Ding dong, the witches are dead!

Fingers crossed.

Look, there is nothing at all wrong with the Fauxhan. Yet I don't like her. I had no problem with her initially, but my O.C. party buddy Matt has hated her from the beginning, mainly because she's come between him and Ryan. So maybe my dislike is his doing? Anyway, I'm kind tired of this story line. Adios!

And, hallelujah, Miss Unrecognizable After Rehab might finally be gone! I need more Cohen Parents love. I'm sick and tired of Sandy dipping his bushy eyebrowed toe into the waters of adultery.

Hahaha. Toes with Peter Gallagher brows. Hurl.

Ditto: I am so hot for Julie Cool Cooper. I want more.

And, Kieran, I know the return of Teresa Con El Bebe is inevitable but, damn it, NOOOOoooo! And one more time, in Spanish: NOOOOoooo!

Good thing I'm not writing for this show. Everybody'd just be making out all the time. No conflict, just kisses.

P.S. Seth's cable goes out? Are they sending you a message? He so wants you, HL.

Is "Chicago" the same as "Pittsburgh"...

...You know, the land where old love interests go to fade into obscurity?

Kieran's right -- Julie Cooper-Nichol was looking good last night. I love the thought of her rocking the hot girl-girl action with Motley Crue and some Jager. Marisa was so confused when Julie attempted to be understanding. Princess Marisa won't be able to deal with Alex's "real world" life.

I really hope the Sandy/Hagface storyline is kaput, especially since Kirsten looked so fetching in her raincoat and umbrella.

Also, I wish we could have seen more Julie and Kirsten bonding.

Another question: Is Zack going to be gone now too? Or will he remain as Cohen's heterosexual boycrush?

That was fast!

Marissa and Alex are basically over already? I give it 1-2 more episodes to totally unravel and then, with the Fauxhan out of the way (which, huh?), she and Ryan are back together in time for the end of the season. When Teresa's baby will be born.

Loved the Spiderman touch. And the Gimmie Sex.

I'm glad the stupid plotline with Sandy and the miserable bimbo seems to have drawn to a close. But just as February sweeps end we're left with basically no open stories -- Marissa and Alex, sort of, and Marissa and Ryan getting back together, sort of. Teresa and the baby eventually. Nothing in grown-up land, nothing with Summer and Seth.

Is it me or is Melinda Clarke looking better and better?

Sandy, you ignorant slut!

When doing good ain't so good. Sandy's do-gooding went bad, and now he seems a self-righteous cad. Oh, I am so over him these days.

And, boy, that Kelly Rowan can deliver a line, can't she? How does she manage to sound so angry and yet so compassionate at the same time? "I am very sorry for everything you've gone through, Rebecca, but you're going to have to get your crazy, husband-loving, husband-stealing, unrecognizable-after-rehab butt out of town or there is going to be one serious dust-up, Kiki Cohen style. Thank you for your time."

Give me more girl-on-girl action! This Marissa- Alex thing is so sweet, and the Marissa-Summer friendship so adorable.

Next week: it sometimes rains in southern California! So they tell me...

P.S. Seth? Best Week Ever is one of my favorite shows. Call me.

Alex's GED.

I wish we had had more of the Marissa-Summer conversation, actually. And I wonder how it's going to go over with the rest of the gang.

Wow, it just occurred to me: this SO connects Ryan and Seth on the kissing chain. Which in turn connects everyone else on the kissing chain too. Although not the doing-it chain.

Who else thought that Summer and Seth were going to make out last night, finally, again? Dude should have taken a shower before going over.

I am over Sandy Cohen. He's not hot enough to get away with this.

Can we go back to the part where Teresa and her baby have totally vanished? Are they going to be back at the end of the season, or are they going to go the way of Anna, never heard from again?

Last night's episode was pretty good, I thought. And it reminded me that I need to get the most recent Stars album. I keep hearing them on KEXP and thinking -- hey, who is that? This is kinda catchy... so today, without further ado, I'm gonna go buy it.

adoption, shmadoption

What up with the non-event of the adoption? My prediction is that Fauxhan actually is Caleb's daughter. I hate the Lindsay/Ryan storyline. I'm so sick of it. I also loved Julie's "this is a surprise you won't read about on the internet" reference, which I'm sure was toward my beloved Television Without Pity. Marisa/Alex does work really well, and Marisa telling Summer was adorable.

When are we going to get into Kiki's impending drinking problem? That will be some good TV.

And, yet again, I have no idea what is happening next week as my faux TiVo cut off the previews...

A short treatise about humanity.

I am so let down by Sandy Cohen that I feel that this deserves its own post. Is nothing sacred?

It left me feeling hollow.

In the meantime, I said it last week and I'll reaffirm what tvdetective said below: this is the best we've seen Mischa Barton. This storyline is really working for her.

I'm feeling misanthropic and I'm taking it out on The OC.

OH, NO-C!

Why you gotta make me sad like that?

The Cohen men really let me down this week, especially -- and I can't believe I'm going to say this -- Sanford the Eyebrows.

And am I getting sappy in my old age, or was the Marissa-Alex stuff totally adorable? I read an interview in which Mischa Barton said she finds filming the scenes with Olivia Wilde to be a lot less awkward than those done with the boys. And it shows.

(Also? I learned in said interview that Mischa was born in the UK. That, along with my friend's theory about her upper crust breeding and lifelong acting coaching, should explain the voice.)

i stand corrected

I watched the first 8 episodes of this fine television program yesterday on DVD. (Comments about my lack of a life will be dismissed as truly obvious.) Actually, Marissa was punk rock in the beginning. There is a conversation between Marissa and Seth in Episode 2 in which she talks about listening to the Clash, Stiff Little Fingers and other punk bands. Seth says, "I can't believe I have the same taste in music as Marissa Cooper." Marissa says, "I told you, I'm angry." So, this Alex thing (fashionwise, at least) actually makes a little more sense.

In a more pathetic revelation, I may have to subscribe to the OC Insider for my political economic analysis of the use of music on this program. Yeah, that's why.

road trip!

Of course, my faux TiVo cut off the previews for next week, so I don't know if they illustrated the wacky hijinks that I'm sure are going to ensue when, Seth, Summer and Zack hit the road. Maybe Seth and Zack are going to be the real same-sex action (Oh, if only....)

I hate the Rebecca story line. First of all, who was all radical and blowing up college buildings in the '80s? Shouldn't Sandy and friends have been mocking people who followed The Preppy Handbook, and yelling "Die yuppie scum!" instead?

Caleb's turnaround? Whatever.

This was all just setup for sweeps mania.

Now if Amazon would only deliver my damn Season One DVDs...I caved in and bought them as an "educational expense."

quick question

what does it mean to adam-brodify this baby?

oh, and, with the coming of february, hopefully this thing with the hot chick at the club will pay off. you can find out more information by visiting here, from what i understand.