Yet, it’s not just getting back into the Cali groove that keeps us coming back for more.
All together now: Californiaaaaa, Californiaaaaa, here we coooome…
The ultimate bromance
ThroughoutThe O.C.
’s four season run, turbulent teenage relationships started and ended like the turning of tides.
It’s no question that these Orange County kids led active romantic lives.
And, perhaps most importantly, they accepted each other’s flaws and never tried to force change.
Because seriously, what curve balls didn’t this couple dodge?
And that’s only in four years!
Differentiating Ryan’s character through his clothing in such a stereotypical way was a little lazy of the show.
Ever notice that that’s a personality trait only reflected in the other working class characters?
SeeVolchok,Trey,EddieandDonnie.
you’ve got the option to take the boys out of Chino…
In the bookThe O.C.
And then you get to the show’s LGBTQ representation.
Wait, did Seth Cohen normalize nerd culture?
But did Cohen help to change that?
That, friends, is what they call in the nerd-biz, a level up.
They literally named Summer’sfavorite show,The Valley, after theTV tropeher character is subverting: the Valley Girl.
Get it, gurl!
Like that time he acknowledged the wayThe O.C.villainizes minorities “Well.I should be off.
Gotta find the next kid to jeapordize the community.
Maybe a black kid.
Or an Asian kid.”
Or when he called out the true meaning ofThanksgiving: “So Anna, what’s the deal?
You’re parents don’t believe in celebrating the genocide of the American Indian?”
(Especially consideringthose eyebrowsare so ahead of their time!)
All the celebrity cameos!
As that saying goes, hindsight is a wonderful thing.
And there are so many of them!
In this season you’ll also find an adorableBella Thornemasquerading as mini Taylor Townsend.
Andso, somany more.
Honestly,The O.C.
cameo alumni list is nothing short of ridiculous, and makes revisiting this series all the more fun.
Like the girl in The Sixth Sense or the guy in Monty Python?"
Well that was actually kind of true: Chris Carmack (Luke) was anA&F modelbeforeThe O.C.aired!
Don’t you think that’s a bad idea?
What if things don’t work out?
Isn’t that bad for the show?"
Call me suspicious, but consideringBilson and Brody datedfor basically the duration ofThe O.C.
’s run, that ‘aint just a throwaway line no sir!
