| "The Rager" | |||
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| The O.C. episode | |||
| Episode no. | Season 2 (2004-2005) Episode 19 |
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| Directed by | Tony Wharmby | ||
| Written by | John Stephens | ||
| Production code | 2T5119 | ||
| Original air date | April 14, 2005 (Fox) | ||
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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.
Contents |
| Actor / actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Cassidy | Zach Stevens |
| Logan Marshall-Green | Trey Atwood |
| Johnny Messner | Lance Baldwin |
| Bill Campbell | Carter Buckley |
| Nikki Griffin | Jess Sathers |
| Marguerite Moreau | Reed Carlson |
| Brandon Michael Vayda | Water Polo captain |
Sandy has a final talk with Trey in the kitchen, when Ryan walks in. Sandy leaves them alone to say their goodbyes, but even though Trey apologizes sincerely, Ryan remains cold and distanced.
Marissa finds Seth and Ryan and tells Ryan they should bring Trey a housewarming gift, but Ryan is still too angry at his brother to forgive him. 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 her about the magazine, and it strangely doesn't affect her.
Marissa goes to Ryan and tries to persuade him to throw his brother a birthday party. Ryan becomes angry and tells her not to. A fight ensues, and 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, and talks Carter into surfing again, where they meet Erin, a pretty orthopedist and a friend of Sandy's. There seems to be some attraction between Carter and Erin. Sandy notices this and tells Kirsten they should play matchmaker.
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, unloaded. She says that for a second, she wanted to feel like his life was being taken away.
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. Trey tells Ryan that he gave his friend five dollars out of pity, but Ryan refuses to believe him and goes away. Trey bitterly remarks that he thought Ryan was going to take him to breakfast in his birthday.
Ryan stops by Marissa's and apologizes for the fight. Ryan asks for her help in getting Trey to forgive him enough to throw him a birthday party.
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 starts hanging out with Lance; when he tells her about Caleb's betrayal, she confides in him about her own problems with Caleb. Lance says that he'll get rid of Caleb, frightening Julie.
At the party, 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. Just as Ryan and Marissa lean in to kiss, blood-curdling screams ring out: Jess had overdosed on drugs and passed out in the pool. Seth and someone else carry Jess out of the pool, and Jess revives.
At dinner, Sandy, Kirsten, Carter, and Erin talk, but Kirsten doesn't seem like she's enjoying the night. Suddenly, Sandy receives an emergency call from the kids. 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 it, they're arresting Marissa. Suddenly, Trey says he brought the drugs. When he is driven away, Ryan sees Trey has lied to protect Marissa.