The Rager

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


Season = 2
(2004-2005)
Caption = Trey, Marissa, Seth and Ryan
Episode = 19
Airdate =
Writer = John Stephens
Director = Tony Wharmby
Production = 2T5119
Episode list = "The O.C." (season 2)
List of "The O.C." episodes
Prev = The Risky Business
Next = The O.C. Confidential|

The Rager is the 46th episode of the FOX television series, The O.C.. The episode was written by John Stephens and was directed by Tony Wharmby.

Guest Starring

Plot

Morning. Sandy talks with Trey in the kitchen, when Ryan walks in. Sandy leaves them alone to say their goodbyes, but even though Trey apologizes sincerely, Ryan doesn't care and tells him, "Don't keep Sandy waiting".

Marissa finds Seth and Ryan and tells Ryan they should bring Trey a housewarming gift, byt Ryan is still mad at Trey. Marissa does anyway, and finds out that it's Trey's 21st birthday on Saturday.

Carter and Kirsten talk about the first issue of "Newport Living" on the stands. Kirsten becomes worried that she'll have to explain to Julie that she is no longer on the cover. Julie walks in, surprisingly happy. Kirsten tells Julie about the magazine, and it strangely doesn't affect her.

Marissa goes to Ryan and thinks it would be nice to throw Trey a birthday party. Ryan becomes angry and tells her not to. Marissa says Trey is his brother, and Ryan ends the talk with "If everyone would've let me handle this from the beginning, then none of this would've happened." Ryan tells Marissa to "stop pushing it". Marissa walks away disgusted.

Seth and Zach arrive at Al Forno's to meet "Reed". To their surprise, Reed is a woman, who seems to take a liking to Zach.

Sandy works on a surfboard coffee table at his office when Carter stops by. Carter is looking for legal help because he made publisher Nick Morton look "sleazy". Sandy accepts the case, & talks Carter into surfing again, where they meet Erin, a pretty orthopedist and a friend of Sandy's. Carter talks with Erin about his surfing, "Today, I mastered hitting myself in the face". There seems to be some attraction between Carter and Erin. Sandy notices this and tells Kirsten they should, you know, set 'em up.

Julie comes into Marissa's room and tells her she came back for the magazine and because she missed Marissa. Suddenly, Julie's phone rings, "Do you have an address?"

Julie arrives at Lance's motel room, and pulls out a gun. She says that in one night, he destroyed a life she spent almost 20 years building, so she's here to kill him. The gun clicks, it's not loaded. She says that for a second, she wanted to feel like his life was being taken away. Lance is shocked.

When Ryan goes to say happy birthday to Trey after Seth convinces him to, they see Trey getting into a "suspicious looking Camaro". They follow him.

Ryan drives to Trey's apartment early in the morning and confronts him about going to buy drugs. Trey says he was with his parole officer tracking down a friend from prison he was worried about. But Ryan still isn't buying it, "You gave him money?" Trey continues, "He asked for 5 bucks, am I supposed to say no? Guy's livin' in a trash can. God, I was trying to convince him to go to a shelter. That's it, Ry." Ryan goes to leave. Trey thinks it's funny because when he saw Ryan, he thought he was coming over "to take him out for breakfast for his birthday".

Ryan stops by Marissa's and says he's sorry. Ryan asks for her help in getting Trey to forgive him enough to throw him a birthday party. Marissa has a plan...

Julie receives a package in the mail. It's the tape, and a letter from Lance saying to meet him at a bar. Lance gives Julie every single tape he has. Julie gets drunk, and dances with Lance, and then after finding out that Caleb screwed Lance over, she let's her problems with Caleb slip out. Lance says that he'll get rid of Caleb. Julie becomes scared.

At the party, which has turned into a full-on Nichol Mansion rager, Summer finds that Reed is a woman and becomes mad at Seth. Trey meets a girl named Jess Sathers after defending Seth against Water Polo players. Ryan thanks Marissa for what she's done to help him and Trey. Ryan and Marissa get ready to kiss and blood-curdling screams ring out. Jess had OD'd on drugs & passed out in the pool. Ryan and Marissa rush down to the pool. Seth and someone else carry Jess out of the pool. Jess starts breathing again.

At dinner, Sandy, Kirsten, Carter, and Erin talk, but Kirsten doesn't seem like she's enjoying the night. Suddenly, Sandy receives a call from the kids. It's an emergency. Sandy goes to help the kids and Carter goes to move his car. Kirsten lets Erin know about Carter's divorce and that it's been really hard on him. Erin seems skeptical.

When Sandy arrives at the Nichol Mansion, the police say they found a bag of ecstasy and until they can find out who supplied the drugs, they're arresting Marissa. Suddenly, Trey says he brought the drugs. When he is driven away, Ryan sees Trey has lied to protect Marissa.

Music

*"Requiem for O.M.M." by Of Montreal
*"Stop Dragging Me Down" by The Obscurities
*"Under The Milky Way" by The Church
*"Decent Days and Nights" by The Futureheads
*"Technologic" by Daft Punk
*"Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake
*"Daft Punk Is Playing At My House" by LCD Soundsystem
*"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison
*"Mi Casa" by Beat Phreaks
*"Melt" by Way Out West

Trivia

*Although he is credited, Alan Dale (Caleb) does not appear in this episode.
*This is the first appearance of Reed Carlson, portrayed by Marguerite Moreau.