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The O.C./The Aftermath
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| The Aftermath | |
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| Season 3, Episode 1 | |
| Airdate | September 8, 2005 |
| Production Number | OC-301 |
| Written by | Josh Schwartz, Bob DeLaurentis (story) |
| Directed by | Ian Toynton |
| ← 2x24 The Dearly Beloved |
3x02 → The Shape of Things to Come |
| The O.C. — Season Three | |
The Aftermath is the first episode of the third season of The O.C., and the fifty-second episode overall.
Guest Stars: Lily Rains (Nurse), Gary Weeks (Cop #2), Timothy Omundson (Deputy District Attorney Caldwell), Michael Adler (Jeff Frankel), J.J. Boone (Denise), Sean Blakemore (Trauma Doctor), Rigo Sanchez (EMT), Tate Donovan (Jimmy Cooper), Garrett M. Brown (Dr. Woodruff), Logan Marshall-Green (Trey Atwood), Ray Laska (Esbenshade), Stephen O'Mahoney (Cop #1), Michael Canaan (Cop #3)
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Plot Overview
Trey is in a coma following being shot in the second season's finale and the police are interested in Ryan as a suspect despite Marissa admitting it was her. Kirsten is seeing real progress in rehab but is reluctant to take the opportunity to go home.
Notes
Music
| Artist | Song | Scene | Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manishevitz | Beretta | Summer and Marissa beside the pool | — |
| The 88 | Hide Another Mistake | At the diner | — |
| Ian Broudie | Song For No One | The Beach | — |
| Teen Wolf | Way To Go | During Teen Wolf | — |
| Bloc Party | Blue Light | The Bus Station | — |
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
- Trey leaves the show.
- Ryan and Marissa reunite romantically.
- Ryan and Marissa are cleared of attempted murder charges.
- Jimmy Cooper has returned.
Referbacks
- The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't: Seth makes a reference to the time that Summer saved Chrismukkah. The scene staging and the location is the exact same as it was in the episode before.
- The Distance: Summer and Marissa sitting by the pool at the opening of the episode is extremely similar to the opening scene of the second season premiere.
Trivia
The Show
- Beats The Summer Breeze: Jimmy Cooper's boat is named the Slow Dance.
Behind the Scenes
Allusions and References
- Seth and Ryan are playing MLB 2006 after they return from the hospital.
- Seth calls the prosecutor Sauron, The Dark Lord. Sauron is the main villain of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Seth and Ryan are watching the 1985 classic film Teen Wolf when they find out Trey put the blame on Ryan.
Memorable Moments
- Ryan's imitation of Summer on the beach.
- Trey leaving on the bus.
Quotes
- Seth: Sure record it, release it on iTunes I hope its a really big hit.
- Julie: All I know is that before he moved here our lives were a lot more normal, stable
Jimmy: Huh, so it's his fault I went bankrupt and nearly went to jail and you married Caleb Nichol and watched him drown in a pool and Trey got shot.
Julie: Not everything I say is meant literally, I'm venting.
- Seth: But visiting your comatose brother in the ICU that's also an excellent way to relax and blow off steam, so I'll drive.
- Julie: C'mon it's ok for a prosecutor and a defence attorney to have a glass of lemonade together, we're all human beings here.
Jimmy: I'm not so sure about these guys.
- Julie: You blinked! Does one blink mean yes?
- Summer: OK, I have an idea!
Seth: Are you going to save Chrismukkah again, because I really enjoyed that last time.
- Julie: Sometimes Jimmy, and I know you don't have that much experience with this, but things work out.
- Seth: Who knows what to say to him, he's never been arrested before... for attempted manslaughter.
- Seth: Hoody, wifebeater, leather jacket; It's the Ryan Atwood escapist ensemble.
- Charlotte: Except Dr. Woodruff can't be in your kitchen at 3 am when you're rooting around the spice rack for anything with alcohol and start pounding vanilla extract.
- Ryan: It was always me and Trey against the world, how am I going to make it with out him?
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