This week, Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke are joined by Marguerite Moreau who played Summer’s rival, Reed Carlson, to discuss season 2, episode 22, “The Showdown.”

Marguerite discusses how she got into acting and talks about being in one of Rachel’s favorite films, “Wet Hot American Summer.” Hear about all the O.C. behind-the-scenes fun they had when they shot the graphic novel launch party with Adam and Michael.  And Marguerite tells the ladies what it was like to work with *spoiler alert for next episode* George Lucas!  And just how vastly different is the OC from Marguerite’s hometown, Newport Beach...she and Melinda discuss! 

The Showdown Synopsis:  Marissa is reeling from being nearly raped by Trey and is refusing to tell Ryan, who is starting to get suspicious about what happened while he was in Miami. Seth and Zach have declared war over Summer’s affections.  Meanwhile, Sandy confronts Kirsten about her very apparent drinking problem, and Caleb hands over divorce papers to Julie.  

**Trigger Warning:  This episode contains sensitive material containing sexual assault, if want to skip ahead please avoid listening/viewing from 37:00 through 47:02 of the podcast. Help is always available for anyone struggling with the trauma of sexual assault, RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization and offers help to survivors, if you need to speak to someone, you can call their hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE. ** 

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