We might as well make this the official thread? New name?
And now, I can start my reviews again
First of all, I just want to say how happy I am that the O.C. is off to such a sensational start. The script is as brilliant as ever. Clever one-liners, hillarious references to pop culture, and Summer and Seth are at their absolute prime this season thus far.
Also, look how much has developed already. Jimmy's got a new scandal already (which makes sense why he came back in the first place), the whole expulsion thing seems like it's been around forever but yet it only happened this episode, and not to mention Orange County finally has their own Bonny & Clyde in Ryan & Marissa.
So, about those one-liners:
Julie - "you know my daughter marissa? tall, blonde, wears chanel? yea doesn't really say gangsta"
Seth - "my jewish stomach cannot handle this"
And all the tension between Summer-Taylor is HILLARIOUS.
That is probably the best addition this season.
The only thing I'm not really feeling is the Charlotte plot. I mean, this chick is unbelievably creepy. Obviously the sob fest was a set up, but WTF FOR? I don't get what her purpose is. For a season that's started answering questions very quickly, I'm surprised Schwartz is holding out like this.
Oh and to finish this review, the show started by playing Death Cab's "Soul Meets Body". Huge plus. And then Franz's "Do You Want To?" during the carnival.
Looking forward to next week.