RIP The O.C

It's finally ended, after a last season which lost the plot in a far better way than any part of season three (bar Marissa dying). Season Four gave us dream episodes, lots of Taylor Townsend, spirit animals, French husbands, Ryan's sense of humour, Hercules, Chris Pratt naked and a heck of a lot of comedy and knowing in-jokes. Airing in the US recently and soon to be shown in the UK the final episode of The O.C was jam-packed.

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The final episode was no different. From Rachel Bilson's Summer expressing upset that two actors from her favourite tv show The Valley had split up in real life (much like Bilson herself and castmate Adam Brody) to the enabling gay couple living in Kirsten and Sandy's old Providence house who just happened to be a much-needed midwife and a wedding planner, the final episode provided equal laughs and tears. Much rushed, as the season had to be when it was cancelled, summing up four seasons in one episode was obviously a challenge for the writers and, although not one of the best episodes in my opinion, The O.C went out on a suitably satisfactory note.

Here's the final montage, set to Patrick Park's Life Is A Song, revealing what happens to all the characters... it's happy endings all round with weddings, pregnancies, 'Team Julie' T-shirts (get me one now), Uni lecturing and sisters doin' it for themselves! Ahhh..



*wipes away the tears*

So sad. Anyway, one of my favourite things about the show was the fantastic music; I was introduced to various bands and artists (Death Cab For Cutie, Joseph Arthur, The Faint, The Killers and The Shins to name a few) through the show. Silly Pipe Dreams has put together his top 10 music moments on the show, complete with YouTube clips to get those memories flowing, including the beautiful 'Hallelujah' by Jeff Buckley. CLICK HERE TO VIEW. Agh, it's all too much... too soon! I'll watch them all again once I am a little more emotionally sound over this televisual loss...

Here's a fun clip from the most recent season to show how much fun they were having with it... signing off!


"Ryan Likes Journey..."