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semisweet ([personal profile] semisweet) wrote2007-01-21 12:15 pm

return to me.

1. [livejournal.com profile] expatiates still = the former piratesdaughter.
2. i have lost all self-control. if you have dial-up, don't even think of clicking, f'real.
3. i have also apparently just noticed how hot ben mckenzie is, so this is ryan-heavy.
4. it's not funny. it is woeful, lol. be warned.


the o.c. 4x11 - the dream lover



first of all, a quick foray into storylines about which i did not care at all:

kaitlyn...hung around with bandgeek.


...was hated by bandgeekettes.




...realized that bandgeek was ungeeking himself for her benefit.


...and sent him back to his natural bandgeek habitat.



meanwhile, in the land of newmatch:


julie was in the doghouse.


kiki was still pissed.


there were cookies.


then there was a julie-sanctioned lie from spencer.


and a re-friending for the girls.


ok, that was good. on to things about which i actually care!




morning ryan & seth girl anxiety.




split-screen anxiety!






he has to call, right?


quasi-townwood!


































they'll call...right?!?!


so summer visits ryan at the handome turkey.




*bites*




bearer of bad news.


not an henri fan, so much.






tai che. :D




masculinity intact, thankyouverymuch.






surveying henri's future mcmansion.




dammit, you're not ryan.








ryan bites the bullet (but no bullit, woe) and goes looking for taylor.






instead, he gets yelled at by kaitlyn for his lack of present.


he thinks she's full of it.




she is hilariously appalled.








*ponders*


*is a 15-year-old who's right*




back at the coopers-roberts-townsend-winchester place...


seth & summer's romantic date is not going well.




che will fix things.


cohen, where are you?




there he is!


pretty.


that the balloon says "thanks" just makes it all 100000 times better.




ryan is incredulous.




he tries to make a run for it.








foiled again!










*leaves douchey to his poem*




taylor arrives later.


and gets all doted on.


but definitely does not want to have sex with henri, thank god.




so she gets thanked.




and pretends not to care.




summer calls taylor for cooking assistance.


only it's a lie. atwood ploy!






*has to tell tayor how he feels*


*is skeptical*










"i can do that."






advice-giver.




DO NOT CHOKE!


small hands.


wide neck.


seth and che continue communing with nature.




taylor shows up to help with summer's souffle.


but wait...!


ryan! (i don't know why he couldn't just call her, but ok.)










ryan is sorry.


taylor is, if you ask me, a little snippy for someone who spent the week with her ex.
















*was hurt*














maybe we ARE too different.


no, what matters is how we feel!






so how do we feel?


um.


uh.


er.


*coughs*


"..."


well.


ah.


*waits*




*more nothing*






*sees where this is (not) going*










henri's reading a poem about me.


it's a love poem, ryan. and it's long.




while ryan says more nothing...






...taylor heads out the door.






and she is totally filled with woe, much like myself.




oh, ryan.






*did what she thought was right*




HE GOT YOU A PRESENT!!! OMG SO NICE AND UNUSUAL!!!


oh.


OH.


OK I HAVE TO GO.


*pwns*




hey, i recognize those eyebrows!




*choked*




*loves his rollercoaster girl*






"TELL HER THAT!"


"you can either do something or you can do nothing."


"DO SOMETHING." (sandy loves him some townwood.)




"...a mug." hee.


taylor goes in search of that mug.








not sure if "adored" is the word.








seth and che make with the chanting.


and also the acid-dropping.










awesome 1.


awesome 2.


healed!


gay!


at the poetry reading that night...




ryan makes an appearance.










"WAIT."














"i have a poem, too."


;a;skfh;sdlfhaskfj.






*remembers that he's ryan atwood*


she's going to call security over a dude with a poem, srsly? stfu, lady.










go ahead, let him do it.


BITCH PLZ, I WILL DO IT.


omgomgomgomg.


AND THEN. RYAN ATWOOD. RYAN "KID CHINO" ATWOOD, PEOPLE.

"a sonnet, i don't know how to write."








"a haiku..."


"...five-seven-five..."


"...seems too tight."






ryan realizes he is not shakespeare and tries to make a run for it.


taylor is NOT having that.


"then there are three little words i'm not able to say..."


"...but taylor, this is what i can tell you today:"


(that's right, henri. pwned by the corn-fed farm boy.)


"...though i can't say those words to you tonight..."


"...please stick with me 'cause i feel someday i might."




ben rules. there's the teeniest shift from anxious...


...to relieved.


and then happy and bashful and awww!






i swear, this lady is the bane of my existence. SHUT UP LADY OMG.








*wanted to tell her how he feels*


*loves it*




SHUT UP LADY.


so in the way only she can, taylor wigs and runs off.


and ryan, spent, watches her go. :(


back at the hotel, taylor finds an "au revoir" letter, finalement!






she also finds something even better. ♥


meanwhile, seth and summer make out now that his otter is healed.


and che spins julie a tale of frog-otter love.


and she is weirded out.


and che knows that he has to tell his otter.


so he practices.


ryan sits out by the fire.


and there is sad music.


and finally, there is taylor.
















"i didn't love him, never would."


and ryan goes from this total happy, hopeful thing...




...to thoughtful...




...to hesitant.


















*desperate for love*




*will suck it up and say it*




*is not actually THAT desperate, thank god*








shouldn't be with anybody.


including ryan.


and ryan is sad, but understanding. of course.
















just looking at caps of this scene makes me want to cry. :(




taylor will treasure the poem forever.


*meant it*






*knows he did*




i have no idea how any woman could walk away from this.


but taylor manages.


"bye, ryan."


and he's silent.


and he lets her go.


because there's nothing else to say.


because she's right.


and so he sits.


*sobs forever*

[identity profile] hauntedwispers.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
WHAT?????????????? She just leaves??? The writers better fix this!!!!!!

Thank you soooooo much for these... You seriously ROCK MY WORLD!!!

[identity profile] mandaspeaks.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
1. Have I told you how much I love you for doing these picspams? Because I do.

2. i have also apparently just noticed how hot ben mckenzie is, so this is ryan-heavy

*loves it*

3. I am not ready for it to be OOOOVER!

[identity profile] maidofawesome.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I had to leave my computer alone for like an hour, waiting for all this to load. You are obsessed. But in a good way. Townwood 4eva!!1!

Why is Henri so ugly? That bugs me more than anything else. If he was a hot Frenchman, cool. But he is a fug Frenchman, who, apparently, smells. I don't see the appeal at all.

But Ryan doesn't like cheese. Which also concerns me.

[identity profile] belle-1220.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I love your lack of self-control and your new found Ben appreciation. It makes me happy :)

just looking at caps of this scene makes me want to cry. :(

Me too, :(

[identity profile] bijou.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
eee. i'm glad at least that you've realized how hot ben is. i've always felt so alone in my love for him, because everyone has always been about the brody, and i've always been like "LOOKITTHEHOTBENNNNN."

and okay, the band geek girl who was all in love with will? bane of my existance. OMGZIGAVEHIMAPENITSLUVVVVV.
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[identity profile] inlipstickred.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
have you not seen the ep? :O

yeah, she basically says that she's realized that she needs to be stronger on her own before she can be with anyone, including ryan. and it sucks. :(

but nonetheless, glad you enjoyed! :D
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[identity profile] inlipstickred.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
1. well, i love you for loving them! :D

2. hee. me too.

3. NEITHER AM I OMG. :(((((
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[identity profile] inlipstickred.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
i don't think i even realized you watched the o.c., lol. and i'm glad you're willing to bear with my obsession while you wait for the pics to load. :D

yeah, henri definitely could've been hotter. someone on twop mentioned michael vartan, which would've been pretty awesome, i think. and i doubt michael vartan is smelly.

omg, ryan's dislike of cheese was one of the most upsetting parts of the ep, other than the massive otp-related emo. wtf is wrong with him?!

[identity profile] diamondrocker.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
You aren't the only one who recently pulled their head out of their ass and realized how freakin hot Ben is. DAMN. I could stare at that boy all day.

Tai che.... Ha! *lovez*

Atwood ploys are awesome. There should be more of them. And Summer/Ryan scenes rule. DO NOT CHOKE!!

ryan! (i don't know why he couldn't just call her, but ok.)
Because it's more romantic and surprisey this way. And she can't hang up on him.

Ryan saying nothing is extremely hot.

and she is totally filled with woe, much like myself.
Much like ALL of us. *sniff*

hey, i recognize those eyebrows!
Seriously, where WAS he for the first half of the ep??? Was he caught in a whirlpool?

"...a mug." hee.
LOVED.

"i have a poem, too."
Cue hysterical white knight musack. Oh, and *swoon*

and so he sits.
And so I weep. *full of woe*
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[identity profile] inlipstickred.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
they make me happy, too, lol. i mean, i never, like, didn't appreciate ben, but something clicked for me this ep and i was suddenly all "OMGBENNNNNNN" which i hadn't really been before. it's been building for a few weeks now, i think. so yummy, that man.

[identity profile] belle-1220.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
This has definitely been a good season for Ben.

No mention of the bencepts this week, but you did add the Winchester boys into the Roberts-Cooper-Townsend house and that's just hot!!
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[identity profile] inlipstickred.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
oh, ben has ALWAYS been hotter than adam. i originally preferred seth to ryan, but lately i've been appreciating ben more and more, and he finally sealed the deal this week. i honestly think the lack of marissa has really helped. plus, i really love his hair shorter. he looks so much more manly and just...rawr.

i didn't mind the band geek girl TOO much; when she said the thing about giving him a pen, first i thought of hitch because that was albert's first ever contact with allegra, and then i thought of "i gave her my heart - she gave me a pen" and i went to a happy lloyd dobler place. :)

[identity profile] bijou.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
i've always been a ryan lover, more than a seth lover. i go to see brody's band in hopes that ryan shows up, of the three i've been to, he's shown up to zero.

and i cry. I CRY.

but then i listen to fall out boy and it's pretty much a lot better.
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[identity profile] inlipstickred.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
ahh, i forgot to give a shout-out to the benceps!!! scandalous.

and hee! i actually meant winchester as in che's last name, but the winchester brothers living there would be excellent!
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[identity profile] inlipstickred.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
yes, the new fall out boy definitely makes pretty much anything a little shinier. ♥

ben needs to show up so you can see him. because the benriel would be hotttt.

[identity profile] bijou.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
hahaha. i have ben's cell phone number, because i'm a super sleuth. so sometimes i like to call his voicemail, just so i can hear him. oops?! :x
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[identity profile] inlipstickred.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
i don't know how i failed to properly acknowledge the supreme hotness of ben until now. i'm inclined to blame marissa, because that's always fun.

Summer/Ryan scenes rule.
totally! before townwood happened, i was totally in favor of some r/s. ben and rachel are great together. really, ben's great with most people who aren't mischa, ironically. (although he's best with autumn, hee.)

that white knight musak was THE BEST. i'm so glad you pointed it out, because i got such a huge giggle out of it.

ok, bring on 4x12. AND A REUNION, PLZ, JOSH SCHWARTZ. AND SEX.
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[identity profile] inlipstickred.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
you = veronica mars! that's dawesome.

you should, like, breathe heavy on his voicemail. :P does he say anything interesting?

[identity profile] bijou.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
right?! why do they need kristen bell when they have me?

i don't do anything, but one of my friends called, and do you remember the episode in the very beginning of s3 when marissa screams and throws the chair in the pool? she did that scene over on his voicemail.

his voicemail is pretty boring. just "hey, this is ben, i can't get to my phone, so leave a message."

[identity profile] maidofawesome.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
You're one of the reasons I started again, actually! I loved the first season, and then it started sucking. I didn't watch s3 at all. But then people like you, [livejournal.com profile] eirefaerie and Ausiello started talking about how good s4 was, and so I caved and downloaded s4, about 5 eps in, and realised it was awesome again. Bad timing, show! It's all Taylor. I LOVE HER. Except for in this ep, because, duh! Choose Ryan!

Michael Vartan would have been amaaaazing. It so wouldn't have been hard to find a hot French guy. There are lots! Or even a hot guy who can do a passable French accent (although I don't think the OC has cared about passable accents in the past...). Seriously.

[identity profile] impik.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"i have no idea how any woman could walk away from this". Sigh.

That was awesome, like every week. Very well done. This must take quite some time. Let's hope for a happier spam next week. Thanks.

[identity profile] impik.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude, you are so not alone. There are tons of us out there, we're just not doing so much noise. We love our quiet, non-teen-idol, super great actor and cool, smart guy.

[identity profile] cmp87.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
So, as always, amazing picspam. I swear I look forward to these as much as the episodes. I have to say that I would totally not have been able to walk away from that boy an I don't think it was easy for Taylor either, hence, why did did not look him in the eye whilst saying her goodbye and leaving. And about the lady at the bookstore, honestly, couldn't someone shut her up? I could probably comment on everything, but I won't! Just know I agree with it all and I can't wait til Townwood is healed :)

[identity profile] cmp87.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
One more thing before I shut up..that final scene..kills me. I cry more everytime I watch it..wahh.

[identity profile] geebs.livejournal.com 2007-01-21 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome pic-spam, as usual! Everyone's bringing up the Ryan hotness, but let me just say Taylor's looking pretty amazing herself. Those two would prolly have some good looking spawn.

Its cool they're having more Ryan/Summer scenes, because before there was Townwood, I always thought those two would make an awesome 'ship. But getting back to R/T, as sad as the final scene was, I think Taylor's gonna work out her issues pretty quickly and they'll be back together in no time. With only 5 eps left (sucky!), things can't be moving at a snail's pace! I predict a reunion within 2 eps. Though it would kill me if they dragged it out until the last episode.

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