When you say teen shows are just for teenagers, you're basically accusing yourself of being an idiot whose opinions are worth no more than those of a common criminal or a person from Riverside, CA. We don't agree.
You probably just don't know what you're talking about because you have never seen The O.C., the best drama revolving around drug-addled teens in Orange County since your own privileged and tumultuous childhood. But help is easy to come by. This list of episodes—ranked from worst to best, based on a rubric and a method—could be your first objectively correct step to forming a better idea of things and how they work:
California, here you come.
92.The Chrismukkah Bar Mitz-vahkkah (3.10)
91.The My Two Dads (4.09)
90.The Journey (3.17)
89.The Road Warrior (3.16)
88.The Secrets and Lies (3.19)
87.The Risky Business (2.18)
86.The Safe Harbor (3.11)
85.The Last Waltz (3.04)
84.The Disconnect (3.09)
83.The New Era (2.04)
82.The SnO.C. (2.05)
81.The Rivals (1.17)
80.The Rescue (1.08)
79.The Night Moves (4.15)
78.The Shake Up (4.14)
77.The Father Knows Best (2.13)
76.The Power of Love (2.08)
75.The Proposal (1.24)
74.The Heights (1.09)
73.The L.A. (1.22)
72.The Sleeping Beauty (4.05)
71.The End's Not Near, It's Here (4.16)
70.The Gringos (4.02)
69.The Telenovela (1.20)
68.The Way We Were (2.02)
67.The Brothers Grim (2.17)
66.The End of Innocence (3.03)
65.The Perfect Storm (3.05)
64.The Day After Tomorrow (3.20)
63.The Ex-Factor (2.09)
62.The College Try (3.22)
61.The Outsider (1.05)
60.The Showdown (2.22)
59.The Second Chance (2.11)
58.The Blaze of Glory (2.16)
57.The Rainy Day Women (2.14)
56.The Accomplice (2.10)
55.The Party Favor (3.23)
54.The Dawn Patrol (3.21)
53.The Countdown (1.14)
52.The Case of the Franks (4.13)
51.The Cold Turkey (4.03)
50.The Aftermath (3.01)
49.The Girlfriend (1.06)
48.The Graduates (3.25)
47.The Metamorphosis (4.04)
46.The Earth Girls Are Easy (4.08)
45.The O.C. Confidential (2.20)
44.The Gamble (1.03)
43.The Family Ties (2.07)
42.The Man of the Year (3.24)
41.The Perfect Couple (1.10)
40.The Undertow (3.18)
39.The Links (1.16)
38.The Dream Lover (4.11)
37.The Groundhog Day (4.12)
36.The Heavy Lifting (3.15)
35.The Avengers (4.01)
34.The French Connection (4.10)
33.The Summer Bummer (4.06)
32.The Game Plan (3.08)
31.The New Kids on the Block (2.03)
30.The Goodbye Girl (1.21)
29.The Lonely Hearts Club (2.12)
28.The Best Chrismukkah Ever (1.13)
27.The Escape (1.07)
26.The Homecoming (1.11)
25.The Truth (1.18)
24.The O.Sea (2.23)
23.The Secret (1.12)
22.The Strip (1.26)
21.The Third Wheel (1.15)
20.The Anger Management (3.07)
19.The Swells (3.06)
18.The Chrismukk-huh? (4.07)
17.The Shape of Things to Come (3.02)
16.The Rager (2.19)
15.The Dearly Beloved (2.24)
14.The Model Home (1.02)
13.The Debut (1.04)
12.The Heartbreak (1.19)
11.The Shower (1.25)
10.The Mallpisode (2.15)
9.The Pot Stirrer (3.13)
8.The Cliffhanger (3.14)
7.The Sister Act (3.12)
6.The Return of the Nana (2.21)
5.The Chrismukkah That Almost Wasn't (2.06)
4.The Nana (1.23)
3.The Ties That Bind (1.27)
2.The Distance (2.01)
1.Pilot (1.01)
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