california

what the hell has happened to the OC? i leave the UK and Summer's just ditched Zack for Spiderman Seth, Lindsay is leaving town, Marissa is gay and going out with Alex, and Kirsten and Sandy seem to be getting back on track. The meeting at the bus station? yes, i shed a tear.

now i catch an episode here on tv, four days since i last watched it, in the US - and kirsten's a lush, sandy's turning bully, ryan and marissa are back together, ryan now has a brother, and seth has become one of the most irritating whiny characters currently on television. he needs a good slap.

seriously, what happened in those missing weeks? and why, leaving the ep on a doozy of a cliff-hanger, do they then spoil it with the "next week on the OC" segment? fools.