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| The O.C. |
| The Proposal |
Series 1, Episode 24
"Caleb asks Julie to marry him"
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| Episode Guide |
Marissa is almost crying as the camera spins around on her with the whole gang as the credits role on the movie. Seth is also crying. The whole gang is Marissa, Ryan, Seth and Summer by the way. Everyone seems overprotective of Marissa and what she might do. They are also being patronising.
Julie arrives to meet Luke although she isn’t happy. The gang arrive at the mall to find Julie having the meeting with Luke. Marissa walks off in one direction and Julie walks off in the other. Roll opening credits.
Next day Seth enters the pool house and asks Ryan says he is going to kick Luck’s ass when Luke walks in. Luke says he is leaving town as his dad is leaving town. He asks them to get Marissa so he can tell her personally. Sandy is reading through the paper preparing for the Lighthouse opening.
Jimmy comes in and he and Sandy do their secret handshake. Hailey comes in to show off her dress. Sandy finds out though that they have a problem with the liquor licence. Sandy and Kirstin leave and Hailey and Jimmy share a kiss. Summer arrives at Marissa’s and continues to be patronising.
They go up to Marissa’s room where there are boxes all over. Marissa heads out to meet Ryan while Summer hangs around in Marissa’s room. She seems like she is going to clean out Marissa’s room. At the pier, Ryan and Marissa talk and Ryan suggests Marissa talks to Luke. Marissa doesn’t want to though. They share a kiss on the waterfront accompanied by some music.
Seth arrives and is taken to Marissa’s room by Summer. Summer says they should fix the room up to make Marissa to make her feel better. Elsewhere, at the Lighthouse, Peter Johnson from the liquor board arrives to see Sandy. Sandy is told they lost the licence because the head guy at the liquor board was forced out of retirement when Jimmy stole everyone’s money.
At Marissa’s house, Marissa suggests they have lunch but find themselves kissing. Someone turns up at the door though and when Marissa answers it, it’s Caleb. He asks for a private word with Marissa but she tells Ryan to stay. Caleb tells them he is going to ask Julie to marry him tonight at the restaurant. He leaves.
Later Ryan turns up to see Luke and tells him what happens, Luke heads off in his car. Back at Marissa’s, Summer flicks though the yearbook then shares a moment with Seth leading to their kiss. Kirsten turns up to see Sandy. Kirsten suggests Caleb throws some weight behind the problem.
At the restaurant, the place begins to start buzzing as Luke watches on from his car. Seth and Summer does some weird hand signals and sneaks out. Kirsten questions Hailey on her love life but she says nothing is going on despite going on to talk about Jimmy. Jimmy asks Sandy about the liquor licence but Sandy brushes past it. Outside, Luke continues to drink and finally gets out of the car.
Caleb begins to give a speech and says Julie has done a great job decorating while Luke turns up in the back. Caleb gets down on one knee and asks Julie to marry him and she says yes. Luke bursts out of the back and Ryan goes after him and offers to drive him home but Luke drives off furiously.
Marissa comes out and Ryan tells Marissa about Luke leaving. Inside, everyone groups around Caleb and Julie while Kirsten begins to drink. Back at Marissa’s, Seth and Summer begin to put nails in the wall when Seth misses it and puts a hole in the wall. Luke is sitting on the front of his car while Ryan and Marissa come after him.
Luke talks to Ryan on the phone but hangs up and takes the anger out on his car. He phones Julie and leaves a message then says he is coming to see her. He takes off in his car. At home, Sandy talks to Caleb about the licence problem. Luke and Marissa continue to drive around when they see an ambulance.
They stop to find Luke being put onto a stretcher, blood covering his face. Next morning they are still in the hospital waiting room with Seth and Summer. Luke’s dad comes in and updates them on his condition. Marissa gets up to go but Ryan says he will stay and so Marissa decides to stay too.
Jimmy talks to Sandy about Luke’s accident. Sandy tells Jimmy what the problem with the liquor licence. He also tells Jimmy he asked Caleb for help. At the hospital Ryan and Marissa continue to wait when his dad comes in and says Luke is awake, Marissa asks to speak with him. At home, Julie talks to Kirsten about the wedding.
Seth comes in and asks about Ryan, leading to Kristen telling Julie about Luke. Caleb comes into the Lighthouse and says he couldn’t get the licence but he seems to be in high spirits none the less. At the hospital, Marissa comes in to talk to Luke. He gives a speech and Marissa forgives him.
She leaves and Ryan and Luke share a moment and Luke says he may drop back in. They head towards the hospital’s exit and Marissa says she has to stop her mother after all the damage she has caused – next thing she turns up to see Caleb. She prepares to talk about what is going on but Caleb says he knows everything.
Caleb tells Marissa that he offered to buy the Lighthouse from Sandy and Jimmy for several million dollars. He says she needs to move in with them and become a family or he may decide not to buy the restaurant. Ryan and Marissa head back to her house when they hear Summer and Seth upstairs.
Marissa comes in as they argue to find the room completely done out and looking like Paris. They all collapse onto Marissa’s bed and share a quality moment as the camera zooms out and fades to black. |
| Quotes |
Julie: “I had to block you from my buddy list you’re so incessant”
Luke: “You blocked me?”
Seth: “Guess we’ll skip the razzmatazz”
Summer: “How can you live like this, your t-shirts are almost touching your sweaters”
Summer: “We had a sailing team?”
Summer: “Was I really mean to you?”
Seth: “No. That would have required you to speak to me”
Seth walks off after signalling to Summer
Marissa: “He is getting weirder”
Ryan: “Didn’t think that was possible”
Kirsten: “This marriage is an asteroid that has hit the Earth, now we just have to see what species survives”
Summer: “Don’t you know what a level is?”
Seth: “Yeah it’s something you advance to in a video game”
Luke: “Welcome to Portland, bitch!”
Seth: “She’ll watch over you with the care bear stare”
Ryan: “How do you know about the care bear stare?” |
| Analysis |
4 seconds in and I think Julie and Caleb may have an imminent marriage. 13 minutes in and my suspicions are confirmed. Still that is the O.C., so utterly predictable but that is why many of us love it.
It was pretty obviously that this episode was written to have a dig at Seth’s sexuality and feminine side but I think he has started to come into his own again despite Summer coming a stronger character, Seth has regained more of his ironic wit than simply being a comedic character.
I have to say, I don’t like all this bridge burning talk though. On thinking about it, Luke really shouldn’t have slept with Julie as although there were some emo moments, there was little proof he loved her with the evil Julie storyline phasing out. Another point was Ryan’s failure to have his back though as Luke correctly pointed out.
As for the Lighthouse, I loved that storyline and now it just seems to have been given an unceremonious death. It’s basically being swept under the rug when I really thought that could go somewhere. Oh well, not one of my favourite episodes. |
| Notes |
| The guy from the liquor board was named Peter Johnson. |
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