The OC: The Dawn Patrol (episode 21)

Now this post is a bit different, since my DVR broke while it was trying to record this episode. So I didn't actually see much of this episode, probably about the last 10 minutes. So I had to look at a couple of recaps online and ask some friends what happened.

Seth and Ryan get tickets to graduation for parents to go. But Ryan doesn't have anyone to invite! Kirsten suggets he go to Albuquerque and invite his mom. So he flies down to see her. She's working in a shady diner, with an equally shady biker boyfriend. Ryan remembers his past, and doesn't want to repeat it. But turns out the guy is a keeper, and Dawn (his mom) is really trying to get her life back together. Ryan ends up giving her the two tix to graduation. Ryan also hooks up with some Albuquerque trash named Chloe.

Seth and Summer remain broken up. She tries to get him back with Taylor's help, but it's a no go. Summer even tries to proclaim her love to Seth on top of a latte cart (like he did to her back when the show was halfway decent). Summer pulls an ultimatum: if he can admit he doesn't love her anymore, she'll go to Brown alone, and be miserable. Apparently, jackass Seth says, "I don't love you anymore." Because Seth continues to not tell Summer he didn't get into Brown! What a freakin' idiot.

Sandy pays Matt a severance package to give up the incriminating evidence that the Doc Griffin is getting kickbacks from (oh who the hell cares?) somebody. Sandy continues to fight with Kirsten, who is having a hard time staying away from wine. She almost has a drink tonight, but she manages to pour it all down the sink. I'm honestly surprised that they even have wine in the house, what with a recovering alcoholic in the house and all the dramatic events that happen there. It's a sure cause for alarm.

Marissa continues with Volchok. Julie tries to intervene, but it doesn't make Marissa give him up. One night when Marissa is partying with Volchok, his creepy friends try to roofy and date rape an old enemy of hers from infamous Newport Union High. Marissa saves the day, and ends up back at her mom's, crying in her arms.