't get in any fights?
2. Was I the only one who thought Trey was going to reappear on the beach under the pier in the same spot he assulted Marissa, this time fighting for her and her brother?
3. Did the producers forget they had the Bait Shop set sitting around somewhere until this week?
4. Marissa, seriously, you got in the van?
5. How good does Filzen look in LSU purple and gold?
6. How many episodes until Taylor does a complete heel turn again?
7. How gullable are they making Summer? She doesn't think the same girl that lied to her and got her detention could filch a small horse?
DRIVIN' DOWN THE 101:
Contrary to Natekon Filzo's voice message last evening, yesterday was not the first time we've seen a black person on The OC. That occured earlier this season at the public school dance.
So in season two we saw underagers getting Brothers 2004 drunk, people selling cocaine and shooting at each other, but they didn't get kicked out of the Bait Shop. In season three a guy grabs a girl, then a different guy puts him up against a wall and the guy that grabbed said girl gets the boot. That's interesting.
IF YOU BELIEVE THEY PUT A MAN ON THE MOON...
...Seth is UW-Madison bound. He's always wanted to go east. No way he's going coast to coast. He'll settle down in the liberal hotbed of the Midwest.
...Casey will reappear on the show.
...Sandy will fail horribly with the Newport Group.
...These are stuggling lately, I know. But for my first time ever.....
NOBLE AND COLD
See I'm writing this bad boy from a Barnes and Noble and I figured I'd throw in a small quick hit about this rather annoying 11 year old here with her mom. The 11 year old is talking on her own cell phone, complaining how her coffee is too carmely. Boy do I hope she's a Hangover reader, will she feel like quite the fool.
The big news, someone finally took steps to rid the program of Charlotte. To be honest, I was expecting Julie to go along with her on this one. This is the character that has done basically everything, so I thought she's long overdue for another stunt. I loved her classic Ju-Ju line of "this town is only big enough for one manipulative bitch." I also liked how she threatened her to call the cops, go ahead, do it, c'mon. Just like Ryan threatening that guy on the beach. I wanted to stand and pump my fists in the air or hit something. I wasn't sure if the scene with Ryan taking out his aggression on the boxing bag was really cool or really lame. I could probably be persuaded on it.
As I seemed to nail down at one point in a previous Hangover, Taylor will take a couple to the brink, but not end them. There's still plenty of time for that one to reverse, but if Taylor freaking Townsend turns out to be the end all of Seth and Summer, I'll pack my OC watching bags and move straight to Riverside. You have to admit, that Taylor is something else. Now that they have actually given her character some depth with the slight addition of the Newpsie mother that is five cards short of a full deck, she adds something to the show. But I have a hard time believing she'd be all into Japanese films and more so that after her little 'Brad and Jen' speech to Ryan about S/S, that Atwood wouldn't say to his pal, "uh, that crazy girl is blatantly trying to break up you and Summer." So now that Seth is still Summer's boyfriend and also has another attractive girl who wants him, will he still be the dorky geek? Where I come from, he who has two hot girls after him; usually not the geek. But it appears with the lying to Summer that Seth might be taking a step away from his more mellowed out state, back to the crazy, babbling Cohen. Time will tell.
Sandy fired four people. Or did his assistant fire four peole? Sanford laying people off on The OC, next thing you know he's going to be stumping for George W. Bush and pumping his boys full of Republican propaganda.
It's now official. Marissa Cooper could leave the public school for the school of the cognitively disabled. I'm not a Marissa or Mischa hater like most, but are you kidding me? "Ok, I'll get in your van with you while you transport me to an ATM. I see absolutely no possible way this could not turn out as planned, none at all." Yeah Marissa, and Alabama beat LSU last weekend and is a favorite to win the National Title.
It was kind of nice to not get a new character thrown into the fray this week. It might be the first time this season that that happened. Next week the fab 4 will apparently all choose their respected colleges and the show will conclude for the season. Or we'll find out if our beloved program has a future post HS. The OC CY? CY=College Years. Think about Seth at his first college basement party......done? Oh it has a future when they're in college. And I'll leave you with the initial character/college choices, don't think this is set in stone.
Summer-USC (private school)
Marissa-UCLA (public school...her family is broke remember?)
Seth-Cal (He needs to get out of Orange County at some point, they've been hinting at it since S1, E1.)
Ryan-Nope, tech school at best.
QUESTIONS FROM THE COUCH:
1. Does Ryan suddenly have some outrage problem that he needs to unleash on a punching bag? Remember season two when he didn't get in any fights?
2. Was I the only one who thought Trey was going to reappear on the beach under the pier in the same spot he assulted Marissa, this time fighting for her and her brother?
3. Did the producers forget they had the Bait Shop set sitting around somewhere until this week?
4. Marissa, seriously, you got in the van?
5. How good does Filzen look in LSU purple and gold?
6. How many episodes until Taylor does a complete heel turn again?
7. How gullable are they making Summer? She doesn't think the same girl that lied to her and got her detention could filch a small horse?
DRIVIN' DOWN THE 101:
Contrary to Natekon Filzo's voice message last evening, yesterday was not the first time we've seen a black person on The OC. That occured earlier this season at the public school dance.
So in season two we saw underagers getting Brothers 2004 drunk, people selling cocaine and shooting at each other, but they didn't get kicked out of the Bait Shop. In season three a guy grabs a girl, then a different guy puts him up against a wall and the guy that grabbed said girl gets the boot. That's interesting.
IF YOU BELIEVE THEY PUT A MAN ON THE MOON...
...Seth is UW-Madison bound. He's always wanted to go east. No way he's going coast to coast. He'll settle down in the liberal hotbed of the Midwest.
...Casey will reappear on the show.
...Sandy will fail horribly with the Newport Group.
...These are stuggling lately, I know. But for my first time ever.....
NOBLE AND COLD
See I'm writing this bad boy from a Barnes and Noble and I figured I'd throw in a small quick hit about this rather annoying 11 year old here with her mom. The 11 year old is talking on her own cell phone, complaining how her coffee is too carmely. Boy do I hope she's a Hangover reader, will she feel like quite the fool.
Friday, November 11, 2005
The OC Friday Morning Hangover: The Back to the Roots'pisode
I hope my computer doesn't decide to up and not publish my musings this week. None too pleased doesn't quite describe how I felt after penning what I thought to be one of the best Hangover's since the AFL-NFL merger. But as the converse commercial has taught me, fall down seven times, get up eight. I'm also proud to proclaim The Hangover can now be viewed at our wonderful sister site, www.theocbeat.blogspot.com. Yeah you read that right. And no, you weren't having flash backs like Marissa when you thought you were viewing seasons one and two rolled into one big season three episode. Confused? I'm here to help. The creative geniuses needed to re-incarnate Luke from season one in the form of the dude that hates the dude that we thought (and probably still will) we should hate. Bottom line, they needed to toss in another preppy, cocky asshole for Ryan to rumble with. Then, they have Marissa sleep in her best friends bed. If I were Summer, I'd be a tad concerned, season two did prominently feature Marissa as a bi-sexual remember. Oh, how I do remember. By the by, they should cast Summer in those pajamas a whole lot more often.
So at this point the whole plot of Marissa leaving Ryan for Johnny seems to have come to a screeching halt, although I'm sure that story line is far from over. I'm not going to lie, I was confused when the episode ended, showing Ryan and Johnny talking over burger and fries and Summer telling Marissa it isn't going to be hard that Johnny likes her. Didn't make much sense to me after seeing Ryan cold cock the guy that just slept with Johnny's girlfriend.
Taylor Townsend can apparently still function after the loss of her beloved Dean Hess. She also has an ass that isn't made for low-cut pants, according to her brutaly honest mother. And, AND, she won't be the end of Seth and Summer after her not letting Summer into the gym tactic. Our (my) beloved couple won't be brought down by Double T, like it appears Kirsten is being brought down by Julie Cooper-Nichol and Charlotte Morgan, or is it Muggy May Sampson or Martha Stewert?
Charlotte is doing her best Grandma Simpson impersonation by toting three or four ID's all with different names. And of course Julie isn't going to take the high road when she could use the back door. Zing.
If you haven't noticed by now, I thought this was a rather ho-hum episode. So much so, that I think the guy that looks like Zach's dad who is now in training to be a young Sandy Cohen, may have been the best part. Ringing up shots for he and Sandy, being ethical behind his bosses back, teaming up with the new solo artist. I look forward to that one taking off as it now appears a new pawn is in place to form the JLA OC. Dammit, just tipped my hand to Schwartz.
In the most surprising moment of this episode, we saw that public school kids have parties just like the Harbor School kids do. They even had scantily clad hot females at their party too! Who knew the public school kids in Orange County could figure these things out? Maybe their outdoor hallways aided in that process.
I realize this hasn't been my best work on The Hangover, but I'm a tad worried my computer is going to butt heads with me again and even a maestro like myself can't make a bland episode all that much better. But I don't know why I'm wasting any more of your time, since next week is going to be the 'craziest, wildest episode ever!'
QUESTIONS FROM THE COUCH
1. Who honestly gets upset when they call their boyfriend at 4 in the morning and he groggily says, "we'll talk about it later, go back to sleep?" C'mon Coop, now you're just being ridiculous.
2. FROM LAST WEEKS HANGOVER: Is Seth Cohen UW-Madison bound? Think about it folks, Sandy, an alum from the hippie haven Cal-Berkley sees his boy off to the liberal haven of the Midwest. So gets out's your seat and jump around.
3. Did Julie Cooper ever consider getting a job? Seems like a way to make money to me.
4. What will Sandy and his new strapping side kick accomplish next?
5. How many cups of coffee has Gaddis consumed this morning?
DRIVING DOWN THE 101
Kind of hit on this section in the opening paragraph, but here's another piece of nostalgia for you. Not only did they script in another Luke in the form of that Valcheck lad, but they also had Ryan deck him on the beach by a campfire ala S1, E1.
IF YOU BELIEVE THEY PUT A MAN ON THE MOON...
...you can believe Taylor will take S/S to the brink, but not all the way.
...you can believe Valcheck will wind up humping Julie Cooper and having a gay father.
...you can believe Kirsten will start drinking in two more episodes.
That's all I got, Lovable Grump, that would be your cue.
So at this point the whole plot of Marissa leaving Ryan for Johnny seems to have come to a screeching halt, although I'm sure that story line is far from over. I'm not going to lie, I was confused when the episode ended, showing Ryan and Johnny talking over burger and fries and Summer telling Marissa it isn't going to be hard that Johnny likes her. Didn't make much sense to me after seeing Ryan cold cock the guy that just slept with Johnny's girlfriend.
Taylor Townsend can apparently still function after the loss of her beloved Dean Hess. She also has an ass that isn't made for low-cut pants, according to her brutaly honest mother. And, AND, she won't be the end of Seth and Summer after her not letting Summer into the gym tactic. Our (my) beloved couple won't be brought down by Double T, like it appears Kirsten is being brought down by Julie Cooper-Nichol and Charlotte Morgan, or is it Muggy May Sampson or Martha Stewert?
Charlotte is doing her best Grandma Simpson impersonation by toting three or four ID's all with different names. And of course Julie isn't going to take the high road when she could use the back door. Zing.
If you haven't noticed by now, I thought this was a rather ho-hum episode. So much so, that I think the guy that looks like Zach's dad who is now in training to be a young Sandy Cohen, may have been the best part. Ringing up shots for he and Sandy, being ethical behind his bosses back, teaming up with the new solo artist. I look forward to that one taking off as it now appears a new pawn is in place to form the JLA OC. Dammit, just tipped my hand to Schwartz.
In the most surprising moment of this episode, we saw that public school kids have parties just like the Harbor School kids do. They even had scantily clad hot females at their party too! Who knew the public school kids in Orange County could figure these things out? Maybe their outdoor hallways aided in that process.
I realize this hasn't been my best work on The Hangover, but I'm a tad worried my computer is going to butt heads with me again and even a maestro like myself can't make a bland episode all that much better. But I don't know why I'm wasting any more of your time, since next week is going to be the 'craziest, wildest episode ever!'
QUESTIONS FROM THE COUCH
1. Who honestly gets upset when they call their boyfriend at 4 in the morning and he groggily says, "we'll talk about it later, go back to sleep?" C'mon Coop, now you're just being ridiculous.
2. FROM LAST WEEKS HANGOVER: Is Seth Cohen UW-Madison bound? Think about it folks, Sandy, an alum from the hippie haven Cal-Berkley sees his boy off to the liberal haven of the Midwest. So gets out's your seat and jump around.
3. Did Julie Cooper ever consider getting a job? Seems like a way to make money to me.
4. What will Sandy and his new strapping side kick accomplish next?
5. How many cups of coffee has Gaddis consumed this morning?
DRIVING DOWN THE 101
Kind of hit on this section in the opening paragraph, but here's another piece of nostalgia for you. Not only did they script in another Luke in the form of that Valcheck lad, but they also had Ryan deck him on the beach by a campfire ala S1, E1.
IF YOU BELIEVE THEY PUT A MAN ON THE MOON...
...you can believe Taylor will take S/S to the brink, but not all the way.
...you can believe Valcheck will wind up humping Julie Cooper and having a gay father.
...you can believe Kirsten will start drinking in two more episodes.
That's all I got, Lovable Grump, that would be your cue.
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