Admit it: we all gawked in malicious delight when doe-eyed Marissa got killed off in last year's The OC season finale. Tired of her obtuse female ways, the initial shock of her death quickly turned into hopeful anticipation for what drama the fall would bring.
But then months of OC withdrawal planted seeds of doubt into our sun-baked heads. Whose limited acting ability would we be faced with next? Who would Ryan date, dump and get back together with and sock someone in the eye for?
Turns out Josh Schwartz, the show's writer and executive producer, had a whole new plan for his Chino-bred golden boy. The season premiere opens five months after the accident with a bruised, bloody Ryan
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