Oc Men Podcast

Season 3 Wrapup. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! We have finished The O.C. Season 3, and we wanted to take a week to discuss it as a whole. We talk characters, story arcs, and the highs and lows that is one of the more divisive seasons of the series. We also read some emails and listen to some voicemails from fans with their thoughts on the season.

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 24 - "The Graduates". The gang's high school career comes to a close, along with the third season. What's in store as we wrap up all of our storylines? Will Sandy stop being the worst? Will Ryan and Volchok finally kiss and get it over with? Will Seth finally be taught a lesson about lying? We learn the answer to some of those questions!

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 24 - "The Man of the Year". Surprise! The guys are acting like idiots. Ryan gets pulled into shenanigans with Volchok, Seth gets pulled into shenanigans with weed, and Sandy gets pulled into shenanigans with all of the dumb choices he's made this season. We're going to be honest with you: whether you like this episode will depend entirely on if you think the word "oin...

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 23 - "The Party Favor". Prom! Prom! Prom! The kids head to their senior prom, but with the core four fractured, will anyone find love? Anna and Taylor are there to help! Volchok... not so much.

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 22: "The College Try". Ryan passes off Marissa to his advisor and Seth takes Ana and Summer to Brown-town as we get our college admissions weekend! Will Marissa and Ryan ever allow themselves to be happy? Will Seth weasel his way into Brown? Will Sandy ever stop being a jerk? We find out some of those answers!

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 21: "The Dawn Patrol". Ryan is on a road trip to visit his mom. Seth is on a breakup trip to break Summer's heart. Sandy is on a power trip to continue being a jerk. Marissa is on a patry trip with terrible results. We talk through The Dawn Patrol with a little help from special guest Eliza Jo.

The O.C. Season 3 Episode 21: "The Day After Tomorrow". Remember being accepted into college? How everyone knew it happened on the same day? How everyone gets giant envelopes with college brochures - even in the rejection letters? The gang finds out about the college plans, with dramatic results!

The O.C. - Season 3, Episode 19 - "The Secrets and Lies". Everybody is sexing or fighting! Volchok and Marissa! Sadie and Ryan! Matt and Sandy! Marissa and Summer! Seth and Kirsten! You decide which is which. We also settle the big debate of abs vs triceps!

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 18: "The Undertow". This episode is all about choices this week. Ryan can ONLY help Jess or date Sadie. Sandy can ONLY build the hospital or fire Matt. Seth and Summer can ONLY have sex or breakup. The phrase "middleground" hasn't been invented on The O.C. yet, apparently. Spoiler alert: everybody bones!

The O.C., Season 3 Episode 17, "The Journey". Ryan and Marissa have gone their separate ways, but Seth is set on giving Ryan a birthday party any way he wants it. Volchok remains faithfully by Marissa's side, and we' will never stop believin' that Johnny is dead for good!

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 16 - "The Road Warrior": Life is a highway, and Ryan's going to ride it all night long. Sadie and Ryan hit the road, with flirty results! Meanwhile Seth, Summer, and Taylor try and interfere in their parents' love lives. All while this is happening... Dark Sandy emerges. The OC Men talk about the episode in the middle of a thunderstorm, so get ready to be lulled to sl...

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 15: "The Heavy Lifting". The gang deals with Johnny's dive off the top ropes, and Ryan and Marissa's relationship is thrown to the mat. A new lady - Sadie - is trying to tag in for Ryan. Meanwhile Seth and Summer try and pin down Seth's dishonesty.

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 14: "The Cliffhanger". Seth is still smoking weed. Sandy is still being conflicted. Kaitlin is still being coniving. Johnny is still being annoying as we continue to scale this story. It all culminates where someone takes a tumble, leaving us with a cliffhanger in every sense of the word.

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 13: "The Pot Stirrer". Kaitlin has found Newport's hidden stash of drama, and begins rolling up Johnny. Ryan remains doobie-us. Meanwhile, will Seth's dreams of college go up in smoke?

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 12: "The Sister Act". Sisters are doing it for themselves as we're re-introduced to a new and improved Kaitlin Cooper. Meanwhile, Taylor's mom is blackmailing her way into a date with Dr. Neil Roberts... could this lead to Summer getting Taylor as a sister? Our friend Jaleh joins us to talk through the episode and make sense of everything.

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 11. "The Safe Harbor". "Marissa Cooper graduates!" The gang takes up the cause of getting Marissa back into school, but does she even want to go back? Why leave public school when there's Johnny's dumb face to look at all the time? Our good friend JeskuhBS joins us for a breakdown of the episode, and a breakdown in human decency.

The O.C. Season 3, Episode 10: "The Chrismukkah Bar Mitz-vahkkah": Johnny is too honorable to let people give him money, so he's going to forcibly take money from someone else. Undeterred, Ryan has a fake Bar Mitz-vah to get Johnny a new knee. We also announce the next podcast in the Lead Deals network: Hart of Dixie Chicks!

The OC Men watch Season 3 Episode 9 of The OC: "The Disconnect". Last week we wrapped up the story about Johnny's obsession with Marissa, so this week we get a story about Johnny's obsession with Marissa. Hooray! Also, Seth acts like a doofus when Summer is discovered to be smart. Also, Ryan gets a lap dance from Sipowicz!

The OC Men watch Season 3, episode 8 of The O.C.: "The Game Plan". It's 4th and long for high school, and it's time to decide what's going to happen next year. Will Seth make it across the country? Will Ryan be the first Atwood to make it to college? Will Marissa go to college or instead be a surfing label rep? There should be more sports metaphors here, but I'm the wrong person to be writing t...

I'm the best there is at what I do, and what I do is stare at the ocean. We watched The Anger Management as everyone struggles to keep their cool. Charlotte's after Newport's cash, Taylor's after Cohen's ass, Volchok's after Ryan's lass, and... Summer's full of lots of sass. I bet you didn't expect beautiful poetry in this description. Your move, Emily Dickinson....