Welcome to the O.C., Bitch

I never miss the O.C. It’s the most hilariously boring ‘original drama series’ there is in the world of telly. And yet, I watch it. And I’m hooked. It moves fast, it has a high level of diversification in each episode, it’s unpredictable (OK, not that much, but with every twist one thinks…Ugh! Omigawd!), and it helps that Benjamin Mackenzie is the hottest thing since the microwave. (OK, lame old _expression, but it’s true). The first season ended recently, with Ryan leaving the O.C. And I will not tell a lie. I wept!

Do feel free to judge me for watching this, (and even some Jassi and Anjaani Ladki once in a while). But it is really funny. The only thing that comes close is Takeshi’s Castle on AXN I think, where LOL is real. One can’t help but roll on the floor laughing. I mean, a girl gets inseminated by mistake, then decides to keep the baby, not knowing who the father is, meanwhile facing multiple, life-altering accusations/tribulations, and yet, smiling through it all. No wait, that’s merely an _expression again, because people cannot stop crying on that show. I’m not heartless, but watching such pointless bawling can make you feel really good about yourself at times. And oh wait, all this while she’s falling in love with the real father of the baby, which she doesn’t know! This is good TV!

Coming back to the O.C., some slick and sexy times on Newport Beach…the bad kid tries to steal car, public defender is one do-gooder who can’t leave him alone, bad kid gets thrown out of house, calls public defender and gets picked up and finds himself in the thick of action at the high-and-mighty Orange County, where kids talk of Champs Elysees as a next-door retreat for the boring afternoons, sail to Tahiti while running away from home, couples split and get remarried to their friends’ parents, no less. And our friend from Chino keeps up the brooding-bad-boy act to get through this confusing phase in his life…possibly getting his ex pregnant in the process.

I love how unreal the show is. How the Cohens are so understanding about everything is beyond me…from bringing juvenile delinquent home, to husband being hit upon by gorgeous colleague, wife being kissed by ex-boyfriend-current-criminal, wife lending millions of dollars to ex-boyfriend-current-criminal, wife’s father being a tight-ass-son-of-a-bitch, and the list goes on. Another unreal bit is the transition from one partner to another – for everyone in damned Orange County – is as smooth as a hot knife slicing thru a slab of butter. No one looks back. No one thinks of the past. Very progressive, forward-looking people I say! Tell me, which employer gifted you a surfboard after a successful interview? And the most unreal bit is how Anna Stern can bounce her neck with every word she speaks! I’m glad Seth didn’t go for her, otherwise she’d have had to sleep with a crick in her neck for a long time to come…it’s a cute character quirk, once in a while…I love how Ryan can beat up people and burn down houses with equal aplomb. I love the fact that the point of the show is to prove that no matter how rich and happy you look, no matter how many Porsches and ponies you have, no matter what a perfect bod you have from all the yogalates, and the perfect highlights, there are dirty secrets in every household and you gotta learn to deal with it, and the only ways they can demonstrate it are old romances and dads coming out of the closet.

Welcome to the O.C.!