Joylyn (joylyn) wrote, @ 2004-03-12 13:51:00

Haven't posted here in a while. A long while. Seeing as how The O.C. has been added to my list of obsessions and how I *had* to share this:

check out:
don't know where it came from
or, my friend's blog (or who this is) for extra oc fun,
like
THE BEST OF THE OC IN 2003

10. Ryan’s mom appears, gets drunk, falls on casino table: Lady Atwood,
how hath
you betrayed your son? The Blueprint is quite glad that mummy dearest
showed up
again, if only to further emphasize the ghetto-ness of Chino, but also
because
her behavior seals Ryan’s fate in Newport. Bad White Collar Criminal!
Bad!

9. Jimmy Cooper gets a whipping at Cotillion, has bad teeth: Leave it
to the
writers to quickly establish the “dark side” of Newport high
life—embezzlement
and Tate Donovan’s need for Crest Whitening Strips. “That was my life
savings!”
Punch! Cue Coop’s tears for her destroyed social life.

8. Chino returns to Chino, camera is transformed into a grainy, dull
lens: Not
only does his return reveal that Ryan was in a musical, but he gets his
ass
kicked by some thugs straight off of the set of Too Fast Too Furious,
Marissa
gets to see a prison (Neat! Do you think the inmates will like my
ultraminiskirt?), and we learn that Chino is a scary place where
everything is
gray and muted.

7. Luke gets shot by Chino’s new friend from Chino, becomes a nice guy:
Nothing
scares The Blueprint more than seeing Luke do his creepy-nice schtick.
But a
gun going off in the third episode? Now that’s how I remember high
school! I'm
so...hungry.

6. Ryan gets upset at Marissa for being drunk, repeatedly slams car
door in
demonstration: Such a remarkable display of method acting, I don’t know
if I’ll
ever close my car door normally again. I can’t wait to see how he
reacts the
next time someone drinks—which will most definitely happen. This is the
OC,
after all.

I looove being Jewish.
5. Anything Seth Cohen says, ever: "Yeah, that's the mantra every year,
and
every year some big water polo player ends up peeing in one of my
shoes. Nah,
I'm just kidding, he pees in both of them.” "So when you lost your
virginity, I
was…I was playing Magic: The Gathering." "It's pronounced, TEE-whana.
You’re so
white, mom." “With Ryan here, we have a chance to have a real athlete
in the
family. Someone to achieve all that your Jewishness has prevented me
from
accomplishing.” “I didn't know they had musicals in Chino. I didn't
even know
they had dancing or laughter.” “My father, the struggling Jew from the
Bronx...
and my mother, Waspy McWasp.”

4. Luke’s gay family crisis: Not only does this plotline treat us to a
pornrageous shot of homosexual caresses in a car dealership, but it
knocks Luke
down to loser status and propels dialogue such as, “I heard his Dad’s
favorite
show is Dawson’s Crack.” “No, I heard it’s Everwoody!” Harbor Butt
Pirates, The
Blueprint has got yo’ back. And hey, lesson learned: gay dads have
feelings
too.

And here's my signature sideways glance.3. Ryan rushes to see Marissa
before
midnight, falls against the stairwell to check his watch in despair,
busts in
on the party in total slow-mo: While this is the most recent addition
to the
list, I cannot reiterate how truly powerful this scene is. Not only
does Ryan
prove his devotion to Coop by breaking a sweat (which miraculously
disappears
once slow-mo kicks in) and saving her from the clutches of therapy-punk
Oliver,
McG proves his inability to shoot anything without using his signature
moves.
The music, the whipping camera angles, the momentum of 2004. [blueprint
wipes a
tear from its bloggy eyes]

2. Coop OD’s in TJ, Ryan lifts her lifeless body like a scene out of
Platoon:
What a stunner to leave us hanging during the World Series! Again,
McG’s
whiplash camera skills come into play as she stumbles around drunk, but
as soon
as her body hit the ground, we were breathless. She had to be airlifted
out of
there, people. Airlifted! Oh, the humanity!

1. The line that launched a thousand ships.
"You know what I like about rich kids?" BAM! "Nothing."

Posted on December 17, 2003