Know what we like most about the OC these days?
Nothing. But Volchok is pretty entertaining. Sure, he's a total deadbeat, but at least he's true to his own nature, not the pompousness of Newport. The guy just wants to surf during the day, then spend his nights smokin' butts and mackin' mutts. If you catch my drift. Having already hooked up with the late Johnny's ex, Casey, and (presumably) cousin Sadie, he's now full-on kind of dating Marissa. This guy sure has it out for Johnny!
As Marissa's romance with the bad boy blossoms, it's decision time for the fab four. Or, more accurately, for the colleges they applied to. Marissa and Ryan both receive acceptance letters from UC-Berkeley. She sends hers straight to the trash and takes off with Volchok. Ryan, meanwhile, is a little more optimistic, especially when Sadie expresses interest in moving to Berkeley with him. Given the nature of her homemade jewelry business, she can work at home and do it anywhere. Sounds like a good arrangement! Where do I sign up!?
Kirsten isn't really thrilled by this new plan, however, which causes Sadie to re-think it as well. More on that later. As for the Brown contingent, only one of them is accepted. The prestigious college selected sultry Summer, subsequently sending sulky Seth surprising news and causing him to lie. As usual. Unable to admit to failure, or do anything halfway intelligent, he tells Summer and his parents that he was in fact admitted, but just no longer wants to go. As for why none of the four applied to any other colleges, that's a subject left unaddressed by the show's elite writing ensemble.
The episode concludes with the whole gang attending a Harbor School party and bonfire. In what Volchok (somewhat accurately) calls the "gayest thing ever," the students all wear the sweatshirt of the school at which they'll be matriculating come fall. The only highlight of the event is seeing Taylor. She's nice. Marissa is still undecided about Berkeley, but rebuffs Volchok's offer to go to Baja for the weekend instead. Probably a good idea, given what happened on her last trip south of the border.
The show then takes a major hit as Sadie breaks up with Ryan. Despite this being a mature decision (she doesn't want to deprive him of his college experience), viewers cannot help but lament the departure of the cool and gorgeous creature from Oregon. Seth gets dumped as well, but he only has himself to blame. What an idiot. Ryan and Marissa then share some kind words, as he expresses that he's there for her even when they're not an item. Which is pretty big of him, seeing as she's a complete train wreck.
There's also the mysterious plot line involving Matt Ramsey getting the snot beaten out of him, and the seedy world of commercial real estate that Sanford uncovers... and slowly becomes engrossed in. But as we don't care or really understand what's going on there, we'll cut that discussion short. Things seem to be progressing with Dr. Roberts and Julie, but something should come between them in the next week or two.
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