The OC is back for 2007
High school seems like a distant memory to the young graduates of Harbor School--in the affluent ocean-side community of Newport Beach in Orange County, California--particularly because they have been thrust into adulthood after the death of their beloved friend Marissa Cooper.
The Cohens struggle to keep their ward, Ryan Atwood, focused on the future, fighting the forces that threaten to pull him back into his old life. Sandy Cohen returns to the public defender's office, and he and his wife, Kirsten, are the happiest they have ever been with each other.
Yet the Cohens must still rise to the challenge of keeping their family together while they reach out to another troubled teen, Marissa's little sister, Kaitlin, who has returned to Orange County, poised to become the number one troublemaker at Harbor School. Over the summer, Kaitlin befriended the departed Luke Ward's younger twin brothers, Eric and Brad, who worship her.
Summer Roberts attends Brown University in Rhode Island, where she has reinvented herself as a left-leaning, tree-hugging activist under the sway of a classmate named Che. Out are Summer's celebrity gossip magazines, and in are her "chicken lovers of the world unite!" flyers.
Meanwhile, Seth Cohen, lonely in Orange County and working at a local comic book store, turns to watching golf with Summer's father, Dr. Neil Roberts, and hanging out with the local socialites for stimulation.
In the fourth season premiere, everyone struggles to adjust to
life without Marissa. Dealing with her death in the only way
he knows how, Ryan has moved out of the Cohen house. When
Ryan misses a special dinner, Seth finds him in the wrong part of
town and calls Summer for help. Meanwhile, Julie
Cooper will do anything--even yard work--to avoid dealing with
the loss of Marissa. Kaitlin earns a new pair of boots from
Dr. Roberts in true Cooper fashion. And Taylor
Townsend hides out in the diner and tries to convince her
friends that she is in Paris.
Ryan travels to Mexico--with a stubborn Seth in tow--to put an end
to his turmoil in the only way he knows how, but he comes up empty
in quest for revenge. Meanwhile, Seth meets some new friends
in Mexico, including a Marine, who help him find what he is looking
for. Harbor School's new female dean of discipline, Dean
Torres, forces Kaitlin and Julie to work together on Harbor's
clothing drive. And the Cohens ostracize Julie when they
discover that she was part of Ryan and Seth's activities.
Also, after Taylor visits Summer unannounced, the truth about Paris
comes out, and Summer continues separating herself from everything
related to Orange County.
* Captions available on Teletext page 801
