Recapping episode 13 of season 2 of The O.C.. This episode has everything: Ryan in the middle of someone else's family drama, Summer / Seth / Zach triangle, classic Julie behavior, uninspired Marissa performance, the ongoing Sandy and Kirsten rift, and Bevin's eureka moment as to why we hate Lindsay so much.

Recapping episode 12 of season 2 of The O.C.. We are joined by a special guest (!!!) as we watch Sandy continue to spectacularly bungle the Rebecca situation. Ryan and Lindsay still could not be more boring, and the meta comic book pitch in San Diego stinks baby (literally and figuratively!). Marissa is also still grasping for meaning within the show and Julie returns.

Recapping episode 11 of season 2 of The O.C.. In a truly baffling turn for his character, Sandy tries to hide Rebecca's presence from Kirsten (unsuccessfully), thus beginning their relationship spiral that is the second half of the season. We are in a Seth,  Summer, Zach triangle redux, Caleb still randomly hates Ryan, and the writers are still grasping for a Marissa plot line.

Recapping episode 10 of season 2 of The O.C.. In this clear transition episode from phase 1 to phase 2 of the season the Sandy / Rebeccaaa storyline kicks off, the writers are still forcing the Marissa / Alex burgeoning relationship (?), along with the comic book triangle with Summer, Zach and Seth. Caleb also really Hates Ryan and it catches us all off guard.

Recapping episode 9 of season 2 of The O.C.. Summer is over! Join us as we bounce back from last episode's snoozefest. There are dueling "nights out" between the girls and the guys and drama ensues, the parents aren't really a factor, and we get some forced segues into the second part of the season along with a lesson in how not to care for a drunk friend.

Recapping episode 8 of season 2 of The O.C.. Join us as we muddle our way through this episode, just like its plot. Randomly unclear motivations and feelings from Sandy and Kirsten confuse all of us, and the boys are in trouble for doing teenage stuff for the first time in a while. Yes, Lindsay is still around...

Recapping episode 7 of season 2 of The O.C.. We FINALLY get a (mostly) believable range of emotions from Marissa as we say good riddance to Jimmy (sadly not for forever), and everyone else is just kind of along for the ride, including poor DJ. Ryan and Lindsay also continue to bore us to death with all their talk.

Recapping episode 6 of season 2 of The O.C.. We're back for another classic episode where the bubbling Caleb drama finally boils over in spectacular fashion. All of the adults look bad this ep, with the kids as the saving grace. We also briefly feel bad for Lindsay, but she still manages to annoy us more.

Recapping episode 5 of season 2 of The O.C.. Marissa impresses us with her party planning abilities while the kids plots are kind of more of the same? We finally get the Caleb secret reveal / the reason we have been forced to suffer through Lindsay's presence all this time. Jimmy and Julie engage in a storyline no one asked for (but saw coming from a mile away).

Recapping episode 4 of season 2 of The O.C.. We are back at the Bait Shop for another (better) music centric episode around the Killers! Stuff is still percolating with Caleb that we can barely care about and we are fully out of Lindsay at this point. Also DJ makes his triumphant return, this time wearing shirts.