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I am – Hercules!!
Oh, it’s been too long!! It’s been too long!! No fresh “O.C.” (“Oliver Crazy”) since Jan. 21!!
How hot is Fox’s witty and touching primetime soap?? Tickets to the big March 9 “O.C.” event at the Museum of Television and Radio’s annual Paley Festival in Los Angeles (with Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, McG, Josh Schwartz, etc. etc.) sold out in less than 60 minutes (!) Saturday morning, faster than any other Paley fest event this year. (The fest’s March 3 “Alias”/“Felicity” event (with J.J. Abrams and Jennifer Garner) and March 15 “Smallville” event (with Gough, Millar, Loeb, Welling, et al) sold out less than half an hour later.) Bids on Ebay have already rocketed the “O.C.” tickets (as of Tuesday evening) past the $65 mark! (Though L.A.-based Coaxial readers would be well advised to keep an eye on this site this weekend for a potentially better deal. Heh. Heh heh. Ah ha ha ha ha!)
Huh? What? Oh, look! “Shelbygirl” is back:
Hello all, here we have some of The O.C. We may all have better things
to do with our time than talkback, but we certainly watch our beloved
show!
The OC 1.18 FAQ
Where were we?
Ryan punched creepy, slimy Oliver and got into big trouble. Jimmy
Cooper and Sandy Cohen bought a restaurant. Julie Cooper was hired by
Caleb to de the company's interior designer.
What does TV Guide say?
The Truth: Abandoned by the gang for attacking Oliver, Ryan makes an
unlikely ally to help him dig up the truth about Mr. Trask, whose
increasingly scary behavior leads to a life-or-death crisis for
Marissa. Meanwhile, Julie finds a surprising source of comfort after
Caleb dumps her; and Anna reaches her boiling point over the chemistry
between Seth and Summer.
What do the annoying Fox ads say?
That Seth gets laid, Oliver pulls a gun and (shocker!) Natalie isn't
real (or at least not real as Oliver's on-again, off-again girlfriend).
CAleb wants Kirsten to break up with Julie for him.
How did Fox do?
Seth is nowhere NEAR getting laid this week (as shown in the TV Guide
preview) and it's minute 47 in the episode before Oliver pulls the gun.
The rest of the episode feels like it's not building to this moment,
but dragging us there.
Ouch! So it's not a good episode?
Well, it could be considered the best episode yet, for one reason only,
which I assume you can guess from the whole gun thing with Oliver. But
for those of us who really REALLY HATE Oliver, it's not nearly as
satisfying as we would like. But I'll take it for now.
Let's back up. Ryan punched Oliver...
...And he's suspended indefinitely from school until they can have a
disciplinary hearing. Sandy tried to reach out to him throughout the
episode, but to no avail. As Marisa puts it: "He'd rather punch than
talk."
Julie and Caleb?
Caleb wants Kirsten to break up with Julie for him. She goes all
Martha Stewart on the offices, causing both father and daughter
annoyance.
Who does Julie seek comfort from?
Ahem, as Herc has already spoiled this, Luke!
LUKE!?!?!?!?!?!
Luke is turning into a reasonable human being. He tries to help Ryan
by pulling some favors with people at Pacific High. As well, he steps
in to try and rescue Marisa when she is "trapped" with Oliver. I do
find it kinda funny that the two dimmest characters on the show (Luke
and Summer) are the only other two people to see through Oliver.
What about our favorite teenage love triangle?
It comes to head tonight as Summer decides she needs to learn about
comics.
Jimmy and the new restaurant?
He is wholly absent this week, off visiting with Marisa's little
sister.
And Oliver and Marisa? What, is she blind?
Apparently. Alarm bells should have been ringing when she refused to
go with Oliver to Paris and he started to freak. But alas. We would
have to wait still yet for the gun.
What's good?
Plenty. And for those of you (males) who can find no redeeming
qualities in the show, I invite you to watch the first 15-20 minutes
for the most luscious (and tasteful) cleavage shot of Kirsten Cohen.
And stay for the humor! such as...Celebrating Julie's "new position".
"Betty and Veronica have been an important influence on my life".
Julie and Ryan agreeing. "Life's gritty enough? We live in Newport
Beach!" Sandy trying (and succeeding!) to be a good father for his two
sons. Julie doing the right thing (for now). "It hasn't even begun!"
The hope that we can be rid of Oliver and get back to the story lines
we love best.
What's not good?
Dragging us to the inevitable conclusion with the gun. And with Ryan
and Anna (please, don't let her leave the show!). Fox and their stupid
previews. Herc for ruining my coy fun. There is less humor than in
other episodes.
How does it end, spoilergirl?
"No, she did, but you're supposed to have my back!"
9 p.m. Wednesday. Fox.
I am – Hercules!!
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