We love you Summer: Rip The OC

OC Finale Spoiler alert

Seth let Summer go... and she came back to him. The greatest love story of all time ended with the perfect wedding. And no, scarily, I'm not being sarcastic.

In Australia we had the last 2 episodes back to back... the earthquake episode was a bit weak, but I thought the finale was pretty good. The full-circle thing with Ryan reaching out to a troubled kid was a nice touch.

There were some crappy elements, but overall The OC remains the best teen drama since 90210. First season Dawson's Creek was pretty good, but you can't beat beautiful but troubled californians for classic television. Summer, Seth and Sandy were all awesome characters. Caitlin was shaping up into a pretty cool character, and of course Julie had her charms. Obviously Kirsten and Marissa sucked. But the most interesting aspect is that after, what, 4 seasons I still can't remember the name of the actor who played Ryan. Like the character, he has totally flown under the radar and left basically no impression.

Of minor interest

Watched the latest OC last night (The French Connection) -in Australia we're currently one episode behind the US... and couldn't help but notice the gratuitous insertion of Che into a couple of scenes as Summer's conscience. Weird. Is he related to a producer? Will he play a pivotal role in the denouement of the romance of the millenium between Summer and Seth?

RIP The OC

Today is a sad, sad day.

It is being reported that The OC will finish up at the end of Season IV (ie. the current season).

It's understandable; the show is still very watchable, but does not approach the dizzy heights of the first season.

Here's hoping that the talented cast Rachel Bilson moves on to bigger and better things.