The O.C.
The Ex-Factor
TV Flash files “The Ex-Factor” as hour 36 of 92 in the TV Flash guide — The O.C. (2003–2007) on Fox, season 2, episode 9, aired 2005-01-20, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E09: listed hour 36 of 92 in the The O.C. guide, hour 9 of 24 in season 2. It aired 2005-01-20 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Power of Love” (S02E08). Next is “The Accomplice” (S02E10).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
It's girls against boys when Marissa and Summer decide to plan a girls' night out and include Lindsay in the festivities. Ryan, Seth and Zach, left to their own devices, have their own bonding session over video games and pizza, but find it hard to stay away from their female counterparts. Julie and Kirsten collaborate on an idea to help the image of the Newport Group while Sandy and Caleb try to convince them there may be a better way.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Ex-Factor sit in the The O.C. guide?
S02E09 is listed hour 36 of 92 — hour 9 of 24 in season 2, season 2 episode 9.
When did The O.C. S02E09 air?
The Ex-Factor aired 2005-01-20 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is The O.C. required before Gossip Girl?
Not required, but it is the mid-2000s teen-drama template Schwartz later carried uptown — soundtrack as branding, outsider in a wealthy house.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Welcome to Newport: a Chino kid lands in a wealthy house and detonates every carefully lit marriage. The O.C. is teen soap with Cohen-family heart, Chrismukkah as ritual, Adam Brody making nerdy charming, and a soundtrack that branded the lifestyle as hard as the plot.
Fox found a Chino kid, dropped him in a wealthy Newport house, and detonated every carefully lit marriage on a weekday night. The O.C. (2003–2007) is Josh Schwartz's soundtrack-forward teen soap: Benjamin McKenzie as Ryan Atwood, Mischa Barton's Marissa, Adam Brody's Seth Cohen making nerdy charming mainstream, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan. Cohen-family heart. Chrismukkah as ritual. A mix CD doing half the marketing. Four seasons, 92 episodes, and a lifestyle export that later CW glamour still…
Filed against
- Benjamin McKenzie as Ryan Atwood
Benjamin McKenzie’s Ryan Atwood detonated The O.C.’s carefully lit marriages — a Chino kid in a Newport house, Cohen-family heart, Chrismukkah as ritual, Adam Brody making nerdy charming, a soundtrack that branded the lifestyle as hard as…
- Mischa Barton as Marissa Cooper
Mischa Barton’s Marissa Cooper made The O.C.’s Newport look like a carefully lit marriage waiting to detonate — 2000s teen soap, Cohen-family heart, Chrismukkah as ritual, Adam Brody making nerdy charming, a soundtrack that branded the…
- Adam Brody as Seth Cohen
Adam Brody’s Seth Cohen made The O.C.’s Newport a nerd with a soundtrack — Chino kid in a wealthy house, detonated marriages, Chrismukkah as ritual, teen soap with Cohen-family heart. Lifestyle branded as hard as the plot. TV Flash files…
- Rachel Bilson as Summer Roberts
Rachel Bilson played Summer Roberts on The O.C., 2000s Newport teen soap — a Chino kid detonating carefully lit marriages, Cohen-family heart, Chrismukkah as ritual, Adam Brody making nerdy charming, a soundtrack that branded the…
- Peter Gallagher as Sandy Cohen
Peter Gallagher played Sandy Cohen on The O.C., 2000s teen soap with a Chino kid landing in a wealthy Newport house and detonating every carefully lit marriage. Cohen-family heart, Chrismukkah as ritual, Adam Brody making nerdy charming,…
- Kelly Rowan as Kirsten Cohen
Kelly Rowan's Kirsten Cohen was The O.C.'s adult heartbeat in Newport — a Chino kid landing in a wealthy house, Chrismukkah as ritual, teen soap with Cohen-family warmth. Soundtrack as lifestyle brand. TV Flash files her as 2000s craft:…