The Dearly Beloved

Infobox Television episode
Colour = #ffaa44
Series = The O.C.
Title = The Dearly Beloved


Season = 2
(2004-2005)
Caption = Sandy manages to stage an intervention
Episode = 24
Airdate = May 19, 2005 (FOX)
Writer = Josh Schwartz
Director = Ian Toynton
Production = 2T5124
Episode list = "The O.C." (season 2)
List of "The O.C." episodes
Prev = The O.Sea
Next = The Aftermath

"The Dearly Beloved" is the 51st episode of the FOX television series, "The O.C." and the last episode of the second season. The episode was written by Josh Schwartz and was directed by Ian Toynton. It originally aired on Thursday May 19, 2005.

Guest starring

Plot

The Cohens and the Coopers prepare for Caleb's funeral. Before the event takes place, Sandy reads about an alcohol rehabilitation clinic for Kirsten. The events of the funeral are too much for Kirsten and she ends up getting drunk and causing a scene at the wake. Sandy's decides that enough is enough and stages an intervention along with Hailey, Ryan, and Seth. Sadly, Kirsten bids goodbye to the family and goes to rehab.

Trey decides to go for a drug money-making scheme with Jess. Jess's customers decide that they will pay for the cocaine later. Instead she pulls out a gun and begins shooting at them. Ryan, Marissa, Seth, and Summer get caught in the crossfire but are not hurt. Ryan decides this is the last straw and tells Trey to leave Newport.

Summer questions Marissa about the bruises on her neck and her behaviour around Trey. The constant questions upset Marissa and in tears she tells Summer the truth. Summer goes to the Cohens' and tells Seth that Trey forced himself on her, while he and Ryan were in Miami. Seth tells Ryan what Trey did and Ryan decides to settle things with Trey once and for all.

Jimmy returns for Caleb's funeral and he and Julie decide to give one more shot for their family, which Marissa is thrilled about. However Seth, on his way to Trey's with Summer, calls and tells her that Ryan knows what happened between her and Trey. Marissa immediately takes off.

At the apartment, Ryan confronts Trey and pushes him around, Trey quickly points a gun at Ryan. Ryan knocks the gun out of Trey's hand and they begin to fight each other. Marissa arrives and tries to stop Trey who is strangling Ryan. He pushes her away and is about to hit Ryan over the head with a telephone. Marissa picks up the gun and shoots Trey in the back. Stunned, Trey sees blood pouring out of his body and collapses.

Music

*"El Mañana" by Gorillaz
*"Crosses" by Jose Gonzalez
*"Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap
*"You're Not The Law" by The Dead 60s
*"An Honest Mistake" by The Bravery
*"Hot Ride" by The Prodigy
*"Friends" by Ryan Adams and The Cardinals
*"Twenty Two Fourteen" by The Album Leaf

Trivia

* Jimmy tells Hailey "You would not believe the North Shore." Amanda Righetti (Hailey) starred on the short-lived Fox series North Shore.
* This would be the last appearance of Hailey Nichol (Amanda Righetti) on the series.
* After hearing a door bell, Seth remarks "With the way things are going right now, I bet that's Oliver." in a reference to Oliver Trask, a recurring character in season 1. Oliver was rumored to return for this episode. The rumor was actually a "foiler" created by Josh Schwartz to throw viewers off from what would actually happen. The foiler was confirmed by several reliable sources, including industry insiders. Schwartz used the line as a joke towards the viewers who believed the foiler.
* The slow-motion scene in which Marissa shoots Trey (complete with Imogen Heap song) was satirized in an SNL Digital Short, entitled The Shooting, which aired Saturday, April 14th, 2007, and has become an internet meme.
* The episode reached 7.6 million viewers in the U.S. Nielsen Ratings.

External links

*imdb title|0663872|Full Cast & Crew
* [http://www.fox.com/oc/recaps/season2/224.htm Recap from Official Website]
* [http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a1652/ Recap] from Television Without Pity