The SnO.C.
Don’t look now, but the O.C. just got really good.
I watched the first 6 episodes of the O.C. last year and then didn’t see another one until this season. My mom always liked it because there was about as much drama among the parents as there was among the kids, which probably does account for a significant amount of its success. Well, the 4 kids are just friends, for now, and they all have new boyfriends and girlfriends drawn from the population at large (as in, new heartthrobs for 13 year-old fans to idolize), and one of the new kids, now dating Ryan, turns out to be the illegitimate child of Seth’s grandfather and congresswoman Andy Wyatt of the West Wing (did I mention there’s as much drama between the parents as the kids?). Trashy? Yes. Great? Also yes.
The other day, Jaime told me she thinks I only watch Smallville because of the girls on it. And I told her I think she’s right. But in my defense, I think I only watch the O.C. because of the guys. The guys get all the best lines, and their conversations fill a void on television that was left when Dawson Leery stopped waxing sentimental about Joey Potter at 140 words per minute using as many SAT words as he could.
