Marissa must face a fate most foul... Public School. Like a white-washed Dangerous Minds, Marissa must fit in with the poor masses while avoiding the drab-clothed bullies. Ryan has to come to terms with the fact that he can't save Marissa 24/7. Meanwhile, we keep learning secrets about Taylor that change how we feel about her. We watched The O.C. episode, "The Last Waltz".

Also, in OC&D, the core four reunites and plans their next move. Marissa does a great phone catch.

"Highway to the Bonezone-zone" - Jaleh. Lots of stuff happens this episode in The O.C.: Seth and Summer forced to work extra-curricularly! Charlotte continues to be shady! Jimmy's is out of money! But the most important event of the episode is the big step taken by Ryan and Marissa. Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge. Say no more. We watched "The End of Innocence". Also! In OC&D, Seth, Summer, and Luke try and escape from Lance in a high speed pursuit with spooky results.

We get some New Noise in The O.C. as a new crop of characters are introduced: the infamous Taylor and the dastardly Dean of Discipline. Further repercussions from the Season 2 finale impact all of the core four, and Kiki's new friend gets creepier. Resident O.C. expert Jaleh steps in to chat with us about "The Shape of Things to Come".

Things are back to normal for The OC Men as we dive into Season 3 of The OC with episode 1: "The Aftermath". In hopes of putting the past behind them and before school starts, the core four enjoys a wonderful romp on the beach. Ryan does a spot on impression of Summer and then everyone carries each other around. Also Kirsten makes a new dumb friend! We also continue our campaign for OC&D where all rolls are failing, so Summer and Marissa can't seem to do anything right.

The OC Men somehow make their television obsession even nerdier: by creating their own role playing game based around The OC they've dubbed: "OC&D". In what will eventually be a segment at the end of future episodes, we decided to create a mini episode in the form of a "pilot" for our extended story. The core four are headed on a weekend-long camping adventure, but something doesn't seem right. Ominous stories of missing dogs, familiar faces showing up out of the blue, and... how come so many people are wearing the same outfit? The OC Men put on their best (worst) fake voices and create their own, surreal OC episode.

Mmmmm, whatcha continuing to say? We chug on with our Season 2 wrapup. What are the nuclear options for each of the characters? What do we expect from Season 3? How many times can we say the names of the new characters from this season? Bonus commentary from some fans including Becca, Vince, Tommy, and JeskuhBS about where they were when the big finale dropped!

We made it! The OC Men take a long look back at Season 2 of The O.C. in the first part of our season recap. Which of the new characters did you hate the least? Which of the adults made the least worst life decisions? Is Trey a cautionary tale about what could have been for Ryan, or does he just represent the creators' fear of poor people? Is it ok to call someone white trash? We don't get to the bottom of anything, but we have a great time getting there.

Mmmmm, we're finally finding out whatcha saying! It's the Season 2 finale, and all of our storylines head to their crazy conclusions. Except for the comic book which is not mentioned at all. How will The OC deal with the death of a major character? Will Kiki get her drinking under control? Will Marissa's secret be revealed? Will Jess finally reveal that she's actually just a figment of Trey's imagination? How quickly could Luke have fixed everyone's problems if only he was here? All that and more is answered (except the Luke thing) while we discuss "The Dearly Beloved" with our good friend Martha!

Prom is upon us, and Summer's got two dates: Nerd Boy and Ass Clown. Zach and Seth enter a gentlemanly war to decide who gets to take Summer to prom, and who gets to meet with George Lucas about their comic book. Yup. That was a sentence. In other hilarious storylines, Julie struggles with her impending divorce and Trey lies about his sexual assault against Marissa.

Everything is terrible! Kirsten is drinking. Trey is creeping. Caleb is divorcing. Seth is coniving. Zach is still the worst. Can Ryan and Marissa survive all this insanity? Also, no one wants to eat anyone's breakfasts! The OC Men watched The O.C. episode "The Showdown"