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Wow. Tons of things to say about tonight's episode of The OC so fasten your seatbelts people because it's about to get seriously convoluted!

First things first. Am I not the best OC plot twist predictor ever or what? (Wait wait, I know Caleb having a child wasn't the ONLY plot twist tonight but more on that later). I just want to remind you all that I guessed the whole illegitimate child thing in my OC review last week... and many of you commented with a "pssh! yeah right Tim I don't think so!" And I haven't even read any OC spoilers this year so it was totally out of my whole sheer (or should I say seer?) talent!

Secondly, Doris left me a frantic message on my cell phone this evening that basically consisted of a lot of panting (*ahem*), some furiously jumbled words and then "CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE END?!!" Oh and then she said, "like omigod, like call me!" So when Caleb's secret came out in the middle of the episode I began speculating as to what the other big secret that Doris was rambling on about could be. And then when I started recognizing the whole red hair clue bit I seriously started panting a little myself. "Lindsay! Lindsay!" I turned around to ask my roommate if he could believe it, but then I realized he was out studying and I was simply yelling "Lindsay! Lindsay!" to my two green cushions and the tub of Hagen-Daas I was working on. But my jaw dropped, surprised that even the OC writers could pull this twist out of their hat.

The other sorta-twist? Julie and Jimmy showing sparks again? She may yet have a chance of being legitimately Julie Cooper again instead of the less catchy and less fun to say Julie Nichol. Oh and while we're on Jimmy, kudos to Tate Donovan for proving that men can make wigs look good too!

As for the newbies, I really really like Zack. He is so sweet and nice and well, quiet, which the other characters are not. Can Seth please shut up already?! I don't understand how Seth gets girls with the whole fast talker, many words in a sentence, makes punny jokes and sarcastic comments bit because every time I try doing that the only thing I get are weird looks. And dirty looks. I liked how Zack tried to pull a Cohen line with the whole Star Wars "May the force be with you" ditty... and I like that fact that I found it incredibly cheesy and unfunny. Because it just goes to show that Zack is the ANTI-Seth Cohen, which in my books is much appreciated.

DJ meanwhile still has no chemistry with Marissa. And I will not waste any time talking about that. And while Alex is pretty, does she not remind you of a crack whore? Like she just has that pale, blond look y'know? Like a sexier Courtney Love...

Lindsay (not Lohan), I like. Someone on another recap site calls her Lindsay Faux-han. I like that. Although apparently (the real) Lindsay Lohan lip-sang all her performances last week so she's claimed that nickname for herself now too. Anyway, I love the cutesy banter between Ryan and Lindsay. And did you catch the line about Lindsay's slippers? They were Freudian Slip-pers! SO funny! No? No one else likes psycho-analytic puns?

So basically I just wanted to say that The OC finally got interesting tonight. I may just have to watch it again in an hour when my roommate comes home. And I may have to watch it again with Micah when he (inevitably) asks me for the tape. And then I'll download it and watch it again. Okay fine I'm kidding. I'm not giving Micah the tape. =p


posted by Tim at 10:34 PM