The Second Chance (The O.C. episode)
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The Second Chance is the 38th episode of the FOX
television series, The O.C.
The episode was written by Drew Z. Greenberg and Josh Schwartz
and was directed by Tony Wharmby
. It originally aired on Thursday February 3, 2005.
Sandy sneaks in after his all-nighter at the office with the Professor and Rebecca. Kirsten asks how the Professor took the news about his daughter's death and Sandy answers the question with a question – "Well, how do you think he took it?" Then Rebecca calls on his cell and Sandy turns on his professional voice.
Ryan is still trying to study but this time Kirsten is in the mood to chat. Kirsten assures Ryan that whatever he did at dinner with Caleb and Lindsay can be undone, except it wasn’t anything Ryan did, it was something Caleb did when he mistook Lindsay's getting-to-know-Dad dinner for a blackmail session. Kirsten thinks Caleb must've mistaken Lindsay for her other sister or his wife. Kirsten announces that she's going to set up another dinner where actual food will be eaten.
Sandy and Rebecca walk on the pier and catch up on the past 20 years. Turns out she hasn't met anybody since him. In her words, it's a little hard to get to know people when you can't tell them who you really are and you can't stay in one place for very long. Speaking of not staying long, it's almost time for her to move on.
At school, Ryan invites Lindsay to a family dinner with himself, Kirsten, and Caleb. Lindsay thinks one miserable dining experience was enough.
Kirsten drops by the office to see Caleb. She needs him to join her, Lindsay, and Ryan for dinner. Only this time, she needs him to be cordial. Lindsay wants to know who her father is so he better show up and be a real dad to her or he's going to lose 2 daughters.
In Sandy's office, Rebecca tells her dad she can't stay and that she's not turning herself in. Max asks for Sandy's help clearing her name but Sandy thinks that'll be impossible given what happened, except it didn't happen. Max prods Rebecca to tell Sandy what really happened that night. It turns out that Rebecca got scared and never showed. Max pleads with Sandy to give his daughter back her life.
In the student lounge, Summer runs into Seth, who is putting the final touches on a sketch of Marissa - a.k.a. "Cosmo Girl, Passion for Fashion." Back to Summer, who wants to make sure Seth isn't going to shortchange her character just because she doesn't want to date him anymore. This is exactly what Seth’s been worrying about: allowing their history to compromise the artistic process. Then Summer reminds him about the super power of Zach to make her forget him. Seth still thinks it could be a little weird. Suddenly Zach bounds in full of enthusiasm and tells them that his dad has an intern whose uncle works at Wild Storm, a reputable comic book company. He pitched them the idea and they loved the world of Atomic County. And if they like the artwork, they might want to set up a meeting. They loved Summer's character – Little Miss Vixen with designer handbags full of killer credit cards – so they need to get down her likeness soon.
At The Bait Shop, Marissa asks Alex where things stand with her and Seth. Alex tells her they taxied but never achieved lift-off, similar to Marissa's relationship with D.J. Marissa then asks if she can crash at Alex's place again tonight. Alex then questions Marissa as to why they are spending so much time together. But Alex isn't referring to eating ice cream so much as sleeping over, hanging out all the time, borrowing her clothes. Alex's directness is suddenly rather direct. Marissa changes her tune and decides she probably should go home after all.
Meanwhile, Kirsten stops by Lindsay's house and convinces her to give Caleb one more chance.
Sandy puts Rebecca up in a room above his office and agrees to take on her case. She's excited and suggests, for old time's sake, that they celebrate with some Mexican food, tequila, and marijuana. Sandy suggests they just stick to the tequila.
Seth arrives at Summer's for their sketch session and is greeted by Summer in a bathrobe. Summer then drops her robe revealing her "Little Miss Vixen" outfit. The sketching session turns into a drawing lesson which turns into a near kiss.
At the Cohens', Caleb makes the first move and compliments Kirsten on a delicious dinner. Then Kirsten tells Caleb about Lindsay's interest in classical music and Caleb offers her his box seats at the Hollywood Bowl. Lindsay extends the offer to Ryan but before he can respond, Caleb jumps in with the assertion that Ryan wouldn't be interested in that sort of thing. Then Ryan decides it's time for him to go, after all, this was supposed to be about Caleb and Lindsay making up for lost time. Lindsay asks Ryan to stay. Caleb seconds it, suggesting that Ryan continue to live in this house, eat their food, date their children, and interfere in their affairs. Caleb jumps up as Ryan moves toward him, when suddenly Caleb clutches his chest in pain
, collapsing onto the floor, and taking the table cloth and all the glassware with him.
Kirsten, Lindsay, Ryan and Seth sit in the hospital waiting room. The doctor finally comes out and tells them Caleb suffered a minor heart attack but he's going to be O.K. Then Sandy arrives, exhausted from a long night at the office and when Kirsten goes to greet him, she notices he smells like liquor. Kirsten suggests that Sandy being around her dad might not be the best medicine right now.
Later, in his hospital room, Caleb tells Kirsten and Lindsay that he's never been better. He owes them a huge apology and now that he's got a second chance, he'd like to use it. He reaches for their hands and asks if they can start over.
At The Bait Shop, Alex is listening to Rachael Yamagata sing a sultry tune when Marissa approaches her from behind and takes her hand, weaving their fingers together. They exchange smiles.
Lindsay drives Ryan home from the hospital. Ryan blames himself for what happened to Caleb but Lindsay assures him it's not his fault. She thinks Caleb's changed and really wants a relationship with her now. Right now Caleb needs her so Lindsay and Ryan need to take a little time off. Ryan knows what it's like, not having a dad, so he accepts.
Kirsten stops by Sandy's surf shack law office to do a little sprucing up. Rebecca comes out thinking it's him. The 2 women stare at each other in shock.
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television series, The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
The episode was written by Drew Z. Greenberg and Josh Schwartz
Josh Schwartz
-Film school at USC:In 1995, Schwartz realized his boyhood dream of attending film school to study screen and television writing at the University of Southern California...
and was directed by Tony Wharmby
Tony Wharmby
Tony Wharmby is an English television director and producer.Wharmby is best known for his directorial work on television series such as JAG, NCIS, The O.C., Bones, Providence, Coronation Street, High Sierra Search and Rescue, The X-Files, Coins in the Fountain, New Scotland Yard, Gossip Girl,...
. It originally aired on Thursday February 3, 2005.
Guest starring
| Actor / actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Cassidy Michael Cassidy (actor) Michael Cassidy is an American film and television actor. He attended La Salle High School in Milwaukie, Oregon and graduated from the Two-Year Conservatory program at The New Actors Workshop in New York City in 2003.... |
Zach Stevens Zach Stevens Zach Stevens is a fictional character in the second season of The O.C., portrayed by Michael Cassidy.-Conception:Creator Josh Schwartz described Zach as someone "who's sort of the WASP Seth, a.k.a. the anti-Cohen, and a formidable potential opponent for Seth"-Season 2:Zach joined Seth's fledgling... |
| Olivia Wilde Olivia Wilde Olivia Wilde is an American actress and fashion model. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles in the serial-drama The O.C. and The Black Donnellys. She portrayed Dr... |
Alex Kelly |
| Shannon Lucio Shannon Lucio Shannon Lucio is an American actress who played Lindsay Gardner on The O.C..Lucio is a graduate of the University of Southern California and was cast in the lead female role of the CBS television drama Moonlight , but was replaced by Sophia Myles in April 2007... |
Lindsay Gardner Lindsay Gardner Lindsay Gardner is a fictional character on the FOX television series The O.C., portrayed by Shannon Lucio. Featured only during the first half of season two, Lindsay is the illegitimate daughter of Caleb Nichol by his former secretary, Renee Wheeler... |
| Kim Delaney Kim Delaney Kim Delaney is an American actress best known for her starring role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series, NYPD Blue. Early in her career, she played the role of Jenny Gardner in the hugely popular ABC daytime television drama, All My Children... |
Rebecca Bloom |
| Barry Newman Barry Newman Barry Foster Newman is an American film, television, and stage actor, famous for his interpretation of Kowalski in the movie Vanishing Point. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe and Emmy awards.- Life and career :... |
Max Bloom |
| Rachael Yamagata Rachael Yamagata Rachael Yamagata is an American singer-songwriter and pianist from Arlington, Virginia. She began her musical career with the band Bumpus before becoming a solo artist and releasing four EP's and three studio albums... |
herself |
Plot
Ryan is up early trying to do homework when Seth comes in needing to talk. Now that things are moving forward with the comic book partnership with Zach and Summer, Seth is worried about the late nights at the office, high stress, and things getting a little sexy. Ryan reminds him that he doesn't have an office and comic books aren't sexy.Sandy sneaks in after his all-nighter at the office with the Professor and Rebecca. Kirsten asks how the Professor took the news about his daughter's death and Sandy answers the question with a question – "Well, how do you think he took it?" Then Rebecca calls on his cell and Sandy turns on his professional voice.
Ryan is still trying to study but this time Kirsten is in the mood to chat. Kirsten assures Ryan that whatever he did at dinner with Caleb and Lindsay can be undone, except it wasn’t anything Ryan did, it was something Caleb did when he mistook Lindsay's getting-to-know-Dad dinner for a blackmail session. Kirsten thinks Caleb must've mistaken Lindsay for her other sister or his wife. Kirsten announces that she's going to set up another dinner where actual food will be eaten.
Sandy and Rebecca walk on the pier and catch up on the past 20 years. Turns out she hasn't met anybody since him. In her words, it's a little hard to get to know people when you can't tell them who you really are and you can't stay in one place for very long. Speaking of not staying long, it's almost time for her to move on.
At school, Ryan invites Lindsay to a family dinner with himself, Kirsten, and Caleb. Lindsay thinks one miserable dining experience was enough.
Kirsten drops by the office to see Caleb. She needs him to join her, Lindsay, and Ryan for dinner. Only this time, she needs him to be cordial. Lindsay wants to know who her father is so he better show up and be a real dad to her or he's going to lose 2 daughters.
In Sandy's office, Rebecca tells her dad she can't stay and that she's not turning herself in. Max asks for Sandy's help clearing her name but Sandy thinks that'll be impossible given what happened, except it didn't happen. Max prods Rebecca to tell Sandy what really happened that night. It turns out that Rebecca got scared and never showed. Max pleads with Sandy to give his daughter back her life.
In the student lounge, Summer runs into Seth, who is putting the final touches on a sketch of Marissa - a.k.a. "Cosmo Girl, Passion for Fashion." Back to Summer, who wants to make sure Seth isn't going to shortchange her character just because she doesn't want to date him anymore. This is exactly what Seth’s been worrying about: allowing their history to compromise the artistic process. Then Summer reminds him about the super power of Zach to make her forget him. Seth still thinks it could be a little weird. Suddenly Zach bounds in full of enthusiasm and tells them that his dad has an intern whose uncle works at Wild Storm, a reputable comic book company. He pitched them the idea and they loved the world of Atomic County. And if they like the artwork, they might want to set up a meeting. They loved Summer's character – Little Miss Vixen with designer handbags full of killer credit cards – so they need to get down her likeness soon.
At The Bait Shop, Marissa asks Alex where things stand with her and Seth. Alex tells her they taxied but never achieved lift-off, similar to Marissa's relationship with D.J. Marissa then asks if she can crash at Alex's place again tonight. Alex then questions Marissa as to why they are spending so much time together. But Alex isn't referring to eating ice cream so much as sleeping over, hanging out all the time, borrowing her clothes. Alex's directness is suddenly rather direct. Marissa changes her tune and decides she probably should go home after all.
Meanwhile, Kirsten stops by Lindsay's house and convinces her to give Caleb one more chance.
Sandy puts Rebecca up in a room above his office and agrees to take on her case. She's excited and suggests, for old time's sake, that they celebrate with some Mexican food, tequila, and marijuana. Sandy suggests they just stick to the tequila.
Seth arrives at Summer's for their sketch session and is greeted by Summer in a bathrobe. Summer then drops her robe revealing her "Little Miss Vixen" outfit. The sketching session turns into a drawing lesson which turns into a near kiss.
At the Cohens', Caleb makes the first move and compliments Kirsten on a delicious dinner. Then Kirsten tells Caleb about Lindsay's interest in classical music and Caleb offers her his box seats at the Hollywood Bowl. Lindsay extends the offer to Ryan but before he can respond, Caleb jumps in with the assertion that Ryan wouldn't be interested in that sort of thing. Then Ryan decides it's time for him to go, after all, this was supposed to be about Caleb and Lindsay making up for lost time. Lindsay asks Ryan to stay. Caleb seconds it, suggesting that Ryan continue to live in this house, eat their food, date their children, and interfere in their affairs. Caleb jumps up as Ryan moves toward him, when suddenly Caleb clutches his chest in pain
Chest pain
Chest pain may be a symptom of a number of serious conditions and is generally considered a medical emergency. Even though it may be determined that the pain is non-cardiac in origin, this is often a diagnosis of exclusion made after ruling out more serious causes of the pain.-Differential...
, collapsing onto the floor, and taking the table cloth and all the glassware with him.
Kirsten, Lindsay, Ryan and Seth sit in the hospital waiting room. The doctor finally comes out and tells them Caleb suffered a minor heart attack but he's going to be O.K. Then Sandy arrives, exhausted from a long night at the office and when Kirsten goes to greet him, she notices he smells like liquor. Kirsten suggests that Sandy being around her dad might not be the best medicine right now.
Later, in his hospital room, Caleb tells Kirsten and Lindsay that he's never been better. He owes them a huge apology and now that he's got a second chance, he'd like to use it. He reaches for their hands and asks if they can start over.
At The Bait Shop, Alex is listening to Rachael Yamagata sing a sultry tune when Marissa approaches her from behind and takes her hand, weaving their fingers together. They exchange smiles.
Lindsay drives Ryan home from the hospital. Ryan blames himself for what happened to Caleb but Lindsay assures him it's not his fault. She thinks Caleb's changed and really wants a relationship with her now. Right now Caleb needs her so Lindsay and Ryan need to take a little time off. Ryan knows what it's like, not having a dad, so he accepts.
Kirsten stops by Sandy's surf shack law office to do a little sprucing up. Rebecca comes out thinking it's him. The 2 women stare at each other in shock.
Errors
- In the scene 'early' in the morning when Kirsten and Ryan are talking, Ryan's watch shows that it is actually 12.45 PM.
Music
- "Summer Quest" by The Go FindThe Go FindThe Go Find is the electronica project of Belgian Dieter Sermeus on the independent record label Morr Music.- Albums :* Miami, 2004* Stars on the Wall, 2007* Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight, 2010- External links :* *...
- "Everybody Come Down" by The DelgadosThe DelgadosThe Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The band was composed of Alun Woodward , Stewart Henderson , Paul Savage and Emma Pollock .-Biography:...
- "Sweets" by M. Craft
- "Cartwheels" by The Reindeer SectionThe Reindeer SectionThe Reindeer Section are a Scottish indie rock supergroup formed in 2001 by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, which released albums and gigged in 2001 and 2002. The Reindeer Section grouping was somewhat ad hoc, and so it is uncertain if more will be heard from them...
- "The Bully" by SiaSia-People:*Sia Berkeley , British actress*Sia Figiel , Samoan novelist, poet and painter*Sia Furler , Australian singer...
- "Reason Why" by Rachel Yamagata