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it jumped when they had Jimmy leave Julie the day of their wedding, then later in the season when they broke up Ryan and Marissa for good. These people belong together and it was stupid how things went in season 3. I won't mention season 4 'cause I simply hated it

season 4 was terrible.a total let down to the viewers who.....experienced all the ups n downs of ryan and marissas chemistry n love.whoever thought of season 4 ruined the entire oc for everyone as killing marissa KILLED OC and all the emotions attached to it...really stupid...and Taylor......couldent they get anyone better for ryan atlease 20 percent of marisssa..........i hated it

they shud have brought bakk hailey and jimmy in season 4 to stir things up. and they also could have brought bakk lindsey for cal's funeral.

Okay so i watched the episodes in a compleat different order. i watched season 2 then 4 then 1 and then 3.but i still think that season one was the best season, with the core four + luke and anna. The anna/seth/summer triangle was a bit boring but i loved the luke/julie storyline, it was intresting. And season 2 was not as good as 1 especialy the first 4 episodes.but it was still good and i found it quite witty. I loved the lindsey as cal's illigitimate daughter storyline and the chrismakkah episode of the season. but i didnt like the julie/jimmy affair, i mean after all they went throo in s1 they could end up together again in s2. and in my veiw there make out sceane in the chrismakkah ep totaly messed it up. also wasnt a fan of trey, rebecca, alex or cal's death. he was a great character with in the show and his death was like really sudden. anyway marissa shot trey! if i was her i would have let trey kill ryan. loved the adult storylines as well as the teens. ++ KILLING MARISSA WAS SAD, BUT SHE DIED SO MOVE ON R/M ARE OVER LIFE GOES ON!! i mean i hated ryan and taylor together but thats just the way it was. I think it oicked up arounf the last 4-6 episodes of season 4 there everything was coming to a end. any way.

Season1 - loved it!
Season2 - sucky towards the beginning but i loved the chrismakkah ep.
Season3 - Stuuupid! i did like the 3rd episode and ovi the graduated.
season4 - Bad! Liked the last 6 or so episodes.

I Defo Think The Show Jumped The Shark When Marissa Died. But I Think The People Who Say At The Beginning Of Season 2 Just Cant Cope With The Fact That There Was Change Between Seasons, I Mean I Wasnt A Major Fan Of Season 2 But That Was Not Bcoz Of The Change. I Do Think It Went Down Hill After The Chrismakkah Ep Of Season 4. And I Cant Stand Taylor/Ryan Together, I Think It Should Have Been Ryan And Theresa After Marissa Died. Anyway I Love The OC Anyway. And Taylor Is Amazing Without Ryan!! <3

The show was over when marissa died. I can't even watch the fourth season.

"Ryan and Taylor are comatose and enter an alternate universe."

It's not that it's a bad episode, I found it quite entertaining - but it set the scene for later surreal aspects and it just eventually crumbled to pieces. I thought the 4th series was quite promising until then.

The moment Ryan discovers that his baby has 'died' yet barely reacts is when this show jumped the shark. That moment was the first episode of season 2. The show had little to offer long before the death of Marisa.

The first season was awesome, it was so funny, it felt real, the Fab Four were great, the supporting characters were great, it was pretty much perfect. I just think the show's producers and maybe FOX got too full of themselves. Remember when after the first season they had 2 specials on "The O.C.", "A Day In The Life", and there was another one as well. Did the show really need two specials? No, especially not after it's first season. Then for the 2nd season they decided to add new characters that were bland and did nothing but drag the show down. The third season was even worse, with Johnny and Volchek and Chili, the wannabe Seth. Also it's no wonder Mischa Barton quit, because Marissa was a lesbian, almost raped, and then killed. I think they were trying to capitalize on the popularity of Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton's meltdowns. The fourth season was a good rebound but not having Marissa was too much, even though I think Taylor was a great character, I think it would've been better though for a Marissa/Taylor/Ryan love triangle.

Totaly when marissa died the show went down hill, but i stayed strong and watched it till the end. i love the s/s in season 4 that was probably the main reason i watched the season. didnt like taylor/ryan. you cant beat that ryan and marissa spark from the pilot. love kaitlin she really turned the show around.

I don't know if I can say the O.C jumped the shark. I'm sure it happened, but it's been so glossed over in my mind I don't remember. I will say, with as much passion as I can, that the final season was not a waste. I found it was exactly what the show should be. The writers must have seen their demise because they stopped giving a crap. I counted only four serious episodes in the whole run. I'm counting the last one too, although it really deserves it's own category. They wrote episodes without trying super hard to be exciting or outlandish. They focused on characters rather than situations. The dialog was the best I've ever seen in a teen soap. Everyone had the perfect amount of screen time. There wasn't too much time dedicated to retarded, time-wasting plot lines. Taylor was a gift for the show. She fit perfectly into the glossy, faux world of the O.C simply because she wasn't any of those things. She was honest and crazy and wonderful. A.R acting was perfectly neurotic. She seemed to make Ryan use his facial expressions way more than Marissa ever could. I never saw the guy smile so much. It hit me on the last episode when Summer is on the bus that the show was finally ending. I also realized that Bilson is a uber actress (in contrast to Barton). She should be working long after Mischa fades into nothing. I felt like I had just watched the lives of these people from over their shoulders and I didn't feel drained or annoyed with any of them. Say what you want about the O.C, but it wasn't a waste of time. Sure there were side trips into stupidity, but the pay off in the end was worth the journey. If you're a fan of story arcs and true, well developed characters, the O.C was a gift. The end was so much like the beginning, but it felt miles away. I'm sure another show will come along to replace it one day, but until then The O.C has my respect.

There is no doubt that The O.C. jumped the shark when Marissa was killed. It didn't come as a huge surprise since the previews said someone wasn't going to survive the night and we all knew Mischa was wanting to leave. And I semi-understand Josh Schwartz's rationale that they have put Marissa through every possible storyline. However, the entire dynamic of the show changed once she was gone. The core of the show was Seth, Ryan, Marissa and Summer. Granted that even started to shift throughout season 3 when Marissa was hanging around Volchok all the time. But still, once Marissa was killed off, a huge piece of the puzzle was missing and I know a lot of people stopped watching after that.

I actually think it jumped in the fourth season when ryan and taylor were together. The biggest jumptheshark moment was the chrissmakkuh episode in another universe.

Ryan and Taylor are one of the most mismatched couples in tv history. They kill off Ryan's true love and put him with the girl who got him kicked out of school. Oh yeah, makes perfect sense. I mean seriously, talk about personality clash.

Ryan and Marissa had the connection and spark since day one, but ever since the writers started creating all these obstacles in the way of them being a happy couple, the show went downhill. The show jumped long before Mischa's departure but it officially died when Marissa did.

In my opinion, it jumped the shark way before Marissa's death. I was addicted to this show from the beginning and it definitely started going down in flames when Johnny came in to the picture, as well as the whole boorish, faux-lesbian garbage. I adored the Summer/Seth story line, but the engagement scam was a serious turn off too. Julie Cooper made the show.