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Ryan: If I hadnt left, then you guys would still be together.
Summer: That is not true.
He would have found some Cohen-y way to break us up.
He cant help it.
The Way We Were (Season 2, Episode 2)
The O.C.is poised for a revival.
Well, kind of.
Originally billed as guest stars (the audacity!
), Bilson and Clarke soon became leading actresses on the show.
Bilson and Brody started a real-life romance during the first few months of filming.
But it was the adorable yet tumultuous relationship of Seth and Summer that captured fans attention.
But their romance was far from smooth.
The O.C.is streaming onHBO Max.
Hes fearful that Summer will sacrifice her place if she discovers he cant go.
Its a senseless breakup.
Maybe in a few years …
I guess Ill be ready for you, he tells her.
Its a mundane breakup a blink-and-youll-miss-it moment.
A derivative sequence of events.
Suffice it to say, Seths incessant talking fails to impress Dr. Neil Roberts.
The meeting is a disaster, and Summer later walks away from Seth.
it’s possible for you to say that again.
Both girls storm out of the house.
Seth and Summers secret tryst is over but not for long.
Summer declares her love for Seth, before vomiting on the floor.
We can kiss later, Seth quips.
One groveling apology later, the girls both begin dating him again.
The dysfunctional love triangle returns.
Really, ladies, did we learn nothing from the Thanksgiving saga?
Seth winds up licking whipped cream off Mary Sues body.
Classic Seth and Summer in self-destruct mode.
Save the last dance for Seth
The Heartbreak (Season 1, Episode 19)
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He bemoans, My entire life, Ive never even seen a prostitute.
Helping your on-again, off-again boyfriend pay his accidental escort bill?
Now, thats what I call romantic.
We get a glimpse of Seth and Summer getting married in a Jewish backyard wedding.
Meanwhile, thanks to a coin toss, Zach is accompanying Summer to prom.
But its clear that both Seth and Zach are in the wrong place, and they know it.
The duo switch places.
Zach takes over the Lucas meeting, Seth rushes to the prom to make up with Summer.
He joins her onstage after she is crowned prom queen, and offers to be her Jester.
Another grand gesture for the history books.
He refuses to be her dirty or rather, geeky little secret.
Thats the kind of self-worth we need to see in teen dramas.
Youre my destiny, Cohen, says Summer, before boarding the bus.
Sex ed with Sandy Cohen
A newly single Seth wastes no time in getting back with Summer.
Its always been you, he tells her.
Reunited, they proceed to have (lackluster) sex together for the first time.
Much to Seths dismay, his dad, Sandy, explains the importance of foreplay.
We Cohens are very sexual beings.
Virile, he marvels, in a scene to rivalAmerican Pie.
The appetizer is as good as the main course.
All hail Sandy Cohen expertbagel schmearerand foreplay maestro.
In an iconic scene, Summer dons a Wonder Woman costume, complete with golden lasso, for Seth.
But Anna interrupts their geek-cute moment.
Tired of being in competition, the girls demand that Seth choose between them.
True to form, Cohen refuses to make a decision, opting to just be friends with both girls.
Summer, like Anna, refuses this offer.
Breakups always hurt a little more at Chrismukkah, dont they?
Jeff Buckleys Hallelujah accompanies the melancholic scene.
Forgoing in-person good-byes, Seth leaves a letter for Summer.
Not your smartest move, Cohen.
In a rom-com-worthy scene, Summer makes a mad dash in the rain to Seths house.
Meanwhile, Seth is home alone when his TV satellite stops working.
This is one of the most memorable moments fromThe O.C., and it almost earned the No.
Seth doing manual labor?
He risks being rejected in front of his peers, but his gamble pays off.
Summer takes Seths hand, and they have a big, public make-out session.
This scene is a defining moment in Seth and Summers relationship.
It has everything we expect fromThe O.C.
