The BEST episodes written by Josh Schwartz

8.76

353 votes

#1 - The End's Not Near, It's Here

The O.C. - Season 4 - Episode 16

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.

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8.50

367 votes

#2 - The Dearly Beloved

The O.C. - Season 2 - Episode 24

Familiar faces show up for a final farewell to Caleb. Meanwhile, Sandy takes action to help Kirsten. And when Ryan learns about the Trey-Marissa incident, a showdown - if not a tragedy - is inevitable.

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8.42

4579 votes

#3 - Chuck Versus the Ring: Part 2

Chuck - Season 3 - Episode 19

Shaw returns to threaten everything that Chuck holds dear as his friends, family and the woman he loves are all put in mortal danger. Chuck has to find Shaw and stop him before his own world gets torn apart.

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8.19

367 votes

#4 - The Rainy Day Women

The O.C. - Season 2 - Episode 14

Rain - and it seems there are as many problems as raindrops. Kirsten, Sandy...and Rebecca. Julie, Marissa...and Alex. Lindsay, Ryan...and Chicago. Summer, Seth...and Italy. Can't rain forever, can it?

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8.12

355 votes

#5 - The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't

The O.C. - Season 2 - Episode 6

Friends, festivities, 8 days of gifts, another day with a whole lot of gifts. Seth's formula for the perfect Chrismukkah may come undone when Caleb's confession rocks the Cohen world.

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8.10

399 votes

#6 - The Ties That Bind

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 27

Summer is near and that means sun, surf and rejuvenation. Or to Ryan, Seth and Marissa, it may mean none of the above as each faces a critical crossroad. Just the same, Newport society rises to the occasion when Caleb and Julie do the "I do."

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8.09

137 votes

#7 - Now Comes the Mystery

Looking for Alaska - Season 1 - Episode 7

Culver Creek grapples with a devastating tragedy. A potential clue only leads to more questions.

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7.99

148 votes

#8 - It's Very Beautiful Over There

Looking for Alaska - Season 1 - Episode 8

The search for answers pulls our group apart, until one final prank brings them back together.

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7.95

332 votes

#9 - The Graduates

The O.C. - Season 3 - Episode 25

Graduation: A time for friends, family, celebration, remembrance, letting go, and moving on to tomorrow. Odd man out in all the events is Volchok. Then, it happens...

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7.93

458 votes

#10 - The Countdown

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 14

As the New Year looms, Ryan doesn't know how to respond when Marissa says those three meaningful words. Sandy and Kirsten are wallflowers at a swingers' party. And at home, Seth thinks of what might have been.

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7.87

271 votes

#11 - A Taste of Your Own Medicine

Dynasty (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 7

Blake’s hopes for a perfect Thanksgiving are ruined when he clashes with both Fallon and Steven. Cristal's houseguest serves up a shocking surprise.

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7.82

372 votes

#12 - The Distance

The O.C. - Season 2 - Episode 1

Come home, Seth! If Sandy can't persuade his alienated son to return to the family perhaps Ryan can. Meanwhile, Theresa realizers her relationship with Ryan is on life support. Time to pull the plug?

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7.81

459 votes

#13 - The Homecoming

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 11

Used to be Seth couldn't find a girl. Now he has two - Anna and Summer show up for Thanksgiving. Ryan also has double trouble, as he and Marissa visit his old neighborhood and encounter an ex-flame.

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7.80

515 votes

#14 - The Escape

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 7

What happens in Mexico stays in Mexico. But the secrecy surrounding a summer's-end teen trip to Tijuana can't stop Marissa from feeling the way she feels when she sees Luke with Holly.

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7.80

555 votes

#15 - The Debut

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 4

Ryan promised to stay out of trouble. But trouble finds him as he, Seth, Marissa and others take part in one of the biggest events on the Newport social calendar: the Debutantes Ball.

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7.79

351 votes

#16 - Guilt is for Insecure People

Dynasty (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 3

In a throwback to the '80s, the Carringtons don their best costumes for their Charity Gala. Suspicions swirl as Steven faces serious charges. Blake files a cease and desist order against Fallon. Anders confronts Cristal about her past.

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7.77

4015 votes

#17 - Chuck Versus the First Date

Chuck - Season 2 - Episode 1

Chuck must prevent a menacing operative from obtaining a device that would ultimately lead to a new intersect. Meanwhile Chuck asks Sarah out on a real first date as Casey deals with a difficult assignment.

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7.77

347 votes

#18 - The Family Ties

The O.C. - Season 2 - Episode 7

Time to move on: Jimmy decides to relocate to Maui. Time to make a move: Ryan and Lindsay wonder about a first kiss. Time to bust a move: Seth turns bad boy in an attempt to impress Alex.

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7.77

1040 votes

#19 - Much 'I Do' About Nothing

Gossip Girl - Season 1 - Episode 18

Blair takes matters into her own hands to help Serena with Georgina. Lily prepares for her wedding as it is designed to be the Upper East Side's social event of the year. Serena finally tells Dan the whole truth about her past.

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7.76

6190 votes

#20 - Chuck Versus the Intersect

Chuck - Season 1 - Episode 1

Chuck Bartowski is an average computer geek until files of government secrets are downloaded into his brain. He is soon scouted by the CIA and NSA to act in place of their computer.

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7.76

856 votes

#21 - Premiere

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 1

Just a freeway's drive away. And yet worlds apart. Rejected by his parents after a brush with the law, Ryan Atwood moves temporarily into the pool house of his attorney's posh Newport Beach home...and finds both friends and foes among the privileged O.C. youth.

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7.73

1431 votes

#22 - Pilot

Gossip Girl - Season 1 - Episode 1

Gossip Girl is busy spreading the news that "it girl" Serena Van Der Woodsen has returned to Manhattan after a mysterious and self-imposed exile to boarding school.

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7.72

423 votes

#23 - Spit It Out

Dynasty (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 2

All eyes are on the Carringtons in the wake of the Windbriar accident, prompting Blake to call a family meeting. Fallon helps cover up Cristal’s affair to protect the family name.

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7.71

304 votes

#24 - The Second Chance

The O.C. - Season 2 - Episode 11

Try try again. A cardiac crisis gives Caleb a new outlook. Seth and Summer struggle to deny their attraction. And if, as Sandy says, Rebecca is dead, why does Kirsten find her in Sandy's office? Uh-oh.

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7.69

451 votes

#25 - The Secret

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 12

No one was supposed to see what happened. But Luke did. And so did Ryan. Now, somehow, all Newport knows that Luke's dad has been living a lie. And subsequent gossip raises questions of secrecy and trust.

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7.68

146 votes

#26 - The Nourishment Is Palatable

Looking for Alaska - Season 1 - Episode 4

Despite the warnings of his friends, Miles agrees to spend Thanksgiving with Alaska at Culver Creek. But a trip to the Colonel’s home for the holiday, designed to bring everyone together, only leaves our group further apart.

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7.67

330 votes

#27 - Private as a Circus

Dynasty (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 4

In the wake of the robbery, Cristal lures Blake away for a weekend in the woods. Fallon goes after a big contract. Steven works to clear his name.

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7.66

1276 votes

#28 - The Wild Brunch

Gossip Girl - Season 1 - Episode 2

In the wake of the Kiss on the Lips party, Serena receives a cold reception from Blair. Serena decides to take Dan to Chuck's fundraiser.

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7.66

570 votes

#29 - I Hardly Recognized You

Dynasty (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 1

After coming to blows over business with her stepmother to be, an ever-ambitious Fallon sets her sights on her father's biggest rival, Jeff Colby. When Cristal's nephew Sam comes to town, her carefully concealed history could bring her future crashing down.

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7.64

273 votes

#30 - The Chrismukkah Bar Mitz-vahkkah

The O.C. - Season 3 - Episode 10

Seth's a man with a holiday plan: Hold an honorary bar mitzvah for Ryan and donate the funds to Johnny's surgery. Now try to convince Ryan to do it...and persuade Johnny to accept it. Also: Julie + Summer's dad? Stay tuned!

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7.64

471 votes

#31 - The Girlfriend

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 6

Every Newport guy needs a Newport girl. Seth finds a way to impress Summer; Luke and Marissa share a night of passion, and the mid-20s girlfriend of Kirsten's father has a predatory eye on Ryan. Julie drops the D-bomb on Jimmy.

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7.62

165 votes

#32 - Tell Them I Said Something...

Looking for Alaska - Season 1 - Episode 2

An expulsion ignites an escalating prank war with the Weekday Warriors as both sides try and discover who is “the rat” inside Culver Creek. Miles finds his future at the school at risk and his loyalty to his new friends tested.

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7.62

420 votes

#33 - The Proposal

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 24

Engagement announcements are joyful news, right? Not when it means the one person Kirsten despises will become her stepmom. And not when Marissa will have a new family arrangement she doesn't want.

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7.61

851 votes

#34 - Valley Girls

Gossip Girl - Season 2 - Episode 24

In a flashback, Lily runs away to Los Angeles, reconnecting with her parents. Back in present day, Blair and Nate attend prom together, but the evening doesn't turn out as planned.

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7.58

285 votes

#35 - The Aftermath

The O.C. - Season 3 - Episode 1

Trey's in a coma, Marissa pulled the trigger, who's going to take the fall? Ryan? But maybe there's a way out for Kid Chino.

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7.55

475 votes

#36 - The Heartbreak

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 19

Time to forgive and forget - or so Marissa thinks. But Ryan isn't ready, and the presence of former love Theresa at the Valentine Dance adds to Marissa's concerns. Summer and Seth work on the, um, mechanics.

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7.52

588 votes

#37 - The Model Home

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 2

When Ryan is faced with being shuffled into the child-services system, Seth comes up with a plan: Ryan can secretly live in an unfinished home owned by Seth's mom. It's a foolproof plan - for a while.

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7.52

108 votes

#38 - Rewind

Marvel's Runaways - Season 1 - Episode 2

A retelling of episode one, as seen from the parents’ perspective. Everyone’s on edge, but after tonight, should all go as planned, they won’t have to worry about their obligations again.

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7.49

276 votes

#39 - The Summer Bummer

The O.C. - Season 4 - Episode 6

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.

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7.49

402 votes

#40 - The L.A.

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 22

Operation Protect Marissa! Seth and Ryan plan to keep Marissa from finding out about her mom's affair. It also becomes Operation Rescue Hailey when they inadvertently attend a Hollywood party where she's a stripper.

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7.44

319 votes

#41 - The Avengers

The O.C. - Season 4 - Episode 1

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.

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7.41

272 votes

#42 - The My Two Dads

The O.C. - Season 4 - Episode 9

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.

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7.41

434 votes

#43 - The Rivals

The O.C. - Season 1 - Episode 17

People who won't be on each other's Christmas-card list: Ryan and Oliver. Their rivalry for Marissa intensifies, with Ryan risking his standing at Harbor to unmask Oliver's true character.

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7.41

4743 votes

#44 - Chuck Versus the Helicopter

Chuck - Season 1 - Episode 2

As Chuck is beginning to adapt to his new life as a spy, a doctor who could possibly "cure" Chuck is murdered. Chuck then begins a high-speed fight for his life, all while trying to decide which of his two new colleagues might be out to get him. Meanwhile, Chuck's sister Ellie invites Sarah to dinner to meet the family.

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7.37

3225 votes

#45 - Chuck Versus the Third Dimension

Chuck - Season 2 - Episode 12

Chuck foils a plan to kill Tyler Martin, an international rock star. Chuck's night out with Tyler leads to trouble. Morgan holds a contest among his fellow employees.

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7.35

260 votes

#46 - The Return of the Nana

The O.C. - Season 2 - Episode 21

Nana's getting married - news that has Sandy, Seth and Ryan off to Miami. Back at the OC, Zach wows Summer with a home-cooked meal, Kirsten sorts out her Carter feelings and Trey's feelings for Marissa take a terrifying turn.

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7.35

92 votes

#47 - The Demon Brother

City on Fire - Season 1 - Episode 7

Charlie races to stop a new threat.

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7.34

968 votes

#48 - Gone Maybe Gone

Gossip Girl - Season 6 - Episode 1

Chuck and Blair make a promise to each other. Dan enlists Georgina to write a tell-all book. Nate decides to have The Spectator go after Gossip Girl. The gang is stunned at what their search for Serena turns up.

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7.34

107 votes

#49 - Land of a Thousand Dances

City on Fire - Season 1 - Episode 4

Keith becomes a suspect—and begins to fear an even worse possibility. Charlie uncovers his first real clue.

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7.33

331 votes

#50 - The Secrets and Lies

The O.C. - Season 3 - Episode 19

A race to the bottom: Marissa's ties with Volchok may send her into substance-abuse free fall...but not before she gathers herself enough to save the Ryan-Sadie match. The Newport Group events turn violent.

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