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The O.C. :: The Countdown (01x14)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: The Countdown
Episode #: 01x14
Production Number: 176513
Original Airdate: Wednesday December 17th, 2003
*Also Known As:
9/10 (3 Votes cast)
Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country: Aired On:
DE (ProSieben) Apr 13, 2005
Episode Crew
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Josh Schwartz
 
Episode Summary
 
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Things are bound to go wrong when Kirsten's rebellious sister, Hailey, returns to Newport. Ryan and Marissa decide to spend New Year's watching movies together, but when Marissa is invited to Oliver's party, she decides to go to the party instead. Hailey gets Kirsten and Sandy to go to a party, which ends up to much more than they bargained for, and in their absence, Hailey throws a raging party for her friends. As the clock ticks down, Ryan rushes across town to be with Marissa when the clock strikes midnight.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Amanda RighettiplayedHailey NicholRecurring (first appearance)
Kim OjaplayedTarynRecurring (4th appearance)
Samaire ArmstrongplayedAnna SternRecurring (7th appearance)
Taylor HandleyplayedOliver TraskRecurring (second appearance)
Alaina KalanjplayedYvette 
Dita de LeonplayedFemale Skinny Dipper (uncredited 
Heidi Van HorneplayedCameo 
Jesse BruneplayedPartier #1 
Matt PhillipsplayedAllan 
Michael Randall LovanplayedPartier #3 
Mike WikeplayedMale Skinny Dipper 
Tim LucasonplayedPartier #2 
 
Main Cast
 
Peter Gallagher (1)playedSanford "Sandy" Cohen
Kelly RowanplayedKirsten Cohen
Benjamin McKenzieplayedRyan Atwood
Mischa BartonplayedMarissa Cooper
Adam BrodyplayedSeth Cohen
Chris CarmackplayedLuke Ward
Tate DonovanplayedJames "Jimmy" Cooper
Melinda ClarkeplayedJulie Cooper-Nichol
Rachel BilsonplayedSummer Roberts
 
Episode Notes
 
Ratings: 9 million viewers
 
Rachel Bilson (Summer Roberts) and Melinda Clarke (Julie Cooper) have now been added as main cast members.
 
This is the first appearance of Amanda Righetti (Hailey Nichol).
 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Just a Ride 
Akaline TrioWe've Had Enough 
BrookevilleWalking on Moonlight 
Dropkick MurphysWalkaway 
Finley Quaye & Beth OrtonDice 
The Flaming SideburnsFlowers 
LaptopRatso Rizzo 
The PatternSelling Submarines 
Singapore SlingOverdriver 
The Suicide MachinesDid You Ever Get a Feeling of Dread? 
The VacationMake Up Your Mind 
Zero 7Destiny (Photek Remix) 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Sandy: I should really knock ... in case there's a threesome going on in my bedroom.
 
Ryan: I love you.
Marissa: What?
Ryan: I love you.
Marissa: ... Thank you.
 
Seth: Separate seats, you guys. There's no sex in the champagne room.
 
Hailey: Is that the short chick next door?
Seth: Puberty happened. She's a Laker.
 
Sandy: Do you guys need anything?
Seth: Yes. Ryan needs a tear in the space time continuum.
 
Seth: Okay, that's a lot of genitalia in my pool.
 
Seth: I'm claustrophobic.
Ryan: Seth this place is huge. It has a kitchen and a bathroom.
Seth: Shh. Ryan, do not use up all the oxygen.
Ryan: You want a sandwich, a shower, we got all that here.
Seth: Ha ha ha. We're gonna die and I'm the good one.
Ryan: I sleep here every night. Three of the walls are made of windows.
Seth: Yes, which are now covered with naked dudes. We're trapped like rats.
Ryan: Rats in an enormous pool house. By the way, your aunt's really cool.
Seth: Yeah I know, she's be a bit unpredictable sometimes. My shirt's strangling me.
Ryan: Great, my girlfriend's kissing some guy. I'm stuck here with a lunatic.
 
 
Episode Goofs
 
Seth and Ryan get champagne spilled on them in one scene, but in the next scene, they are completely dry.
 
 
Cultural References
 
Sandy: She's crammed that poor Tivo full of every E! Hollywood Special.

E! is an entertainment channel that often has specials, including E! True Hollywood Story which follows the rise to fame of actors, sports stars, and other celebrities.
 
Hailey: Is that the short chick next door?
Seth: Puberty happened. She's a Laker.

The Lakers are the Los Angeles NBA basketball team.
 
 
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