Episode Title:
THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB
Episode Info:
Season 02 | Episode 12 | 39
Original air date:
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Writer:
J.J. Philbin
Director:
Ian Toynton
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Series regulars:
(Sandy Cohen)
(Kirsten Cohen)
(Ryan Atwood)
(Marissa Cooper)
(Seth Cohen)
(Julie Cooper-Nichol)
(Summer Roberts)
(Caleb Nichol)
Guest stars:
Michael Cassidy (Zach)
Shannon Lucio (Lindsay Gardner)
Olivia Wilde (Alex)
Kim Delaney (Rebecca Bloom)
Barry Newman (Professor Bloom)
Co-stars:
None.
Previous Episode:
The Second Chance
Next Episode:
The Test
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Ratings:
Viewers:
8.15 (#3)
Overnights:
5.7/ 9 (#3)
Adults (18 - 49):
3.8/10 (#3)
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Video:
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"Soul Searching"
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Be my Valentine
Sandy carpets the house with flowers for Kirsten, but she doesn't bite – she's furious that Sandy lied about Rebecca. Sandy claims he didn't actually lie, and that he was trying to protect Kirsten. Seth is concerned that he'll be spending Valentine's eve with Summer and Zach. Ryan advises him to keep it in his pants. Ryan announces he and Lindsay are taking a break so Lindsay can spend time with Caleb. Seth questions the timing.
Road trip
While waiting for the meeting in San Diego, Zach reveals he and Summer will be going to Italy together. The meeting gets delayed, but the company puts them up for a night. They get two rooms – and Zach and Summer will be staying together. Seth freaks. He tries to stay in their room for as long as possible, but eventually Summer kicks him out.
Family dynamics
Ryan proposes taking their break after Valentine's day. Lindsay agrees – if Ryan apologizes to Caleb. Caleb isn't happy when Lindsay suggests Ryan come visit while he's recuperating, but Kirsten tells him to suck it up. Julie arrives home from Europe to find Lindsay visiting Caleb. She is not pleased. Julie confiscates Marissa's cellphone until she agrees to go to dinner with her.
The other woman
Sandy installs Rebecca in a hotel and tells her he can't take her case – it's putting a strain on his marriage. Rebecca acquiesces, but she doesn't seem ready to let him go. At home, Sandy tells Kirsten he dropped the case. Kirsten is relieved. At the Bait Shop, Marissa complains about her mom and invites Alex to dinner. Alex declines – she doesn't do first dates on Valentine's day. She does have some advice for Marissa though – refusing to fight will throw Julie completely off her game.
Family dynamics, part 2
Ryan tries to apologize, but Caleb is as insulting and dismissive as ever. Ryan tells Lindsay that maybe they can do Valentine's Day next year. Julie almost convinces Marissa that she's concerned about their relationship, but then reveals that she just wants Marissa to help her suck up to Caleb before he kicks it or they divorce. After all, don't they deserve Caleb's money more then Lindsay? Instead of fighting, Marissa takes Alex's advice – she tells Julie it's an interesting idea and asks about her trip. Julie is dumbfounded.
Making deals
Seth spent a sleepless night in the room next to Summer and Zach, and he's totally wired on caffeine. He blows the pitch meeting when he insists the core of the comic is a love story between his character, The Ironist, and Summer's Little Miss Vixen. Summer and Zach protest, and the exec tells them they're not ready to be partners. Ryan returns to Caleb's with a proposal – if Caleb wins at pool, he'll stay away, but if he wins, Caleb will accept Ryan as Lindsay's boyfriend. Caleb agrees. Ryan wins. Caleb wants to back out on the deal, but Ryan calls Lindsay into the room. Instead of insisting he and Lindsay go out, he tells her to spend time with her dad.
The other woman, part 2
Sandy thinks he's done with the Rebecca case, but Max manages to draw him back in – by dying. Sandy comforts Rebecca – platonically – then goes home to Kirsten and begs for a chance to make Valentine's Day right. Kirsten agrees. Right before they leave for dinner, Rebecca calls to tell Sandy she's leaving. Kirsten tells Sandy she won't stand in his way if he wants to say goodbye to her. She's shocked when Sandy actually goes.
The aftermath
Summer tries to get Seth to tell her what he really feels about her, but Seth demurs. He announces he'll take the bus back to Newport. Zach proposes he and Summer keep the hotel room for Valentine's Day. Summer proposes taking their relationship to the next level. Zach says there's something she should know. Sandy says goodbye to Rebecca, who begs him to stay. They kiss, and Sandy tells Rebecca not to leave. When he gets home, Kirsten closes the door in his face. Marissa thanks Alex for her advice about Julie – and confesses her feelings for Alex. Alex takes her out to the beach to watch the tide turn. They kiss.
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It’s the day before Valentine’s Day and the Cohen kitchen looks like a giant flower cart. Seth reminds his dad that there’s such a thing as overkill. Ryan asks if Seth’s still broken up over the Alex breakup? No, apparently that was child’s play compared to what Seth’s dealing with now. It seems the Universe is conspiring to get him and Summer back together. Why else would they be taking a road trip to San Diego on the one year anniversary of their sexual tęte-ŕ-tęte? Ryan reminds Seth that they’re also going with Zach -- Summer’s boyfriend, remember him? Seth casually mentions that he would be more confident about that scenario had he and Summer not just made out. Well, ok, they didn’t make out exactly but they did have the most sexually charged nose graze in the history of nose grazes. Just then, Kirsten enters the kitchen and when Sandy hands her a bouquet of roses, she grinds them down the garbage disposal and walks out without uttering a word. Looks like Seth isn’t the only one at odds with the Universe.
Ryan shows up at Lindsay’s doorstep with a Happy-Day-Before-Valentine’s-Day rose and asks if she wants to take some time off from taking time off. She does… with one caveat. Anything. Apologize to Caleb. Except that.
Julie returns home to find Lindsay taking care of Caleb. So she moves on up to Marissa’s room, where she appears to be equally unwanted. But Julie’s had an epiphany in Europe. She wants her and Marissa to become friends again. And to kick off their new friendship, Julie invites Marissa out to dinner. When Marissa declines, Julie threatens to take away her cell phone. Marissa congratulates her mom on her excellent trust-building strategy.
To avoid any future run-ins with Kirsten, Sandy checks Rebecca into a quaint hotel, then mentions that perhaps he’s not the best lawyer for her after all. He doesn’t know the amnesty laws all that well, and… And, Rebecca adds, it may put a strain on his marriage. Yeah, that too.
In the lobby at Wild Storm, the top notch comic book company, Seth tries to calm down a nervous Zach and Summer. When Summer heads to the bathroom for a last minute flossing, Zach jokes about going backpacking with her. Backpacking? With Summer? Turns out Summer will be joining Zach in Tuscany for his sister’s wedding and then the two of them will head off to do some exploring on their own. Suddenly Seth isn’t looking so relaxed. Then the receptionist comes out and tells them their meeting has been postponed until the morning, but no worries, she’s booked them a couple rooms in town.
Ryan walks into Caleb’s study and attempts to apologize for whatever part he played in his heart attack. Caleb is surprised that Ryan was able to string so many words together. Ryan explains that he doesn’t have all that much to say to Caleb so Caleb suggests that he start by thanking him for the fine education he’s getting, the roof over his head, and everything else he’s done for him. Oh, you mean like treating me like a criminal? Caleb tells him he is a criminal. Ryan walks out and into Lindsay. Well, there’s always next Valentine’s Day.
Meanwhile, at the hotel, Seth is flustered when he discovers the sleeping arrangements involve him sleeping in an adjoining room next to Summer and Zach, so he attempts to keep them up watching bad movies all night.
Sandy meets Max at the pier to apologize for jumping ship. Max understands why Sandy can’t take on his daughter’s case. Sandy heads over to a coffee shop to pick up some green tea for Max but returns moments later to discover Max has passed away.
Back at Wild Storm, the threesome wait for their meeting but this time Seth’s operating on fifteen minutes of sleep and a heavy dose of caffeine. Executive Bernstein barely has time to introduce himself before Seth takes the ball and bounces off the walls with it. Unbeknownst to Summer and Zach, Seth has altered his pitch to include a love story between Little Miss Vixen and the Ironist. Huh? Summer and Zach attempt to apologize for Seth, but there’s no stopping him. The executive tells the gang that the idea has potential but they’re clearly not ready to forge a partnership, so he’ll see them later… preferably after high school.
Ryan returns to the Nichol’s place and announces to Lindsay that he wants one more shot with Caleb. It’ll only take a couple hours. Then he heads into Caleb’s study and challenges him to a game of pool. If Caleb wins, he stays out of his way. If Ryan wins, Caleb has to accept him as Lindsay’s boyfriend. What is this, The Color of Money? Ok, best of seven. Rack ‘em.
Back at the hotel, Summer gives Seth a chance to say whatever it is he was trying to say to her during the pitch. But instead of doing anymore talking he decides to take the bus home alone. Zach suggests that since Seth doesn’t need a ride anymore, he and Summer stay and take advantage of the romantic hotel room. It is Valentine’s Day after all.
Meanwhile at the Nichols mansion, the pool game is in full swing. Ryan announces he’s about to win but Caleb isn’t worried. He thinks Ryan’s a hothead and it takes a steady hand to play pool. It’s down to the 8 ball. Ryan calls “corner” and sinks it. Caleb doesn’t exactly offer Ryan a congratulatory hand but he does offer to pay for Ryan and Lindsay’s Valentine’s dinner. Ryan takes a rain check on the dinner. He tells Caleb and Lindsay to stay home together, maybe rent a movie… he hears “The Color of Money” is good.
Kirsten waits for Sandy to return. When he doesn’t, she calls and cancels their Valentine’s dinner reservations at the Arches. Before leaving Rebecca’s hotel, Sandy tells her he’s going to miss her, all over again. Rebecca wishes she could take it all back, that she had never run. So does he. Then, before they realize what they’re doing… they kiss. Now Sandy’s really got to go but he tells Rebecca she should stay.
Marissa drops by The Bait Shop and confides to Alex that the only thing that got her through her unbearable dinner with Mom was knowing she could come by and see her. Alex asks if she’s in the mood for the beach? The tide’s about to turn. Alex and Marissa kiss on the beach. It looks like a lot more than the tide is about to change.
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IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY ON "THE O.C."
Sandy tries to make up for keeping Rebecca's return a secret from Kirsten by showering her with Valentine's Day gifts. Zach, Summer and Seth head to San Diego to pitch their comic book idea, and Seth is determined to use the trip to get Summer back.
Julie returns from her European vacation and has decided to reconnect with Marissa. Meanwhile, Ryan wants to spend Valentine's Day with Lindsay, but her loyalty to Caleb gets in the way.
Guest Cast: Olivia Wilde as Alex; Michael Cassidy as Zach; Shannon Lucio as Lindsay; Barry Newman as Professor Bloom and Kim Delaney as Rebecca
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Seth (to Ryan): That's emotional child's play compared to what we're dealing with now.
Seth (to Ryan): Its essentially nose humping, is what it is.
Seth (to Ryan about Sandy): Looks like I'm not the only one at odds with the universe.
Lindsay (to Ryan): You don't want to be alone on Valentine's Day. Aww, you are such a girl.
Caleb (to Lindsay about Ryan): I understand he's handy with adverbs.
Julie: Lets have dinner, just the two of us.
Marissa No thanks mom, I'm not that lame.
Sandy (to Rebecca): There are days I think Kirsten and I are bulletproof. I don't want to test that theory.
Alex (to Marissa): Next week when we don't have Hallmark breathing down our necks, we'll go out. Cool?
Caleb (to Ryan): What is this, 'The Color Of Money'? That's absurd.
Marissa (to Julie): Come on mom, if you two can't make it, no one can.
Zach (to summer about Seth): I don't think he's ever going to get over you. I've kind of accepted that.
Marissa: I thought you said no dating on Valentine's Day.
Alex: Screw it.
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Song: "Rear Moth"
Artist: Psapp
Song: "Tourist"
Artist: Athlete
Song: "No Idea"
Artist: J. Belle
Song: "Follow"
Artist: Bang Gang
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Song: "True Love Goes"
Artist: Trent Dabbs
Song: "Non-Photo-Blue"
Artist: Pinback
Song: "Sambossa"
Artist: Jazzelicious
Song: "Eve, The Apple Of My Eye"
Artist: Bell X1
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Song: "Streamside"
Artist: The Album Leaf
Song: "Another Day"
Artist: The Album Leaf
Song: "The Outer Banks"
Artist: The Album Leaf
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Recap:
You guys! Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Don't forget! In an effort to be the nicest guy in Nicetown, USA -- and also to sublimate his insane guilt complex at having stashed a strange lady in his beachfront office -- Sandy stocks the house with pretty, pretty flowers that Kirsten shoves in the garbage disposal because she knows her husband is trying to sublimate his insane guilt complex at having stashed a strange lady in his beachfront office. And to make matters worse for this Rebecca character, her mysteriously-appearing law professor of a father kicks it over a cup of green tea right at the thirty-minute mark. It sucks, people, but that's the way it is. Gray old men sometimes die of heart attacks and strokes, unless their names appear in the credits. If they appear in the credits, they heal incredibly quickly and then play pool.
Speaking of this phenomenon, Caleb is checked out of the hospital and is convalescing nicely at home under the care of his candy striper daughter. Julie returns home from parts continental to find her husband playing house with his daughter, which leads her to try and engender some good will from her own daughter. Bribery fails. Threats fail. Marissa's attempts to convince us she's angsty fail. Also, y'all, she a dyke, but more on that later. Meanwhile, down in San Diego, Seth, Summer, and ol' what's-his-name are there to pitch their comic book, and it goes terribly, terribly wrong when Seth figures out right in the middle of it that he's still very, very much in love with Mistress Leather, or whatever Summer's doppelganger character is named. Elsewhere, Ryan plays pool with Caleb for that little redheaded girl's love, Marissa has dinner with her mother, and Marissa has a hot lesbian kiss. Sweeps!
Spoilers:
Seth slept for only 15 minutes and looks really tired (Summer says he looks like a homeless man). To help himself stay awake, he drinks a few expressos. Summer, Zach, and Seth are at a company where they are pitching in a story they created (characters by the beach with powers) for a comic. Seth is somewhat incoherent and stressed due to the cafeeine and even gives new names to characters (or creates new characters, it's unclear) like the Ironist and Little Diva. Summer is not happy when she sees that the characters are too close to home. She excuses her team to the business man, who tells them the story wasn't bad but it's clear they are not ready for a partnership. Zach's sister will be getting married in Italy and Summer will be his date.
Along with the Ironist and Little Diva, other comic book characters will be Kid Chino, Cosmo Girl, and demon water polo players, all living in Atomic County. This scene will be priceless for all Seth fans! (Spoilerfix)
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