Willa Holland joins the Welcome to the OC, Bitches podcast today!  Willa discusses how she got on The OC, the advice Peter Gallagher gave her and some of her favorite Bullit moments. Then later, Melinda Clarke and Rachel Bilson break down season 4, Episode 13, “The Case of the Franks.”

The Case of the Franks Synopsis: As Valentine’s Day approaches, Ryan worries the pressure will ruin his relationship with Taylor.  Revelations along with a psychic’s dire predictions cause Summer and Seth to question whether they are meant to be. Meanwhile,  A competition to find Julie’s true match is sparked between "Team Bullit ''  and "Team Frank" and with a new baby on the way, Kirsten finds herself dwelling on the past.

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Gary Grubbs aka Mr. Gordon Bullit himself joins Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke to discuss his time on The OC.  BANG! 

Gary discusses his OC audition, how he got his start in Hollywood and some of his fondest on-set memories of The OC.  Then later, Rachel and Melinda break down Season 4, Episode 12 “The Groundhogs Day” with some of Gary’s input as well.  

The Groundhogs Day synopsis:  Seth and Che get in some trouble with the police when Che drags Seth into helping him try to free a groundhog before Newport's annual Groundhog Day festival. Meanwhile, Kirsten gets some life altering news and Taylor gets some extra help from a therapist to make things different with Ryan.

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Director Patrick Norris joins Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke in the pool house to discuss Season 4, Episode 11, “The Dream Lover.”

Patrick directed this episode so he gives unique insight and details to the episode. They also discuss spirit animals, Adam Brody and Chris Pratt’s chemistry and Patrick also discusses The OC earthquake episode, The Night Moves.

The Dream Lover Synopsis;  Ryan competes with Henri-Michel for Taylor's affections. Che leads Seth on a trek of spiritual renewal complete with otters and frogs.  Meanwhile, Kirsten and Julie have to do some damage control and Kaitlin takes on some mean girls in the Harbor High Marching Band. 

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Editor Timothy Good joins Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke in the pool house today to discuss, Season 4, Episode 10. “The French Connection.”

Timothy is currently editing on “The Last of Us’ and discusses some of the techniques he learned on The OC, that he is using today on the hit HBO series.  Timothy also breaks down the scenes from an editing perspective and gives some great insight on how each scene was shot and edited. 

The French Connection Synopsis:   Taylor's ex-hubby writes a hot-selling erotic novel about his favorite, “peach”. Seth seeks Neil's permission to marry Summer. Meanwhile,  Kirsten uncovers Julie's biz scam and Kaitlin and Will grow closer. 

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This week, Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke are discussing Season 4, Episode 9, “My Two Dads.”

Rachel and Melinda discuss being Team Sandy, Summer and Seth’s dysfunctional engagement storyline, and Kaitlin’s storyline with Chris Brown.  Then later, they are joined by two super fans to answer questions about this episode and their overall experience on The O.C.

My Two Dads synopsis:  Seth and Summer each look for a way to call off the wedding. Who will crack first? Ryan's biological father, Frank,  plays the Big-C Card in hopes his son will see him.

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Norman Buckley is back for his last appearance on the podcast to discuss Season 4, Episode 8, “The Earth Girls Are Easy” with Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke. 

Norman noted that his first appearance on the podcast was S1, Episode 14 “The Countdown,” a New Years Eve episode and his last appearance on the podcast is today’s episode,  which is also about New Years Eve!  A full circle moment!  Norman  feels stylistically this is one of the best episodes he has ever directed and he gives great insight and behind-the-scenes details in relation to this particular episode. 

The Earth Girls Are Easy synopsis:   It’s New Years Eve, Seth, Summer, Taylor and Ryan head to Vegas where they encounter aliens, pregnancy tests and a potential marriage proposal!  Meanwhile, Bullit introduces a new accountant Frank who might blow up Julie’s new endeavors at New Match. 

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It’s one of the craziest episodes in The OC history, Season 4, Episode 7, “The Chrismukk-huh?” Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke are joined today by not only the writers of the episode, JJ Philibin and John Stephens but drunk Santa himself, Craig Susser pops by as well. Spoiler alert, Craig actually played four different characters in “The Chrismukk-huh”! Craig talks about how he was cast in The OC, he actually plays various characters in Season 3 and appears in two more episodes in Season 4. JJ and John discuss how they came up with the word, “hajoinks” and how much fun they had writing this episode. John also shares a very funny story about writing this episode that involves the late and great, Regis Philbin. The Chrismukk-huh synopsis: Ryan and Taylor both fall off a ladder and are transported to an alternate universe, where we see what life would be really like if Ryan Atwood never came to Newport. If you have a question for the OC Bitches, leave them a message at https://www.speakpipe.com/ocbitches or via email at welcometotheocb@gmail.com

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Michael Lange is back in the pool house with Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke to discuss, Season 4 Episode 6, "The Summer Bummer."

This is Michael’s last episode of The OC, he directed and he gives some great insight and behind-the-scenes content from the episode, including a hilarious blooper with Pancakes, the bunny.  Rachel also reveals her favorite Gordon Bullit quote that was in this particular episode. 

The Summer Bummer Synopsis:  Summer gets kicked out Brown, thanks to her friend Che. Ryan has fantasies about Taylor after kissing each other. And Kaitlin throws a party at Dr. Robert's house to get even with a popular girl.

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Brandon Quinn joins Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke to discuss Season 4, Episode 5 “The Sleeping Beauty.” Brandon discusses what iconic TV show made him want to be an actor, and tells a very hilarious story about how he got the role of Spencer Bullit on The OC. The trio also discuss their love for bunny rabbits, and Gary Grubbs aka Gordon Bullit! You can check out Brandon on season 3 of Sweet Magnolias, coming soon to Netflix! The Sleeping Beauty Synopsis: Ryan can't sleep, and a smitten Taylor tries to seduce him by becoming his sleep therapist. Meanwhile, Seth vows not to call Summer, and Kaitlin struggles when Julie has a fling with her tennis instructor Leave the OC Bitches a message at https://www.speakpipe.com/ocbitches or via email at welcometotheocb@gmail.com Please support our sponsors: Rocket Money, formerly known as Truebill, is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills —all in one place.Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to https://www.rocketmoney.com/OC Talkspace can help with any specific challenges you might be facing—it’s the #1 online therapy platform, with licensed therapists in over 40 specialties, including anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues and much more. To match with a licensed therapist today, go to https://www.talkspace.com/OC to ​get $100 off of your first month​ and show your support for the show. Too busy to cook? With Factor, skip the trip to the grocery store, and skip the chopping, prepping, and cleaning up, too. Factor’s fresh, never frozen, meals are ready in just 2 minutes, so all you have to do is heat and enjoy. Head to https://www.factomeals.com/oc50 and use code oc50 to get 50% off your first box. Sundays is air-dried dog food made from a short list of human-grade ingredients and costs 40% less than other healthy dog food brands because Sundays doesn’t waste money shipping frozen packages. Instead they spend on what matters: sourcing the best all-natural ingredients for your pup. We worked out a special deal for our dog-loving listeners. Get 35% off your first order of Sundays. Go to https://www.sundaysfordogs.com/THEOC or use code THEOC at checkout. Follow @rachelbilson, @themelindaclarke and @thebrandonquinn on Instagram.

Norman Buckley returns to the pool house with Rachel Bilson and Melinda Clarke to discuss Season 4, Episode 4, “The Metamorphosis.” Norman directed this episode so he gives some great insight on the storylines and he also discusses the music choices for this episode.  Norman also tells a very funny story about the naked singing Che scene. The Metamorphosis synopsis:  Summer soul-searches during a visit from Seth. Taylor pleads for Ryan's help with her marriage. Sandy longs for a guys' night. Julie vows to turn over a new leaf in moving on from Marissa's Death. Leave a message for the OC Bitches at https://www.speakpipe.com/ocbitches or email at welcometotheocb@gmail.com

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