Senior Prom

Well it's been a while since I've checked back in with the gang from O.C. Central, and a lot has happened in recent episodes.  Seth and Summer broke up when Seth didn't get into Brown and lied to Summer about it.  Seth reunited with old flame Anna on a trip to Providence to win Summer back, which complicated matters further, but got Seth into some art school in Rhode Island.  Ryan also reunited with an old flame, the ex who he thought had fathered his child, but it turns out the baby ain't his, but he still wants to hang out with her.  What a sweet idiot.  And Marissa is back with Volchok, even after dumping him because his friends like raping drunk girls at parties she attends.  But she just can't give up the wonderful stench of the bad boy (or at least not the sex) and is back with him again, proving that (a) every single former character on the show will have a story arc this season, (b) the writers have no idea what the fuck to do with Marissa or she really is schizophrenic, and (c) Marissa's a dirty whore.  So it's good times all around.

Ah, Senior Prom.  The memories.  The horrible, horrible memories.  I went with this girl (let's just call her "Bitch Whore" or "BW" for short) who I'd been dating for some time and she decided on the eve of the prom that she was no longer interested in me.  And this after I'd spent my entire savings on a tuxedo, tickets, and a limousine (at her insistence) to take her to this stupid dance.  Good times.  It was a bit uncomfortable to say the least.  After the prom, we ended up in the basement of one of my soccer teammates, where BW passed out from drinking too much and I killed time waiting to take her home by playing video games with my teammate's little brother.  And that was actually the highlight of the evening.  On a brighter note, she ended up going to Rutgers a year after me and by the time we graduated, she'd gotten all big and fat.  So that's a good memory at least.

Anyway, for The O.C. senior prom Seth is determined to win Summer back, but a failed attempt to wow her by spelling out "Prom ?" in chocolate chips on a pancake at the diner does not produce the desired response.  And so, for no apparent reason whatsoever besides that she actually still likes Seth even though that storyline isn't explored, Anna flies 2000 miles to convince Summer that she and Seth aren't together and after that fails, agrees to take Seth to the prom to make Summer jealous so he can get her back.  Yeah, it makes absolutely no sense and I'm pretty sure I was watching it sober.  Then again, I've been sick all weekend, so maybe I was hallucinating and was thinking of how Taylor had gone out of her way to get Seth and Summer back together - as if it's the destiny of every hot girl that inexplicably likes Seth but that Summer hates to get them to be together.  Why do I still watch this show??

So Taylor has a plan for Summer as well, and this one involves a Korean pop star who doesn't speak English but apparently wants to go to Prom (seriously).  Summer reluctantly agrees, hoping to make Seth jealous (at least they still think alike, immaturely so).  And the Korean pop star does provide more than a few laughs during the episode, especially when Summer is unimpressed by his music collection.  It also provides a reason for Summer to get plastered at the prom, which is always amusing.

In the meantime, Ryan gets up the nerve to ask Theresa to go with him to the dance, and she agrees, although mentions for no apparent reason some guy who she isn't dating and doesn't like or something.  I don't know, I guess she was giving herself an out if Ryan's forehead was too foreboding.  She doesn't have to worry, though, as Ryan is in full "protector" mode after seeing Volchok practically fucking some tattooed chick on the boardwalk.  He doesn't tell Marissa, though, but threatens Volchok, who ignores him.

On the night of the big dance, pictures are taken at Casa Cohen, Volchok steals five grand from Taylor's purse, a lot of "bowing" between the Koreans and the O.C. kids occurs, and Summer is named Prom Queen for the second straight year, before a drunken acceptance speech sends her head-first off the pirate ship balcony (don't ask).  Oh and Marissa sees Volchok cheating on her with a hot blonde, slaps him, and endures his carefree smirking while Ryan glares menacingly from behind. 

At the after-party at the Bait Shop, Marissa hits the sauce to catch up with Summer, who is passed out in a room where Seth finally - six episodes later - admits to not getting into Brown and concocting the whole "breakup" scenario to make sure Summer didn't give up on college without him.  And three seconds after hearing the story, Summer forgives him.  And then vomits.  Twice.  Just like I did after watching how quickly they made up after six weeks of manufactured drama. 

Then Taylor finds out that her money's been stolen, and Ryan knows exactly where to find out.  He heads to Volchok's, who actually still has Taylor's purse with the money sitting in it out in the open (nice hiding job, idiot) and then baits Ryan into a fight.  And this time, as in most times, Ryan can't help himself.  He decks Volchok, who gets up and rushes him, Ryan tackles him into a table, and they wrestle across the floor.  Volchok actually gets an advantage in the "bad boy" fisticuffs and starts beating Ryan senseless, but as he's about to smash his head with some object, Ryan deflects the blow, flips Volchok off him and faster than you can say "Vince McMahon", he gains the upperhand and starts beating Volchok to a bloody pulp, only stopping when it's clear that he's knocked the idiot unconscious.  Or maybe dead.  Which would be cool.  But we don't know because that's when the episode ended.  On the bright side, there's only 2 episodes left to the season!  woo hoo!

Comments

[LegFuJohnson]

Vince McMahon reference!! Go Vague Space.

[Bill]

Only for you, Legfu.

[georgewbushistheworstpresidentever]

brilliant. simply brilliant:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/4/30/1441/59811