The Family Ties

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“The Family Ties”
The O.C. episode
Summer, Ryan and Lindsay at Jimmy's farewell party
Episode no.	Season 2 (2004-2005) Episode 7
Written by	Drew Z. Greenberg Josh Schwartz
Directed by	Lesli Glatter
Production no.	2T5107
Original airdate	January 6, 2005 (FOX)
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"The Family Ties" is the 34th episode of the FOX television series, The O.C.. The episode was written by Drew Z. Greenberg and Josh Schwartz and was directed by Lesli Glatter. It originally aired on Thursday January 6, 2005. Modest Mouse made a special appearance playing at the 'Bait Shop'.

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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The episode starts with Ryan studying, Seth comes in with a photo album and starts showing Ryan pictures of Kirsten when she was little. Noticing the resemblance to Lindsay, Ryan begins to wonder if Lindsay is his girlfriend or aunt.

Marissa and Summer are at school and they are talking about how DJ is going to meet Jimmy, Summer insists it will be fine.

We then see Zack starring at Summer, Seth comes along and the two of them talk and become friends. Zack then explains how while he was away for Christmas he kissed another girl who was an "old flame" and a little older then himself. Seth gives him some advice.

Now we see Ryan walking in school, guess who he bumps into, Lindsay, awkward. They walk together and talk about how he was going to call her and so on. She explains how she still wants to hang out with him but they need to find a place where they can hang out. We find out that her and the Cohens are "friends" and her and Ryan are "More than friends". And not related.

We are now in a car with Sandy and Caleb. Caleb is thanking Sandy for making him a free man and discussing how he will go back to the Newport group, even though the woman running it hates him (Kirsten). They also talk a bit about the relationship between Caleb and Kirsten and Caleb and Lindsay.

We now see Julie on Jimmy's boat, she is on the phone talking to Kirsten about Caleb coming back to work, Jimmy comes out and says "He's free" which Julie repeats. Julie says she now has to go back to her life but as she's walking out decides that she wants her life to be with Jimmy, they kiss passionately and go back inside the boat.

At school, and Kirsten come to pick Lindsay up and spend some quality time together as friends and grab a "friendly" cup of coffee together.

By Jimmy's boat, Marissa and DJ are walking toward the boat and she is explaining how there is no reason for him to be nervous. DJ spots Julie then Jimmy comes out and kisses her and both Marissa and DJ see this. Marissa drags DJ away.

Outside of Alex's house Seth is knocking on the door, yelling "Alex it's Seth let me in." The door opens but it's not Alex on the other side, instead it is a half naked man. Seth explains that he probably has the worng place but as he is walking away Alex comes to the door and yells "Seth." She explains that she left were she was with her family to catch up with old friends. Seth seems sound quite hurt that she didn't call him and tell him she was back. She says she is hungover and he offers to make her a sandwich, some of her friends walk out, Seth has questions but she says she will answer them later. She keeps saying nice.

At the Cohen house Seth is saying to Sandy how she kept saying nice and that means she thinks he is too nice. Seth wants to not be so nice so he is rude to Sandy but Ryan and Sandy just laugh in his face. Kirsten arrives and she brought Lindsay along.

Back on Jimmy's boat, Marissa arrives and Jimmy questions why she and DJ didn't stop by. Marissa explains that she and DJ saw Jimmy and Julie together. Before bursting into tears and storming off, Marissa tells Jimmy that Julie has ruined their lives and questions how Jimmy could have ever gotten back together with her.

In the pool house, Seth is dressing up in Ryan's "Bad boy" clothes so he can prove to Alex that he isn't "too nice". Seth asks Ryan if the Lindsay thing is still bothering him he says it's not.

Later at the Bait Shop, Seth is back into his normal attire. He sees Alex at the bar and shortly after approaching her he pulls out a flask and takes a sip from it. Obviously disgusted by the taste, he then turns away from Alex and makes a squinting face.

Meanwhile, at the Cohen house, Jimmy tells Kirsten and Sandy that he is in love with Julie again. Sandy and Kirsten believe this is a terrible idea. Jimmy feels that the only way out of this situation is to leave Newport.

The Bait Shop, Ryan and Lindsay are listening to music together and he gives her the "pinky" she hold his hand and takes him outside as they have to talk. We see Zack and Summer walking, Zack wants to talk about the Christmas break but then drunk Seth comes over and spills it to her.

Outside the Bait Shop, Lindsay says to Ryan how he has been weird all night. Ryan explains his belief that if she is family with the Cohens then they are family and kissing her is like kissing his sister. Before the conversation can progress any further, Alex comes out to tell Ryan he must take Seth home because he is wasted and has left a path of destruction. In order to confirm this, we see Summer yelling at Zack as they are leaving.

In the Cohens driveway, Seth is being so loud that Sandy comes outside to see what all the noise is.

The next day, Jimmy tells Marissa that she was right about Julie and says he will end it with Julie which makes Marissa very is happy. That happiness is shortlived because next Jimmy tells Marissa that he is leaving Newport.

In the pool house Ryan is reading. Seth comes in with quite the hangover. Seth apologizes to Ryan but Ryan tells him he should be saying sorry to not noly him but other people, too. Specifically Zack and Alex.

Kirsten is planning Jimmy's going away, sees Seth and says, well if it isn't my son the wino.

Jimmy has his party but it gets a bit ruined when Marissa shows up, intoxicated, with DJ. She loudly proclaims that she is only messed up because she is the daughter of a thief and a slut.

In the end, Summer and Zack make up, Seth "steals" Caleb's car to prove to Alex he can be bad. As Alex explains that she likes him because he is nice, the police catch him and bring him home. Marissa and Jimmy make up, although she is still upset. As the episode ends, Jimmy leaves Newport.