Once a week, the members of The OC Round Table will deliver their uncensored, unabashed, unwavering views on various issues affecting the show and its characters. Not so much knights as raucous fans of this FOX phenom, these pundits will comment on every aspect that hits the airways, from Ryan‘s bird-like facial expressions to Luke‘s transition from hotheaded jock to complete and utter loser. Agree with their views? Disagree? Send in your thoughts, comments, questions or harassing diatribes to any or all of the supposed sages. They‘ll publish viewer feedback in each subsequent edition of the Round Table. Now, it‘s time to pull up a chair, meet our panelists and dissect their takes on the shocking twists and turns that comprise The OC.

The panel:

Name: Matty Rich Favorite character: Sandy The OC words to live by: Kirsten: So what do you want to be, now? Ryan: Seventeen. Contact: Private Message

Name: Rutherford B. Chillin' Favorite character: Sandy The OC words to live by: I'm just saying that you're daughter has an extraordinary amount of vim

Name: Darkly Noon Favorite character: Ryan The OC words to live by: Juile: We're celebrating my new position. Sandy: I'm not gonna touch that one.

If you were a super hero, what would be your name and power?

Matty Rich: I'd be some sort of man that is really super. My power would involve flying around, faster than the fatal pellets that shoot of a gun upon firing. Even trains would not be as strong as me. I'd probably be mild-mannered during the day and possibly report on things, but whenever I saw a phone booth or the world needing help, I'd be ready! Super and ready!

Rutherford B. Chillin': For years, super heroes (or as some people call them, super hoagies) have had their powers based on their ethnic background. Aquaman is of an ocean-dwelling people; The Flash comes from a long line of exhibitionists. Following suit, my powers must stem from my Irish background. Therefore, I would be "UV Ray" and I would have the power to turn red faster than a speeding bullet..speeding towards redness. My weakness would, of course, be aloe. Oooh, and shoe sales.

Darkly Noon: I would have the ability to write about absolutely anything, regardless of whether I know what I am talking about, and get paid for it. As an all-knowing scribe, I would require a literary name. One like S. Michaels Marsi.

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Do you have any sympathy for Caleb in his dealings with Ryan and Lindsay?

Darkly Noon: Some. Caleb can be a cold-hearted snake (Paula Abdul rolls over in grave), and we've certainly seen his tendency to overreact. But remember that he made a genuine attempt to do the right thing and slowly initiate a relationship with Lindsay. Knowing his aversion to emotional openness, perhaps Ryan should have steered clear of the restaurant. Caleb's suspicions, and subsequent treatment of the kids was reprehensible, but he was nevertheless willing to make the effort.

Matty Rich: Only someone named Trump or McDuck can relate, but remember that money does not buy love or happiness. It does, however, purchases a large chunk of fear over the worry that people are only interested in your money. How can Caleb be expected to open up his heart when he is constantly afraid that those around him simply wish to open his wallet? That lonely, skeptical, scared little boy inside of the rugged exterior of the Nichol patriarch finally showed himself last night and I, for one, will not turn a deaf hear to his cries for acceptance. Your first loving wife may be dead, Cal, but hope that you can let your fiscal guard down lives inside of me. Plus, who knows, perhaps Ryan does just want money. He ordered a lot of Chinese food last week.

Rutherford B. Chillin': When IÊwas asked the question - do you have any sympathy for Caleb in his dealings with Ryan and Lindsay? - I thought to myself: hmmm, Ruthie, do you have any sympathy for Caleb in his dealings with Ryan and Lindsay? The answer came to me: no. But then another answer came to me, to theÊquestion: how would you stretch out a single-word answer into an entire paragraph? The answer?ÊSee below. See above.

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Random thoughts/questions (Part I)

• Hey Alex, the next time you wanna find a necklace, maybe try the jewelry box first.
• Like Summer, I always steal bound books of my friends that I find under their beds.
• Note to guys: Evidently, if you would like to win a girl over, just draw her a lot in comic form.
• Jody's apartment was almost as red as Marissa's blood shot, drunken eyes.

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Is Sandy still in love with Rebecca?

Rutherford B. Chillin': If anything, I think that finding out Rebecca is still alive willÊonly serve to drive Sandy further away from her. After all, he spent much of the episodeÊthinking she was dead.ÊAnd as we all know, a dead love of your life is the perfect way to get sympathy sex from your very attractive and, almost as important, veryÊalive wife. With Rebecca still living, Sandy can pretend to be upset that she lied to him, but all he's really thinking is "If I kill her, can I still petition for sympathy sex?"

Darkly Noon: I think a part of him probably is, and will always be. Not only is one's first love impossible to forget, but the person represents a link to the past. The bygone days of yesteryear, when things made sense ... and yet didn't. The period in which young adults are simultaneously terrified of, and ready to take on, the world. The days that define us, when people discover who they really are. Those times will always be reflected upon fondly, and in Sanford's case, Rebecca was a huge part of them.

Matty Rich: Rebecca runs to Canada to avoid handcuffs, Kirsten brings them into the bedroom with Sandy. Who would you choose? The time that Sandy spent blowing things up and protesting at Berkeley was just a phase. The same can be said of Rebecca. He needed to sow those oats, damn the man, rage against the machine. The relationship between Sandy and Rebecca was symbolic of that era, more representative of the times and politics than any heartfelt feelings. Kirsten is his true love. If 20 years of loyal marriage and one (real) child do not prove that to her, maybe a night of smores and hot tubs will.

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What are your feelings on tattoos?

Darkly Noon: Tattoos are keepsakes of the most personal sort - intimate, artistic symbols of the memories you cherish forever. In Darkly's case, he will never forget his wild times with Shaniqua that night in New Orleans.

Matty Rich: When you really think about it, isn't a tattoo just an excuse to etch something permanent on your skin? When you boil it down, aren't tattoos just a way to place a drawing, word or picture someplace on your body to last forever? I mean, are we talking about anything aside from ever-lasting ink, representing what you desire, wherever you desire it on your body? I just feel like tattoos are meant to be chosen by the subject and remain their perpetually. I don't know.

Rutherford B. Chillin': Let's just say that inked on one of my naughty places is a heart with an arrow through it and the word "tattoo." If that's too obscure for you, on my shoulder blade I have the oh so trendy Japanese symbol for "I love tattoos."

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