synopsis :
Official Episode Description:
Sandy and Jimmy buy a restaurant; Julie irks Kirsten by becoming the new model-home designer at the Newport Group; Seth is jealous of Summer's new boyfriend; Ryan is out to expose Oliver.
Embrace the friend
Ryan doesn't trust Oliver, but Seth suggests he may just
be jealous. "Embrace the friend," Seth counsels. Ryan follows his advice,
and tells Marissa that since Oliver is her friend, he's Ryan's friend
too. He'll even hang out with Oliver if she wants. He gets to test that
sooner than he thought - Oliver just transferred to Harbor School.
Too friendly
Seth is having his own issues - he and Anna seem to share a brain, and
it's starting to freak him out. They're even dressing the same. They resolve
to try to mix it up a little. He's even more distressed to find Summer,
Anna and Luke laughing their butts off at Danny's tired jokes. The guy's
not funny - and even worse, he's dating Summer.
Working relationships
Jimmy is amazed that Sandy is serious about buying The Lighthouse, the
restaurant they got drunk in. He can see all the things that can go horribly
wrong, but Sandy doesn't think there's a downside. Meanwhile, Julie asks
Kirsten for a shot at doing interior design for the model homes. If it
doesn't work out, Kirsten can fire her.
"An incident"
Oliver tells Ryan that he transferred into Harbor as a junior, even though
he was a senior at Pacific. He won't say why he transferred - just says
there was "an incident." Oliver begs Ryan to give him a chance, let him
start over.
"I don't trust him"
Seth vents that he doesn't trust this Danny guy - he goes for big laughs,
but he's not actually funny. Ryan isn't paying attention - he's fixated
on Oliver's "incident." Seth snarkily suggests Ryan break into the file
room to get the dirt on Oliver. Ryan seems to think that's a good idea.
He gets caught. He'll be in detention until the school disciplinary committee
decides whether to suspend or expel him.
The incident unveiled
Ryan did get a look at Oliver's confidential file - he left Pacific after
a suicide attempt brought on by a girl filing a restraining order against
him. Sandy and Kirsten are aghast, but they don't excuse Ryan's behavior.
Ryan asks whether they'll kick him out. "You think you can mess up so
bad we'll just give up on you?" Sandy asks. "You can't. You're a part
of this family now and you're going to feel the full weight of that. You're
going to wish we threw you out." Despite that pronouncement, Ryan looks
relieved.
Friends?
Seth gets pissed at how hard Summer is laughing at Danny's jokes - he's
just not funny! Anna accuses him of being jealous of Danny's relationship
with Summer, and asks him if he can embrace the friend. Seth tries, but
Danny reveals himself as singularly unfunny and inept. He also begs Seth
not to be so funny around Summer - she's always saying how Seth is the
funniest guy she's ever met. Seth takes the opportunity to do a little
sabotage of his own, and tells Danny to dial it up a notch. Summer is
disenchanted and dumps him.
Working relationships revisited
Jimmy is still undecided about the restaurant, but he gets sucked up in
Sandy's enthusiasm. Kirsten is dealing with Julie's enthusiasm - she goes
way over the top with her plans for the model home.
Suspicion
Ryan sees Oliver give Marissa a letter. He steals it from her locker.
Seth horrified when he finds out, and tells Ryan to replace it without
reading it. No such luck - Ryan reads it, and it's a love letter. Ryan
is convinced that Oliver will start stalking Marissa. Everyone else thinks
Ryan is the one who's a little nuts.
Working relationships resolved
After some cold feet, Jimmy agrees to go into the restaurant business
with Sandy. Julie had a rockier time of it - none of her designs came
to fruition, and she's left with a big empty house. Kirsten agrees to
help her out, but she's convinced Caleb will fire Julie himself for screwing
it up. Surprise - Caleb loves the stripped-down, minimalist look, and
thinks Julie did it on purpose. Julie is hired.
Confrontation
Dr. Kim tells Marissa about Ryan's break-in - she's afraid Ryan's unstable.
Marissa confronts Ryan. When Ryan shows her the letter he stole, Marissa
freaks - Oliver wrote that for Natalie, she says. Ryan apologizes, but
Marissa says she can't trust him anymore. She breaks up with him. Later,
Ryan apologizes to Oliver for suspecting him, but Oliver reveals that
Ryan was right all along. Ryan attacks Oliver, warning him to stay away
from Marissa. Marissa looks on, shocked.
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Seth: Am I dating the female me, like me but as a girl
Teacher: Ryan, Marissa, i'd like you to meet our new transfer student. Says you're old friends.
(seeing they have on the same shirt)
Seth: Damn
Anna: Wow!
Oliver: Yeah marissa and I have the same schedule. Whay are the odds?
Ryan: Crazy.
(discussing running The Lighthouse)
Jimmy: Two summers. And I was stoned, and drunk, in college. It was the Eighties.
Julie: If I screwup, you can fire me yourself. Its a win-win.
Marissa: You sure you don't want to come.
Ryan: Yeah, I trust you.
Marissa: You should.
Summer (about Danny): Isn't he like the funniest guy ever.
Anna: You're jealous.
Seth: Of Danny's comedy? No sweetie i'm not.
Kirsten: Okay Julie... I think you've lost your mind.
Seth (about Ryan stealing Marissa's letter from Oliver): That letter is like the ring, anyone who reads it dies!
(disciplining Ryan for the break in)
Ryan: (angry, with himself) Okay, I screwed up yet again. (dejected) So know what? You're going to kick me out?
Sandy: You think you can mess up so bad we'll just give up on you? You can't. You are part of this family now and you're going to feel the full weight of that. You're going to wish we threw you out.
Seth: Oliver hasn't done anything to Marissa but be her friend.
Kirsten: Julie?
Julie: It's a disaster.
Luke (about Oliver to Ryan): I do not like that kid at all... just give me the word and I will drop the Great Gatsby.
Danny: Guess what buddy, you are punked.
(discussing Danny)
Sandy: Whoa, that kid is not funny.
Seth: Thank you. I know.
Sandy: He makes Ryan look funny.
Seth: He makes Marissa look funny.
Sandy: Gentiles. I love your mother more than words, but not funny. Get yourself some funnier friends.
Marissa: I can't do this anymore because now... i don't trust you.
Kirsten: You're happy>?
Julie: You're happy?
Caleb: Pleased as punch.
Summer: I have to go ice big funny man.
Oliver: Heres the deal Ryan... Marissa and I just connected... you're from different worlds. I didn't have to lift a finger... Don't blow it over some chick you're not going to care about in ten years.
Ryan (yelling at Oliver): Stay away from her! Stay away from her!
interesting facts :
Bret Harrison, Adam Brody's roommate, appeared in the movie 'Orange County'.
recaps & reviews :
Adam Brody looks adorable (but not quite as adorable as in past episodes) wearing a messenger bag while particularly tousle-headed; worrying that he's dating himself as a girl; giving up tuna melts; standing flummoxed in a vacant hallway; comparing a letter to The Ring; and inexplicably wearing a rugby scarf around his neck during breakfast. He does not look adorable being hateful toward Summer's potential new boyfriend Danny, who is so painfully unfunny that it's actually a little bit funny. In the end, Danny takes Seth's advice by going "bigger" with his comedy, and then gets cut loose by Summer after dry-humping another student in the hallway. Yes, you read that right. Sandy and Jimmy officially buy The Lighthouse, while Lady Heather joins the Newport Group as an interior designer, taking credit for Kirsten's work to get the job. Oliver continues his not-so-stealthy pursuit of Marissa, leading Ryan to break into the school to read Oliver's file, and then throw down on him in the newly contrived student union. Also this week, Seth and Anna continue to dress identically, and two key players return: Dr. Kim and Ryan's Chino bike. And, we finally realize that there are minority students at Harbor. They just all happen to be in detention!
By: Joanna Hughes (TWoP)
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1In millions,
2% of all households (nat./over),
3% of households watching tv (nat./over).
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