The BEST episodes of The O.C. season 4
Every episode of The O.C. season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The O.C. season 4!
The O.C. is an idyllic paradise, a wealthy, harbour-front community where everything and everyone appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world of shifting loyalties and identities, of kids living secret lives hidden from their parents, and of parents living secret lives hidden from their children. Cohen, Cooper, Nichol families, and Ryan Atwood, a troubled teen from the wrong side of the tracks, who is thrust into this world, and who will forever change the lives of the residents of The O.C.
#1 - The End's Not Near, It's Here
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2007
Six months after Mother Nature grabbed everyone by the neck and shook, events return to normal. Very normal. But complacency is never the Cohen or Cooper way. Time to follow the head and heart to what's right.
#2 - The Night Moves
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/2007
Everything's okay. As okay as anything can be after a major earthquake. Now come coping, staying calm, helping...and somehow getting Ryan to the hospital before he bleeds to death.
#3 - The Cold Turkey
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2006
Julie is no longer invited. But guess who is coming to dinner: Homeless men, recruited by Summer, show up for the Cohen Thanksgiving. Ryan will be there, too - if he doesn't first commit murder when he learns where Volchok is.
#4 - The Earth Girls Are Easy
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/21/2006
Seth is clueless about what to do for New Year's Eve. Solution? Crash the Ryan-Taylor road trip to Vegas. Now add pregnancy tests, a space alien rave, thefts, misunderstandings, pursuits and a marriage proposal and it's time to welcome 2007!
#5 - The Case of the Franks
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/2007
Julie and Gordon? Or Julie and Frank? Summer and Seth? Or Summer and George? No, make that GEORGE. Mysteries of the heart (and the meddling of others) unfold as Valentine's Day nears.
#6 - The Chrismukk-huh?
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/2006
Sandy is married to Julie. Kirsten is Mrs. Jimmy Cooper. Summer is engaged to Winchester. Seth is in full geek mode. It's a parallel Newport. And Ryan, stuck there after a conk to the head, must change it.
#7 - The Sleeping Beauty
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2006
Taylor is sure the remedy for Ryan's sleeplessness is...Taylor! Plus: Summer is set up to take the fall for lawbreaking activism at Brown. And Kailtlin and Julie eye the same himbo.
#8 - The Metamorphosis
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/2006
Great news, Seth: The real artificial Summer is back! Her eco-activism is just a way of coping with Marissa's death. Or is it? Ryan isn't ready to be Ryan the Rescuer again. But Taylor needs rescuing.
#9 - The Shake Up
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2007
Make a movie: Summer challenges Seth's passivity. Make a move: Taylor wants to hear Ryan's profession of love. Make a mess of it: Kaitlin floats rumours about Frank and clown porn. Make way for Mother Nature...everyone!
#10 - The Gringos
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/2006
South of the border...Ryan slips away to Mexico to search for Volchok. Seth rides shotgun. And worried parents Sandy and Kirsten soon follow. Meanwhile, Summer has a surprise dorm visitor at Brown.
#11 - The Summer Bummer
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/2006
Love is a funny thing: Che handcuffs himself to the newly expelled Summer. And a sexy thing: Ryan fantasizes about Taylor. And a tender thing: Sandy and Kirsten share a recommitment ceremony.
#12 - The Avengers
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2006
Marissa is gone but not forgotten. Definitely not forgotten: Julie has hired a detective to find Volchok, who caused Marissa's death...and she wants to make sure the P.I.'s report ends up in the hands of angry Ryan.
#13 - The My Two Dads
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/2007
Warm hearts, cold feet: Seth and Summer each look for a way to call off the wedding. Who will crack first? Ryan's biological father plays the Big-C Card in hopes his son will see him.
#14 - The Groundhog Day
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2007
Free Newport Chuck! Che - with more than activism on his mind - enlists Seth in a plan to spring a groundhog from it's Feb. 2 rites. Kirsten has a 40th birthday party...and reveals another reason to celebrate.
#15 - The Dream Lover
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2007
Take her, I want her. Ryan overcomes his indecision and competes with Henri-Michel for Taylor's affections. Che leads Seth on a trek of spiritual renewal. Embrace your inner otter, Seth!
#16 - The French Connection
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2007
Taylor's ex-hubby writes a hot-selling wrotic novel. Who's the lead character? Three guesses and the first two don't count. Seth seeks Neil's permission to marry Summer. Kirsten uncovers Julie's biz scam.