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Marissa Cooper Analysis

Coop, as Summer calls her. Or Cosmo Girl as Seth refers to her in his comic book. The girl next door whom Ryan first met in that driveway, delivering the most iconic flirtatious pick-up line in history. Yup, we’re going to dive deeper into the one and only Marissa Cooper, the heart of the show, who’s sadly misunderstood and overlooked even in The OC fandom. (Also, because she’s not here to defend herself, but we got you, girl!)

She’s introduced as the rich girl next door, who’s waiting to be picked up by her possibly first, long time boyfriend in the driveway. Later on, we find out that she’s not just the ordinary girl next door. She’s organized and loves planning events (the fashion show was the start of many),  while it may seem like she’s only doing it for her mother’s sake, but you can tell that she really enjoys it as it becomes another way of escapism  from her dysfunctional family (other than drinking that we’ll get into that later). She does this every season that when she’s kicked off the school even for heroic reasons, that’s when everything starts spiraling out of control that she loses herself. 

Now let’s talk about Luke, Marissa’s first, long-time boyfriend who happens to be a water polo guy that Seth might or might not hold hatred for. From the first season, we get to see a glimpse of how her family, well, Julie mostly, is the kind of rich family that forces her to be and stay with Luke just because they “look good on paper”. It reminds me of Blair and Nate from Gossip Girl, another one of Josh Schwartz’s big hit show. However, Marissa doesn’t seem too happy with the rich life that she’s used to, especially when she knows that her father is possibly in deep trouble as cops keep showing up at her door. Enter Ryan. He’s an outsider, someone who’s far different than her, someone that she longed for in years. She’s intrigued, that one is hard to deny. However, when they start talking and conversing in each other as they sneak into the Model Home house, she realizes that they’re not that different, if anything, they’re similar. In a way.. But, when Cotillion comes around, she doesn’t know what to do, as Julie once again, demands that she stays with Luke just because they’re “picture perfect” (doesn’t matter if the guy cheats and whores around behind her back like the asshole he is *sigh*). And if we’re not going to blame Blair Waldorf for letting Nate cheat on her and still choose to be with him, then we’re not going to shame Marissa, either. Yes, we went there. (take that, Bustle and TheTalko!). 

Marissa’s addiction. That one is possibly one of her worst traits, that the writers loved toying around with throughout the seasons. She tends to go overboard with this one as we see on the very first episode where she steals a whole bottle of alcohol and is left on the driveway, passed-out. This is where Ryan comes in, carrying her back to the pool house, indirectly claiming as her savior *this goes both ways for each other throughout the series, by the way*. Her alcoholism isn’t just the only thing that occurs whenever her life’s on downward spiral, it’s also shown in her bedroom sometimes. When she’s on a grey area with her life emotionally, she reflects it on her bedroom, that soon leads to be a makeover project by her best friend, Summer. Summer describes this as a reason why she’s so depressed, which psychologically speaking, can be accurate. Messy rooms are sometimes interpreted as one’s life not being as organized as they expect it to be, therefore they tend to think that “if my life is out of control, then what’s the point of keeping my room clean”? This is definitely what happens to Marissa. 

Her addiction doesn’t even get too much until Season 3. Even after what happens with Ryan’s brother, we rarely see her taking a drop after, Ryan says and I quote, “You’ve been amazing,” She replies with, “I know what it feels like to have someone believes in you when no one else does.” 

 Aside from negative coping, she’s not only known for that, if you’re actually looking closely into her character and not just judging it based on the cover. She’s an avid reader, though it’s barely shown, but we see her having her nose buried in a book every once in a while. Now that I think about it, that and many other positive qualities that she has, should have been focused and explored way more. She’s organized and carries planner whenever she needs to, she’s clearly more than the girl who needed saving if only the writers see that. Cause then maybe, people won’t refer to her as a “tragic” character that the writers want us to believe *she is not*. 

She’s definitely an introvert - compared to her best friend, Summer, who’s more the life of the party. Sure, she goes to parties and surrounds herself with her so-called “friends”, but you can literally see her drinking alone in the corner while Summer is probably having a lot more fun than she is. It’s clear that she only uses party scene as a way to steal alcohol that she will probably drink later at night as a way of coping. She also seems to be uncomfortable around new people and charges her energy while she’s on her own. This is why when she’s kicked off the school and has to go to a new environment, she doesn’t fit in right away, which leads to her insecurity increasing even higher (something that she also struggles with on a daily basis). The insecurity itself is possibly rooted from maternal issues she has, we see that on the very first episode, Julie is critizing her on how she looks, how she takes the comment on a personal level. After overdosing herself in Tijuana, she’s put on Suicide Watch, and we learn that she also suffers from “possible” ED in the past, masking it something that’s not serious because she was very stressed at the time, but is it though? Now, we never really know further cause that storyline is never explored further, we also don’t know if the writers are taking it seriously or just putting heavy weight on her shoulder for fun. Either way, it really sucks for her character, especially when she had other deep trauma issues that are barely addressed throughout the series.

Her savior complex. Now now now, this one is kind of controversial, excluding the last season where the main focus is “Ryan failed to save her”, helping and saving people are actually her forte, just like Ryan - which is why they probably connect in the first place. People love to call she’s selfish and needs saving all the time, but they’re people, who don’t bother to look deeper and judge all they please, it’s sickening. First, despite how problematic it might seem, she tries to help Oliver (no matter how many times Ryan thinks she doesn’t). She sees herself in Oliver and is scared that he might go down the rabbit hole if she leaves him alone, that’s actually sweet and showcases her nurturing side. The only downside is that every guy she does this to, seems to take it the wrong way and thinks of it as more than a friendly gesture. Cause you know, it was the 2000s, boy/girl friendships aren’t as common as it is now. She even lets Ryan go to help Theresa even though she needs him as well, knowing that he literally has an affair with another girl while they are still kind of together. How she’s trying to make  Ryan’s brother feel welcome in the neighborhood, keeping him company, not realizing that Trey might turn out to be the one that truly hurt and destroy her. What makes my blood boil even more is when they call her stupid for trusting Trey, for what, really? For wanting to get to know Ryan’s family because she loves him that much, that she’s willing to go far and beyond? *shudders* Even then, she’s still not thinking of herself when that happens, that her only response when Trey confronts her is “Me?! How about Ryan?” So yeah, I’ll fight anyone who calls her selfish. My ass.  The other thing with Johnny is that, she doesn’t try to save him, she actually sees him as a friend that she can vent to about her traumatic events that happen to her in the previous season. Because, for some reason they make Ryan look and seem like a douche this season and not wanting to talk to her though he always is there for her before *probably for angst, right?*. It’s actually stupid how they twist Johnny around and make him in love with her, leaving her yet alone again, but guess that’s what they’re trying to accomplish with her character as she’s left with her addiction only during this entire thing. 

Saving guys who don’t even deserve a shred of her kindness aren’t the only thing she’s good at - remember Hailey, Kirsten’s sister, who ends up a stripper that one time and how Marissa and Ryan find her and as he’s about to give up after getting kicked out of a club, she’s still optimistic and comes up with a plan to save her? Yeah, that one true partner in crime right there. She also schemes every now and then, not that that’s ever explored deeply in the show, but it’s there. 

Now Volchok, the guy that we all want to punch (Let’s go, Ryan!). She just loses a friend (one she can talk to about traumatic events), deals with s3xual assault and having to shoot someone to save her boyfriend, that’s got to be too much on a teenager girl like her. So no, she doesn’t just do that because she “loves to date bad boys”. There she is, standing and looking around the Model Home house, reconciling of the old times between her and Ryan. She realizes that she wants to be with Ryan and is ready for it too, but she can’t seem to go over to him when the time comes, giving him the mixtape that she makes him. The situation’s reversed, she used to be the rich girl with a mansion, now there she is, barely having her own bedroom, living in a trailer park. To add to that, she’s dealing with traumatic events still, so of course she’s insecure. She thinks she’s not good enough for Ryan and giving in to Volchok is a sign of that. But she wants Ryan to be happy, hence why she chases after Sadie, practically driving the girl into his arms. Poor, poor girl deserves so much better.

Let’s take a breather and talk about her family now. Despite how dysfunctional it might seem on the outside, and how many furniture thrown in the pool, doesn’t erase the fact that she’s a family girl. Jimmy, her father, has a way of coming and going any ways he likes. She even points it out and says, “You know, I wish you’d be like a real dad,” Ouch, that hurt. But it’s true, when it comes to family, she’s looking for a tradition, something stable that she can always cling onto especially when she’s in time of need. This is why when she comes up bringing bagels to the Cohen’s house, she feels warmed and welcomed by the family. It’s the one thing she lacks of in her family. Julie, despite the crazy ways in providing for her, is actually doing a better job at being there for her than Jimmy ever does. Sure, Julie is seen more of a villain in the first season (hell, the woman sleeps with her boyfriend that she lost her virginity to, so if I were her, I’d understand if she wants to, say, take revenge and invite her mom’s sister that Julie strongly hates as part of her master plan), but by the end of Season 3, they really grow stronger as a mother-daughter relationship that we really wish to see more of if given a chance.  Despite not showing much for her and only coming for the drama, she truly cares for her sister, Kaitlin. When she’s done moping around after traumatic events, she drives away to where her sister’s boarding school is, all because she wants to help her sister with something. There she is, finally having drama-free, fun episode where we get to see her strolling around in a sexy school girl outfit, but clearly the writers never catch her a break and hate to see her happy for once. 

Marissa is always seen as beautiful on the outside, but I don’t think she ever feels it at times. Luke’s cheating, probably makes her feel insecure and her mother sleeping with him helps as well. Ryan is the only person who actually sees her. She’s his heather.

People love pointing out her flaws when it comes to her relationship with darling Ryan, but the truth is, she has always been putting him before anyone else. She saves him multiple times throughout the series, even when he’s hardly there for her in Season 3. When she follows him to Chino, she visits his house and finds out more about him as a child - discovering that he used to be in a play dressed as Snoopy (again, she’s finding more and more about him because she cares and loves him deeply). Then, he goes out there saving his brother, not knowing that who he’s dealing with, she comes just in time with a car, saving him. This happens again when he’s broken up with Lindsay, she finds him in the rain, and comforts him, no talking needed. She shot her rapist to save him by the finale. Even in Season 3, when he’s chasing trouble with Volchok going back to his old ways as she’s miles away from Newport, he seeks for her help again, she is quick to respond and be there for him right away. Something he fails to do during this season, don’t ever tell me that she never thinks of him when that’s not true. She encourages him to talk about his architecture dream when they’re both on a college trip (this is such goals!). 

With her neglectful and narcistic parents, emotionally, and Ryan’s who’s more physically, that’s why they click and their relationship works. He doesn’t trust anyone and she doesn’t encourage her bad behavior on him, but they’re both there for each other. Always. She’s his constant, just like he’s hers, she accepts him the way he is because she’s imperfect as well. She sees him as the one thing that she can rely on and that’s really sweet. They both come from dysfunctional family with their own issues in hopes to build one of their own that actually works, at least that’s what we’re all rooting for, right? 

Well, at least, in another world, we see Marissa Cooper and Ryan Atwood sailing away on a boat, travelling, and exploring the world as they should be before settling back down to their roots - Model Home House, Newport. It’s what she deserves. 

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For my first video I’ve done an in depth style analysis of The O.C. in all of its 2000s glory! I hope you enjoy and I’d love it if you could comment, like and/or subscribe as I plan to make similar videos in the near future!

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i think at the show's height peyton was as reviled as marissa. a lot of the hate - in both cases - have a strong sexist strain of how dare these girls complain about their problems and drag down my show. it was really uplifting how much hilarie loves and defends peyton. i wish someone would tell barton that the people who love marissa love her for her emotional complexity and kindness, not super tragic party girl shtick. it's obvious she's internalised a lot of negative ideas communicated to her

Ugh, that's so lame. Definitely agreed about the sexism thing and the similarities to the hate that Marissa Cooper received from fans. The "dramas" of these young women are not considered compelling or interesting for various reasons, not exclusively but often partly because they are deemed to transgress some other invisible norm of femininity. (I would also add Rory Gilmore to this select group of female teen characters who get unfairly hated on by fans). Again, we can like and not like whichever characters you want, but it's important to interrogate your reactions if they are so strong you are writing "anti-X" posts on social media 🙃 I'd love it if the marissa discourse extended to cover a wider analysis of female characters on teen shows in the early-mid 00's.

But yes, I love how Hilarie Burton Morgan defends Peyton, and I especially love how Sophia Bush defends Peyton, especially when so many Peyton-haters love the character of Brooke Davis. It's extra meaningful that the actress who plays Brooke is so protective of Peyton.

And same, I agree that Mischa Barton's conception of Marissa doesn't really line up with what so many fans loved about the character. It is what it is, and it's not exactly an uncommon phenomenon for an actor to have a different vision than the fans, but if I could write MB a letter I would tell her exactly what you said, that the fans love Marissa for her kindness and her openness and her emotional depth.

I caught up with the OTH podcast, and omg, I just love it so much. It's what The OC podcast should be. I am in awe of the three women, Bethany Joy Lenz, Hilarie Burton Morgan, and Sophia Bush--they are so thoughtful and intelligent, and they thread the line perfectly between loving the show and looking at it as a piece of culture to be analyzed and critiqued. And they also are so good at reflecting on their own personal growth and how it affected their experience on the show and their perspective now, how they've changed since 2003. Their friendship is so beautiful, they are so supportive and loving toward one another, it's so special to see. The podcast is actually making me want to rewatch OTH, which I have never actually done because I never cared enough. And they are spilling actual tea! Like, I loved when they were talking about the evolving relationships and they all revealed that they were told different things by the writers/producers about the endgame relationships...they told Hilarie that Peyton and Jake were endgame and told Sophia that Brooke and Lucas were endgame (I am assuming this was sometime in later S1/early S2...). (Also knowing this, it definitely makes me more and more confident that MB and RB would have been told different things on set about each other and their characters). Anyway, really can't recommend the podcast enough...it's such a fun listen.

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looked up "marissa cooper analysis" on google and i'll say it again marissa cooper deserved better than the fandom or the rest of the world there

Yikes, yeah probably not for me. I’m really sad at how she’s perceived by the general public so I’ll be over here in my little bubble holding her close because she deserves the world.

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Loved your analysis of The OC, and I agree that killing off Marissa was the worst mistake of the show. Executive Producer Josh Schwartz obliged to killing Marissa off, because he deduced that the audience hated her character. He admitted that this was a mistake when live ratings fell drastically in season 4, and he said that listening to a vocal minority is wrong, because as he learned, they weren't the majority. Funny how subsequent shows never seem to learn form this.

Josh Schwartz sucks, killing off Marissa was such a bonehead move and then he kept hiding behind the “she was too tragic to live” excuse, which was just pathetic. Marissa Cooper deserved better!

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[safflowerseason]

how do you feel about the new oc podcast that rachel bilson and melinda clarke are launching?

I feel like...I haven’t heard very much about it, lol...wasn’t the announcement was leaked early or it got bungled or something? It seems like there wasn’t a lot of popular press coverage...like I had to go to Deadline to actually find an article about it, it’s not like the news was trending on Twitter. So...that seems significant 🙃

Anyway, I’m obviously interested and will check it out, although my hopes aren’t *that* high...I think its success will likely hinge on how good Bilson and Clarke’s chemistry as hosts, and whether or not they are even good hosts. Can they ask good questions? Do they understand the power of Marissa Cooper?! Can they talk just the two of them about the show and it’s actually interesting and not just fluffy memories? It will be interesting to see which cast members come on the show...if they had confirmed McKenzie, Barton, and Brody’s participation I’m sure it would have been announced alongside the podcast, so everything still feels quite preliminary...they don’t even have a clip to share yet?? *shakes head* I guess they really are treating “celebrity” podcasts like movies now...

Clearly my preferred brand of analysis tends more toward “critical thinking about The OC as a piece of groundbreaking popular culture”, so I was intrigued to hear that (according to Deadline) the podcast will actually bring on culture writers and sociologists to talk about the show’s impact. Deadline also mentioned there would be over 100 episodes?!?! The actual show itself didn’t even make it to 100 episodes! They also mentioned fans would be able to participate, and I feel like I should genuinely write in and say “check out #the marissa discourse tag on Tumblr and let me come on the show...” 

[safflowerseason]

Saff, your insights and analysis never fail to amaze me. I’ve never watched the OC but now I’m like damn, maybe I should watch it 😂😂

Hahaha, oh no, did you originally follow for Veep content, and now this blog is suddenly nothing but mini-essays about Marissa Cooper? I had no idea there was so much untapped fandom energy for The OC! I feel like someone should email Mischa Barton’s people...

You should at least watch the pilot and let me know what you think! Anyone can join The OC Pilot (Re)Watch Discussion Club! It’s only forty minutes of your time!

But for any wayward Veep fans still out there...I’m doing a Dan/Amy post soon! And I was thinking of maybe resurrecting the Veep Rewatch series. I was rewatching S1 and S2 the other day and just feelings all kinds of bittersweet nostalgia feeling about it. Remember when Selina visits the marines and shoots a gun and Dan has a literal diabolical giggle fit in the background? *sigh* Those were the days.

[safflowerseason]

do you have any observations for s2 of the oc bitches? they've benefitted a lot from being physically together. i've been a little surprised at their ability to keep the overwhelming positivity around the show going

honestly, I stopped listening to the podcast pretty early on in S1 :/ It couldn't keep my interest...the lack of critical analysis/lack of good good hosting skills just bummed me out. I still follow the account on Instagram, though.

I'm glad to hear--for the audience's sake!--that being in the same room has helped Rachel Bilson's and Melinda Clarke's chemistry as hosts. As for their attitude, I'm not really surprised they've continued to be so upbeat and mindlessly positive about everything...it seemed pretty clear early on that they were just going to cheerlead everything except Mischa Barton/Marissa Cooper. Also, fwiw, the first half of S2 still isn't terrible...the ratings weren't plummeting and there are some interesting plot developments...S3 is when things got *so* bad the show was literally undoing its own legacy in real time. I think that would be hard for any actor to confront directly, to be fair, but I also can't see RB and MC doing so with any genuine introspection.

[safflowerseason]

Hey! Thought you might be interested in my video on Marissa that I finally got around to making😊 https://youtu.be/v3q-gxUwAEU

Hi there! Such a great video analysis! (I'm sorry it took me so long to watch it, lol). A fantastic example of the marissa discourse. I liked how you framed your exploration within the specific early/mid-00's aggressive tabloid culture. Can't wait for more OC videos from you! (fingers crossed for the Marissa/Julie style analysis next 😉)

OC Anons, check out this excellent youtube video that compares and contrasts Mischa Barton and Marissa Cooper's trajectories - https://youtu.be/v3q-gxUwAEU.