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.

Recapping episode 3 of season 2 of The O.C.. Ryan finally gets his own storyline not about Seth or Marissa, unfortunately it involves rude newcomer Lindsay (who will never win us back). Caleb makes a truly incomprehensible decision about "the company" post arrest. And shockingly, Seth still stinks but at least the show seems to be aware of it now?

Recapping episode 2 of season 2 of The O.C.. In the longest first day of school ever, Ryan and Seth want to pretend the last three months didn't happen, Summer is having none of it (good for her!!), and Marissa uses Ryan's return to excuse day drinking at school and using the "yard guy" DJ. Also some stuff is uncovered about Caleb that gets him arrested (!!) and we continue to not care about anything Jimmy related.

WE ARE BACK BABY - recapping episode 1 of season 2 of The O.C.. We revisit the terrible course of action / fake adult life that Teresa and Ryan decided (?) was their only solution at the end of season 1, Seth continues to be the absolute worst, and Marissa drinks alone / offers up her "meltdown" performance for our Emmy consideration.

Recapping episode 27 of season 1 of The O.C.. In this SEASON FINALE, we acknowledge that once again, some logical decision making and good old communication could have completely replaced an entire storyline. Ryan rides off into the literal (but definitely not figurative) sunset with Teresa and "the baby." Julie and Caleb get married at some point (honestly we were underwhelmed) and Seth still stinks! 

Stand by for when we pick back up with season 2, we need to give our minds a bit of a break from trying to figure these people out.

Recapping episode 26 of season 1 of The O.C.. In perhaps the worst episode of the season, "the boys" head to Vegas for inexplicable reasons, Julie and Haley get in the most evenly matched fight we've seen on the show (sorry Ryan), and Caleb is shady again, also spoiler alert Jimmy still stinks. Only one left for the season after this! Thankfully, we all know the finale will be much better than this ep.