The O.C., 1x01, “Pilot,” aired 5 Aug. 2003. Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) & Ryan Atwood (Benjamin McKenzie). Marissa: “Who are you?” Ryan: “Whoever you want me to be.” Marissa: “Okay... Hey, can I bum a cigarette?” Ryan gives her a cigarette. Marissa: “So, what are you doing here? Seriously.” Ryan: “Seriously? I stole a car. Crashed it. Actually, my brother did. Since he had a gun and drugs on him, he's in jail. I got out, and my mom threw me out. She was pissed off and drunk.”

"I love shopping, tanning and celebrity gossip. Always have, always will." Season 4 - The Metamorphosis.

Marissa after Tijuana

OK, it's been a decade or so, but you can be real with me: you're still a little in love with The O.C. It is a real pang to your heart every day, and you wish you could find more ways to incorporate it into your life. Well, though Halloween wasn't…

"I don't know what my future is, but I know it's with you."

"You just have to be yourself." "Yeah because that always works SO well." -Seth & Kirsten Cohen. #TheOC Season 1, #13: The Best Chrismukkah Ever."

taylah, eighteen, australia